By the time that Pedro came out of the discussion room and finished forming blood contracts with the demi-humans, it was already dark outside. At this moment, representatives from different Royal or Noble Families started to arrive at the Auction Mansion and were personally welcomed by Duke Albert himself.
On the other hand, Sabrina, Loren, and Mathew remained on standby outside the Kingdom—a few kilometers away from the walls. Pedro had canceled their mission to rescue the people in the Kingdom's slum area. Instead, they were tasked by Pedro to act as his support, in case he needed more hands.
As for the rest of the advance team, they were brought by the Teleportation Hall Head Guard Klader Morphus to his own residence within the Kingdom. That said, Aldo, Aks, Merchant Nordan Karva, and his family had left the Kingdom and teleported back to Axutar Village as Pedro had instructed.
