Spark Prairie Fire

"We... are cooperating with the Federation Parliament? But wasn't our organization founded to resist the oppression of those nobles?"

Hearing Leo's words, Landon froze for a moment, scarcely believing his ears.

"In truth, the Spark Organization has long since ceased to be a purely Rebel Army organization. It is now a strange force jointly composed of merchants, ambitious individuals, Prophets, nobles, and many other factions."

Leo shook his head and casually revealed Spark's true current state to Landon.

"Your name is Landon, right? Do you know that within the Spark Organization, the number of mid- and high-ranking Rebel Army members who truly came from commoner backgrounds is only about one-fifth the number of spies who infiltrated Spark while pursuing their own agendas?

Spark's apparent prosperity and strength are, in reality, nothing more than a facade propped up by these people. Under the Spark Organization's name, they freely wage wars of invasion, securing benefits for the forces and kingdoms behind them."

"How could this... But, His Eminence Leo, since you know all this, have you never considered finding a way to punish them?"

Landon was already dumbfounded. His lips moved a few times, but he did not know what to say.

"Of course I have the power to deal with them. After all, I am the leader of the Spark Organization and a Rank Nine. But if I truly did that, the Spark Organization would immediately fall apart."

Seeing Landon's shocked and bewildered reaction to the rotten state of the Spark Organization he had described, Leo seemed utterly unconcerned.

"There is no need to be surprised, Landon. So long as they are of value to us and the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, I will not refuse their entry, just as I do not refuse to cooperate with the Federation Parliament.

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