Refining the Heavens 4 (炼天四)

Chapter 13: Unbelievable! Why are they heading out right away?

An informant humbly brought a message to the Lord Esley. His face expressionless as he delivered a message he believed to be of no importance, "Sir, Lord Kairos of the Astroire family requests to meet with you."

"Tell him I'm busy. Whatever request he has, just pass it to me."

As expected, the commander did not seem to place any priority on the matter either, and the informant nodded understandably, "Yes sir, I will let him know."

"Dismiss," Esley waved him off impatiently.

The soldier hurriedly exited Esley's tent then a few minutes later he returned.

"Sir!"

"Done already?"

"He has a note for you, sir!"

"Let's see... His little group wants to join the skirmishes and test the enemy's strength? Just let them go out. We don't have to care about them."

"But sir, would it look bad on us? They will be in danger."

"Do you think this is the playground? Are we babysitters? If they come to the frontlines, they should be prepared for danger. We don't need to pay any attention to them, just let them go out as they wished."

"Yes sir, I'll let them know you approved."

"Dismissed. And, don't let anyone disturb me unless it's urgent. I had a breakthrough and need absolute silence to fortify my cultivation."

"Yes, sir! Congratulations, sir! I'll make sure no one will disturb you."

.....

In a darkly lit hall, several robed individuals stood in a circle; the Ghosts of the Dark Hall, and their leader, the Hall Master.

If not for their furrowed brows and heated discussion, they would've appeared as aged wizards trying to summon something wicked.

At the centre is the cause of their debate. A crystal ball projecting the latest report out into the air above it.

"Requesting reinforcements from the Northern Keep, 2000 soldiers. Is he kidding us? Why would we approve?"

"The boy must've dreaming. Strange, he didn't seem like that sort."

"Regardless, we will decline the request."

"No, we should hold on from making a decision."

"Yes, that is a good idea. We will drag for time."

The crystal ball flashed, then a new report was generated. They carefully read off the image projection then a problem arose. Kairos had led his team out of Northern Keep the very next morning.

A little more than a week passed as those robed individuals waited to see what Kairos had planned, when finally the next report came: The Snowdrifts had arrived at the frontlines.

"Are they just going to head towards the Ku Kang encampment like this?"

"Of course not. This is Kairos we are talking about. It's impossible that the boy will head out without a plan. He should be collecting data on the current status of the frontlines and analysing how to create a breakthrough point right now," one of them said proudly. He is the Silver Ghost who is known as the sharpest mind in the Dark Hall.

Any decision that will affect the entire organisation must go through his hands. There were countless incidents concerning the fate of powerful individuals and great families that cannot be separated from the Silver Ghost. Even the direction of Saint Empire had been in his hands once before.

The other Ghosts nodded and applauded him.

"Ohhh, impressive analysis as always," the Green Ghost said.