"…"
"…"
"…"
Nobody spoke and silence ruled over the place.
Everyone sitting around the table had solemn looks on their faces.
Suddenly, two more people entered the tent and seeing the solemn looks on others' faces, the two of them frowned.
'Today is the last day.'
Thyra reminded.
'Ahh…'
Nux realized.
'I think there was no response.'
Nux muttered as he looked at those expressions on Ember's and other Deputy Generals' faces.
'That seems to be the case.'
Thyra nodded her head as well.
Nux and Thyra then walked forward and sat on their chairs.
Seeing that everyone have arrived, Ember started,
"We still haven't received any response."
"This confirms that Luke and his men have met an unfortunate accident, correct?" Deputy General Lawrence muttered.
"Yes, I believe that they were caught."
Another Deputy General muttered.
"…"
Ember didn't say anything and remained silent.
Luke was her personnel subordinate that directly reported to her. She would be lying if she said that she wasn't feeling anything. However, she can't show those emotions here.
Many soldiers lose their lives every day, she can't show her grief for one particular soldier. This would be unfair to other soldiers who have lost their lives.
Therefore, Ember remained strong.
"What about the Spies sent by the Dynast?"
Lawrence questioned.
Ember looked at the Deputy General and then, she shook her head,
"There was no response from them as well."
"Does that mean that they were caught as well?"
"No, they still have a week extension to report."
"We all know that it is just a false hope, if they haven't sent any response in 3 weeks, the probability of them getting caught is near to 100%"
"…"
"…"
"…"
Again, everyone turned silent, however, no one could refute those words.
Nux looked at everyone's expression and couldn't help but think.
It has been a month since Ember sent a spy named Luke and some other men as Spies inside the Solid Earth Kingdom.
These spies were told to send a confirmation letter in 3 weeks, however, 3 weeks later, no letter was received.
The dates were then extended by a week and now that another week has passed, the deaths of those Spies have been confirmed.
The same thing happened with the Spies sent by the Royal Family.
They were sent by a week after Luke and the others, however, they haven't sent any letters either.
Most probably, they were dead as well.
This was a big problem for the Woods Dynasty.
Lack of information, especially in Wartimes can be fatal.
They had to do something and they have to do it urgently.
"…What are we going to do now?"
Lawrence questioned.
"Do we send another batch of spies?"
"Huh? What's the difference? Won't they die as well?"
"It's not like we have many options here."
"I don't understand, how is the Solid Earth Kingdom doing this? How are they killing every single Spy that is entering their Kingdom? This is simply impossible."
"I don't understand it either… it is as if every single soldier there is working with all his heart without thinking about anything else…"
"Let's not talk about this right now, thinking about our next course of action is much more important."
"I suggest that we talk with the Dynast and think of a solution. The Dynast will be able to provide us with more manpower and his advisors might have some strategies in their mind."
"I have a better plan… We can…"
The discussion continued like this for a long time.
Nux and Thyra, however, stayed silent throughout the discussion and continued to listen.
The meeting continued for 3 hours and then, Ember spoke,
"Alright, we have discussed quite a few plans for the future, I will give you guys 1 day to think about it a little more, tomorrow, we would have another meeting, where we will be finalizing our next course of action.
You all may leave now."
"Yes General."
"As you command, General"
The Three Deputy Generals stood up and saluted.
Nux, however, remained seated.
The Three Deputy Generals looked at him and frowned.
"I have to discuss something with the General, I hope you guys will excuse me."
Nux muttered.
The three Deputy Generals looked at each other and nodded. This time, they didn't have any complaints.
Actually, the relationship between them and Nux has improved a lot.
Nux may ignore them and do things in his own way, however, when it is needed, he can perform. This was all they needed. Therefore, they didn't pick on Nux anymore either.
They just saluted at Ember again and then left.
Ember looked at Nux and questioned,
"What happened?"
"I have heard about all your plans," Nux muttered.
"Umm… good job?"
Nux looked at Ember with a blank look on his face, soon, however, he continued,
"As I was saying, I have heard about all your plans and I think all of them are useless."
Ember frowned and then, she questioned.
"Do you have a better plan?"
Nux smiled,
"I do, however, it is very expensive."
"Hmm? How expensive? How much gold do you need? If it is feasible, the Woods Dynasty will do everything to support you."
Nux, however, shook his head,
"No no no no, it is not expensive for the Woods Dynasty, rather, it would be expensive for you, Ember Windstar."
Ember frowned again and seeing this, Nux smiled even more.
"So? Ember Windstar? Are you willing to pay the price?
It will save many of your subordinates' lives and will help your Dynasty greatly.
Would you do it?
Or would you just let your men die meaninglessly?"
Ember, however, didn't fall for Nux's words and questioned,
"What is your plan? How are you going to do something that so many people failed in? Also, what price do I have to pay?"
"Well, the plan is simple.
Rather than sending those weak spies, I would be the one to go inside the Solid Earth Kingdom and report the situation there to you.
As for the price,
Well, you will be owing me a big big big favour after this.
A favour that would be very hard to repay.
So? Ember Windstar, are you going to accept it?"
