"Who among you can draw?"

He changed the subject.

"draw?"

Everyone was curious.

Su Bai displayed the properties of the blank canvas he had obtained.

Unfortunately, since all of them were aiming to become professional players and were not proficient in traditional arts such as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, he had no choice but to give up.

The communication was disconnected.

Su Bai turned and went to Claudia's office.

"What's wrong?"

With her keen observation, she noticed that Su Bai's emotions were a bit off and took the initiative to ask.

Su Bai walked over and embraced her without any hesitation.

"What are you doing? Someone will see... Go and close the door first..."

Claudia blushed and struggled slightly.

Su Bai buried his face in her silver hair, his soft voice tinged with a hint of melancholy and lingering fear—an emotion he rarely displayed—"I almost never saw you again."

Claudia stiffened upon hearing this, ceasing her struggle, and her tone softened, "What... what's wrong with you?"

Su Bai remained silent for a long time.

After a while.

He then said, "It's all in the past."

His gaze fell on a pile of documents on the table.

"Is this the overall budget for road construction? It's too low. We can add another 20%. Let's put the progress of other projects on hold and get this done first."

"good."

"Another disappearance or murder has occurred among the exploration teams in the east? I'll take a team there when I have time. It's time to clean up those 'bugs' hiding in the east."

Be careful.

"Hmm, the fighting at the front is getting intense again. I'm afraid those guys are the ones eating too much."

"The financial report they sent was largely inflated. However, the Blackwater Tribe has been acting very strangely these past two days. This morning, a team of Blackwater Tribe scouts even made it to the vicinity of Falling Moon Gorge."

Claudia said seriously.

"oh?"

Su Bai seemed to be deep in thought.

He had caused trouble in the Blackwater tribe a few days ago, and it just so happened that he happened to be there during their first 'ancestral sacrifice'.

However, due to the incomplete offerings, the Black Water Evil God unleashed his wrath, and the entire village suffered a strange calamity.

I thought they would at least behave themselves for a while.

It seems he was wrong.

The Silver Moon Wolf King once said that the Blackwater Tribe's ancestral sacrifice would be performed three times.

As a result, they didn't even have enough offerings for their first sacrificial ceremony this year.

If the subsequent two sacrifices still fail to satisfy the Blackwater Evil God...

What awaits them is likely annihilation.

In this situation, they would certainly not care about resting and recuperating, and would frantically search for offerings.

"All-out war..."

Su Bai carefully considered the consequences of doing so.

Claudia said, "Judging from the current troop strength, we are basically evenly matched with the Blackwater Tribe on the main battlefield, but the premise is that we need to mobilize all the troops in our current territory."

"If the battle remains deadlocked, the Nine Luminaries Palace in the west will definitely not let this opportunity pass. Once they intervene, it will cause us a lot of trouble."

She was referring to the very problem that was currently giving Su Bai a headache.

To be fair...

Whether it's town-level technology or the newly discovered magic crystal vein, these are his unparalleled advantages over other lords.

However, the problem is that both of these advantages need time to develop and become effective.

Due to the current situation.

What he lacks most is this precious time for development.

The Blackwater tribe is holding an ancestral worship ceremony, which is a matter of life and death for the tribe and cannot be delayed. There is basically no room for negotiation on that side.

The actual power behind the Nine Luminaries Palace is the Heavenly Court.

The two sides are mortal enemies.

If he reveals even the slightest weakness, these two groups will seize the opportunity and beat him to death.

Now that he has unified the northern region, without the Azure Dragon Society as a buffer, he faces even greater troubles.

“The Blackwater Tribe is the main conflict; their ancestral sacrifice is a matter of life and death…” The image of the Silver Moon Wolf King flashed through Su Bai’s mind, and he said firmly, “But I cannot agree to their conditions, so there will be no room for compromise.”

"Nine Lights Star Palace..."

"They're now playing along with that so-called 'Dragon Slaying Society' in the south, putting on a show with great enthusiasm."

"This also allowed them to gain control of more territory and resources."

"At this point, they are definitely focused on developing their strength. As long as they don't see the momentum that can defeat me in one fell swoop, they won't dare to really go all in."

"We must fight the war."

"However, before the battle, it would be best to lure this dog over and give him a good beating so he'll learn his lesson...!"

Su Bai made a decision.

"What do you plan to do?" Claudia asked, tilting her head.

“We have something the Blackwater tribe wants. We’ll use this as an excuse to pretend to negotiate with them and stall for as long as we can.”

Su Bai's restless hand pinched her plump thigh.

He continued:

"I'm going to put on a big show for the Nine Luminaries Palace in the next few days."

...

That night.

All fifty-two territories subordinate to Baidi Town, and tens of thousands of recruited units, were mobilized.

Only a small number of units remained at the border between the north and west.

The rest were all dispatched to the front lines.

And this scene.

Naturally, it was all clearly seen by the eyes and ears of the Nine Luminaries Palace that filled the sky.

"What is he trying to do?"

Liu Yao summoned the management overnight. Everyone gathered in front of the war sand table and looked at the three-dimensional map in front of them. Large areas of red dots were converging towards the northern center.

"The northern inner region is home to the troublesome Blackwater tribe. When the Azure Dragon Society was still around, we were badly defeated by them."

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