CHAPTER 1576: CHAPTER 289: THE WORLD’S ATTENTION

After all, a third-tier fae who can summon three other third-tier allies is considered a force in any nation. If Ian himself had fourth-tier power, he could even find a small place to establish an independent nation.

The only problem is, this observation visit—will it cause a commotion like a tour of Earth’s nuclear weapons? For example, inviting a large group of nobles to view a super weapon, and accidentally forgetting the viewing location overlaps slightly with the weapon’s destructive radius...

Won’t it?

"Should we go?"

Adalbert also sensed the feedback and casually asked, "By the end of the month, we should manage to handle the domain’s affairs and head over without being too busy... I’m quite curious about what this massive counterattack could be."

"It’s probably a batch of new troops and creations. I’m quite looking forward to it too."

Ian nodded slightly, having made up his mind: "We should definitely go, but before that, we need to clean up the mess in the South Ridge."

"Although we’ve protected most of the Golden Plains’ people in refugee camps in rear cities, after the demonic bloodbath, it will still take some time before the Golden Plains can be habitable again. Rebuilding settlements is one thing, but dealing with the magical beasts that have disrupted the ecology of the Golden Plains is another big problem."

Many resources in the Golden Plains are derived from these magical beasts and the related ecosystems. The Fiery Flame Land doesn’t care about The Empire’s environment and casually exploits them, while The Empire will need considerable effort to restore the devastated areas to a productive state.

Besides this, rewards for actions like those from Marquis Barton and Viscount Grant, as well as related negotiations... Winning a battle is just the first step. As the current de facto leader of the South Ridge, Ian still has many things to do.

In fact, it’s not just The Empire and the Fiery Flame Land.

The Seven Cities Alliance, Canaan Moore, and the City of Knowledge have all received news of the South Ridge’s Demon Legion’s major defeat, the Dragon King intervening, and the capture of the Abyssal Dragon.

Reactions vary—some applaud, some have heavy concerns, and some now lament their previous investment wasn’t enough, slapping their thighs in regret.

But, the most peculiar reaction comes from the City of Knowledge.

The City of Knowledge, Heavenly Metropolis.

The Tower of Inquiry.

A slender, pale hand sets down the crystal plate, and blue eyes glance thoughtfully.

"The defeat of the South Ridge’s Demon Legion was abnormal," he muttered to himself. "Currently, aside from us and Yanjiang, Terra doesn’t have the capability to combat the Cursed Soil’s erosion... Yet the Southern Ridge Lord managed to delay the spread of the Cursed Soil through some method, forcing the Demon Legion into a decisive battle at his chosen location, where it was then struck by Mahdi’s orbital weapon from Dragon Island."

"Interesting, Dragon Island collaborated with him for this attack... Could the rumors be true? Is the Dragon King considering turning the successor of The Unyielding Fortress into a True Dragon, training them as the next Dragon King? Can such fake news turn out to be true?"

The vague figure with blue eyes, too indistinct to be clearly seen, leaned back comfortably in his leather chair and smiled: "That’s really interesting—I recall that recently, a young master from the Ellen Family is coming to the City of Knowledge for an inspection... And he is also friends with Ian and Mahdi?"

"Perhaps, we could invite them over as guests?"

"After all, we, the City of Knowledge, differ from any other power on this continent... We remain truly neutral, solely seeking the truth."

As he said this, the phantasmal humanoid with blue eyes gazed at the ’mirror’ across from his desk: "Don’t you agree?"

In the mirror, another ’blue-eyed’ person looked back at him, revealing a different smile: "’Myself’?"