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News of the defeat of Gideon the Great immediately spread like a gust of wind with full force. Filling every corner of the Metro realm, even the smallest alleys. It wasn't just a handful who welcomed the defeat with joy, but almost the majority of the residents in the four Metro regions. Their faces, once tense, fearful, and worried as if a bleak future awaited them, disappeared as soon as the news reached their ears. Smiles and sighs of relief turned into their own euphoria.

Why did something like this happen when they knew who Gideon the Great was? They knew best how Alexis Gideon Langham ruled. He rarely met his people directly, feeling that he had delegated power under the supervision of each Metro leader. But many of Gideon's policies were contradictory. That's why sometimes the rulers of each Metro rebelled in their own ways. Nevertheless, they still followed the path desired by Gideon. Periodically, they always reported and paid the taxes and tributes that had been determined.