Artificial Pestilence Plan (I)

Razor was a renowned powerhouse across the Northern Lands' three provinces. A Chief Surgeon Grade Plague Exterminator himself, he also possessed specialized skills, granting him even greater standing than ordinary chief surgeons.

Clearly, Northland Pharmaceuticals' guards understood this and immediately went to report his arrival.

Ten minutes later.

Zhou Zhi was permitted to enter.

The conference center, [Spirit Net Palace].

At present, all the major forces spanning the Northern Lands' three provinces were gathered at the Xue Clan's old residence for a meeting.

Among them was the Dragon Among Men of the Wheelcasting Mill faction to which Razor belonged.

A hegemonic figure of the dark world, an extremely senior Dragon Among Men—Xu Xian.

He was over a hundred years old. In his youth, he had worked as a bladesmith in the Great Abyss, forging blades for Plague Exterminators. Later, he became a mercenary and fought on the battlefield.

Thanks to his exceptional talent for plague extermination, he soon secured a place for himself in the dark world.

A Dragon Among Men like him naturally commanded his own faction and was difficult for Fang Tianzhao to fully control. Even though his sphere of activity lay within the Chengyun Dynasty, Fang Tianzhao seemingly had never tried to recruit him.

Xu Xian was not particularly tall, standing at around 1.7 meters, but his body was exceptionally lean and sturdy. Every strand of his hair stood upright, bursting with intensity like a furnace.

"So... even knowing that Hua Qianqiu is recuperating from his injuries, you still don't intend to make a move?"

"Who are you waiting for?"

"For Hua Qianqiu's [Lotus] true body to fully recover?"

Xu Xian spoke in a deep, cavernous voice. "Then your Northland Pharmaceuticals families truly are saints. You send them medicine and resources—why not send some to this old