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"What are you after?"

"It's not what we are after," the Yizai Marquis shook his head, "it's what the people under our command are after."

"!!!"

At that moment, Bailuo suddenly felt a sense of common ground with these three guys.

The personalities of the Masters of Miracles are fixed, and they aren't necessarily visionaries or ambitious powerhouses.

Like Count Thorn, he's simply a kind and gentle guy next door.

The Yizai Marquis is a scholar thirsting for knowledge, a traveler, a botanist and zoologist.

There's also the Iron Eagle King, who is actually quite good at household chores.

Uncle said that the Iron Eagle King used to be a gangster, but that's not quite correct.

Indeed, the Iron Eagle King is illiterate, but he was brought up on food from many families and in his youth, he adopted many orphans who had lost their parents, doing laundry, cooking, a jack of all domestic trades.

To ensure everyone could survive, this man developed the good habits of being meticulous, frugal and efficient in managing a household.

But such a man is utterly unfit to be a king.

He doesn't know how to lead troops into battle or how to run a country and develop its culture.

However, just because the Iron Eagle King lacks abilities doesn't mean the Miracle Citizens under his command lack them—they're excellent, and the emergence of a Living Saint and a grand general can bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire nation.

In comparison, what are the Masters of Miracle?

Nothing more than mascots.

Count Thorn, the reclusive guy next door.

Iron Eagle King, the obsessive-compulsive domestic maestro.

Yizai Marquis, the ordinary observer with a collecting obsession.

"Who exactly am I fighting against?"

Bailuo covered his face, feeling stupid. The formidable enemies he had pictured in his mind now seemed like three nobodies.

Would defeating them really give any sense of achievement?

"Child of Miracle?"

Bailuo said, "Initially, there is no conflict between the Kings, but hostility between their subordinates eventually led to a fight to the death between two nations."

Upon reflection, it seemed to be exactly like that.

If a king loves his people like his own children, how could he watch them die on the battlefield.

Bear in mind that this isn't the ancient past of a former world, where life is short and everyone must die sooner or later, not to mention considering the future of their descendants, willing to lay down their lives to protect their home and country.

But the people of the Miracle Kingdom have eternal life!

Bailuo should let them fully enjoy life, not die in the present.

To live a million years but only survive a few decades before dying at the hands of an enemy, is that truly caring?

For the selfish desires of a king, they are asked to sacrifice everything.

"You must have felt it too, right?"

"That feeling of being unable to control your own fate," said the Iron Eagle King. "The People of Yatun hold a grudge against me, but do they really?"

"The Iron Eagle People were originally People of Yatun; the Kingdom of Yatun was unpopular back then, yet it still prided itself on lineage, lording over everyone else."

What the Iron Eagle King said was true; the Kingdom of Yatun was indeed loathed by all.

The Seven Kings of Yatun died 200 years ago, and those who ruled the country after were those so-called nobles.

It's not hard to imagine how those idiots, with nothing but chitterlings in their heads, would have mistreated the people of the country.

In this regard, the Iron Eagle King didn't do wrong; he was a hero.

"Are you saying we have no enmity?"

"No."

The Iron Eagle King shook his head and said, "I've consulted the Marquis of Heavenly Mandate about your affairs; it was my fault."

Persecuting the people of Yatun, warranting their arrest, even hunting them down everywhere.

The Iron Eagle King might not have been directly involved, but the four heads under his command had indeed issued such orders.

"Whether you believe it or not, I do not wish to eradicate the old Yatun."

"Pity."

Iron Eagle King said, "It's useless, I have no say in the Iron Eagle Kingdom."

"..."

Bailuo frowned deeply. He did not doubt the Iron Eagle King's words, for no one could lie in the presence of a Miracle, "Are you being undermined?"

"If I wanted to take back the power, I could do it at any time."

The Iron Eagle King was the Master of Miracles. When he issued commands, the four heads dared not rebel. No matter how capricious, they would obey unconditionally.

But the problem was the Iron Eagle King knew his limitations. He dared not meddle in politics, nor did he dare to interfere with the military.

"Outsiders all say that the will of the Master of Miracles guides the direction of the nation."

"How ridiculous."

The Yizai Marquis said, "We are but flagpoles, coerced forward by the desires of the Citizens. If you're truly talking about desires, all I wish is for the children to be safe and sound."

Safe and sound.

These words truly struck a chord with Bailuo, Count Thorn, and the Iron Eagle King.

As the head of the family, who would want their children to die?

"Fortunately, the Miracle World is vast and boundless," Iron Eagle King said. "If they wish to demonstrate their power, I let them wage wars in the Endless Dimensions, fighting against the material planes."

"But I will not allow them to challenge any Master of Miracles."

"That's too dangerous."

Speaking to this point, Bailuo felt they had veered off the main issue, even shifting the topic somewhat, "Are you saying that I shouldn't seek revenge against you, and if there are problems among the citizens, the citizens should resolve it themselves?"

In a war, the Master of Miracles would not take the field, letting the Children of Miracle slay each other.

Because the citizens do not carry the will of the Master of Miracles, their vengeance, even though it would cause the Master of Miracles pain, is not incomprehensible.

Imagine if Abadun and the Lang Yu Sword Saint Strylus developed enmity, reaching a point of life and death.

Then, if the two engaged in a fair duel and Abadun perished by Strylus's hand, what was Bailuo to do?

Neither side had used sneaky tactics, both showcased their finest abilities.

To the People of Yatun, it was a battle of honor; even in death, there would be no regrets.

This was Abadun's choice. If Bailuo launched a war using this as an excuse, it would be an insult to the child's decision, negating his chosen end.

"This is also an unwritten rule on our side."

Iron Eagle King said, "If someone surrenders, the victor must not execute the surrendered."

Of course, these surrendered soldiers would not be released directly. Instead, they would be used for maximum bargaining with the opponent's Master of Miracles.

"In addition, facing the Miracle Entity, if the Children of Miracle surrender, the opponent may detain, but must never kill."

"Pity."

Iron Eagle King looked at Count Thorn, "The Child of Miracle often does not choose to surrender."

Just like the People of Yatun, they could only live standing, never die kneeling.

They kneel neither to the heavens nor to the earth, but only to the sole King in their hearts.

"So, sometimes it's really helpless," Iron Eagle King said. "If my people encountered you, I truly wish they would choose to surrender."

Others may deem it shameful, but to the Iron Eagle King, a father figure, as long as his children can return home safely, what does losing face matter?

"Besides that, I'd very much like to ask."

Iron Eagle King asked Bailuo, "What's going on with Saros? He should be well aware of the grave consequences of attacking the Ancient City. Didn't he tell you about the unequal treaty of the Miracle Entity?''

Theoretically, the Miracle Entity should not act. Once it did, if the opposition did not also have a Miracle Entity, no matter the achievements in battle, it would all be considered invalid.

Yes, invalid!

Lyon's direct assault on the Ancient City, theoretically, the Kings would not acknowledge the legality of this war.

However!
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Bailuo did just that, knowing full well this fact, because at the time, he had not yet signed the 'unequal treaty,' naturally exploiting this loophole.