Jinzhou, the Border Fortress.
Jinhsi looked gravely at Ling An, Tide Sis, and Changli before her.
"Rinascita is said to be a nation where humans and Echoes coexist. As Magistrate, I rarely travel abroad, so I know little of its actual circumstances. Now that they have sent a plea for help, they must be in dire straits. All I can do is discuss this with you."
She turned to Changli. "Master, Huanglong has one court and six regions. What stance have the other regions taken?"
Changli had only just pulled herself out of the flood of information on her Terminal. Wearily, she said, "This is a game none of us has ever played before. Mingting's position is quite clear..."
Jinhsi gave her a puzzled look.
Changli continued, "Huanglong has never been wholly united. And this concerns a foreign nation, after all. If we can spare assistance, we will naturally help, but most of the Magistrates intend to... watch from the sidelines."
"How could they!" Jinhsi said anxiously.
"I'll go," Tide Sis suddenly said.
"Rover?" Jinhsi and Changli both turned to Tide Sis.
"Threnodians feed on civilization. If it destroys Rinascita, its power will undoubtedly grow tremendously. Invading other lands will only be a matter of time. If we leave it unchecked, it may trigger the final Lament."
"The Lament..." They murmured the weighty word.
Everything that now existed on Solaris had been born anew after the Lament. In the legends of this planet, it was the ultimate catastrophe.
Even the world-ending flood Noah had faced in legend could not compare to even a fraction of it.
Before such terror, everything would be utterly destroyed.
"I will go to Mingting and persuade the others. I have no right to interfere with the Rover's decision. But..." Changli looked at Tide Sis and