Aether crystals naturally formed in aether dense territories like cities. However, this productivity wasn't high.
Even if the Lord didn't use them, the number of noblemen begging for it was not low. It could be said that, if one considered all the noblemen above level 30 in the City, the amount of naturally-produced aether crystals didn't even count as a droplet.
And to give five to outsiders could even be seen as a betrayal.
The couple just took it and noted the favor. Rejecting this good thing was hurtful and unnecessary, especially since the other side had already done it.
It also made Althea quite curious about how many Alterra would produce when it upgraded into a City, whenever that may be.
Who knows, perhaps they'd produce more than other cities. After all, their Upgrade mobs were always more intense than what their peers experienced at the same level—wasn't it just reasonable to think they just had more aether?
