Inside a lounge at the Great Shun Tianyuan Hall Government Affairs Institute, Ren Xinshan and Deputy Minister Guo still had not left.
As they reviewed documents, they used World Tokens to make appropriate arrangements for the various matters within their departments.
At such a critical juncture, especially while no definite news had arrived from the frontline, everyone silently went about their duties. No one raised any objections.
The Conservative Faction was also being quite cooperative. At least for now, they did not appear to be causing trouble anywhere.
But as members of the Progressive Faction, they knew perfectly well that this was only temporary. Those people, like them, were also watching the developments at the frontline.
Once news of unfavorable fighting emerged, their attitudes would certainly change. Some would find ways to delay and shirk responsibility in all sorts of matters, coming up with every possible excuse. In short, they would not let this war proceed so smoothly.
If you could lead everyone to victory, no one would criticize you. But once you failed, all kinds of unforeseen resistance would come flooding in.
Deputy Minister Guo had just concluded another brief meeting on the platform. He accepted two documents handed over by his secretary, rubbed his brow, and looked outside.
"Should it be nearly dawn in the Convergence Zone?"
Ren Xinshan had been keeping track of the time. He said, "A little over an hour remains."
Deputy Minister Guo slapped the armrest of the sofa. "Then there should be results soon."
Nearly an hour earlier, the operations room had received news from the frontline that Yaolan Pass had engaged the team sent by the Old Imperial Household.
Yet even now, no results had been relayed back.
Only people at their level knew exactly how much combat strength each side had