While Marquis Branford prepared the kingdom’s army for deployment, Ghislain unfurled a map and began marking the locations of potential Rifts.

“We can’t miss this opportunity. We need to move as quickly as possible.”

During the calamity era, humanity had to unite and fight as one. It required collective preparation, but convincing others of this inevitability had been impossible. Anyone raising such warnings would have been dismissed as a lunatic.

Thus, Ghislain had resolved to prepare on his own, consolidating power and leading the kingdom by sheer force if necessary.

“Thanks to Lavier, everything is falling into place.”

The prospect …