However, to completely defeat Tom, Lu Yang still needed Jerz's support. Otherwise, if Radvijev and Stephen got involved, things would become troublesome.
Lu Yang took out his phone and called Jerz. "Have you thought it over? Do you want to form an alliance?"
Jerz frowned. "I still can't make a decision. Sorry, I don't want to form an alliance for now."
Lu Yang laughed. "What if I told you a secret? I have a way to instantly break apart Tom's guild. Would you be interested then?"
"Instantly break it apart?" Jerz did not believe him.
"Yes." Lu Yang said. "As long as you ally with me, we can take him out together during winter break. You take the entire Claudio Region, and I'll take Tom's territory."
"What information is it? Can you reveal some of it in advance?" Jerz asked.
"How could I do that?" Lu Yang said. "That's such a huge weakness. If I told you, I'm afraid you'd go threaten him yourself. We might as well cooperate."
Jerz was somewhat persuaded. He was not afraid of Lu Yang now. Those guilds hastily assembled in the China Region only looked numerous. If they dared make any moves, they would face a joint siege from all the major guilds in the central region.
However, if he allied with Lu Yang, he would have to obey Lu Yang from then on. He did not want that, but if he refused, Lu Yang was forcing him to make a choice.
"Let me think about it some more. I'll give you an answer within three days," Jerz said.
"Sure." Lu Yang did not care.
They would not make a move until winter break, and there was still one month left. From the end of the war in September until now, the average level