Catherine didn't play coy and immediately nodded in response:

"That's right, it's this 'if'."

"[Psychological history] does not have perfect predictive ability; it can also produce omissions due to various missing conditions. When making predictions earlier, I clearly found such a blank area."

Ronald immediately understood what Catherine was implying:

"So now, among the information we have, there is a crucial direction that is lacking, causing [psychological history] to be unable to calculate accurately?"

Catherine confirmed Ronald's thoughts:

"Exactly, and the missing part shouldn't be a problem between city-states like Hamono or Lin Yin City."

"Excluding the influence of city-states..." As the conversation reached this point, Ronald didn't need to think much, and he effortlessly reached the subsequent conclusion, "Then among the remaining factors, the only ones that match the condition of being less thoroughly informed, while capable of fulfilling the criteria, are only those invading forces from another world!"

Catherine continued to nod as she began to express her own views:

"If their ability to interfere with the situation is weak, they might have even lost the capacity to influence city-states, then [Psychological history] wouldn't reveal a blank area directly. Based on this 'unpredictable outcome' as a premise, they must have hidden some trump cards that could change the course of this war!"

The discussion reached this point.

Ronald and Catherine's voices gradually lowered.

Because given the current information, these deductions were already the best effort.

Continuing to develop their thoughts...

Would become wild speculation with no precision, almost devoid of any practical significance.

Of course, neither of them focused their minds on this aspect.

However, at the same time, their flying speed increased another notch, indicating a keen curiosity they held under the silence about the development of this event.

Perhaps after returning to Hamono, they would witness some unexpected changes?

...

Ronald and Catherine flew rapidly.

Before dusk, they had already returned above the combat area.

Different from the formation when they left in the morning.

Now, Lin Yin City's troops had fully deployed formations, with three teams of casters each comprising a thousand men surrounding Hamono from three directions, leaving only one direction towards the sea without any personnel.

This was exactly as the flying squad leader had explained earlier.

And as Ronald and Catherine appeared, the ground forces near them immediately launched attacks, including not just magical power impacts and curses, but also rifles and arrow shots as supplementary assaults.

Such an attack, however.

Certainly couldn't harm Ronald and Catherine in the high sky.

They completely ignored this assault, not retaliating against Lin Yin City's army below. Maintaining a sufficiently high position, they hovered above Hamono and then descended directly into the city.

"Someone has broken through the barrier!"

"Surround them!"

"Take action!"

"Wait a moment! Stop, don't attack! They're not the enemy!"

In the midst of this kind of 'welcome' from Lin Yin City's army, the guards inside Hamono couldn't possibly ignore their movements. So before Ronald and Catherine landed, corresponding casters came over and surrounded them.

For Hamono.

This was the first time since the war began that someone broke through the city barrier to enter the interior of Hamono, so the ensuing reactions were naturally intense.

Fortunately, Ronald and Catherine previously attended a banquet hosted by the summoned creatures.

Before the situation spiraled out of control, it happened that a summoned creature recognized them and, after explaining, calmed the chaos.

Then, the surrounding casters dispersed. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Led, or rather supervised, by the summoned creature who recognized them, Ronald and Catherine rushed to the tree house where Councilor Darman was located.

On the way, the sky darkened.

The sun started to cast the scene of dusk in the sky.

But due to the colorful brilliance of the city's protective barrier being too dazzling, it instead became the lighting for this city.

And after a whole day of siege, Lin Yin City's troop momentum had somewhat decreased.

Walking on the streets at this moment, exhausted casters were visible everywhere, most of whom found a random place to rest to swiftly regain their strength.

Seeing this scene, Ronald and Catherine didn't say much.

After all, for Hamono's casters, this was only the first day of the attrition battle.

At least before the reinforcements from Boltan arrive.

They probably have to endure even more brutal tests of warfare!

It wasn't long before the two arrived again at the treehouse where Councilor Darman was stationed.

Seeing that there were no issues, the summoned creature wasted no further effort here and immediately left after notifying them, going to handle its own affairs.

Watching the other's figure disappear, Ronald turned to inspect the treehouse in front of him.

Compared to the morning when they left, the tree house naturally hadn't undergone significant changes. The only difference might be that the originally closed windows were now all open, as if the people inside were releasing their repressed and tense feelings through these openings.

Then, just as Ronald and Catherine were about to knock on the door to enter.

Hurried footsteps sounded from the treehouse.

Without waiting for their identities to be checked, a very anxious Councilor Darman appeared before them.

Through the open windows, the city councilor of Hamono saw their arrival.

Thus, he went downstairs to greet them personally at this moment.

"Mr. Ronald, Miss Catherine!"

"How come you returned so quickly?"

"And what about Hadar? Did you encounter an attack on the way, forcing you to return?"

Councilor Darman's expression was exceptionally tense.

After a day of wartime conditions, the city councilor didn't dare harbor any wishful thinking, so he only treated the returned Ronald and Catherine as messengers bringing bad news.

However, Ronald quickly denied Darman's grim predictions:

"That's not the case; everything went smoothly."

"We've brought Hadar to Boltan and met with the Quail Queen. She even promised that before nightfall, reinforcements for Hamono's troops would depart from Boltan."

"Good, great!" Hearing such a reply, Darman couldn't suppress his joy, not even questioning why Ronald and Catherine's actions were so swift.

And with the other's delightfully pleased demeanor.

Ronald seized the opportunity to voice his request:

"Councilor Darman, we rushed back now actually because we have a favor to ask."

"Regarding the ability of the teleportation spell, would you be able to introduce a caster who is proficient in it to help us?"

Councilor Darman pondered briefly and then turned to head upstairs:

"There are quite a few mages skilled in summoning magic, even skilled at using such teleportation abilities."

"As a gesture of thanks, let me write a letter of introduction for the two of you!"