Only by doing that could they have enough time to prepare for the final battle.
And throughout Trolian, efforts were being made to handle nearby threats and hidden dangers.
Everyone knew that once the final battle at Storm Pass began, the terrifying fluctuations of Spiritual Power would inevitably alarm the monsters hidden under the Black Fog.
They had to address the nearby threats and hidden dangers first in order to reduce the pressure on the day of the final battle.
Otherwise, if the battle broke out and the Royal City put all its energy into the fight, only to suddenly have its rear defenses breached, it would be a serious problem.
It was also for this reason that the Book of Knowledge suddenly found many high-Divinity missions, far more than before.
"Support Dawn Fortress, exterminate the giant skeleton beneath the Corpse Plain, 5 Divinity points... too little, too little!"