Patrick made his routine inspection of the harbor construction. Naturally, once the prisoners and hired workers saw the Floating City in the sky and the small fraction of his strength Patrick inadvertently revealed, they immediately felt that clinging to the High Elves was a good choice. Some of the hired workers even approached Galinde, Hui Li, and the others, offering to enter long-term employment in exchange for a stable life.
Quel'Thalas had long known how humans lived: working hard day after day to earn gold coins, then using those coins to support themselves and their families. Of course, this was also why most Elves preferred to stay in Silvermoon City. Compared with working to earn a living, getting something for nothing was clearly the better choice. All the necessities of life for the Elves in Silvermoon City were provided through a free rationing system, so they had no need to worry about starving.
This was the nature of all intelligent creatures, humans and Elves alike. The most basic instincts of intelligent life were to get something for nothing, indulge themselves, and avoid work. There were no exceptions.
Patrick did not concern himself with the hired workers' proposals. Such minor matters would, at most, be reported to Yanida and left for the officials in Sunlight City to decide.
During the harbor's construction, the Lynx Spirit Regba came to Patrick. The enormous lynx spoke in Thalassian. "I have a very bad feeling."
Among the animal gods, greater size meant greater strength. That was their tradition. Having spent so long in Quel'Thalas receiving offerings from the Rangers, his strength had grown rapidly. If wings were excluded, the Lynx Spirit at his full strength could rival dragons in size.
Normally, he simply followed quietly beside Patrick or carried him on his back during his