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Chapter 220. Crisis of the War Alliance
Before seeing the speech from the Crown Princess of the Rose Group, she thought that the Crown Princess's clever moves must be very ingenious, and that various methods might be used to create a scheme within a scheme.

But she forgot that the Rose Crown Princess was not of the Light faction. The ability to create schemes within schemes within schemes was a professional skill of the Light faction's strategists. Other factions could hardly set up schemes as naturally as they did, as if it were eating or drinking.

Most other factions don't engage in overly complex schemes, especially for a power the size of the Rose Group, where open and aboveboard tactics are clearly simpler and more direct.

Jun Yunqi's decision this time was even more audacious. She directly set up a low-tax checkpoint for the War Alliance. This way, if the Restoration Army shifted its target and marched towards the War Alliance, it would have to pay money to the Rose Group. With the War Alliance blocking the checkpoint as a buffer, it would act as a filter and prevent the spread of the epidemic.

Although it was an open scheme, it truly killed two birds with one stone, which was ingenious.

If Jiang Jianxin belonged to another faction, she might have exclaimed "Wonderful, wonderful!" But the key is that her faction is the War Alliance, the only victim in this game.

—The Rose Group’s move is clearly pushing the War Alliance into a fire pit.

Yin Ju, standing nearby, already looked anxious. Seeing that Jiang Jianxin had read the entire Crown Princess's speech, he said urgently:

"What should we do? There's already a lot of resentment among the people towards the War Alliance. I think the Restoration Army will definitely target our forces."

Jiang Jianxin also felt this was certain. She stroked her chin thoughtfully and said:

"What did our alliance's command say?"

Yin Ju frowned and said:
"I feel very strange that the headquarters has not issued any personnel transfer notices yet."

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Jianxin had only been in the War Alliance for half a year and was a little unfamiliar with the rules here, and didn't know what was strange about what Yin Ju was talking about.

"Logically, when something like this happens, the headquarters should issue a personnel deployment notice in advance."

Yin Ju analyzed it for her in detail:
"We're in Haidu, and the Rose Road is under closure. The best decision for headquarters right now is to transfer us to Liuyiguan, the closer Dawn Base, and let us wait for the blockade to be lifted before going to Hope Base or Dawn Base to stand by."

"But the key issue is that the headquarters hasn't even issued a notice to transfer people to Liuyiguan in the south yet."

Yin Ju's expression was solemn, his face more serious than ever before.

The reason he wasn't in a hurry to return to Haidu to manage the floods was that he knew the War Alliance would prioritize sending Elder Liu south if there were any issues.

King Senluo Liu Yiguan possessed extraordinary strength. In the lush southern region, beneath a vast forest, Liu Yiguan was the god of that place.

With this heavyweight figure already on the front lines, there's no rush to need his combat power.

However, even at such a critical juncture, the General Headquarters did not issue a notice to transfer troops to the south.

This made Yin Ju wonder if something had happened at the headquarters.

Jiang Jianxin also realized this after hearing Yin Ju's explanation.

Recalling Xie Yan's instructions from yesterday, she took a deep breath and said:
"Oh no, Chief Commander Qin is probably in danger. We need to go back right away."

"Back to Dawn Base?"

Yin Ju asked.

Jiang Jianxin patted his shoulder with a look of exasperation and said:
"Why go back to Dawn Base? Let's go straight to Dawn Base."

Yin Ju said somewhat nervously:
"But without the Commander's orders... if we rashly go to the Dawn Base, we will be condemned by the Elder Cabinet, and we might even be criticized by the Headquarters."

He had been in the War Alliance for many years and knew all the rules of the alliance. He was also bound by the rules and regulations. Without orders from his superiors, Yin Ju dared not act rashly.

"Don't wait for the commander's order. If we wait any longer, the commander might replace him."

Jiang Jianxin said anxiously.

She had a vague, bad feeling.

Qin Xuan had already been sidelined by Zhu Yan and Rui Changming, and now that he suddenly can't send out orders, it's hard to say what happened.

"Do we have to cross the Rose Transportation Blockade to get to Dawn Base from here?"

Jiang Jianxin looked at Yin Ju and asked. The latter was somewhat surprised by her boldness, but also felt that the situation at headquarters might have changed. After hesitating for a moment, he still said:
"Yes, Rose Group's transportation network covers the whole country. You have to pass through Rose Transportation's checkpoints to get from Haidu to Dawn Base."

"However, Dawn Base is located in the south, bordering the Cangjiang River, and there is more than one way to get there by land."

Yin Ju pointed to the rushing Cangjiang River in the distance and said:

"There is also a waterway that can take you directly to the Dawn Base."

Jiang Jianxin's eyes lit up suddenly, and she said happily:

"Can we get to the Dawn Base by following the Cangjiang River?"

"Correct."

Yin Ju said firmly.

"Did the Rose Group not set up checkpoints on the waterways?"

Jiang Jianxin asked cautiously.

"It was set up, but—"

Yin Ju said indifferently:

Whether this waterway is clear or not is not up to them to decide.

He could manipulate the Cangjiang River to directly breach the pass. As long as no one saw him take action, the blame could be shifted onto the Cangjiang River—it was just a natural disaster, and the Rose Group could only accept their bad luck.

“That’s great! I’ll fly up the Cangjiang River on my sword, and when I get to the pass, you can help me disrupt the Rose Group.”

Jiang Jianxin picked up his sword and quickly gave instructions.

"I can use the waters of the Cangjiang River to push you up."

Yin Ju suggested.

Jiang Jianxin shook his head, his face full of disgust:

"Your water travels too slowly; it's not as fast as my sword flight."

"..."

Yin Ju remained silent, because his water speed was indeed not as fast as Jiang Jianxin's flying speed on his sword.

Jiang Jianxin, however, looked at him and asked:
"Would you like to ride with me on my sword?"

Yin Ju quickly refused:
"No, Feng Shiman used to take me flying with the wind, but I'm afraid of heights."

—Besides being afraid of heights, he was also a little afraid of Kenshin Ebisu's flying style. In his eyes, flying in the sky on that narrow sword was no different from walking on a tightrope.

Not everyone has excellent balance, and Yin Ju is a water manipulator. He felt that if he fell, he would be turned into a meat patty unless he fell into the river.

"You go first, I'll travel upstream and arrive later."

Yin Ju said.

"If you encounter a waterway checkpoint on Rose Transport, all you need to do is cleave the river in the middle with your sword."

"At that time, the river will roar and the waves will surge into the sky, clearing a path for you."

Jiang Jianxin lightly stroked the sword's blade with her fingertips, the cold glint reflecting in her calm eyes. She nodded slightly and stepped onto the sword.
"Then, see you at Dawn Base, Yin Ju."

Before the words were finished, the sword light had already pierced through the air, leaving only a wisp of sword energy rippling across the clouds.

Is it really impossible to see Chapter 218? I saw some readers in the backend saying they didn't see Chapter 218, but my author backend is working fine. I switched to a different reader account, and Chapter 218 is still there on the front end. I even saw some readers commenting on Chapter 218 yesterday.