The Wind Thunder Pavilion's Stance!

However, the hunchbacked old man had looked into the Mercenary Guild's momentum of development some time ago. He understood very clearly that once the Mercenary Guild's development in the barren lands of the Northwest Continent reached saturation, it would certainly turn its gaze toward the nearby Northern Region of the Central Plains.

Moreover, judging by the strength of the experts the Mercenary Guild now displayed, it was already not far behind the Wind Thunder Pavilion, the overlord of the Northern Region. Given time, a clash between the old and new powers was bound to come.

Hearing the deeper meaning in the hunchbacked old man's words, the man in black robes did not ask any further questions and respectfully withdrew.

Since gaining the addition of a powerhouse like Heavenly Fire Venerable, the Mercenary Guild's rate of development had risen once more. In just three short months, the Mercenary Guild had expanded outward by nearly another twenty thousand li of territory.

All told, the Mercenary Guild's territory now covered forty thousand li. Branches of the Mercenary Guild were stationed in the central regions of every major nation surrounding the Jia Ma Empire. At present, at least one-third of the entire Northwest Continent was home to Mercenary Guild personnel and mercenaries registered with the guild.

The Mercenary Guild's reputation had long since resounded throughout the Northwest Continent. If it expanded another thirty thousand li southward, it would be considered to have entered the Northern Region of the Central Plains.

Such an enormous force would naturally draw the attention of other factions.

The nearest major power was none other than the overlord of the Northern Region, the Wind Thunder Pavilion.

The Wind Thunder Pavilion's East Pavilion was located within the Wind Thunder Mountain Range, on the edge of the Northern Region near the Central