Golden Mage - Chapter 94
Volume 4, Chapter 4
“My ultimate goal is not to be one of the top ten on the continent. The top of the continent! That is my goal. And I want to create a world where I can help those who are financially struggling, and those who are financially abusive, to understand the fear of money. Of course, this is close to ideal. But if we start slowly from the beginning, I don’t think it’s a dream.”
El’s declaration to create the top of the continent and realize his ideals!
No one has ever said this before.
Debel laughed.
“That’s a great thing to say. I really want to create such a world too.”
El shrugged his shoulders.
Although he said so, there are still many mountains to climb.
“To do so, there are still many mountains to climb. Well, shall we start? Towards the top of the continent.”
“That would be interesting.”
Debel wore an interesting expression.
Carmain Kingdom.
A small kingdom located in the west of the Holy Kingdom.
The territory is small in area, but also lacks population and special products, and even the existing territory is barren.
As a result, Carmain Kingdom was a very poor country, and even donating to the Holy Kingdom every year was difficult enough to have a difficult economy.
The current king of Carmain is King Astro, a young king of 30 who has taken over the throne after the sudden death of the previous king in less than three years.
King Astro, as a young man, is implementing various policies to overcome the current difficult situation of the kingdom, and as a result, he is being opposed by many old nobles on one hand and supported by young nobles with good intentions on the other.
However, most of the real power was held by old nobles who were currently in considerable difficulty due to their opposition.
He reached out in various ways to get out of trouble, but even that was not enough and he was now on the verge of giving up.
It was impossible for such information not to be caught in Debel’s wide information network. Moreover, King Astro was known to have resentment against the Holy Kingdom, so El wanted to use Carmain Kingdom as a business base.
And he entered Carmain Kingdom with Debel right away.
With a win-win plan that is good for both himself and King Astro.
Capital of Carmain Kingdom Laiel.
Laiel, who enjoyed considerable glory before entering the Holy Kingdom, was now barely able to recall traces of its past glory as its condition was serious.
El and Debel entered Laiel like that.
Looking around Laiel’s various places that were much more backward than Berdis of Tolian Kingdom, El spoke to Debel.
“The space used compared to its size is very small. If used well, it seems like it could form a large market.”
“If it goes according to plan, there should be no problem. And since we ourselves are setting up a market, this might be even better.”
At Debel’s words, El nodded his head.
“That’s fortunate. Well then, let’s take a closer look.”
“Yes.”
El and Debel stood side by side and looked around Laiel’s various places. And they carefully examined various conditions while tearing apart everything.
After several days passed like this, they were able to grasp an overall outline to some extent.
Debel opened his mouth.
“First of all, overall conditions are quite good. However, upon investigation, it turns out that Carmain Kingdom is currently mortgaged entirely by Gold War Top among the top ten on the continent. This is because King Astro borrowed money when promoting various things, but it is estimated that Gold War Top exists behind nobles who are currently opposing King Astro.”
“Gold War Top… Top Ten on Continent…”
Gold War Top Ten on Continent. Although it was one of the top ten on the continent, their evaluation reached its worst.
Starting from usury business and touching all prohibited businesses such as human trafficking, arms smuggling and slave trade.
Nevertheless, they were safe because they had tremendous financial power enough to be one of the top ten on the continent.
El could see how urgent King Astro’s feelings were when he borrowed money from them like that.
Give and Take.
Gold War Top will never lend money unless this rule does not apply.
The fact that King Astro cannot use any other means means that the amount of money is large and Gold War Top’s pressure is severe.
“He seems desperate for someone else’s help right now.”
El said in one go inferring King Astro’s situation.
“That would be true. If it’s Gold War Top then anyone else would do that too.”
Debel also nodded his head in response as if he had similar thoughts.
Gold War Top’s abuse was so serious.
El looked at Debel and said,
“Let’s rest today and go to the palace tomorrow morning. King Astro who desperately needs someone else’s help will never refuse our visit.”
“That’s right. If you need help urgently, you won’t refuse it. And it’s a rest that I’ve taken in a few days. Phew! I need to rest well today. In fact, I was a little tired from marching for a few days, haha!”
El nodded his head. Unlike El, who had abundant mana and good physical strength, Debel was an ordinary person.
“Do that. Rest is the best.”
“Thinking about taking a bath makes my body tingle.”
As the two talked and headed to the inn, El and a man in his early 30s walking from the opposite side accidentally met eyes.
“……!”
“……!”
El and the man shook their bodies as if they were electrified as soon as they met their eyes.
They felt something strongly attracted to each other.
The man approached El.
Debel felt something strange and took a defensive posture, but soon released his guard at El’s gesture.
The man who approached El smiled and opened his mouth.
“You have very good skills for your age. Really great. I’ve never seen anyone with this level of skill.”
Then El lowered his head.
“No. You are more amazing than me.”
At the level of 7th class, El could relatively accurately identify the age of the other person.
The appearance of the man in front of him now seems to have just turned thirty. However, his skills are not something that can be possessed at this age. If El’s intuition was not wrong, the man in front of him was stronger than the two Grand Masters he had seen, Count Klyan and Count Dyad.
That means Grand Master.
Can you become a Grand Master in your 30s? No. Absolutely impossible.
Even if it looks like it’s in its 30s, its actual age must be at least 50, or even 80 or 90.
But this man made it possible.
The actual age of this man in front of him was at most in his late 30s even if he gave him a lot.
In the world, can you become a Grand Master in your 30s?
It was hard to believe even though I saw it with my own eyes.
The man still smiled and spoke to El.
“It doesn’t seem like a coincidence that we met like this. My name is Aines. What’s your name?”
At the question of Aines who revealed himself, El looked into his eyes and told him his name.
“My name is Elimis.”
“Elimis……”
Aines, who had been repeating El’s name for a while, opened his eyes wide. He realized El’s identity.
He then laughed again.
“This is the gold tower owner who made the continent noisy. It’s definitely an opponent worthy of the Holy Kingdom.”
El lowered his head. It wasn’t that great to be praised by the man in front of him if it was someone else.
“That’s an exaggeration. I’m just doing my best.”
“It looks good. But it’s not something to be humble about. You scolded the Holy Kingdom for committing all sorts of arrogant and ruthless acts in the name of God. As if their actions were God’s words.”
As he said this, Aines briefly moved his gaze to a distant place and lightly touched the sword on his waist as if brushing it off.
And he muttered softly so that no one could hear.
“They didn’t bring peace to the world to prosper…”
At the sight of Aines, El tilted his head and asked.
“What did you say?”
At El’s question, Aines emerged from his thoughts and nodded his head with a faint smile.
“Oh, no. I just got lost in my thoughts for a moment. But since we’re connected like this, I have something I want to ask you.”
“Go ahead.”
As El’s consent fell, Aines asked El with a hopeful expectation on his face.
“Do you know the name Luias?”
“Luias?”
For a moment, a question arose on El’s face.
Luias, whose name is it?
Aines couldn’t miss El’s complexion. Aines muttered with a somewhat disappointed expression.
“Don’t you know…”
At his deflated appearance, El wore an apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry. No matter how hard I think about it, I don’t know.”
Aines smiled slightly and nodded his head.
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. Then I’ll have to go. I have to find someone named Luias.”
At Aines, El nodded his head. Aines has something to do.