Several months ago, Andrew's action of turning Desolate Beasts back into people shook the original offensive and defensive situation of the Twin Flames War.

Warm Fire Commerce Association switched from defense to offense.

The Magic Guild, on the other hand, changed from an aggressive stance to a defensive one.

After all, the collective mutiny of the Flame Warrior group brought an immense impact. This kind of chaos erupting from within is the most difficult to handle.

But now, things have taken a new turn.

Firstly, during this period, the Magic Guild has already resolved a significant part of the Flame Warrior group's anger.

They repeatedly assured the Flame Warriors: The past "Dragon Transformation Combat Technique" that the Flame Warriors practiced was indeed problematic, with a risk of losing control and turning into Desolate Beasts. But this problem has now been solved! Precisely for this reason, we can't let those Flame Warrior predecessors, who became Desolate Beasts to perfect the Dragon Transformation Combat Technique, sacrifice in vain!

The Magic Guild used this shameless rhetoric, combined with strong suppression, a mix of soft and hard tactics to handle the mutiny problem of the Flame Warrior group.

The key is it worked quite well!

This is the first point.

Secondly, regarding the issue of ownership of the Dragon's Nest, the Magic Guild's attitude was extremely firm, not yielding an inch.

They even showed a mad posture like "Even if every Flame Warrior truly defected, we would still reclaim the Dragon's Nest at all costs!"

The combination of these two reasons directly led to: Although nominally the Twin Flames War has stopped, all kinds of underground struggles around the Dragon's Nest, which are even more brutal and crazy than open confrontations, are happening every day, with an intensifying trend.

This has truly been the main theme of this Flame Realm during this period.

By comparison, the shock caused within the vast territories controlled by the Magic Commerce Association in the East, due to the various products launched in cooperation with Andrew and the association, only slightly shifted people's focus and attention.

Those truly insightful all know—

Right now, there is only one real core focus.

And that's the ownership of the Dragon's Nest!

"...It seems, this struggle is going to be dragged into a prolonged battle by the association, isn't it?"

The Female Assassin squinted her eyes slightly, quieting down, and began to seriously think and analyze.

During this period, while healing her injuries, she also never let go of collecting intelligence:

"President Beiru of the Commerce Association and the three Earth Fire Scholars of the guild probably have a tacit agreement to not participate in the current 'Dragon's Nest' struggle.

Both sides' high-level figures with combat power reaching Tier Eight and Tier Nine have also exercised restraint on their own.

On the association's side, while Peter is deployed on the front line to support the overall situation, they are vigorously launching the 'Fire Creation Plan' in the rear, evidently preparing well to stabilize the rear to support a prolonged front-line battle.

As for the Royal Court, it's completely laboring in vain by repeatedly calling for both parties to sit down and resolve the issue through negotiation!"

She saw the situation extremely clearly.

Compared to her, Andrew in Warm Fire City only faintly sensed that the business cooperation was essentially an invisible support from the rear to the front.

Andrew did not realize that the association's plan was to engage in a war of attrition and a prolonged battle with the Magic Guild at the Dragon's Nest.

A dried-up poolside at a resort town.

The mouth of the Female Assassin, covered under a mask, seemed to curl up slightly: "That guy Peter is truly amazing, isn't he supposed to be good at offense? Yet he really held the Dragon's Nest. That guy in the association who was good at defense, on the other hand, got taken down by me in one strike."

"Occupying" a super fortress and "conquering" it in a short time, is much harder comparatively.

Moreover, what Peter had to do wasn't just hold one super fortress, but two. Besides the Dragon's Nest, there was also a Crimson Battle Lance to hold.

The Magic Guild attempted the "fortress exchange" strategy more than once, i.e., they'll give you the Dragon's Nest, but in return, they want your Crimson Battle Lance.

But they all failed.

This led to the Female Assassin's action towards the Shield of Flowing Fire last time.

That action was actually a variation of the fortress exchange strategy.

Not just to kill Andrew, but also to interfere with Peter's judgement and decision at the Dragon's Nest by attacking the Shield of Flowing Fire, which the association considered the least likely to be attacked. If I can't reclaim the Dragon's Nest directly, I'll surprise attack your rear!

That was a genius plan!

The Female Assassin executed the plan to near perfection with her outstanding combat power and execution abilities.

Except for one flaw, which was her failure to kill Andrew.

So afterwards, the association's rear was once again stabilized due to Andrew's and the association's joint launch of the first and second phases of commercial cooperation projects, despite the emptiness and wavering morale caused by the death of Jimmy, the City Guard of the Shield of Flowing Fire!

——This is the true essence and significance of what has happened in the last ten weeks, seen in the eyes of the real top figures in the Flame Realm!

Andrew personally saw that he had nothing more to contribute to the front lines, aside from producing a few batches of specially made Snickers for Professionals and wounded.

But in reality, the two phases of business cooperation on behalf of Wildfire Territory and the association had an influence on the battle situation that was almost comparable to when he and Barbara defeated Rose and exorcised the Desolate Beasts in the Inner Sea Desert, if not too much less.

"But in any case, it all ends here."

The Female Assassin thought to herself, "I'm not too fond of war of attrition. So, let me put an end to this endless fight."

Andrew always believed the Female Assassin was directly under the Magic Guild.

But in reality, the Female Assassin seemed more like a highly independent entity. She indeed stood on the side of the Magic Guild, but not in a way similar to Holigar, the leading Grand Mage of the Magic Guild, now confronting Peter at the Dragon's Nest, completely obeying the Scholar's Fortress.

The Female Assassin ignited into flames, burning off her bikini, without revealing anything, as the energy of the flame immediately condensed into a fitted, good-looking battle suit, covering her body.

The clothes were so realistic that once they formed, one could not tell they were made from energy.

The mask on her face was also burned away, replaced with that smiling face mask once again.

The Female Assassin raised her hand and casually grasped, and the Handle Axe Spear that was planted aside immediately bounced up and flew into her hand by itself.

Casually dragging a weapon larger than her body, the Female Assassin stepped forward rapidly toward the direction of the Dragon's Nest.

At the same time, in Warm Fire City.

Andrew was unaware that the Female Assassin had once again set her plans in motion, still healing from his injuries with his Snickers!

Even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care much.

Because regardless of how intense the battles about to erupt at the Dragon's Nest are, it's not something he could meddle with now, and Andrew was very aware of this point.

The only thing he should do is to trust top figures like Beiru and Peter from the Commerce Association.

Then quickly focus on getting what he truly needs to do right!

"Phew."

At this time, Andrew in secluded cultivation had completed the breakthrough from Tier Three to Tier Four.

Finally transforming all his gains from the past ten weeks into a tier upgrade.

A well-established foundation.

Naturally successful.

"So this..."

Andrew thought, "…This is what Tier Four feels like!"

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