While the Intelligence team was still gathering intel against Flaret by sending and settling down investigators and spies there, Alterra got the satellite to attack the last Terran (or former Terran) territory in the East.
As usual, it was a resounding win.
A special edition of the newspaper was also released that day. The headline? ššššššš«š£šøš«š®š.ššš¶
Eastern Terran Region: Cleared!
It was the final Terran territory East of Alterra that had been taken over by aborigines.
The fact that they had done all thisāeither taking over or allying with scores of territoriesāin a few months was definitely an achievement.
The newspaper might hide some news because they were confidentialā like what they were doing to Valov and Voumiā but they were definitely willing to brag a lot about the movements in the Terran region.
One, this was to increase the sense of pride and patriotism amongst their people, regardless of whether they were Alterran or not. It would also help them lift their heads and puff their chests when encountering aborigines, finding pride in their identity.
For the past year or so, their existence had been among the bottom because of their low levels, and the fact that the majority had been hunted to become slaves. It was time for that to change.
Another was to inform the citizens, especially if they were travelling around, which territories were affiliated with Alterra. This would allow the citizens to be prepared if they had to land in hostile territory.
This was also sent with a particular timing, which was a day before the Alterrans who joined in the war were to return. Theyād be coming home on foot this time (since they were the support team and the actual arrays were far from them).
It was also a high time to do a victory parade.
Adorably, the victory parade had the battle pets~
They started doing Victory parades just for the heck of it. It wasnāt anything grand. Alterra rarely had to move directly now, as theyād just get an ally to attack, and then theyād support them.
However, in the rare cases that they did get involved, it had somewhat become an unofficial habit of people to welcome them back as a (big) group. The traffic enforcers would even clear the main avenue for them.
Mao looked over at the procession and soon saw a familiar large ball of white and black. The panda was one of the bigger (in all dimensions) battle pets, so he was quite visible.
"PANG!!" he yelled, waving at his own battle pet at the back of the line. He hadnāt seen this one in a while!
Since he was beyond the level cap, he couldnāt go through the array. For the battle pets training in villages, they were usually assigned partners there, even if they were not bonded to them.
Battle Pets were smart and could adjust. The difference between other people and bonded was just a certain instinct and teamwork as well as communication. Otherwise, everything else could be developed.
The panda toddled in his direction rather slowly, and Mao couldnāt help but look at him.
"YOU GOT FAT!"
Smack!
This earned him a smack on the back of his head. He whipped his head to see it was Leiah, the nurse. No, the doctor-trainee now.
The woman sneered at him. "Youāre fat. Pang is fluffy!"
"Iām his master, I get to decide the adjectives!"
Leah gasped. "Animal abuse!!"
"Youā"
The two were ignored, and Pang just walked past them with that big bum. Someone had a nice basket of vegetables in front, you see.
...
The other pets received similar attention, with some more than others.

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