News of the sea monster's defeat soon spread. The vassal tribes living near Lake Arkali were shocked to hear it.
The sea monster was an incredibly powerful creature that had once forced the Crocodile King to retreat. To them, it was a living nightmare that they couldn't provoke. Hearing that it had been defeated by a human warrior made everyone feel a mixture of emotions.
Some rejoiced that the sea monster had finally met someone more powerful. There were also others who were nervous about the effects of its defeat.
It was at this time that envoys from the human Beyonder's faction arrived to offer protection to the scattered vassal tribes.
Of course, many rejected the offer, but when they heard that they could freely fish in the lake if they agreed, most of them wavered. With the winter approaching, these vassal tribes needed to stock up more food and resources.
