Chapter 1150: Resolve

"And..." Clovis suddenly smiled.

The president gulped nervously. If Clovis and his beast became a Tier 9 human, his team could handle another Tier 9 human. This meant they could fight five Tier 9 humans evenly.

So, the president didn’t know what kind of surprise Clovis would reveal this time.

Clovis actually took a picture of his current group. "This is my current group."

The president looked down, wondering if he had another beast or another teammate.

What he saw utterly shocked him. The ministers also dropped their jaws. They thought they had gotten used to Clovis’ unexpected achievements.

However, they never thought that Clovis would actually pull someone like her.

The president looked at Clovis in shock. "M-Mara Leverstrike? Your new teammate is Mara Leverstrike."

"I couldn’t tell you about it before. In fact, only a select few, even in my big family, know about it." Clovis shook his head. "This is one of the trump cards I have to fight them."

Mara Leverstrike. Everyone knew that name. This was a wandering disaster who couldn’t be swayed by wealth or fame. She walked around the world aimlessly and no one could figure her out.

Yet, that person actually joined Clovis’s group. Who could believe it?

Clovis stated, "Everything will be revealed in due time. Please don’t reveal this to our ally yet. The enemy already knows about it, unfortunately, but their side doesn’t plan to reveal it, considering it will bring down their morale. We will reveal it, but not today."

"I see..." The president scratched the back of his head. "I really can’t do this anymore. I’m afraid that I will have a heart attack first before I need to worry about the next president."

Clovis chuckled. "It’s nothing serious. For the time being, Mara will be with me. Her existence can’t be revealed yet, but I’m sure this is enough for you."

"Yes, yes, of course."

With Mara’s help, that meant their sides would have five Tier 9 humans. Depending on how they utilized the Libation Fiesta, their victory would be assured. The only problem would be how to make sure that the Libation Fiesta could wreak havoc.

The president knew. He really needed the numbers. As long as Clovis won this battle, the future would be unimaginable.

Clovis would become the strongest person in the world. Mara was already a Tier 9 human, while Christina would also become one.

He didn’t know about his teammates, but they would surely become something abnormal.

His three beasts would definitely reach that level as well. When that happened, no one could say anything about Absalom. They would literally become the strongest country in the world.

He never thought that his decision to go against all odds and accept Clovis as a refugee would actually turn the country into the strongest country in the world. He thought if Clovis lived here, the Hacfield family would remain here.

It turned out that even if the Hacfield family was removed from the equation, it wouldn’t change anything.

The president nodded with a serious expression. "Got it. I’ll do my best to persuade other countries."

"Thanks."

"Well, we’ve discussed so much that I almost forgot about the third thing you want from me."

"Ah!" Clovis also almost forgot about it. He raised one finger. "The third request is manipulation of the media."

"Do you want me to force the media to create a buzz or something? If it’s for a moment, erasing the freedom of speech is possible. It will probably be swept under the rug once you get to Tier 9. Just help me if someone is going to attack me because of that in the future."

"No way. I don’t ask you to take away everyone’s freedom of speech. I just want you to create some lies here and there to confuse the enemies. Make people think that we will need more time to prepare and attack them in two years... maybe one year and a half if we’re quick."

"Hmm? But you intended to attack them in nine months..." The president frowned.

"Yeah, but they didn’t know that..."

"Ah! You want to make them think we’re unprepared. We’re forced to attack because we see that attacking is better than defending because of your goal."

"It will probably slow down their preparation as well. This way, they won’t be so quick in transferring their personnel and other things."

"Still, I don’t think I can tell our allies about this."

"To confuse our enemies, we need to fool our allies first." Clovis smiled.

"That’s understandable. However, we will need to reveal that we’re ready in one way or another. If not, the allies might become too doubtful and choose to leave before the war even starts."

"I know. We will reveal it gradually after my wedding. For now, the general plan is to have my wedding in six months. Then, there will be a honeymoon period for a month. We will then reveal the auction to potential allies. I will show myself as a Tier 9 human in that auction."

"I see. Using that auction to show that you are somewhat ready, but not fully prepared. Something like that?"

"Yes. It will make them think I’m rushing and they are the ones having the advantage. Then, we will march straight at them all of a sudden."

The president looked at his minister of defense.

"That will work. We can create a narration that the parade is used to strengthen the army out of desperation. In other words, our armies will be the bait. Then your allies will attack from the outside." The minister understood Clovis’ plan. "Still, the soldiers... are people."

"Don’t worry. I’ll reduce the casualties as much as possible. I’ll also bring elites into the army. Since I also plan to personally lead it, we should be able to minimize the damage."

"If you also consider that, then I don’t have any comments. If we don’t do this, the casualties will be higher and the chance for us to win will decrease significantly. If we lose... I can’t imagine what will happen to those boys."

"Yeah." Clovis turned to the president. "Well, there you have it. What do you think, Mr. President?"