Another World Mall

Clovis entered the room with Melody accompanying him.
Inside, he could see 30 people, with only 16 seats prepared on the long table.
The one at the very end was obviously the leader. And the government definitely took the seat.
Clovis had heard about him. If one asked who was the fiercest commander on the battlefield, they would give the same answer. It would be General Sanders.
Sanders was a four-star general who oversaw the south. He was a Tier 8 human who was well known to have both the strength and the brain.
He was also a very military man, known for his stiff connection that didn't allow politics or other companies to influence his decision.
It was no wonder that he was picked as the leader in this event.
When Clovis entered, he apologized politely. "Sorry. It looks like I am the one being late."
General Sanders stood up. "No. You are on time. Please take your seat." Sanders extended his hand, pointing at the seat in the opposite direction of him.
This was a seat that symbolized his status as the second-in-command.
The others were looking at Clovis, but no one was speaking to him. He rarely paid attention to the matters in the country, so he didn't know anyone here.
But judging from their strength, they were not someone who could be underestimated.
However, all of them were Tier 7, while there were two more Tier 8 generals aside from General Sanders.
"Since all of you are here, let's begin with the briefing." General Sanders nodded to the man on the right corner.
The man stepped forward. "Center Alliance (CA) is an alliance between 8 neighboring countries. We are invited to this event called the General Suppression Assembly.
"This event is held every four years, where all eight countries will join hands to accomplish one objective.
"The objective this time is the former region of Marduk."
"!!!" One of them couldn't help but interject. "You mean that Marduk?"
"Yes." The man nodded. "The Tier 9 lizard that looks similar to that of a dragon. Codename: Marduk."
Marduk was known as a dragon slayer, so naming the lizard with it would mean as their hope to slay the dragon rather than calling the dragon a dragon slayer.
"Marduk was last sighted near the Teresian Sea, so he isn't here anymore. However, his former territory is still filled with dangerous beasts.
"Our objective is to take down the region. This is the target of our GSA this time."
Another person raised his hand. "If we're talking about his former territory, shouldn't it be…"
"Yes." General Sanders was the one speaking this time. "There is a precious mine over there.
"It has been decided that the ownership of the mine will depend on the contribution in this event.
"However, to ensure that we have the same starting point, each country can only send out 3 Tier 8 humans.
"The country will definitely compensate you for your effort."
"Isn't that condition rather advantageous for us?" Another one crossed his arms. He glanced at Clovis. "After all, we have this guy."
"Not just us. Don't forget that Esconia has that muscle brain."
"Ah!"
The muscle brain he was talking about was none other than a Tier 8 human who was known to possess a unique ability in Esconia. That person was definitely stronger than Iskandar.
However, Clovis wasn't losing either. After all, he would fight alongside Christina this time.
So, the situation would be quite even.
General Sanders continued, "Each country is to send 125 people. As such, 14 of you are allowed to send one group of six. The Libation Fiesta is authorized to send their entire group. So, a total of 94.
"Our military will be filling the rest, which is divided into four teams. Each general will be leading one team, while the last team will be a support team, consisting of operators that would be helping us monitor the entire battlefield."
"So, our goal is the top contribution?"
General Sanders shook his head. "While the top contribution is indeed tempting, we are focusing on a 100% survival rate this time."
"!!!"
They were wondering what was going on. It was rare for the country not to seek the biggest profit when it was possible.
It looked like they valued Clovis a lot. To ensure Clovis wasn't going recklessly, they had no choice but to apply a brake.
"We are expecting over 30 Tier 8 beasts scattered all around the regions, but since this is a former territory of that Marduk, there might be far more than that.
"This is the highest difficulty mission, so everyone needs to be careful."
Clovis, who had been silent the whole time, finally broke his silence. "General. Do we have any allies here?"
"Not exactly an ally, but we are cooperating with Wotland. However, don't expect much from them because they might be trying to leech off us."
"In that case, what do you think about Bermaly?"
"Bermaly?" General Sanders tilted his head in confusion. "If I'm not mistaken, Bermaly is supposed to advance from the east, while we are advancing from the south. Wotland is between us."
"Yes, I'm not sure you know about this or not, but a few months ago, I had a rather good relationship with Curea."
"Yes, I'm aware of the situation to a certain extent."
"Bermaly is its ally, and it looks like they have secretly dispatched their own agents there to help us. We will take advantage of our cooperation with Wotland to let them work together with us. The arrangement has been made, and the share will be 7:3, with us getting the 7.
"Their personnel will support us so that we can get a bigger share. Actually, I have forwarded this matter to the president, but I haven't gotten any word yet."
"!!!" General Sanders was startled. It was true that 7:3 was quite big, but if they were going to send high-level people, the amount they could grab would be bigger even with the 7:3 division.
General Sanders pondered for a moment before turning to the other general. "General Reyes. Please connect me to the president."