"Won't there be other factions?"
Hu Liena frowned and muttered to herself, "Since no other factions think highly of the Blacksmith Association, why has Teacher repeatedly tried to win them over?"
"Over the past year, she even had me seduce Song Ye from Tiancheng Weapon Shop."
"Tiancheng Weapon Shop?" Yue Guan, who had been listening nearby, was immediately surprised.
He suddenly understood. "So that's how it is!"
"Could it be that the Pope wants to obtain the methods for making those weapons, then combine them with the Blacksmith Association's mass production capabilities, perhaps even develop stronger weapons!"
"This is all preparation for the grand plan ahead!"
Only at this moment did Yue Guan understand the higher-ups' intentions. No wonder they had spent so long and so much effort trying to win over the Blacksmith Association!
Hu Liena nodded as well, sighing, "That's right!"
"Before this 'Libra Weapon Shop' had even opened, Teacher was already trying to win over the Blacksmith Association!"
"So Teacher knew all along! That's why she had been laying the groundwork!"
"Teacher is so far-sighted and meticulous. It looks like she has been taking one unplanned step after another, but everything has actually been part of her plan!"
"Hiss!"
As Hu Liena spoke, she felt a chill run down her spine.
Yue Guan also fell into thought. "Is that so?"
"Now that you put it that way, it does seem to be the case!"
"I never expected the Pope's schemes to run so deep..."
"Even before the Pope ordered us to subdue the Blacksmith Association, she had Old Ghost and me find some blacksmiths and make things resembling arrows."
"Good heavens, that was even earlier!"
"The Pope had really been planning this from so long ago?"
Hu Liena's expression turned solemn, though she also looked somewhat proud.