Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Elvia gritted her teeth and clenched her fists:

"That's a city-state alliance."

"Just the titled masters alone, there are already over thirty of them!"

"Any one of them could destroy King Carter!"

Lin Gui chuckled softly, leaned back in his chair, and crossed his hands over his abdomen.

"The league's strength is indeed terrifying."

"But how does it compare to the forbidden area in front of your house?"

Elvia froze, her fist slowly loosening.

Lin Gui continued, his fingers lightly tracing the tabletop as if he were drawing a map.

"The strongest and most fearsome force in Akara has never been the city-states."

"It is a demon, a wilderness."

He paused, then raised his eyelids to look at Elvia.

"Elvia, if we gather all the strongest members of the alliance to resist the still-spreading black tide, do you think it's possible?"

Elvia said speechlessly, spreading her hands and shrugging her shoulders high.

"Is that feeding the devil?"

In a brief glimpse of the Withered Rift, she spotted at least a hundred epic demons.

This is only a small part of the Kuroshio Current.

Will the league weather this?

Lin Gui smiled faintly and tapped his finger on the table.

"What about the Red Earth Desert? Even if we mobilize all the alliance's strongest warriors, can we flatten that forbidden area?"

Elvia's lips twitched, and her shoulders slumped.

"Isn't this just an extra meal?"

Lin Gui smiled faintly and tapped the table again.

"What about the Blackwater Forest near the capital of Nakat?"

Elvia pondered for a moment, tapping her chin with her finger, her brows furrowed.

Blackwater Forest is located north of the capital of Carter and east of the city of Shield.

It's an existence that doesn't even rank in the forbidden area.

But even though it's not ranked highly, after a general assessment...

Elvia was shocked to discover at the last moment:

"The alliance will suffer heavy losses."

In comparison, the image of the alliance as a formidable force suddenly crumbled.

Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so outrageous that Lin Gui brandished his sword at the Alliance.

Did I withdraw too early?

Elvia quickly shook the dangerous thoughts off her head, shaking her head so hard that the ends of her hair hit her face.

She looked at Lin Gui, her tone tinged with resentment:

"But you can't possibly conquer those forbidden areas either."

Lin Gui spoke, his voice as calm as if stating a fact, his body leaning slightly forward:

"I don't need to conquer them."

"Just their presence is the greatest help to me."

Lin Gui's words suddenly made Elvia realize something.

She recalled the incredible route map she had just seen, which showed that she had explored almost all the forbidden areas in the surrounding area.

She looked at Lin Gui strangely, then looked out the window at Dragonbone City.

Dragonbone City's current situation is very much like that of a city-state.

Karan.

Since they are all located outside the central city-state, the influence of the alliance is not obvious here.

Furthermore, similarly, there is virtually no ruling power at the top.

The city of Karan was attacked by demons, causing nobles and knights to flee.

Dragonbone City, on the other hand, is due to the Black Tide.

Elvia frowned, lowered her voice, and unconsciously leaned forward:

"You intend to use this city-state as a base to expand your power?"

"The restricted areas surrounding it form a natural barrier."

"The reason your bizarre route passed through so many forbidden areas was to scout out the locations beforehand?"

"Familiarize yourself with the composition of the demons within."

"Then establish defensive fortresses along other essential gold routes?"

This seems to make sense, but there are problems everywhere.

The forbidden area can indeed stop an army as large as the Black Dragon Army.

However, there are ways to bypass the forbidden area.

Moreover, even the forbidden area couldn't stop powerful titled experts.

A single master with a title is enough to destroy a city-state.

Elvia stared intently at Lin Gui's face, not blinking.

His reaction confirmed to her that she might have guessed wrong.

Or perhaps what he said was just a minor, incidental thing in his plan.

Elvia didn't understand.

That bizarre route that cuts through almost all the forbidden areas of the City of a Thousand Towers.

What other intentions are there besides this?

An elderly woman in line nearby, clutching a letter in her hand, curiously craned her neck, stretching her neck out as far as it would go.

"My lord, what are you talking about, overthrowing something?"

Elvia looked sharply over, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes, and her body tensed up abruptly.

In her excitement, she forgot that there were many people around her.

The old woman was startled by that look and took two steps back, almost dropping the letter in her hand.

Lin Gui smiled and took the letter from the old woman's hand, speaking in a relaxed tone as if they were chatting casually, and then helped her up.

"We're talking about how to overthrow the alliance."

Would you like to join us?

Elvia was completely stunned, her mouth slightly agape, unable to close it for a moment.

He just bluntly said that outrageous thing.

And he even invited the other person to join?

Invite an elderly woman with white hair who can barely walk?

The old woman paused for a moment, looked at Lin Gui, then at Elvia, clutching the letter tightly in her hand.

The people queuing behind them also poked their heads out, and some of them laughed out loud.

"Haha, Master, you're quite the joker."

"Overthrow the alliance? With just the few of us?"

A middle-aged man shook his head and laughed, spreading his hands.

"I can't even beat the monster rats in the sewers."

A young man nearby joined in the commotion, standing on tiptoe to look ahead:

"If we could overthrow the alliance, I'd be the first to volunteer!"

"Those noble lords have been riding roughshod over us for so many years."

The old woman was no longer afraid. She smiled and handed over the letter, her wrinkles smoothing out.

"Sir, please accept my letter first."

"We'll talk about overthrowing the alliance after I'm dead."

The people around them burst into laughter again.

There was something indescribable in the laughter.

There was a long-suppressed dissatisfaction with the nobles and the alliance, as well as helplessness at Lin Gui's words.

They thought Lin Gui was joking.

Or rather, they hoped that Lin Gui was joking.

Because if this were true, it would be utterly absurd.

A mage who runs a post office invites a group of commoners to overthrow the alliance?

This is even more outrageous than defeating the Kuroshio Current.

Lin Gui smiled, not paying any attention. He took the old woman's letter, accepted the seven copper coins, and registered them with his head down.

Only Elvia stood to the side, cold sweat pouring down her back, her fingers unconsciously clenching the hem of her clothes.