Chapter 428 - Volume 3
Chapter 207 – Scouts and information
============= Firburh ============
The seasons within the Dark Forest changed frequently, but the harsh winter in Firburh in the Year of the Sword was just over, and the temperature had not gone back to its warm state.
It even snowed heavily twice in January, but it also seemed to hint that the city was going to have a wonderful harvest.
The cold winds were still biting in the streets, and there was hardly anyone passing through.
The only bar within the city was a different sight, and the fireplace in it was burning strongly to fill the bar with light and warmth.
After an unknown number of years under Graudin’s rule, the grain market was rebuilt in just a few months, and she won the hearts of the citizens over from the shortsighted former ruler.
The merchant girl was currently considering to relax the amount of money to recruit people.
Brendel required more bodies, and she had to show a certain sincerity. Food was not a problem at all in her eyes. As long as there was money to be made from Firburh, then the merchants from Ampere Seale would be like sharks who got the whiff of blood and gathered around her.
In truth, the first batch of merchants had arrived, though the group was not very big. The merchandise that they had were sold to the city and quickly ran out, but it was fine since there would be even more merchants in the future.
The money did not just attract merchants. The nearby refugees from Madara’s invasion were starting to flock to Firburh. Free-flowing currency was even more delicious than a cake, as stated by Romaine’s aunt.
Medissa handed over Ciel’s report to Romaine. The merchant stared fixedly at Medissa and asked: “Where’s Brendel?”
“My Lord hasn’t said anything about returning yet.”
“Then I want to talk to him.”
“No,” Medissa immediately refused. It was not the first time Romaine had used her as a messenger, and she explained in detail: “Ever since my Lord entered the Loop of Trade Wind, my connection with him was somehow cut off.”
“Haaaah—–” Romaine let loose a long disappointed sigh: “Then that Ciel fellow has other things that he wants me to do?”
“Yes. He wanted to ask you why you spent so much money on a strange mission, and if you have something planned.”
Medissa looked at the batch of deer hides on the table, wondering a little if Romaine was doing it purely out of fun. But this thought quickly passed. As an Elven princess, the importance of property was very faint. If it were Scarlett or Freya, they would have stared at Romaine with great suspicion.
“Ah, I wanted to talk about this,” Romaine showed an expression of surprise, “there are no more deer in the forest. Do you know anything about it?”
As someone who lived before the War of the Holy Saints, and one who was raised as a Silver Elf commander, Medissa’s expression became stern upon hearing Romaine’s words.
The animals in the forest would not disappear without a reason.
It was clear that the enemies have started moving. She looked at Romaine and understood that the latter was sending out the adventurers to different areas in order to scout for unnatural things:
“What exactly did the adventurers report?”
“A few adventurers said that they spotted activities of the undead nearby. I think these bad undead things from Bucce have reached this area. Brendel previously said that they are near Trentheim, right?”
It was Madara—