Talent

"That's how it is..."

In the room, Gaita, having made up his mind, listened as Geshilton introduced his plan. Geshilton spoke with great animation, while Gaita grew increasingly alarmed as he listened.

The Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce had apparently been carrying out subversion efforts in Blackwater City for a long time. They had even been in place before Viscount Krick arrived.

Moreover, they had already built up considerable power within Blackwater City. Just the forces under the officers of the Garrison Regiment outside could provide three or four hundred men—more than a tenth of the regiment's total strength. All these forces were already firmly under Geshilton's control.

Not to mention that Viscount Victor had now arrived with his army, causing some of the Garrison Regiment's officers to waver.

According to Geshilton, he had contacted these people long ago, but they had never given him an answer. Now, however, they had begun contacting Geshilton again. The forces under their command were even larger, and included a battalion commander.

Geshilton did not tell Gaita the specific identities of these people. Gaita did not mind in the slightest. After all, they were only partners at present and had not reached the point of confiding everything in each other.

Furthermore, according to Geshilton, the guard forces under the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce also possessed considerable strength—far more than the number they had learned about. Their armed guards numbered at least two or three hundred, far exceeding the normal standard for a guard force. However, they were hidden among the forces of other cooperative chambers of commerce, which was why no one had noticed them.

"President Geshilton, you possess such strength already. Even without the Governor's help, you could seize Blackwater City through coordinated action from within and without. Why, then, is Viscount