"What's wrong with that?" Kamisato Ayato's eyes were filled with confusion upon hearing this. Not letting others drink in front of them, that's indeed a big problem.
"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to know that their strength is enough to compensate for any of their shortcomings!"
Ember waved his hand, not explaining too much to Kamisato Ayato. Anyway, the Crucible Knights' flaw was that they couldn't drink in front of them.
If they can't drink openly, can't they just drink secretly? Compared to the Crucible Knights' immense strength, their minor flaw isn't even a flaw, is it?
"That's true." Kamisato Ayato looked at the cracks and deep pits on the ground and nodded in agreement.
A single strike could cause such extensive damage. If the Crucible Knights went all out, how much destruction could they cause?
Moreover, there wasn't just one here, but thirteen!
Kamisato Ayato looked at the Crucible Knights before him, already beginning to envision the scene of storming the Tenshukaku.
"Excuse me, please." Just as Kamisato Ayato was imagining a beautiful future, Siluria came before him and Ember.
"Oh." x 2
Ember and Kamisato Ayato stepped back, creating distance from Siluria.
"You move too." Siluria pulled Ordovis's greatsword, which was stuck in the ground, and tossed it back to him.
"What are you going to do?" Ordovis caught the greatsword and asked, looking at Siluria, who was in the center of the large pit.
"Clean up." Siluria responded simply, then cast her gaze into the deep pit.
She took a step forward, and the earth trembled once more.
"Crack—, crack! Crack!"
The sound of rocks grinding and cracking emerged from the fissures, as if something was about to grow out of them.
Indeed, something grew out—numerous stone stalagmites. Besides growing in the fissures, the stalagmites also abruptly pierced out of the ground.
Their rapid growth and sharp tips were enough to impale a person through and through.
The growing stalagmites filled the cracks in the earth and also filled the large pit where Siluria stood.
The cracks and depressions in the earth were leveled, but the stalagmites protruded.
Siluria took another step forward. This time, accompanying her step was not growing stalagmites, but a spreading shockwave.
"Boom!" The earth trembled again. A solidified shockwave swept through, shattering the grown stalagmites.
The ground became level once more, with only the interweaving different soil textures silently testifying to the fact that it had once cracked.
"This training ground is quite good. It's a shame you ruined it." Siluria briefly glanced at Ordovis, then left.
"These... where did you find these people?" Kamisato Ayato's scalp tingled at the sight of what had just happened.
Why had he never known about such powerful individuals before?
"I find you talk a lot, don't forget the main business." Seeing Kamisato Ayato's attention shift to the Crucible Knights, Ember immediately reminded him.
"The main business is done. I acknowledge Higi Village's current strength!" Kamisato Ayato immediately gave Ember a thumbs up upon hearing this.
He even felt that they could directly forgo the Higi Village villagers and just send the Crucible Knights.
"You've met the people of Higi Village, but they haven't met you yet. It would be troublesome if they couldn't find someone to meet them."
Ember finished speaking, then shouted across the open space.
"Washizu, and Dan Oni Roku, you two come over!"
As Ember shouted, two figures separated from the crowd and gradually approached.
Upon closer inspection, they were none other than Washizu and Dan Oni Roku.
"Coming, coming!"
"How did you get back so fast?!"
Soon, the two, sweating profusely, ran over.
"Sweating so much? You must have gained a lot, right?" Ember asked playfully, seeing the two drenched in sweat.
"A fruitful harvest. I think I can now go up against those with a Vision." Washizu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with sparkling eyes.
With guidance from the Crucible Knights, Washizu could finally utilize the power flowing within him.
Washizu had felt this power before but couldn't use it. Now, he had finally found a trick to harness it for his own use.
"Vision? I can take on two!" Dan Oni Roku was not as modest as Washizu; instead, he acted incredibly arrogant.
"I think this gentleman here could kill two of you." Ember pointed to Kamisato Ayato beside him, reminding Dan Oni Roku.
"Cough cough cough! I was just joking, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously." Dan Oni Roku only then noticed the Vision at Kamisato Ayato's waist.
So he immediately knelt. The reason he dared to brag so much earlier was entirely because no one among the Higi Village people possessed a Vision.
Even if he boasted, no one could call him out. But now it was different; Kamisato Ayato could immediately expose his big talk.
"Haha, this brother speaks the truth. Some Vision holders, perhaps even two of them, might not be able to defeat this brother."
Kamisato Ayato smiled and nodded. Not all Vision holders were skilled in combat; some were even worse than ordinary people.
Against such Vision holders, Dan Oni Roku could probably defeat twenty, let alone two.
"You flatter me, I am Dan Oni Roku."
"The village chief of Higi Village, Washizu. This is..."
Washizu and Dan Oni Roku's gazes turned to Ember.
"This is Kamisato Ayato, the head of the Kamisato Clan. I wasn't lying when I said the Yashiro Commission's thoughts align with ours." Ember introduced Kamisato Ayato to the two.
Upon hearing this, Dan Oni Roku and Washizu immediately tensed up, their expressions stiffening slightly.
Seeing Washizu and Dan Oni Roku almost standing at attention, Ember immediately grumbled.
"Hey, hey, hey! No way? You didn't react like this when you first heard about my identity as 'King'. Do I really have no intimidating presence as a big shot?"
"Ember is right, there's no need to be so reserved around me. We are all allies now."
Kamisato Ayato nodded. He glanced at Ember, then withdrew his gaze.
King? King of where? Could there be other nations besides The Seven Nations?
"Then, may I ask why Lord Kamisato has come here?" Washizu asked Kamisato Ayato upon hearing this.
"Of course, it's to discuss the timing of the plan's execution. Ember and I have tentatively set the time for the latter half of this month."
"At that time, if you hear the announcement for the third-anniversary festival commemorating the Sakoku Decree, it means the time is ripe for action!"
Kamisato Ayato told Washizu and Dan Oni Roku his thoughts.
"Is that so...?" Washizu pondered, then asked again, "How will we enter the city then? Will we directly enter Inazuma City under the guise of attending the festival, or will we disguise ourselves?"
"No need for disguise. At that time, someone will lead you to a secret passage outside the city. That is a hidden passage of the Yashiro Commission's Shuumatsuban. Through it, you can directly enter the stronghold I've prepared."
"Once inside, remember not to act rashly. We will begin to implement the plan after dark!"
Kamisato Ayato nodded slightly at the group, and everyone nodded in return.
"That's right, that's it! I heard that the big shots in Inazuma like to gather for hot springs after banquets and festivals."
"When we storm the Tenshukaku, we'll make sure they don't get to soak in any hot springs!"
Ember waved his hand grandly. He was already eager to see those big shots soaking in hot springs surrounded.
"I see..." Washizu and Dan Oni Roku exchanged glances, then he took several deep breaths and nodded, saying:
"No problem, I understand. We'll await Lord Kamisato's news!"
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