Chapter 178 - Council Decision
Carson
Watching the City Owner ruminate over what Carson had just told him, it was reassuring that he took the threat seriously. From what he'd heard, the other pylon they reached out to didn't fully understand what they were up against.
Not everyone had the urge to expand their knowledge while in the tutorial and buy information about the wider multiverse which left some in the dark about what Demons were, but this man knew.
He asked the right questions and seemed to be putting things together quickly enough that he understood the gravity of what was said.
When the news first broke in their city, those who knew went wild with worry. Those who didn't know what Demons were quickly came to understand and join in on everyone's worry.
Thankfully Ashton, the City Lord, knew the threat the Demons posed and swiftly sent out groups to ask for help, if there were any out there. Carolyn could locate pylons using her Profession but that didn't mean they would be inclined to help.
At first, when she initially pointed in this direction, he thought she was joking. After living through the Winter and seeing how harsh and desolate the area became, Carson thought any further North would be abandoned. He wrote off any who lived in Northern Provinces as long dead.
The people who used to live there either dead or evacuated before the snows came. He didn't think many would've survived out here alone, but he was wrong.
It took them a month to get here but they came upon a budding town. Or, the beginnings of one at least. It seemed odd to him that they focused on the castle first but who was he to say anything.
Not that they had time to look about. After being discovered by a group of scouts, they were then escorted to where they sat now without having the chance to observe much else.
From what he was able to see, the Castle wasn't even close to finished construction wise, as workers were clearing the land for extensions and additional construction. From what was already built, though, he knew it was built to last.
For some reason, it felt like even if he launched his strongest spell at the stone nothing would happen, even when he was one of the higher levels among their city.