Chapter 30: Goodbye Count Hertha

Tovar set off with Fiona and Elliot. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tovar also took advantage of his free time during the civil war to travel around the empire and complete his own mission. Everyone who knew his identity as a guerrilla did not stop him, after all, his willingness to stay here to help was only a matter of affection, not his duty, and there was nothing to say about it.

The task delivered by Olibat can be said to have been completed under the protection of Hailiga, and even if he leaves at this time, it will not be counted as a breach of contract. Compared with the situation now, which has gradually stabilized, other areas are what he is more worried about. Therefore, before leaving, he exchanged the number of "ARCUS" with Hailiga and others, so that he could contact and exchange information in the future.

In the days that followed, the wind was calm, and the whole of Kruchen was in a rare calm. Perhaps because the Duke did need some goods and taxes from the merchants who passed through the empire to supplement the recent period of time in Kruchen, which had been somewhat barren due to his bloodsucking, the checkpoint blockade was slightly loosened against merchants of all stripes. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Heliga got all the news he wanted—the rest of the empire, unsurprisingly, the regular army was at a disadvantage; Especially in the western part of the empire, the situation can be called desperate, "Black Whirlwind" and "Golden Rakshasa " respectively piloted mecha soldiers, commanding the elite of the aristocratic coalition army to kill in all directions, and the regular army in the western part of the empire can only rely on the terrain advantage and the air support of the "red wings" to support it. Especially when the "Blue Rider" comes out and Red Wing is also contained, the disadvantage is even more obvious. In this case, the Duke of Kane obviously had the margin to agree to the Duke of Elbardia's request, but perhaps because of more careful considerations, he did not send these two famous generals to the west, but sent two mysterious helpers in addition to a large number of supplies and soldiers.

"I see...... So the Grand Bazaar has just started again? Heliga nodded thoughtfully—today was the day he had agreed to meet Count Hertha in the Lunalia Natural Park. So, after taking care of Daxis's side and telling Elfin to keep himself in the sight of Lévi or Garcia, he rushed here and listened to the chatter of the merchants who had finally been liberated, drinking and waiting.

In the process, he also stumbled upon a conversation with Betsy, a classmate at the Tolz Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and learned that her family also happened to be a member of the famous trading town's Grand Bazaar. In this way,He finally understands why Betsy always does things differently.,Even in the school festival, I'm thinking about how to open a store to make money instead of having fun.,Usually my spare time is also dedicated to working in the town - it turned out to be a child.。 From Becky's father, Hyliga learned a lot more detailed information than the merchants who led to Daxis.

"Hmm...... Previously, due to the blockade of the Confederate army, many supply channels were cut off. In addition, a few months ago, the taxes that merchants in the big bazaar needed to pay were getting higher and higher...... "Becky's father was a simple middle-aged man, with dark skin and a powerful figure, and it could be seen that he was a person who usually focused on manual labor, and he was warm and sincere.

"I've heard about it too...... Now that I think about it, it must have been because Duke Elbarea wanted to prepare for the war, so he did this. Heiliga nodded, "I heard that the same thing happened after that?" ”

"Yes...... After that time, Director Otto consulted with us businessmen one by one, explaining to us what was at stake, and if things were allowed to go any further, the entire Keldik economy would come to a standstill, and none of us would have a future. Betsy's father nodded, "He wants us to be cautious when facing the compulsion of the Confederate army in the future, but we can't just promise them anything, and he will help us deal with these things later." Alas...... It's a pity that Governor Otto is so old, but he cares more about the development of the town than those of us in the prime of life......"

"With great power comes great responsibility...... He chose this by himself. Helliga was relieved, and then suddenly remembered something, "However, speaking of this steward, I seem to have heard some rumors before......

"I've heard what my daughter has said...... You're also in Class VII, but you're a transfer student who joined later, right? Becky's father thought for a moment and continued, "I heard...... I just heard that the current aristocratic coalition seems to be looking for a wanted one of your classmates? ”

"Wanted?" Helliga was stunned for a moment, then frowned—this was Dawn. However, didn't Vita already promise that as long as she found a way to persuade Lane to participate in the contest with Chloe, they would not casually incite the noble alliance to do unnecessary things?

"I guess so...... It seems to be a secret search. They didn't put up anything like wanted notices, but I've heard soldiers of the Confederate Army talk privately about what kind of dark-haired teenager or something......"

"I see...... Thank you for the information. By the way, this pear is sweet. Haliga weighed the remaining half of the pear in his hand, and casually put down a large face value of Mira.

"This ......"

"Think of it as an information exchange fee." Heliga said softly.

Calculating the time, it was almost time for Count Hertha to arrive.

There is a corner of the Lunalia Natural Park, which was once a place for the great nobles to relax and play. Although it has been inaccessible for a while, the likelihood of encountering dangers such as beasts, poisonous snakes, miasma and poisonous insects is much lower than other areas in the forest. Although he did not completely dismiss this idea, if Count Hertha had an accident before telling him, then his preparations up to now would have been a bit wasted.

The uncle, who was addicted to alcoholism, lost his job after the civil war began, and the park gate was empty. Although it was still locked, Heliga knew - the Earl of Hertha was definitely aware of the back door they had used before. And after Tovar and the others cleared a road last time, it should have been easier to pass through.

Heliga walked slowly deeper into the forest. As he walked, he looked around to make sure that no one was following him—although it was unlikely, it was necessary to be vigilant.

"Hmph...... It seems that he still knows how to keep his promises. Heliga smiled, he already saw the figure in the clearing in front of him, pacing repeatedly, uneasy.