The Necromancer's Fourth Catastrophe-Chapter 418 - 375: The Shadow of War

Noel's gaze swept across everyone present, then he slowly spoke: "Currently, the Eastern continent forces that can come here have all arrived."

"Those who haven't come are tied up with their own matters and couldn't make it. Having said that, almost everyone is here."

Upon hearing Noel's words, the Legendary Tier beings present couldn't help but adopt a slightly stern demeanor.

They were all aware that the main event was about to begin.

Sure enough, Noel continued: "The Pope Order commands..."

At this point, Noel paused his words slightly.

He glanced over at the Legendary Tier beings present, seeing their serious and earnest expressions, before continuing: "Next, we'll act as the spearhead to ignite this war, swiftly destroy that Undead force, and uncover the mastermind behind them."

Upon Noel's words, aside from those from the Bright Church Country, the other Legendary Tier beings present slightly furrowed their brows.

They indeed followed the Bright Church Country, being considered its underlings.

However, this didn't mean they were indifferent to interests and risks.

Acting as the spearhead against those Undead Forces could indeed ignite the situation, causing other external forces to trail closely behind, yet those leading would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses with difficulty in grasping the main interests.

Such thankless tasks were naturally not something they were willing to do.

However, having followed the Bright Church Country for so many years, its authority had always been present, so they momentarily didn't know whether to voice their objections.

Noel naturally noticed the expressions appearing on the faces of these Legendary Tier beings and could roughly guess their mental state.

Thus, he offered a slight smile, then slowly began to speak: "I know you all probably have doubts, which is entirely normal."

"Because if we move as the spearhead, we will certainly suffer heavy losses and later find it challenging to compete for interests with other forces. However, this is the Pope Order's decision, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Of course, the Bright Church Country won't completely disregard you; the Pope Order has also communicated an instruction: your losses in this battle will be fully compensated by the Bright Church Country."

"Additionally, the interests gained in this war, the Bright Church Country will not claim a share, allowing you all to divide them equally. I wonder if you are satisfied with this?"

Upon hearing Noel's proposal, those Legendary Tier beings present, who weren't from the Bright Church Country, thought they might be mishearing.

This was not in line with the Bright Church Country's usual conduct.

It's known that normally, the Bright Church Country is meticulous, reluctant to reveal even a sliver of advantage easily.

Now, they're willing to compensate their losses and also willingly let them share the war gains equally without taking a share themselves, which undoubtedly shocked them greatly.

Even as spearheads, they would find it hard to compete for interests with other forces in the subsequent processes of this war, yet they would still gain considerable benefits.

Though these benefits might not compare to those of the other major forces.

However, this didn't mean the interests are minimal, because if the Bright Church Country is willing to relinquish its entire portion, what ends up in their hands would undoubtedly be substantial.

They couldn't help but ponder what lies behind the Bright Church Country's actions?

After repeated and careful contemplation, they reached a conclusion: the Bright Church Country intends for them to go all out in this war, rather than be unwilling and perfunctory.

This made them somewhat surprised, and slightly altered their perception of the Bright Church Country; they viewed it as a price the Bright Church Country was willing to pay to completely eliminate this influential Undead force.

Soon, those Legendary Tier beings who weren't from the Bright Church Country responded.

They expressed their willingness to accept such conditions and promised to give their all in assisting the Bright Church Country in the upcoming war.

Upon obtaining the guarantees from these Legendary Tier beings, Noel couldn't help but smile.

Although he had a rough idea of the outcome once the Pope Order's command came down, there is always the unexpected, and he felt some anxiety until the final confirmation.

Now that everything was finally confirmed and without any deviation from his estimation, he was naturally quite pleased.

Because as long as he executed this task instructed by the Bright Church Country well, he could gain further favor from the Pope Order.

In this way, he should be able to attain greater authority in the future.

Moreover, recently, he had heard that the Pope Order seemed to plan on forming an Elder Council, intended to share some of the Pope Order's responsibilities and manage the somewhat scattered archbishops.

However, according to his information, this Elder Council seemed to be planning to establish only two elders, which is considerably scarce given the numerous archbishops.

Noel was extremely eager for this position and very much desired to enter the Elder Council, becoming one of the two elders.

And this war was his opportunity; as long as he handled it well, entering the Elder Council would undoubtedly be secured.