Chapter 319: Security Briefing
Benton felt no qualms about leaving Sun Hua… uh, Yang Xiu in charge of getting the kids settled in their new temporary digs for a while. He had, after all, already installed two multistory apartment buildings from his ring, built a wall from pre-assembled Orange Vigor Spirit Wood panels, and inscribed a Lesser Defensive Formation.
Were the wall and arrays a bit of overkill? Probably. But better safe than sorry. Literally.
Only his members could pass through the gate without it alerting him, which made him feel a lot better about things. At least, the kids would be relatively danger free while in their home base away from home.
The next step in making sure they were as protected as they could possibly be was a security briefing with Kang Ya-Ting. Since Benton was expected and running on time, he Teleported directly into the elder’s chambers.
“You know, Friend Su,” Kang Ya-Ting said, “Now that I’m a spymaster, I need to find a Formations Master to protect my study from Spatial intrusions.”
“Sorry, accepting such a commission would be a conflict of interest. Mine,” Benton said without skipping a beat.
They both laughed.
“Will it be just the two of us?” Benton said.
“Elder Dai will join us in a moment. Tea?”
The aforementioned elder arrived before they’d finished the first cup and so joined them, and the three spoke of inconsequential things until she finished her tea, signaling the start of the real meeting.
A previous message had already informed Benton about the likely alliance between the Jade Chameleon Sect and the Swift Blizzard Sect, and that was the first topic of conversation for the three.
“The result is that the Poison Claw Sect need no longer try to appear neutral,” Elder Dai said. “With those two clearly alllied and after what you did for Yuan Yaozu and Duan Lan, our alliance is official. We haven’t made it public yet, but we’re only waiting for a poltically or strategically advantageous time to do so. The sect leader and the council of elders are one hundred percent behind you and your sect.”