The major internal conflict in the book Lord of Opium was the fact that Matt himself was only a clone. Not just a clone but also a 15 year old boy , seeing mindless eijjets and other clones around him he felt a need for freedom. With himself having been in that same position before he wanted to help, eventually he did. With the external conflict being that he only was a 15 year old boy, running a country raised upon violence and drug trade. With better hopes for his country he wanted to free the mindless slaves, replace all the Opium, plant of the drugs, with crops such as corn tomatoes and more. All with other drug lords and more problems that stand in his path. He eventually achieved his goal with foresight and experienced mentors leading him down the right path.