After all the trials were completed and Silya received a prison sentence. The hanging is just a day away if Silya is still silent about the reason for the attack because it is considered to cover up the evidence and the party behind it. Silya's mouth was still tightly closed until she was taken out of the trial and would soon be thrown into prison. Only a few words were uttered by Silya as she walked past Berndhard. "Keep your promise, Bernhard." Silya whispered just before she disappeared into the prison room. Meanwhile, Gildart was also punished for deliberately making false reports and covering up the truth. He was also considered to have abused his power by bringing other Empire's troops into Balmuth Empire's territory. But the Prime Minister defended Gildart and asked the emperor to grant them leniency. The Great Emperor Alexander IV granted the prime minister's request due to some considerations that Albert had previously given. The punishment for the Clark noble family w
Fenrir took the two people who had information about Edgar to a tavern not far from where they were. Inside the tavern, there were already many diners eating their food. Loki was the most enthusiastic to immediately find empty seats for the five of them. Finally, they found two empty tables in one corner of the tavern. Fenrir sat with those two people, while Loki and Mercia sat at the other table. The two people with Fenrir were named Esra and Hanan. Esra was a man in his early twenties with brown skin and fairly thick eyebrows, while Hanan was slightly older than Esra with a tall, thin stature with a scar on her right cheek. Fenrir ordered some food in the form of sweet chocolate fruit snacks with a wine that was commonly available in several taverns in the Massarah desert region. The locals referred to the wine as Khamr. "So, what do you want to know about Edgar?"Hanan opened the conversation while waiting for their order to arrive. Hanan and Esra decided to share the informa
After finishing with their stomachs, the three of them continued their journey. Their search now focused on the information broker Mercia had previously mentioned. Narrow roads that had to be passed one by one if they passed other adventurers, the scorching heat due to the extreme desert temperature, and several drunks lying in front of the residents' houses were all sights they had to pass. Mercia walked in front as the guide. She moved swiftly through the alleys of the place. They had already passed through countless alleys. If Fenrir had gone alone to this place, he would have gotten lost long ago. "Is it still far?"Sweat began to bead on Fenrir's forehead. This trip was even more tiring because of the hot sun. It made Fenrir impatient to get to a place that Fenrir had no idea where it was. "Be patient, this place is indeed like a maze, because the place we are going to is a secret place."Some people glanced at the three of them, as if they were unfamiliar with the existence
"Is there any other information you have about Edgar."Finally, Fenrir could not contain his curiosity. Fenrir wanted to get more information in order to find Edgar. The more information he got, the better. "If you want more information, you must pay for it, Mr. Fenrir."The words came out softly from Karina's lips. Those thin lips with red lipstick on them seemed to want something from Fenrir. "Karina, stop your nonsense and tell us immediately."Mercia who saw Karina's behavior that was a little out of line immediately reprimanded her on the spot. Mercia didn't want to take too long and beat around the bush. "It's okay Mercia."Fenrir calmed Mercia down as Mercia's face started to turn red from being annoyed with Karina's behavior. "How much should I pay for the information I want?""You seem to have misunderstood, Mr. Fenrir. I do not want your money."Karina's eyes dropped to Fenrir's waist. Mercia, who was following the direction of Karina's gaze, immediately jumped towards K
"Why did you accept the Porter's assignment, MyLord? I am sure we have no one stronger than you in this area. It is not fitting that you are needed like this. I will teach them a lesson."Loki did not accept his master being used as an errand boy by the Adventurer's Guild administrator. Loki wanted Fenrir to be treated like a king. "No, Loki. This is much better. I don't want us to attract too much attention. I've told you several times, we don't know who is friend and who is foe here."Fenrir did not want to let his guard down. Fenrir always remembered Silya's first lesson. There was no one they could trust one hundred percent in the land they had just visited. That was proven in Fenrir's journey with the bearclaw Guild adventurers. One of the people they trusted betrayed them and caused all the adventurers to die, leaving only the three of them. "Shouldn't you guys suspect me too?"Mercia's words were not immediately answered by Fenrir. Actually, Mercia's words had a point. They h
When Fenrir and Loki had left the settlement, Loki immediately turned into a wolf and ran south. Loki could not find Mercia's scent trail at all. The strong wind and sandy surface made the odor trail wash away. All Fenrir and Loki knew was that Mercia was heading south. For the time being, they could only rely on that information. They would think about it afterward. Fenrir hoped they could catch up with Mercia before the person following Mercia did something. Not long after, Loki saw a land that was quite different from the desert they had been traveling through. There was an irregular arrangement of rocks that towered quite high. "Let's go there, Loki. Let's look from a higher altitude. We might see Mercia's whereabouts from there.""Yes, MyLord."Loki immediately ran towards the hill they had been observing. The hill was higher than the surrounding area, so it was the best place to observe from above. It only took a few seconds for Loki to reach the barren hill. Fenrir stood
"Where exactly are you going, Mercia? There is only desert ahead."The overheated Loki began to complain to Mercia for not knowing the direction they were heading. The land in front of them was only a vast desert and there was no sign of a land inhabited by humans. "I told you before, I want to go alone, why are you following me?""Lord Fenrir told me the reason. What more reason do you want to hear?"Loki and Mercia argued like children. Fenrir who sat behind Mercia could only shake his head. Fenrir sat behind Mercia so that it would be easier for Mercia to give directions to Loki and at the same time Fenrir did not want Mercia to fall again from Loki's body like before. "Just walk straight and don't ask too many questions.""You can sit comfortably on my back, while my feet are hot from the desert sand."Loki's position on Fenrir and Mercia's back made him the only one who had to tread on the hot desert sand. This made Loki constantly complain. "Alright, I can also go alone. I d
The appointed day arrived. Fenrir, Mercia and Loki arrived early to make sure they didn't miss the group. Fenrir also wanted to make sure what kind of party they would join. Some of the luggage from the guild had already begun to appear there. There was also a long-necked and humped animal tied to the arid trees where beside it were some items that the animal would carry. Fenrir fetched water from a lake stream. The water was channeled through several small rivers to the settlement. The water of the lake called mazzam is said to have never dried up from ancient times. And the water was clear without the slightest dirt in it because the city government guarded every side of the lake so that no one would deliberately pollute it. After a while, one by one the adventurers who would join the party began to arrive. Fenrir observed them one by one with RA's magic eyes. From Fenrir's observation he knew that there was more than one B rank adventurer in their party. And there was even one r