Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1302 - 1296: The Migrants

The conflict scene in the city was confirmed, and naturally, it was time for the outside of the city.

Ronald was quite curious about the migrants that Dahlman mentioned, so he took Catherine and Lama and flew out of the city.

This time flying high in the sky, unlike the rushed entry before, Ronald finally saw Hamo's city defense spell.

Under the sunlight, the spell was invisible in form.

The caster could only sense its existence through magic power.

This defensive ability currently provides relatively strong defense in the air, but its effect diminishes as you get closer to the ground.

Ronald thought briefly and understood the main design goal of this spell.

…

Crossing over Hamo's border, the two men and the demon continued flying through the air.

Just as Lama had previously described, it didn't take long for Ronald to spot the traces of the migrants within the forest.

Due to the previous environment's drought and severe sunlight impact, these migrants had darker skin tones compared to the people of Hamo, and to ensure good body heat dissipation, they had less body hair.

Ronald lowered their altitude for a clearer view.

The migrants could be seen as men, women, the elderly, and children, wearing mainly hemp clothing. Although some imitated the residents of Hamo, using beautiful flowers and leaves as decoration, it was quite rare in number.

In addition, the migrants cleared a large open space in the forest, focusing their dwellings in this cleared area.

At a glance, it had a primitive and simple air.

"..."

"Wow, these people look helpless indeed."

At this point, Catherine began to give her evaluation.

Her initial observation point was different from Ronald's, focusing mainly on the state of these people and their current actions.

——Just as Dahlman had said, these migrants were quite anxious.

Although their basic living needs were assured, most of them had uneasy looks filled with confusion and helplessness about the future.

In their minds, migration was for a better life.

But at the same time, their previous residence was a retreat option in case of an emergency.

Now that the twisted space connection was cut off, this option disappeared instantly.

Subsequently, negative emotions dominated the migrants' mainstream mentality.

Not to mention that outside of these issues, many people from the tribes of these migrants had not come over yet, and quite a few were blood relatives!

"Ronald, are we supposed to drive these poor people away?"

At that moment, Catherine leaned closer to Ronald, whispering intimately:

"Knowing your nature, this isn't exactly an easy task."

Ronald raised an eyebrow, detecting the underlying meaning in Catherine's words.

Given this Astrology Tower Master's personality... Ronald's intuition told him he was about to hear something thrilling.

So Ronald immediately asked:

"Catherine, what are you trying to say?"

"If you're reluctant to take action, why not leave it to me?" Catherine revealed her intentions, her tone becoming firm, "When it comes to handling situations like this, I'm quite adept."

Ronald immediately became alert.

Catherine's "adept" methods were likely at a horror story level for ordinary people!

"Catherine, are you planning to handle them with force?"

"How could that be!" Seeing Ronald's expression, Catherine immediately waved her hands, "I'm no Killing Demon King; it's not about 'handling' them."

"What I actually have in mind is just to adequately show some strength and scare them away, that's all."

Hearing Catherine's answer, Ronald's tone turned serious:

"I don't think force is a good solution."

"These migrants are in a special state of being displaced and isolated. I'm not denying that intimidation will likely be effective, but there's also a risk—if emotions are intensified, they might choose to fight desperately."

"Ronald, you're right." To Ronald's surprise, Catherine agreed with his statement.

However, the Astrology Tower Master soon shared her perspective:

"But Ronald, in the face of absolute, hopeless strength, humans are quite easily tamed. You can't deny that, can you?"

"..."

Ronald was silent, while Catherine became more enthusiastic as she spoke:

"With our abilities, driving these people away is certainly not an issue. And I know your view—as there aren't many of them, as long as we come up with a solution, it can always be arranged."

Ronald remained in contemplation, but Lama, on the other hand, was unusual in his delight.

Although Catherine had previously left a 'profound' impression on Lama, her character was undoubtedly beneficial when it came to driving away these migrants!

As a demon summoned here.

Lama ultimately had to side with Councilor Dahlman, as long as Hamo or the migrants didn't threaten his life.

And Catherine's actions now unquestionably aligned with Councilor Dahlman's needs.

"..."

After chatting for a bit, Ronald still landed with the three.

He didn't obstinately reject Catherine's approach but decided to inspect the place first before making any decisions.

If the migrants inherently possessed dangerous dispositions, Ronald could resort to more forceful measures.

In any case, everything was based on actual circumstances.

Ronald and the others carefully concealed their presence, thus remaining undiscovered by the migrants.

Then, only Lama, as a member of Hamo city, altered his appearance, and the three of them shifted position, approaching from the direction away from Hamo.

"Who's there!"

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Among the migrants, the warriors guarding the camp discovered them, immediately gripping their spears and eyeing the three of them.

"This is the tribe of Great Commander Ivan, don't act recklessly here!"

"..."

Due to their friction with Hamo, the warriors were quite agitated, holding their spears so tightly that sweat beaded on their hands.

Seeing the situation, Ronald immediately presented his prepared explanation:

"Please calm down, we're explorers from [Glade], currently on a world tour."

After explaining their origin, Ronald then spoke in a confused tone:

"I heard there was a city here, so I was advancing in this direction through the forest, with absolutely no intention of offending your tribe. If I've gone the wrong way, could you please point me in the right direction?"

The migrant warriors were silent for a few seconds before someone started discussing the situation:

"What's Glade?"

"I don't know."

"What should we do now?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Go inform the priest; only he would know about stuff like this."