News of the Industrial Base swept outward like a storm, engulfing the entire Kingdom of Gilneas in the blink of an eye. Word of those hundred and fifty thousand gold coins spread rapidly among the nobles.
What followed was a surge of activity around the Industrial Base. Every day, people came hoping to get inside and take a look, but they were all stopped outside.
Unable to enter openly, some naturally began looking for less legitimate ways in.
But this caused the Industrial Base no trouble at all. Every intruder was caught, and rather than releasing them, the Industrial Base put them straight to work as forced laborers.
Rex had put considerable effort into the Industrial Base's defenses. In particular, he had installed plenty of devices specifically designed to guard against Rogues capable of becoming invisible.
On top of that, the Archmage had recently moved into the Industrial Base. No, it was not just the Archmage-Rex had stationed the Paladin there as well.
The Paladin had been resurrected after his death, but Rex had never let him appear in public.
As a result, outsiders knew nothing about the Paladin. Rex had kept him hidden so that, when something truly happened, he could serve as a trump card and catch the enemy off guard.
With two Heroic Powerhouses stationed there, Rex did not believe anything unexpected would happen at the Industrial Base.
After all, those secretly coveting the Industrial Base could only send a limited number of people. They could not simply launch a massive assault on it.
Lordaeron City was the capital of the Kingdom of Gilneas. Even though the Industrial Base lay outside the city, in the outskirts, the kingdom's control over the area around its capital made it impossible for an army to appear and storm the Industrial