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"Wait a minute."
"Agreed, the Kafka Empire hasn't made a move yet, they are the key."
"If the Alliance acts now, can they prevent the Empire from launching its next attack?"
"No, the Empire has been waiting for this opportunity for many years."
"Then let's wait and see, and respond after the Empire makes its move."
"Exactly, the Empire is the real enemy of the Alliance."
"Since that's the case, we won't dispatch our main forces for now and let the mbers handle this matter themselves. After all, what's erged is nothing more than a bunch of jumping clowns."
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May of the year 118.
Since the war broke out a few days ago, the world has beco restless, and as Alliance mbers are scattered throughout the entire sky, conflicts of various sizes have erupted around the world after various forces and Sky Cities declared war on the Alliance. It is fair to say that the whole sky is ablaze with battle now.
However, what was shocking was that the Mairente Family, which was the first to trouble the Alliance, did not engage in formal combat with the Sky Alliance at this ti.
This was really unexpected. Logically, the Mairente Family was the vanguard in this series of attacks, being the first to approach Backhill Village and aggressively set up their formation, showing a stance of battling to the death with the Alliance.
But after a week had passed, while other forces had already clashed with the Sky Alliance, the Mairente Family's troops were still in a deadlock with the Alliance Army, which was a bit puzzling.
In fact, there was nothing confusing about it, the Mairente Family's troops did not attack the Alliance first because their plan had gone awry.
The deviation was the disappearance of the catalyst, Rocky.
As previously ntioned, in this war involving the Sky Alliance, the Kafka Empire, many smaller forces, and the Independent Sky Cities, even though Rocky was a trivial character, he was the spark that ignited the entire incident. Without this spark, certain things could not be accomplished.
For instance, according to the original plan of the Mairente Family, as soon as their forces reached Backhill Village, they were to quickly eliminate Rocky. At the sa ti, the Alliance would certainly send reinforcents, and the nearest Sky City to provide support would undoubtedly be Sirius City. This way, the Mairente Family could join hands with the War Alliance to encircle and annihilate the reinforcents coming from Sirius City.
But things went wrong precisely on this point. Rocky had already left by the ti the Mairente Family arrived at Backhill Village. Under these circumstances, Abraham, the commander of the troops, imdiately reported the situation to Lexington, who then imdiately got in touch with the Kafka Empire.
Although the Kafka Empire reacted swiftly, adjusting their plans at once and ordering the Xiso Family to launch the attack first, and the War Alliance, originally cooperating with the Mairente Family, was diverted to split their forces in two routes against the dominating Alliance. However, while these arrangents were being made, Backhill Village had already received support from Sirius City, and on the second night of their arrival, they received additional backup from another dium-sized Sky City, Gulov City.
This put the Mairente Family in a stalemate at Backhill Village, unable to advance or retreat.
So may find it odd, didn't the intelligence from the Shadow Alliance ntion that after the war broke out, the support troops from the Sky Alliance were severely hindered? How did Sirius City and Gulov City manage to safely reach Backhill Village?
This primarily concerned an issue of timing.
On the day the Mairente Family approached Backhill Village, the Sky Alliance received the news and dispatched Sirius City and Gulov City. By the ti these two Sky Cities had already started heading to Backhill Village, other forces and the Independent Sky Cities launched their attacks on the Alliance. In other words, just one day's difference in timing allowed both a large and a dium-sized Sky City to reach Backhill Village successfully.
Although it may not seem like a big deal, it actually had significant implications.
First, Sirius City, which was supposed to be surrounded and destroyed, was not wiped out.
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Sirius City, as a large Sky City, might not play a significant role in wars of this scale, but don't forget that this city serves as the Contact City for the Sky Alliance. It essentially acts as a hub for the Alliance's operations in the skies, aning as long as Sirius City stands, the Alliance mbers within its airspace can be organized, which can indeed have a sufficient impact on the situation of the war.
Secondly, when Sirius City and Gulov City both reached Backhill Village, the previously aggressively advancing Mairente Family no longer held a significant advantage in troop strength. Perhaps they still outnumbered the opposition, but the margin was no longer overwhelming, making it impossible for the Mairente Family to destroy Sirius City on their own.
This is precisely why, while other regions were engaged in battle, the Mairente Family, the ones who initially provoked the incident, had yet to make a move. Abraham, who led the troops, was simply unable to act. He knew all too well that if he rashly engaged with Sirius City, even if he won, the heavy forces sent by his family would be left decimated. This was not the outco he or his family wished to see.
For this reason, Abraham adopted a relatively safe approach—a stand-off. His plan was clear; as long as he could temporarily isolate Sirius City at Backhill Village, preventing it from uniting with other Alliance mbers, it would be a significant achievent. After that, he could wait for reinforcents to arrive, and then naturally, Sirius City could be eradicated.
Thus, the situation in Backhill Village beca relatively peaceful compared to other places in the sky. Although both armies were on high alert, it seed like neither was willing to strike first, leading to a stalemate.
At the sa ti, Rocky's Thunderhawk City finally made a move!
On the 2nd of May, year 118, the day after receiving intelligence from the Shadow Alliance, Rocky finally stepped out of his study and sat once again in the City Lord's Hall, taking his place as the representative of the City Lord!
After several days of despair and decadence, he had finally co to a realization. Since he was living through chaotic tis and had even beco involved in the biggest storm of these tis, it had beco impossible for him to extricate himself from it.
He had been considering where he should go, thinking entirely about how to withdraw from the storm, but now he understood that path was impassable. Anyone caught in this storm would not be able to escape, and once he realized this, he knew what he had to do.
The only thing he could do now was to beco a part of the storm!
If this was a storm, then he had to beco the tornado within it; if it was a tsunami, he would be the surging wave. Only by doing so could he survive the tempest.
So, after a night of thought, he had figured out what he needed to do. Therefore, when he reappeared in the City Lord's Hall, the signs of despair on his face and the sense of powerlessness in his heart were gone. Not only had he returned to his forr state, but he also seed even more resolute than before!
"Aileen, how much money is left in the treasury?"
"Around half a million Gold Coins, plus so Demon Materials,"
Aileen imdiately responded when asked by Rocky.
"Go contact the Shadow Alliance now, use the money to get a detailed dossier on the Mairente Family."
"Understood."
"Monte, go find Glan later and ask him to co to the City Lord's Mansion. I have sothing to discuss with him."
After saying this, Rocky looked at everyone, paused for a mont, and then continued, "Ladies and gentlen, the major forces have now declared war on the Alliance. As mbers of the Alliance, this war is inevitable, so get ready. We're joining this war!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
When Rocky said these words, whether it was Monte, Lin Feng, Felly, or even including Aileen and Old Jack, everyone responded loudly, their eyes alight with eager anticipation.
"My lord, what is our target this ti..."
Seeing Rocky regain his forr vigor, Monte couldn't contain his excitent and, after agreeing, couldn't help but ask.
Hearing his question, Rocky smiled at everyone: "Of course, it's the Mairente Family."
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