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In the southern border, there is the city of mountain cherry blossoms.
It is rare for the Fairywood organization to hold a general meeting, which brings together 6 senior members, 37 mid-level members, and 436 junior members.
Among them, the six highest-level ones are "Wuming", Guhuas, Gweil, Xia Lanluo, Jialan, and Lubin.
Among them, Xia Lanluote and Gweil represent the original aristocratic forces in the south, Guhuas represents some armed forces in the civilian population, Jialan is supported by scholars and farmers, Lubin is the liaison between the revolutionary army and merchants, and "Nameless" is the spiritual symbol of the organization.
In a newly built hall, people gathered around layers of round tables, listening and discussing together.
“Now we will discuss the next direction of the organization,” the host announced.
"It is recommended to speed up the progress and capture the southern capital, Red Heart Province, first." A knight in gold and red armor stood up and spoke. He was a Red Dragon Knight from the Pascal family.
"If we can take that city, it will greatly boost morale and also guide those wavering middle-of-the-road organizations towards us." Another man wearing round-frame glasses also stood up. He used to be a businessman and was naturally familiar with the ideas of those organizations.
"The three 'Three Eyes' factions, focused on intelligence and assassination, may remain hidden underground, but the 'Seven Rings' representing the merchant alliance won't be so calm. They must have the ruler's permission to survive, otherwise the commerce will become a joke, turning into an underground dark organization like the 'Three Eyes'."
"What about 'Agate Stone'? It is said that several of their factions have recently been involved in the chaos in the southern border." Another scholar in a white and blue robe stood up. He used to live in a small town and had only heard of the several organizations under 'Agate Stone', but he was also very interested.
"The composition of 'Agate Stone' is the most complex. You can't even consider it as a whole. It was only because of the convenience of memory and transmission in the past that those people integrated them into one discussion." A member with his hat lowered answered.
"'Ruby' is a group of blood mages and swordsmen who worship the mystic arts of the Crimson Empire. 'Green Emerald' is a group of scholars and gardeners who delve into elven lore and are passionate about plants. 'Clear Stone' is a secret inheritance of magical sequences hidden among the people after the fall of Oz, though it's a far cry from the schools of the two major mage nations today. 'Bone Gold' is a group of strange individuals who study orc shamanism and barbaric sorcery."
"Among them, 'Red Jade' and 'Green Emerald' have many descendants of nobles. They used to be open organizations in the Southern Territory. Many nobles even joined them to learn some extraordinary knowledge and practice the Sequence. It's only because of the chaos in the Southern Territory now that they have become semi-hidden."
"Transparent Stone and Bone Gold were secretive organizations from the beginning. Their supernatural schools were unknown to outsiders, with only sporadic rumors of them. Furthermore, a recent investigation within the organization revealed that the Wolf Bone Alchemy Workshop was a small branch of Bone Gold."
"Ah, is this the alchemy workshop that provided the butler with the potion and bewitched the previous Viscount Wenlani?"
"Yes, in order to evade the Empire's pursuit, they invented many secret things to gain wealth, protection, and even power."
After hearing this information, those in the conference room who had not known about it were very surprised and began to discuss it with the people around them, and the room became a little noisy for a while.
Although Fairywood is now a large organization, most of its members were not originally high-ranking figures, so naturally they were unaware of these secrets. This time, however, they broadened their horizons.
Knowing that everyone was very curious, the meeting was paused for a few minutes. After everyone's curiosity was satisfied, the host knocked the hammer on the table to quiet down the meeting room for a while.
"Okay, let's continue discussing whether or not to directly attack Chixin Province."
"First, let me tell you about the intelligence on Chixin Province."
"This province is located on the largest branch of the southern Dragon Spine Mountains. The mountains present a massive slope extending for dozens of miles across the land. Falfurnar, the former capital of the Pascal family, is built on the highest peak."
"Logically, since Lord Xia Lanluote is now one of us, occupying this city and province should be an easy task. However, the Southern Empire's legions are now gathering here in large numbers, and the forces that originally supported the Pascal family have been swept and eliminated many times. Now the Imperial Legion has even arranged to relocate many residents in the city to other towns to accommodate the legions' stationing."
"Because it is built on a mountain, the terrain is extremely steep. There are even many surveillance towers with eternally burning lights. These fire towers built on the mountain peaks are now equipped with giant crossbows and cannons, which will cause heavy damage to the army below. If we attack rashly, it will probably cause great casualties, and we will no longer be able to deal with the empire's encirclement and suppression." The scholar expressed his opinion.
"But if we don't seize Red Heart Province now, our lives will become even more difficult once reinforcements arrive from the central empire, and the people will gradually lose confidence. The Empire's 'Golden Mane Bear' Legion has already set out. The situation is urgent and we can't delay any longer."
After these words were spoken, the hall fell into a heated discussion again. Some people were in favor of taking advantage of this opportunity to attack in order to quickly expand the victory, but some were against it. They believed that their strength was not enough now, and many provinces had just been taken over, so the situation was not stable. If they attacked rashly, they might be attacked from the rear.
Watching these members discussing intensely, the top few people in the meeting did not speak easily. They often did not express their ideas at the beginning, which would greatly deviate the direction of the meeting and make it difficult for different opinions to be expressed.
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