Even if twenty thousand pigs ran into a city, it would still take a while to catch them.
Let alone people.
Red River Town had been fighting the Serpent Clan in the north for nearly half a year, spending enough on mercenaries and military procurement to buy an entire mine.
Yet even so, they had gained little advantage over those raiders.
Sim was not the only one who learned of the news. The other trade association heads and mine owners in Red River Town had heard it as well.
Before long, this incredible news had spread throughout all of Red River Town...
The Mining Association's conference hall.
More than ten minutes had passed since the association president announced the topic of the meeting.
The people seated around the conference table looked at one another, but no one spoke for a long time.
Unable to bear the strange atmosphere in the room, one mine owner hooked a finger beneath his collar and loosened it, breaking the silence in a hesitant voice.
"...Is the news reliable?"
The association president nodded with a complicated expression.
"...It should be. They would not slap themselves in the face with a lie that could be exposed at any moment."
It would be easy to verify the news. They only needed to send someone there to see whether West Continent City had truly been taken.
Besides, there was no need to fake it at all.
Announcing victory ahead of time would bring The Alliance no tangible benefit.
Whispers rose in the conference room as everyone began discussing the matter quietly.
"...I think we need to reconsider our relationship with The Alliance."
"Should we set up an office over there?"
"But under whose name... Should each of us establish one separately? Or should it be under the Mining