The kingdom Bruce teleported to next was Solara.
The moment his feet touched the ground he spread his awareness outward, and the terrain registered as almost identical to Valkrin, unsurprising, given that Solara was one of the closest kingdoms to it.
The resemblance went deeper than geography. Technology was booming here too, and for the same reason: Solara was one of Valkrin's closest allies, bound not only to the monarchy but openly aligned with the Thorne family. That alliance gave the Thornes a clear pipeline to push their advanced products into Solaran markets, and the result was visible everywhere. Among the twelve kingdoms of Velmora, Solara sat second only to Valkrin in technological development.
He had been deposited directly inside the Adventurer Guild, Duke's deliberate choice. Duke had wanted to delay until every adventurer of note was present in the building, and he had wanted Bruce to start here.
Bruce took a moment to read the room, then activated Life Glance.
