The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

After leaving the theater for white-collar workers, Altan complained to the nobleman accompanying him, "Your plays are really... easy to understand."

The nobleman accompanying them explained, "After all, theaters are now open to ordinary people; the era when theaters were only for nobles is long gone."

Altan smacked his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he silently held back and followed the nobleman who was with him to attend the next ball.

After spending these days living among the gray and white-collar workers, Altan has realized that the most distinctive feature of this territory is that the difference between nobles and commoners is narrowing.

It's not that commoners lived better lives than nobles, but rather that apart from assets, there wasn't much difference in status between nobles and commoners.

Many things that were once only enjoyed by nobles have gradually become available to commoners. Not only in Altan's homeland, but also in other parts of this continent, this situation is nowhere to be seen in Altan.

Not to mention that commoners in other places have to kneel before nobles, the ways nobles behave in other places would probably get them brought to justice immediately if applied to white-collar workers.

Altan originally thought that without noble privileges, life would be much less fun, but the life of a gray-collar worker far exceeded Altan's expectations.

In addition to emitting a fluorescent glow, the obelisk in the city center is surrounded by many floating, dazzling magic circles.

Altan, who had some knowledge of magic, knew that those magic circles were purely for display purposes, but that did not detract from the magnificent visual effect.

The city was incredibly lively at night, and this was the first time Altan had ever experienced what real nightlife was like.

Altan had seen cities that were brightly lit even at night before, such as the nighttime scene of the capital of Capet, which his companion had described.

However, it is fundamentally different from the nightlife of white-collar workers. Those places are brightly lit, but not lively, because only nobles can enjoy this beautiful night. Most of those who come out to stroll at night are nobles and their servants.

The evenings for white-collar workers are quite lively, with workers, clergy, and businessmen everywhere.

Bars, cafes, and similar establishments are generally open all night, and there are even entertainment venues that open specifically at night—all of which are legitimate.

Instead, the nobles began to stay indoors at night, since they also needed to go out to work during the day, so the balls could only be held at night.

Although the nobles lost many of their old habits in the gray and white collars, they still retained their love of holding balls, as balls were an important place for these nobles to exchange information.

As the North gradually stabilized, the nobles began to relax. They might have worried that their gatherings would arouse the governor's suspicion, but now that worry was gone, and the balls naturally became more frequent.

Altan, as a newly rich member of the gray-collar class, also attends various balls among nobles every day.

Although the balls for white-collar elites are somewhat simpler compared to balls elsewhere, because everyone really just dances and chats together, the scale is in no way smaller than other places. The dazzling lights during the dance are enough to make people swoon.

However, the governor didn't seem to like these dazzling lights. He once commented that the nobles' ballroom looked like a disco. Although the nobles didn't know what a disco was, they found that the governor was surprisingly conservative in some matters.

Altan, on the other hand, really liked it, and even felt that such dazzling lights should be paired with more energetic music and dance, which would allow Altan to party all night long.

What surprised Altan the most was that the ladies at the gathering of white-collar elites weren't talking about entertainment gossip or the latest trends, but rather academic issues.

Altan had tried to use his charm as a stranger and his eloquence to join the chat groups of these noblewomen, not to flirt, but to gather information, at least that's what Altan thought. But he found that he couldn't join at all.

Just hearing those mathematical symbols made Altan feel like his head was about to explode. He heard that this was because the governor's wife liked these things, and that the emperor had a particular fondness for them.

Altan shook his head. Was it really worth it to learn so much just so he could talk to the Governor's wife a little more? Did the Governor's wife really have that much power? Wasn't she just a pretty face?

Of course, although Altan couldn't join the ladies' group chat, both nobles and commoners were very curious about him, so he was quite popular at the ball.

"The Kingdom of Avar is a very beautiful place. Our ancestors landed there and defeated the barbarians there through heroic battles, bringing magic and civilization to that continent."

As usual, Altan began to speak eloquently to the nobles.

"Of course there are other countries there, but they don't know that there are other continents beyond the Sea of ​​Impermanence, so they still use the name our ancestors gave to their continent—Solon, which means new homeland."

Then, Altan began to describe the customs and culture of his homeland to the nobles, as well as the other powers on the continent of Soren. The nobles listened with great interest, treating it as a new drama without any performance, which greatly satisfied Altan's vanity.

Now I have new materials to send to my colleagues.

However, some people have raised questions about the final outcome of the war between the Kingdom of Avar and other countries on the continent of Sauron.

Upon hearing this question, Altan began to stammer, saying, "Well, of course we won. With our super-level magic and valiant warriors, we were almost invincible on the continent of Soron."

Then they began to recount some classic battles of the Kingdom of Avar, almost all of which were won by high-level professionals who were outnumbered and outmatched. They even claimed that dragons were allies of the Kingdom of Avar, which amazed the nobles.

Listening to the nobles' flattery, Altan finally regained his confidence.

At first, Avar's conquest of the continent of Soron was indeed quite successful. He didn't even need to use super-tier magic to drive the other countries of Soron into a panic.

However, later, King Avala VI of the Kingdom of Avar began to rely excessively on super-level magic, which led to divine punishment for the Kingdom of Avar. In areas where super-level magic was overused, magic began to deplete, spellcasting became difficult, and professionals became increasingly rare.

Meanwhile, the natives grew stronger with each battle. Although they hadn't been able to launch a counterattack yet, they had stabilized their position and even mastered super-level magic. On the other hand, the Kingdom of Avar was suffering from depleted magic power, an overextended battlefront, and internal turmoil within the palace. This caused the high-level professionals, who were no longer under the control of the tower, to gradually lose control, forcing the kingdom to seek alternative solutions.

Fortunately, the sea route development went smoothly, and the Kingdom of Avar finally defeated the Sea of ​​Unpredictability just like its ancestors, and is even gradually exploring a stable sea route.

The other continent is in ruins; it is time for the Kingdom of Avar to return to the homeland of its ancestors.