Village Head's Debauchery

Two Grade One Runaway Cities in their territory!

Fortunately, they were weaker than she had initially thought, allowing them to crush them into submission completely.

The key leaders—the Caretakers, High King Kael, and High Queen Caleria—nodded in agreement. They had anticipated that Orion and the others would return from their expeditions in several months or even a couple of years, yet to their astonishment, not even an hour had passed since they left, and they had already made significant progress.

"Who do you plan on putting in charge of the two Grade One Runaway Cities?" High King Kael asked, his curiosity piqued. "Perhaps my brother, High Prince Alden, could be a suitable candidate?" He wasted no time, volunteering his brother for such a crucial task.

"Yes, he's a good candidate. I've considered assigning this task to the Pixies and the Prismerion races, so you should carefully select those capable of handling it. I want to speak with them formally so they can fully understand the severity of the situation," Orion nodded.

The Prismerions' unique clan abilities and the new developments within the Pixie race, due to the emergence of the various divine artefacts left behind by the Aegis of the Arctic Deity, made them ideal for this task.

High King Kael nodded, inwardly sighing, "Thank you, Chief. I'll do my best to select the perfect individuals for this task and inform High Prince Kael of the current developments. I'm sure he'll be thrilled."

Queen Selene also nodded, looking at Orion appreciatively. Initially, she thought Orion wouldn't give the minor Prismerion clans a chance to prove themselves after what had transpired in the past, so she couldn't help but be glad about his decision.

"I'll also do my best and select those who will be extremely competent in handling this task," Queen Selene added.

Orion nodded. "Stronghold Leaders Seth and Zogar, I want you both to choose your most capable stealth warriors to track down the spies in each Runaway City and capture them alive. The more we capture, the better, so we can extract as much information as possible," he instructed. "Also, arrange for some warriors to start mining the Vylkr alloys and bring them back to the floating island so we can begin constructing the Vylkr Fusion Armlet and distribute them among the warriors."

"We'll do so immediately and report back to you when it's done," Stronghold Leader Zogar responded.

Stronghold Leader Seth nodded, his expression brightening with a wide smile.

Orion shifted his attention to the caretakers. "I want you all to coordinate production outside Orion's Cities along with the tree nymphs. We don't know how much provision they have to survive in the meantime, but it's best to be prepared," he instructed.

Caretakers Shani, Ivor, Naida, Zola, and Nala nodded in understanding.

"We'll begin right away," Caretaker Ivor responded.

Orion then turned to Reena, who was seated by his side. "Have there been any issues with the expansion of Orion's Cities?" he asked.

He had already asked her about it yesterday morning but was doing so again so the other key leaders could hear her words.

Reena shook her head. "No, there haven't been any issues. In fact, the expansion is progressing faster than we initially imagined. The four-eared elves are incredibly proactive when placed in the forest and work overtime to spend more time there. We even have to force them to stop working and return to the city to prevent them from driving themselves into exhaustion," she responded thoughtfully.

"Oh! If that's the case, we should deliberate further on where to establish their official home within our territory. Although there are many things to be cautious about since they come from a world far different from ours, my spies have been monitoring them. I think it's safe to say that causing problems for the floating island isn't one of their intentions. We may not be able to make them part of the key leaders as they aren't qualified for such a position, but we should decide whether we want them to remain living here or return to the world below," High King Kael responded.

A few key leaders nodded in agreement, while others shook their heads, indicating their disagreement with his words.

"We'll leave this issue for now and discuss it later when the construction is over," Orion announced. "The meeting is concluded." He stood up from his seat, with Reena by his side, and walked out of the hall.

The meeting was held in the Second Border City. Each city had one meeting building: the First Border, Second Border, Third Border City, and the Village.

As they walked downstairs, passing numerous guards who greeted them respectfully, they met Fifi, who awaited their arrival.

"I'll go to the Village to inform former Village Chief Brane of our discovery. You can head back and rest; I'll be returning home late," Orion said to Fifi.

Even though Fifi hadn't done much that day, she knew she would soon be swamped when they began mining the Vylkr alloys and fully reigning in the two Runaway Cities after taking care of the spies.

"Okay, I'll head back with Reena," Fifi responded.

Reena immediately hooked her arms with Fifi and nodded at Orion.

As Orion turned around and walked towards the door, a figure rushed in, crashing into him.

"Ouch! So tough!" Isadora whimpered in pain as she rubbed her head and nose, her ears pointing downward from the sudden collision before she recovered her composure and looked up to see Orion. Her eyes immediately widened as she swiftly stood up from the floor.

"Mr. Orion!" Isadora exclaimed, lowering her head in apology. "I'm sorry about that!" she pleaded.

"Don't worry, Miss Isadora, it was an accident. You can raise your head," Orion sighed.

Isadora's tense body loosened as she raised her head, glancing at Orion's black shirt and trousers adorned with intricate golden patterns. His mask hung beside his waist, and sensing the pressure emanating from his heavily enchanted attire, far more impressive than the gods' chosen attire she wore, Isadora understood why she felt like she had hit a wall.