An Extra’s POV

Grandmaster Conrad was stunned.

Never before had he been outdone in negotiations of any kind.

When the Dragons struck all those years ago, he was the one who banded the nations together through sheer negotiations by exploiting their overarching common interests.

He always knew what people wanted, and how to give it to them without being at a disadvantage himself.

However, most of this was only possible due to a somewhat even playing field—or him possessing the advantage.

In the case of the Otherworlders, the script was mostly flipped.

They had the control.

'… And it seems they're realizing it now.'

It somehow pissed Conrad off that they had spent so many resources on these Otherworlders, yet they were so quick to abandon him and his people.

So much money, so many resources…

Even their two strongest were assigned to training them, rather than going to the war front and assisting the nation.

Then, there were expenses they were yet to incur that would go into benefiting the Otherworlders and their growth.

After they had done so much, and were willing to do even more, it felt very heartbreaking that most of these individuals would abandon them in a heartbeat.

It just… it wasn't fair.

'But who would have thought the Hero would turn the situation around?'

Conrad was relieved they had Adonis on their side. He was the strongest of the bunch, and as someone with the Hero Class, he was the perfect fit to take down their ultimate enemy.

'We just need to strengthen him enough to defeat the Dragon Emperor…'

Right now, however, Conrad had to give out another olive branch so the Otherworlders had another incentive to trust the United Human Alliance.

"We plan on letting you all explore the town freely today. No guards or entourage. Just all of you having unrestricted fun."

Conrad could hear surprised gasps from his audience, and he smiled softly.

our security measures a lot. This way, they'll see that

Adonis in the group, they wouldn't be able to run away or

any of them were to do that, then that would mean they

to know who to spend their resources on, and who would abandon them at the first

Brutus here will go and scout the Royal Dungeon and prepare it for your training tomorrow. In that effect, you

made this statement, he knew his job

cooperation wasn't completely solved, he knew a first step had

be taking my

Conrad smiled while

Dungeon can be a very difficult place to explore. By having Lucielle and Brutus check the place out, we

of

heard the

time

the Otherworlders, we can make up for our lack of manpower

more resources

are running out, and the materials being refined now are

had

other Dungeons, but… the

the Adventurer City were where a lot of their higher-grade materials came from, but since the Adventurers were usually more interested in growing stronger and hunting more Monsters,

tax that the Royal Council had imposed on them, they wouldn't be getting as much benefits

Tax policy, but Conrad's hands were too full to deal with that

we just need to focus our efforts

Otherworlders as he further distanced himself from

ones who

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the two Strongest of the Alliance, Adonis got the attention of everyone and

confident, articulate, and he managed to relate with everyone on a

saying concerning

things they all needed to get ready for the journey—like bags, and some

money, Adonis told them they would have

but once they explained things to the Royal Treasurer, and told them of what the Grandmaster instructed, he would have no choice but to hear

even have a Royal permit. That way, even if we're lost or stuck somewhere in town, we can always use it to find our way back to the Estate."

take another hour or so before the students could leave the

didn't seem like a big deal for a lot of students,

looked at him and thought he was simply excited to explore

for this student's