As agreed, two days after the contract was signed, a delegation of workers from the Tenth Empire was scheduled to arrive and begin construction on the newly acquired land within the Thirteenth Empire.
However, they had demanded not to work alongside the natives.
Over a hundred of them crossed the empire's borders. Among them were mages, skilled laborers, and towering individuals whose strength rivaled that of the most seasoned swordsmen.
Very few people were aware of their arrival. In the emperor's absence, Chris was supposed to oversee the matter. But due to a last-minute mission assigned by Lucian, he was currently away in a remote estate, far from the capital.
The foreigners had entered through the empire's far north, while the territory granted to them lay in the southwest. Depending on their pace, it would take them at least a full day to reach their destination.
