There were some adjustments, but nothing was major enough that they would damage the plan itself.
Since there were no more objections coming from them, the meeting went without a hitch. In the end, Maya led the meeting instead of Rea until they finished with the arrangement and the system.
Before the meeting ended, there was one question that piqued everyone's interest.
"I don't know if I should ask this question, but have you contacted the Time God?"
"…" The room suddenly fell into silence. On the one hand, the Time God's existence was big in this base. On the other hand, the Time God sided with the government, and his relationship with Theo deteriorated due to the conflict with the government.
So, people thought Theo didn't invite the Time God due to their relationship. However, the fact that Maya still invited the people from the government and the military meant there might be a special circumstance between them.
Maya waved his hand as if it was just a simple question. "You don't have to worry about it. The reason why Agata is not here with us right now is due to her contacting the Time God.
"However, the Time God shouldn't casually make his move. I think you understand what it means for the last line of defense to act, right?" Maya paused for a moment before answering her own question. "It's simple. It will look like we have no more trump cards to turn around the situation.
"Hence, it's better for the Time God to stay in the base, assuring people that the situation is not so bad that we have to rely on the Time God yet. For the time being, let's believe in Theo to handle the situation."
The explanation made sense. Knowing they still had one more trump card left put their heart at ease.
And with that question, the meeting finally ended. Maya asked them to prepare their force and station all of them within three days. They didn't know when the monsters were coming, but Theo's group thought the monsters would come in five to seven days.
So, they had to make sure they didn't forget anything in their preparation.
As soon as they finished, Maya and Rea went to the car to return to their base.
Maya had a frustrated expression, glaring at Rea. "To think your real intention in threatening them is to make you the bad one…"
Rea made a sad smile. It wasn't a role that she wanted, but it was a role that everyone needed.
Rea sighed, "I'm not like my teacher. My prestige is far below him, so no matter how hard we try to convince them, they won't unite easily. Even with that training camp, it's impossible.
"So, the only way to unite them is to create a common enemy, which is me. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you and Agata about this, but the more shocked you are, the more effective this plan works.
"With this, everything is under our control. We have to move carefully so that we can win this battle."
Maya pinched the bridge of her nose. She never thought Rea would sacrifice her reputation to unite all those people.
As she said, she expected that a third of them would leave because they couldn't trust Theo completely.
The only reason why they agreed to attend the meeting was because Maya used the message from back then. She had told them that there would be a powerful enemy that could wipe out humanity, so they had to stand together if they wanted to survive.
It seemed Theo had foreseen this battle and thrown the seed so that they could use it right now.
Still, Maya looked at Rea with a frustrated face. "You should know that after this, no one is gonna trust you anymore, right?"
Rea smiled. "I know. I don't need everyone's trust."
"You are Theodore Griffith's student. Your path is that of a leader. But with this, you can't become the leader next time, you know…" Maya gritted her teeth. Although she understood the reason, she still believed Rea should have told them about this.
But hearing that statement only put a small smile on Rea's face. She looked at Maya helplessly. "Maya… If we lose in this battle, there is no next time."
"…" Maya's body couldn't help but tremble. She could feel Rea's determination.
It seemed that she was the most concerned about this situation. Unlike Felix, she had taken Theo's defeat in a different way.
The burden she felt was not lesser than Felix, but there was a difference between a disciple and a subordinate. As his disciple, she also didn't want to lose to anyone.
Her teacher had lost once, and as his disciple, she should surpass him by not losing, even if it meant she sacrificed a lot. This was her resolve as Theo's disciple.
Maya took a deep breath before sighing. "Well, Theo should be able to work it out when he returns here. For the time being, I want you to focus on the battle right now. I'll support you with all I've got."
"Thank you." Rea nodded. "How is the negotiation with the Time God?"
"It went smoothly." Maya passed her Skylink.
When Rea opened the Skylink, she saw the message from Agata.
'The Time God has agreed to cooperate with us. His role remains as the last line of defense. With this, people will think there is still the Time God and keep their morale high.
'For now, I'm going to prepare our team, including the beggars, the Griffith Family, and the military. As for you, handle our logistics with the help of the government. I know that you don't like them, but we have to cooperate with everyone right now.
'I have told the Griffith Family to watch out for the people that don't attend the meeting, so we will isolate them for the time being.
'Last but not least, tell Rea to head to her position and make some traps or whatever. And… thank you.'
Rea smiled at the last two words.
