"So, the strength of the mayor and city lords of Hyarum Kingdom started from the peak of Noble Realm?" Ryker asked Collete, who nodded.
"Yes. As one of the first-rate power and the strongest one in the entire region, their strength could not be scoffed at. In fact, if not for us being near the border, there will be Sovereign instead ruling over the larger towns and cities."
Hearing this, they gulped. Noble Realm experts are already beyond most of the group, with the late-stage one being impossible to face for anyone else but him and Collete. Not to mention Sovereigns, existence that stood at the peak of Birak Kingdom can be found in major settlements of the Hyarum Kingdom.
"Don't worry. The city lords would not do anything stupid. If they do so, they will disrupt trades and that would earn the ire of Merchant Confedaration.
