Chapter 194 - Galatine Silver Sword (1/2)

The Duke turned his attention to Michael when heard what Michael said, and Beatrice, on the other hand, opened her mouth and answered Michael's question, ”The Mountain Trolls? Yes, they are amicable, if not friendly creatures so long as you don't provoke or attack any one of them, why do you ask?”

”Really? But the time that I encountered a Mountain Troll, they were very hostile and would attack anyone upon seeing them. They seriously don't look friendly at all” Michael said, and then he realized that their expressions aren't that good and finally realized something from he had just said.

”Ohh~ that's not a coincidence, is it?”

Helen looked at Michael and replied, ”Probably, probably not. You just need to know that Mountain Trolls are very friendly creatures and wouldn't seriously attack anyone. If what happened here and from what you had experienced is true, then it's definitely not a coincidence. It might even be related to the scheme of the Sea Tribe”

”Well, they never really descended from their mountains, so I'm not really sure,” Michael said, realizing how dumb someone would be if they are suddenly thrown into an unfamiliar world.

Where people like him don't even know what kind of characteristics and behaviors the monsters should have in this continent are.

”Then there must something preventing them from doing that. There could be a barrier or something, or maybe there's something they are afraid of” Helen replied.

Michael looked at her, seriously curious as what Helen does for a living, at the same time, he thought that it must be because of that annoying dragon that had thrown him all the way out here!

”Ohh, don't look at me like that. I'm actually the author of the Monster Encyclopedia, that's why I know a lot of things about monsters” Helen laughed, and her husband looked really proud of her.

”Moster Encyclopedia? You're saying..you are that... Helen Troy?”

Michael was amazed as he did hear about the Monster Encyclopedia, a compendium of knowledge regarding monsters. A huge book full of monster information, of where they live, what they eat, what they look like or whatnot. It's like the Nat Geo of this world, where it recorded information of at least eighty-five to ninety percent from every kind of monsters of the sea and land, except for Dragons or other similar Divine or Mythical Beast.

He had read at least two pages of that book back at Starlight City before but didn't manage to learn a lot because of the lack of time at that time. But this time, he actually didn't expect that he would meet the very author of that very book, who was once also an adventurer and famous one at that.

”Yes, I am Helen Troy. It's nice to get to know you again, Mr. Shadow” Helen said as she politely smiled towards Michael.

”Me too Duchess” Michael smiled.

Then he slowly stood up from his seat and said, ”It seems that my goal here has been achieved. I'll be taking my leave then. Duke Cympyr, Duchess, Miss, I hope we'll see each other again in the future”

Michael gave them a short bow, he didn't even bother waiting for their reply before making his way over towards the door.

”Wait!”

Duke Cympyr quickly called out to Michael when he was just halfway through from leaving the room.

Michael stopped and look back, where he saw that the Duke is whispering something to their butler, while two women are looking at Michael with smiling expressions on their faces, and the butler left the room from the door on the left side of the room.

”Please don't quickly leave, Mr. Shadow. It would be shameful of me if I don't reward you from what you've done to the Duchy. The portal might have been destroyed, but if it didn't happen, then my people would surely have suffered from the invasion of the Sea Tribe”