But even after losing several thousand mercenaries, the Blizzard Mercenary Corps still possessed an enormous force. Besides, even if they had no troops left, given the Blizzard Mercenary Corps' influence, they could quickly raise another powerful army. If Li's identity were exposed now, a brutal battle would be inevitable.
The Blizzard Mercenary Corps had long since faded from Li's memory. He had never expected that this time, he would walk straight into their home turf!
As he moved through squad after squad of Blizzard mercenaries, Li appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was extremely tense. The others from the Shadow of Konoha and the Bradman Knights were also secretly on guard. Fortunately, nothing happened along the way. The convoy passed through most of the town and finally arrived safely at the Rhine Chamber of Commerce's regional headquarters.
No one had time to rest. After settling in briefly, they gathered in a secret room beneath the Rhine Chamber of Commerce. A sand table depicting the surrounding terrain had already been prepared there.
A large stretch of hills at the center of the sand table had been painted green, something Caesar had just done with dye. The hills were surrounded by mountains on three sides, while the side facing the mine was covered by a dense forest.
Caesar began skillfully introducing the terrain instead of David, the local. As a major slave trader, Caesar clearly had his own unique sources of intelligence.
Perhaps Caesar and David had reached some unspoken understanding. In any case, David did not seem particularly surprised that Caesar knew the terrain around his own base so well.
Arthur, meanwhile, was frowning deeply. Although he had long known that the Highlanders would not be living on open plains, he had not expected them to be situated in