An Enormous Order

But looking at it from the other side, it was easy to see why Solam felt he had been set up. Think about it—would the council really give such a luxurious estate to Solam that easily? Never underestimate those people's greed! Such a huge piece of juicy meat, yet they had handed it to Solam without even taking a bite. No matter how one looked at it, something was fishy!

In fact, all one had to do was consider the estate's former owner to understand why the council had been so generous. This place had once been a secret safehouse of the Arcane Brotherhood!

Although Amn and Canlus had always been at odds on the national level, and the Arcane Brotherhood was a target of severe crackdowns by all major factions in Athkatla, that did not mean any councilor or noble would dare provoke such an organization.

The Arcane Brotherhood's cruelty and treachery were notorious across the entire continent. If those people had not known better than to casually challenge the bottom lines of powerful factions, they might have been wiped out long ago. Even so, their infamy made the whole continent wary of them. Since they operated openly, they were even more notorious than many evil god cults or demon cults.

Their pettiness was as famous as their cruelty and cunning. Thus, while Athkatla and the Arcane Brotherhood were broadly opposed to one another, no individual dared provoke the Arcane Brotherhood.

After all, the Arcane Brotherhood might not have had much they could do to Athkatla itself, but on an individual level, things were entirely different. The Arcane Brotherhood had plenty of ways to deal with them. Even if they could not immediately handle those who dared provoke them, the Arcane Brotherhood was petty. Like venomous snakes, they would