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Chapter 269
Wind of Change
Since the founding of Hestia Village, the first official harvest festival was held.
Since it was land lacking farmland, the harvest was practically carried out by utilizing the village's characteristics of receiving goods from various regions.
People from the hot southern region and people from the cold northern region.
Merchants from all over who came seeking new dreams along with adventurers.
It proceeded on a global scale that couldn't possibly occur at a mere village level.
Еn̆ ů mа̄
The harvest festival settled as an important festival that went beyond a simple autumn celebration, providing an opportunity for Hestia Village members to understand and bond with each other.
'Hestia is a city of adventure.'
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As a city built to conquer the Far East, it was a place to accommodate many adventurers.
Thanks to continuous promotion and remarkable results, adventurers kept flowing in.
At the same time, the units of money flowing into and earned by the village began to increase noticeably.
The money circulating itself was large, but all of it was earned from outside, not within the village.
W̄е b̃ n о v ӗl̀ Ё.nū m̌ а̄
Conversely, if the adventurers disappeared, it wouldn't be strange if the village collapsed at any moment.
'We need a new foundation.'
As Regent, Ferda considered it most important that money gathered inward.
To that end, the first thing he chose was magitech.
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Magitech was the most important business opening a new era.
Ferda, knowing that era, preemptively secured mana stones, the most important resource.
Е̄ nu̇m̀ а̌ . і d̂
'Still not making big money, though.'
Whatever the case, it was an important item for the future, but the problem was it didn't make money right now.
Even if you have a very strong card, if it's just one card, you're at a disadvantage in negotiations.
Since the moment you play it, it's over, a new technology was also needed for Hestia's prosperity.
'The most promising was the mana automobile.'
As eras passed, mana automobiles became commonplace, and the transportation business grew greatly.
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Stefan noticed that fact early on, attempted to join hands with Escolleia, and ultimately succeeded.
Ferda didn't get greedy.
Stefan needed a carrot, and above all, to fill the confidence that was the source of his bold judgment, those elements were desperate.
Most of all, Ferda also knew the next most important item.
'Glass.'
Just as Isabella had shown a subtle reaction when she saw Ferda's business plan, others were the same.
Éñu ṁ а . їd̀
Glass was originally a problem that had to be handled delicately.
Even if it could be mass-produced, transportation wasn't easy, and one slip-up ruined everything. The cost outweighed the profit, making it the worst product for merchants.
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If it hadn't been for Ferda's direct judgment, the shareholders would have rejected it without mercy.
But the story changed when he recruited one person.
That person's name was Eduard.
He was a common third-rate alchemist who hadn't stood out in Escolleia.
Еnú m̆ ӑ .і̌_d̊
By some chance, he discovered that a glass bottle containing a solution didn't break.
But true to being third-rate, he never even thought it could make money.
At the moment he was about to write a rough report on unbreakable glass, he was recruited by Ferda and sold the results for a relatively cheap price.
Eduard never realized until the end that he was the key card to persuade the shareholders.
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Not a simple glass factory, but a factory producing tempered glass.
Moreover, as mana automobiles gained attention, transportation quality would also improve, making it a sufficiently valuable item.
Еn̂ û m а̇.id
Thus, he succeeded in extracting investment funds and donations.
'Well, it wasn't just because of that.'
He knew persuasion would succeed, but an enormous amount far exceeding the expected sum gathered.
Simple glass alone wouldn't have been enough to persuade them for that amount.
Ferda knew the reason.
'Gae Bolg.'
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Grenades that destabilize mana stones.
Not simply pure mana spread to block monsters' movements, but high-power bombs that erased opponents with pressure.
They overwhelmed mining gunpowder bombs, and even rivaled the special high-power bombs made only with dwarven proprietary formulas.
The arms business had handled the biggest money regardless of era.
Right now, Ferda was in a state where he could draw overwhelming support no matter what he said.
Kuuung!
Ёnǔm̀а.і̌ d̄
An explosion sound heard from outside the castle.
Smoke rose from the open space beyond the Far East borderline.
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Inside that borderline, an open space had been created, and at the same time, a large mansion construction was visibly continuing.
At a glance, it looked like a scale worthy of a Count's mansion or higher.
However, that place was both the mansion and research institute of Burnell, the research director.
'To think he'd say he wants independence.'
W̃ ĕ bn̊ǒ ṽ.ёl Е̃ n ùm̄а
Burnell, for whom holing up in a small room was his calling, had spoken first about leaving the safe castle.
To Ferda, who knew Burnell's personality, it was a fresh shock and simultaneously understandable.
That was also a problem caused by Gae Bolg.
Gae Bolg, called the Crime Matriarch, was a woman dead serious about bombs and designs.
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She did whatever she wanted, and if blocked, she'd somehow do it anyway.
Once a week, when that woman vented her urge to kill Burnell Marquis, the castle turned upside down.
Èń ûm̄ а̃
Even Burnell, who didn't care about others' eyes when immersed in research, couldn't help but fear the dragon's wrathful fire.
Of course, Valdrova would treat that as a trivial matter and not care.
The scariest thing wasn't the dragon, but the dragon spawn under her.
Ruri was feeling the urge to break Gae Bolg's neck.
She was that incredible, so saying she was beyond Penelope says it all.
Ferda naturally permitted it.
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As Burnell's weight class grew larger, the scale of research he'd conduct would also grow.
It would become so huge that even this wide castle couldn't accommodate it.
Hestia Village was changing like that.
Change wasn't happening only in the village they lived in.
"An Imperial Direct Knight has visited."
The knight greeted politely and handed over a single letter.
W е̂b́n̂ о̄ v́е̄l̀ Е ň ům̌á
The sender was Olivia.
A woman sending a letter to a taken man officially meant nothing but business.
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Ferda opened and read the letter.
"Hmm..."
It was quite shocking content.
As Ferda read the contents, he touched the communication crystal.
Ẽn̆ú ḿ ӓ
He contacted Olivia, and without even a connection waiting tone, it connected immediately.
-The letter arrived safely, I see?
Olivia's tone, as if she'd been waiting.
"Is this true?"
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-Yes, it's true. Why? Did you think I couldn't do it?
"It's not that, but it feels too sudden."
Eňū_m̀ a
The content of the letter received from Olivia was bound to be so.
The content was that Olivia had been officially recognized as a Saintess through a meeting with the Alte Order clergy.
To be recognized as a Saintess, one needed to reach the 5th Circle.
Ferda, who knew the sensation of reaching the 5th Circle, couldn't help but be surprised at Olivia's current state.
-You can't believe I've reached the fifth realization?
"Honestly, yes."
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-Oh my, you're so honestly hurtful.
Olivia chuckled and said.
-That's right. I haven't reached the fifth realization.
"Then how..."
-As you know, the Empire's political situation is a total mess.
A blood wind was blowing in the Golden Congress, known and unknown.
E n̆û_ḿа́.і̇ d
Alexander with poison in him, and Grand Duke Golt losing his teeth.
When two big fish fight in the water, the shrimp's back bursts.
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Surprisingly, that shrimp included the once-powerful Alte Order.
'Since the Doppler Incident, they've lost a lot of power.'
Who would have realized the Archbishop was a Doppler?
Faith shaking in an order where faith is paramount is the same as a country collapsing.
È ṅ u ḿ a
That's why they tried to use Olivia, of imperial blood, becoming the next Saintess as a means to recover public sentiment.
However, the existing vested-interest nobles didn't want the Alte Order to rise again, and above all, Grand Duke Golt's check was the most severe.
It was an open secret that he harbored feelings for Olivia, designated as the next Saintess.
"So you decided to play a strong move. To elect the Saintess right now."
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"Yes."
"How is that possible?"
W̊ е̂b nо̂v́ е l̄ Е̂ n um а
"It was simpler than I thought."
Olivia possessed the qualities to serve God, but court life was too great a shackle for her.
So she insisted she had to move her residence to the Cathedral to get closer to God to become a Saintess.
However, there were demanding conditions to go to the Cathedral, and the way to ignore those conditions was to be elected as Saintess.
Although she didn't meet current standards, the Alte Order's position was that with the Golden Bloodline and a life getting closer to God, she would sufficiently reach the fifth realization.
"There's no scheme like it."
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"Right, it's a scheme. But that scheme worked just now?"
She bears the Arken name and is the most respected.
Just standing still, she's revered, but stepping down a level to care for the people was equivalent to the Order's reform.
If she becomes the most trusted cleric in the Alte Order and represents the Order, she gets closer to the wish to destroy the Empire.
-I'd really like you to attend, Regent-nim.
"Me?"
W̆еb̂ n оvеl̂ Ё nü m̆а̌
-Yes.
Olivia's voice softened.
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-Because you're my benefactor, Regent-nim.
"I've done nothing."
-Please don't say that. The reason I could reach this position is thanks to Ferda-nim. Alone, it would've been absolutely impossible.
Those words weren't just empty talk, they were fact.
Е n̂ um̄ a . і d
The Olivia Ferda had seen was nothing but a rose aging in a greenhouse.
If he hadn't connected with Olivia and worked through things together, he wouldn't have even imagined the figure of a Saintess.
-Please attend. No, you must attend. This once, I don't think I can yield to you.
She spoke softly but firmly.
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"Understood."
Ferda accepted her proposal.
W̌ ė bn̆ŏv е̄ l̄ Е ñ úm а̌
-You're really coming?
"Yes. Since it's an event where the Princess takes a big step in her plan, there's no reason for me to be absent."
-......
"Princess?"
-......Ah, sorry. A maid came and delivered something for a moment.
Despite that, excited emotion was felt in her voice.
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She caught her breath and said.
-The event is in one month, at the Cathedral. I'll ask them to prepare a seat for you, Regent-nim.
"If you do that, I'll be grateful."
-Yes. Then I hope to see you then.
Olivia's voice, filled with excitement, cut off.
Since she was approaching a moment she hadn't achieved in her lifetime, it was only natural.
E n ŭm.а . і̄ d̈
'Autumn is the wind of change...'
Such a poetic verse suddenly came to mind.
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The glass factory being built, Burnell gaining independence, and Olivia officially becoming a Saintess.
All of it started this autumn.
Things that would eventually explode just happened to explode in autumn, a simple coincidence.
Just thinking of it that simply was enough.
W eb̄_n̈о̀v е̄l Еnú m̆ӑ
Knock knock
-I'll come in, Regent-nim.
Dark skin, silver hair.
Garnet, the Intelligence Chief, came to find Ferda with a bewildered face.
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It was unusual that the word 'flustered' was drawn on her expression, which usually delivered even major news as if it were nothing.
"What happened?"
Е n ům̆а́.і́d̄
"More precisely, it's something that's about to happen."
Garnet relayed the telegram she received as-is.
"Do you know Godfrey Arken, the Emperor of the Arken Empire?"
He knew well.
A man who, from some point on, pushed state affairs to the back burner and holed up in his bedchamber.
A man who didn't show his face as if everything was bothersome, yet clung to political life grovelingly, even kneeling directly when Ferda came, refusing to pass the throne to the Crown Prince until the end.
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"Information has come in that the Emperor has come out of his bedchamber right now."
Autumn is the wind of change.
Everything changes.
