Although Zhao's reply seemed to have no head or brain, it made people feel like they were in the clouds, but the people present all understood. They were all smart people, so how could they not understand the meaning of Zhao's sentence?
In fact, Zhao Hai had made it very clear that he had long suspected Nian Nineteen's identity and the Mammoth City-State. However, now was the time when he needed the Mammoth City-State. If the Mammoth City-State was really colluding with the Sacred Academy, then this action was deliberately done by the Mammoth City-State. The Mammoth City-State wanted to bring a defeat to the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance, so as to reduce the morale of the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance. If necessary, they could even directly turn against the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance, making it impossible for the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance to collapse.
If the Mammoth City-State did not collude with the Sacred Academy, then they simply wanted to fight for power. However, judging from Nian Nineteen's current behavior, he was completely no match for the Sacred Academy. In other words, the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance would still fail.
And this was exactly what Zhao Hai wanted. In fact, after Zhao Hai defeated the Sacred Academy, the Mammoth City-State was not the only one who wanted to fight for power. People from other city-states wanted to fight for power more or less. Except for those who were not qualified, those who were qualified thought that they were not worse than Zhao Hai. This was because this time, Zhao Hai defeated the Sacred Academy too easily, so they were not convinced.
However, these people did not understand the saying that those who were good at fighting had no illustrious achievements! They did not understand this saying. They thought that the Sacred Academy was really easy to deal with, and that they were easily defeated by Zhao Hai. Moreover, more than a thousand experts were killed in an instant.
It was precisely because of this that the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance needed to fail. Only by failing would those people be able to clearly recognize their own shortcomings.
Of course, it was impossible for an ordinary person to take this risk, because this might really cause the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance to collapse. However, Zhao Hai was not an ordinary person. He believed in his own strength. He believed that even if he did not rely on the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance, he could still block the attack of the Sacred Academy by relying on the Stone Ox City-State and the other city-states. This was because he still had the army in the Secret Realm as his trump card. Because of this, Zhao Hai needed these people to fail, he needed them to suffer a little. Only in this way would he be able to control them better in the future.
No matter what the reason was, Nian 19 would become Zhao Hai's enemy. This was inevitable. Therefore, Zhao Hai needed to deal with Nian 19. Although Zhao Hai did not have enough evidence to prove that Nian 19 was colluding with the Sacred Academy, it didn't matter. At this time, Nian 19 could not be a member of the Sacred Academy. Even if he had evidence to prove that Nian 19 was a member of the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance, Zhao Hai would not say it out loud. This was because Nian 19 had to be a member of the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance because Zhao Hai needed him to bring defeat to the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance.
But in the future, when Year 19 loses his usefulness, he would bring defeat to the Anti-Holy Academy Alliance. This would let the Anti-Holy Academy Alliance know that the Holy Academy wasn't easy to provoke. At that time, Year 19 would lose his value. At that time, whether or not Year 19 was a member of the Holy Academy, or whether or not he colluded with the Holy Academy, he would still be a member of the Holy Academy. This was because Zhao Hai could use this as an excuse to publicly deal with him.
This was also why Zhao Hai wrote in the letter that if one said that Nian 19 was not a member of the Sacred Academy Alliance, then he would not be a member. In the future, if one said that he was, then he would be a member.
This sentence had a deep meaning. Lu Jinyan and the others immediately understood what Zhao Hai meant. They knew that Zhao Hai had already prepared to deal with Nian 19. It was just that it was not the right time.
When Lu Jinyan saw that everyone had read the contents of the letter, he immediately picked it up and rubbed it with his hands. The letter immediately turned into pieces and disappeared.
Lu Jinyan looked at everyone and said, "It seems like the City Lord is already prepared. We don't need to worry about anything. Hehe. Everyone, is there anything else to worry about?"
Shi Potian smiled and said, "There's nothing to worry about. We just need to unite. Hehe, Nian 19 wants to deal with the Sacred Academy with his means? Whether he's a member of the Sacred Academy or not, I'm not optimistic about him. "
The others nodded. They also thought that Nian 19's means weren't good. The means here weren't political means. Nian 19 still had some political means. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to gain the support of so many city-states in such a short time. Although the city-states were afraid of Zhao Hai, Nian 19's political means were also very good. This was undeniable. Shi Potian and the others didn't have confidence in Nian 19's military ability.
There was a reason why Shi Potian and the others didn't have confidence in Nian 19's military ability. The Elephant City-State wasn't a weak city-state. Although it couldn't be compared to the Lesser Dragon City-State, it was still considered a large city-state in the spirit weapon world. It can be said that aside from the Lesser Dragon City-State and a few other large city-states, the Elephant City-State didn't need to give anyone face.
It was reasonable to say that for a large city-state like this, the surrounding city-states should be their subordinate city-states. If someone didn't give them face, they would just send troops and beat them until they submitted. They could even swallow the entire city-state. This was the norm in the spirit weapon world.
However, Mammoth City-State didn't have any notable achievements in recent years. The reason why Mammoth City-State had its current scale was because of the older generation of the Nian Family. Although Nian Nineteen's generation had waged a few wars, they had lost more than they won. Furthermore, Mammoth City-State hadn't been able to expand at all. They could only live in their current territory. For a large city-state like Mammoth City-State, this was an absolute failure.
It was precisely because of Mammoth City-State's performance that Shi Potian and the others didn't have much confidence in Year 19's military prowess. Just think about it, with Mammoth City-State's strength, he was more likely to lose than win against the surrounding smaller city-states, let alone now that he was commanding the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance to fight against the Sacred Academy. Sacred Academy was not so easy to deal with. If it was so easy to deal with, they wouldn't have been able to stand tall in the world of spiritual weapons for so many years.
Lu Jinyan looked at the group and smiled faintly, "No matter what they do, as long as we stay united, then we don't need to be afraid of anything. I'm not afraid to tell you that even without the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance, as long as we stay united, we can still deal with the Sacred Academy. The City Lord is currently researching new formations. As long as they succeed, then the combat strength of the ordinary soldiers would increase. When the time comes, dealing with the Sacred Academy wouldn't be a problem."
Everyone believed in Lu Jinyan's words. This was because their city-states were now equipped with formations. These formations were long lost, but now they were installed in their city-states. They also had a new understanding of Zhao Hai's formations.
Seeing that everyone nodded, Lu Jinyan opened his mouth and said, "Everyone knows the City Lord's intentions. The City Lord doesn't have any other intentions, there's only one point. The two points that I mentioned before, we must adhere to it. The day after tomorrow is the big meeting, if they don't choose a Union Leader, then that's fine. But if Nian Nineteen really becomes the Union Leader, then we must insist that the Union Leader cannot control the city-states, nor can we give unreasonable orders. The five of us oppose the removal of these two points. As for the Family Alliance, no matter what they say, no matter how they try to get close to us, we only have one point, and that is to feign civility and not have too much contact with them. Everyone, now that we are an alliance, I hope that everyone will work together to get through this period of time. When the time is right, the City Lord will definitely deal with Nian Nineteen."
Shi Potian said, "I believe in City Lord Zhao, so you don't need to worry about this. Our Stone Ox City will definitely stand on your side. I believe that everyone else is the same. This is because we have already opposed Nineteen several times. With Nineteen's character, he wouldn't let us go. Even if we join him now, he wouldn't let us have a good time. Therefore, we must be united, we can only be united."
Everyone nodded, then Hu Shenwei said, "I submit to City Lord Zhao Hai. I also believe that only with him leading us can we win against the Sacred Academy. I don't believe in anyone else."
Lu Jinyan nodded, then he laughed and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Since you're here today, you must have a good drink. Hahaha. City Lord Nian is very generous this time. I'm afraid he already sent word that if we need anything, he would immediately send it over. We can't let this opportunity go, so we must have a good drink and eat."
As soon as they heard Lu Jinyan's words, they all burst into laughter. They were all City Lords, so why would they care about food? Lu Jinyan's words were just a joke.
Afterward, Lu Jinyan ordered the servants to prepare a table of food and wine, as well as some good wine. Moreover, these dishes were all ordered by themselves. The dishes they ordered weren't bad, but Mammoth City-State was a big city-state, so these dishes weren't much to them.
However, Lu Jinyan's secret discussion was immediately reported to Nineteen. When Nineteen received this news, he was sitting in his study room. There were several people sitting in his study room, all of them were his guests. Their status in the Elephant City was very high. Although they weren't the strongest, they were still very resourceful. If they were used well, then the Elephant City wouldn't be in its current state.
However, Nian Nineteen was not very good at using people. The guests under him were also divided into several factions, and they were constantly fighting with each other. Although Nian Nineteen liked to ask for advice, when it came to making a decision, he was somewhat hesitant. This hesitation would cause him to miss a good opportunity. The saying that a good plan could never be broken was used to describe people like him.
When Nineteen heard that Lu Jinyan and the others were having a secret discussion, he immediately became nervous. He turned his head to the people in the study room and said, "Gentlemen, Lu Jinyan and the others are having a secret discussion. What do you think they're talking about? How should we deal with this? "
The guests were very good to Lu Jinyan. When they heard Lu Jinyan's question, they turned silent and thought about how to answer.
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