Chapter 40: The Past of the Two Families

The power structure of Nulis City is occupied by many forces. The adventurers, mercenaries and their respective groups occupy control over the moving forces of the city, therefore occupying a strategic and decision-making position.

Another force is the merchants. As it is a city based on the trade of resources acquired from the Zeru forest, the role played by the merchants is very crucial. But not just any merchant could establish a firm footing in such a chaotic place.

That's where the merchant families entered the picture. There are five major merchant families inside Nulis City, with the Safaira and Handler families being the most prosperous.

All the merchant families form a group and invite individual merchants to work for them, instead of operating separately, creating a wide network of merchants allowing them to control the whole trade structure of the city. Sometimes their combined force might even affect the decisions of the Kingdom.

This allows the merchants to have a conside