Beside the shallow lake in the backyard of the Witch Guild Headquarters.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on an enormous oval boulder. The rock looked like an enlarged pebble, and a relatively slender fishing rod rested on a stand in front of him.
Because Su Xiao had completely concealed his aura while sitting there, a large orange cat was squatting nearby with its three kittens lined up beside it, waiting. It yawned from time to time, seemingly complaining about Su Xiao's poor fishing skills. It had waited for most of the morning, yet hadn't even eaten a small fish.
Arlana hurried over and startled the orange family into hiding in a nearby thicket. Beside the boulder, Arlana steadied her breathing and said:
"Lord Byakuya, things aren't looking good. According to the information from our spies in the Calamity Legion, they're planning to join forces with the Fallen Star. Several witch family heads estimate that the ones going to the Fallen Star are very likely Father and the others. Should we send people to harass them?"
"Oh?"
Su Xiao was slightly surprised. He wasn't surprised that the three of them intended to ally with the Fallen Star. Rather, he was surprised that the Witch Faction had managed to plant spies in the Calamity Legion's lair so quickly. It seemed that some of the witches stationed in the Sea of Curses or the Island of Stars had been recalled.
In fact, the witches of the entire Witch Faction could be divided into two types: 1. administrative witches, and 2. battle witches.
Administrative witches were better at researching and improving witchcraft, deeply developing runes, and applying them to productivity and people's livelihoods. For example, they had invented the "Heart of Haijiboke."
The fist-sized Heart of Haijiboke could supply a medium-to-large city with ten to