Not long after the Governors concluded their meeting and prepared to leave the Hive City, General Barrett, stationed at the very forefront of the standoff, received an order from the Marshal.
The order was simple: everyone in Barrett's Second Legion was to immediately prepare to end the standoff, because the First Legion were not enemies. As subjects of the God-Emperor, everyone should do their utmost to reconcile their differences.
The order was worded beautifully, but Barrett felt that the Governor wanted to compromise and back down. Otherwise, why would he say something so nice?
Through their contact during this period of standoff, Barrett had come to feel that the First Legion were merely a group of angry people who had narrowly escaped death. They did not want this Hive City to be set ablaze by war. After all, this was their home too.
After receiving the order, Barrett immediately commanded the troops to assemble, then went to the First Legion's side.
"The Hive City has compromised." Barrett found Grey, who was arranging for recruits to teleport along the fortifications, and showed him the order. "We don't need to keep confronting each other."
Grey immediately took the order and examined it carefully. He scanned it and sent it to Qin Mo before speaking to Barrett. "Congratulations. You've been on edge this whole time, afraid we'd attack you. Now you can rest easy, right?"
"Not really. I don't know whether your forceful Legion Commander will compromise with the higher-ups." Barrett smiled and shook his head.
"Of course he won't compromise. He'll find the person behind the attack plan, execute him, and settle this matter once and for all," Grey said.
Hearing his calm tone, Barrett's heart, which had just begun to settle, rose again. He felt the shadow of war that had