Xi Wei’s Plans for Development

The end of winter was great news for the common folk, since that meant no more snow and warmer weather, which was also a vital time for seeding.

But that wasn't the case for Xi Wei and the Church of Games.

As the snow melted, contact between cities would become frequent, and the Church of Games would expose themselves if they did not stay discreet—although Lancaster Players were already skirting over the edge of exposure.

Should the Church of Games be noticed—or worse, having news of Tierra's revival going public—all the Players who had yet to mature would undoubtedly be targeted by the numerous orthodox religions within the Empire.

Even though the Valla Emprire's main military force had been held back by a year of war, it was not impossible to dispose of every Player. After all, all they had to do was spare a few more personnel, or simply issuing decrees to have regional nobles mobilize their private army to cull them.