Sovereign of the Ashes - Chapter 1753: Seizing a Slice of the Pie

While the Magus Civilization forces took a brief respite outside the subspace, Sein privately summoned Orric to meet with him.

Gazing at the burly man with hair hanging loosely over his shoulders, Sein sighed and asked, “Do you know why I chose to advance toward the Shadowbat Civilization first, instead of returning to Marvelous Plane?”

“I don’t,” Orric replied in his deep, resonant voice.

Sein glanced at him. “I want you to understand the survival rules within the Magus Alliance through this matter. It’s rarely about loyalty first. More often than not, it’s about placing interests above everything else.”

Sein’s words made Orric frown slightly, as if a headache were coming on.

Scheming, political maneuvering, weighing pros and cons—none of these...