The Cost of Pride

"Crazy... What the hell is this place?" Aaron's group looked around, tied up with ropes.

Clean buildings, organized streets, and a fountain in the center of the square. Everything was entirely different from the village they had been in.

While the rest of his group looked bewildered, not knowing what to make of it, Aaron was the only one who realized the source of these changes.

"Is this the territory reform mentioned in the development options? But it costs forty thousand magic stones to do that. Did these guys manage to gather forty thousand magic stones during this time?"

Aaron's mouth went dry. He had known there was a difference in power between them, but forty thousand magic stones? This wasn't just beyond expectations; it was unimaginable.

Now, it was almost impossible to think of any way to oppose them.

"No, let's think positively. This might actually give us a chance to survive," Aaron thought, swallowing his nervousness.