Chapter 1076: Face
"Damn it, have the people from Richest Under Heaven and Long Zhen gone mad?"
James left Yharnam's gates with a grim expression, still finding it hard to believe.
Those fence-sitters were typical obedient subjects. Whoever won, they listened to them. They had almost no awareness of resistance and never involved themselves in any legion's disputes.
It was precisely because of this nature that both the Qing Court and Beiyang tolerated their fence-sitting. After all, whoever won could slaughter them for profit afterward, and they would hardly resist.
The two legions should have been perfectly clear about their own position. They had never crossed the line before.
Yet this time, even after he had made his stance clear in person—"hinted" at it—they had responded like this. It was simply unbelievable!
Granted, due to insufficient preparation, the combined manpower on his side was not as strong as theirs. But he was practically speaking on behalf of the legion. Didn't they have any damn sense?
When had Wings of Freedom ever taken the lead unless there was a reason?
A bunch of idiots who couldn't tell what mattered.
"Captain, should we notify the royal capital?"
One of the four members who had come with James hesitated before offering the reminder, making James's expression flicker.
Without Long Zhen, even Beiyang and Richest Under Heaven combined would not be worth worrying about. But with that old bastard around, the few of them truly could not gain even the slightest advantage.
"I'll report the situation. Hmph! If they had obediently stayed in Yharnam, that would have been one thing. But they actually want to go to the royal capital!"
A harsh glint flashed through James's eyes. If it were merely an ordinary force, with only those few quasi-Intruders from Beiyang, they would not