In the royal capital, rumors that the great earthquake was the wrath of the gods quickly intensified to the point where even the councilors heard about them.
The wizards who were conducting research naturally scoffed at these rumors. Although earthquakes were not common, they were definitely unrelated to that false god.
Anthony and the other grand wizards even received secret messages that Lynn and several speakers had left the royal capital the day of the earthquake, their destination unknown, following which the great earthquake occurred.
It may be related to the new magic that the Star of Magic was working on.
However, the council took these unfounded rumors that spread rapidly very seriously. Lynn immediately guessed that there must be some schemers wanting to take advantage of the chaos, and so had Ryder and part of the Musketeer squad lurk among the populace. They used a high-reward informant system to root out more than a dozen imperial spies spreading rumors.
