"Lord Roland, an urgent message from Atrelin."
Before long, Roland received the message Antonia had sent.
No one else knew about this yet. Even Lie Yi, a fellow Grand Mage, was not qualified to take part in the discussion, because Roland was a senior commissioner on the committee and had served as an imperial consul.
Roland read it over and quickly understood what had happened.
"This is neither a particularly big matter nor a small one.
If it isn't handled properly, it could very well develop into a crisis for the entire world."
Following Antonia's instructions, he contacted Anna privately.
Roland did not tell her what had happened. He merely mentioned a secret mission and ordered her to return to the country immediately to preside over large-scale astrological activities.
Anna was an experienced Astrologer herself, and she guessed something of the situation as soon as she heard what he said.
Without another word, she set out immediately.
She would represent the Seris School in conducting a large-scale divination ritual concerning this matter of national destiny, helping the leadership formulate its policies.
Next, Roland, Antonia, and the other imperial consuls held a secret discussion.
Together, they discussed how to respond to the matter.
"My suggestion is to nip this in the bud and stamp out any emerging threat to Atrelin wherever possible.
Disasters involving Abyss demons usually start small and keep spreading.
But when they first break out, there is always a chance to stamp them out."
Roland recounted some of what he had seen and heard in Xinweila World. As an imperial consul who had recently inspected Sinvira, he had considerable authority to speak on the subject.
Sinvira's tragedy had largely resulted from a failure to take the threat seriously at the outset.
Antonia and the others naturally agreed.
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