CHAPTER 58: WHAT’S THERE?

"They are family, Elsa. Don’t worry and speak," Luke commanded again.

Elsa understood these words and finally bowed her head in respect to the other Hieras, then said:

"The Hilios Empire wants to negotiate an agreement with you for the supply of mythril and clean water. They want to approach you. A discussion took place regarding a very high amount. They are offering nearly half a million gold pieces for a hundred kilograms of mythril."

The other Hieras were greatly surprised when they heard these words. Who could find a hundred kilograms of mythril, and where? Even in a mythril mine, it would be difficult to find that much mythril.

"Accept it, but make it clear that we will bring the price down to the normal rate, though, due to the difficulty of obtaining mythril, we might accept half the price. If an entire empire is approaching us in the name of friendship, it would not be reasonable to refuse them," Luke replied.

When Elsa heard these words, she bowed before Luke and then vanished in an instant, as if blending into the shadows.

"Do you believe you can find a hundred kilograms of mythril?" Penelope asked with great curiosity.

When Luke heard this question, he couldn’t help but chuckle, then turned to his sister, who had begun standing beside him, and replied, "If you want, I can give you tons of mythril for free, sis."

"I saw soldiers wearing mythril armour, but they must be elite troops; otherwise, it doesn’t make any sense," Penelope said suddenly.

Luke rolled his eyes and replied, "They’re soldiers in training. To be honest, Zoey is pushing them too hard. They’re covered in cuts and bruises. Some of them are in such bad shape that they might have to stay in the infirmary for a month. Mythril is the best material for making armour against danger, so I provided them with it."

When Penelope heard these words, she didn’t know what to say, just like the others. Luke just stared at her in shock.

"It must have been tough," said Freye, Luke’s third sister.

"Not really, sister," Luke replied, and as they approached the south-eastern part of the city, he said, "Actually, to be honest, building a city has never been this easy," and they passed through the south-eastern gate.

The riverbank where the fishermen’s huts were located had now become a much more developed area. Of course, since this area led to the palace, it had to be a more developed area.

Therefore, the fishermen’s huts along the riverbank had been developed, and the river had been transformed into an area overlooking the ocean.

There were dozens of houses, ships entering and exiting under the control of mermen and mermaids every hour, and much more.

When Luke and the ten Hieras behind him arrived at the bridge, Meteo Del Mar, the king of the water people, emerged from the surface of the river and called out to Luke:

"Young Lord!"

When Luke heard Mateo’s voice, he approached the edge of the bridge. Both Alfred and the remaining seven princesses were stunned by what they saw.

The man said to have disappeared from the eastern continent, the king of the sea and the water people, was now standing before them.

He was someone even Alfred had to respect.

"What happened?" Luke asked with great curiosity.

"My lord, with your permission, we would like to surround the entrances with tighter security until the end of the feast. Even though our shifts change every hour of every day of the week, we are conducting checks in groups of three or four. If you don’t need us elsewhere, it would make more sense for the majority of the water people to take action." Mateo said.

This was even more surprising. It was unbelievable that the king of the water people had to ask Luke for permission.

"Of course, you can do as you please... Ah! By the way, I heard you’re looking for a [Tear of the Sea], is that right?" Luke asked suddenly.

When Mateo replied, "Yes, my lord, as my daughter’s wedding gift." Luke reached into his inventory and pulled out a round, pearl-like stone, perhaps twenty centimetres in diameter, blue and white, and tossed it to Mateo.

"I found it quite cheap in my shop panel. If you want more, send word to the palace; I might have stockpiled a bit too much," Luke said, and after bidding farewell to Mateo with his happy expression, they continued toward the palace.

"What was that?" Penelope asked.

"As you can see, I’ve brought many races under my command. You haven’t seen anything yet. Over two hundred fairies are living in the palace," Luke said with a smile.

As the group approached the palace, its gates opened. Though it didn’t look as luxurious as the Hiera Palace, it was undeniably enchanting.

"This is where you will stay, of course. Please choose a servant; they will be the ones to serve you during your stay. Tell the Freleys in your shadows to stay calm and not threaten the servants, if they don’t want their homes to burn down. You may be my family, but this place has its own rules, and one of the most important ones is that the people of the Great City, Selene, whether they are humans, elves, half-demons, or half-humans, are protected no matter what. Remember that," Luke had said.

Meanwhile, the servants who had begun to exit the palace quickly gathered in front of the Hieras.

The servants consisted of normal elves, dark elves, half-humans, half-demons, and, of course, humans.

"Of course it will be like that. It makes the most sense to act according to the rules of the place you are in," said Freye, and with that, she approached a female dark elf and greeted her carefully.

When each Hiera chose their servants, including Alfred the Second, something caught Penelope’s attention.

She stared at the stone hands that stretched up to the clouds. When she saw the hand where the dragons had gathered, she touched Luke’s shoulder and asked:

"Luke, what’s there?"