Blanca spoke slowly. "The Northern Territory may be headed for chaos."
The private room fell silent.
Lu Yuan frowned slightly. He hadn't expected the Blanca Family to receive the news so quickly.
Then again, it would have been stranger if a family as powerful as hers hadn't heard.
And wasn't she from the Northern Territory? This was a chance to learn what had happened here, perhaps in greater detail.
No one else spoke. They waited quietly for Blanca to continue.
"Let's start with the broader situation."
Blanca went on,
"Something terrible has happened in the Northern Territory. It's going to cause unrest. We've heard that a group has already slipped in secretly, but no one knows who they are."
"Slipped in? From where? Withered City may have collapsed, but the other border Watch Cities are still standing, aren't they? The Knight Academy is here too. How did they get in?" Harvey asked, puzzled.
"We don't know."
Blanca shrugged.
"That's as far as the information from my family goes. But that alone is enough to worry us. There really is an unidentified group in the Northern Territory."
"Now, as for us."
Blanca continued,
"Apart from the Solheim Family, I doubt anyone here can offer much help. And once you've come to the Knight Academy, you have to complete your time here."
"The Knight Academy will send you on missions. You won't be able to hide here and wait out the unrest in safety. So unless something unexpected happens, the Academy will soon be drawn into this."
Her voice grew grave.
"The Knight Academy has an important duty in the Northern Territory: keeping it stable. The turmoil in the Withered Land hasn't ended. If widespread unrest breaks out here as well, the Empire's Northern Territory could descend into disaster. That's why I'm