Becoming citizens of the Alliance Country guaranteed them protection for the rest of their lives. They were far luckier than many scavengers at the gathering points.
For the former residents of Fortress Mountain City, such a life had existed almost exclusively in their fantasies.
"Are you still going to continue investigating the Moray Country matter?" Raccoon Cat suddenly asked, snapping back to reality as he watched the scene. "The Alliance Country is now the undisputed hegemon of Earth Star. The nations of the old era have long been destroyed, reduced to relics of the past. Why continue clinging to it?"
Penelope did not answer immediately. She gazed silently at the scene outside—a family of three smiling happily in the square. A myriad of emotions surfaced in her complex gaze.
"I still don't want to give up." Her voice was soft, yet unwavering.
