On this day, turmoil rippled through the three northern provinces. Li Hao had come. He stood at the intersection of the three provinces and gave them one day to present themselves. There were even hints of a deeper, underlying intention that they should hand over their military command and collect their troops for Silver Moon.0

For those accustomed to being in power, this… was intolerable. Not to mention, Li Hao’s troops were very strong. If they went to meet the young man now, he might capture them instead.0

The provincial government of the North Sea province.0

“Does everyone think I should go or not?” boomed an elderly man in a resonant voice. “They say that Great Li has invaded, but we haven’t seen a single shadow of them thus far. The Skystar Commander Office wants us to meet Commander Li, but there may be no return from this meeting!”0

“Then we won’t go! As strong as Li Hao is, we are beset by internal worries and external foes. He wouldn’t dare risk open hostilities with us. We’ll just ignore him. I don’t think anyone else will be going either.”0

Anyone who went was a fool.1

“But the Skystar Commander...0