The three major powers based in Red Maple Market had, of course, long since heard about the Ten Thousand Demons Sect's ambush and massacre. This shocking and utterly tragic news had left them deeply alarmed.
However, as the local tyrants of the market, they had no intention of tracking, sweeping, or even annihilating the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. Their thinking was simple: protect their own interests. They couldn't let the affair with the Ten Thousand Demons Sect affect them.
Thus, their first decision was to consolidate their forces and strengthen the market's defenses.
Their philosophy was to mind their own business—a principle that ensured their survival and protected their interests.
Successfully defending Red Maple Market was, in their view, the best support they could offer the trade route patrol.
