CHAPTER 1351: CHAPTER 717: UPPER-LEVEL NEWS BROUGHT BY LADY STRATEGY

"As you command," replied Blood Claw.

"If there’s any movement from the Amm Kingdom, notify me immediately." Gaven couldn’t underestimate these ancient kingdoms. He would soon instruct Shadow Wing to focus on infiltration in this direction, collecting intelligence as much as possible, to see if there was a chance to intervene in the millennia-long battle between those two superpowers.

The risks of this endeavor were undoubtedly enormous, but the potential gains were equally immense.

It wasn’t necessarily about wealth; there was also the possibility of commerce and political career in Amm. There was a type of strategy called leveraging; the secret war between both sides was leverage.

They didn’t know Gaven knew their secret, which was his trump card.

Shadow Wing was the Secret Guild formed by Daphne in Efanso. It was originally intended to be named Black Wing, but it shared a name with Shanoba’s Black Winged Doghead Man, so Gaven and his team decided on a new name that better matched their capabilities.

What initially limited the development of this Secret Guild was the Shadow Power possessed by Weizemay Manor. To ensure full control over them, Gaven set a core rule for joining the guild: one must first undergo Shadowfication—this required permanent use of Shadow Power.

Initially, there was a large gap in Shadow Power, so it was used cautiously.

Now, it’s not as tight as it used to be.

Especially with the mass supply of Life Staffs provided by the Dragon Oak Mother Tree, revival materials were no longer so scarce, and in just a few days, the number of Shadow Wing members exceeded a hundred.

Currently, the constraint on expanding the number of Shadow Wing members is finding suitable candidates.

Members of this Secret Guild not only need to have super strong combat abilities but also exceptional adaptability—emotional intelligence and IQ both complete. Additionally, they must be utterly loyal to Gaven, capable in all respects; otherwise, they would harm themselves and others.

Even if one is complete in all respects, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a suitable candidate, as individuals with such capabilities often excel, particularly in the Conqueror Army, which places great emphasis on individual ability.

For now, the hundred-plus members of Shadow Wing are sufficient.

"As you command," Blood Claw replied once again.

"Are there any other issues?"

"That’s all for now."

Gaven turned his gaze to the next person: "City Lord Shanoba, what about your side?"

"Colossus City currently has forty thousand Gnolls, with one-eighth being Great Gnolls, eight thousand Dragon Vein Gnolls, two thousand Dragon Blood Kobolds, and eight hundred Dragonized Gnolls.

We’ve pulled one thousand Great Gnolls and one thousand Dragon Vein Gnolls to form an Iron Ore Guard Corps for internal security and external defense.

Additionally, we centered two Black Wing Air Forces around the Dragon Blood Kobolds and Dragonized Gnolls. This is the detailed map they drew of the surroundings of the Giant Plains, Troll Mountains, and Giant Run Mountain Range.

On the map, all resource points, Monster Tribe locations, and locations of powerful monsters are marked. Areas delineated in red have strong flying creatures, which they cannot approach excessively.

This is the main activity area of that Cloud Manta; its lair is in a high tower of a Giant Ruins in the Giant Run Mountain Range. So far, only one Cloud Manta has been discovered, and it seems to live alone."

As Shanoba spoke, the large map of the Giant Plains was spread out on the table.

"This map certainly has a Gnoll style," Gaven couldn’t help but laugh, "Later, I’m going to pull some special drawing experts to properly teach the Gnolls of your Black Wing Corps the techniques of map drawing."

The map Shanoba produced combined ugliness and detail in one.

The images and handwriting on the map were genuinely ugly, and the entire map was crumpled and stained, but the content was extremely detailed, densely packed with markings.

Only Gnolls could perfectly merge these two features.

You could tell it was a hastily made sketch.

"That would be ideal; Gnolls inherently have a talent in this area. If they could undergo specialized training, the usefulness would be even greater," Shanoba said with delight.

"Now that you’ve mentioned the Cloud Manta, I’d like to share with you all a new method of combat. However, I have a small condition: until I use this tactic publicly, do not teach anything related to this tactic outside to other forces." When Gaven made this suggestion, his gaze primarily focused on Lady Strategy’s first Chosen, Katherine.

She could only be considered half an insider; in her heart, Lady Strategy’s interests were above Gaven’s, necessitating a precaution.

Katherine gently pressed her perfectly arched red lips, giving a sense of a smile. What she provided was not a promise but an explanation, "Tactics lacking practical support are purely theoretical and have no convincing power.

If it’s something as brilliant as the lady’s Ascension War, even without our teaching, people will actively learn and mimic it.

If you truly have earth-shattering tactics, not only will we not reveal them, we will do our utmost to keep them confidential for you, perfecting it, striving to present it to the world in the most awe-inspiring way.

This is the best way to evangelize, a plan for strategy and evangelism exclusive to the lady."

"Haha, I was shallow on this matter. Indeed, what’s more compelling than a stunning debut, an unparalleled glorious victory to proclaim the lady’s prestige? To motivate people to join and follow the lady’s ranks? At that time, I will present this strategy and tactic to the lady; I only want victory on the Material Plane," Gaven immediately proposed a more suitable plan.