In one of the largest Private Islands surrounding the World's Eyes, the Alchemy Island, an urgent meeting was called between the Alchemy King Council!
There were fifteen figures sitting around a round table, and they were all Legendary Kings. On top of that, they were Alchemy Kings, the only ones in the entire Legendary Plains and also the true controllers of the Alchemy Guild!
Usually, they were all scattered around the legendary plains and oversaw the alchemy guild in their respected cosmic continent. They seldom gathered together, but when they did, it would mean something great was about to happen in the Alchemy Guild or it was facing a crisis.
"So, we can't reach the Myriad Galaxy King and any Alchemy Lord and citizen of the Myriad Galaxy City!?" A woman's deep voice rang with a hint of murderous intent.
She was Spirit Eye King, a witch who oversaw the Alchemy Guild Headquarters in the Great Cosmic Continent of Leo. Since the Myriad Galaxy King, despite his eccentric tendencies, was a Legendary King of the Witch Race, it was no wonder Spirit Eye King was furious.
"If the information about the Myriad Galaxy King getting the Throne of Death and the impending siege of Legendary Kings on the Myriad Galaxy City is true, then his lack of response is expected." The Light King, a white-haired elf, sneered, "Furthermore when we were trying to unite all the Legendary Kings of the Alchemy Guild to resist those abominations (Zodiac Beasts), he didn't respond either!"
A dwarf with runic marking, the Hammer King, nodded in agreement as he berated, "I thought he was just being selfish for his damn city, but in the end, he was going after the Throne of Death! No wonder he had completely shut down any contact for over fifty years. And now, the previous wounds haven't been healed, but he caused another disaster by implicating the entire Alchemy Guild!"
No one spoke as they were all in tactical agreement since Myriad Galaxy King's past actions had made all the Alchemy Kings hold a grudge against him. While in truth, they were all the same and had been hiding when Zodiac Beasts ran rampant in their territories.
The Spirit Eye King furiously glared at the Hammer King and Light King and retorted, "It would be best if you two idiots keep your mouth shut! We aren't gathered here to hear your past grievances! This is not about the Myriad Galaxy King but about the reputation of our Alchemy Guild and the entire Life Faction!
"If we let the Dead Faction and those two face Neutral Factions bastards do as they pleased in the Myriad Galaxy City and harm the Myriad Galaxy King. Our entire Alchemy Guild and Alchemy King Council will lose all face, and no one will ever take us seriously. Not to mention, the other members of the alchemy guild will no longer respect and fear us! In the future, no one will join us because we can't even protect our own!"
"Spirit Eye King has a point…" Another woman, a High Orc with charming features like a fox, the Elixir King, nodded in agreement and sighed, "This is not a time to play the blame game. From my sources, this news is spreading like wildfire among all the private islands, and since it comes from the Eyeless Seer Society, its credibility can't be questioned.
"If I'm not wrong, even the likes of Ocean Race and the other two originations of our own life factions might get involved and try their luck to get the Throne of Death; I don't even need to mention the Farey Humans and Humans. That's why we need to move fast if we're planning to make a stand."
"Heh, easier said than done." The Light King scoffed, "Just as said, almost all the Legendary King will be after the Myriad Galaxy King now; if we move to protect him, we'll be isolated from all directions. Furthermore, the Spirit Poison King is desperate to get the Throne of Death, and that guy is a walking calamity. What if he decided to throw caution to the wind?
"Although our Alchemy Guild isn't afraid of his Venomous Royale, don't forget this time, he's not the only one we're dealing with. The Black King of Fiend Race, the Drunkard Ghost King and Soulless Ghost King of Ghost Race, the Blood Moon King of Vampire Race… these guys can alone rally the entire Dead Faction against us.
"But the thing is they are not alone, the Shadowless King control 20% of the Zodiac Night Federation, and he's famous for his schemes. There is also the Deathless Prince of the Dark Kingdom.
"Then, if you add our own life faction's greedy fellows, unless we promise to hand over the Throne of Death, I'm pretty sure they'll find some excuse to help us or, worse, backstab us!"
Everyone became somber when they heard Light King's statement. They all knew Light King was stating the facts, and they couldn't help but cuss the Myriad Galaxy King for putting the entire Alchemy Guild in such a dangerous position while doing such a lousy job at hiding the Throne of Death.
At this moment, a goblin, the Talisman King, spoke solemnly, "Then let's just promise them the Throne of Death. After all, the Myriad Galaxy King might've already escaped. We just need to stabilize the Alchemy Guild while secretly not interfering with them going after the Myriad Galaxy King.
"This way, we don't have to worry about being backstabbed by the alliance or the bank. They can keep the Throne of Death as long as they find the Myriad Galaxy King. We need to make sure nothing happens to the Myriad Galaxy City.
"If everything is agreed upon, we can make a deal with the entire life and neutral faction and get out of this situation with minimum losses!"
Everyone's eyes flashed with realization as they looked at each other with tactical understanding and couldn't help but praise the Talisman King for his wits secretly.
Just as the Talisman King stated, they didn't need to stand behind the Myriad Galaxy King or offend anyone, they just need to leave him alone and make sure those who needed to know this knows secretly!