Ian had just left the Free Chamber of Commerce, and then he went non-stop to the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enlightenment Alliance, informing them of the news that the alliance agreement had been reached.
At the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Steel, William let out a long sigh of relief after learning the news, his eyes full of praise, "Ian, you indeed didn't let me down, this time the future of the City of Ashes might really be rewritten by you."
Ian looked calm and his tone was firm, "However, this is just the beginning, we must immediately formulate a more concrete cooperation plan, otherwise even the biggest alliance is just empty talk."
Alexander, the leader of the Enlightenment Alliance, listened to Ian's statement and his face gradually eased, "You're right, we should convene a meeting of the three parties' top management as soon as possible to finalize the details of the cooperation."
That night, the huge conference hall in the Brotherhood of Steel's headquarters was brightly lit. William, Adrian, and Alexander sat in three directions. The top leaders of the three forces were gathered together, each looking serious, and an unprecedented tension coalesced in the air.
William was the first to speak, ''Since we have decided to join forces, we must come up with the most practical plan. First of all, the areas that each power is responsible for defending must be clearly delineated to avoid confusion at critical moments."
Alexander nodded his head in agreement, "That's right, in addition, each power must also draw a group of the most elite FLARE-class and SPARK-class adepts to establish a rapid response squad to deal with any sudden changes."
Adrian pondered for a moment before saying, "In terms of supplies, our Free Chamber of Commerce will fully support the weaponry and supplies, but the mainstay of the frontline defense will still have to be provided by the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enlightenment Alliance."
William and Alexander looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Ian saw that all parties had reached a preliminary consensus, and his heart was slightly relieved, he then added, "In addition to that, we need to set up a unified command center to communicate the actions of all parties at all times, and to prevent information miscommunication."
William immediately responded, "The command center can be located at the Brotherhood of Steel's headquarters, with the top brass of the three parties sitting together, and the intelligence of all the forces can be shared at any time, to quickly coordinate their actions."
The meeting went relatively smoothly, and for the first time, the three forces truly reached an in-depth cooperation agreement under the pressure of the crisis. Just as everyone was slightly relieved and ready to adjourn the meeting, a sharp knock suddenly came from outside the conference hall.
"Come in!" William's voice was steady.
The door was pushed open, and a guard rushed in with a panicked expression, "My lords, a large number of mutant beast clusters have appeared outside the city, and ... we've found quite a few traces of flare level mutant beasts, and by the looks of it they seem to be preparing for a general attack!"
"What! "The crowd got up, obviously this news was too heavy, all the people present, including Ian, quickly rushed to the city wall and looked out of the city, only to see that in the distance it was black, a large number of mutant beasts gathered together, among them there were quite a number of flare level mutant beasts of huge size, at the same time there were still mutant beasts constantly joining in from farther away.
"No, there are at least ten thousand of these!" "Are they trying to completely capture the City of Ashes?" Listening to the discussions of the city wall guards, the atmosphere froze, and everyone's faces became abnormally ugly.
William quickly reacted and said in a deep voice, "Sure enough, the worst has still come."
Alexander's brows were furrowed and his voice was serious, "It seems we don't have much time to prepare, we must act immediately!"
Adrian sighed slightly, "I will immediately go back and gather all the high level Exalts, our Chamber of Commerce will support this war at all costs."
All parties quickly left to mobilize the elite forces of their respective forces.
Ian left the city walls and walked alone through the streets of the City of Ashes, seeing the ordinary residents running back home in panic, the desperate look on their faces as they scurried around deeply pierced his heart. Stores had been urgently closed, and the panicked cries and anxious arguments of the residents were heard from the streets and alleys.
"I heard that a large number of mutant beasts have gathered outside the city, are we really going to be finished?"
"Can the guards still hold it off? We almost couldn't hold out with the last attack!"
"I don't want to die, my child is still so young ..."
A scene of despair was reflected in Ian's eyes, he couldn't help but clench his fists, and a stronger sense of responsibility and mission was ignited in his heart.
"System, what are our chances of winning this time?" Ian asked in a low voice.
The system quickly responded, "According to the current intelligence analysis, although the alliance was established, the enemy's strength is still extremely powerful, especially the number of FLARE level mutant beasts has increased significantly, and the possibility of the existence of higher level mutant beasts cannot be ruled out, the overall difficulty of the battle has greatly increased, and it is recommended that the host make the fullest psychological preparation."
Ian took a deep breath, and the expression on his face gradually hardened, "No matter how difficult it is, I won't give up. We must protect everyone in the City of Ashes."
Ian quickly returned to the Brotherhood of Steel's command center, at this time, the most elite Exalts of the three major forces had already gathered here, and the atmosphere was tense and serious.
William stood at the front and said in a loud voice, "Gentlemen, the survival of the City of Ashes depends on us in this battle! I hope that everyone can unite and work together to get through this crisis!"
Everyone present responded in unison, their voices loud and resolute: "Swear to defend the City of Ashes to the death!"