Hearing He Ao's words, Sia froze slightly and looked up at him. "It seems you already know."
That single sentence from He Ao made it clear that he already knew about the Wilderness Wanderers attacking the Consortium.
"You saw it?"
He Ao smiled. "I just rounded up the senior executives of both major Consortiums in one sweep."
Hearing this, Sia seemed to recall those executives who had been arrested. Her previously gloomy expression eased slightly as she said softly, "Thank you."
"This was my job to begin with. They committed crimes, so naturally they should be punished by law and procedure."
He Ao spoke calmly. "Tell me more about your situation."
"Alright."
Sia nodded and continued, "After learning the Consortiums' true 'demand,' my father gathered the leaders of all the Wilderness Wanderer families and camps near Mint City and held a meeting.
"Even though the gap in strength between us and the two major Consortiums was enormous, we ultimately believed that we should still have a special 'armed force' to fight and 'retaliate' against them.
"In the end, each camp and family contributed people and money to establish this Wanderer Force, with my father commanding it."
"Your father was impressive."
He Ao praised him.
"He often told me that only those who fought would be respected. Even sheep would be bullied more if they had no horns."
At the mention of her father, Sia's expression softened somewhat. But it quickly darkened again. "You probably already know what happened afterward. We launched several attacks, but the results weren't very good. The two major Consortiums were still wantonly capturing Wilderness Wanderer camps and families.
"My father was also injured in several battles, and..."
She paused before continuing, "Now, the two major Consortiums' Mercenary Groups have arrived too."
As a small force hastily