A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War! - Chapter 85: (2)

With a proud expression, Marlon answered Kaiyan’s question, “Haha! It’s unique because it’s the Havinel branch. Kaiyan, you might not know since this is your first time at the Lucuba Merchants’ branch, but other branches aren’t like this. Um… it’s roughly about one-tenth the size of this place.”

The size difference between the Havinel branch and the other branches was tenfold.

“Why is that?”

“Originally, I shouldn’t be talking about this, but luckily, it’s not a top secret and I can tell you. Kaiyan, do you happen to know when Havinel City was established?”

“The time when the city was established? … I don’t know.”

Kaiyan didn’t even know about the territories that were part of his homeland, the Darian Kingdom, let alone the territories in Menislan. He had a bit of knowledge about the territories in Blatan and Carsia, but that was about it.

“Havinel City is a place that was established just ten years ago. It’s one of the most recently established cities in the Menislan Kingdom.”

“I see.”

“That being said, it’s been more than thirty years since the Lucuba merchants’ branch was established here.”

“What? What does that mean…”

“Yes, this branch was established here more than twenty years before Havinel City.”

“…Did the lord allow that?”

The fact that the branch had been built earlier than Havinel City was bizarre in itself. The question now was whether the lord knew about it and still allowed a city to be built on top of the branch.

“Of course, Lucuba merchants don’t engage in any illegal activities.”

“…Impressive, in many ways.”

The young lord had to be insane. Allowing a city to be built on top of a branch that had an enormous size beneath it. No, building a city on top of a branch in the first place was far from normal.

“Thanks to that, we were able to create a branch at Havinel City that looks similar to an underground city. So, it’s no wonder there are more customers here than at other branches, haha!”

‘What on earth is the secret behind the Lucuba Merchants?’

Unless the Havinel Lord was insane, he wouldn’t have simply allowed it. In that case, either they received a tremendous amount of money or were under pressure.

Kaiyan pondered this as he followed Marlon, who had stopped walking.

“This is it.”

When Kaiyan looked up, he saw a magnificent door similar to the one in the guest room blocking his path. Guarding the door were knights or individuals of knightly stature on both sides.

“…Impressive.”

“Haha! It’s an incredibly expensive door. It’s made of the same material as the door in the guest room.”

Marlon boasted as if the door were his own, but Kaiyan didn’t mean the door.

Through his heightened senses, Kaiyan felt the aura of a formidable presence behind the door. There was someone strong enough behind this door to make Kaiyan feel tense.

“Please enter.”

Marlon took the lead, and as they walked forward, the guards who had been on alert opened the door, allowing them to step inside.

“Remarkable. These are truly exquisite items at first glance.”

[Oh… This is incredible! These items are on par with the Carsia family’s warehouse!]

As they passed through the door, the first thing that caught Kaiyan’s eye was the sparkling treasures on elegant shelves.

It felt as if he had entered the third-floor warehouse of the Carsia family.

As Kaiyan took a step closer to get a better look at the treasures…

“Marlon, who is this?”

Suddenly, an elderly man appeared out of nowhere, emitting a strong aura, blocking Kaiyan’s path. It seemed that this man was the owner of the aura Kaiyan had sensed.

Only then did Marlon, who had confirmed the presence of the old man, open his mouth with a surprised expression.

“Hello! Sir Adolf! This person is our distinguished guest who has come to view our merchandise!”

“Is that so? Hmmm…”

[Kaiyan! This person is a wizard!]

“A wizard?”

The elderly man, who had an air of disdain, observed Kaiyan as if sizing him up from head to toe according to Marlon’s explanation. A rather impolite and unpleasant look.

Feeling uncomfortable, Kaiyan was about to confront the man’s aura when the old man spoke first.

“I haven’t seen a face like this in Menislan… Judging by your ability to withstand my aura at a young age, you might be a noble. Well, it doesn’t matter. I’ll be going now.”

“Yes, please take care!”

“What’s going on?”

“Phew… Ah, are you talking about Sir Adolf?”

“Adolf… He seems quite rude.”

“Haha… Well, Sir Adolf has always been like that… But if you’re curious, he’s quite famous in the Menislan Kingdom, you know?”

Marlon looked at Kaiyan strangely as if he didn’t know who this Adolf person was.

“Is he really that famous?”

“Of course! Sir Adolf is the lord of the Rumperion family, a noble family known for its high-level mages in the Menislan Kingdom. By the way, Sir Adolf is a 5th Circle high-level mage and also holds the title of Archmage.”

Although Rieka had already mentioned it, the aura Kaiyan felt from the old man seemed somewhat different. He was a wizard.

Not just any wizard, but a powerful one, rivaling the lich Kaiyan had encountered in Babelin Castle.

” Archmage… I’d like to have a match with him someday.”

The aura emitted by the old man stimulated Kaiyan’s desire for growth.

To the point where he wanted to draw his sword and have a duel right away.

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