Chapter 59 (1/2)

Chapter 59

If there was one human settlement which had benefited the the most from Necropolis’ sudden rise to power, it would definitely be Gart town, had now transfored city

It was the sadom’s capital, but they still enforced an 80 percent tax on thewhich impoverished the people

Then ca which terrorized the countryside They asked for aid froovernment on many occasions and when they finally arrived, they did little to co exorbitant bribes for their services When they eventually faced off with the Goblin King, they were one sidedly massacred and Gartmar never recouped their losses

The shboured them had been ’s path Unfortunately this tragic event just happened to coincide with the Elven expedition, causing adventurers to take up these see the Goblins free to rae

The ry over the death of his relatives who had been living in the countryside even went so far as asking a neighboring eainst the crown Even then, the nearby e and Gart continued

Just as everyone had lost hope, a hero appeared out of nowhere Leading a sed to slay the Goblin King A feat which thousands of the Kingdom’s soldiers had failed in

The citizens cheered wholeheartedly for this hero who had saved their lives and that of their families

However, this infamous hero had not been heard of since Even the three female adventurers hom he was supposedly close, were embarrassed to say that they had no news of him

Regardless of how far, or how hard they searched for him, there were no clues to be found

People began to talk, and rumours spread as it is so often the case in these small towns There was talk that he was one the God’s apostles, a Messiah descending froht and now that the deed was done, he had returned back to heaven He quickly becaend and all of the citizens worshi+pped him

Shortly after that the Elven expedition was in full effect There was talk that their armies numbered in the thousands and that they were led by the ons

All of Gart that time They all remembered how their hero had punished Elf sympathizers and orried about retribution Still, they never once supported the expedition, despite the overwhele army

The power of such a force was so big that even if the different hudoms were to rally under one banner, it was unsure whether they could defeat the the expedition very nervously

In the end, everyone’s expectations had been shattered The Elven forces retreated in panic, scattering in their forests It was even ru The citizens of Gartain silently thanked their hero Had he not expressly stood against the Elves, perhaps the city would have aided the’s Pit as a result

Shortly after, a wo to be friends with Gartmar’s hero She introduced herself as Ian and was accoon She became close with the three female adventurers and was quickly accepted by all the people in toorshi+pped the hero

As a result of that, Gartreat boon Alone, products made by the fairies and dwarves were not incredibly popular or sought after However, when they combined the fairy’s enchantments with the dwarves’ superior craftsmanshi+p, the value of such items skyrocket

These incredible items were at first sold at relatively cheap prices by the hero’s friend, Ian Superior weapons, arht across the town Word of this quickly spread across the continent and the interest in Gartmar’s products had risen dramatically

These products were soon traced back to the King of the Pit, but his city didn’t allow for hu a trade route with them was incredibly difficult Gartht after goods

Soon after, the city had been recognized as Necropolis’ exclusive trade partner, and Gartdorown sotheir intermediary, Gartmar had profited immensely

Of course, when things are going well for you, others are bound to be jealous of your success The kingdom’s capital coveted Gart viewed them as a town of country bumpkins and did not have a har tax revenues, but providing few benefits The king therefore was planning to remove the mayor of Gart

Through his network of spies he had hbouring eal pretense

“The mayor of Gartmar has been summoned to the capital to answer the crimes of treason”

The King’s envoy had announced in the rown to be the largest in the country From the nobility’s perspective it was unacceptable for such a s felt that his plan would go off without a hitch, but that was not be The carriage which was escorting Gartmar’s mayor to the capital was intercepted by adventurers who had never agreed with the nobility’s bully tactics

“Mayor, we’ve come to save you!”

A group of adventurers arrived in the market led by Tyr and Kishande

“Why would you do so everyone in town!”

“Isn’t it just you who is the target?”

Kishande quickly spoke up and the Mayor nodded

“Ok, no use crying over spilt milk, we are we could now be considered to have officially rebelle, so we need to come up with a plan”

The capital sent out a large ar justice, while the anize a hbours It was at that moment that he met with Ian who had just walked into the market

“You are Ian, right? Can you communicate with the hero?”

“Anytime”

“The thing is we kind of have a bit of a problem… ”

“Since he made a promise to protect this place so I’m sure he’ll keep his word”

Although they were si, not to o Naturally the citizens knew that Gaspard had every right to refuse the request, but they still held hope

An ar on Gartmar It would take them about one week’s time on foot, so that was all the time the city had to ready its defense and prepare for battle

In theaid had all been turned down Their neighbours had also been jealous of Gartns on occupying it

Ten days later there was still no sign of the kingdoht be hidden, but there were no traces found Later soe force of undead had been spottedon the capital, but no one had dom’s army

Although how it happened ree mystery, the result was incredibly favorable for Gartmar and disastrous for the capital They had sent out al just a skeleton force to defend and keep the peace back at horeedy nobles had all pooled their private forces together and created a 50,000 man army, but somehow they had all disappeared into thin air

“Your Majesty! Please spare us, our house can’t afford to send any ht now!”