"Why did you do that?" She asked with a curious yet confused look on her face.
"I needed to know if you were handing me a trap." Red authorized the standard connection from his end. "I don't need to cripple my own border wall. Keep your autonomy over the canopy. Just maintain the eastern perimeter."
Sylara let out a shaky breath. The moths settled back onto her living silk dress. She pressed her hand to the standard document, locking in her mana signature for the second time.
The moment the contract bound them, the dark eastern sector on Red's holographic globe violently shifted. The deep crimson border of his empire swept across the fungal forest, erasing the final blind spot on the map.
The entire sanctuary flashed a blinding, pristine white.
[ SYSTEM: MILESTONE REACHED - 100% TERRITORIAL SYNCHRONIZATION ]
[ REGIONAL ENGINE OVERRIDE AUTHORIZED ]
[ UNLOCKING CONTINENTAL ASCENSION REWARDS ]
