Wang Dong looked over at the sound of Mada's voice.
"Zhong Shenxiu is the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
He has plenty of official business to handle every day.
He doesn't spend all his time aboard the Blazing Ice Mountain."
Mada put it succinctly.
Wang Dong's eyes lit up.
He understood what Mada meant.
If Zhong Shenxiu were aboard his flagship,
Wang Dong would inevitably run into him face-to-face when he made his move.
Even with Zhou Tai and Lieba, who could give him an overwhelming advantage in boarding combat,
plundering someone's flagship right in front of him...
That sort of thing...
Given Wang Dong's special relationship with Zhong Shenxiu,
would inevitably be a little awkward.
On the other hand,
if Zhong Shenxiu wasn't aboard his flagship
when the Dark Peng made its move,
that would be an entirely different matter.
Being there when it happened and hearing about it afterward
were two completely different things!
Besides, this would make it easier to keep things secret.
There'd be no need to resort to extreme measures like killing witnesses.
Wang Dong could simply "kidnap" the Blazing Ice Mountain and take it back to the Black Stone Territory!
If necessary, he could later clear its name by claiming he had "helped recover the Blazing Ice Mountain."
He could even keep the Blazing Ice Mountain hidden away indefinitely and pretend none of this had ever happened!
"That settles it!"
The more Wang Dong thought about it, the happier he became.
He gave Mada a look of approval.
Now that was a good subordinate.
Someone who could discreetly ease his superior's burdens.
If you didn't promote talent like that, who would you promote?
What came next was simple.
The Blazing Ice Mountain was stationed inside the Kyoto Star System.
The Dark Peng, still hidden