The Inexpensive Illynise

"Godwyn, why did you come to Scamellon to open a branch city?"

Flamefire, who had originally been in human form, transformed into an abstract ball of fire and floated in the air. This appearance seemed to be the most effortless form for him.

Anyone would be curious about Sain Underground City coming all the way to Scamellon.

The situation in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Faiths was rather special. When many people entered an underground city, they even checked whether it matched their faith. In short, they had a whole lot of annoying quirks. Sometimes, the City Lords could not even be bothered to indulge them, and whenever they had the chance, they wanted to expand elsewhere.

So it was only natural for Flamefire to be curious when a famous chain like Sain Underground City suddenly moved in.

It couldn't be that he was here to profit from the chaos of war, right? I believe Godwyn wouldn't be that thoughtless.

"Of course it's because there's war here. It's more suitable for harvesting Mental Power."

Fine, I take that back. Even the City Lord of Sain Underground City had his eye on the conditions brought by war.

Perhaps feeling that the image of Gong Qiying he had imagined had just cracked, Flamefire sighed and said,

"Let me say this first. While the current war is indeed very profitable in the short term, wars always end eventually. Once peaceful times return, you'll see just how strange the people living on this land are. I guarantee they'll annoy you so much that you won't want to keep operating here. Even I'm considering opportunities to leave this place."

This was his warning. He stared at Gong Qiying, waiting for an answer.

"It's fine. I'm confident in my management abilities."

".Fine. Looks like I can't