Chapter 192 - Edda Chronicles 1 (1/2)
It wouldn’t take him long to do so because the characters that appeared within the lost parts were with him.
In addition, he began to reconstruct the Erendia Kingdom and foster talented individuals at the Academy.
As a result, astronomical amounts of funds were consumed.
In the west of the western continent, trade and human fluxes were extremely high, and most of it was centered on the Rhine Kingdom.
This was thanks to Woohyuk's solid foundations through his conquests.
He was quite powerful and influential, since he had acquired the sovereignty of the six kingdoms of the West.
”You’ve been getting huge profits from maritime trade lately, right?”
“Yes. Everything is thanks to Your Majesty.”
Erica, dressed in a gorgeous red dress, politely expressed her gratitude.
She is in possession of the commercial supremacy in the northern waters of the Rhine Kingdom.
She had become the de facto leader of the free city of Landium.
“Have you found the ingredients I mentioned before?
“Apologies, Your Majesty. Unfortunately, we haven’t obtained any information. But I will report immediately if we find any clues.”
Erica knew that the man in front of her was in fact the red-haired young man who had helped her before.
She hadn’t noticed it herself. Woohyuk had called her privately and had told her.
Therefore, even though she was a profit-seeking merchant, she did not hesitate to lose some funds if it was to help Woohyuk.
”Understood. You may return now.”
“It was an honor to meet you in person, Your Majesty.”
Erica slightly lifted the hem of her dress with both hands and excused herself, and then left the room.
Next to Woohyuk was Joanna.
She tilted her head in confusion and asked him a question.
“What is it that you’re searching for so far and wide that you had to get the help of a merchant from the free city?”
“If you get those items in my hand, I could easily conquer the Eeth Continent.”
The materials for the Seven Color Rainbow Ring and the Tokens of the Nine Dragon Tribes.
The sooner he collected them, the better.
'I only have 6 items missing. 3 materials and 3 tokens.'
He wanted to go to the east and obtain the ingredients as soon as possible.
However, he couldn’t do so yet.
There was the Edda Chronicles to restore, and the issues with Rosenkreuz and Alice the Queen of Thorns remained unresolved.
Woohyuk lifted the white coin in his hand and stared at it.
[Token of the White Dragon]
Category: Personal Item
An object that Aris had found in Neustein's storage room.
He had a lot of work to do in the Rhine Kingdom, so he couldn’t leave the country.
He had sent Catsy instead to retrieve it from Aris and she had returned a few minutes ago.
As Woohyuk sat silently, Joanna spoke up again.
“Recently, many people have been worrying about your health, Your Majesty. Including all your vassals. You’ve been working and moving around without taking breaks...”
“What do you think personally? Do you think I’m overworking myself?”
“It would be a lie to say that I’m not worried at all. In any case, you’ve finally returned from a long trip, so take a break to rest your mind and body.”
“You worry about me as if you were my wife.”
“You are our only hope, Your Majesty. Personally speaking, you are also an unparalleled benefactor.”
Joanna blushed in embarrassment.
She was currently sitting on the Queen’s throne, next to Woohyuk.
Woohyuk stared at Joanna for a while and opened his mouth.
“Once I obtain the Holy Aperian Empire, I will return the Rhine Kingdom to you. That would be the right thing to do.”
“… Are you going to wage a war against the Empire this time?”
“No, there’s no need to go that far. The situation is going pretty well.”
As long as Princess Eleonora was on his side, the Holy Aperian Empire would not turn its back on him.
Unless the Light Doctrine took political initiative like in the past.
However, since they couldn't talk about this here, Woohyuk stood up.
“Where are you going?”
“I have some things to do at the academy.”
Today was the day the first batch of people would enter the training center.
The training center was a spacious area beneath the academy, and he would place the Hourglass of Time in there.
There would be some people who would try to steal the Hourglass of Time, so Woohyuk decided to appoint Leifina as an assistant teacher to supervise them along with the Maester teacher.
Her mission was also to watch over the two baby dragons who would join the batch.
“Dad~! I wore the school uniform!”
Once he left Blackburn in a disguise, Lia ran towards him with a big smile on her face.
Woohyuk lifted her up and placed her on his shoulders.
“Are you looking forward to your academy life?”
”Yeah! I've been studying at home all this time, so I want to go to school with my friend!”
Lia pointed to Carnelian who was next to Leifina.
She was also wearing the school uniform.
However, unlike Lia, she looked quite uninspired and unenthusiastic.
“My Lord, what should I do in the training center?”
“Anything you want to do. Anything except cooking.”
At Woohyuk's sharp point, Leifina made a shocked and pained expression.
Everyone had suffered from the food she had prepared through great lengths last time.
Even her mentor, King of Cooking Hans, couldn't say anything about it.
Carnelian silently recalled the nightmarish experience, and shook her head.
“Aunty’s cooking is terrible. It’s worse than my mom's.”
”Haha... How cheeky of you...”
Leifina tried to overcome the gloomy situation with a laugh.
She didn’t really like being compared to Tinia.
Woohyuk coughed in slight fear and headed to the academy with them.
“It's been a long time, Your Majesty. How have you been?”
Upon arriving at the entrance, a white-haired elderly man in a robe greeted Woohyuk.
[Maester Liberto].
He was once the chief court magician of the Holy Aperian Empire who had made a name for himself.
However, he didn’t like politics where he had to struggle against others’ schemes constantly.
When he got older, he retired from his position and lived in seclusion, but Woohyuk persuaded him through letters and brought him here.
“I was busy going on some journeys. But I’ve obtained many things during my adventures.”