Casinos widened his eyes, meeting the intense gaze of Maximus, and quickly lowered his head.
To be honest, the beautiful future Maximus described was very tempting to Casinos, yet it also shocked him. Maximus didn't just want to annex Segestica; he wanted to become the overlord of the vast Great River Plain. Casinos could feel the burning ambition in the young leader's words, which was far from mere boasting...
The entire Great River Plain!… From childhood, Casinos had lived in the Segestica tribe, tucked away in a corner on the southwestern edge of the Great River Plain. He had only pieced together the vastness and grandeur of the Great River Plain from snippets spoken by other tribes and foreigners...
