"What do you mean?"

This is the fifteenth day of the capture of Tianwang Mountain. Day and night work has allowed the entire Tianwang Mountain defense fortifications to be initially set up.

The Ionian coalition has established a foothold here.

It is no longer easy for the Noxians to take back this place.

It can be said that from a strategic point of view, the Ionian coalition has the upper hand. As long as they take down the remaining Noxians in one go, everything will be over.

So on this sunny morning, all parties of the coalition gathered in the general ledger in Tianwang Mountain and began to discuss the next steps.

As the representative of Bilgewater, Chen Senran was the first to speak.

He advocated sending the army westward and making great efforts.

"I don't have any objections. My army can cooperate at any time. Going west is my long-cherished wish." Karma, as the representative of Ionia, was the first to express his position.

This woman, who had always been meditating in the temple, showed off the awe-inspiring aura of a rebel leader as soon as she arrived at the conference table, which no one dared to look down upon.

"Then..." Chen Senran nodded and was about to say something.

"Cough..." An old man sitting in the corner, covered in strange black hangings and hiding his face under a huge bamboo hat, coughed lightly like a ghost.

The cough was hoarse and inexplicable, making one's heart stop.

Instinctively, people feel that he will say something inappropriate.

"Master Ji, do you have any special opinions?" Balzac, who was sitting next to Chen Senran, glanced sideways at the old man and pointed at him with slightly sharp words.

In the past three years, Balzac had interacted with Ionians countless times, and the most elusive and uncomfortable thing among them was this old monster from the Kinkou Sect.

.

Some of his reasonable requests were often rejected by this old guy, and some of the things that the Balanced Sect had to do, such as this time investigating the movements of the Noxians, he also did it in an overt and covert way, deliberately conserving his strength.

General inaction.

This is some kind of retaliation for the last bit of incense from an ancient inheritance. Balzac can understand it, because he himself also comes from a class that was originally in danger, but he absolutely cannot tolerate this approach.

It's a war now, and war is about killing people. If everyone cherishes their lives, then they will definitely lose.

So as soon as he heard this old guy coughing, he knew what was going on with him.

"Well, I do have some humble opinions. I'm just getting old, so please forgive me if I said something wrong." Ji said in a leisurely manner, making it impossible for anyone to find any flaws.

Karma fell silent, because this involved some internal discord in Ionia that could not be spoken of.

On the contrary, Chen Senran smiled slightly and took over the conversation: "I would like to ask you to speak frankly. Now is the time for everyone to work together, so please don't have any worries."

"That would be the best." Ji laughed, and coughed as he laughed, "In my opinion, the situation is not stable yet. If we send troops in a hurry and the other party waits for work, the gain will not be worth the loss. I heard

Those Noxians are well fed and trained every day at the beach, and they are waiting for us."

"So what do you mean?" Chen Senran crossed his hands, smiled, and looked like he was listening. It was as if he really didn't know what the other party was going to say.

"What I mean is, it's better to wait and stabilize this place first. Once it's impregnable, the opponent will never be able to attack. Only when we have a way out can we fight." Ji paused for a moment, coughed a few more times and said, "Let's talk about it later.

Now, although my old man doesn’t know much about the deployment of logistical supplies, how the army will advance, and how the battle will be fought, I also know that it’s impossible to be careless, right?”

"Yes, what you said makes sense." Chen Senran nodded, unable to detect any emotion or anger, but still smiling.

Karma, on the other hand, raised her eyebrows and wanted to say something.

But another person next to her had already spoken: "Lord Ji's words are reasonable. The counterattack against the Noxians needs a long-term plan. After all, we have failed several times. This time we finally have the good situation. Everything

Don’t mess around.”

The man speaking is middle-aged, has a long beard, and has a well-maintained face. You can clearly see the youthful Toyogami Rōgyoku. His tone of voice is that of a nobleman, and his manner is that of a nobleman. His clothes

It is the most glamorous one in the whole tent.

Thirty-six jade beads were adorned all over his body, making the entire tent, which was originally dark, shine brightly.

His whole person exudes a different kind of nobility. He shouldn't be here at all. He should be sitting on the throne in the Preidian Palace in the royal city of Ionia, holding a cup of wine from Germany.

Marcia's best red wine this year, she looked at the beauty under the throne dancing in the most comfortable manner.

But he happened to appear here.

Because he is the last royal family of Ionia, the last descendant of the Presidian family.

If Ionia had not been destroyed, he should have been the reigning king, with the title of Louis XIV.

But now he can only sit here, at the corner of the conference table, saying harmless words and looking at other people's faces.

This has to be said to be a kind of sadness, the sadness of the times.

But no one will pity him.

"His Royal Highness Louis, this is war." Kalma interrupted him unceremoniously, calling him His Highness, not His Majesty.

Her implication was clear, this was war, war, nobles go away.

The atmosphere fell into silence for a while, everyone lowered their eyes, not knowing what they were planning.

a long time.

"Okay, everyone, I think I roughly know what everyone means. Let's break up the meeting today." Chen Senran clapped his hands to break some awkwardness.

So everyone looked at each other and stood up to leave. In the end, only Chen Senran, Karma, and Balzac were left.

"I'm sorry, Jack, to disappoint you." Karma said apologetically to Chen Senran.

"No, madam, you don't need to apologize, really." Chen Senran shook his head and said it didn't matter. "I have expected this a long time ago. I think I have finally determined something."

"One thing?" Karma frowned.

"Yes, one thing about why the other party left Tianwang Mountain to us." Chen Senran said this, but he laughed out loud, "It's really clever."

"Brilliant?" Balzac also frowned. He didn't think occupying Tianwang Mountain was a mistake.

"Of course, of course it's smart. You said, if a fist has two fingers that are unwilling to exert force and want to spread out, will it still have the power to punch it out?" (To be continued...)

ps: Second update.

Have a meal and write the third update.
Chapter completed!