Chapter 221: Undercurrents Surge

Royal District.

Supreme Council.

Within the grand Fire Hall.

The King had again proposed his expansion plan.

"...The Black Tide caused significant shifts in the power of monsters in the Dark World, weakening many areas, and according to observations from the White Tower, we are expected to have a good period ahead."

"This is a great opportunity. Using Star City as a base to control all nearby areas, then expanding west to take Storm Pass, we could reclaim territories lost six hundred years ago within Trolian's borders."

Amendo shook his head, "Your Majesty, we have just been through a prolonged bloodshed. When Doomsday's Heavenly Phenomenon and the Black Tide arrived, your insistence on not abandoning Star City cost us greatly."

"The warriors are all exhausted, and every medical facility in the Royal City is overfilled; the purification rituals in the Soul Church are continuous throughout the night."