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Chapter 238: Downtown Arena

Nisha went back to the Dharnas estate after meeting with the Alchemist and Golden Heel.

Finding Annabelle and Lydia in the house, the twins were currently discussing the distribution of the first harvest they bought up and the storage situation in Dharnas villages, which all required coordination to ensure that the produce did not spoil unintentionally.

Fortunately, the [Adventurers Guild] offered a mail service, which allowed for fast delivery between branches.

Chapter 237: Border Clash

At the eastern border, the influence of the Leandar kingdom faded as the number of villages dwindled and the Wilderness reigned over the surroundings of the continental road.

Monsters lurked near the road and got chased away by caravan guards while a train of wagons travelled eastwards.

The caravan had the Terus empire as its destination, although those bound for the desert cities or the southern tribes in the frozen tundra also took advantage of the continental road ...

Chapter 236: Kingdom Borders

Of course, Sera Carmen still treated Nisha very well and accompanied her personally on this trip.

The Seat had countless matters to deal with and still made time to entertain her, hinting that the woman appreciated her on a personal level.

Nevertheless, it dispelled some of the illusions the dragon had about humans as a whole.

Based on her observations and understanding, humanity as whole cared for each other deeply and grieved for the loss of a close one.

Chapter 235: Flourish

Nisha was quite surprised to see the Golden Heel Carmen waiting for her at the exit the Alchemist had pointed out to her.

She had assumed that an important seat of the [Thieves Guild] would have many affairs to attend to, rather than wait for her to finish a discussion.

Seeing that the girl was deep in thought, the beautiful woman accompanied her without asking questions while they walked back through the road of thieves.

Together, they passed several turns befo...

Chapter 234: Rotten Seeds

“Illnesses, diseases and similar afflictions generally fall into the same frame of classification.

By separating them into stages or sections, it’s easier to understand their progression and find an appropriate treatment.”

Finished with taking samples, the Alchemist carefully stowed his small knife and the glass containers away in his robe.

Instead of turning around to speak face to face with his guest, the elderly man started stripping the corpse and toss...

Chapter 233: A Root Blooms

While Nisha watched together with the Alchemist, the last mist vanished from the air.

To their left, the terrified man stilled and his face slacked into a blank expression.

Perhaps he screamed in terror or begged to be let out of the glass cage, the two of them would never know as all sound stayed behind the transparent wall.

Eventually all of his movement faded and he ended up curled into a ball, trembling just enough to tell any onlookers that he did not die j...

Chapter 232: Breakout

Nisha and Miss Carmen entered the laboratory of the Alchemist.

As she remembered it, many potion bottles and ingredients littered the ground and every free space in the room.

Shelfs full of books obscured any hint of the original walls, while the ground had long since been stained beyond recognition too.

Surrounded by various tools and devices used for alchemy, the Alchemist was entirely focused on his work.

In a glass tube held up by a metal tripod, a glo...

Chapter 231: Underground Invitation

Nisha heeded the Luthais’ advice and did not head out to attend the academy or visit her acquaintances in the capital.

Henry similarly stayed at home and spent the rest of the day playing with their contracted beasts and monsters, showing a fair deal of talent when it came to dealing with them.

When day turned to night and the sun had entirely vanished behind the horizon, the Grand Marshall still did not return to his home.

It wasn’t unusual for the man to s...

Chapter 230: Familiar Growth

Nisha entered the rear garden of the Dharnas estate.

Although it was a day where the academy held classes, neither the girl nor Henry were allowed to attend today.

Early in the morning, Grand Marshal Luthais Dharnas especially reminded them after breakfast that the two children were not allowed to go out for the time being, since he had to clear up some matter at work.

Thankfully, the weekend arrived tomorrow, so hopefully they would be allowed to go back to the Academy on t...

Chapter 229: The [Blackroot Plague]

Nisha easily entered the capital through the gates and greeted a familiar city guard there.

The guards rotated between the gates for duty to prevent accusations of corruption, and it did not make much difference for the men and women on duty to cycle inside the city.

Both through her frequent trips and connection to the Duke Dharnas who was in charge of the guard, the elf had quite a good reputation amongst the guards and knew a few of them well enough to exchange gre...

Chapter 228: The Next Level of Proficiency

“You see, whether it’s attack, defense or movement, every style has a clear intent behind it.

The [Imperial Swordplay] comes from the history of the Terus Empire, and was revised countless times to improve it.

With the wisdom of many generations, the styles were eventually condensed into twelve, and each move has a clear intent behind it.

At least, that’s the case for eleven of them. The odd one out is [Free Flow], to the point where the manual does not ev...

Chapter 227: A Lost Duel

“That will be all, Legionar Fabio. You are dismissed.”

Knife Leader Tanya observed the silent elf, who had yet to move after her third defeat.

The soldier similarly did not care too much either way and returned his training sword to the rack, then picked up his basket full of stones and saluted the Knife Leader.

He gave the elf one last glance and considered saying some words of consolation, but the thought passed just as quick as it arose and he returned to the running ...

Chapter 226: Duel Against A Soldier

Nisha seized up the Legionar in front of her.

True to her words, Knife Leader Tanya did not exaggerate when she described the man as a rare talent in the army.

Despite not saying a word and only taking a stance with the wooden training sword, the elf picked up a hint of danger from him despite only being at the late second stage.

The city guards at the gate sported a similar level of cultivation, yet Nisha failed to pick up the same threat from them.

Hence, ...

Chapter 225: Training Device

Nisha followed the instructions and focused on the wooden tag right in front of her.

Getting into the proper stance, the dragon picked one of the targets at a middle height and executed [Slash] ten times in a row.

Five times right, five times left, the wooden sword connected with wood more often than not.

Afterwards, the elf frowned ever so slightly, unhappy with her results.

Once the tag was hit for the first time, it swayed left and right at the end of the...

Chapter 224: Combat Standard

Nisha followed Knife Leader Tanya towards the yard behind the [Navis Terram] base.

Most of the soldiers spent their time there whenever they were not on duty.

Although they were free to spend their time as they liked when they were on break, many of the soldiers were used to the lifestyle of the Terus empire and had some reservations when it came to mingling with the citizens of Leandar.

Furthermore, they all wished to get promoted to Knife Leader and higher posts...

Chapter 223: Grand Ambition

Nisha was firmly convinced of her decision to aim for a great expansion around the capital.

Perhaps the beast inside her hungered for a greater domain to rule over or the etiquette and conduct lessons for nobles paid off, since the young dragon began to aim her intent towards a great goal.

The old crook Alester attempted to dissuade her, since their likelihood of success dwindled in case they moved contrary to the interests of parties with greater power and influence, b...

Chapter 222: Aiming For Greater Heights

Regular chapters will resume once a week, my semester  break started and I will try to catch up with the two chapters I owe and a patreon exclusive chapter focused on the daily happenings in the Dragon's Den. One chapter this week, most likely a regular and one extra chapter next week. It's also my birthday next week :D Hope you enjoy the chapter ~

Ser Alester, a former crook and villain, now counted among the lowest rung of city nobility.

A baron with some nominal l...

Chapter 221: The Great Wall of Thurgau

Super duper late chapter, I had an insect bite on the back of my left hand (and my left knee, though that mattered less) that had an allergic reaction, which swelled super hard.

I took Cetirizin to manage the swelling, could not even make a fist at the start and it took five days until I could move my fingers without pain again.

I know I'm one chapter in debt now and will probably catch up in the first or second week of August, my semester break starts then. ...