Primordial Expanse: I have the Strongest Talent!

Chapter 551  Meeting

The days passed without much action or frustration for Alex. He maintained his cover as a wondering Tamer who had simply stumbled upon Advent Garden, mingling with the locals and picking up snippets of information wherever he could. Advent Garden, he discovered, was not merely a city – true to its size, it was effectively operated like a mega country. Although there wasn't much outside trade due to the scarceness of any other cities or settlements in the vicinity, the trade within the city itself was bustling. Those who were strong enough and brave enough to brave the wilderness would bring back goods and those goods would then enter the circulation of Advent Garden, creating an almost never ending cycle due to the vast area of land that surrounded them.

The political structure of the city intrigued him the most, as it seemed quite developed and modern compared to other places in the Primordial Expanse, where they tended to run on the traditional monarchical aristocracy where those in power were the nobles. But in Advent Garden, it was actually run similar to the Federation – it was a democracy with elected officials, and every citizen had the right to vote for the city's mayor, no matter their level of power, or if they were even an awakened at all.

But of course, with a power structure where individual power triumphed over collective power, there would always be people behind the scenes pulling strings and manipulating things to benefit themselves. It was the same as the Federation basically, only on a much, much smaller scale.

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