RE: Chapter Three Has Been Unleashed!
04-11-2020, 05:47 AM (This post was last modified: 04-11-2020, 05:51 AM by Black Aeronaut.)
04-11-2020, 05:47 AM (This post was last modified: 04-11-2020, 05:51 AM by Black Aeronaut.)
I would argue that it's a bit of column A, and a bit of column B.
For one thing, relocating the portal or opening others would probably be costly. Keep in mind, a good deal of the energy being harvested has gone into stabilizing the current portal.
For another, what guarantee do they have that the mystery interlopers can't just teleport? Right now, they're working under the assumption that there's a bonafied warmage on the loose. Which, considering what Doug is, is pretty dead-on, if not technically correct. They're thinking that it's some barely-surviving-order from the Moon Empire. Which would mean someone who is very capable, and likely has access to fast-travel spells. Which is also accurate in the case of Doug.
EDIT: Sorry, forgot this bit. As for what's keeping them there? Simple: Population Density. With so many people dwelling there, the pickings are good - probably better than anywhere else. And so far, the missions they've been running that rely more on subtlety than fast profits have been proving to be the more effective, if only because they can gather more victims that way.
For one thing, relocating the portal or opening others would probably be costly. Keep in mind, a good deal of the energy being harvested has gone into stabilizing the current portal.
For another, what guarantee do they have that the mystery interlopers can't just teleport? Right now, they're working under the assumption that there's a bonafied warmage on the loose. Which, considering what Doug is, is pretty dead-on, if not technically correct. They're thinking that it's some barely-surviving-order from the Moon Empire. Which would mean someone who is very capable, and likely has access to fast-travel spells. Which is also accurate in the case of Doug.
EDIT: Sorry, forgot this bit. As for what's keeping them there? Simple: Population Density. With so many people dwelling there, the pickings are good - probably better than anywhere else. And so far, the missions they've been running that rely more on subtlety than fast profits have been proving to be the more effective, if only because they can gather more victims that way.