Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2278

Chapter 2278 Field Reports

Sunny had little to do with most affairs discussed this morning, so he only listened to the meeting half-heartedly.

Cassie was delivering a concise report on various issues. "...I received the initial status update from the Night Garden. It is indeed being somewhat suppressed by the laws of the waking world, but not outside of our expectations. Jet managed to get it under control with relatively little trouble, so she proceeded along the planned course. Their speed is greatly diminished, though. Clearing the Northeastern Corridor and reaching Australia will take them no less than a week. What is more, the vessel seems incapable of replenishing its fuel — whatever it might be — in the waking world. They will have to return to the Dream Realm before the end of the month, at least for a few days."

"The agricultural research in Ravenheart is proceeding smoothly. Saint Bliss has requested additional reinforcements stationed at the laboratory in case of an unexpected containment breach — Helie is there at the moment, so I asked her to stick around. It should be fine, but the seismic readings coming from the depths of the volcano are somewhat concerning. We know that a powerful Nightmare Creature emerged from it once in the past… Kai is monitoring the situation and will let us know if there is a real threat. Hopefully, we can deal with whatever comes before an earthquake or an eruption happens."

"Oh, and I'm not sure if you noticed, but last night, the test run of the Rivergate Facility finally succeeded. People all over the city are celebrating. Nephis, you'll need to congratulate Chief Bethany personally… I scheduled it for tomorrow."

Sunny smiled faintly. So, Beth had finally fulfilled her bold promise. He was glad. 'Wait, last night?'

How did he miss the entire city glowing with electric lights?

In any case, Rain would probably be sleep-deprived when she visited the Ivory Tower today…

Effie reported on a few issues next. Most of them had to do with the development of the Citadels east of Godgrave, but there were a few interesting pieces of news, as well. "Both eastern subjugation campaigns are proceeding smoothly. We are cleansing the interior of the Domain at a good pace. The progress is especially great on the Chained Isles. Tyris and Roan have also come up with measures to prevent more islands from falling into the Sky Below — something about pulling the Ebony Tower up from the depths and using it as an anchor. And just so you know, it took all my willpower to hold back the joke about plugging a huge rift with a… ah, never mind! In any case, the exploration teams surveying the territories in the far east have not discovered any new Citadels after those first two… from what they report, we might reach the edge of the landmass in the next few months. We'll move north from there along the coast."

He did not like the self-sacrificial nature of Neph's effort, whether people saw her as a messiah or not. "...And what about you? Don't you have anything to report?"

Hearing Effie address him in a teasing tone, he belatedly turned to her and scratched the edge of his nose. "Oh… well. I'm still busy up north, in the Burned Forest. The information network of the Shadow Clan is spreading, but there is still no sign of Mordret. My people are monitoring the known Category Four Gates, though — oh, right. I'll need to send someone to Western Quadrant now. And things have settled down on the Forgotten Shore, so I won't need to pay it as much attention anymore. I'm thinking of heading to Ravenheart."

Effie raised an eyebrow, surprised. "Ravenheart? What did you forget there?"

Sunny lingered for a few moments, then smiled faintly. "Let's just say that it's a... a piece of my inheritance."