Chapter 218 Difference

"Break the balance? What, they wanted to control the whole continent?"

Vincent asked with confusion. The Red Alliance is not that strong at all. The reason why they managed to stay safe from the human organizations was because of the environment of their territory and because the Barbarian Kings started to band together.

In short, there would be a lot of casualties once they tried to eliminate the Red Alliance. The other organizations didn't want to weaken their forces if not extremely necessary. So instead of waging war, they decided to just recognize the territory of the Red Alliance.

They won't even have to worry about the minerals that the barbarians will collect in their territory. After all, these minerals will just be traded for food or various tools that weren't that too important for the human organizations but very valuable for the Barbarians with only natural minerals surrounding them.

That's right, the Red Alliance's territory is not that suited for human settlements.

Furthermore, if the Red Alliance became aggressive, the Solomon's Pillar, Martial Arts Alliance, and Black Tower that is surrounding them can certainly eliminate their whole race. There was no way they would be this suicidal!

"Control the whole continent? Haha… It's not that… They just wanted to increase their territory… They wanted fertile land. Since a small part of the Martial Arts Alliance's territory that is close to the Red Alliance is not being developed, they've been eyeing it for a while now."

Dianne explained as she took out a map showing the distribution of the land of the three close organizations, the Black Tower, Martial Arts Alliance, and the Red Alliance.

Vincent, on the other hand, can finally understand why Faviona mentioned that only the Martial Arts Alliance will act to possibly save the prisoners. It's because they would certainly not want the Red Alliance to get stronger.

In addition, Faviona mentioned that the Martial Arts Alliance has connections with the Marshall Family! Vincent wasn't sure but it might even be the family that he was acquainted with! That could be another reason why he should try and look into this.

"So it was like that… But if that's the case, they should've stopped the Red Alliance from taking over the Tudor Kingdom, right?"

"Well, you can blame their council for that. The Red Alliance offered valuable things to each organization. Just like how they offered their Celestial Beings to Black Tower, they also offered something I'm unaware of to the Martial Arts Alliance, Solomon's Pillar, and the others… It may not be Celestial Beings but definitely something valuable to their organization." Dianne replied.

If that's the truth, then that would explain why no one bothered to save the kingdom from the Barbarians.

Dianne then started sharing all the information they have gathered about the transfer of the prisoners…

Based on their calculation, the five large floating ships that are carrying them will cross the boundaries of the Black Tower about six weeks from now.

Vincent and the others also learned about the strength of the Barbarians… To his surprise, the Barbarian King wasn't the strongest fighter of their race. These guys were only using their physical strength and natural immunity against Mana Arts in battle. Although they certainly have better armament as well, they can't be compared to the Warlocks.

The Warlocks were considered their strongest fighters as not only do they have a natural affinity with magic but their bodies were also blessed.

"Hmmm… If the Moonbreaker Potion is effective to cure my eyes, then I might visit these prisoners. If not, I'm not sure whether I could get an emblem… That's important for this operation." Vicent said with a bit of helplessness in his voice.

To be honest, he's not confident in winning against the three strongest students of the academy right now. At the very least, he's not guaranteed to win with his blindness.

"I understand… I heard from Master Faviona that you needed the emblem to get a firm status in the Black Tower and to get lower taxes on your business."

'I'm not worried about the taxes though…' Vincent thought but he decided not to explain it.

Anyway, what she said was also correct. It's just that the most important to him was that once he gained an emblem, he would no longer worry about traveling around various cities and even to other organizations' territory.

The Dungeons that are being monitored by the Black Tower can also become accessible to him and his group after being an official member.

After all, the experience points he's getting when enhancing low-quality weapons were small and almost insignificant. He needs better weapons or equipment to use his skills and the dungeons are the best place to find them.

In the end, Yulia and Severin both wanted to try and save anyone that they might know from the prisoners taken by the Red Alliance. Vincent didn't think that it was a bad idea.

As long as he gets better after consuming the potion and managed to get an emblem, he would have an easier time assisting in rescuing people.

Their conversation ended that way as everyone left the pavilion.

This time, Vincent is now fully focused on enhancing and ascending the Middle-Grade potion.

***

,m As the sky turned dark, Dianne left her room with Trisha behind her.

The two have already changed their dress and Dianne even has a new white magician robe on top.

They were being guided by Rufia as Vincent instructed her to bring them to the garden.

"Rufia, your master is about to consume a potion that can have a harsh effect on his body, do you have doctors here? Or anyone with healing capabilities… It's better to be ready." Dianne softly said as they walked along the hallway leading to the garden.

"Ah, don't worry about it, Lady Dianne. Sir Severin had made enough preparations for this as well."

Dianne no longer replied as she kept her silence.

As soon as they arrived at the garden, she noticed that Vincent was already sitting cross-legged on top of a huge rock.

He looks quite stunning as the moonlight seems to be being absorbed by his body. Of course, it was only her imagination but she can't help but admire his presence right now.

'It's a shame that he's a blind man… Even Master Fav can't really cure his eyes… The Moonbreaker Potion should only—Eh?'

Dianne finally noticed that Vincent was holding the vial of potion that her master brought here. It was the Moonbreaker Potion but something feels different from it!