"The Divine Court Training Camp!" Cecilia had fought the Divine Court on the Kane Plane. She blurted out the answer at once.
"Not necessarily. It could be a training camp run by another major Star Alliance faction."
Bai Xiaowen waved a hand. "We know too little about the Star Alliance. But the Divine Court is the likeliest candidate... They failed on the Kane Plane last time, and a few months would have given them time to regroup and prepare. The timing fits."
"And now we're up against them again?" Cecilia grumbled. "Ugh. The native factions are enough of a headache without the Divine Court stirring things up..."
"The Divine Court Training Camp probably isn't as strong as it was on the Kane Plane," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "Their former class monitor and Intelligence Team leader have both been pushed out."
"But on Kane, we had the advantage of working from the shadows while they were out in the open. We could outmaneuver them," Cecilia said. "Now both sides are out in the open. They've surely heard that we killed Zhang Jiao and shook the world. They'll suspect someone else has taken Yuan Xi's place."
"That's fine too. I'd like to go a few rounds with the Divine Court Training Camp... There's nothing like matching wits with other people." As Bai Xiaowen spoke, his expression grew increasingly unhinged.jpg.
Cecilia laughed and shrugged. Han Xu rubbed his backside helplessly.
"All right, I'll need to adjust my plan," Bai Xiaowen said after a moment's thought. "With the Awakeners represented by Cao Xiong in Xudu, taking the city with a surprise cavalry raid will be much harder. If it fails, we'll take a serious hit. So I'm adding a fallback."
"What kind of fallback?"
"The Youzhou Army," Bai Xiaowen said with a