Orcus Town used to be a place frequented by rn and Draconians alike because of the Golden Road trade, so Beth and so of the elderly people in town recognized the presence of dragon blood in these strangers.
With just one look, they knew that the Dragonborns were overflowing with magic and talent, which was indicative of their draconic lineage.
"Excuse mighty beings," Beth said, respectfully approaching the Dragonborns. "Can we have the honor of knowing your na?"
Among the Dragonborns, the only one who could answer her question was Sheina. Jaku was bored, stretching his body. Umisu was too scared to talk to anybody. And Zion was busy showing off his skills to his fellow children.
"We represent the Reborn company," she answered proudly.
Beth and the rest of the elderly looked at each other, realizing that they had never heard of this company before.
"We are honored that you have chosen to land in our town, but I am afraid that we do not have the resources to properly welco a party of your lineage. We hate to make your years-long voyage in vain, but our town isn't doing well at all."
The rest of the locals in Orcus Town bowed their heads towards the Dragonborns, apologizing for their inadequacy.
Welcoming an envoy from the Draconian race needed a week-long feast of sheep and cows at the very least.
"It was nothing. Just a few days at most," Jaku said, casually leaning against the automobile.
Beth tilted her head. "Just a few days?.... Forgive for asking, but did you not co from overseas?"
The Dragonborns shook their heads. Sheina then pointed behind them, towards the flat plains just beside the tall mountain regions splitting the continent.
"We ca from the Kings region," Sheina answered.
This made the locals even more confused. If the Dragonborns ca from the Kings region, then the only place they could have traveled through was the Dwarven Kingdom. But it was common knowledge that the Dwarven Kingdom refused any business even from the mighty draconian race.
"Has the Dragon Queen convinced the Dwarven King of an agreent?" Beth muttered to herself.
"Dragon Queen?" Zion interjected. "Nah. It's our boss that made an agreent with the Dwarven King."
Beth couldn't be more confused. "A company was able to ally themselves with the Dwarven Kingdom? That would explain the tallic carriages…what is this Reborn company?"
Even in the peak of the Golden Road, she had never heard of any Dwarven representative participating in the trade. Even when profits could have surged in the millions of gold coins for the dwarves, they never budged in their closed-door policy.
Now, a single company was able to change the minds of those stubborn dwarves? Not the entirety of the dragons nor the elves, just a single company.
If the Golden Road was still established, this news would have broken out and been spread all over the Queens region. It would only take a few days at most before everyone would co knocking at the Reborn company's doors to inquire about dwarven materials.
Damascus Steel, for example, would be an extrely hot commodity. Even in the Golden Road, there would be a bidding war whenever it was brought out into the market. The Hephaestus company was famous for their ability to throw money in the wind just to buy out all the Damascus they could get their hands on.
"A lot has changed in the market after the Golden Road disappeared," Beth comnted. "But as we said, our town is not in good shape to welco your party. Please relay our apologies to the Dragon Queen."
"We don't serve the Dragon Queen," Sheina replied quickly.
Beth looked at their faces full of draconic influence. If they weren't part of the Dragon race, then what were they?
"I believe I can solve this misunderstanding," a female voice said.
Yuna and her Ogre escort Agnes ca out of the automobile behind Michael's camper van.
"Youngest daughter of the Montgory family!" Beth rembered.
She rembered when the little girl visited them a few weeks back. Since she was a Montgory, Beth and the locals treated Yuna with a lot of respect. After all, their family was famous for handling a lot of the conflicts and quarrels happening on the Golden Road every single day.
They had the authority to decide the outco of dispute cases, aning that they held a lot of power in every territory of the Queens region.
"Lady Yuna," Beth curtsied, and Yuna curtsied back. "Can you please explain the Reborn company to us?"
As expected of Yuna, she quickly caught the locals of Orcus Town up to speed with what had been happening in the Kings region in terms that they could understand.
She told them all about the Nation of Reborn, and how water and food were abundant in every territory that harbors a Reborn market.
Beth and the kids gasped each ti Yuna told them each feat the Reborn company was able to accomplish. From flat concrete roads to free-flowing water, everything seed like a dream.
"A city of stars?? Woah…" one kid uttered, his eyes glistening.
"In that place, everyone can get to ride the tal carriage with just a few coins?"
"I want to go there! I want to live there!"
Zion began telling all kinds of stories, so lies, so exaggerations, and so truths, about his boss called 'Bro Mike'.
The kids ate them up, listening to his stories with amazed expressions.
anwhile, Beth looked at Yuna with a disbelieving face.
"Are you affiliated with the Reborn company?!"
Yuna nodded. "I'm helping them out a little bit."
Beth couldn't believe it. As a Montgory and a diplomat, Yuna was supposed to be an unbiased judiciary that held no bias for or against any one party.
The Montgorys acted like judges. So, there were a lot of people who tried to curry favor with them in the hopes of having their backs whenever there was a case involving them.
So royals and rich businessn tried and failed to get the favor of a Montgory.
But now, a single company from the Kings region was able to gain the favor of the youngest daughter of Montgory, the very girl poised to beco the next successor of her grandmother.
Yuna could beco the Supre Judge of the entire human race!
And if Reborn company had a person of her stature on their side, then it could easily put them into an extrely unfair advantage!
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