Silence had always been the theme song of The Executors' meetings. The "Chairman" spoke, everyone else listened, and the final decision depended on how generous the reward was. This post-battle summary was no exception.
In truth, the six Legendary professionals present did not care in the slightest what the "Chairman" thought about the failure of the Shattered Bone Dice operation. The only things these "mercenaries" cared about were the next mission and its payment.
The "Chairman" clearly understood this as well, so he did not ask for anyone's opinion. Instead, he promptly revealed what everyone most wanted to hear—the detailed plan for the second mission!
"This pursuit operation is codenamed Night Shadow Black Crow. We do not have much time, so to improve the efficiency of the pursuit, everyone will act independently. Furthermore, to help you locate Rune Sage Owen, Lady Eternal Sleep Eye will provide each of you with a Bright Moon level Divination Spell scroll free of charge. Although the peculiar properties of the Shadow Plane often cause ordinary Divination Spells to deviate, with the effects of a Bright Moon level spell, Owen will still be unable to remain hidden in that world of eternal night."
The "Chairman's" voice was steady, composed, and unhurried. The failure of one operation seemed not to have affected him at all. Within merely two hours of the Shattered Bone Dice operation ending, this powerful Blazing Sun Throne had already devised a new response at the fastest possible speed and begun putting it into action.
He continued explaining to The Executors:
"During this Night Shadow Black Crow operation, you still need not worry about being attacked by Archmage Mestur. Due to the exposure of the previous mission, Mr. Mestur and I had a brief exchange in a corner of the Astral Plane. To