Chapter 77: New Tailtrade

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"This is the location of our dungeons." Lhorne replied, "Hmm… we certainly could level them to level twenties using them, but it would be difficult going forward. These are low-level dungeons, after all. We can level smoothly to level 15 using those spiders but not more."

Exp gained decreased the higher your level is. Spiders were mostly level 10, so our soldier's level would be around fifteen if we used our dungeon exclusively.

"I see."

"Even if we only trained a thousand of them, it would be hard for all of them to get to level fifteen in a year. The dungeon spawned monster at a low rate anyway." Lhorne replied.

"Well, we can't do anything about that. Let's group them up and train them to level fifteen." Lily nodded, seemingly accepting her fate.

"Alright. Next is Jack," Lily called him out. She specifically asked for him now for a mission Ghander had entrusted her.

"So, a cease-fire treaty has been agreed upon by elves and humans. However, humans will not participate in undead subjugation no matter what." Lily announced.

"I heard about that, but what does it have anything to do with me? If you asked me as a noble, they would definitely attack us when we let our guard down." Jack answered,

"We already know that, Jack. We could defend against their attack. However, we didn't know where they would plan their attack." Lily replied.

"Well, I don't know about that. Sorry, I have been away from noble's politics for some time."

"Do you think you could return to the human country?" Lily replied.

"Huh?"

"I am asking if you could go to the human country as merchants…." Lily asked warily.

"Ah. That would be easy. Just give me a carriage with horses, and I am good to go. It would be best if I go with some tailfolk slaves…." Jack replied positively.

We were astonished to learn that any trade caravan with a human as its head could go inside any city as long as we have gold coins. Jack further replied that he could become the merchant Ghander wanted him to be. I could only roll my eye as he made it seem so easy. He also suggested that if we appeared rich by bringing elven slaves or tailfolk slaves, we could get into the noble's circle more easily.

Of course, since there were no such slaves here, he stressed that it was only play pretend, just for the sake of the mission. He would not actually treat them as slaves.

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"Wait, we can just waltz in like that?" Lhorne said.

"As long as the leaders were humans…." Jack replied.

"Well, the elves also did the same with Lhorne, right? It is important to have locals, I guess. So, jack, are you willing to undertake this mission?" Lily sighed as she handed him the mission.

"Gladly! I have always wanted to be a traveling merchant! I will gather my friends. By the way, what are you going to sell?"

"Food… wait… we don't have leeway for that now. How about clothes?" Lily replied. We did have seamstresses and blacksmiths in Edenthal, but their quality wasn't as good as Regoia, so we could not penetrate their market.

"Sure thing! I will gather profit for you!" Jack was unusually pumped about his mission. I was glad that the humans didn't look like exiles here.

"Maybe I should follow as well…."

"Absolutely not. You are the lord of Edenthal. If they looked at your status, you would be screwed." Mattheus replied.

"But I am still a slave, though." She looked back on her status.

"Huh? Why are there no nobles or lords? Lhorne?" Mattheus tilted his head.

"That's odd. It is supposed to be there after several months of appointments. But you should already be a lord, I wonder…." Lhorne was also puzzled at the status.

"Ah. Lily can't be a lord of the elves. The status won't acknowledge that." Jack, the noble, chimed in.

"Ehh… So I will be a slave forever?" Lily was shocked at the news.

"Don't ask me. I don't know about that." Lhorne replied.

Jack was scheduled to leave our city next week. Getting a traveling carriage without any furniture or decor was easy in Edenthal. We simply need to order one with our wood workshop. When Jack was permitted to visit outside of human his designated area, he was elated to examine all our wood workshop and seamstress can do.

"Hmm… The quality is above average, but so do the price. I wonder if I can actually make a profit. The bow was good, though."

"Selling weapons is a big no. It is treason according to elven law." Lhorne cut his word short. "We are already at the boundary here. If it was not because of spying mission, elven law prohibited any kind of provision to an enemy."

"I read the law. But humans are currently at peace with us, right? So, it is actually legal to conduct trade with them." Lily argued.

"Urgh… good point." Lhorne groaned as he was defeated in an argument with Lily.

"But remember Lily. Law isn't all there is to elves. We have customs too. You know. Other lords may view you poorly if you make friends with these humans…." Lhorne tried to make a comeback.

"Of course. I never thought we would be dealing with them either way. This is just a spy mission from Ghander. However, if there was something humans had that we don't, we should strike a deal, right?" Lily answered as she browsed through several pieces of furniture from our workshops. She was also examining the clothes that Jack was going to sell.

"While I abhor humans… I heard they are easily baited with money. We could certainly profit massively with this." Alith, surprisingly, was on our side.

"Good Luck, Jack! I am counting on you! Maybe I should make a free medal for you too. So you can walk around in Edenthal." Lily suggested.

"Really?"

"My authority hasn't reached true freedom medal yet. So, it is only a local law but I can make it happen."

"Thank you!"

Jack then departed from the Edenthal region with two carriages and five human henchmen. We tried to recruit tailfolk. However, while they were okay with Jack and his friends, they fled in terror when they heard that he would go to a human country. Lily sighed as she had no choice but to grant him several expensive silver and glass tableware instead to show that he was a wealthy merchant.