Lahonya, the armed fortress of Haven Kingdom!
It was rising as the new military stronghold of the Hermes Guild after the destruction of Castle Aren.
The 5-layer thick castle walls were equipped with various defensive mechanisms, arguably the best fortress that could hold off an Arpen Empire invasion for at least a month!
A lot of players gravitated to this location for the sake of quests or simply because it had become their new homeland.
“Selling king crabs that were just caught!”
“Going to a dungeon. Looking for warriors level 350 or higher.”
“Recruiting an architect for building a house. I’ll only accept someone who can finish building it within 4 days!”
The players, who were crowded near the gates, suddenly went quiet.
Someone was walking proudly towards the gate.
“Weed! Weed has appeared!”
The players near the east gate all turned their heads toward the direction of the commotion.
This place was the center of power within the territory of the Hermes Guild after the destruction of Castle Aren after all. The players believed it was a hoax and looked towards the ruckus.
“I don’t recognize the face…”
“His armor! The Sky Ruler’s Armor. He has the Loa sword by his waist too!”
Though they did not know his face, no player could fail to recognise the symbolic equipment.
– He’s fully armed. It’s war!
The military fortress Lahonya instantly fellinto a state of emergency.
The Hermes Guild members sprinted to the east gate.
Mages and archers stationed themselves on top of the massive walls constructed for siege war and knights on horses darted to their positions like they were mad.
“All get ready for battle!”
The news of Weed’s arrival spread and attracted over 2000 guild members in the fortress in just 3 minutes.
Including the east gate, forces were positioned at the west and southwest gates as well!
Under the emergency protocol, the fortress gates were closed tightly and the trenches were filled with water.
Even a huge fire would not cause such commotion. The memory of their dreadful defeat at Garnav Plains was heavily imprinted in the minds of the Hermes Guild members.
No one would think that Weed had come all by himself.
They all witnessed the prowess of the assault squad in their preparation against the sculptural creatures and Kaybern on broadcast.
“So cool. How did he get here?”
The players of Lahonya could only stare in wonder. Others looked with eyes of anticipation.
“Is a massive war going to break out here and now?”
“Whoo… Just imagine… the Arpen Empire flag lifted high as he conquers the entire Versaille Continent.”
“But there is no one else around. Even for him, I’d say it’s quite reckless to go solo against the Hermes Guild headquarters.”
“Are they in the sky? Could he have brought his aerial forces? Players landing everywhere from above…”
The players scouted frantically. The forces could unload from the merchant wagons or they could just as easily fall from the sky.
The tension became so high that the players were expecting an attack against Lahonya fortress at any second!
Weed climbed to the top of a rock near the gate.
The Hermes Guild members and the players guarding the gate and the wall observed him tensely.
– Alright, today is a day that doesn’t come by often.
Weed’s shout echoed shrilly.
– Players of Lahonya! This is a fox sculpture that is essential nowadays! Now that doesn’t mean you absolutely need it. It’s just something everyone else has.
Weed flipped the sack and spilt the fox sculptures.
– These are premium limited editions. True works of art that I carved myself. But they go for just 500 gold! As quantity is limited, it will be first come first serve.
In the central headquarter of the Hermes Guild, he set the latest trend and gained profits from selling fox sculptures.
It only took about 5 minutes for the fox sculptures to be sold out.
Sales were quick because there were rich players in Lahonya who bought 5, 10 copies each.
“So good, this dish… Wow. Hermes Guild had great chefs too. The ingredients are amazing.”
Weed was only caught up in feeding himself.
The same could not be said of his hosts: the Hermes Guild members did not touch the food at all and simply watched him. Weed did not seem to care at all.
All his life he couldn’t eat comfortably, but now he could enjoy tasty dishes among other people.
“This is the special grade pine mushroom from Mallen Village. It raises health points permanently by 20.”
Boemong observed Lafaye’s mood and spoke cautiously.
“You are right. You know of Mallen Village in Haven territory too?”
“When I first started Royal Road, I contemplated choosing Botha Castle Seraborg of Rohaim Kingdom and Mallen for my first city. The village was filled with medicinal herbs, so I thought the side income after each hunting trip would be profitable.”
“I considered Castle Aren too. It was the best of the major cities. Well, now it’s been destroyed by Kaybern.”
Lafaye and the Hermes Guild members were confused as to the attitude they should pose against Weed who seemed very relaxed.
They were both too significant of figures to be grudgeful like children.
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Of course, they felt disappointment and sorrow of having been defeated just before completely conquering the continent, but they knew that their feelings towards him were shameful.
“The food is really delicious.”
Weed offered compliments from time to time while trying the different dishes.
Lafaye regarded them as words out of courtesy and reacted in similar fashion.