[0751] Smoothly and Not So Smoothly

With the aid of his acting skills, Karya's work was visibly getting back on track.

With the Taric incident as the foundation for cooperation, Qiyana and the Radical Faction were gradually trying to expand the scope of their collaboration and form an alliance that was not particularly stable, but effective enough.

Meanwhile, Karya had established a connection with Qiyana. She seemed to value his ability to "spy" outside Ixtal. Not only did she give the "Elemental Dragon enthusiast" Karya permission to visit her private dragon ranch, but she also seemed to vaguely intend to promote Karya into Ixtal's dragon government system.

Karya naturally accepted this enthusiasm without reservation. Thus, under the identity of a "dragon lover," he frequently entered and left Qiyana's private dragon ranch, while Shyvana took the opportunity to move in as well.

Under these circumstances, although Karya had not entered Ixtal's core of power, a channel leading into that core and allowing him access to Ixtal's most secret information had already opened to him.

Compared with Karya, however, Lux's progress in the Demacian Imperial Capital, far away, was not going nearly as smoothly.

Demacia's political situation was very stable.

But it could only be described as stable.

Although Eno and the Northern Wanderers were still slowly pushing the southern front forward, and although land distribution and the public trials of nobles continued in an orderly manner, Lux, as Demacia's de facto supreme leader, was gradually beginning to feel somewhat overwhelmed.

Demacia was huge.

Demacia had a great many people.

Although the north was not small either, its population was not particularly dense, and its industries were relatively concentrated. Most people lived in cities and in the farms and mines around them. There were some fairly remote natural villages, but overall, they were not too difficult to