Back in Thignia, where Tarrar decided to build Aldred's headquarter, Tarrar received a lot of Epic Mana Crystals in his office.
He was shocked by this. How could Aldred obtain so many Epic Crystals? Even nobles could only dream to obtain this amount of.
On his table was a small note by Aldred: "Use it wisely."
Tarrar laughed. "What a wonderful boss I have."
For the next few weeks, Tarrar sent golems to the portal while expanding his networks. He met with rebels of small nation to the west of Selia. Aldred had told him to create influence around this region just in case Selia marched to the Ceraisian Empire.
It seemed his boss wanted to be the emperor of the Ceraisian Empire. At first he thought it was foolish, but after he heard that the empress herself was his allies, the plan made a lot of sense.