Chapter 43 (1/2)

Meencies 1

Each city within Hall Plain was structured like a web Even though the cities that existed within various countries were in many different locations, they all look similar, yet they also all serve different purposes If you looked at any two cities individually, they looked different But when all the cities are looked at as a whole, you would notice that they all play a role and are linked with each other,

The Northern Country that ere currently at also had est city, was located in the center, while the city Prinsika was to the east, Halo was to the west, Kan was to the south, and Pamela to the north These four, the ”ordinary” cities, were located around Barbara Beyond each of these cities were two smaller cities that were under their jurisdiction and would aid each other in times of need

In more detail, the smaller cities around Prinsika was Eden to the northeast and Dana in the southeast The smaller cities around Halo was Dorothy to the west and Monica to the southwest The smaller cities around Kan was Coran to the southeast and Monica to the southwest The smaller cities around Pamela was Mule to the northeast and Montana to the northwest

One large city Four ordinary cities Eight small cities Say that a small city near Kan met trouble Mid-sized clans in Kan would i with the Southern Freedoether Normally, however, there was only one representative clan in each city that took care of matters

When clans take care for a city individual ned jobs that fit their position This would be unheard of in the Southern Country, as they value freedom above all else However, it was possible in the Northern Country of today because the Golden Lion clan was the clan that was in power

Anyone that wanted to get to the Central Country froh Kan, Coran, and Monica first Each of these cities had their own policies that one has to follow They served as outposts that you had to pass through in order to reach the Central Country On the other side of the Northern Country, Pamela, Mule, and Montana to the north were close to undeveloped locations Those to the north of Pauarded the undeveloped land and made sure that it was safe I heard from an instructor that they weren't allowed to explore and attack, but they did so anyways

Everyone from the Northern Country knew that if you took just one step into the Central Country from the Northern Country, you would be under the jurisdiction of their large city, Atlanta However, the Northern Country didn't possess enough power to take over that city Not… yet I was sure that the ”truth” that I had re was bolstered by Han-Byul's revealing of the Golden Lion clan's plans that night

I originally planned on heading to the se my course and head to Mule There was a lot of factors that went into this decision, but the biggest reason would probably be An Hyun

I don't remember all the details, but there was a rare class that wielded a lance called the ”Energy Spearman” I wasn't sure exactly where or how it came to be, but I know that it was found within a cave in Mule If one of reat addition to o check it out

”I plan on going to Mule first”

Everyone carried a confused look after I told the towards a big or ordinary city, but the fact that I wanted to go to a suard An Hyun's face was filled with curiosity as he asked the reason for going to Mule

”Soo-Hyun, isn't Mule the northernmost city? Also, I heard that that city was only recently developed, so it's still pretty dangerous People said that it'll be dangerous to go there if you're not skilled enough because of all the vagrants there”

An Hyun would be right… normally I wanted to travel a bit further than I would otherwise in order to train thes work in Hall Plain Such things required experience Regardless, I was proud that An Hyun was able to think of that, so I patted his head He raised his head with a confused look but didn't pushto Mule, then I would first need to explain Golden Lion clan's plans As An Hyun and Yoo-Jung had already either assumed or heard the ru to explain Sol had been quiet for a while, and when I turnedat my hand that was still on Hyun's head I quickly putissues had to be resolved first before advancing into Atlanta If you were to consider all of the various factors, then stabilization would be the word that encompassed all of it Have the nearby monsters been taken care of? Was it safe within the territory? Is there anywhere that hasn't been attacked? Lastly, can the Vagrant's intervention be prevented beforehand?

Stabilization was important within Hall Plain If cities under a country's control were stable, they would be able to recover from disasters even if thefoundation, it would be difficult for anyone to advance into the Central Country with malicious intent The problem was that users had different interpretations of what is ”stable”

It was hard to say that the Northern Country was safe; cities like Mule were still being developed Despite that, the Golden Lion clan was already planning for its expedition The clan, known as the best clan in the Northern Country, will collapse due to their hasty decision

I thought back to my experiences with the first war in my memories One of the reasons for their failure was that their method of stabilization was insufficient The only success during the ith the city of Halo There, a large war took place between the joint Alliance of the Golden Lion clan and the Sun Clan, who represented Halo, and the Vagrants In the end, the clans won

However, the clans were too flushed with their success The Vagrants were called so because they were a discrete group that had users spread everywhere As the clansmen’s lives were typically short, they weren't satisfied with just one victory Despite that, they celebrated too early and advanced into the edy that could have been avoided otherwise

The first time they advanced into the mountains was about six months after I initially entered Hall Plain This time around, since I spent 13 weeks at the User Acadein their fated expedition I had about a 100 days to become as powerful as I can

In a sense, Mule and Montana were the optiht now, there were srants was a part of their plan for this expedition Sensitive users will be able to infer that preparations for ere beginning in the Northern Country

Vagrants typically hid in shadows and carried out their plans froets attacked, they will most likely meet in the Western Country and prepare an ambush If my assumptions were correct, then the West and South countries will be affected the most As those two countries will be focused on, the Eastern and Northern countries will ain for us around the popular cities It's not a guarantee that the attack will be successful, but the attack is pretty well planned for As a result,to join the expedition Also, since we plan onour own clan problems with clans that already control the cities will arise”

”I've heard ruest expedition will occur soon”

I shook my head at An Hyun's statement We weren't qualified to even participate in this expedition Rather than getting needlessly hurt by getting involved, it was more beneficial to take it a step at a tiuarantee the expedition a success? Barbara, the largest city within the Northern Country that we are standing in, took four years to develop That development required numerous preparations, and countless sacrifices totheBarbara was In my opinion, they'll be hard to overcome with merely four years' worth of preparation

”Hm… really? It does sort of make sense after you say it”

”Soo-Hyun, does that mean there's a lot for us to do at Mule?”

I can feel their reluctance to give up even after h to roof due to ranking high at the User Acade I could not allow I put

”Well, for one, on't have to worry about the Vagrants Thetheir attention to that expedition froht now, the users in Mule have already departed to join the expedition so I heard that all develop chance for us

Since I couldn't directly tell them all the details, all I could do was contribute an assumption with the words ”this could happen” Since I know ”the future,” I could explain with confidence, but the end result still depends on whether or not they accept my words I looked at them with a serious expression

An Hyun, too, had a serious expression as he brooded over what I said Yoo-Jung also looked as if she was conte But Sol hasn't said a word for a while… why? Why was she looking at ? I wetraised her head and spoke in a serious tone

”Soo-Hyun”

”Yeah?”

”I have a question Well…Can I ask?”