episode_0164

The first route was towards Lugardrian.

It would be difficult to go northwest to catch the drone eater, and it would also arouse unnecessary suspicion.

However, the road to Lugardrian was not particularly safe.

Because the people of Suin joined hands with Hadron and started a rebellion, there were all kinds of things around the city.

And all things are robbery.

“I think I’m going to start hating the Nasu race.”

“Hunyaa… The Miao people are all different.”

In particular, there were many robbers from the Suin tribe.

It was like this before, but this time it was really bad.

“If you take a few steps, they attack, and if you pass a little, they appear like bamboo shoots. Don’t the Suin tribe work hard and think about making money?”

“Just because they are the same race doesn’t mean they are all the same! The Kyeon race in particular has a bad symbol.”

“Pina, stop making racist remarks. Isn’t it okay? There must be a way to use only the Suin tribe.”

“The discrimination was first done by the person in charge… .”

He answered my question in a hushed voice.

“There is a side road you can take, but it is not open, so it will be difficult to get there by carriage.”

“Then it is impossible to enter Sahardongjakdo.”

“You can’t go inside anyway, right? The security looks tight from afar.”

“Then, what’s the way up?”

“Nyaa… There’s a way up, is that okay? There must be some drone guys there.”

“It’s not just Hadron. It’s dangerous here and there anyway.”

I said this while pretending to think for a moment and observing Gloria out of the corner of my eye.

“Pina, do you still have the Cat Kitt Merchant Badge?”

“Here you are.”

Perhaps because he still had feelings for Cat Kitty, he kept it in his bleeding arms.

“Okay, let’s do business quickly since we came from Garudrian.”

“Huh? Is that possible?”

“Must make it possible.”

At first, Nabira was flustered by the plan, but she nodded her head as she listened to the detailed plan, and Nabira unconditionally agreed to participate in the plan.

It was a slightly risky plan, but since he knew how strong my force was, he didn’t seem too worried.

Gloria was the only one to voice her dissent.

“It’s dangerous. Hardron, they are cruel and brutal. ”

“It’s okay. Even if they all attack me in a bunch, I’ll win.”

“They are not upright like knights, but mean. They will definitely use poison to harm the lord.”

As if she sensed something was wrong, Gloria strongly opposed it, cursing Hardron, who was in the same force.

It was a funny sight, so I just let her curse at Hardron for a while.

“Gloria, don’t worry too much. And these guys are the ones who burned your hardships. Let’s get revenge now.”

“…Okay.”

Gloria, who had a momentary, complex expression on her face, could not hide her uneasy feelings, which was unusual for a spy.

How long can he hide his true feelings behind that mask?

…

The basics of peddling is selling goods at high prices in places where demand is high but supply is low.

Naturally, the more isolated the area, the higher the prices.

This is the reason why a bowl of boiled chicken in the valley costs over 100,000 won.

“Are you crazy? 4 gold for a sack of potatoes?!”

“ If you don’t like it, then go. There are many people who can live besides you.”

‘But this is a bit.’

I couldn’t help but admire Pina’s composure in selling it for eight times the market price.

‘He may be stupid, but he’s good at bullying.’

Come to think of it, it was the same when I was a peddler in the village of Ruggeron.

Pina’s skill in preying on innocent country people was enough to make even Elsia stick out her tongue.

“The blood of the bully.”

“Huh… Don’t give me weird nicknames.”

“It seems like a fitting nickname.”

Although I hated my new nickname, Nabi, who was by my side, nodded and agreed.

Even Gloria, who was suspected of being a Hadron spy, began to hate Pina.

No matter how I think about it, 8 times is too much.

“That’s a compliment. I didn’t know you could do this well. Looks like Elsia’s evaluation was wrong for the first time. ”

“Nyahahahaha! Even Madam Elsia makes mistakes sometimes.”

He started liking my simple compliments, and he started working harder and harder to sell crops.

But it’s not like Pinagawa is just being rude.

He did a great job of advertising the high-quality crops of the South, and even used his merchant card to gain the credit of the Cat Kit Company.

That’s why people bought it even though the price was crazy.

Well, there may be complaints later because of the crazy prices, but that’s something that Cat Kit Store can afford, not us.

“No matter what, I can’t buy it at this price.”

“That’s right! 4 gold! Are you saying that people without money should starve to death?!”

“When I say nice things, give me all the stuff!”

“Huh?”

However, guys like this who threaten people with knives have started to appear.

He came to me in person in case anyone said that he was not a Hardron, but one of the evil forces.

“Hunyaaaa! Help me!”

“Even if you don’t say so, I thought so.”

Unlike the bandits we encountered in the Lugardrian region, the bandits in Hadron Mountain were of a higher level.

There were also some knights among them.

Well, there was no change in the fact that it was one-shot.

“Kkaaaak! W-what kind of power?!”

“Run away! Everyone run away!”

Although he did not display his divine power in order to hide his identity, the robbers who sensed the difference in strength ran away in a hurry.

When the butterfly saw this, it seemed worried and grabbed the hem of my clothes.

“Is it okay to leave it like that? If they come back again, it’ll be hard to do business.”

“Don’t worry about that. Those guys probably don’t have a say in the drone.”

It is not known exactly what kind of relationship Hadron has with the people who have taken over Lugardrian, but it is likely that they are not in a position to be openly hostile.

‘You don’t want to lose your only ally, do you?’

At first, Hardron might have had the upper hand, but because of me, Hardron lost Andrew, who was their main player.

At times when even a cat’s paw is needed, it would want to maintain friendly relations with the beast force, which can be considered an ally.

‘I want to make that relationship crack with this business trip.’

I don’t know if it will work out.

I sent it away without killing it on purpose, but no big game was caught.

‘Well, the situation is not good for either of us to go to such lengths.’

While I was doing business like that for a few days, a suspicious group of people came towards me.

“The Lord wants to meet you.”

“City lord? Which city lord are you talking about?”

“This is the Marquis of Beauty.”

“The latter evil?!”

At the word Marquis, he looked at me with startled fear, and I quickly checked Gloria. At their words, Gloria’s pupils were shaking violently.

‘I finally caught a fish.’

…

The knights who followed the Marquis of Bute guided us into their underground city.

As we entered the deep cave, Nabi grabbed my sleeve, unable to hide her fear.

“Is it okay to follow this?”

“Don’t worry, Nabira. I’ll protect you no matter what happens.”

“Cian… ”

“Hunnuya, Mr. Sian, what about me? Me?!”

“…I’ll protect you.”

With the power to stop time, I could perfectly defend myself against anyone as strong as Andrew.

In other words, three or more people could be overwhelming, depending on the person.

‘We need to see Gloria’s reaction here.’

Either don’t miss this opportunity and attack me, or hide your identity until the end.

‘I wish I could hide my identity until the end, if possible.’

I was 99% sure Gloria was a spy, but on the other hand, I hoped she wasn’t.

It wasn’t because of personal feelings.

‘It’s hard to find talent of this level anywhere.’

Although he had only been a duke for a short time, he was lacking in talent compared to the authority he had.

When I think about the urbanization project I dream of, there must have been at least one person with a lot of talent.

‘It might be a good idea to deal with Hadron first and then absorb their talent.’

Although I was wary of the Empire because they were traitors, I wanted to use them until they died as long as they weren’t doing anything seriously trashy like rape.

“Here we go. Cat Kit Store members.”

Let’s arrive at the underground city.

Nabira and Pina couldn’t help but be amazed.

“I never thought there’d be something like this underground.”

“It is a city that is not inferior to Lugardrian.”

The second time I saw the underground city, it was larger and wider than I had imagined.

Unlike the fortress city at the bottom of the Storm Plains, its exterior was beautiful and the passing goods reminded me of a trading city.

‘But if you look closely, there’s a lot of trash that you can’t just ignore.’

In what appeared to be a prison, the woman’s moans did not stop.

They were women captured outside or powerless women in the underground city, and they were used as sexual excrement pits for the men of the underground city.

‘It wouldn’t be strange if it were called a goblin den instead of an underground city.’

The disgust rising deep in my chest was urging me to destroy the city right before my eyes.