One was Sumeru's Great General Mahamatra, and the other was an Akademiya Matra. Neither was a nobody in the Akademiya.
The Matra controlled Sumeru's trials and punishments, and as their leader, Great General Mahamatra Cyno could be called the only person with the legal authority to put the Sages on trial.
As for Alhaitham, the Scribe, although his office was not one that wielded major power within the Akademiya, he was certainly the person below the Sages who knew the most about policy. After all, in present-day Sumeru, every paper book and written document had to be recorded and archived by the Scribe.
Although gaining these two important allies, one civil and one martial, was good news for Nahida's side, something still felt off to her.
Right, during the Sabzeruz Festival samsara, he had also mentioned that Setaria, Great Sage Azar's assistant, was one of his covert assets.
How long had this Inazuma Regent even been in Sumeru? How had he managed to turn these important figures into his covert assets in such a short time?
If he stayed in Sumeru a while longer, would the entire Akademiya become his people? Nahida's estimation of Yucheng rose another notch.
Could it be... that this was the standard a nation's ruler should meet? Then it seemed I really wasn't qualified yet.
With the two excellent allies Yucheng had provided, Lumine and Paimon both felt that helping Nahida overthrow the Akademiya's Sages was no longer a pipe dream. At most, it was nightmare difficulty. So what if there was a New God? It was not as though they had never faced a god's threat before.
After learning enough of the details, Lumine and Paimon decided to set out immediately for Caravan Ribat and Aaru Village in the desert region to seek help.
At