"...It's the Magic Divine Oil left by the first Town Mayor of Redstone Town," Ande said.
"What?" Fang Zhen was taken aback.
'Magic Divine Oil?'
'Why does that sound so strange?'
"Yes, it's Magic Divine Oil," Ande confirmed.
Perhaps noticing Fang Zhen's odd expression, Ande explained, "Sir, Redstone Town is a semi-free town because its first Town Mayor was a Knight in the service of Viscount Ashton's ancestor."
"The Ashton Clan owed its rise to prominence to that Knight's considerable power. As a reward, Viscount Ashton's ancestor granted him Redstone Town as a fief."
"However, that Knight was an eccentric man. He never married and left no heirs. Instead of accepting Redstone Town as his personal fief, he asked the Ashton Clan to establish it as a free town."
"The Ashton Clan agreed. However, Redstone Town was required to pay a certain amount of taxes, so it wasn't completely free—more of a semi-free town. Still, its tax burden was much lighter than elsewhere."
