"What do you mean?" Elvira asked, wondering if Petricia was playing with her or not.
There was a way for long-term communication in this place, but she didn't see Petricia take out any tools like that.
"Yes, my king ordered me to gather everyone at the capital. Do you know how many people live in this place?"
"What does he want to do now? That is crazy.
We have more than a million people here, separated into many cities and villages.
In the capital, there are more than fifty thousand people, not to mention those separated in the outskirts or living their lives in isolation."
Petricia put a thought on it. No matter how impossible the task was, she didn't have any plans to ask Alex for help.
For her, any order should be done to the utmost perfection. If it's too hard, it just means it's a trial for her.
"I don't believe you don't have a way to broadcast a message in this place," Petricia said.
She already knew about the Vitae. In a world with abilities , technology should exist to do this. And she was not wrong; one did exist in the castle Alex and MingYue were in, but unfortunately, Elvira didn't know this.
"The only thing I know of is a broadcast method in the capital city, Edonia.
It could send the news to all the royalty using some special method, but this would mean you need to face other sovereigns," Elvira reminded her.
The task was more like a suicide mission for her.
"Do you know where it is?"
"I have seen it once. Look, I could tell you the location, but there is no way I'd help with that kind of suicidal mission."
"I will never ask for your help. If my king deems I need help, he will assign someone.
For now, you just need to gather your people and move near the capital.
Well, you can choose not to, but my king told me that this whole place will be destroyed soon."
After saying her words, Petricia left the area, leaving Elvira with her own thoughts.
"What should I do now…" Elvira was confused.
She didn't know her mother's fate. Her options were only two now: look for her father or follow Petricia's request to manage her people.
As she thought about this, a baby's cry reached her ears, making her turn her gaze.
Looking at the mother trying hard to breastfeed despite all the wounds on her body steeled her resolution. "I think the answer is clear."
She may not care what Petricia offered, nor did she know how much truth there was, but based on the treatment Petricia gave to her people, she knew this was the best bet for survival for them.
Even if Petricia was lying and the world was not destroyed, her people would be taken from them and separated to other royalty-like objects.
Meanwhile, back in Alex's world, in the end, William chose to follow Sion. Fighting, no matter the result, would not benefit him.
If he won, he could be marked as a dangerous individual. If he lost, he would be kidnapped by her no matter what. It's not like he could just kill her.
Even though she was different, the woman's way of acting and confidence reminded him of Roxy.
Well, remind may not be the correct word since, in reality, he never forgot her even for a second.
Right now, her body was still perfectly maintained inside the ice coffin in his storage cube.
He was told by Alex to put it in this special space since putting ice in a vacuum wouldn't last long, even though it was special ice.
At some point, it would turn into gas.
William didn't understand what it meant, but he believed Alex, so he just went with it.
Right now, William was sitting across from Solomon. He knew this person's status, making him feel worried about what would happen next.
His bony ears and tail were out in the open now since Solomon requested to see his real appearance.
"No need to be so uptight. I know Alex. If he deemed you dangerous, he wouldn't bring you here. But he has some minor trust issues with me, so that is why I need to talk with you directly," Solomon said with a warm smile.
But William didn't buy any of that. He knew that was just a fake one to make him comfortable.
"Sir President, I really have no ill will staying here. Just what do you want to know?
I'm sorry, but if you want to ask anything related to how I met Alex, I will not be able to tell you."
It's not just out of loyalty. He was bound by a blood oath with Alex, or in reality, a slave contract. He could not say anything, even if he wanted to.
Solomon laughed. "That is not what I want to ask, though. You are not the first Felidaen I have met. I just want to make you an offer."
William was surprised Solomon knew his race, but he felt more curious about his offer.
"Firstly, tell me, what is your real objective in following Alex?"
This one didn't break any of his oaths, and William also wanted some suggestions on his pursuit.
He replied instantly, "I want strength to go to the universe and find a way to resurrect someone."
Seeing the determination in William's eyes, Solomon smiled.
"Good, now we can talk. I can help you gain strength by giving you a method.
You are free to with Alex if you want, but this will just make him suspicious of you."
William frowned. He understood the real meaning. Even without any threat in how he said it, it would plant a seed of doubt in him since it made sense.
"I am sure Alex will bring you to rescue his father when the time comes. At that moment, I need you to do something for me…" Solomon then proceeded to tell him the details of the task.