The nation of Uheim in the west," Kellian declared, placing the end of his stick on Uheim that was marked in green on the map.
"Uheim isnât close to the sea, but they do have a working airport. Itâs a tourist destination, so commercial flights are allowed there."
"Itâs connected to the other nations through those flights. Itâs also highly involved in exporting and importing," he explained.
"So weâll be landing on Uheim?" Caen asked.
"Thatâs right. Itâs still not going to be easy to get to the Divine Empire though. Uheim is also very far from the Divine Empire. The distance between Uheim and the Divine Empire is seven hundred kilometers."
âYouâll have to travel that distance yourself. That would be a time-consuming process and very hard as well."
"The closer you get to the Divine Empire, the harder it will be to find food since the Divine Empire is in the center of the continent of Darkness."
"After you travel for two hundred kilometers, the mountains will begin. From what we know, you arenât going to find a single plant there."
"There arenât any beasts either. Even if there are, they are too rare. So for five hundred kilometers, you wonât find a single source of food. This is the problem on this route."
"So, what do you think about this?" Kellian asked.
" Didnât the Warlock Council also reach there? Donât tell me they walked too?" Uzuki asked.
"They didnât walk. They went on their own helicopters," Kellian explained.
"Huh? How did they get helicopters there?" Uzuki asked, confused.
"Itâs because Uheim...is affiliated to the Warlock Council too. A Warlock Council branch exists in Uheim, which has some of these resources. Only a small group of 4 people manage that branch though."
"Basically, Uheim plays for both teams," Kellian replied.
"They help the Divine Empire, and they help the Warlock Council while acting as a neutral party."
"Just like weâre planning to land there, Warlock Council Envoys also landed there from flights. They got into their choppers which took them straight to the Divine Empire," he further added.
"Itâs going to be hard to survive without food. This is problematic," Caen muttered, frowning. "We need to do something about this. If only we had Raia, he could have grown plants for us there with his abilities."
"Donât worry, I already thought about this. We wonât be dying from hunger," Lucifer chimed in, noticing the low morale of Caen.
"How?" Caen asked. "How will we travel five hundred kilometers without food? We canât carry that much food."
"We wonât need to. Weâll be flying there," Lucifer replied.
"Will you use your abilities to make them fly too?" Uzuki asked, remembering how Lucifer made everyone fly inside the Dungeon.
"Nope. Weâll fly in helicopters. Weâre going to be stealing Warlock Councilâs helicopter and taking it for a ride," Lucifer explained.
"How will we do that without bringing attention to us? Wasnât it a stealth mission?" Caen asked.
He knew that if they really did steal the Warlock Council chopper, it was going to make things really chaotic. The Warlock Council was going to be alert.
Also, Uheim was probably going to inform the Divine Empire about this. The Divine Empire was also going to be alert.
"One correction. I wonât be doing it. Youâll be doing it. And no, there wonât be any commotion. In fact, their branch will happily give that chopper to us," Lucifer let out, smiling.
"Happily? You mean you want to...?"
"Thatâs right. Now you understand why Iâm taking you?" Lucifer asked, smiling.
"Kellian, You told me that three more Warlock Council Envoys went to the Continent of Darkness, but they came back without any success? I want the data on the main person from them."
"Also, arrange clothes similar to what that guy was wearing. If possible, get us his video so Caen can learn the way that guy talked too. That envoy will be visiting that branch once again," he further added, smiling.
Caen understood what Lucifer was saying. He couldnât help but smile either. This wasnât a bad plan at all. With the resources they had, they could certainly pull it off.
"That would certainly solve the problem of transport but would it really work? What if there are any verifications?"
" If they asked their main headquarters for verification about your arrival? What then?" Uzuki asked. Even though he wasnât personally going, he was really intrigued about this plan.
"Thatâs right. Itâs a real possibility at the moment that theyâll try to verify our Status since they wonât have any information about any upcoming arrival from the Warlock Council," Lucifer nodded.
"Thereâs no benefit thinking about that at the moment. Weâll cross that bridge when we get there. I already have something planned for them," he further added. "Itâs final then. Weâll go through Uheim."
"You two should prepare for the departure," he told Caen and Salazar. "And Kellian, arrange for a flight for us. Make sure that flight is filled with Civilians as well, so it doesnât look odd."
"Iâll handle it," Kellian affirmed. "The flight will be waiting for you early in the morning."
"Good. Anything else you guys wanted to discuss before I leave?" Lucifer asked, prepared to finish the meeting.
"Thereâs one thing." Kellian was the person to speak first.
"Yeah?" Lucifer inquired.
"Itâs about the Warlock Council. I already took steps to keep them busy elsewhere, but I doubt those will be enough to keep them busy for long. Theyâll soon send more people here if Iâm not wrong." Kellian explained.
"How should I treat them when theyâre here? Be hard on them from the start or let them live in the Illusion that theyâre in charge indirectly until you return?" he asked.
"I think you already know the answer to that question. No one... I repeat, no one is above us. Just keep that mentality for Uprising," Lucifer responded.
"I donât care who comes here to show off; that person shouldnât return alive if they donât behave properly. With this, I agree with Milenaâs approach to things. She did right by killing their people. Those bastards deserve that. You shall do the same," he declared.
"The problem is that we arenât strong enough to face the Warlock Council at the moment. Unlike the Divine Empire, we donât have the territory advantage either. If the Warlock Council invades us, itâll be a hard battle," Kellian expressed concern with the approach.
"Is that so? The answer is simple. Before they invade us, we invade them," Lucifer replied, smiling.
"Donât worry, the preparation for invasion takes a long time since they have more people.. You, on the other hand, are a small group. You understand what Iâm saying?"