Chapter 348

Chiyo successfully escorted the envoy from Minis, who had come to sign the strengthening treaty, safely to the capital.

As they moved away from the expeditionary plains, Faust worried if there might be another pursuit or if the Blue Beard might suddenly appear and cause trouble, but nothing of the sort happened.

“Thank you very much, Sir Knight.”

From Abendone’s perspective, Leeha was an NPC and a noble, and moreover, he used to be an enemy as part of the Minis faction. However, after witnessing Leeha’s remarkable performance, he was addressing her with utmost respect, as if she were a member of Minis royalty.

“No, um... I’m not a knight, remember? Leeha. What are you doing, Ram Hwayeon? Hurry and take care of them.”

Leeha awkwardly received their greetings and quickly handed them over to Ram Hwayeon.

Already, a large crowd of dignitaries had gathered at the Warp Gate in the capital, and Ram Hwayeon had organized them well in advance and was able to welcome the NPCs without any confusion, thanks to the information Leeha had passed to her during their journey.

“I am Ram Hwayeon, a special envoy from the Reinforcement Treaty Committee of Fubell. Thank you very much for coming all the way. I will take care of you from now on.”

“I am Abendone de Front, the leader of the Minis Reinforcement Treaty Delegation. I look forward to working with you.”

A delegation for the treaty, and it was just the delegation leader and his escort knight? It was an unusually small party, but Ram Hwayeon already knew why. She didn’t inquire about it, nor did the representative of Minis complain about what they had gone through. From now on, it was a place where they had to face each other’s national pride.

Apart from her personal gratitude to Leeha, there were other matters that needed to be addressed.

“Are you near the royal palace?”

“Hmm, no, there’s no need for that. Since you have nothing to do, just wait until the treaty is over. Oh! And when the king calls you and asks you to choose a city or a castle, just remember one thing.”

“I am the envoy leader for the Minis Reinforcement Treaty, Avendone de Front. Please take care of me.”

Ram Hwayeon was truly remarkable. Already, she was leading the Minis delegation, engaging in conversations with them, and whispering to Leeha at the same time!

Watching her back, Leeha made a tongue-in-cheek comment and asked, “What’s up?”

“Goza.”

“Goza?”

“Goza, the ruler of ‘City Goza.’ Sit on that throne.”

“Leeha... Do you think I can trust your choice, Ram Hwayeon?”

“Hmph, if you can’t trust it, then choose something like Castle Van Gaul. Do whatever you want.”

“Leeha, like that’s an option. Anyway, thanks! Thanks for taking care of everything. You truly are a trustworthy person.”

“...”

Leeha noticed that Ram Hwayeon’s back shook slightly. Was she trying to look back?

But that was as far as it went. Ram Hwayeon didn’t reply to Leeha’s question anymore.

Nobody knew that she was feeling embarrassed and flustered.

“Oh well, one quest is done... City Goza? I’d love to visit in my heart, but I probably won’t receive a warm welcome anyway.”

It was currently a Minis-affiliated city. Leeha knew very well how she would be treated in a city belonging to Minis.

Instead of going there and inviting more hatred, she thought it would be better to visit after Fubell’s affiliation was established.

“Alright, then, I’ll go to Goza when it’s time to Goza!”

Leeha yawned as if she was stretching.

“Uh, why does the name of the city keep coming out of my mouth?”

[Quack?]

“Does Blaugrun think the same way?”

[Quack, laugh!]

The cyan Hetchling Dragon flapped its wings.

Leeha laughed while looking at its appearance and prepared to log out. When she logged in again, the treaty would probably be completed.

...

“How did this happen, Choyo! Why was Leeha there?”

“Are you asking me that now?”

“Then? You gave me the information, but you’re asking someone else? No, before that! You were wrong about the number of the escort knights. Didn’t you say there were about twenty of them?”

Faust was angrier than ever before.

In her heart, she wanted to overpower Choyo by force and vent her anger, but Choyo was not an easy opponent either, so she had no choice.

The 8th ranked and the 7th ranked in the rankings glared fiercely at each other.

“I’m sorry about that. We made a slight mistake on our side too-”

“Ughhh....”

“Are you awake?”

“Yes. Are you already going to work?”

“What is she talking about? I woke you up to have dinner.”

“What?”

In real time, after meeting with Shinnara, he immediately came in and guarded the delegation in the Plains of March. He barely got a few hours of sleep until dawn. Of course, he couldn’t survive on just two or three hours of sleep.

“It’s, it’s not 9 a.m. now, it’s 9 p.m.?”

“That’s right. Hurry and eat.”

Yawning, Leeha got up, already realizing that it might have been over three days in Middle Earth.

What happened to the reinforcement treaty? Surely, even if she was logged out, the compensation wouldn’t disappear, but you never know. After all, Middle Earth is a game designed to torment players!

“Oh, by the way, son.”

“Yes?”

“That... about the restaurant.”

“Ah! Yes. What happened? Did you meet that Lee Soo-Baek person?”

“Yeah, well... he said he had a suitable property. How about going to take a look next time? He said it will be auctioned, so the price should be reasonable...”

Supporting Leeha as she hurriedly changed her position in the wheelchair, her mother broached the subject.

Leeha had spoken with confidence, but she knew it could be somewhat burdensome from her mother’s perspective. So, Leeha answered even more confidently.

“Uh, alright. I’ll take care of the money. Don’t worry and just try it out.”

“What? Without even seeing the place or knowing the price?”

“You trust him, so I’m sure he’ll handle it well. Ah, let’s go take a look next time. It will be a place you’ll be running, so I should know the location too.”

“Yeah, sure, sure. Let’s go together next time.”

He had legendary-grade equipment obtained from Kuzgunak’s Lair. There were even five of them.

Moreover, after the national war broadcast and video footage spread, the value of Middle Earth was skyrocketing even further! Naturally, there was a high demand for gold and items.

“And that’s not all. Leeha.”

Now, what awaited him when he logged in? Leeha quickly transferred his consciousness to the capsule and logged in.

As soon as he fell to the capital of Fubell, an announcement popped up.

[Fubell-Minis Reinforcement Treaty Concluded-2]

You have completed the quest.

Reward: You can choose a monopolized city for upper domain.

Reward Claim Location: Central Palace of Elstock, the capital of Fubell

Your level has increased.

“Leeha, there you go. Clean level up!”

As Leeha expected, the reinforcement treaty went smoothly.

And as he had hoped, the reward was still available. Leeha checked the friends’ list as soon as he logged in and then rushed to the palace. No, he attempted to rush.

Wooaaaah! Just a few seconds after logging in, a cyan-colored liquid oozed from his shoulder, but fortunately, it didn’t spread.

[Kyuu!]

“Ah, Mr. Blaugrun! Can you use magic?”

[Kyuu Kyu, Kyuuuuu!]

Leeha received summoning and skill magic as a partner. Each one allowed him to summon his partner or fly to the partner’s location.

It was something Leeha also had, so it was only natural for a dragon to have it too.

‘I wonder if creatures that can’t communicate can use magic?’

He couldn’t communicate with them at all, so....

Leeha shook his head with uncertainty, but while Leeha was absent, Blaugrun, who had been alone, was enthusiastically rubbing his face against Leeha’s cheek.

“Well, I’ll figure it out eventually. Alright, let’s go claim the city!”

Leeha lightly stepped towards the palace. It was the moment that would become the first in his ‘individual’ position, not as part of a group.