While the Protagonists were each consumed with worry.
The several Duke-level villains viewed the matter from a different angle.
Naturally, they had no way of checking Su Mo's Villain Rank.
They were still discussing the matter from on high, as though they were in control of the bigger picture.
These Duke-level villains were naturally quite ambitious as well.
Dealing with all these Protagonists in the Royal Capital at once was only their first step.
Afterward, once they had divided up the Protagonists' Golden Fingers and Villain Points, they would use their own resources to further increase their strength.
The second step would be to purge the Protagonists within the Crescent Kingdom. The Villain Points gained from that could also be used to raise their Golden Finger levels.
It would also eliminate potential threats.
Internal threats within the kingdom were comparatively greater.
Even if Protagonists from other kingdoms grew stronger, unless they reached a certain level, it would still be difficult for them to travel to another kingdom and cause trouble.
It was like before transmigration: no matter how powerful you were in Dragon Country, if you went to northern Myanmar, one careless move and your kidneys could still get harvested.
And perhaps without anesthesia...
Unless you were powerful enough to make an entire kingdom wary of you.
Or the enemy you were dealing with was merely a minor character.
Their third step, naturally, was to openly or secretly seize control of the entire Crescent Kingdom.
Once they controlled the Crescent Kingdom, they could proceed to the fourth step.
The fourth step was to march into the World of Gods.
These people had planned everything out in great detail.
And precisely because of that.
Count of Inkstone Territory, who enjoyed such prestige in the Crescent Kingdom and was favored by