Donalmer's return to the eastern capital for several reasons, but one of them was hard.
"Dinen's stuck."
Dinen of "Silver Cage" had provided many talented people to the Devil Nation for the Ursus town raid.
But the return is zero. It is annihilated.
The same goes for the invasion of the moving-country, but the failure to spare no effort has magnified the damage.
"Developing talent takes money and time."
It's as much as it takes to replace just people, except when it comes to people that can be used.
Few shine if polished.
And if you put it into action before you can polish it, it's just a consumable.
Dinen, who is thinking about rebuilding in the future, said he had begun to wander along the long way with the dangers of nurturing.
"I'll follow up a little bit on him here. So what's going on with 'Paradise'?
"You have manpower. We are gathering those who are strong in the mountains. It's going to take a while for Noon to figure this out, okay?
"Yeah, please. As far as I'm concerned, I wanted you to be appointed from the beginning."
"Then let's do what we can. However, it is not the kind of thing that can be found sooner or later. This is gonna take some time."
"I know. When Dragon Nation finds out, it will all be grabbed. Just promise to move in secrecy."
"Okay. We gather around those who do not rot afterwards. Be wary of information leaks."
"It would help if you did. And then you are. Can't you find the town of Urs?
"You can't do it from the Devil's side. The vigilance is too harsh. You can't drop that thing in the first place anymore."
"Is it? What if the lord was dead?"
"It's possible. That was a bunch of charisma over there. But with uncertain information, we can't move. If he finds out I went to put in an exploration, he's the one who's going to run about the opposite information. I mean, whatever information comes in, you can't guess."
"It's the only way. I'll give up. For now, though."
"That would be better. It only moves in time after the lord takes turns. That's not how you get around that town. More than that, there would have been those who had crushed the plan of Non. What are we gonna do about it?
"Are you referring to Leon Fenard, Lord of Black Dragons? I'm done gathering information, but I'm still a grad student. It's difficult to eliminate or contact. There will be shadows in public, and I wonder if it would be possible if we were to aim to come out of college."
"That would be the one where there would be an escort. Sometimes they may be swimming as pigeons. Of course, without being informed in person."
"That's the thing. We don't want to respond rapidly because there's still a chance that we can draw them to our side."
"On your side? Can you do that?
"What do you think? We believe that if we invite sympathy, we may be able to forge a cooperative relationship. I just want to see a few more people."
"As far as the effects are concerned, I think it's quite aggressive."
"Apparently, he's giving instructions to dragons and letting them act as they please. So that could be the nature of the dragon, not the will of the person"
"Oh, my God, let the dragons take it upon themselves? Can you do that?
"Is it because it's a special dragon? There's a lack of information around here, but even without Leon, the fact that the dragon was attacking enemy allies properly comes from a slight testimony of life, but it's certain."
"Hmm. I can't believe it.... a new relationship between people and dragons?
"Come on, what do you think? Are you sure you want to continue in contact with him? Eliminate on hold."
"Oh, if that's the case, I'll take care of it"
"Thank you. Then continue, if you are looking for 'paradise', thank you. I will turn the eyes of the dragon kingdom elsewhere."
"Okay. We can't fail each other anymore."
"Right. Be careful."
Thus ended the conversation between Fustra and Donalmer.
The merchant kingdom turns a blind eye to the demonic kingdom and moves into the search for 'paradise' in earnest.
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To the south of the Dragon Nation lies the Aral Mountains.
Thanks to this mountain range, which stretches long east and west, the dragon and merchant nations rarely border their territories.
The Aral Mountains used to be called the Demon Mountains and are said to be the place where a large number of demons fled after the flatlands.
That's back in the day too.
No matter where you look in the mountains, there is nowhere to be seen as a monster at the time.
When were the demons expelled and reduced in number eliminated?
Managing the merchant side of this vast mountain range is one of the five leaders, "Mine Phosphorous" Bacchar Torio.
Bakkar laid eyes on the holes the demons had drilled to escape and hide, remodeling them and creating a number of vast cave warehouses.
The national territory of a merchant country is far from fertile.
With most of the sand and wasteland, there are a number of difficulties where large rocks are gobbled up.
There is still water and greenery around the western and eastern capitals, but it is mostly a deep forest that is difficult for people to enter.
How do merchants operating around the world manage their own loads?
Put it in the capital?
There is no such vacant land in the capital of East and West.
Building one warehouse is also very narrow.
Put it in another country?
In a situation where we do not know what would happen if there were a coup d 'état, it is not a good idea to place all our wealth in other countries.
There is also the possibility that he will be charged with unannounced suspicion and will confiscate all his property.
If there's a mixture of contraband in it, I can't even see it. It is imprisonment or execution.
So where should I go?
That was the troublesome seed of the merchants.
Bakkar used the hollows in the Aral Mountains to create a warehouse dedicated to merchants in the merchant countries.
It is a huge warehouse.
I'm lending it to the merchants.
Warehouses where people do not reside are dangerous.
Bakkar solved the problem by making the entrance and exit strong.
The gate uses an iron plate that is as thick as a meter. Keys are also custom ordered.
It is sold that no medium-sized dragon can be broken even if it hits the body for a day.
In fact, I put a few watchdogs on it, and it doesn't make sense if you get attacked by a lot of people.
I came up with protecting the load inside by making the gate itself sturdy.
Bakkar prepared a door that no one but the determined could open, and it gained credibility with the added value of indestructibility no matter how hard it worked.
In fact, it's never been broken before.
As a result, many merchants leave their luggage behind.
Absolutely secure warehouse.
That was the famous phrase Bakkar was selling.
- But.
Multiple black smokes are rising from the Alar Mountains.
After such a report, Bakkar brought in a large number of people.
I thought someone had come looking for something in the warehouse.
Run, the warehouse is safe. Rather than that, there was not one scratch on the door.
"That's weird."
There were reports of black smoke rising around here.
If you come, the gate is completely intact.
Just in case, Bakkar opened the door and checked the contents. Then…….
"What the hell!?
It was empty inside.
Even so, it wasn't stolen.
It's gone. Everything was melting away.
Bakkar looked up. The light was shining.
There was a large hole in the ceiling and the sky was seen far ahead.
"No way, from the top of the mountain?
It flushed something ultra-high temperature from the top of the mountain and melted everything down to the very bottom of it. That's all I can think about.
The raised black smoke is what the loads the merchants kept burned.
I mean, the contents of the warehouse were wiped out.
"... Ha. No way, any other warehouses?
I get a bad feeling.
The multiple black smokes reported were all melting down Bakkar's warehouse from the top of the mountain.
"Well, who would do this..."
Lost all the loads from the merchants, and Bakkar was crumbed.
Bankruptcy is certain.
Where I've compensated for the damage, I can't afford it.
On the contrary, several merchants would go bankrupt.
Such a future is coming right there.
"Who did this!
Bakkar with blood tears, but no one answered it.
There's just a big hole in there where everything melts.