"Moved up?"
"When was it moved up?"
Chen Changan frowned slightly. He had a nagging feeling that the exchange meeting's sudden advancement was likely connected to his seizure of the Chaos Star Stone in the Star Sea.
After all, people from Starfall Hall had been present at the time. Once they returned, they would certainly have reported the matter.
But... ten full years had passed in between. Why had there been such a long delay before any reaction came?
"I don't know either. I just received the news."
"By my reckoning, it should be in about half a year."
Half a year?
No, it probably was not half a year.
"If I'm not mistaken, it's likely related to the Ascension incident this time."
Hearing Chen Changan's words, the War Alliance leader nodded in agreement. The Ascension incident had happened around four months ago, so the timing worked out.
"If the previous exchange meetings were for resources, benefits, and status..."
"Then this time, there was an Ascension incident, and it was moved up as well."
"What do you think Starfall Hall's objective is?" the War Alliance leader asked curiously.
"I don't know."
"But whatever it is, that isn't important. What matters is how much benefit it brings us."
"To be honest, I'm not particularly short on resources right now."
"What I need is time."
"And some connections as well."
"You know my identity, and you know what I'll face in Chaos Heaven. So the more allies I have, the greater the benefit to me."
After Chen Changan finished speaking, the War Alliance leader did not quite understand.
"Actually, with talent as monstrous as yours, you could settle everything by yourself. What do you need allies for?"
"At most, having more allies would merely be icing on the cake for you, wouldn't