"The General of the Solid Earth Kingdom, do you know him?"
"I have heard about him, yes."
"He is my spy as well."
Nux revealed nonchalantly.
"Huh!?"
Astaria widened her eyes in surprise.
"Well, he is not that useful, to be honest, the best he can do is report how much damage has been done to the Woods Dynasty, that Herms isn't exactly sharing anything with his Generals, he is just treating them as his tools.
The only useful thing he told me so far is that Herms is trying to force the Emperor Stage Cultivator who is protecting the Solid Earth Kingdom to act and defend his Kingdom, once he does, Herms would say that the Woods Dynasty broke the treaty and all the would ask for other Kingdoms' help in order to destroy the Solid Earth Kingdom."
Nux explained further, ignoring Astaria's surprise.
"Forcing him to act…" Astaria narrowed her eyes, soon, however, she shook her head and questioned,
"No no, wait, why is that General even acting as your spy?"
Astaria then narrowed her eyes,
"Are you sure he is not trying to fool you?"
Nux shook his head,
"I am sure, trust me.
He won't dare to fool me." A threatening smile appeared on Nux's face.
Astaria narrowed her eyes,
"Are you saying that he fears you more than an Emperor?"
"I am."
Nux smiled.
"Heh, aren't you getting a little too overconfident?"
"You left dealing with spies to us, didn't you? Just wait till we are done with that, you will know what I am talking about."
Nux just smiled.
"…"
Astaria turned silent.
This boy is acting too mysterious.
She won't lie, it was getting a little annoying now.
Especially that smile on his face which seems to doing one thing and meaning another.
"Anyway, I am not sure if Riona would be able to help us a lot, it depends on how much Amletus would reveal to her, however, having her as an ally is still better than nothing."
Nux continued with the topic.
"And about the cooperation, we thinking of cooperating with the Woods Dynasty."
"The Woods Dynasty? They already have their own troubles, how could they possibly help us?" Astaria questioned.
"It is not like we need their help to do anything, we just need their Protector's help."
"Hmm, that is true, Alcimus would be helpful in this situation." Astaria nodded.
"Yes, the Woods are in a desperate situation, we can take advantage of that and use them."
Amaya nodded.
Astaria looked at Amaya and Amaya understood what she wanted,
"Due to Herms's plan, the Woods are stuck in a difficult situation where the only thing they could do is to look at how the Solid Earth Kingdom continues to plunder their villages and cities, the people are losing their trust in the Royal Family and some are even mocking them.
If this continues, They wouldn't be able to hold it any longer.
Even if we tell them that Herms is involved, they wouldn't be able to do anything since they won't have any proof.
In a situation this desperate, we would seek their cooperation, we would offer them to get rid of the enemy armies attacking their cities, not only that, we would even offer to capture 1 or 2 Generals alive, they can use those Generals to prove the involvement of Herms, allowing them to use the Treaty.
I am sure that Lord Alcimus would jump on that offer, he would finally be able to have his revenge, after all."
Amaya explained her plan.
"And how exactly are we going to defeat the Solid Earth Army? Are you planning to use the Skyfall Army?"
Astaria questioned.
"That would be too inefficient, we know how strong the Solid Earth Army is, if the Shadow Unit is not involved, the Skyfall Army would be destroyed. Even if we involve Shadow Unit, there would be casualties,"
"Then what are you planning."
"Me, Ember, Thyra, and Skyla would go."
Nux spoke.
"What?"
Astaria narrowed her eyes.
"Only you four? Do you think you can fight against an entire army on your own?"
"Are you worried about me?"
Nux questioned with a teasing smile on his face.
"I am not joking around, Nux."
Astaria replied.
"Don't worry, I alone am enough, however, since I don't want to take unnecessary risks, I will take them with me, trust me, with 4 of us there, the Solid Earth Army doesn't stand a chance."
Nux smiled.
"Are you sure?"
"You think I would joke around with my life?"
"…"
"I am not planning to die before I get you, Astaria." Nux saw a chance and took his shot again.
"…"
Astaria was out of words.
"Why would you go this far? What do you want the Woods to do in return?"
Astaria then changed the topic.
"We want them to enter the Forbidden Region."
Amaya revealed.
"HAH!?"
Astaria widened her eyes in surprise.
"The Solid Earth Kingdom started acting strange after they sent an army inside the Solid Earth Kingdom, where the Mythical Beast lives. They must have found something there. We need to know what that is.
Of course, there are chances that the Kingdom has already hidden what they found, however, we still need to know the current condition of the Mythical Beasts.
We need to know if it is alive or not.
We suspect that it is dead, and that is the only reason why the Solid Earth Kingdom is acting like they are acting, however, due to how important this information is, we still need to be sure.
Sending our own people inside the Forbidden Region is useless, therefore, we will use the Woods Dynasty for that."
Amaya explained.
"And you think the Solid Earth Kingdom will agree to this?"
A smile appeared on Amaya's face,
"They do not have a choice,
They can either send a few people inside the Forbidden Region to investigate what we want them to investigate, where the chances of their people surviving this situation still exist.
Or they continue their pointless struggle against the Solid Earth Army, either sacrificing their soldiers, or Alcimus joining in and putting the whole Kingdom at risk.
What do you think they would choose?"
Astaria observed Amaya's expression and blinked a few times.
She then glanced at Nux, even without forming a telepathic connection with her, Nux could still read her expression,
'Just where in the hell did you find this demon?'
"The General of the Solid Earth Kingdom, do you know him?"
"I have heard about him, yes."
"He is my spy as well."
Nux revealed nonchalantly.
"Huh!?"
Astaria widened her eyes in surprise.
"Well, he is not that useful, to be honest, the best he can do is report how much damage has been done to the Woods Dynasty, that Herms isn't exactly sharing anything with his Generals, he is just treating them as his tools.
The only useful thing he told me so far is that Herms is trying to force the Emperor Stage Cultivator who is protecting the Solid Earth Kingdom to act and defend his Kingdom, once he does, Herms would say that the Woods Dynasty broke the treaty and all the would ask for other Kingdoms' help in order to destroy the Solid Earth Kingdom."
Nux explained further, ignoring Astaria's surprise.
"Forcing him to act…" Astaria narrowed her eyes, soon, however, she shook her head and questioned,
"No no, wait, why is that General even acting as your spy?"
Astaria then narrowed her eyes,
"Are you sure he is not trying to fool you?"
Nux shook his head,
"I am sure, trust me.
He won't dare to fool me." A threatening smile appeared on Nux's face.
Astaria narrowed her eyes,
"Are you saying that he fears you more than an Emperor?"
"I am."
Nux smiled.
"Heh, aren't you getting a little too overconfident?"
"You left dealing with spies to us, didn't you? Just wait till we are done with that, you will know what I am talking about."
Nux just smiled.
"…"
Astaria turned silent.
This boy is acting too mysterious.
She won't lie, it was getting a little annoying now.
Especially that smile on his face which seems to doing one thing and meaning another.
"Anyway, I am not sure if Riona would be able to help us a lot, it depends on how much Amletus would reveal to her, however, having her as an ally is still better than nothing."
Nux continued with the topic.
"And about the cooperation, we thinking of cooperating with the Woods Dynasty."
"The Woods Dynasty? They already have their own troubles, how could they possibly help us?" Astaria questioned.
"It is not like we need their help to do anything, we just need their Protector's help."
"Hmm, that is true, Alcimus would be helpful in this situation." Astaria nodded.
"Yes, the Woods are in a desperate situation, we can take advantage of that and use them."
Amaya nodded.
Astaria looked at Amaya and Amaya understood what she wanted,
"Due to Herms's plan, the Woods are stuck in a difficult situation where the only thing they could do is to look at how the Solid Earth Kingdom continues to plunder their villages and cities, the people are losing their trust in the Royal Family and some are even mocking them.
If this continues, They wouldn't be able to hold it any longer.
Even if we tell them that Herms is involved, they wouldn't be able to do anything since they won't have any proof.
In a situation this desperate, we would seek their cooperation, we would offer them to get rid of the enemy armies attacking their cities, not only that, we would even offer to capture 1 or 2 Generals alive, they can use those Generals to prove the involvement of Herms, allowing them to use the Treaty.
I am sure that Lord Alcimus would jump on that offer, he would finally be able to have his revenge, after all."
Amaya explained her plan.
"And how exactly are we going to defeat the Solid Earth Army? Are you planning to use the Skyfall Army?"
Astaria questioned.
"That would be too inefficient, we know how strong the Solid Earth Army is, if the Shadow Unit is not involved, the Skyfall Army would be destroyed. Even if we involve Shadow Unit, there would be casualties,"
"Then what are you planning."
"Me, Ember, Thyra, and Skyla would go."
Nux spoke.
"What?"
Astaria narrowed her eyes.
"Only you four? Do you think you can fight against an entire army on your own?"
"Are you worried about me?"
Nux questioned with a teasing smile on his face.
"I am not joking around, Nux."
Astaria replied.
"Don't worry, I alone am enough, however, since I don't want to take unnecessary risks, I will take them with me, trust me, with 4 of us there, the Solid Earth Army doesn't stand a chance."
Nux smiled.
"Are you sure?"
"You think I would joke around with my life?"
"…"
"I am not planning to die before I get you, Astaria." Nux saw a chance and took his shot again.
"…"
Astaria was out of words.
"Why would you go this far? What do you want the Woods to do in return?"
Astaria then changed the topic.
"We want them to enter the Forbidden Region."
Amaya revealed.
"HAH!?"
Astaria widened her eyes in surprise.
"The Solid Earth Kingdom started acting strange after they sent an army inside the Solid Earth Kingdom, where the Mythical Beast lives. They must have found something there. We need to know what that is.
Of course, there are chances that the Kingdom has already hidden what they found, however, we still need to know the current condition of the Mythical Beasts.
We need to know if it is alive or not.
We suspect that it is dead, and that is the only reason why the Solid Earth Kingdom is acting like they are acting, however, due to how important this information is, we still need to be sure.
Sending our own people inside the Forbidden Region is useless, therefore, we will use the Woods Dynasty for that."
Amaya explained.
"And you think the Solid Earth Kingdom will agree to this?"
A smile appeared on Amaya's face,
"They do not have a choice,
They can either send a few people inside the Forbidden Region to investigate what we want them to investigate, where the chances of their people surviving this situation still exist.
Or they continue their pointless struggle against the Solid Earth Army, either sacrificing their soldiers, or Alcimus joining in and putting the whole Kingdom at risk.
What do you think they would choose?"
Astaria observed Amaya's expression and blinked a few times.
She then glanced at Nux, even without forming a telepathic connection with her, Nux could still read her expression,
'Just where in the hell did you find this demon?'
