At Varuga, the situation remained tense after Aldrian's threat. Many influential figures in the city had already arrived to see the hundreds of people Aldrian had rescued from the underground facility. They began assisting them, attending to their needs in order to fulfill Aldrian's command.
For some of the city's powerful individuals, helping these hundreds of people was not difficult—as long as they had the will to do so. And Aldrian had already instilled that will in them.
While the city still simmered with tension and its people rushed to carry out the task Aldrian had given them, the man himself was already standing in front of the teleportation station operator. The operator trembled in fear, and although Aldrian looked at him with a calm gaze, it only made the man more terrified.
