The city lord dared to speak so freely in front of Uchiha Madara because he had assumed that Uchiha Madara was a mage from Red Rock City.
Moreover, Uchiha Madara was heading toward the Royal City, so Red Rock City would surely agree to the war. In other words, they stood on the same side.
"Our world is currently plagued by war," Uchiha Madara said.
"Peace has only lasted a few years, so it is something we should cherish dearly," Uchiha Madara told the city lord.
The city lord was deeply puzzled by Uchiha Madara's words.
What he could not understand was this: since the people of Red Rock City had already decided to join the war, why would this high-level mage say such things?
"Isn't this your position?" the city lord asked Uchiha Madara. "You've already sent people there. Doesn't that mean you support the war as well?"
"Of course we are just like you," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
At that moment, Uchiha Madara noticed that the city lord's expression had turned somewhat unpleasant, as if he were about to get angry with him.
Uchiha Madara had no desire to become enemies with him here, on his own territory. Besides, there was no grudge between them to begin with.
"To think those two managed to escape from your country," Uchiha Madara quickly changed the subject and said to the city lord.
"I still haven't figured out exactly where those two escaped from," the city lord said.
"Our country has always kept its protective barrier activated, so if they wanted to leave, they could only have gone out through the city gates," the city lord said.
"But that should have been impossible, because I stationed many people at the gates." The city lord was indeed extremely baffled.
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