Deepwater City, known as the City of Radiance, had stood on the Ferun Great Land for a full thousand years. It was not a place that could be completely dominated by the Black Staff.
The former 'Iron Throne' had a much stronger control over Deepwater City than the Black Staff, exceeding the tolerance of the Deepwater People. That powerful leader, in the end, had no choice but to flee underground and live beside the Zholar.
It seemed that nowadays, everyone followed Kelben's orders, even completely ignoring the fact that his actions had brought countless enemies to Deepwater City. This was because over the years, Deepwater City had indeed gained a lot of advantages under Kelben's leadership.
Even within the Silvermoon Alliance, due to Kelben's dominance and Elaströ's concessions, Deepwater City received plenty of benefits.
For these benefits, even if it meant offending other cities and countries, or even the Elves, those who wielded power in the shadows actually acquiesced.
