Delkhy Zangud: Earth Anchor

At international trade conferences the Chen-Wu smiled at their neighbours while inside they seethed with envy and coveted the resources that were hidden below ground.

The plot to govern these vast treasures became ever louder at every Chen-Wu warlord meeting even after they elected one as total leader of their clans and tribes to unite them, there would always be friction as the clan chiefs viewed each other as rivals and not to be trusted but if they were fighting a common enemy their own tribal lands should be safe.

Why should the superior Chen-Wu have to pay for the bounteous amounts of the wonderful black gold when it could invade and seize control of the factories.

They began making plans to invade their neighbours and destroy the trade links that had stood between them to prevent future war.

Dan-Xiang was a confederate territory beyond the mountains who would oppose the Chen-Wu.