There were plenty of people there, including the two sides' entourage; the Inn never lacked people anymore.
So when the leaders shouted this declaration, there were dozens of people around, either camping or just heading elsewhere.
They were all adventurers and a few mercenaries, and this was like adding fire to a pond of still petroleum.
"WOOOOOAAAA! BRANCHES?!"
"YES PLEASE!"
"What does this mean?! Can we get new missions while we're in the danger zone? How efficient would that be!?"
"Can we exchange points from our guilds here, too?"
"AHHH!"
"SO EXCITED."
They were speaking as if things were already official…
Finn's eyes twitched so many times. Just imagining the logistics of it (and the mediations) was already causing him headaches.
At the same time, if they could really do this well, it would indeed be very advantageous. It would guarantee contracts and missions for the people here, and they didn't have to go back and forth to take new ones.
