Chapter 302: I’m back
"My Lord, what should I do next?" Astharel finally couldn’t hold back and asked.
"Same as always. Watch and wait," Ethan said quietly, his eyes glinting. "But in the meantime, you might want to try turning a few of the other Five Sea Kingdoms to our side. Honestly, it’s not just your Gemspire Kingdom—if the Holy Griffon Empire rises again and Greenwave Empire shifts its policies to match, the other four kingdoms are just going to end up as cannon fodder on the front lines."
"I understand..." Astharel nodded slowly.
"Tell me, Astharel—how many troops does Gemspire Kingdom actually have at its disposal right now?" Ethan asked, his tone deliberately heavier on that last part.
Astharel immediately caught the implication behind Ethan’s words.
But her brow furrowed slightly, and she hesitated. "My Lord, if we’re talking about units we can fully trust, then forget about the 14-Tier ones. All the 14-Tier Sacred Kirins I have are on loan from Greenwave Empire. Even among the 13-Tier Kirins, more than a third of them are theirs too."
"Greenwave Empire loaned them to you?" Ethan blinked, then narrowed his eyes.
"They have 14-Tier Creature Dwellings?"
"Yeah..." Astharel nodded, her expression full of frustration. "Greenwave Empire has one Crimson Ultimate hero and a single 14-Tier Sacred Kirin dwelling. But from what I’ve heard, that dwelling was actually a gift from the Tidesworn faction."
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"The Tidesworn gave it to them?" Ethan looked stunned.