Chapter 1404: Teacher Ye's Mission

"He has already gone to support the Cangyun Realm," the blind man said calmly. "For now, I am in full command of the Nanhai Realm."

Teacher Ye was slightly surprised, but after a moment of thought, he nodded slightly, seemingly acknowledging Chu Changqing's decision, and walked straight to a seat to sit down.

Opposite Teacher Ye sat the head of the Pu family, Pu Chunshu, and Pu Chanchan. He was no stranger to these people; after all, they were high-ranking members of the Pu family and holders of the Heavenly Star position, and Teacher Ye had seen them at meetings often during this time... But between the Pu family head and Pu Chunshu sat a young man Teacher Ye had never seen before.

"And this is?" Teacher Ye asked curiously.

"I am Pu Sanyuan," the young man said with a polite smile. "Formerly a member of the Adjudicator's proxies. The current head of the Pu family is my older brother. I just returned from the Tian-Shu Realm recently."

The young man before him was the "Scholar" who had once crossed paths with Chen Ling and the others in the Wuji Realm, and also the Eighth-Order Book God Path user who had briefly tangled with the eldest senior brother, Ning Ruyu—one of the Pu family's most important foundations.

"Hello," Teacher Ye nodded slightly.

"Everyone is here, why aren't we starting?" a council member couldn't help but challenge the blind man. "The front lines are still fighting, are we just going to waste time here?"

"What's the rush? It's not like they're sending you to the front lines. Besides, the situation we are facing is not as dire as in other realms," the blind man said, leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed.

"There is one more important person who hasn't arrived for this meeting."

"Who else?"

The blind man didn't speak.

After a brief silence, the conference room door was opened once again.

A figure wearing a Law Enforcer's trench coat with silver stripes embroidered on the hem walked slowly into everyone's view.

Han Meng's gaze swept over the crowd, lingering briefly on that council member before he said calmly, "It seems I'm late."

"You? Why are you here??"

Seeing that familiar face, the council member's face was full of shock. "Shouldn't you be in solitary confinement at the Pu family estate?"

"Special times, special policies," the blind man said leisurely. "From now on, the confinement of Law Enforcer Han Meng is suspended. If Han Meng can perform meritorious service in this battle, all his past records will be wiped clean."

"He's a madman! How can you just let him out! If he has a mental breakdown on the battlefield and judges his own people, who will take responsibility for that!" The council member stood up abruptly and shouted.

The blind man frowned:

"This was the Nanhai Lord's order before he left. Do you have an objection to the Nanhai Lord's decision?"

The council member's voice cut off abruptly.

"No... even the Nanhai Lord has no right to make such a decision without a unified resolution from the Alliance Council. I want to initiate an Alliance Council meeting!" The council member gritted his teeth, as if remembering something.

"Councilor Qin, I don't think you've recognized the situation," the blind man sneered. "All realms are facing a life-and-death crisis right now; how are we supposed to convene an Alliance Council? I said it: special times, special policies. This is the most critical moment of the war, and everything must give way to achieving final victory."

The council member's face turned pale.

He understood... The Nanhai Lord established the Alliance Council to balance the political situation within the realm during peacetime, weaken inherent powers including the Pu family, and better allocate resources during the early stages of the war.

After all, those who became council members were business giants within the major realms or held extremely important resources. Through them, the Nanhai Lord continuously extracted resources from the local wealthy families of the realm, ensured supply lines during the first few months of the war, and stabilized the internal situation of the realm.

This was also the main reason why, even though the Nanhai Realm was almost destroyed by the Forbidden Sea a few months ago, it was able to be rebuilt in such a short time.

But now, with the Red Star's return imminent and the final battle between humanity and the Calamities underway, all talk of power weakening, resource extraction, and supply allocation had to be temporarily cast aside... If this war is lost, the Nanhai Realm will surely perish, and there will be no talk of rebuilding.

Now, politics must give way to military affairs. A warrior who can play a role in this war is worth a hundred politicians.

"Heh... what a Nanhai Lord."

The council member had grasped the logic and slumped powerlessly into his chair.

Han Meng couldn't even be bothered to look at him, pulling up a chair and sitting down, as if he had long guessed that he would eventually be released by the human realm itself...

"What is the current situation?"

"To be honest, the situation is currently okay," the blind man said, sitting upright.

"Although the Calamities of the Forbidden Sea have poured out in full force, their land-based combat power is not high, and the Pu family ancestor has stabilized the surrounding terrain, so the seawater won't be able to flood in for a short time...

The Nanhai Realm is now easy to defend and hard to attack. As long as we guard the key 'breathing vents,' we should be able to hold out for a long time."

Everyone present had actually guessed this; otherwise, they wouldn't have had the chance to sit here and hold a meeting.

"The Forbidden Sea shouldn't have only this much up its sleeve," Han Meng said in a deep voice. "We must absolutely not let our guard down."

"Correct... be prepared for danger in times of peace, and you will have no worries," Pu Sanyuan nodded in agreement.

"That is certain, otherwise I wouldn't have called you all here... We hope you can take turns guarding the 'breathing vents,' and even operate outside them. On one hand, it relieves pressure on the front lines, and on the other, it allows you to observe the surroundings," the blind man paused for a moment.

"Being a turtle hiding in its shell means you will always be passively beaten; only with sharp eyes can you predict danger in advance."

This was also one of the reasons the Nanhai Lord requested Han Meng's release. Among those present, perhaps no one was better at observing details and identifying danger than Han Meng.

"Oh... except for Teacher Ye," the blind man said, as if remembering something, looking at Teacher Ye.

"Teacher Ye, your task is to manage your Fusion Faction people during this time so they don't interfere with the fighting on the front lines."

Teacher Ye froze, and then an uncontrollable flash of anger appeared in his eyes:

"What do you mean by that? The children of our Fusion Faction are not lawless criminals! Haven't they been staying honestly in the factory for the past few months according to your requirements? They have already become prisoners according to your wishes, and you're still not satisfied??"

"Teacher Ye, that's not what I meant..."

"I know you have prejudices against the Fusion Faction, but you have to give us a chance to prove ourselves, right?" Teacher Ye suppressed his emotions as much as possible and said calmly.

"Setting aside the younger children, Old Wolf and the others—the high-order combatants—would play a role on the battlefield no less significant than any of you!

You can have special policies for special times and let Officer Han Meng return to the battlefield, so why... can't you give the Fusion Faction a chance?"