The news of Clancia's annexation of the Gufia Steppe quickly spread to all directions. Carrier birds, owls, and falcons carried letters to every corner of the world, telling everyone about this amazing change.
Mozwa, the city of clock towers.
On the bustling streets, magic motorcycles roared past. One by one, people in black uniforms disembarked, holding up umbrellas to shield themselves from the gray rain as they entered the towering building before them. The 76-story spire had eight massive pillars at its entrance. A long, wide staircase formed a trapezoidal platform, supporting the pillars. Uniformed personnel ascended the steps and entered the building.
Tower of Inscription, top floor.
From here, you can overlook the entire city below from the window, taking in all the scenery, which makes it a great place for sightseeing. However, this place is not open to the public, but is the place where the major factions of Lurna hold meetings together.
Although Lurna is ruled by the Mage Council on the surface, many high-level mages know that the real rulers of this country are the large factions behind the Mage Council.
They each possess unique skills and knowledge, forming academic cliques with shared interests and jointly maintaining their own status.
Under the clock tower on the top floor, this hall has windows on all four sides, and you can clearly hear the roar of the port and the river in the distance. Ironclad ships, driven by magic furnaces, sail on the sea and the shore, transporting goods from all directions, and then these raw materials are towed to the factory by locomotives for processing.
Today, there are 12 mages sitting in this hall. They sit at the 12 scales of the stone table according to the direction of the clock. Behind them is a chair back about three meters high, which is enough to cover their entire bodies. From behind, you can't see who is sitting on the stone chair in front.
These stone chairs are engraved with intricate patterns, and each chair back has a different exquisite pattern, representing its own different faction.
A wizard wearing a black robe and a half-gear emblem on his chest spoke.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."
"I believe everyone has recently received news that Clansia has already annexed the Gufia Grassland. The two sides even swore a blood oath of alliance in front of nearly a million orcs on the grassland."
"Such a grand and solemn ceremony also means that violating the covenant will bring endless infamy and the risk of a collapse of trust."
"In this way, it will be very difficult for us to alienate the two sides."
After the mage finished speaking, the dozen or so mages below looked at each other, whispered a few words, and then some people raised their hands to speak.
"Based on our current progress, we already have the support of Black Rock and Falcon, plus the troops we've recruited east of the former Vilgar in recent years. Although our overall population is slightly smaller than theirs, our overall strength should far surpass that of the Clancy coalition. Defeating them won't be a problem."
"That's true, but as soon as we move, who can guarantee that Cang Cui won't immediately attack us? Besides, those heretics in the south might even try to harm me. They were just like the group of divine-winged birds under Jiansong City before."
The leading mage spoke again, "But we can't keep waiting. I think everyone has seen the booklet that was sent from Clancy not long ago."
"Although Her Highness Loranhill is a newborn witch, she seems to have received a lot of help from her predecessors and is quite knowledgeable about the Twilight Age."
"If her plan is truly implemented, the advantages of our Frost Rose Alliance will gradually be offset. Perhaps in a few decades or even a hundred years, they will become even more powerful."
"Since waiting isn't an option and attacking immediately is too dangerous, we can only do our best to clip its wings."
"Our naval power must be strengthened. We must quickly acquire an ironclad fleet to block New Vilga's connection with the Southern Islands. This will also facilitate our troop transport, allowing us to transport heavy golems along the coast to the west and north to support our allies and aid in the battle."
"Does anyone else have any suggestions?" the mage wearing the half gear badge asked again.
"Perhaps we can send people to support us secretly and leave a few secret lines in the Sanctuary to disrupt the selection of the next Pope and make the new Pope and Clancy at odds. This way, we can also tie up a lot of their energy." One of the mages suggested.
"This carries a certain risk. If discovered, it would only provoke their hostility and create a new enemy."
"But the problem is, even if we don't do this, we can't take action immediately, right? If we succeed, and we can also bring the Sanctuary over, the four nations will form a siege around Clancy. Then we'll have plenty of room to send troops to capture Clancy."
"If you don't do anything, there's no hope. If you do something, there's a greater chance of success. Why not give it a try?"
After hearing what the wizard said, the other wizards present also began to waver. After several conversations, most people came to support this proposal.
"Actually, these are just minor details. Our biggest pressure and problem still comes from the Greenery nearby. This empire is so vast that even if even a small part of it were to move, we would be overwhelmed."
After hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became dull. The reason why everyone bothered to set up the Frost Rose Alliance was because they lived under the shadow of this giant beast every day, and they were anxious and wanted change.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. Is there any news from Cang Cui recently?"
"Yes, and it's big news."
"Oh, is it another earl who revealed that he has an illegitimate child?" one of the wizards joked.
"No, it's said that it's the seventh daughter of the Landsworthy family. She has officially announced her engagement to the Crown Prince, and the wedding will probably take place in one to two years."
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