When he reached "but," Kael paused, his tone turning serious.
"Under the contract, we have the right to inspect all weapons, equipment, and facilities you bring here during this period."
"I hope your people won't put up any pointless resistance."
What that meant was that everything Great Xia had here had to be laid bare before them, without reservation.
At this, Lin Mo simply nodded calmly.
"All right."
"I'll pass the word along."
These terms had already been agreed upon in the contract. The Inspection Corps was carrying out the duties of "customs."
Since they had reached an agreement, there was nothing left to argue about.
Seeing that the two had finished talking, Elder Muyu said:
"Your Excellency Lin Mo, our warriors will continue guarding the surrounding area for a while to prevent another Demon Clan attack."
"But we suffered heavy losses in this battle, and our defensive forces are severely depleted. You..."
The rest went unsaid, but Lin Mo understood, so he said:
"Thank you for your people's thoughtful arrangements and all-out protection. We'll move through the Portal as quickly as possible and establish a force capable of defending ourselves, so your warriors can return home and reunite with their people."
Elder Muyu smiled and nodded.
Lin Mo turned to Long Zhan.
"Watch out for the Demon Clan army returning. We need to establish our own defenses as soon as possible."
"Understood. Arrangements have already been made, and we've had patrolling drones monitor the Demon Clan army's movements."
Lin Mo murmured an acknowledgment, then took Long Zhan and the others to bid farewell to Kael's party.
They arrived before the Portal and were about to enter when a question suddenly occurred to him. He stopped and looked at Zhao Gang.
"If we go back like this, we'll bring this