Chapter 700
The Ballor family shared the same kind of secrecy of the Balvans, and the same applied for the nobles strictly connected with the Royals .
The Elbas family usually annexed loyal families in their ranks through marriages and similar events, but some nobles liked to maintain their identity .
The Ballor family wasn't one of them, but June had no intention of marrying a Royal just for the sake of her family .
On the other hand, the Balvan family simply didn't trust the rulers of the country .
Noah had been able to thrive because the Royals wanted to add him in its ranks, and no one believed that they had simply neglected to check his identity .
Yet, they made up for that act with tons of benefits, and they had even helped Thomas in reaching the fifth rank .
Their relationship was strange, but they were allies .
Those details ultimately influenced the transformation that the Utra nation experienced after the raids .
The smaller families slowly gathered near the large-size families, creating vast empty areas that were soon occupied by bold packs of magical beasts .
The population divided itself into three crowded areas that were mostly inhabited by cultivators .
The northern side of the country saw the families loyal to the Royals moving there to stay near the capital . The defenses there were the best in the nation, and gathering there was a clear sign of subservience .
The eastern coast witnessed a similar event near the Udye family . Nobles loyal to the Cause or merely angry at the Elbas family for not handling that dangerous situation before had moved there to create a united front .
The last crowded area appeared in the southern part of the country, where the domain of the Shosti family was . The families that had moved there didn't want to choose a side even if they were inclined to remain loyal to the Royals . Yet, they had chosen the southern territories to remain somewhat independent .
Nobles had their pride, and many of them wouldn't give up on their names to obtain some benefits .
Of course, that relocation wasn't cheap, especially since most activities handled by commoners couldn't just go with them .
The economy of the Utra nation soon took a heavy blow, but the cultivators there didn't feel it like the commoners . They found themselves without any protection against the tides of magical beasts that finally had the chance to explore those territories, which inevitably led to a high number of casualties .
The nobles didn't care about it . They only worried about the invisible threat that was destroying entire families without leaving any clue about its origin .
They didn't care if the economy of the country plummeted as long as they remained safe .
Also, the Elbas family had long since moved its focus on the new continent, so the activities on the old one weren't that remunerative in comparison .
"I don't see us reaching your family without being discovered, and Amos can't find much . It seems that the Balvans didn't reveal anything in their last years of cooperation with the Elbas family . " Flying Demon said as he sat with Dreaming Demon right next to the entrance of Noah's cave .
A few months had passed since their raid on the medium-size family, and the forces of the Hive didn't have an opportunity to attack the nobles in that period .
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