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"Alright. Take care of the rest over there." Maya replied before ending the call.
"So…" Clovis looked at her, demanding all the rest of the explanation.
Maya nodded. "First of all, the situation over there has been taken care of. By touching Iskandar's reverse scale and creating a new narrative, we have managed to stop him.
"According to their government, he looked like he owed you one. This should be enough.
"Regarding the Anatas family, the government will be the one doing the cleanup. They will handle everything that will happen once the Anatas family is removed.
"Of course, they've guaranteed that they will ensure that the focus won't go to the Hacfield family. Instead, they will portray the Hacfield family in a good light, like exposing their corruption.
"For the time being, due to the corruption, the narrative will be something like this: the people from the Anatas family are in hiding. We have also placed several people over there to act like they are members of the Anatas family.
"We will then gradually dissolve their power and soon, people will forget about the Anatas family.
"Those who are influential enough should realize what truly happened, but the killing will be hard to trace back to us. They can only speculate, not prove it."
Clovis nodded in understanding. "I guess having a good family is indeed something necessary."
This wouldn't be possible without his family. It was the foundation they had built throughout their entire lives.
"How about Iskandar?"
"People will definitely be talking about him. After all, he's at the center of the storm. This will be a good opportunity to let him owe us as well as relevant people."
"Hmm?" Clovis looked down. "So, Iskandar and probably Natasha?"
"As expected of the young master. It looks like you're able to see through the plan." Maya nodded calmly. "Their family will definitely take advantage of the situation to try marrying their daughter to Iskandar Anatas.
"At the same time, the government will be backing Iskandar Anatas. Due to this setback, Iskandar will become the leader of the Anatas family, but it will be partially integrated with the government.
"And by joining hands with Natasha, they should be able to get even stronger. Most likely, they will become our allies in the future.
"Chairman Lanol will surely repay our grace. But first, he has to show his commitment." Maya's expression turned cold all of a sudden. "There is no need for the Silver Crystal Mercenary to exist anymore."
"!!!" Clovis raised his eyebrows. "I see. It looks like you're going to destroy them."
"Yes." Maya came closer to his ear and whispered, "There's also a rumor of the Hatson family… especially with Jay."
Clovis just gave a thumbs up, confirming it. Although he wasn't entirely sure about the details, they had exchanged numbers with Jay. It looked like Jay's spring was going to arrive soon.
"For now, we will have the Hatson family absorb the Silver Crystal Mercenary. This will make them even stronger and qualified to be with the vice captain of your group."
Clovis thought for a moment before agreeing to the arrangement. This way, the Hatson family and the country would be their allies in the future.
Even if they didn't become close allies, they wouldn't become enemies.
In the end, it was better for them to lower the number of enemies as much as possible.
After all, he still had to keep a close eye on the Prophet and the Melesviet family.
Clovis was satisfied with the conclusion. At least this trip had a lot of rewards. "That's good, but how about the arrangement from my great-grandmother regarding the mutated beast?"
"I will bring back everything first. We should be able to contact you in a week for the reply. However, you have to be careful."
"Careful?"
"Yes. This is only the beginning, yet you have to fight a beast equal to a Tier 8 beast in the process. If you continue on this path, it will be a matter of time before you confront a Tier 9 human."
Clovis was prepared for it. "I'm afraid we will end up clashing with someone like Iskandar…"
"Of course. What you want is to involve those big countries after all."
Clovis let out a long sigh. "Well, I will keep that in mind."
Maya nodded politely.
Clovis had a lot of thoughts after this trip. First of all, the Hacfield family's power might have diminished from the past, but it was scary.
Not many could catch up with him in terms of family power. Although Absalom was not a big country, it would become one if the president's plan succeeded.
By turning all the fallen cities into new living ones, it would surely boost the economy further and the overall strength of the country would be enhanced.
They would then become good helpers to his group.
Still, it was not enough. In the past, the Prophet and the Spear Saint joined hands to ambush his grandmother.
In other words, he needed at least 2 Tier 9 humans. He and Christina might become one in the future, but if everyone knew about the true power of the Hacfield family, they would most likely gather even more allies.
His grandfather wouldn't be enough anymore.
At the very least, he needed Mara as their last member.
But before that, one more slot had to be filled.
That was why Clovis was searching for this one person who was not only capable but also versatile.
There were people like Vina or Hana, but they weren't strong enough to join the group even though they helped more than enough.
After seeing the first mission that was supposed to be a test from his great-grandmother, Clovis knew that he needed the new member pretty soon.
He couldn't find it yet, but he might be able to find one soon.
'It looks like I really need to join that alliance's event. Maybe I can find someone fit as the Libation Fiesta's 11th member there.'