Lord of Arcane

Chapter 3248: The Resistance of Ruth Chamber of Commerce

Evereska, Alliance headquarters.

In the meeting room of the intelligence department, the three major executives, Doom, Brad, and McGlore, were all present, and Shado was also invited to attend as a semi-party.

"I just received news that the action team is in place, but because they are in the city, they are not completely sure. Brad, can you tell your Council of Elders and ask them to provide some convenience?"

The first to speak was Supervisor Maglor, who was from Yeerlan. His personal opinion was more inclined to arrest directly, but he also required convenience from Evereska, that is, the authority to lock the maze.

This is in the interests of the alliance, but it could easily be like the repair of the maze when the alliance was first established, where once the authority is given it can never be regained.

Brad, of course, strongly objected to this. "Why not arrange a meeting? They don't know we are suspicious of them. If we use the name of Everska's business department, we can definitely arrange a meeting with them."

The three directors of the alliance intelligence department are usually responsible for certain tasks, mainly cooperating with the needs of representatives of various countries or the alliance conference, and most of the work is done through cooperation.

But if an issue involves the country of origin of one of the three executives, then there are interests involved and it is no longer possible to be as rational and objective as it is with other countries.

From the perspective of the alliance, the existence of intelligence agencies itself is a certain degree of power transfer from each country to the alliance. In this case, from the perspective of member states, the actions of intelligence agencies can also be regarded as an infringement on each country.

But this kind of "invasion" is reasonable and legal and has been authorized. It's just that Everesca has been cheated by the Alliance in the past. At the beginning, the Alliance intervened in the Everesca city maze on the grounds of helping to repair it, and later it has been occupying part of the authority of the maze, and even rationalized it as the security needs of the Alliance headquarters.

In this situation, it is completely understandable that Evereska is a little sensitive.

If the operation had taken place in another country, Brad would have had absolutely no objection and would have even strongly supported McGlore's proposal.

It's a pity that the clues traced from Elan this time point to Everesca, and even the main activities of some key figures are in Everesca. This is something Brad can't avoid!
At the same time, because it was in Everska, if Brad was opposed, McGlore would not be able to act unilaterally. As he said, it would be best to get the cooperation of Everska.

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In the conference room, Xia Duo saw that the two elves in the same camp were about to quarrel, and he couldn't help but frown secretly, but he now had an important cooperation with Ye Erlan, and he also had a good relationship with Evereska and there was also cooperation.

Not to mention that today, in addition to being half a party involved, he also represents the alliance. If he opens his mouth, no matter what he says, it is possible that the other party will regard him as exerting pressure in the name of the alliance. Maybe both parties feel so at the same time.

But continuing to be in a stalemate is not a solution. The Illuminati is best at prophecy magic, and they have already started to act. If we cannot achieve results quickly, the Illuminati will most likely react.

It will be too late to regret then.

Thinking of this, he quickly sent a message to Doom, asking him to smooth things over. He didn't dare to say anything, but at least he had to take down the target first. If necessary, he could also participate in the action.

This attitude of Shado is actually considered to be biased towards Everska. If he is more inclined towards the Alliance, he should directly support Maglor.

Doom was also a little surprised when he received the news. As for himself, he actually hoped that the Alliance would gain more authority over the Everescar maze. In this way, the influence of Netheril, which he represented, on Everescar would be greater.

But since Xia Duo said so, he had to take it seriously, and more importantly, Xia Duo also mentioned that he could personally participate in the operation, which provided a very strong guarantee for this crucial operation.

So, Doom agreed without hesitation. With his current status, he and Maglor couldn't get along well anyway, let alone worry about offending the other party.

The alliance has its own rules. If the other party deliberately makes things difficult for him, Comanso and Ilfarran are always watching, and the position of intelligence chief can be replaced by someone else.

"Please don't get angry, the most important thing now is to catch those key targets before the Illuminati notices. I can fully understand Brad's concerns, so if possible, please deeply participate in this operation, at least keep in line with us at the level of the action team's mental connection."

This is indeed a compromise. If Everiska is not forced to obtain the maze lock authority, allowing Everiska to be deeply involved is also a feasible solution.

However, Brad still felt that this plan was inappropriate. The reason was very simple. If Everska was deeply involved in this operation, he would inevitably be hated by the Illuminati. At the same time, there was another most critical point, which was -

If the target this time has nothing to do with the Illuminati, Evereska's behavior would completely violate the principle of neutrality that he has always operated on.

In fact, this is not only the principle that Evereska sets for himself, but also the foundation for the survival of Evereska, a small city-state in the mountains.

Once it is no longer neutral, how can Everesca attract tourists and businessmen from all over the world?

Is it just based on the background of the location of the alliance headquarters? If that is the case, I am afraid that Everska will never be able to escape the control of the alliance.

Now Evereska has only lost some of its maze authority. If it loses its neutral status, the number of tourists and businessmen visiting from various countries will drop significantly, and it may have to rely entirely on the alliance.

But at the same time, Brad knew very well that if the operation against the Illuminati failed due to Everska's non-cooperation, he would definitely be held accountable afterwards, and at least he would lose his position as the head of the Alliance's intelligence.

In addition, the attitudes of various countries towards Evereska may also change, which may also change Evereska's neutral status. This is the dilemma of small countries.

This is difficult, that is difficult too!
"Just a reminder, it's been almost three hours since we called the action team. That means if we don't act now, the Illuminati might notice something's wrong. They might even have already noticed something's wrong and are trying to relocate or silence us!"

At this point, Doom finally revealed his ultimate move - "If the action can be launched in time, I will invite consultants to participate to provide strong support for the next action."

Having said that, no matter how helpless and embarrassed Brad was, he had to express his feelings. He first gave Xia Duo a grateful look, and then he told him his final plan:
"The Council of Elders can cooperate, but not in the name of Everska. If Advisor Xia Duo agrees, I would like to recommend a few subordinates to you. They will follow Advisor Xia Duo in this operation. After this operation, if Advisor Xia Duo is still willing to accept it, they can also stay in the Lingsi Network Research Center."

"Yes, they are welcome to join the Lingsi Network Research Center."

(End of this chapter)