Chapter 350: 350
Sevastol—a commercial city in the south eastern part of Volga Republic .
The city along the side of a large river that flowed to the south of the continent . The place was built over a hundred years ago by a merchant named Bratt .
The man called Bratt had supported the revolutionary army during the republican revolution .
In return, it grew exponentially, benefitting from the supply for the military and the right to trade goods without duty and taxes .
The Bratt Co . entered the continent’s top 10 Chamber of Commerce the same year and was serving the republic .
“Seems like someone is going in it . ”
In front of the headquarters of the Bratt Co . in Sevastol, a carriage with men from El Kassel order had stopped .
The men around the area looked at the carriage for a while and then continued to do what they were doing .
It was because that shrine often purchased items that were needed for their shrines and other sanctuaries .
However, the workers, who went back to work, stopped moving when they saw who was in the carriage .
Even though the one inside was cool and expressionless, the beauty of the one inside was like a goddess .
“Huh, such a beauty for a priestess…!”
“What made her become a priestess? Maybe a heartbreaking story?”
“Her heart must have been broken by some bad guy . ”
“Hey, don’t talk and get back to work!”
At the shouts of their chief, the workers went back to working .
However, as if she had heard the grunts of the workers, the goddess had stopped for a moment .
Erwin, who was under a written promise with Luke, smiled bitterly at the words of the workers .
Though the other men didn’t know, there was a bad guy who learned dark magic but isn’t aware of her .
‘I can’t help it . I was the one who made it like this . ’
When it came to princess Reina, Erwin had did something in the past which made Luke despise her .
It wasn’t just that . Even after being crushed by his anger, he was consistently using a chilly tone when speaking with Erwin .
‘The words of my teacher were right . ’
She remembered that Erenes had once scolded her for not being too compliant when it came to marriage .
At that time, she didn’t feel so bad with his words, but now she was regretting it .
‘The next time we meet, would he treat me a little softly?’
It was important for him and her to have a change in their attitudes, but it was much more important to get results .
As promised to Luke, she had to persuade the fairies to neutralize the representatives of the fairies .
In that way, Luke’s view on the fairies and herself might be a little softer .
Erwin decided to go along with the escorts provided by Luke and had gone into the main building of the Bratt headquarters .
The escorts, who were dressed as knights of El Kassel, were all members of the Rakan Knights .
“What is your reason in coming here?”
A person in the counter at the center of a spacious hall talked to Erwin’s party .
Coming to the head office of the company was very rare . It was because every item could be purchased in their branches .
Moreover, the one there was a priestess .
“I am here to see the boss . ”
“My boss is going to the capital because of work…”
“The one I want to meet is someone who loves cypress trees . ”
Upon saying that, Erwin took out the silver ring that she was wearing .
The silver ring had words inscribed in it that said ‘Truth and Eternity’ in the elven language . It was a memento she received from her teacher—Erenes .
The expression of the man in the counter changed as he saw the ring .
After a moment, he pulled out a bell from the drawer and rang it three times in a row .
With that, a door to the side of the hall opened, bringing an armed elf warrior .
Erwin and the knights were guided by the elf warrior into the depth of the store .
Upon moving, they passed a small garden and then went into passages and several doors .
In the garden, a middle aged elf wearing a straw hat was trimming the tree with large scissors .
Erwin approached him and bowed .
“The young daughter who succeeded the wise man greets the head of the Wind Valley . ”
“Erwin Lesa?” The man asked without looking at her face .
Apparently, the elven man who was gardening was Bratt Edelkron—the merchant who had founded the company .
He was actually a promising wizard . He acted as a merchant in the human society, hiding his identity despite the opposition from his close aides .
“Money is what moves the human society . I will use the power of money to help my people who have been persecuted . ”
After succeeding as a merchant, Bratt saved the elves who were being sold as slaves with his money, and he secretly established an elf community in human society .
Many elves were working in that community created by Bratt .
Some elves were open to the public, but many of them were disguised as human beings like the one at the counter .
Although the Volga treated the fairies very gently and better than the other nations, society was still more advantageous to humans .
In any case, Bratt’s activities were very helpful to the elves as well as the fairies .
In the Volga Republic, Bratt was treated well because of his foresight and great merits .
Gaining merits, Bratt soon became the head of the Wind Valley .
Among the elves composed of various tribes, the Wind Valley was the one with more numbers and power .
So, the head of the Wind Valley was recognized as the head of the elves .
“Are you here for the fairies?”
Bratt knew exactly why Erwin had paid him a visit .
“Have you heard anything else?”
“Amur Khan told me that you will come sooner or later . ”
Amur was the head of the Lycan race .
Erwin met and convinced him before reaching Wind Valley .
“If you heard it from Amur Khan, then you might be aware as to what I wish to talk about . ”
“I do . I left matters to the fairy representatives regarding the Spirit World’s door, and things are going too far . ”
The heads of the fairies were different, and they had to consider so many things for the sake of their tribe .
So, the heads were selected to meet and negotiate with each other and empower each tribe .
“To be honest, I am in favor of opening the door to the Spirit World, but I don’t want to provoke the Holy Empire and the one who has been recognized great enough to receive the branch from the World Tree by the wise man . ”
“Well, I am going to reclaim the power from the representatives . Especially, Nanas seems to be too obsessed with it . I am concerned for the fairy queen . ”
The heads of the fairies were all very busy watching the actions of the representatives, including Nanas .
However, they couldn’t just reclaim their powers when the word was out about opening the Spirit World’s door and agitate their men, and they haven’t been struck with any devastating problem .
However, the situation was slowly changing .
“According to the recently obtained information, Nanas is told to be creating a great cause and is sacrificing the lives of the fairies . There are dozens of people who have already been sacrificed . ”
“That can’t be…! We need to do something immediately!”
“I am still in talks with the warriors . ”
There were consultations between the chiefs of the races to regain the powers from the representatives, but there was no time .
Bratt decided to move only for himself, the fairy queen and Amur with their forces .
Their forces would be enough to stand against Nanas, and it was possible to neutralize the representatives of the other ones by promoting her problematic behavior .
“When will the warriors convene?”
“Well, a few more days at most…”
When Bratt was speaking to Erwin, an elf warrior ran into the garden with a letter .
After seeing the letter, Bratt’s face hardened .
“What is it?” Asked Erwin .
“Nanas has completed the establishment of the Trap in the Dark forest . In addition, there are over 100 fairies who have been sacrificed,” responded Bratt .
Erwin couldn’t go ahead anymore .
She was wondering why the fairies were dying in the hands of Nanas .
However, it turned out a trap was being established in the Dark forest .
From what Erwin knew, that was the method which was used in the past to kill Sword Master Kamarov and the Royal Wizard Kavin of the Volga Kingdom .
‘Who is Elder Nanas aiming for?’
Was it princess Reina, who was being protected by Arch Duke Gregory, or was it another person?
“Excuse me chief, but I must go . ”
Erwin felt like something bad was about to happen and decided to bid farewell to Bratt .
“The talks aren’t done yet, where are you going? You aren’t going to the Dark Forest are you?” Asked Bratt .
At the question of Bratt, Erwin didn’t reply .
However, he knew what her silence meant, and Bratt wanted to restrain her .
“Don’t do anything that will put you in danger . If you get caught when the trap is still under watch…”
“I know what will happen, but I need to go . ”
Bratt failed to defeat Erwin’s stubbornness .
“Then, I hope you stay safe . ”
She looked sad for some reason as she kept moving away, and Bratt put down the scissors from his hand .
‘I too need to move more actively . ’
Thinking so, he hurriedly walked somewhere .
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