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Chapter 24

"Nala is the best" Isabella pinched her daughter's cheeks and praised her.

Due to Jacques' status as a convicted criminal, Isabella and Nala, as the wife and daughter of a convicted criminal, had always been ostracized by others and struggled to survive in this place.

She had wanted to leave this place for a very long time, but had failed every single time.

The first time, she seduced a passing merchant, wanting to leave Reystromia with the merchant's caravan, but the very next day, the merchant was found lying in his room with black blood flowing from both his mouth and nose.

The second time, it was a powerful mercenary. That night, Isabella experienced despair. Over a hundred giant crows flew out from the tree that had been classified as a forbidden area, turned into a black cloud that blotted out the sky, and the so-called powerful mercenary was instantly reduced to a pile of bones.

The third time was not too long ago, it was a clergyman from the Church of Divine Grace. Due to her trust in the Church of Divine Grace, Isabella once again chose to escape with him, and this time, she also witnessed the terror of that man.

Although she was feeling a bit gloomy in her heart, Isabella didn't show it. She had already given up on escaping, after all, as Reystromia continued to expand over the years, she would be able to survive by weaving fabrics.

Chris observed from afar for a bit before leaving this place. He was constantly breathing, as if his entire body had become one with the air, sensing the rhythm of the air as he strolled around Reystromia.

During the day, Reystromia appeared to be very prosperous. Various merchants and mercenaries walked through the streets and alleys, merchants from both countries gathered here to trade the specialties of both countries. As the war between the two countries approached, the trade here became even more lively.

For example, a type of fruit cake from the Interkam Kingdom had always been popular among the nobles of the Kingdom of Royas, but due to the tense relationship between the two countries, the Interkam Kingdom naturally wouldn't purposely open up this kind of resource for the sake of the other side's enjoyment.

That was why the smuggling of these products became extremely popular. For a snack to be sold for the price of gold, merchants were willing to go crazy for the sake of profit.

As Chris observed the prosperity of this place, he could also see the hidden undercurrents. More importantly, there were people hiding among the crowd, and Chris understood why they came here.

Half a year ago, someone went to a witch and asked her where the future of the weakening Interkam Kingdom lay.

She prophesied that a Saintess of Salvation would appear in the future Interkam Kingdom. Her appearance would save the kingdom, she was the daughter of the Dragon, a gift from God, a truly pure person.

After uttering the prophecy, the witch disappeared without a trace. This somewhat unreliable prophecy was also spread to the upper echelons of Interkam, and quite a few of them believed it.

After half a year of searching, everyone turned their attention to the prophecy of the Daughter of Dragon. The first King of the Interkam Kingdom was said to be the son of the Dragon, possessing the power of a powerful dragon.

This prophecy naturally made people think of the royal bloodline. Because of this, several ladies with the royal bloodline died mysteriously. Seth the First was not someone who would let go easily.

Although the clergyman from the Church of Divine Grace didn't succeed in taking Isabella and Nala away, he still managed to send a message of her existence to Cardinal Augustin of the Church of Divine Grace. Thus, a portion of the Interkam Kingdom who believed in the prophecy advocated to save the mother and daughter.

It wasn't easy for the Interkam government to mobilize their forces, after all, the current King of Interkam was still Seth the First. If he wanted to harm Isabella on the surface, it would be very simple.

Both sides had their own concerns. Seth the First's faction also didn't want anyone suspected of being the Saintess of Salvation to appear in public, while Augustin's group was also afraid that if Isabella and her daughter were exposed, it would cause the Interkam Kingdom to become even more chaotic.

Because of that, Cardinal Augustin invited his good friend, the legendary adventurer Chris, and asked him to bring Isabella out. The people who were following Isabella were people who were on the side of Seth the First's faction within the kingdom.

"Right now, there are a total of four forces here." Chris analyzed the situation.

"The first is the host of this place, Negri. As an intelligent Evil Spirit, his power is the greatest here. The Cauchy people, the unknown germs, as well as the crows under his control. For some unknown reason, he trapped Isabella and her daughter here, so they are currently the biggest obstacle"

"Then there are the spies of Seth the First, there are quite a few Combatants among them. Their goal is to kill Isabella and her daughter, but if necessary, they will also become a force to fight against Negri"

"The third is the local merchants and mercenaries. As a neutral force, they are willing to side with any side for the sake of profit, but because of those germs, they might become our enemies"

"The last is naturally us, Augustin will also bring his people here soon. My current mission is to gather enough information and protect Isabella and her daughter" Chris was thinking of a way to complete his mission.

"The Saintess of Salvation, huh?" Recalling that abnormally pure girl, Chris's thoughts quickly drifted away. He recalled the person he saw on the snowy mountain. Touching the scar on his face, Chris shook his head and continued to think of a solution.

"The main members of the Youth Gang are all Cauchy people, so they definitely have a connection to Negri. I wonder how they will react to my request, will they reject me, expel me, or send someone to kill me?" Chris recalled the information he had.

The hundreds and thousands of crows were the biggest threat, if they really attacked at once, there was no way he could survive that kind of attack. However, from the Church of Divine Grace's information, he knew that the reason these Evil Spirits existed was because they needed to be fed.

Since Reystromia was a place with a large population, Negri couldn't just send a large number of crows to kill him, that would instead cause Reystromia to decline, which was something the Evil Spirits that needed to be fed didn't want to see.

As for the other threat of germs and diseases, Chris didn't need to worry too much about them since he had [Respiratory Art]. As long as he adjusted his rhythm every once in a while to expel the germs from his body, there wouldn't be any problems.

"The main problem now is the entity who killed Bukittel"

Bukittel was the clergyman who came to this place before. He was blessed by God, so his strength shouldn't be too different from Chris's. He wasn't killed by the crows, he used a special method of the Church of Divine Grace to spread the news of Isabella's existence, as well as the fact that he was being hunted by an unknown person.

Unfortunately, after Bukittel spread the news, he disappeared without a trace. The Church of Divine Grace also used a special method to confirm Bukittel's death.