âAccording to the words of the human, we agree to build a city and trade with humans.â
The dwarf great tribe chief, Kapa, and Hugo came together to announce the decisions of the great tribe chiefs.
âLook, I told you it would be like that. Honestly, they should step down from their position as great tribe chief if they kick away this proposal.â
Raccoon nodded like he had expected it.
âIt doesnât matter to me but⦠common sense says it is better to be gathered in one place than to be scattered.â
Hugo had a similar expression. Frankly, trade with humans wasnât a big deal. It was even more so when there was a strong mediator called Hyeonu.
âIf Hyeonu can speak clearly with the emperor, then there will definitely be no problems. What type of person is the current emperor? He is a human who changed half of the imperial nobles. Time is too short for the fear of that time to go away,â Hugo added.
Hugo was familiar with the emperor of the West Continent. He didnât know the emperorâs face, but he knew what the emperor had done in the past. A purge that covered the entire continent. He was the supreme emperor in name and reality.
âYes. He is pretty strong for a human.â
Raccoon agreed with Hugo This was why he supported Hyeonuâs plan. He knew that the relationship between Hyeonu and the emperor wasnât insignificant. It was information that everyone on the continent knew about.
âDo they know the emperor?â
Hyeonuâs expression became strange as he listened to Raccoon and Hugoâs conversation. Based on what he heard, they seemed to know the emperor. In particular, Raccoon discussed the emperorâs strength as if he had met the emperor in person.
âDo the two of you know the emperor?â Hyeonu asked as he alternated looking between Hugo and Raccoon.
âJust because I am living on Bung Bung Island doesnât mean I am blind and my ears are clogged. On the contrary, I tend to pay a lot of attention to it. It is good to know the situation of the continent to a certain extent.â
âIt is impossible not to know. Iâve met him in person.â
Hugoâs answer was understandable, but Raccoonâs answer couldnât be taken lightly.
âHe has met the emperor?â
âDid you meet the emperor?â Hyeonu asked back with a surprised look and Raccoon was even more surprised.
âWhy? Is it so strange that Iâve met the emperor?â
Raccoon couldnât understand why Hyeonu was surprised. Of course, it was difficult to meet the emperor of the empire that ruled the West Continent. Even so, it wasnât that surprising. Yet looking at Hyeonuâs expression, it was on the level of something that could never happen happening.
âI know your personalities⦠I mean, both of you are fine.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Raccoon snorted at Hyeonuâs remark.
âWhatâs wrong with my personality?â
âIâm not an orc who is ignorant and always puts strength ahead of me. Havenât you ever been taught not to judge by what you see?â
Raccoon was angry, but Hyeonu didnât care at all.
âWhy not? I just saw it. If you are hit, youâll punch or use your axe. The orcsâ hero. The orcsâ idol. The orcsâ god. Raccoon, isnât that you?â
Hugo laughed and teased Raccoon. It wasnât baseless nonsense.
âI am the orcsâ god.â
Raccoonâs status was that high among the orcs. It was only natural that the orcs dreamed of being Raccoon.
âSo what happened?â
âIt is a secret. If you are curious, then go to the emperor and ask.â
Raccoon seemed to have no intention of telling him. Hyeonu quickly gave up. It was information that he didnât need to know. He would have better results putting his mind elsewhere.
âThen I would appreciate it if you give me something like a return artifact so I can come to Viper. I donât know how to get here. It will also take me too long to go through Anfra Forest and Meong Fortress.â
Hyeonu needed a way to return immediately to Viper, the heart of the League of Different Species. This time when Hyeonu came to Viper, he followed Raccoon from Meong and used a magic circle. Naturally, he didnât know the normal path.
âYes. Time is gold⦠Hugo will give it.â
Raccoon gestured with his chin toward Hugo.
âMe?â Hugo asked with a face like he didnât know anything.
âIsnât it your turn?â
Raccoon was referring to Hugoâs act of pushing Hyeonu to him in terms of the divine world.
âYou can use this, Hyeonu.â
Hugo pretended that he didnât know Raccoonâs meaning and took something out of his pocket before handing it to Hyeonu.
âIt is something we made before. It is an artifact that allows you to teleport to a designated place.â
Hugo handed over a small ring. It was a crude silver ring, but the functionality was astonishing.
âThe teleport function is included?â
An item that was really hard to see in Arena was an item with teleportation.
âIâll use it well and return it.â
Hyeonu carefully took the silver ring from Hugo. He had to check it, but it seemed to be at least unique rated.
âYou donât need to give it back. It isnât hard to make one. Instead, I would appreciate it if you come to Bung Bung Island more often.â
Hugoâs eyes shone for a moment. His eyes were filled with intense emotions.
âI understand. Iâll often come and see you with something delicious.â Hyeonu understood what Hugo was saying and laughed.
Hugo silently gave Hyeonu a thumbs up.
***
âWhere should I go?â
Hyeonu separated from Hugo and Raccoon and was briefly troubled. Which continent should the land be from?
âIâm troubled because both are possibleâ¦â
The League of Different Species was located on the south of the West Continent. However, the width to the left and right was so long that it reached to the East Continent beyond the Balder Mountains. Thus, Hyeonu was worried like this right now.
âThe land of the West Continent is comfortable for me to get, but⦠the emperor is troublesome.â
The West Continent had the powerful backers called the emperor and Lebron, so it wasnât difficult to give land to the league. There was no way the emperor would refuse if he said he would build a pioneering city near Anfra Forest. A city filled with different species had its own merits. However, it was highly likely there would be variables because he didnât know how the emperor would move.
âThe East Continent⦠it might be a bit hard?â
It was true that the East Continent was more difficult than the West Continent. It wasnât the place where Hyeonu was mainly active. Of course, there were the titles of Benefactor of the Yuxin Imperial Family and Benefactor of the Gucheon Secret Department. It was true that due to these two things, he had closer ties to the imperial family of the East Continent than any other player. Still, it was a very sudden visit.
âLetâs go to the East Continent first.â
Hyeonuâs choice was the East Continent. There was a smaller possibility of variables than the West Continent and he was confident of controlling them.
âIt is enough as long as there arenât monsters like the emperor or Lebron.â
He could just smash them if someone caused a problem in the East Continent.
âLetâs go to the East Continent.â
Hyeonu left the League of Different Species.
***
After Hyeonu left the League of Different Species, the league was very busy. Nearly 10,000 people exited Viper. They were the dark elves. They were being expelled according to the law.
âHave they decided where they are going?â Raccoon opened his mouth as he watched this scene from the walls.
âWho knows? Do they have the mind to decide such a thing when they are being kicked out? They wonât go to a place with many humans⦠wonât they go to the north of the continent? A glacier is better than the desert,â a dwarf who was half the size of Raccoon replied.
âThat isnât good⦠I donât feel goodâ¦â Raccoon murmured as he watched the procession of dark elves.
Somehow, he was annoyed.
âBe patient. What is the point of the law if you are going to kill them at will? Just cut off their heads with the axe,â the dwarf great chief, Kapa, frowned and scolded Raccoon.
Raccoon was annoyed by the dark elves, but Kapa felt uneasy due to Raccoonâs words.
âIs that so? However, I wasnât doing that?â
Raccoon secretly took back the hand he had placed on his axe.
âGood choice. Even if you are angry, you have to put up with it. Isnât it familiar?â
The dwarves and orcs. They were both species that had sacrificed for the League of Different Species and they were still doing it. Raccoon and Kapa were accustomed to sacrifice as the great tribe chiefs leading them.
âNevertheless, I donât know why Iâm so annoyed.â
Raccoon didnât descend from the city walls until he couldnât see the procession of dark elves any longer.
***
âGreat tribe chief, where are we going now?â one dark elf asked the dark elf who was at the forefront of the procession. He didnât know anything. Suddenly, they were kicked out of the League of Different Species.
It was because Shurai, who was now dead and hanging from the walls of Viper, was preparing a revolution that would overturn the order of the league. However, it was something that most dark elves didnât know.
âWe will cross the continent and go north. Then we will prepare to avenge Shurai,â the dark elf who was called the great tribe chief replied with a grim expression. No, it felt like he was supported by evil beyond the solemnity.
âI must get revenge. Revenge for Shurai and revenge against the league that expelled us.â
He was the dark elf who replaced the dead Shurai and became the new great tribe chief of the dark elves. He and Shurai were the parties preparing for the revolution.
âIs there something in the north?â the dark elf asked again. He really didnât know anything and just followed the great tribe chief, so he had no choice but to keep asking.
âThere is. It is the arrangement left behind by Shurai, who died unjustly.â
The great tribe chief nodded. He and Shurai had a plan in place in case things went wrong. The plan was to escape from the League of Different Species, move to the northern glacier, and use something there.
âTherefore, we must survive and reach the north of the continent. Then we will get revenge on the league.â
The new dark elf tribe chief, Zerville, engraved his anger in his heart. This absurd behavior was the reason for Raccoonâs annoyance.
***
âYour Majesty, it has been a long time. How have you been?â
Hyeonu was in Taeyang, the capital of the Yuxin Empire, the only empire on the East Continent. He entered the imperial palace that could be called its heart.
âIâve always been well. Earl Gang Hyeonu, how have you been?â
The emperor of the Yuxin Empire welcomed Hyeonu. He couldnât help welcoming Hyeonu. It was because Hyeonu was the benefactor who brought peace to the Yuxin Empire.
âIt is marquis now, Your Majesty. I think your complexion has improved.â
Hyeonu smiled as he lightly pointed out the changes.
âMarquis? It seems the rumor that you are the next generation of power in the empire isnât wrong.â
The old emperor looked surprised by Hyeonuâs words. It was a big deal that Hyeonuâs title was changed. It was even more so because it was the old emperor. He was in the same position, so he felt how much the emperor of the west believed in Hyeonu from the rise in Hyeonuâs rank.
âYes, Marquis Gang Hyeonu. Why did you come to me?â The old emperor managed his facial expression and asked Hyeonu again.
âI have a good proposal for you, Your Majesty.â
âA good proposal?â
âYour Majesty, would you like to trade with the different species?â
Hyeonu looked at the old emperor and his lips curled up in a smile.