
Laciel and his comrades immediately left the village in the morning. Of course, after they say goodbye to the Village Chief and the rest of the villagers. Their purpose is now determined. March Harbisium, Galdazar.
Marquis Harbisium was the only Marquis who was directly under the King's command, just like the two dukes who were in the north and south respectively. And also, the area of even almost two-thirds of the Duke's territory. In addition, because of its strong military, the security of its area is also very well maintained.
Geographically and geopolitically, the condition of his territory is relatively safer than Duchy Zerestia in the north. The Duchy of Zerestia faced off against the Empire directly on the west and north sides. Not to mention the Redwood Forest to the south, and the Blackwood Forest to the east. That already made him have to be in a state of standby at all times from all sides of the attack.
While March Harbisium was only directly opposite the Empire in the west, and the Redwood Forest in the northeast. And in exchange, it also gave him an economic advantage. The area is quite strategic connecting the silk route from and to the Royal Capital in the west, Duchy Zerestia in the north, Duchy Canaria in the south, the Zaenia Empire in the west, and, as well as the Beastman Empire and the Theocratic Empire in the southwest.
Although they were still often at war with the Zaenia Empire, they were still trading with each other.
Just like in Blackwood County, before entering the city, they were inspected one by one. This is done because it is quite important to know which spies might infiltrate into. In addition, this is also to eliminate fugitives or bandits who like to troublemaker and plunder merchandise.
In order not to attract attention, Laciel told Nameer to change his body shape into a cat. Although maybe the news about him had spread, he still did not want to be mobbed by many people like when he came home at that time.
“Next.” Said one of the Knights who checked.
Now it was the turn of the group led by Laciel. They handed over their Adventurers cards and examined them carefully.
The card is certainly not as simple as it seems. In it is included magic whose function is to identify, similar to the barcode in the packaging of goods. With a flat plate-shaped instrument, the examining Knight can tell whether the card is real or fake, and whether it is manipulated or not.
“Please enter.” Said the Knight after checking and then returning the card.
It is the city of Galdazar, the capital of the March of Harbisium. The fortress surrounding this city was larger than the fortifications in Blackwood County. The city area is also certainly wider. The building is large and neatly arranged in such a way. There's no slum from here.
“We go directly to the Adventurers Union Building?” ask Hana.
“Iya. We will report at the same time sell the results of our hunt.” Answer Laciel.
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Marquis Harbisium Family Mansion, Galdazar City, March Harbisium, Zamara Kingdom.
The current Marquis of Harbisium, Falimus de Harbisium, was sitting behind his desk. Some of his subordinates who numbered 4 people, and sat on each side of the right and left, helping him in managing and overcoming the problems of the vast area is quite large.
Marquis Falimus de Harbisium himself was a very ambitious man in matters relating to warfare and territorial invasion. His muscles stood out behind his Noble-style clothes. But everyone has their own weaknesses. In the presence of letters, especially reports related to the problems of his territory, he was unable to survive for long.
“Hah, when can I get away from this batch of papers?” he mumbled complaining.
“Unfortunately, due to an invasion from the Empire a few months ago, the problems that arise are still quite a lot, Mr.”
The one who said so was Count Dafin de Emynia. He was a direct subordinate of the Marquis, and had the task of overcoming the problems of the territory especially the defense part of the city. Nevertheless, he got more assignments because the Marquis was less skilled in terms of taking care of the territory.
“True. Si*l*n empire it is! Ah, right, I almost forgot. When can we make an annual sweep to the Redwood Forest? If this continues, the security of the villagers may not be maintained.” Falimus said while removing, he meant tidying up, the letters from the top of his desk.
“Even though you say so, all you want is freedom from those letters and release your stress by slashing, right?” Count Dafin also took care of his work. Partly because he had already finished it, the other small part because now was the time to rest.
“Hehe, as expected of my childhood friend. You know me better than my wife.” Timpal Marquis.
"If Miss Emely hears this, Miss will probably be angry, sir."
Emely is the name of the wife of the Marquis.
"Haha!"
At that moment, someone came and knocked. It was a Knight who brought the report.
“What's up now?”
“Master, I bring good news, and bad news.” Said the Knight.
“Srink only according to the time of the incident.” Reply Marquis.
“Almost attacked? What do you mean?” Marquis Falimus looked curious.
“That's the good news, sir. A group of Adventurers successfully evacuate the citizens, kill some Gnolls, expel them, and save the village. Looks like, they will be heading here in the next few days.” Obviously the Knight.
“Oh, yes? Is it a Rank A Adventurer Group? Or Rating B?”
“No, not at all. One of its members was a C Rank Adventurer, another a D Rank, the last one was an E Rank. But, from the news that I have, one of its members is someone who is able to subdue Blade Tiger.”
“B– Blade Tiger? Is that true?”
Some of the other Nobles were shocked to hear it.
“True. The news is already spread and very well known in Blackwood County.”
“County Blackwood? So, he came here through the Redwood Forest?” the Marquis asked very interested and almost in disbelief.
“What? Through the Redwood Forest?”
“Is that possible?”
Others say they don't believe.
“Information I got is still lacking. But, se– it seems, it is true so.”
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“Hatchim!”
Laciel sneezed and rubbed his nose.
“Do you get sick?” ask Hana.
“Ti– no. Looks like someone's talking about me.” Answer Laciel. “Again, I should have a fairly high resistance to diseases as well as temperature changes.”
“Hatchi!”
“Hatchi!”
Nadja and Hana also sneezed afterwards.
“It looks like the one being talked about isn't just me, heh? But, here it seems to be cold.” Laciel.
They were now in a forest on a hill north of the city. The sky is dark night signs. But they were still looking for something that only appeared at night.
It all started that afternoon. After they finished the report and the sale of monster materials, Nadja decided to go there.
“You are a Devil, also a Demon King, so should be able to summon another Devil.” Nadja said in their room.
In order to avoid the person who secretly or accidentally heard, Hana cast a sound barrier barrier barrier spell.
“There must be ‘itu’. We'll look for it at night.”
Then after that, they went to the forest to find ‘itu’.
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