Kate City, inside a traveling merchants' inn,
Because the Kate Marquis Territory was rich in products, many merchant caravans from the north came here to sell supplies and purchase local specialties to bring back north. Even many elven specialties could be bought here.
Since merchants from other human kingdoms did not know the trade routes into the Elf Forest, rashly heading there could even invite attacks from the elves. Rather than risk venturing into the Elf Forest, it was better to purchase goods in an important Bolin Kingdom hub city like Kate City.
Many merchant associations and traveling merchants in the Bolin Kingdom specialized in running caravans between the Bolin Kingdom and the Elf Forest. They bought goods from the elves, marked up the prices, and sold them to caravans from northern merchant associations for considerable profits.
Because of this, Kate City was more prosperous than the human cities Li Si had passed through before, not even much inferior to Akote City, the royal capital of the Bolin Kingdom.
Although the Kate Family that controlled this land was merely a marquis family, its true strength was quite formidable. Many Bolin Kingdom nobles believed that the Kate Family already possessed enough power to become the Bolin Kingdom's next ducal family.
However, none of that had anything to do with Augustus now.
After Li Si and Angela had left him at the inn, Augustus obediently remained in his room and did not go out.
Even his lunch had been delivered to his door by a waiter.
Augustus had no choice but to be so cautious.
Leaning against the windowsill and looking at the familiar city outside, Augustus let out a heavy sigh.
As the youngest son of the Kate Marquis, lord of these lands, this city was where he had lived the