Chapter 251: 6: Part 8

Knov reaches the palace courtyard, breathing heavily, counting that the central staircase is still more than 100 meters away. The cocooned trees hold roughly 500 apiece, which adds up if half a million people were sorted at a 1% survival rate. In the distance, four trucks roll toward the palace gate.

Plot beats

1. Knov reaches the palace courtyard, counting the central staircase still a hundred meters off
2. The ten cocooned trees hold roughly 500 each — matching half a million people at a 1% survival rate
3. In the distance four trucks roll toward the palace gate

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