A/N: Special mention to Linlin/Lotuslin who gave castle a few days back~! *HUGS* Got some exposure back thanks to it huhu
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Meanwhile, while Alterra and the others had been preparing, the allied territories were on their way to Alterra for their weekly visits. This time, the lord themselves came.
Usually, it was only the Lords’ representatives who came over. After all, lords themselves going out to danger was a danger to everyone else.
But… there was no choice this time. The moment they read the contents of the newspaper, they knew they had to do this as soon as they could.
Even if they didn’t see the newspaper, even if Alterra wasn’t kind enough to tell them, they’d have done the same by virtue of the fact that every Alterran citizen who was staying in their respective territories was called back in a hurry, escorted by the strong guards who delivered the newspaper to them.
The lords didn’t dare underestimate whatever made a territory like Alterra worried so they went to check it out themselves—bringing along a strong team of course—-and to see what could be done about it.
Along with Raine, there was Suide and Orland. With Micheal, there was Juno and Uran, a newly hired aborigine. He wasn’t very strong, only level 8, but he was the only decent choice they had for days.
Uran was a stout man with short hair and a short beard. He was apparently in his late 20s already, though in villages being weaker than level 10 at that age wasn’t rare.
The two groups congregated by coincidence in the camping area, where one group (Micheal’s) was already preparing to leave when they heard the arrival of people and decided to wait.
Micheal was a bit surprised to see Raine as the acting-lord but didn’t pry. Anyway, he seemed to be more fitting than the woman anyway.
The two groups greeted each other. "Aren’t you from the East?"
"Yes, but a bridge was created direct west to us, and a pathway here," Raine said. "Although there’s a slight detour, it’s easier and safer to pass through it."
"I see…"
So… somewhere along the way, the Alterrans had also created a bridge over the river south of them. When did they do that? Who knew. At some point, they just stopped getting surprised.
The two groups headed to Alterra together, and this was obvious because there were noticeably fewer monsters. This showed how Alterra’s citizens hunted out a lot, to the point that most monsters so far away had been cleared.
The Alterrans’ frequent clearing of surrounding monsters really helped with their trip, and this was fortunate because they felt much weaker than usual. For one, the air outside was really getting hotter, and it was made obvious because they knew what was coming.
Their water was long gone—even before they got to the camping grounds. They had a water elementalist but how much mana did he have? Fortunately, there were only a few hours of walking left to Alterra so they managed to not die of thirst on the way.
When they reached Alterra, they were parched and they immediately went to the stalls to get their fill.
While there, someone from the Internal Affairs office—Jun—greeted them.
There were staff in the Village Center who watched the entries to the territory. This idea was actually by Mathilda, who knew the information lords had access to.
Althea made it so, to some degree, people could also access some of it via the panels in the Village Center, so they decided to tweak a few things for their own convenience.
Of course, only names were visible. If there was someone noteworthy, they would send the internal affairs office a letter via aether letter. This was how Jun arrived only a few minutes after the two lords landed in the territory.
Their office was given instructions to publicize the news of the Extreme Heat as much as they could, as well as how they’d be fighting it, so naturally he’d approach the two lords when they got to them.
Jun invited the two lords and one of their main confidantes to Gaea restaurant’s private room so they could begin their discussion.
It had to be noted that more people had been fanning themselves though, and somehow the hand fans were running out faster, selling out at records speeds. The windows were also wide open, as well as a couple of doors.
Anyway, outside of wars, people still woudln’t be able to enter without permission. People had never been so thankful for the System rules.
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