"Even if they don't want to give up, they must be in disarray and unable to handle everything at once.
"We can no longer rely on Zhao Quan. From now on, we must take things one step at a time.
"But the problem is, the rebels hold a grudge against us. The road ahead will likely be difficult.
"All of you must be mentally prepared."
The crowd exchanged glances.
They had previously thrown in their lot with the nobles out of necessity, for the very survival of the family.
But it had only been a few days, and the nobles were already driven back.
Now, it seemed the family had once again arrived at a critical juncture for its survival.
Zhao Shizhang spoke.
"Over the course of last night, nearly every county and town in all of Snowfield City was hit by a surprise attack.
"The nobles were too slow to react and must have suffered disastrous losses.
"Next, both the rebels and the Alien Race will surely rush to claim their spoils of war.
"And we... are the spoils.
