What shocked Altan the most was not that a group of students casually greeted the guards at the governor’s door, but rather the location of the governor’s residence.
Altan had initially thought that the governor must live in the imposing central building, but later learned from the students that although that building in the city center was indeed an office facility, the governor usually conducted business and entertained guests at home.
The governor’s residence was not exactly a magnificent palace; at least compared to Cape’s royal palace, it fell far short, and it was even less luxurious than some small kingdoms’ palaces, at most it could be considered an estate.
However, it was clear that this governor’s mansion was truly comfortable to live in.
After notifying the guards, Altan was arranged to wait in the reception room.
Lind had already received the news of Altan’s visit, but before allowing Altan to enter Graywhite Territory, Lind first received a letter from his younger sister.
In Cape’s royal capital, an envoy claiming to have crossed the Sea of Instability from another continent had come to share Supremacy Magic. Lilith was uncertain and did not know how to handle it, so she wrote to Lind through special channels to seek advice.
Such matters were something Lilith could and should decide on her own. Although Supremacy Magic sounded impressive, it was still primarily an external event, an internal affair of Cape itself.
After getting to know each other, Lilith increasingly wanted to avoid thinking. Besides the internal affairs of the royal capital, she unexpectedly handed over many urgent and non-urgent matters to Lind.
Lind, just like in his previous life, began to help his younger sister with her troubles smoothly. While managing affairs in the Northern Border, he also took time to handle political matters for her, without feeling any discomfort about it.
In a certain sense, Lind had effectively become Cape’s de facto regent, but neither he nor Lilith had realized this situation.
There was another letter related to Altan, one sent by the elves. The elves were very resistant to the so-called envoys from another continent. Although they did not explicitly tell Lind to avoid contact, they did remind him to be extremely cautious.
The reasons given by the elves were quite explosive. This group of humans allegedly descended from those who had fled to another continent after being defeated in a war against the Old Empire before it was established. What could possibly go well for them upon their return?
Had there even been a human civil war before the establishment of the Old Empire? No, according to the elves, this war could not be considered a civil war because both sides of humanity regarded each other as adversaries. After a great war, the Old Empire annexed the opposing side and established the empire.
After their defeat, the remnants of the opposing side chose to cross the Sea of Instability and escape to the other continent.
Lind asked Lucanus in detail, but regrettably, Lucanus did not know much about the history prior to the establishment of the empire.
What could be confirmed was that the initial war was the only recorded war on the elves’ side in which the Tower was involved, which even had the participation of dragons. Some dragons fled to another continent along with these humans.
Many rules of the Tower were established after this war, and it was hard to imagine what chaos this continent experienced during the time before the empire’s establishment.
However, this hidden history was not Lind’s current focus; the real focal point should be that Supremacy Magic.
According to Queen Aivelia, Supremacy Magic was definitely not as simple as being a powerful magic, but until news came from the Tower, the elves would not impose any prohibitions on Lind about contacting the other party, which was a basic respect between allies.
It was evident that the elves valued their ally. Aivelia’s letter to Lind did not hide her dislike for Supremacy Magic, but she did not oppose Lind’s contact or even study of it, only saying that if Lind could truly use Supremacy Magic, she hoped to discuss it with the elves in advance.
As for the high-level professionals on the other side, the elves had also mentioned them. Thanks to the information returned by the scattered elves, it was revealed that they had only recently begun to cross the Sea of Instability and step onto this continent. The number of high-level professionals was still not large, and due to their fear of the Tower, they did not dare to act rashly.
At the end of the letter, Aivelia specifically reminded Lind not to feed Tia too many snacks.
Aivelia’s letter was very important to Lind. At the very least, it detailed the background of this group and their approximate strength, giving Lind a rough judgment. After putting away the letter, Lind finally went to the reception room to meet this distant traveler.
The reception room, although very plain and simple, was filled with some models and artwork that Lind loved, so Altan was not bored and even wanted to discern what kind of person the Northern Border Governor was based on the decorations.
Before arriving at Graywhite Territory, Altan had also already received news from other places, and almost everyone’s progress was smooth.
Altan felt that the Northern Border was just more difficult to enter than expected, but once he met the governor, the governor would not be able to refuse the Supremacy Magic in Altan’s hands, just like other leaders.
As the wise men of their country had said, even if faced with these leaders, these kings and governors, no matter how much preparation they made, no one could resist the temptation of Supremacy Magic.
After all, any leader with a functioning brain would not allow the situation where he did not possess something while others had Supremacy Magic.
Seeing Lind come in, Altan immediately got up and bowed. Lind casually nodded to indicate for Altan to take a seat.
“Honorable Northern Border Governor, I heard your fame during my journey. Your might, wisdom, and kindness are widely spread among us travelers.”
The Northern Border Governor was as young as the rumors said. On this continent, the leaders of several powerful factions were all very young, except for the few old and immortal elves, and the rest were not foolish at all.
This made Altan a bit worried. Could the wise men’s plan truly be successfully realized?
But soon, Altan cast aside that worry. Youth represented inexperience; as long as one among these individuals wanted to incite a great war, the Avar Kingdom’s opportunity would arise, and returning to this continent after having been nearly destroyed would no longer be a dream.
Lind was unmoved by such low-level flattery and directly stated, “I’ve also heard from other sources that you intend to promote Supremacy Magic to all the countries and factions, right?”
Altan was not surprised by Lind’s words. The entry control of the Northern Border was very strict, and Altan was the last among all the envoys to meet the target. Moreover, the Northern Border had a close relationship with the High Ger Empire of the elves, so it was not surprising to receive intelligence in advance.
So Altan directly admitted, “That’s right. Since you are aware, I won’t keep you in suspense. Lord Governor, our Supremacy Magic will be made public to all countries to promote the development of magic on this continent.”
