"Luffy, hurry up!" Ace shouted as he looked back at Luffy trailing behind.
"Got it, Ace!" Luffy put every ounce of strength into catching up with Ace and Sabo.
"Legion Commander Kumata!" A Holy Light Cleric approached Kumata to report the moment he stepped out of the passage through the Portal.
"Well? Have you surveyed the surrounding area?"
"We have a general understanding now. We stopped a few refugees here and offered food in exchange for information. According to them, this is where the Goa Kingdom dumps its garbage and sends displaced people and bankrupt commoners. The country is still controlled by nobles. Everything revolves around serving them, and the hierarchy is rigid!"
"The same thing again! It seems no world is free of oppressive classes!" Kumata frowned slightly.
"How do the people here live?"
"They survive by scavenging garbage! A single wall separates two entirely different worlds!" the Holy Light Cleric reported gravely.
"Tell the Holy Light Clerics under your command to spare no effort in clearing the garbage and helping the locals. Now that we're here and have seen this, we can't simply ignore it. Also, tell the people nearby that entry is forbidden within ten kilometers of the Portal. This area will become a major military installation. A large contingent of Holy Armored Ones will arrive shortly to build a forward base and deploy satellites so we can gain a comprehensive understanding of this world! This time, we won't be blind."
"Yes, Legion Commander Kumata!" The Holy Light Cleric saluted, then left to relay the orders.
As the orders went out, the Holy Light Clerics sprang into action. Their method of dealing with the mountains of garbage was simple: relocate the displaced people, then burn everything with Holy Flame. When purifying such filth, Holy Flame produced no