Test something.

While Darcia and Lammert planned their next moves according to how they had interpreted the situation, others were doing the same.

Leonhard Dynasty was the first to start withdrawing from the Neutral Lands. They slowly started to shift their business and important structures back to their part of the continent.

It was a wake-up call for all those who weren't affiliated with the four giant factions that the situation was serious and they also had to start moving.

If even the Leonhard Dynasty was serious in moving out from the Neutral Lands, they couldn't hope to stick around here either.

What surprised many was how the Ashin family, the Church, and Leonhard Dynasty didn't try to stir up any trouble with each other at all. They would previously be always at each other's throats, but their docile nature now made everyone apprehensive.

A solemn atmosphere took over the Neutral City.