Chapter 200 (1/2)

Luke, who had crossed the border, tried to enter the capital Bless. It was because he wanted to see Reina as soon as possible.

But due to the overwhelming rebels and troops which stopped them frequently, they weren’t able to speed up.

And because they didn’t want to get noticed, they were trying to go to Bless as discreetly as possible.

So they tried to move away from main roads whenever possible, but nevertheless, they had often crossed paths with the troops in the empty villages of trodden farmlands or refugees who were fleeing away.

“Tch, what happened to Arthenia Empire which is always called as the strongest continent…?”

“Isn’t it all because of the unfulfilled greed of the rulers in this land? Our empire too may soon turn like this.”

When Luke kicked his tongue, Philip responded to him.

As he had said, the situation in the Baroque Empire might not be so good.

At present, the conflict between the royals and nobles was lulled, but there have been constant clashes occurring over the past two years.

It was very clear that the nobles and the Emperor would soon be at the mercy of the state leadership.

“It isn’t good for normal people, but maybe a good opportunity for us?”

If the nobles fought with the Baroque Empire, both sides would end up exhausting their powers, and it was going to be a thing for the Rakan marquis.

Which was why Luke, in turn, socialized as an excuse to contact Duke Butler and the other nobles and quietly inspired their ambition.

“For us, the time will be after that.” Luke said.

Until then, it was the task of the Marquis Luke and retainers of Rakan to develop their strength as much as possible.

Although the Rakan had succeeded in increasing the title to Marquis, and the power of the Gigants and knights too had increased by a lot, but it still wasn’t enough to fight the Baroque Imperial.

Du du du du!

Luke who was riding for 2 weeks, had finally arrived at the capital Bless next to a beautiful lakeside.

The knights couldn’t help but burst into admiration as they saw the lake shimmer in pearl powers and walls made of pure white marble.

“Wah! This is smaller than Nemesis, but in terms of beauty it seems to be a lot better, Lord!”

“Obviously. It is the dwarves who have built the walls, the Palace, as well as the cathedral and the other major buildings.” Said Luke.

“Uh? They did?”

“The original name of Bless was ‘Ainzhofen’. In the dwarf language, it means the Fairy Lake. But a thousand years back, the humans captured the city and renamed it as Bless.” Explained Luke.

“Ah! Such a story!”

Leaving behind the respectful eyes of the knights, Luke approached the gates.

The soldiers of the Holy Empire were conducting strict inspections, but thanks to the mercenaries duly issued from the Castia Kingdom, they were able to pass through the gates very safely.

As they passed through the gate, a large and bustling street had appeared in front of them.

Along the wide stretched boulevard, there were numerous buildings with white tiles lined along. Shops emphasized elegance, rather than splendor, there were 2 to 3-floor buildings and at times, a 10 floored ones too.

Philip carefully looked around and opened his mouth in doubt.

“It is surprising. The city is calm unlike it is supposed to be with the cluttered uprisings.”

The policing of Bless seemed to be more established than it was supposed to be with normal soldiers.

The people who were living didn’t seem to act like the crown involved in the rebellion.

There was a rumor Luke had heard about, the knights stated it.

“Was it because of the miracle of seeing the new pope?”

“Well, if we wait a little longer, we will know.” Answered Luke.

Luke, dressed up near a lodging close to the gate and took Philip to the Mercenary Guild.

Once they were disguised as the mercenary troops, he had to pay them.

The mercenary guild was soon found near the street.

Contrary to what they thought, about it being all ugly, it looked rather sophisticated 3 storey marble building with crowded people.

It was obvious that they were mercenaries from their clothes and weapons, and they had witnessed a few familiar faces before in the Castia kingdom.

“Have you come to the guild?”

As they had entered the building, the maiden who seemed like a staff member had approached them with a smile.

Luke nodded and was pointed to the desk which was in front of him and kindly explained.

“You should go there and fill out the form.”

Luke went to the desk as explained by the virgin. He sat at an empty place.