"Sure enough, the only ones capable of building a trading caravan of such scale and order in the Garden Maze are the Bilos Family," Dox remarked through the Mind Tether while they waited for the magic craftsman to arrive.
It was not as though there were no wizard families stronger than the Bilos Family, but when it came to those blessed with both favorable geography and popular support, only the Bilos Family remained.
Dox paused, then mused, "Still, it's rather strange that the Bilos Family secretly put together an itinerant merchant organization like this."
Angel had not been paying much attention to Dox at first, but the moment he heard the keyword "rather strange," his ears immediately perked up. If anyone else said it, he might merely take it with a grain of salt. But if Dox said it, there really might be something fishy hidden beneath the surface.
"Is that a guess, or a premonition?" Angel asked through the Mind Tether.
Dox said, "A guess. Think about it carefully. The Garden Maze was already picked clean by wizards many years ago. That is a universally acknowledged fact. Hardly any transcendents come here to explore anymore. So the Garden Maze has tacitly been assigned to the Bilen Tree Court—meaning it is tacitly under the Bilos Family's control—and no one in the Wizarding World objects to that."
"But the Bilos Family's handling of the Garden Maze is very strange. On the surface, they do not manage it at all, even allowing ordinary adventurers to enter. Yet in secret, they created an itinerant merchant organization to sponsor adventurer groups and seek out treasures. Don't you find that strange?"
After Dox spoke through the Mind Tether, he looked toward the others.
Two seconds later, Kael asked somewhat confusedly, "Isn't it just another source