The chief minister’s words resulted in complete silence in the palace hall. Then, a moment later, auras erupted everywhere.1

The thirteen heavenly kings all stood. Further down on the stairs, the heavenly marquises did the same.0

The northwest border was a very important and significant area. That was where human lands connected to the territory of the Firemoon Darkheaven people. For an area to be directly facing such a powerful species was a big weight. That was especially true considering that the Saia were one of the top three subsidiary species of the Firemoon Darkheavens. In other words, there was no way they would take any important action without the endorsement of the Firemoon Darkheavens. If this situation wasn’t handled properly, it could lead to widespread destruction.5

Furthermore... the armies of humankind had commanded the upper hand against the Nightshades for some time now. But with the Whitemarshes added into the mix, things were clearly going to get much more difficult. Now the armies were entrenched and couldn’t easily retreat. Clearly, this was going to have a big effect on the overall situation for humans.4

The gathered officials exchange glances, from the heavenly kings on high to the ordinary officials below. Humankind was made up of all sorts of disparate forces, and contained...7