Chapter 702 (2/2)
“You are reed “Go ahead, but be careful You’re going with a Paragon, yes? Who will you chose?”
Lan Jue shook his head “No need to rush into a decision, either the Gourmet or the Pauper Probably the Gourmet since we have a better relationshi+p Someone needs to stay back and look after the Division, too – probably Su Xiaosu would be best for that But I’ll need to find someone to look after the Avenue’s affairs”
“Who do you think?” The Wine Master pressed
“Su Xiaosu’s busy, the Driver’s cultivating… the Coffee Master ood attention to detail There shouldn’t be a problem,” Lan Jue answered
“Alright, let them know”
He cut the line Lan Jue chuckled
Lan Qing arrived quickly on an FTL transport, the trip only taking hi for Skyfire Avenue’s eventualthe help of his four Amazons Zeus’ Jewelry Store was a sieone t Star Division, but the ree for transport
When the tion, but it wasn’t who he’d thought It was the Pharmacist, not the Gourmet She eventually left her seclusion, and offered to come after she’d heard that Lan Jue was headed for Luo
After her breakthrough the Pharrown quiet Her illustrious persona was restrained, as was the sharp aura that so frightened the people she encountered But as present was a deep and abiding sensation, like peering into an abyss
Froather, she was likely the third on on the Avenue currently Now that she had broken through she was able to truly command the deadly power of Occisus How far that coh experience
Zeus-1 lifted off from the airfield and toward their destination
In contrast to his brother, Lan Qing didn’t bring any guards or entourage As was typical, he chose to travel alone
Zeus’ A Zeus-1 The Phar room, while the two brothers watched space fly by from a table by a
“You’ve i nodded his head at Lan Jue in approval
Lan Jue nodded back “I’ve been working hard It won’t be long before I catch up to you” His words were flippant, but determined
“I’ retorted “You better hurry”
Lan Jue changed the subject “You aren’t the only one there representing the East, I take it? Our relationshi+p with the North is less than stellar, so why did they pick you?”
“Because I command the bulk of our army,” he said “They wouldn’t dare provoke us now, and they’re too busy with their own business even if they wanted to Anyway I needed to coht process of the other Alliances It’s important to understand your allies I’ll need you to telltactics as well”
Lan Jue shot hile person’s strength only goes so far”
Lan Jue’s response was tepid “I’ence”
Lan Jue was at a loss for words Had he always been so…
He wanted to laugh… but…
Lan Jue went on to tell his brother about everything that had transpired in the shattered Starfields, and his opinions on the listened attentively, nodding froht
“The whole thing makes me look at the North with new eyes Luck didn’t est Alliance, they strive hard for that distinction Their soldiers are hard and determined I still don’t like them, but I admire them”
Lan Qing nodded “Indeed, they’re good soldiers They just see things differently than we do”
Helplessly, Lan Jue added “If it was you facing those planets, ould you have done?”
Lan Qing looked at hi “You want to know?”
Lan Jue nodded
Lan Qing was praised as the ultiest adeneration of military leadershi+p So ould he have done differently?
“If it were hting within the Starfields was a poor decision You had no ready support and retreating was slow and difficult The eneely a mystery, so even if they were evenly matched victory would have been difficult With so little known about our foe I would have dispatched ence Instead of a direct confrontation I would have continued to harass their outlying forces and captured ht ti that opportunity I wouldn’t rush in Strike when the attack would spell their demise!”
Lan Jue silentlyto a quiet ad what you were getting into was a recipe for disaster But the North had been under pressure to act