They had known for a long time that mages were extremely selfish--
Just as when Star Antimony attacked in the past, they had surrendered immediately; and when Star Antimony began to falter, Black Hawk contacted them and they immediately put on an act together. That was precisely why the Children of the Moon were certain the mages would never die alongside Star Antimony. Thus, they contacted these selfish wise men, hoping to obtain their wisdom.
The plan had succeeded in part--they indeed had no desire to help Star Antimony.
But it had also failed in part--they had no desire to help the Children of the Moon, either.
And at that moment, the Children of the Moon who had participated in the Fallen Angel war and disappeared began sending letters to their families and friends, or visiting them in person... They offered another choice: transform into Mist Demons.
As long as they held good intentions, they could, just as they had once been transformed into Children of the Moon, wash away their tainted blood, purify their fallen hearts, and become subjects of the Mist Angel. Many Children of the Moon who, like Lan Wen Mills, had been forcibly transformed accepted the invitation... Even the Hawkeye Organization seemed to have learned of this long ago and announced that they had no hatred toward Mist Demons. As long as a Child of the Moon became a Mist Demon, they would no longer carry out any assassination attempts against them.
--But Lan Wen had not received an invitation.
He had indeed been a Child of the Moon who was forcibly transformed, and at first he had indeed been filled with hatred toward the Child of the Moon who had poisoned and forcibly transformed him... But as a merchant, he possessed an excellent ability to