CH378 The Gate Beckons
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As Alex expected, Earl Drake Fury sent a message informing him that preparations for the Interplanar portal were complete, ordering him to bring his expedition party along to a secret location.
Alex immediately sent a summons to his party members to come to his dorms.
Due to the sensitive times, the party members took a roundabout route, eventually arriving through a secret entrance connected to Alex's residence. This hidden passageway lay beneath one of his assigned storerooms—the very same storeroom where Alex kept the interspatial storage chests containing his prepared provisions for the expedition… at least, the less vital ones.
Alex looked over his main party as they assembled before him. Including himself, his wives, and the recruited followers accompanying him, the party numbered ten in total—six males and four females.
