"Re-Lobel."
The southwestern-most border city of the Re-Estize Kingdom, known as the "Port City," it possesses extremely prosperous trade and shipping routes, and one can even take a ship directly to the Holy Kingdom.
It is about a five-day journey from the border town of "E-Yiwur."
At this moment.
The "Free Will" adventurer team was staying in the most luxurious hotel in the city. As soon as the team appeared, it caused quite a stir in the city.
The intuition of merchants and nobles has always been the keenest, which essentially boils down to access to information far beyond that of ordinary people.
The value brought by simply powerful adventurers is limited.
But a "Genius Alchemist" who can produce Alchemy potions that no one else can manufacture represents a value that no longer needs to be verified.
The "Regeneration Potion" has long since made countless nobles and merchants envious due to the impact and gold coins it brought to the Royal Capital.
Facing the arrival of "Free Will," these merchants and nobles naturally vied to pay a visit.
Lyle had already returned from the hills ahead of time; the journey allowed the person disguised as him to show their face from time to time.
However, more detailed matters like going to the Adventurer's Guild and communicating with these nobles and merchants required him to appear in person.
After wasting more than half a day.
Lyle finally extracted himself from these trivial matters and returned to the luxury hotel with the Emerald Leaf Witch and Enri.
Inside the room.
"My Lord, here is some warm boiled water." Enri held a water cup and happily handed it over.
Lyle took the water cup and nodded slightly to Enri: "En, I plan to stay here for a few days. You two will have to work a bit harder next."
Naturally, the Emerald Leaf Witch and Enri would not have any objections.
"It is My Lord who is working hard."
Enri spoke softly, her eyes looking at Lyle filled with admiration and concern.
For most of the time on the road, My Lord was in the carriage researching Alchemy and rarely appeared, compared to tasks that were just running errands.
Enri felt that Lyle was the one working the hardest.
As a salesperson, she had personally handed those cheap Alchemy potions to the poor, knowing that the potions My Lord made had helped many people.
But no matter how hard one person tries, they cannot help all the poor people.
My Lord is powerful and can summon holy angels, and also possesses miraculous Alchemy technology to create cheap potions.
Since joining "Free Will," Enri had seen too many things along the way. Many questions she was previously confused about or didn't understand were gradually being understood, and she even learned to think for herself.
Because of this.
Enri felt from the bottom of her heart that My Lord was the best person in this world. The only thing that troubled her was her inability to help My Lord more effectively.
After Enri and the Emerald Leaf Witch finished listening to some of Lyle's instructions, they withdrew from the room.
"Creak—Click!"
The door closed.
Lyle raised both hands to rub his temples and let out a soft breath: "These troublesome little things are finally settled."
With the experience from the Royal Capital, Enri and the Emerald Leaf Witch could handle them with ease.
He stood up and walked to the window.
Lyle took a sip from the water cup Enri had given him and looked out the window, a look of reflection flickering in his eyes.
The current matter was still the Abelion Hills.
With only about three years left.
Lyle knew that the "boiling a frog in warm water" method was not suitable for him at all.
Controlling a region or a country was not his ultimate goal either. Before the "Great Tomb of Nazarick" descended, he would not put himself at the forefront.
The "Martial King" Gagaran was the demi-human Lyle had selected who could be pushed to the forefront to control or influence the entire Abelion Hills.
Lyle had many purposes for doing this. In the script he was currently constructing, it wasn't just the Abelion Hills.
As the central region between the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy, these two countries were also in his script.
One of the main purposes was to establish a connection with the Slane Theocracy through the persona of the "Free Will" adventurer Tang.
This "connection" could not be initiated by him; instead, the Slane Theocracy had to be the active party.
"There are too many characters in the script, and the actual course may not follow the script exactly. However, as long as the main line doesn't have problems, other things can be handled as they come."
Lyle's eyes flashed with brilliance as he smiled calmly: "After all, I am at most a minor character with a bit of a spotlight in this script."
He had received many suggestions from Renner. Many of these suggestions were either impossible for him or too time-consuming, but some could be applied.
"It's just."
Lyle looked down at the bustling streets and crowds outside the window: "How much of these arrangements I'm making now will actually be effective in the future?"
He shook his head.
"No matter how much effect it can have, as long as there is a sliver of effect, it must be done. The trump cards I can play are too few after all, and some things cannot be solved by force alone."
Lyle turned around and reached into the Void Realm, and a bright red magic robe appeared in his hand.
The next moment.
He had already disappeared from the room.
The Abelion Hills region did not have a very complex history. It was said that it was once ruled by a kingdom established by a group of Hill Dwarves.
Unfortunately, it was eventually destroyed by various demi-human races, forming the current chaotic and conflicted landscape of the hills.
Throughout the hills.
There are numerous races; even the demi-humans in the hills might not be fully aware of all of them. However, 12 of these races possess the largest populations and the strongest individuals.
Besides these 12 races.
There are several other races with very high reputations in the hills. These races are either small but powerful groups or solitary strong individuals.
The Water Elemental Ogre is one of them.
In addition, there is an Earth Elemental Ogre, the Serpent King, a Guardian Spirit, and the Beast-bodied Quadruped.
At this moment!
Located at the Water Elemental Ogre's base.
About 100 ordinary Ogres were gathered.
In front of these Ogres stood three figures: the Water Elemental Ogre, whose body was white with a hint of green,
The Earth Elemental Ogre, whose skin was dark and earthy brown.
And at the very front, the "Martial King" Gagaran.
The presence of three high-tier beings made the 100-plus ordinary Ogres not dare to make any move, standing honestly in place waiting for orders.
"Can't you guys take a bath? It smells deathly bad."
The White Mist Witch sat on a large tree nearby. Her bright yellow pupils looked down at the group of crude fellows emitting a foul stench, and she covered her nose.
After Lyle subdued Gagaran and the Water Elemental Ogre, he had the two of them set out to defeat the Earth Elemental Ogre, who was as famous as the Water Elemental Ogre, and bring him along.
This was the reason why the Earth Elemental Ogre appeared here.
"What does that man want to do?" Gagaran spoke coldly with an expressionless face upon hearing the White Mist Witch's words. "You should call him 'Lord'!"
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