The Skeleton Dragon King breathed out a scorching dragon breath, shamelessly saying: "You brainless fool, you believe whatever others say?

If I were really transformed from the Dragon Bones of an Ancient Red Dragon, do you think you’d even have the chance to talk to me here? I would have been dismantled into a pile of bones long ago!"

"Stop putting gold on your face; the age only matters when you were still in dragon form for it to be quite evident. Once turned to bones, there’s not much disparity between an Ancient Dragon and an Ancient Giant Dragon, just a few more Life Dice." The Giant Bone King retorted, unwilling to show weakness.

Even in hypothetical situations, he was unwilling to let the Skeleton Dragon King get the upper hand.

Gaven didn’t want to listen to the two old rivals’ pointless bickering and proactively shifted the topic: "What do the two Lords think we should do next?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Dispatch troops to the Flame Bone Territory!" They responded in unison.

Hmph!

One man and one dragon exchanged a glance, snorted coldly, and looked away, seemingly quite displeased with reaching a consensus with each other on this matter.

Although Gaven had forcibly gathered them under one banner through martial power, their soul consciousness had not changed, and their past grievances did not disappear, with all sorts of overt and covert struggles continuing in a different form.

This was the price Gaven must pay in utilizing them.

Regarding their response, Gaven was not surprised, as this was their usual thought pattern, wherever they thought was hollow, they’d go steal from there.

Gaven should not have high expectations for them; their strategic vision won’t significantly improve just because they are under the tent of this Lady Strategy Chosen, at least not in the short term.

Therefore, Gaven turned his eyes to his real strategist and asked: "Commander Dmitry, do you have any new plans?"

The Shadow Commander replied without thinking: "Directly dispatch troops to the Corpses Domain!"

"Reason?"

"There are two reasons."

"Let’s hear them."

"Firstly, during the Giant Bone Lord’s previous persuasion to surrender, the Burning Flames Queen expressed a strong interest in the flesh-to-energy transformation ability. This might entice her to actively accept Lord Amanda’s Earthbound Ennoblement. Once she accepts the ennoblement, the remaining issues will be easily resolved."

"Secondly, there is still a huge variable externally, as our Shadow Flyers previously detected a large number of Ghouls, frequently active around the Plains of Bone, especially towards the Corpses Domain direction."

"Are you saying the King of Corpses has already sided with the Ghoul King?" The Giant Bone King, though limited by intelligence and systemic strategic thinking, was not truly foolish and understood with a bit of a nudge.

"It’s possible, but currently there’s no intelligence to prove this point." Dmitry was very meticulous by disposition, emphasizing speaking based on intelligence rather than random conjectures.

Though the Shadow Commander said this, the Giant Bone King still confidently stated: "Aldridge will definitely cooperate with the Ghoul King.

It’s the most effective way for him to avoid being uprooted by the Burning Flames Queen.

That cunning Old Lich is capable of betraying anyone for his own sake.

The previous King of Skeletons was sold out by him, as he withdrew his Corps Army without any warning, allowing the Jackalwere King’s Jackalwere Army to break through the Skeleton Army’s flank."

"Isn’t this your Demon’s regular operation?"

Inside, the Shadow Commander Dmitry expressionlessly refuted, "Don’t make yourself sound so innocent; your king died, but you Undead Lords survived, is that normal?"

The Giant Bone King replied as if it were a matter of course: "Since defeat was certain, there was no point in us accompanying them into the grave. It was better to preserve strength and guard the Plains of Bone.

If it weren’t for us, even if the Plains of Bone didn’t become the backyard of the Jackalweres, it would have long since turned into the Ghouls’ dining table, and our God wouldn’t have the opportunity to show prowess here."

Since the cause-and-effect relationship was dragged to Lord Gaven, even if it was a fallacious reasoning, the Shadow Commander wouldn’t retort. Without even this level of emotional intelligence, how could he serve as a commander?

Dmitry brought the topic back, "I propose planning before action, now focusing primarily on strengthening internal construction and gathering intelligence."

Gaven affirmed the Shadow Commander’s suggestion, saying: "I understand what to do now.

Next, the Skeleton Road I need to open is the one leading to the Corpses Domain.

No matter how the war situation changes, that will be the center of the upcoming conflict.

Also, dispatch all the Shadow Flyers, especially towards the Corpses Domain direction, closely monitoring Ghoul King Doreisan’s movements, to prevent him from suddenly joining the battle and crushing the Burning Flames Queen.

Even if she doesn’t surrender to us temporarily, she will be a major tool and supporter for us."

After all, only these dedicated sacrificers of Lady Strategy aligned with him best. Whether the suggestions of the Giant Bone King or the Skeleton Dragon King could only serve as references.

"As you command," the Shadow Commander understood well.

"What about us?" The Giant Bone King couldn’t contain it and asked.

He didn’t want to be left out of the war.

In the Bottomless Abyss, war and slaughter are the main themes.

If not participating, it’s as good as being away from the core of power.

"Your current primary task is to manufacture Skeleton Cannons." Gaven had already arranged the appropriate tasks for them.

To motivate them, Gaven added: "You two will compete, and the victor’s territory will receive ten Divine Nature’s soul energy."