Chapter 99: The 20th Day Mark
The new Smart Assimilation Defense, or SAD for short, had transformed the New Vaingall Consortium’s grasp over the Eldritch City Xenorealm.
"Why the name, Eldritch City?" Blanchette asked since she was the last one amongst the high members of the New Vaingall Consortium. "Calling an entire alien world with their own laws and exotic environment, a city, sounds a little misleading, no?"
"Since when do you care for the nomenclature?" Kivas raised an eyebrow with a faint smirk.
"Just curious, you know."
"Well, the reason is simple," Kivas snapped her finger. "It is easy to remember, and it rolls off the tongue."
With its network of fortified gates tapping into specially tuned assimilation signatures, scouting expeditions could enter and return from the Xenorealm with significantly reduced risk.
The defensive grid filtered out hostile activities, no matter how uniquely unfounded and severe the attacks were, while facilitating controlled access to alien zones that had once been unreachable.
And just like that, within a span of a few days, the Consortium transitioned from being cautious with the Eldritch City to being a total punk who cares nothing the moment a brand new dome of SAD was deployed on an uncharted territory.
"To think that you didn’t even bring me once there, you’re quite cruel," Blanchette said with a wide smile and fully-lidded eyes, obvious to her own humor.
"As your sister, I’m obligated to care for your wellbeing, Blanchette," Kivas said with an equally sarcastic smile. "Imagine if you got sick from an alien disease, or even suffered from an allergy that no beings in Fathomi had ever contacted. You’re a precious member of the Consortium, and losing you would be a huge loss to us."
"The moment you lose your Anxiety, your sarcasm has been nothing but hurtful."
Kivas giggled. Though, her eyes barely showed any kind of kindness. "Now that I woke up, I have my eyes on every soil of Vaingall by default. Your laziness is like an open, big, and empty book. So much weight, taking so much space, yet barely has any meaning or substance."