The train stopped in a city in West Gorteau near East Gorteau. After getting off, Qiao Lun and the others soon met up with Knov and Morel.
"The situation in East Gorteau is a little complicated, but we can confirm that the capital has fallen. The supreme leader is being controlled, but the people don't know that, so large numbers of people within the country are now being gathered and sent to the capital."
In the restaurant, Knov got straight to the point and shared their current intelligence.
Meanwhile, the restaurant's television was also showing news, most of it about the Chimera Ants.
Clearly, not all the Chimera Ants that had left NGL had entered East Gorteau. Instead, they had scattered throughout the Mitene Union.
Many diners in the restaurant looked worried, and even the streets outside were far less crowded than usual.
"The Hunter Association can't offer us any help for now. Our next step is to infiltrate East Gorteau and reach the palace outside the capital," Morel said with some resignation.
The situation in the Mitene Union had already been reported, but the scattered Chimera Ants also needed to be dealt with. And since West Gorteau and Rocario could provide more funding, the Hunter Association was more willing to commit personnel to those two countries.
Qiao Lun understood what was going on.
There was only one way this situation could have come about: the Hunter Association's vice chairman, Pariston, had exerted his influence.
After all, putting money first was precisely the approach taken by the Pro-Hunter faction, whose growth within the Hunter Association had accelerated in recent years.
And the Pro-Hunter faction's highest-ranking leader was Vice Chairman Pariston.
But Qiao Lun knew even more about the relationship between Pariston and Beyond, so even though he did not want