After the hill-folk who invaded Valla were wiped out and captured, the swarm of beasts around Valla slowly calmed. While there were still some magical beasts wandering around — they probably felt that it was more convenient to hunt for food at the borders of the Valla Empire instead of deep within the mountains and forests — they were no longer a threat to Valla.
Kristina, the Scepter of the Temple of Glory who led the assault team was rewarded as well.
While the God of War did not interfere in the wager between Xi Wei and the Lord of the Peaks, the sacred army led by Kristina had dealt a heavy blow to the hill-folk, allowing the leaders of the Temple of Glory who had never liked the hill-folk to vent their frustrations. After that battle, there would probably be no more hill-folk riots at the borders of Valla for years to come.
It was worth mentioning that the hill-folk who were imprisoned in the dungeon of the Unnamed Town were released as well. After working for the various Player bases for some time and swearing on their faith that they would not seek revenge, they were released into the mountains.
Be that as it may, most of the hill-folk who were captured were led by the Hill Shaman Kaven Mor (the one who was killed). Of the two other groups, one was directly wiped out by the Temple of Glory while the other was crushed by the Players, and there were not many captives.
It was too troublesome to convert them, and keeping one in the dungeon was not a problem either. It was also too cruel to kill them all since it might leave a brutal impression on the other gods. That was why after much consideration, Xi Wei decided to have them sell their labor in exchange for freedom.
Being a defeated foe, the Lord of the Peaks probably wouldn't have much of an opinion about his believers being punished with labor.
Anyway, after the Gamers completed an event, they naturally had to hold a party to celebrate.
Moreover, aside from the hill-folk invasion, the banquet was also a celebration of the Elven SIN event.
After all, the previous event had been too difficult. Even first-rate players like Edward had died more than once. By the time the event had ended, almost every player who had participated in the event was exhausted. Hence, no banquet had been held. Only the players who had more experience had organized a small party to celebrate.
After the hill-folk event ended, Leah the Warrior Princess sought out Angora, hoping that he could support the Players in holding a grand feast.
Since Princess Leah had a hidden class to begin with, the event did not hold much of an attraction for her. She merely watched from the sidelines for a while before taking a good rest and replenishing her energy.
Angora was a Lord Player and not a combat class, so he was in good spirits. Coincidentally, he also felt that the Unnamed Town was not attractive enough to the Players and needed some new stimulation, which was why he immediately agreed to Princess Leia's request.
Xi Wei, who was digesting the Lord of the Peaks' Divinity Shard in his divine kingdom naturally saw it as well. After some thought, he realized that he had obtained the Lord of the Peaks' Divinity Shard in this event, with several top Players gaining the chance to change classes. On the other hand, it was the average Players who were less fortunate who had dragged their exhausted bodies to fight the hill-folk, only to gain nothing apart from EXP, game coins, and some less precious items. Read some books.
That was why he simply assigned Angora a banquet event in the form of a quest, with most of the expenses paid for by the god himself. All Angora had to do was to invite as many Players to the gathering in the Unnamed Town.
Being an Overlord Player and lacking EXP from a certain point of view, Angora was naturally very concerned about the quest. He did not even bother to rest, teleporting everywhere through lifestones and doing his best to drag everyone he could find to the banquet.
After all, he was the only 'Overlord' amongst the Players and had a great reputation among them. Moreover, he had obtained information about the hill-folk from Kaven Mor and posted it on the Player forums. Although he did not participate in the battle, he had definitely contributed greatly to the Players' victory, which in turn increased his popularity among the Players to a whole new level.
While the other races were not aware of the reason, it was reasonable for them to come to the Unnamed Town since a person like Angora had spoken.
Hence, the Unnamed Town's most chaotic period since its founding began. That chaos did not refer to people causing trouble and turning the streets into lawless areas. While there were certainly those who did not understand what was going on, they would usually show up in the town's dungeons five minutes after causing a ruckus.
The current chaos in the small town was just a small conflict between different races when they encountered each other.
For example, when the Players were celebrating the Elven SIN event, they would naturally go to the wood elves and invite some wood elves who were on good terms with humans to have some fun. On the other hand, Zonyan Grayclaw, who often hung around the Western Continent, naturally couldn't sit still when he saw the wood elves' numbers increasing, and ran back to the Western Continent to invite some Long Ears as guests to the banquet.
After that, the Sacred Corps who had been planning to leave after wiping out the hill-folk were also invited to the banquet by Jom, who somehow managed to persuade Kristina to join them. As a result, the Sacred Corps who wore plate armor and steel helmets joined the banquet in the latter half of the banquet, and after a few drinks, began to complain incessantly to the Players, clearly aware of the situation at the Temple of Glory.
"Unbelievable."
Kristina shook her head and murmured in admiration as she watched her Sacred Army subordinate and a Long Ear having their arms around each other's shoulders, as well as the wood elves getting drunk and sparring with the Players in archery, as well as other lively sights. "To think that such a thing would happen in this world …"
"So, this is the Church of Games." Jom said with a smile. He appeared to have drunk too much fruit wine as well — his cheeks were flushed and his speech was not as clear as usual. "There are no such things as race, and the only measure of value is devotion and effort. You might not believe it, but apart from the God of Games' blessing, it is only because 'we could come this far'!"
"Such a life would not last, and it is fated to be futile …"
Kristina shook her head. "No one has ever truly made those seemingly disparate races coexist peacefully."
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