Dismas, the head of the Western Army and the one who was the one to start this civil war, was overpowered on the first day of their advance to the West.

This was quite an amazing achievement, but the atmosphere among the emperor’s chief executives was not very celebrative, since Dismas was still alive.

“Why are we keeping him alive?”

Pavan was particularly dissatisfied with this.

“We can’t even torture Dismas to find out useful information because he’s someone who regularly butchers himself. And, that makes him quite a bad hostage too, since he will definitely show his hostility toward His Majesty. Then what is the purpose of keeping him alive? To edify him or something?”

“Captain Pavan, calm down,” Lenly stopped Pavan from spouting out his complaints.

Pavan closed his mouth, but he wasn’t the only person who didn’t understand the situation. The same was also true of Lenly and Sina; they were also puzzled.

Juan only tapped on the desk without a single word, causing Pavan to once again begin raising his complaints.

“There are many people throughout the empire who are suffering due to the Cainheryars created by Dismas even now—not to mention our comrades who are still fighting against them. We must kill him right now to…”

“It is unclear as to whether killing Dismas will stop the Cainheryars or not,” Juan answered in a calm manner.

Pavan closed his mouth once again and looked at Juan.

“Spirit Calling does not stop just because the user dies. It only slows down gradually. If Cainheryars are operated by some kind of Spirit Calling, we have to make that clear.” Juan explained.

“Then do you plan to persuade Dismas, Your Majesty?”

“I mean,...