"As far as we know, there are currently no signs of the Quintessence of the elements of Light and Darkness," Arabel began. "At least here in the Central Continent. As for the other continents, we don't know anything yet."

"Despite this, do you still want to get the Quintessence of other elements?" asked Arabel.

"Yes, you're right," Irina agreed. "But that doesn't make the other Quintessences any less valuable in our eyes."

"Yes, although we can't use them for ourselves, we can use them in negotiations with other parties, such as other Elemental Worlds or even with you," Irina added.

"Indeed," Arabel nodded.

Irina then briefly described the structure of the distribution of forces between the various Elemental Worlds.

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The Central Continent was still under the influence of the Elemental World of Light and Darkness.

The Southern continent belonged to the Elemental World of Earth.

The Eastern continent is currently under the rule of the Elemental World of Fire.

The Western continent was ruled by the Elemental World of Sky.

And the waters of the World's Oceans were controlled by the Elemental World of Water.

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Arabel listened intently. Darkia had already shared this information, so Irina wasn't lying.

"The imminent appearance of the Quintessences has already disrupted the fragile alliance between other worlds that they created in an attempt to eliminate you," Irina confessed.

"Our side already knows little about other Elemental worlds, and because of you, they've learned a lot about our world and our abilities. In this regard, we are lagging behind them," she added.

"And in the upcoming fight for the Quintessence, everyone will be rivals with each other," Irina concluded.

Of course, the main forces of the other Elemental Worlds are concentrated on their continents. There is only a small part of them in the Central Continent. At the same time, the main forces of the Creatures of Light and Darkness are here.

The Quintessences are so attractive that they will become a source of competition even among creatures of Light, not to mention rivalry with creatures of Darkness.

"Now it's clear why Irina is proposing an alliance", — Arabel thought.

From the Light side, creatures from the Domain of Saints run everything, and Irina, as a representative of the Domain of Light Beasts, becomes their rival.

Before the Seeds of Law or Quintessences appear, everyone will strive for temporary alliances.

With this knowledge, Arabel wouldn't be surprised now, even if the Federation or the Domain of Saints itself suddenly offered a truce or cooperation.

"I've sent my people to check the portals, but I haven't received a report from them yet. However, I am convinced that after receiving the information about the Quintessences, the Domain of Saints has sealed them and will try to keep this information a secret for as long as possible." Irina decided to share this information.

"If my fears are confirmed, we will be isolated from our own and may even fall into disfavor from the Domain of Saints."

"And you decided not to wait, and as soon as my sister contacted you, you offered to meet with me," Arabel guessed.

"Yes," Irina said confidently, openly expressing her intentions.

"My faction and the Kingdom have already exchanged some services and goods. In addition, I acted as an intermediary between you and the Federation Council. In this regard, I would like to enlist your support in the upcoming fight for the Quintessence."

"Of course, it's not free," Irina added.

"We are always ready to exchange resources from our world, not only Light Crystals, but also, of course, information."

"Hmm... information?

Are you ready to share information about Portals?

Where are they located, how many are there?

Where do they lead?

What kind of security is there?" asked Arabel.

"Unfortunately, I can't disclose information about Portals," Irina shook her head with a sigh.

Before Arabel could ask any more questions, she added:

"The Domain of Saints has ordered everyone who has passed through the portals to your world to sign a non-disclosure contract."

"A non—disclosure contract?" whispered Samuel.

"This is a precautionary measure taken by the Domain of Saints to prevent the portal from being exposed to local and other forces, as well as beings from other worlds."

"The Light Side has been in conflict with the Dark side for a long time and is aware of the ability to read memories. In this regard, in addition to the seal protecting against reading memories, the contract also provided for protection against voluntary disclosure of information."

"Simply put, if I share this information, the Domain of Saints will know that I did it. According to the contract, I will receive damage to my soul, and if I don't die, I will become a cripple."

Irina even revealed the reason why Arabel's side, despite capturing several Platinum-ranked creatures and even the Guardian of Light, was unable to find out any information about the Portals.

She had already risked telling them that the portals to their world were located in the territory of the Saints' Domain. After she shared this information, she waited for Arabel to respond to her suggestion.

The Domain of Saints will soon lose its monopoly. Other Domains are about to flood the Earth. But until then, Irina and other representatives of other Domains were cut off from their own.

To try her chances of obtaining the Quintessences, Irina decided to ally with the Kingdom, a force that resisted many attempts at destruction and quite successfully.

If Irina had some doubts about her decision before coming here, then after seeing the hidden power of the Kingdom, she was convinced that she was not mistaken. She was sure that this was just the tip of the iceberg, and the two Platinum-ranked gluttons on the counter were proof of that.

"Which is to be expected from a force that subjects even its own people to such restrictions", — Arabel thought without surprise.

Although they had Aliya, a former creature of Light, who had defected to their side, she could not share many details, including information about portals, due to such restrictions.

"Although we don't have to know where these portals are to get into their world.", — Arabel reminded herself, not forgetting that they had left one of their "Anchors" in the Territory of Darkness.

At any opportunity, they could have fallen into an incomplete World of Light and Darkness.

Since the Territory of Darkness and the Territory of Light are in the same world, they could enter the Territory of Light through the Territory of Darkness.

Arabel stared at Irina's face in silence.

She couldn't ignore the fact that since their first meeting, Irina had always shown a willingness to cooperate, expressing a desire to cooperate, despite the fact that the factions of the Domain of Saints persistently tried to destroy them.

"Well, we see no reason to reject the alliance with you, Irina," Arabel replied.

"To be honest, we really need all the available information about Anomalies and other forces claiming to be fighting for Quintessence right now."

"Can you get this information?"