Chapter 457 - The Capital’s Disaster 2 (2/2)

The world of magic had developed, however, only the talented nobles were the ones who benefitted from them.

Fresh meat and fish, the soldiers who couldn’t even dream about eating them frowned.

“Wait, there are some bottles in here.”

A soldier found a wooden box that had glass bottles at the corner of the wagon.

Even the agents disguised as merchants turned nervous at that.

It was the bottle that contained the epidemic fluid in it.

With a cold gaze, the soldiers spoke.

“Yah, what is this? Some kind of drink or a potion?”

Since the war had erupted, the Baroque Empire had banned the manufacture and sale of liquor and sold off all the potions in the nation. It was to prevent the waste of food siding it with alcohol and to secure as much attention from the soldiers as possible on work.

Which was why those on duty were extremely irritated.

However, the agents from Libiya weren’t aware of it.

“No, kid. That is for our cooking purpose, sauce.”

“Sauce you say? I have never heard of a sauce which had such black liquid used in it?”

When the officers’ doubts weren’t clarified, the middle-aged man laid out another lie.

“That is soy sauce, and it is imported from the Yemaek kingdom on the Southern continent. They said that it was made after fermenting the boiled beans in seawater.”

“Ah, I did hear of that. I heard it from my cousin’s sister who works in a high-end restaurant, but it is very chewy. They said that it tastes amazing when eaten with grilled meat.”

A soldier to the side spoke.

However, the soldiers who were leading the check didn’t seem to believe it.

“How do you ferment soil beans and turn them black?”

“Well, maybe something was done for it… Oh! Don’t open the stopper! It is very expensive and we can’t use it if the scent blows away!”

“Really?”

The soldiers looked at the men who stopped them.

“That sauce is expensive because it is made with all kinds of ingredients. Besides, it has come all the way from the Southern continent, it would be very expensive. Maybe the salary of the chef for a year…”

“Keuk, those damned nobles eating away the salary of ours.”

The soldiers put back the bottle in its place.

Seeing that, the agents of Libiya sighed out of relief.

They too heard the rough stories from the soldiers around them. If the lid was opened or the bottle had broken, they would die a terrifying death.

“Pass. Go.”

“Yes, thank you so much, kid.”

After some time, the agents were passed through the checkpoint and arrived at the location they had to release it.

“Be careful. If you don’t want to die, we shouldn’t open that lid.”

“Don’t worry. We all heard about it.”

After delivering the bottles, the agents left Burinake.

The spies of Libiya who were handed the goods moved into the crowded street.

It was a tough day, but they decided to move right away instead of using it at night.

Besides, since it was the midway, a lot of people were moving around. And that way the epidemic would spread faster.

The spies left the bottles of the ground and moved away.

The glass bottle got caught between the feet of the people moving or the wagons that went over them, breaking them.

And some curious walking men opened the lid to check what it was.

The spies watching from a distance looked at the broken bottles and confirmed the spread.

They were convinced that the God of Death had descended on Nemesis.