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The gap between the two was like the difference between a verbal agreement and inward acceptance.
A verbal agreement could still be retracted, but inward acceptance meant that, in the "war" of transactions between the parties, the lords had already made the decision to side with Kael in their hearts.
This was clearly a good thing for Kael.
Kael even suspected that if he were to form an alliance on paper through contract terms, he might also have the opportunity to acquire the authority to issue certain quests from other allies.
However, these were all just his speculations for now.
The most important thing was the promotional effect of this excursion into the dungeons of the Newman Territory, successfully causing some undecided border lords to switch allegiance to Kael's side, enabling him to gain the qualifications to issue certain quests on their behalf.
Even though these missions could only be related to the dungeon development projects, Kael was still ecstatic.
