Luoxi had only wanted to complain to Olmedo for a bit. He had not expected such a pleasant surprise.
The Guards stationed at the City Lord's Mansion were astonished: Legion Commander Luoxi had stormed in, but he came out grinning from ear to ear...
"You really want to do this?" Olmedo looked away.
When Annan had gone to the Southlands, she had worried about him and missed him. Yet he had only been back a few days, and already she was annoyed at the sight of him neglecting his real work.
"Have you heard of the Catfish Theory?"
"The catfish in the lake?" Olmedo left the window and sat down on the sofa. "You should ask Leila about that."
Annan looked at her. "I mean, the Catfish Theory says that if you put a catfish among a group of listless fish, the others become much more active."
"Why?"
"Uh... catfish are lively and restless, so they get the other fish moving too." Annan had forgotten most of it himself. "Anyway, once I announce that I'm personally training a unit, both the Guard Legion and the Hellfire Legion will get moving."
"So you're the catfish?"
"Mm."
Annan answered before belatedly realizing Olmedo was making fun of him. "Wait, what?"
Beyond the "Catfish Theory" Annan had mentioned, this would also give Evelyn something to publicize.
With the crisis in the North drawing closer, Olmedo had stepped up efforts to spread the word and take in Oldfolk, especially Professionals.
Opening up the Breathing Method would draw objections from plenty of Nobles, but it would bring even more Professionals to Free City.
Free City's current population of eighty thousand was still rather small...
Breeze City had once had more than three hundred thousand residents and thousands of Professionals, not to mention Legendary and Epic