Hong Yuanqiu sat in his chair and pondered for a long while after Zhang Yu left.
Zhang Yu was willing to go to Nether City alone and had no need for the Military Affairs Office to take part in the assault. At the very least, they had to handle the rendezvous properly.
But as he had said before, if they suddenly mobilized a large force at this time, it might instead draw Nether City's attention.
After thinking it over, it seemed there was only that unit left to deploy.
He immediately picked up his brush and drafted a military order. Once he had stamped it with his seal, he summoned his trusted clerk, briefly explained the matter, and said, "To ensure word does not leak out this time, we can only send out the Reserve Guard."
The clerk was startled. "Director, that is the Reserve Guard. If they are transferred away, then what if..."
The Reserve Guard was an army that did not exist in the Military Affairs Office's records. It was normally stationed in the void, held in reserve for critical moments. Among them were cultivators dispatched from the Jade Capital Profound Residence to stand watch.
Hong Yuanqiu said, "Only by using this force, which is already stationed in the void, can we avoid attracting anyone's notice. Troops exist to be used at critical times. Allowing this Nether City to continue existing will ultimately be harmful to us.
"And Zhang Inspector is right. This is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. Besides, I am not asking them to fight. I only want them to provide support at the critical moment."
The clerk looked at Hong Yuanqiu, stepped forward, and accepted the military order. Although Hong Yuanqiu's arrangements were sound, he was still worried.
The previous director had been replaced, and there were