While Frod was anxious and fretting over this and that, Sanders spoke again. "Though it will have a great impact on the people living here, such as the residents of Firstheart City, I still believe that impact will eventually settle with time."
Angel asked, "Why do you think so, Mentor?"
Sanders glanced sidelong at the conflicted-looking Frod, then at Angel, seeming to understand something. He chuckled softly. "Because the two are simply not on the same level."
Frod raised his head and looked at Sanders with doubt in his eyes. Did Lord Phantom Demon mean that the humans of Firstheart City were utterly helpless before the Dream Plant Fairies?
Though Frod himself thought so as well, if even Sanders said it, then matters had likely truly reached an irreparable point.
Yet Sanders gave an answer Frod had never expected. "Humans are far stronger than the Dream Plant Fairies."
Having given that answer, Sanders did not keep them guessing and explained, "Though the humans of Firstheart City are individually somewhat weaker than the Dream Plant Fairies, individual strength cannot represent everything."
"Besides, individual strength is not much of a problem. There are all kinds of ways to help them grow. For instance, relying on Sin Demons, or having more people join the Dream Wilderness in the future—both can strengthen humanity's overall combat power."
Sanders' answer made Frod nod inwardly as well. Indeed, that was true. They might be weaker for now, but there was still hope for the future.
But while individual strength had a solution, what if the Dream Plant Fairies launched a civilizational invasion?
Frod's doubts were quickly answered.
"As for civilization, they are even less comparable. Even if the people of Firstheart City are not transcendent beings and are merely ordinary people, standing behind those ordinary people is