After that, everything moved swiftly. Given the weight of those gathered, the meeting could have gone on quite long, but...
“Ah, just say what you have to say! Just say it! So yes or no?”
The situation was urgent and time was short. These two irresistible factors smashed all the formalities that should have gone back and forth during the meeting.
“It is impossible to respond to the current situation by moving as whole sects. Aren’t the enemy spreading throughout the entire north of the river?”
“Then what are you suggesting we do?”
“We have to split up too! As small as they are!”
Im Sobyeong, who led seventy-two strongholds and therefore had no resistance to splitting sects into seventy-two pieces, threw out the major premise.
“That is too reckless. For them, all they have to do is cause chaos wherever they set foot, but we have to move in an organized manner! How are those spread across the entire Central Plains supposed to keep in contact and respond to Jang Ilso’s movements?”
“Stop looking for reasons it won’t work and find a way to make it work!”
“No, I mean, how do we...”
“If staying in contact is the problem, then attach a person to handle communications! Send word to the Beggars’ Union headquarters and get support! Just attach one of those beggar brats to each unit!”
“Ah!”