"Only one chance—a single chance for a killing blow. Mm, it truly is a perfect plan. That puts my mind much more at ease. Sure enough, Stone Marquis and the Kushan Empire have joined forces, plotting against me... The Bearskin Wearers should have been swept into history's garbage heap long ago!"
The Kushan Empire and Stone Marquis likely could not have imagined that Liszt had long since seen through their conspiracy.
Yet after seeing through it, Liszt relaxed instead. All the preparations that needed to be made had long been completed; now he only had to wait for the second Battle of Minds to arrive. Then he could turn their scheme against them, sweep up the Kushan Empire's conspirators in one net, and take this juvenile Aluminum Dragon while he was at it.
"For the next few months, everything can proceed as usual."
Liszt intended to carry on as normal over the next few months, waiting until Picat Earth Fury on Stone Marquis's side conducted the Battle of Minds before heading over to deal with the conspiracy. Yet only a month had passed when the Blood Servants delivered new information: Picat and the Aluminum Dragon had hit it off.
In merely one month, with only a small number of silver coins spent, he had already won the Aluminum Dragon's favor and was preparing to let Picat conduct the Battle of Minds.
This was an unexpected development. No one had imagined that Picat and the Aluminum Dragon would get along so well.
It was practically becoming a foregone conclusion.
Because of this, Liszt could no longer wait. "Ake, get ready. We're heading to Solid Earth now to witness this Battle of Minds—and welcome the conspiracy to come."
"Mm, don't worry, Brother. Ake has made every possible preparation."
At once, the two