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 .