‘Teacher, take a look over there.’ The young boy pointed to the crowd that was encroaching from the distance.

‘Wow, that is a lot of people; things will be better from now on." Edmund climbed down the ladder he was on.

‘Have you finished? I tried using different colors on the sign, but it didn't work.’ The youngster crossed his arms.

‘I will teach this to everyone in tomorrow’s class, but you came close. Well done. Continue with the experiments.’ Edmund grinned at the boy.

‘My sister will prepare dinner today if you would like to join her; she said it would be nice if you could.’ The boy poked Edmund with his elbow.

‘Maybe tomorrow; I want to verify whether these people actually believe Ariadne is a goddess, like rumors said.’ Edmund's arms were crossed.

‘She is not? Everyone I know thinks she has divine powers or something.’ The young boy stared at Edmund and rubbed his head.

‘What?’ Edmund looked confused.

‘Yeah, isn't she?’ The boy kept staring at Edmund in confusion.

‘Well… Maybe… A normal mortal is what she isn’t.’ With an awkward smile, Edmund pats the boy’s head.

‘Right?’ The young boy smiled.

Edmund began to make his way toward the town's entrance. He didn’t realize that people in the town would regard Ariadne as a goddess. That could be a blessing, as Egor stated in his periodic reports that everyone on the caravan could use the devices, but for him, that should be a problem for her to solve, not his. He might be able to begin the train track construction.

‘Thank the goddess!' Edmund grinned, and he laughed sarcastically.

Everyone was going about their daily business as usual at the mansion, and there was a calm atmosphere. They were used to the lights because some of the workers had them in their homes. They didn’t view the night as a time to be feared, like before, but rather as a time for other activities. Rita, however, disturbed their peace as she ran through the mansion.

‘Your Highness!!’ Rita spoke out loud while running into Ariadne's office.

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‘Rita, calm down. What is wrong?’ Ariadne stood up.

‘There is a sea of people at the village's entrance.’ Rita attempted to breathe deeper.

‘So they have arrived; prepare the carriage; I need to see for myself if they really think I’m a goddess.’ Ariadne started to leave the office.

‘Of course you are your highness; many people, including myself, believe you are a goddess sent from heaven to save us.’ Rita grinned at the duchess and started to follow her.

‘Whaat?!?’ Rita's words caused Ariadne's eyes to widen as she muttered to herself.

While waiting for everyone to arrive, Edmund stood outside the town with Alon and additional soldiers at his side. Weaks before the duchess ordered to build more houses, but the amount that was reported by the scout team was too much for them to believe, but now in front of them, the reports were true.

‘They will have to wait here to be relocated to other villages, or they will help build more houses; being an immigrant is difficult, huh?’ While observing the approaching wagons, Edmund uttered these words.

‘Well, as long as they cooperate, we can solve this issue. The only problem is that these people think the duchess is a goddess, and to me, that is dangerous. Even my wife believes she possesses divine powers.’ Alon begins to wave for the wagons.

‘I completely missed this, huh? You wife prays to her?’ Edmund laugh.

Alon looked at Edmund with the corner of his eye and gave him an awkward laugh while nodding his head. As the people arrived, Alon directed them to a location near the town where he had prepared the day before. He stood up in one of the wagons, took a cylinder-shaped object from his pocket, looked at one of the soldiers to his side who had put a square box on the ground, and began to speak into the device, and his voice was amplified.

‘Hello, my name is Alon Agron, and I’m the captain of the duchess army. There aren’t enough homes in the town for everyone, but we will place people in villages. If you would like, you can also help build more homes in the town.’ Alon pointed to the town.

Alon stepped out of the wagon as some women in uniform began to ask the new people names and make notes on their tablets. The soldiers were assisting everyone on the caravan in setting up camp. Ariadne’s were coming close to them.

‘I’m glad Ariadne is coming right now because I really don’t belong here. I'm just curious to see how they're going to react to her.’ Edmund started to move in the direction of the carriage.

‘Why not look for more students to instruct? More weapons would be very helpful.’ Alon grinned as he walked after Edmund.

‘They were homeless or lived in the woods; if they can’t write, I wonder how they can be useful in this way, but the women right there are gathering information; maybe some of them can be.’ Edmund shrugged his shoulders.

‘Don’t you really feel bad about being prejudiced, huh?’ Added Alon.

‘I’m just telling the truth; at the end of the day, if they are happy, here is what will help the most: they don’t need to be my students, like yourself, who couldn’t understand a thing about my classes; it is not your thing.’ Edmund chuckles.

At the same time that Alon punched the back of Edmund's head, the carriage stopped in front of them, and Ariadne got out, looking around. The crowd began to gather as soon as she emerged; her figure was different from everyone with her bright white dress, white fur, and white hair. A soldier came next to her with a cilinder-shaped device, and she grabbed him and began talking.

‘My name is Ariadne Melech, and right now I’m the duchess of this domain. I welcome everyone. With your help, I know we can protect ourselves from our Velvent and Lavan. Believe in me and I will show you a new world.’ She smiled and waved to the crowed.

After hearing her words, all of the newcomers heard and called out her name. With more and more people chanting one world that made Ariadne's heart fill with a warm feeling, her hands came closer to her chest like she wanted to grab it, which made her show them a tender smile. With that, the people that saw it got on their knees and started to pray, moved by a sentiment of fulfillment that they had never felt before. Seeing this, the people on Ariadne’s side did the same, which made Edmund curious about where this was coming from.

‘Well, this is new.’ Edmund muttered to himself.