"Article four: the Alliance Legion!"
Fang Mo raised his voice again, cutting off the discussion. He had no time to waste on such meaningless debate. If he had not needed these factions' strength, he would never have needed to convene this alliance meeting.
"The Heavenly Way Alliance will establish the Heavenly Way Legion, composed of elite martial artists from every sect and Mecha Warriors, with unified organization, training, and deployment! Every faction that joins the alliance must dispatch disciples to the Heavenly Way Legion in proportion to its sect's strength! In wartime, the alliance leader will command it directly. In peacetime, the legion command will oversee training and administration!"
"How can that be acceptable? Isn't this an alliance? You should only call up our people during wartime. How can you transfer them away outright?"
"Exactly! Our sects are already short-handed. If you take our people away, how are we supposed to defend our sects?"
"How is this an alliance? You're clearly founding a new sect!"
The discussion below grew louder. Unified organization and deployment meant that each sect would lose control over part of its military strength, something many factions could not accept.
"Senior Brother, what is he trying to do? Who would want to join an alliance like this?"
Jian Yue looked puzzled. Fang Mo's approach was far too overbearing. It amounted to taking away each faction's strongest members. Surely no sect would agree to that!
Lie Jiuyou shook his head and said,
"Don't rush. Let's hear the remaining articles first!"
Fang Mo did not answer the many questions, nor did he give the crowd much time to discuss them. He continued,
"Article five: centralized resource allocation!"
"The Heavenly Way Alliance will establish the Heavenly Way Treasury. Each sect will contribute resources proportionally to cover collective expenses, including alliance