Conditions

After everyone on Wilmot's team became users of the "Xiao Zhi System" and joined Azure Light,

a new problem immediately emerged.

What problem?

The problem of how Wilmot and the others would resolve their own predicament.

What predicament?

The predicament of how to answer to Azure Hand.

Wilmot and the others had come to the Orunian Empire with a mission. Within three months, they were to capture Conan Cecil and the potentially traitorous Iliyas.

Now, nearly a month had passed. Wilmot and the others, who had all fallen under their control, could no longer possibly capture them and bring them back to Guild Headquarters to report completion.

This was a mission Wilmot and the others could not possibly complete.

So how were they supposed to report back?

How were they supposed to give Azure Hand's upper ranks an explanation?

Zhou Ming summoned Wilmot, Shut, and the others to discuss the matter.

"Why not give them no answer at all? Have Wilmot and the others all disappear and become unreachable, so Azure Hand's upper ranks assume they are all dead."

Shut offered his suggestion.

"That won't work."

Wilmot frowned and shook his head. "If we can't be contacted, Azure Hand will definitely send more people to investigate in two months. They'll keep investigating until they uncover the problem. Before long, the Orunian Empire will become the focus of Azure Hand's attention."

"Wilmot is right. After losing at most three batches of personnel, Azure Hand should realize something is off about the Orunian Empire and eventually send top experts to investigate... By my estimate, the secrecy period we can secure is only about a year."

Zhou Ming analyzed the situation. He wanted to secure at least two years of secrecy, preferably more than three. That way, he would not have to fear