Chapter 150 - Dragonlord Ivanov 1 (1/2)

Thanks to the information Woohyuk had obtained in advance, they were able to avoid areas with strict surveillance.

Now that both the geniuses he wanted to recruit were with him, Woohyuk asked King Philip II to help Allen and Reina return safely to the Croa Principality.

They provided a ship capable of long-distance voyage to the elf and the mage.

Triton, who was a first-class navigator and could also serve as a bodyguard during emergencies, was lent as a bonus.

However, there was one problem: How would Triton return from the Croa Principality alone afterwards?

Woohyuk pondered for a while, before speaking to Triton.

“For the return trip, swim your way back to me.”

“…”

Such a cold-blooded lord.

As Triton reluctantly lowered the sail, Reina waved her hand at Woohyuk from the deck.

“Goodbye, Woohyuk! And thanks for the scale armor!”

“Don't forget to contact me when you arrive.”

”Sure! Stay healthy, my good friend!”

Woohyuk had helped Reina in many ways, which led to her developing positive feelings towards the man.

Once the man and elf duo said their goodbyes, Allen spoke in turn.

“I will find a way to pay back this debt. Let us meet again in the future.”

”Don’t worry. I'll visit you personally sometime.”

Allen had to return to his home country as soon as possible and walk down the path of an archmage.

Funnily enough, the man in question still wasn’t aware of his own destiny.

“Have a safe trip!”

As the time for departure approached, Helena finally ended her silence and spoke up.

Then, she took out a transparent container and tossed a lemon jelly in her mouth.

“Hey, you greedy saint. You better not come to the Croa Principality. I'm going to spread terrible rumors about you everywhere.”

”Do as you want. I don't really care.”

Helena munched on the jelly as she shook her index finger sideways.

Reina turned to Woohyuk with an exhausted expression.

“I feel sorry for you, Woohyuk. Good luck traveling around with that shameless woman.”

“Don’t misunderstand. The King of Rhine values me very highly.”

Helena hugged Woohyuk's arm with both hands and clung to him.

Reina flinched as if Helena’s action bothered her.

“That saint is so troublesome...”

“Why don’t you stop now? Let’s say goodbye with smiles on our faces.”

Allen tapped Reina's shoulder.

The ship then departed, and once the two were out of sight, Woohyuk pushed Helena away.

“Why do you keep clinging to me?”

“To control you.”

Helena smiled and her mischievous attitude disappeared.

“Now, let go meet up with the others from Eteria Rodinus. Did they contact you recently?”

“Not really. It seems like everything is going as planned.”

Eteria Rodinus was looking for the whereabouts of the Sangreal Chronicles in the Talis Kingdom.

However, the Talis Kingdom was a country full of dangers, as Dragonlord Ivanov, the three demon kings of Ars Almadel, and the Witch of Lust were residing in it.

If things went wrong, there would be a grand-scale battle before he would obtain the Sangreal Chronicles and Red Dragon Carnelian.

“They must be exploring the ruins. Are all the members gathered together right now?”

“That’s not the case. We have to be prepared for the worst case scenario.”

It would be terrible if something unexpected happened and all the members of Eteria Rodinus died simultaneously.

Even during the previous incident with Rosenkreuz, there were only half of them to face the enemy.

The rest were scattered around and working to rebuild the Ark of Knowledge.

“I pray that there are no traitors like the 12th disciple Judas Iscariot amongst you.”

“Oh, if there were a traitor amongst us, I would be dead already, since I have the nameless tome with me.”

The nameless tome and Sangreal Chronicles were valuable records of the ancestors that Eteria Rodinus paid special attention to.

Woohyuk nodded and got on the carriage.

“Let's go to the Lydia Kingdom, Bailey.”

”Understood.”

Bailey swung the reins and the horses began walking.

Once the carriage started moving at a decent pace, Woohyuk had a telepathing conversation with him.

[Were there any disturbances in the Lydia Kingdom?]

[Yes, some believers of the Witch Cult were spotted, but it didn't seem like they were scheming something altogether.]

Bailey was in charge of operating the country with King Philip II while Woohyuk was traveling around other kingdoms.

Thanks to him, the Lydia Kingdom had become much more peaceful and stable again.

Woohyuk would not have to worry about the Lydia Kingdom for now.

'But we never know when problems will occur.'

Because the country was between the Norton Kingdom and the Enoa Kingdom, King Philip II would face a new crisis sooner or later.

Therefore, Woohyuk could not stay in the Talis Kingdom for too long.

He had to negotiate with Eteria Rodinus and learn Rosa Eterna, the language of the wisemen.

Woohyuk looked out the window, feeling some heavy weights on his shoulders.

***

Once they arrived at the royal palace of Lydia, Woohyuk took Dexter and Hans with him and headed straight to the Dane Kingdom.

His plan was to leave them with Leifina for a while.

Leifina would also be excluded from the journey to the Talis Kingdom, because she had to hold on to the Informant's Messages instead of Woohyuk.

She would be the one getting tracked instead of Woohyuk.

However, Leifina did not agree to the plan and wanted to journey with her lord.

Woohyuk took out a transparent container in response to her refusal.

”Take it, I bought it specially for you.”

“Wha, what is this?”

“It's chocolate. It's a popular food made with cacao fruits in the Talis Kingdom.”

The food originated from the Talis Kingdom, but he had obtained a small amount of it from a city in the Lydia Kingdom.

Leifina slowly put a piece of chocolate in her mouth.