My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 607: Chapter 65: What Garbage

The Celestial Strategy Mansion, at its core, is actually a product of compromise.

It was born in the era of the chaotic battle among the old-time empowerers, serving as a bridgehead to dissolve resistance against the old powers, while also bearing the responsibility of gathering subsequent empowerers for unified management, making it convenient for a complete sweep.

And it indeed has shouldered these responsibilities well.

Especially after Xia Yue rose to power.

Aside from the ’Self’, which acts as the vanguard of resistance against the old era... though the empowerer forces within the country are complex and chaotic, a balance has been maintained, achieving a certain level of stability.

The rise of Xia Yue further strengthened the influence of the Celestial Strategy Mansion; it’s foreseeable that once the last batch of old-time empowerers dies out, the Mansion will undoubtedly become increasingly dominant, ultimately completely becoming the sole empowerer force in the country.

But.

There’s a problem here.

That is, the Celestial Strategy Mansion’s Celestial Strategy...

These people are equally gifted, possessing powerful Authority Abilities, most of whom have witnessed the prowess of those ’predecessors’ from the old era, and can even be said to be closely intertwined with the old-time empowerers.

This is actually quite normal.

After all, the Celestial Strategy Mansion cannot create powerful combat forces from thin air; from its inception, it could only absorb those insightful empowerers from the old era as members.

The Mansion has been established for many years now.

Only a few people can be called completely unrelated to the old era, having risen solely through their own talent, squeezing out the remnants of the old era to become the Celestial Strategy.

Xia Yue, Ji Xin, Yu Zhou, Xiang Yi, and Mount Tai.

Tang Language doesn’t count.

Because one significant reason she could become the Celestial Strategy was that Si Yujie was unwilling to take on the role, and she had a vast kinship group of significant influence backing her.

This results in the fact that the Celestial Strategy Mansion is, to a large extent, still an extension of the old powers.

Before the rise of this new generation of empowerers under Xia Yue, the trust from the relevant authorities in the Celestial Strategy Mansion was extremely low.

Plans to completely annihilate the Mansion have always been in place at the highest levels.

In essence.

Initially, the Celestial Strategy Mansion was merely a tool.

If it weren’t for Xia Yue, this organization would have disbanded at the moment of completing its mission...

But the presence of Xia Yue and this generation of new empowerers changed this status quo.

Offering another path.

When Xia Yue is around, he can moderately restrict the Celestial Strategies within the Mansion.

And Xia Yue is young enough and strong enough to completely suppress these people, all the way until a new batch of empowerers, educated normally and unrelated to the entire old era, become the Celestial Strategy.

For example, Li Zheng, Chen Lusi, and others.

By then, the situation would be different.

The Celestial Strategy Mansion would not just be a bridgehead to dissolve resistance against old powers, rather it would become... a truly wieldable sharpened blade.

Though many higher-ups remain skeptical, opting to observe coldly, leading to limited resources related to the Celestial Strategy.

And the fact that those two are not part of the Mansion’s Celestial Strategy, in some way, indicates a signal of distrust towards the Celestial Strategy Mansion.

The only genuine individuals who don’t belong to the Mansion’s Celestial Strategy are more than just those two.

It’s just later on.

The increasingly dominant stance of Xia Yue, changes brought after Ji Xin’s ascendancy, the emergence of the Celestial Punishment Weapon, the acquisition of Authority Abilities by Li Zheng and others...

This brought about a shift in direction.

The establishment of the mobile unit is a significant signal.

Some attempts have already begun.

But all these premises rest on... Xia Yue being present.

His evaluation is extremely high not only among the grassroots members but also at the highest level.

Moreover, he also has the best and most harmonious relationship with the Security Army among the Celestial Strategies.

This is evident from him enabling Li Zheng and others to acquire the Authority Abilities for Li Ge’s entire team.

As long as he’s present, the highest levels are very willing for the Celestial Strategy Mansion to continue acting as a ’special organization’, preventing internal chaos and external threats, gathering subsequent talented empowerers for unified management.

Then slowly cooking the frog in warm water.

With Li Zheng’s entire squad gaining Authority Abilities, equipped with celestial punishment weapons, and able to use talismans...

Even the original opponents agreed to this warm-water-frog strategy.

Because it’s truly effective and costs little.

There’s no forceful intervention, avoiding the risk of collective despair which could lead old-time empowerers to systemic chaos, nor is there a need to invest too many resources; the Security Army also gains more time and space to grow, preparing adequately for taking over the Mansion when the timing is right.

The name Celestial Strategy Mansion.

Itself explains many things.

This name was given by a general... hinting almost openly to everyone.

It’s merely a counter against the old powers, a leverage to wrestle with them, as when everything settles, this organization will be meant to exit the stage of history, just like after the Xuanwu Gate incident when the Mansion was abolished.

Regarding this.

Xiang Yi knows it well and believes that most of the Celestial Strategies present also understand this.

And how they truly feel, whether willing or not.

It’s not important at all.

Because even if unwilling.

They’re not opponents to Xia Yue... and they also know the great trend cannot be stopped.

But now.

Xia Yue is dead.

Moreover, demonstrated once, before everyone, what truly powerful empowerers can achieve...

The most critical individual is dead.

Now no one knows what they will face next?