Knowing Michael's tendencies to reach far and above his own post, Alaric knew that he would try and get himself invited onto the Sumptuous Draconian Feast Festival.
Of course, he knew not to underestimate Michael, given that he'd already learned that lesson when Michael overstepped during the auction and still proved himself better than everybody else.
However, this feast was different from anything else he'd faced before. The Upper Echelons and the Conglomerates were extra motivated to do everything they could to trample over all of their competition.
First of all, there was the matter of Tri-star's territories. Everything in the upper region of the Royal Continent has already been divvied up and conquered for thousands of years, so it was extremely rare for these companies to expand their territory beyond their own.
