Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 98: I Love You Anna!
The next day after arriving at the town of Cliff, Issac and his party left for the adventurer guild after breakfast, due to a shortage of groceries in the town of Cliff, they had to spend a little deeper than usual.The innkeeper also apologized many times because he was forced to raise the price because he had no choice.well, Issac and the others justify it.
actually the mission they took in the Academy City Guild was a mission officially issued by the Cliff Branch Guild.as the local adventurers could not cope with the Snow Ogre, it was a mission officially issued by the Cliff Branch Guild, they asked Guilds from other branches for help that had more professional and experienced adventurers.so, they had to confirm their mission to the Cliff City Guild first.
arriving at the Guild, they were quite confused as it was very quiet.none of the adventurers were here.at most it was just a cleaning officer and a receptionist.
James as party leader approached the reception desk.A man who may be in his 30s was standing there. "Welcome to the Clifford Branch Adventurer Guild. What can we do for you?"
despite looking exhausted and somewhat irritated by Issac's party, the man still tried to be as professional as possible. "We want to carry out the mission you gave to the Guild of the Academy city. We would like to hear details from you, including the place of the village written on this mission and its condition."
hearing that, the receptionist's expression brightened a little and began to give a more detailed explanation to James.Issac happened to be there to listen.The village was located half an hour from the city. they can go there quickly if they go out through another gate located in the west. Snow Ogre that came out of the nest continued to terrorize the village to find food.They eventually robbed the cattle that were grazed there.
so far there have been no casualties from the Ogre Snow terror, but as a result, the village suffered a huge loss.they became deficient in the necessary protein and fat and fur from the sheep they farmed. they also could not pay taxes to Earl Clifford.they were in a very fragile position right now.
after giving some other explanations, the Receptionist finished speaking. Issac who was quite curious why the Guild was so quiet asked the officer.
"Actually every winter, the number of adventurers would decrease.especially the original adventurers from the Clifford region. that is a natural thing because usually they will choose other jobs that are considered easier to bring money such as cutting down trees to be used as firewood or others. so Adventurers from other regions usually filled this place.
but since the restrictive policy was treated to the extreme, adventurers from other places who used to carry out missions here became reluctant to work here and the results as you can see. many missions were abandoned and security became increasingly compromised. Cih, you stupid leader!"
fortunately in the guild there were only them so no one heard the scorn from the receptionist other than Issac and his party. Insulting a noble by commoners would be punished with a very severe punishment.
after finishing their affairs in the guild, they finally left for the place in question.
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following the others, I walked behind them. I actually intended to be a Thief for them anyway. where I went first to scout the area we were about to cross and make sure that everything was safe, but I didn't do that. To be honest, my mind is in a state of turmoil right now.
"it looks like the young man who is beside me right now is moody huh? I wonder why that is?" with a carefree and seductive tone as usual, Anna tried to joke with me.
I pinched his rather chubby cheeks. hey hey hey.I'm quite amused to know. but still it hasn't solved my worries at all.
"There's nothing bad boy.You always want to know what I think, you bad boy!"
I said that while pinching her cheek.it was only a few seconds later that I was satisfied. Anna put on a pouting face but I was sure she was playing around so there was no anger at all in her expression.
but still, I am still afraid that if you understand the root cause, one of the reasons why the people of Clifford experienced severe hunger and cold is because of my actions, directly or indirectly. I was the one who prioritized recruiting manpower from this region to build Adonia so that they ended up restricting the Gateways all over the city, even to the border area. it was all because I wanted to destroy the Clifford Family slowly and painfully.
in addition, through the La-Sa Guild network, I monopolized the purchase of staples that should be traded in the Clifford area.The results were predictable. Traders were reluctant to enter and eventually sold their goods to me. clifford's cash was thinning, almost empty, because it had to buy basic goods from the Schazar region and surrounding areas with more expensive prices and poorer quality.
but the impact is much more pronounced to ordinary people.price of primary materials soared so that people are more difficult to get what they need.ultimately theft is increasingly prevalent and violence is increasing.
it turns out that it is true that when fellow elites fight each other, it is the people who actually get the worst impact.even I who try to avoid unnecessary casualties still cannot escape such sins.
as I was thinking that, Anna suddenly clasped my hand very tightly, making my consciousness finally return.I turned towards her.she smiled.A very sweet smile. it really fits her beautiful face.
"you know Issac, I understand that when you do things, you have more burdens, even if I ask you for an explanation, it was completely useless because I obviously could not bear the burden you were carrying.
but Issac.I will stick to my stance.I will stay by your side! fight by your side. So, don't worry. I won't leave you."
hearing that sentence made me gobsmacked.The burden that was on my shoulders felt much lighter! my guilt is still there but I get the spirit to solve this problem. So happy and happy with Anna's words, I hugged her tightly. he's warm and I won't get tired of it!
"thank you Anna, I love you!" uh, what did I say!? Anna was also as surprised as I was. Our faces were both flushed red. But Anna was much more red. With a very, very embarrassing awkwardness and embarrassment, we walked side by side until we reached the village, he said, even with a strange awkwardness.