In a secret underground chamber that was not hidden, the leaders of the six great clans of Cloud City sat together with solemn expressions, their brows tightly furrowed.
"Everyone, I believe everyone already knows that the Bloodthorn Mercenary Group, the Blood Rose Mercenary Group, and the Carnage Blood Mercenary Group have joined forces and formed a powerful group. This is very disadvantageous for us." An old man said in a deep voice.
"That's right. Once the three mercenaries work together, they'll have a total of five Earth Saint Masters. They'll be so powerful that they won't be much weaker than our six clans working together. In my opinion, we need to do something, or the consequences will be unthinkable," a white-robed, middle-aged man sternly said.
"Taking action is inevitable, but I think we need to find out why the three mercenary groups suddenly joined forces and changed their name to the Raging Flame Mercenary Group. Today, I heard from my subordinates that the leaders of the Carnage Mercenary Group and the Blood Rose Mercenary Group were actually walking behind a young man. Could it be that they were subdued by this young man?" said an old man.
"Looks like this young man's identity is not so simple. But no matter what his identity is, we can't just watch them grow. This young man has actually subdued three mercenaries in just two short days. This shows just how ambitious he is. It's very likely that the three mercenaries won't be able to satisfy him. Once he subdues all the other organizations in the city, it's very likely that his final target will be us."
"That makes sense. If we continue to sit here and wait for death, we'll only be digging our own graves. Once the Flame Mercenaries surpass us in strength, they'll swallow us whole with their bloody mouth. We need to take action now. There's no time to lose."
The six of them discussed intensely around a round table. The rapid growth of the Flame Mercenaries made them feel extremely uneasy.
A white-haired old man gently coughed and said, "Everyone, Old Man has thought of a way to stop the Flame Mercenaries from growing stronger. Since the Flame Mercenaries can swallow up all the other organizations in the city, why can't we do the same? Let's do this. Let's form an alliance immediately and get all the organizations in the city to join us in the name of protecting their freedom and status. Once an external organization invades, we'll all work together to fend them off."
"That's right. This is a good way to stop the Flame Mercenaries from growing. With the Flame Mercenaries' current strength, we'll suffer heavy losses if we want to destroy them. Once the alliance is formed, if the Flame Mercenaries try to swallow up any of the organizations in the alliance, we'll have plenty of reason to move against them. At that time, we can borrow the power of the entire city to destroy the Flame Mercenaries. We'll be able to achieve the greatest results with the smallest price."
"Yes, that's what we should do. However, I think the Flame Mercenaries will definitely move against the other organizations in the city. We need to stop them from growing stronger, or it won't be so easy to deal with them in the future. Once we return, we'll immediately send people to keep an eye on them. We need to stop them as soon as they do anything."
"Then it's settled. Time is of the essence, so let's begin the arrangements as soon as we return."
In less than ten minutes, the six clans came up with a plan to deal with the Flame Mercenaries. The Flame Mercenaries had grown far too quickly, actually subduing the Carnage Mercenaries, Blood Rose Mercenaries, and Bloodthorn Mercenaries in just two short days. This made the six clans feel fear. If they wanted to maintain their status in the city and prevent themselves from being swallowed up, they could only suppress the Flame Mercenaries with everything they had.
The members of the six great clans could be said to have acted extremely quickly. As soon as the meeting was over, they immediately took action and tried their best to rope in all the organizations with a certain level of strength within Cloud Capital. These organizations all knew about the Flame Mercenaries, so most of them did not hesitate and chose to temporarily join the alliance formed by the six great clans.
With their addition, the alliance's strength rapidly increased as well. Coupled with the people of the six clans, they now had over ten Earth Saint Masters.
Although Jianchen had heard about the actions of the six clans, he did not care at all. Their actions were completely useless in Jianchen's eyes, having no effect at all.
The next morning, Jianchen gathered the commanders of the Blood Rose Mercenaries, Hani, and Zhan Tian together. Before Jianchen was a stack of old books.
Jianchen pushed the books to the center and said, "Since you've all joined my Flame Mercenaries, I should fulfill my promise. Here are five basic Earth Tier Battle Skills. You can each choose one that suits you and memorize it. If anyone in your group breaks through to Earth Saint Master in the future, you can pass the Earth Tier Battle Skill to them. In the future, once you have made great contributions and are loyal to the Flame Mercenaries, I will naturally pass the Heaven Tier Battle Skill to you."
"Thank you, captain!" Their gazes immediately began to burn as they looked at the books on the table. After emotionally thanking him, they began to choose in a hurry.
Among the five of them, the captain of the Bloodthorn Mercenaries was the most excited. He had joined the Flame Mercenaries completely because of Jasmine. He had never thought that he would receive such great benefits after joining the Flame Mercenaries. In particular, he felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest when he heard about the Heaven Tier Battle Skill that Jianchen had mentioned.
Without a doubt, Jianchen's actions were the best way to win their hearts. After receiving the Earth Tier Battle Skills, the five of them began to rejoice that they had come across the Flame Mercenaries.
Jianchen also smiled when he saw how excited the five of them were. He was very satisfied with this outcome. After a moment of hesitation, Jianchen said, "Our Flame Mercenaries will not be staying in Cloud Capital for long. We may leave in a few days, so don't let your people go out for activities for the next few days."
"Captain, may I ask, does our Flame Mercenaries have a base? Where are we going to settle down? We can't just bring so many people and wander all over the place, right?" Hani asked.
Jianchen furrowed his brows and pondered for a while before replying, "This has not been decided yet. For now, it's best to develop the power of the mercenaries. After we've subdued the forces in Cloud Capital, we'll slowly subdue all the large mercenary forces in the Blue Wind Kingdom. Finally, we'll continue to expand in the surrounding kingdoms."
Hearing these words, Hani and Jasmine, who did not know about Jianchen's background, were shocked. They had never thought that Jianchen's ambition would be so great. He actually wanted to annex all the mercenary forces in the Blue Wind Kingdom. Even the nearby kingdoms had become his targets.
"Alright.
Let's end today's discussion here. Next, the five of you will use the name of the Flame Mercenaries to subdue all the organizations with Earth Saint Masters in Cloud Capital. " Jianchen said. Now that the five of them were present, he no longer needed to personally deal with the matter of reorganizing Cloud Capital. It was enough to leave it to the five of them.
The five of them accepted the order and left at the same time.
After the five of them had left, Jianchen hugged the White Tiger that was happily playing on the bed. He gently stroked its soft fur as he sank into his thoughts, thinking about what to do next.
Right now, the first thing Jianchen needed to do was to develop his own organization. He had once promised uncle Kendall that he would develop the Flame Mercenaries into the greatest mercenary group on the Tian Yuan Continent. Since he had said that, he needed to do it. Not only was this a promise, but it was also a goal in his heart. This was because the Flame Mercenaries was an organization that completely belonged to him.
Although there was not a single Heaven Saint Master in the Flame Mercenaries aside from him, Jianchen was not in a hurry. This was because he also understood that although the Flame Mercenaries were beginning to take shape, they were still a child. Their heritage was shallow, and they could not even compare to some of the peak organizations in the Blue Wind Kingdom. However, this was something that needed time to slowly accumulate.
This included the new members of the Flame Mercenaries. Right now, Jianchen could not guarantee that they would be loyal to the Flame Mercenaries. Without any exaggeration, Jianchen could not find a single person he could trust in the Flame Mercenaries other than Er 'er's group, including Zhan Tian and the others.
However, what Jianchen needed right now was not their trust, but fresh blood and manpower. He believed that once the Flame Mercenaries truly flourished, the members would develop deep feelings for the mercenaries. They would treat the mercenaries like their own home. Kyle and the others were a very good example.
Unknowingly, Jianchen had already spent two hours in his room thinking. At this moment, a knock suddenly rang out, interrupting Jianchen's thoughts.
Jianchen stared at the tightly shut door and said, "Come in!"
At the entrance, Ming Dong, who was dressed in black, and Dugu Feng, who was still dressed in fiery red robes, walked in side by side.
"Jianchen, Zhan Tian and the others have run into trouble. When they went to take over a sect, they just happened to run into the people of the six great clans of the Cloud Capital. They've been trapped in the sect, so they can't retreat even if they want to," Ming Dong said with a rather ugly expression.
Jianchen frowned slightly when he heard that. He murmured, "I never thought that the six great clans would move so quickly. This has exceeded my expectations."
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