Chapter 1612 Investigation!

Jack spoke with some arrogance and unwillingness, saying, “Hermes, you know, over the years I’ve used the Evil Martial Sacred Land as an entry point, developing numerous allies for the fortress. Even if the Evil Martial Sacred Land is gone, we can still establish ourselves in the Endless Deep Mountains…”

“Fool!”

Before Jack could continue, Hermes interrupted him with a scornful shout and continued, “All this time, the Evil Martial Sacred Land has been the central institution of our operation in the Endless Deep Mountains. We’ve used the Evil Martial Sacred Land to develop many allies, including Ancient Martial Clans and Ancient Martial Powers, but they are all unaware of each other’s existence and don’t know who the partners of the Evil Martial Sacred Land are.”

“Moreover, they have always been in contact with the Evil Martial Sacred Land, without establishing any communication channels with each other!”

“What does this mean? It equals to the chaos when the ancient emperor of Huaxia dies, leaving various regions leaderless, falling into panic and segmented division!”

“Now that the central institution, the Evil Martial Sacred Land, is gone, the Ancient Martial Clans and Powers that have defected to our side will definitely fall into boundless panic, worrying they will be exposed like the Qin Family and the Six Gate, and be accounted for. They will also surely doubt whether the fortress can still stand in the Endless Deep Mountains and whether it can still confront the top forces of the Endless Deep Mountains!”

“In such a situation, we are questioned, they are panicked, which will lead to them not responding to us even if we actively contact them. Because they don’t want to be labeled as traitors and don’t want to be monitored or exposed for contacting us!”

“As a result, we are almost severed from all the forces within the Endless Deep Mountains, making it impossible for us to gain a foothold in Huaxia’s Endless Deep Mountains!”

Hermes kept pounding on the table, with anger blazing in his eyes. To be honest, he really had thoughts of killing Jack.

The fortress’s layout in the Endless Deep Mountains has nearly fallen into a dead end!

The eight Dukes present fell into silence, with furrowed brows.

They pondered hard but still couldn’t figure out how to save the current situation.

Still couldn’t think of how to reverse the dire circumstances!

At a critical moment, Duke Philip spoke with a cold expression, “Start voting. Those in favor of stripping Jack of his authority over Endless Deep Mountains affairs, please raise your hands!”

Without prior notice, Philip suddenly challenged Jack’s authority and called for a vote!

Everyone was surprised, momentarily stunned.

But most raised their hands, agreeing to strip Jack of his authority!

It’s a simple reason; Jack went too far this time!

It’s time to properly punish Jack!

“No!” Jack said, trembling and waving his hands, “Please, give me another chance. I won’t make such mistakes again. I will find ways to remedy this!”

Currently, the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm is the fortress’s biggest enemy.

The most important task ahead for the fortress is dealing with the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm.

And the central area of the Huaxia Ancient Martial Realm, Endless Deep Mountains, is a thorn in the fortress’s side!

Therefore, the Duke responsible for these affairs holds a status that can rise indefinitely among the eight Dukes!

Jack is currently ranked second among the eight Dukes, having power and status second only to the chief of Huaxia affairs—Duke Philip. His main reason for being able to rival Duke Philip despite not making mistakes is because Jack is responsible for the Endless Deep Mountains affairs in Huaxia!

Once this position is removed and this power stripped, Jack’s status among the eight Dukes will plummet!

He may fall into a deep abyss of no return!

Jack finally realized the seriousness of the situation, pleading with a mournful face for everyone not to support Duke Philip’s vote proposal!

But alas, no one paid attention to him!

After all, what Jack did this time was excessively outrageous, to the point of being outrageous ten thousand times over!

“I agree!”

“I agree as well!”

“I support stripping Jack of his authority!”

“I also support!”

“OK, I support!”

Everyone raised their hands one after another!

Eventually, with a seven-to-one vote, the resolution was successfully passed!

Henceforth, Jack completely lost his control over the affairs of the Endless Deep Mountains!

“Second round of voting, Dukes supporting Hermes to oversee Huaxia Endless Deep Mountains affairs, please raise your hands.” Philip called for a second vote and raised his hand.

Everyone hesitated for a moment, but then raised their hands again.

The Hermes Clan’s financial strength is truly profound, and the families of the other seven Dukes depend on Hermes Clan’s finances to operate normally.

No one dared to stop Hermes from gaining power, or they would be opposing money.

Even Duke Jack, under the situation of overwhelming odds, raised his hand with a mournful face, agreeing for Herenmos to replace him as the head responsible for Endless Deep Mountains affairs!

“Since that’s the case, voting is over.”

“I announce, Herenmos officially joins the fortress’s Huaxia affairs division, serving as the Deputy Minister, immediately overseeing the fortress’s Endless Deep Mountains affairs.”

“Furthermore, I ask everyone not to lose heart. Although we lost due to Jack’s foolish handling, we have accumulated significant heritage over the millennia, not to be beaten entirely. It’s up to us now how we operate to restore confidence among the Ancient Martial Clans and Ancient Martial Powers that have joined us.”

“As long as we restore their confidence in us, we can completely build another central institution in the Endless Deep Mountains in a short time, even if it’s very simple.”

“Besides, I have another thing to tell you.”

“I’ve already planted a huge nail inside the Endless Deep Mountains, like a stabilizing force, enough for our plans to proceed without any hindrance.”

“Regain your confidence, don’t be disheartened, don’t despair; victory shall eventually be ours!”

Duke Philip pounded the table and stood up, turning to leave!

Except for Jack, the six Dukes collectively bowed to his back and said, “Victory shall eventually be ours!”

…

In the morning, under the bright sun.

A team composed of over three thousand young male Ancient Martial Artists made it to Wuya Town after an all-night sprint.

They had a simple breakfast in the town, replenished their energy, and then pressed on towards Wuya Peak!

They went there to investigate the affairs of the Evil Martial Sacred Land’s four halls, to see if Ye Huan had single-handedly defended against the attacks from the four halls of the Evil Martial Sacred Land, and counter-attacked sending the four halls to Hell!

Of course, subconsciously, they didn’t believe it.

“Ye Huan, wait for it, we will definitely expose you!”