"Hmph, a vicious boy who doesn't even dare to show his true face, yet speaks grandiosely of conspiracy and schemes. Isn't this precisely what you are best at?"

Old Susan cast a scornful glance at the Masked Man, her wrinkled face full of disdain as she said: "Then tell me, where has your Vice Leader gone?"

"No matter where the Vice Leader is, we are open and aboveboard!"

A middle-aged Fox Person warrior from the Desert Alliance snorted coldly, unable to resist retorting.

Compared to Phil, who retained only a few Beast Race characteristics, this person's wildness was much more intense, covered with a thick layer of earthy fox fur.

The territory of the Desert Alliance is mostly composed of desert and barren land, so it's natural for its warriors to carry some corresponding traits.

"Is that so? It's ridiculous for someone skilled in trickery to claim they are open and aboveboard."

A powerful figure, surrounded by dense vegetation and revealing only a pair of eyes, in the Rainforest Fortress Alliance's camp sneered coldly, opposing fiercely.

The Rainforest Fortress Alliance, as the name suggests, is primarily composed of various tribes along rainforests and riversides, so it's not surprising to see warriors with this appearance.

But undoubtedly, whether it's the Rainforest Fortress Alliance or the Desert Alliance, their territories are vast enough to rival ours, including the Human Clan's domain, which is quite telling.

For a while, the powerful figures on both sides refused to yield, engaging in a war of words, while Leo Ray didn't rush to express his opinion, merely watching everything silently.

After a while, Leo Ray stood up, whispered a few words to the Administrator, and then left the hall on his own, soon disappearing from everyone's sight.

Seeing the main character leave, the powerful figures from both sides lost their interest in the verbal spar, and all cast puzzled looks at our Administrator.

"Everyone, please remain calm. Your Majesty of the Humans needs to calmly analyze the current situation and will return shortly."

The Administrator smiled slightly, explaining to the powerful figures: "However, Your Majesty of the Humans left a Communication Array here, so they can still hear your voices."

Upon hearing that Leo Ray could still hear them, including the two leaders, the powerful figures resumed their intense verbal sparring, continuously exposing each other's secrets and refuting each other's words, exhausting all their thoughts to find flaws showing the other side as the mastermind.

It must be noted, this isn't just about obtaining a Tier 6 Divine Weapon. Once it's proven the other side is the mastermind, it's a chance to severely damage them or even destroy them—a chance neither side would easily let go of.

While both sides debated endlessly, Leo Ray had already arrived at another hidden room beside the hall.

Here, Broy, Shuert, Crisis, Fanny, Haneltree, Bruno, and Nal were all waiting for quite some time.

"You have all heard about the situation earlier, right?"

Leo Ray looked at his think tank, nodding slightly: "Then it's time for us to find out who the real mastermind is."

"Your Majesty, from the current situation, the absence of the Desert Alliance's Vice Leader is indeed a very crucial point of suspicion. If it's unclear where they have gone, then I believe the mastermind is very likely the Desert Alliance."

Haneltree gently rubbed his coarse chin, first offering his opinion: "I have dealt with the Desert Alliance several times before, and compared to the Rainforest Fortress Alliance, they are indeed more cunning and difficult to deal with."

"But the Rainforest Fortress Alliance is also very suspicious. If they are truly open and aboveboard in their hearts, why would they secretly gather heavy troops nearby?"

Fanny frowned slightly, pondering: "As far as I know, both the Rainforest Fortress Alliance and the Desert Alliance have relatively complete Teleportation Gate networks, allowing swift troop mobilization."

"However, unlike Your Majesty of the Humans' intricate Teleportation Gate, theirs are much bulkier and each activation requires substantial energy supplies and the consumption of corresponding high-quality Magic Crystals. Especially the high-quality Magic Crystals—each is extremely expensive, and even for them, it's not something to be casually dissipated."

"In other words, their swift troop mobilization comes at a great cost."

Fanny's frown deepened as she continued: "And to participate in the Secret Realm Market, they spared no expense to specifically gather all their elite forces nearby, which necessarily arouses suspicion."

"Indeed, I also agree the Rainforest Fortress Alliance seems more like the mastermind."

Broy pondered and nodded, also sharing his thoughts: "The absence of the Desert Alliance's Vice Leader is indeed suspicious, but if they were truly the mastermind, they would've figured out a way to bring the Vice Leader back, not leaving such a blatant flaw."

"Don't forget, the flaw left at the Forest-side Fortress is also extremely obvious. Perhaps they utilized reverse thinking to divert our attention once again."

Crisis tilted her head, contemplating as she spoke: "I, however, believe the Desert Alliance is the mastermind."

With Crisis's words, the other powerful figures on our side appeared torn, unable to confirm who the real culprit is. Those who shared their opinions also couldn't refute others, only offering Leo Ray a rueful smile.

Meanwhile, the Dragonborn warriors, including Nal, despite appearing extremely eager, could not confirm anything, merely waiting anxiously in place.

One thing is clear to everyone—this matter is of great importance. Choosing the wrong opponent means letting the real culprit rejoice in secret, and even if they promise military aid, it will probably be merely for show.

Then, as we and the other side both suffer, the result will naturally be self-evident.

"Is that really the case?"

Watching our powerful figures appear extremely troubled, Leo Ray smiled helplessly.

It must be said, the mastermind indeed hid deeply, even with both sides revealing each other's flaws, no decisive evidence was found.

"Incorrect, perhaps there's another possibility existing, and if this possibility holds, then the current situation isn't surprising."

Leo Ray's eyes lit up, clearly having thought of something.

"Your Majesty of the Humans, have you found the real culprit?"

Noticing the change in Leo Ray's expression, Nal's eyes also lit up.

"Just a different thought, but before that, we need to confirm one very crucial information: whether anyone in the Desert Alliance and Rainforest Fortress Alliance is lying."

Leo Ray nodded slightly, responded: "This is also key in judging who is right and wrong."

"Your Majesty of the Humans is right. In the end, as long as we confirm one side is lying, they must be the true mastermind!"

Fanny's starry eyes lit up, blurting out.

"But how do we verify this? Those guys are all wily old hands."

Bruno's bovine face was full of confusion, asking puzzled.

"The Administrator can help with this."

Leo Ray smiled faintly, responding.

Before the market was held, another insurance measure was deployed.

Through discussions with our Administrator, it's known that within the Shadow Market exists a Truth Formation, capable of accurately detecting if those within its scope are lying.

Originally, this formation is a secret of the market, primarily used in specific settings, such as verifying the source of equipment, but our Administrator, who has largely become one of us, naturally is willing to use the formation to assist us.

And just now, the hall was the place covered by the formation.

However, this special formation needs to gather enough information to make a judgment, so after leaving the hall, the Administrator asked both sides to continue debating.

"Then let me see who exactly is stirring up trouble. Perhaps what I thought as another possibility holds the real answer."

Leo Ray took a slow, deep breath, his gaze piercing.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.