After hearing Garen's terms, Gaisesen fell into a thoughtful silence.
Before long, he finally spoke. "All right, but you have to agree to one condition of mine as well."
"What condition?"
Garen asked at once.
"No matter what happens in the future, you must treat the ordinary members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan well. And you and Linley must always acknowledge to the outside world that you're members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan."
Hearing Gaisesen's condition, Garen guessed that Gaisesen probably thought he was trying to "usurp the throne" and take control of the entire Four Divine Beasts Clan.
In truth, Garen had no such intention. But the condition he'd proposed had inevitably led Gaisesen to suspect otherwise.
He'll understand eventually. I really just want a bunch of people to help me grind experience. I don't have time to manage anything.
Oh, well. Let him misunderstand me. Given enough time, he'll figure it out on his own.
Garen hoped to transcend the limits of the universe someday. A little clan like the Four Divine Beasts Clan wasn't worth coveting.
"Now, can you tell me what you have in mind?"
Gaisesen relaxed as he spoke.
"Clan Leader Gaisesen, let me ask you something first."
"If the Four Divine Beasts Clan only fought four of the Eight Great Clans, would we have a chance of winning?"
Hearing Garen's question, Gaisesen had already guessed what he was thinking.
"Pick them off one by one."
But it wasn't that easy.
The Eight Great Clans were situated on either side of Azure Prefecture, four on each side, with the Tianji Mountain Range surrounded between them.
But even just four of the clans were only a little weaker than the Four Divine Beasts Clan. The Four Divine Beasts Clan couldn't defeat them quickly.
Besides,