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[Ding!]
New Quest Received: "Claim What's Yours"
> A group of usurpers have targeted your territory, seeking to enslave you through soul-binding means and seize what is rightfully yours.
Objective: Eliminate the threat.
Bonus Objective: Secure your first batch of inhabitants.
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Rewards:
+10 Attribute Points
+100 EXP
+5 Extraction Points
+1 Skill Book
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Elias sat cross-legged at the edge of his bed, arms folded, eyes locked on the glowing screen floating before him. A small smile crept across his face.
"So... it's just as I thought."
Moonlight poured in from the window, casting faint shadows across his features.
Ever since Vael had first shared his suspicions, Elias had been quietly connecting the dots. The unnatural fear in the survivors' eyes, the way they flinched at just a glance from Kael or Veran—it was all too strange.