Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes

Chapter 68: First Quest (Part 2)

they finally reach their destination village when the sun is almost slipping on the western horizon.In fact they can get there faster, but because James and Evelyn tease Anna too much, she ends up crying. maybe it's so shameful.

seeing that James and Evelyn were forced to stop in panic and try to calm Anna. while Issac was too relaxed. you could say Anna and Lilianne are two very contrasting types. If Lilianne is very dignified in front of others and becomes carefree with Issac, then Anna is the opposite. For Issac, Anna's nature as such has its own warmth.

it took an hour for the two of them to calm Anna down until they finally continued their journey.When evening came, they arrived at the village.

the village is not big but also not small.the whole building is made of wood.This is like the picture of the four of them about the village.but there is one that makes this village look beautiful. it is a flower that is widely spread in this village.the type of flowers vary, but the most prominent is the rose with various colors.

the colors of the roses that lay in this village make their minds feel more fresh.they slightly enjoyed this scene until finally, an old woman approached them. it seems like he is the village chief here.

"Excuse me, are you adventurers taking on missions to exterminate the goblins?"

"Yes, right.we were sent by the guild to eradicate the goblins that were plaguing this village."

"Is that so? if so, let's come with me. It's almost night, so it's better to start carrying out the mission tomorrow morning. I'll prepare dinner and a place to stay for you guys. ah right too, I'm the village chief here my name is Mervouw

"Thank you Aunt Mervouw." Representing them, Issac bent his body.Mervouw initially looked shocked, but immediately smiled.It may be rare for him to be treated like this.

the four of them followed the village chief until they reached right in front of the house Mervouw. the place is large.Perhaps this is the largest building in this village. on the first floor consists of a living room that merges with the kitchen and dining table.There are several rooms.may be devoted to him and his family.

while upstairs, it consists of several rooms.maybe a room for guests or others.the amount is quite a lot.there are five rooms.while for the contents of the room it is quite simple. Only one bed with one mattress on top and there are windows that serve as ventilation as well.

they put their belongings first and rest for a while. Up to an hour later, Mervouw called to visit their room one by one. considering that dinner for them was ready.

"Aunt Mervouw, have you been living alone all this time? I saw there were a lot of rooms but it didn't seem to be filled."

Because Anna has a nice personality, so she just dared to ask Mervouw, but they are curious.

"Ufufu, I have four children. Two boys and two girls. My two boys decided to go to other regions to find work while the other two women were the same. but it seems to be different territory to her older brother.I also have a husband but unfortunately, she already died ten years ago."

"So-so.sorry to ask the undue!" with a regretful expression Anna lowered her head and body, but Mervouw did not seem to mind at all about it.

"It doesn't matter Miss, after all it's been ten years, but still, no matter how lonely I am. Seeing the four of you feels like seeing my kids back home. I honestly feel ten years younger."

the four of them smiled.If their presence turned out to make the village chief happy, they could not be unhappy hearing that.it turned out to be within a certain limit, to be happy was simple.

15 Minutes later the dinner was over. They, except Issac, decided to go to their respective rooms to rest. This was the first mission for them, it was only natural that they wanted to give their best. and for that, they need rest so that their bodies are fit and fresh while undergoing the mission tomorrow.

while Issac, due to his strength, he could not sleep for one Week and it would not adversely affect his health. that was why he decided to hang out for a while on the porch of the village chief's house to enjoy the colorful roses, which unexpectedly, shine at night.

"Looks like you're enjoying your night, son Issac."

Aunt Mervouw came out of her house and carried a tray containing two plates of biscuits and two cups of hot tea.Seeing the puff of smoke from the cup intrigued Issac.

"Thank you Aunt Mervouw."

Issac said that as he received his cup of warm tea and immediately sipped it. It was delicious.it seemed that this was not a leaf but a dried flower petal.

Issac also tried biscuits made by Mervouw. it tasted good.he had only first tasted biscuits native to this world are delicious. Unfortunately, the texture of these biscuits is rough. maybe because the ingredients to make these biscuits are of low quality, but regardless, it still tastes good.

while enjoying the beauty of the night, Mervouw began to open his mouth,

"Roses are beautiful, right? We call this flower as a rainbow rose because of its diverse color.This flower can only bloom in summer.You choose the right time to come here."

Issac laughed at Mervouw.

"We just happened to receive this Quest when the rainbow Roses were in bloom. Unfortunately they might be exhausted to not have time to enjoy the beautiful night scenery in this village."

"well, we're all 14 years old now.we're beginners, but at least we have enough strength if only to overcome the goblins."

that sentence he said to convince Mervouw.well, Mervouw also believed them from the start but at least Issac still wanted to convince him.

"Truely also Aunt Mervouw. I see this village is very quiet. I think it's natural that it's late but it's a little strange when I don't hear the sound of laughter or other busyness from another house."

Mervouw let out his bitter smile.he was clearly hiding something and did not want this thing to leak into these young adventurers. but he saw Isaac a little different from them because he realized there was something strange in this village.

"All that remained in this village were children and the elderly.the young men and women as well as many adult men went to other regions to make money. or that's the story I make if an outsider asks me that."

"But in fact, they were forcibly taken by people who were sent nobles to become their slaves and hired without pay, right?"

hearing that from Issac made Mervouw widen his eyes.Why did he know about it? lest....

"Right, as you think aunt Mervouw, just like them, I am a noble. ah, there is no need to be such respectful. I honestly don't like to overdo it that way."

after learning that Issac was a noble, Mervouw almost got off his seat and kowtowed to Issac, who was immediately stopped by him.

"If allowed, I would like to hear Aunt Mervouw's complaint about what happened in this village.Of course auntie doesn't need to hold back."

at first Mervouw seemed a little hesitant, but he decided to strengthen his resolve and let out all his complaints.

He told me that every approximately three times a year, envoys of nobles would come to his village and withdraw taxes with unreasonable amounts. either individuals or those from the village treasury so this village is always experiencing very serious financial difficulties.

In addition to levying taxes, they also forcefully took out young men and women to be employed without pay.while for women, it is somehow used for what.

The village had enjoyed the protection of a benevolent nobleman for several years so that they could recover and rise up, but, ever since he was appointed the next head of the family, he was to be the one to go, that right is gone and they are having another bad thing.

when Issac asked roughly which nobles from the region were arbitrarily doing so, Mervouw had no clue. this made Issac think that it might be nobles who did not have their own territory to manage.

in addition, this village also faces other problems that are not less strange. it was the merchants who came to this village and forced its inhabitants to sell rainbow roses and other flowers at a very cheap price to manage the flowers in this village, starting from the nursery to the harvest, it requires expensive costs and difficult maintenance.

meanwhile the buying price of the traders did not close the capital they spent. they did all this not because the brand was fooled or anything. they just had no choice.

the people in this village do not have the independence to access or create their own market. inevitably they have to rely on traders who already have an established market and many customers.after all, they have to rely on traders who already have an established market as well as many customers, the traders have people who are experts in processing the harvest of these villagers so as to produce many derivative products such as perfumes and others.

after hearing so many complaints from Mervouw, Issac already understood what the problem was.he pityed.but pity obviously will not help much.of course there are enough ideas that berjubel in his head.

Mervouw cried as he told all that.it was his burden and guilt during his time as the village chief.All the complaints he issued tonight became one of the things that relieve him. Issac knew that and he was happy to be a reliable person.

"Auntie, I have a way to help you and this village from falling apart. It's a pity that this beautiful village was eventually ruined by bastards like them. But, let's talk about that tomorrow, let's talk about it, after we complete the mission given."

Mervouw was happy to hear that even though he himself did not take Issac's words too seriously.

"Ah right also Auntie. I wonder, who kind noble gives protection to this village.but if you forget it is not a problem at all."

Mervouw shook his head.he still remembered very well who the benevolent noble was and until now he had never forgotten his face.

"no I still remember those nobles and their names and faces.They were Arthur Randall, Maya Balzaac, and Luna Albatros."

Issac immediately spouted his tea when the three names were mentioned.

EH?! UHHHH!!!