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As evening fell, a carriage departed from 111 Duron Street, heading to 10 Terna Street.
Jason sat inside the carriage, gazing at the young Reed sitting opposite him, massaging his slightly swollen temples.
It wasn't Reed who was giving him a headache.
It was Gerard's afternoon-long narrative.
From Hans Port to Fort Swallow and then to the entire Federation South, Gerard had explained everything in detail to Jason, all to help him grasp the current complexity of the situation.
Jason had also come to understand that apart from the remnants of the Revival Society,
there were also cults like the Abandonment Sect, the Erosion Society, and Bloodline in the Federation's South.
The Abandonment Sect was established abruptly before the establishment of the New Federation and was once Gerard's main rival. Although Gerard had nearly eradicated them, they had made a resurgence in the past decade.
