A Visit

After seeing Suika off, Ratatos immediately stood up.

"Quickly, contact that stupid bear! We must convene Tri-Clan Council immediately!"

Meanwhile, Suika sat in the carriage, humming a cheerful tune, looking out at the beautiful snow scene.

Because she knew some of Kjerag's situation, she also knew some of the underhanded dealings among them, but she pretended not to know.

Silverash clearly didn't trust her, so she naturally wouldn't try to win him over.

However, she did trust the Black Knight quite a bit.

But since Silverash is going to cause trouble and not include her, she'll just lay everything out in the open.

At the very least, we need to make Silverash's plans less smooth.

After returning to the edge of town, Suika got off the bus and then carried the gifts from the Browntail family across almost the entire town to return to her Warm Cottage.

Upon seeing what she was holding, many knowledgeable Kjerag residents gave her complicated looks.

Those are the finest furs from Kjerag, which were previously supplied to the Holy Maiden and almost never exported.

Browntail gave away such a precious fur, and many people saw Suika and Jian go out together and return yesterday, so they couldn't help but wonder who this mysterious Elafia really was.

This news naturally reached Silverash's ears immediately.

He knew that the Browntail family had intercepted Suika and taken her away long ago, but he didn't expect her to return so soon.

Logically speaking, the fact that they returned early could only mean that the two sides disagreed or didn't have a proper discussion. But if that were the case, given the personality of the head of the Browntail family, he would definitely not give away such a fine gift.

So they must have discussed some very important things...

As Enciodes was pondering, a Gryphon flew to the window.

Enciodes frowned upon seeing the letter on the other person's foot.

Upon reading the letter, it was discovered that the people of Browntail and the Paleroche family had arrived at Manjushri Monastery, and both families were demanding an immediate Tri-Clan Council to discuss the future and development of Kjerag.

As the last party in the Tri-Clan Council, I was required to arrive at Manjushri Monastery before noon.

Enciodes glanced at the clock on the wall; it was almost eleven o'clock. To reach Manjushri Monastery by midnight, he couldn't linger and had to hurry on his way.

It was the Browntail family who made the move; in an instant, Enciodes guessed who it was.

After all, given Mr. Xiong's personality, he would never make a plan that would restrict his own time like this.

Only the shrewd and calculating Browntail family would force themselves to face the challenges ahead without informing anyone else.

He went outside, but Jian wasn't there. Of course, he knew that Jian had gone to find the messenger.

Call over a young man

"Weiss, I need you to go to the city and find the mace. Tell her I've gone to attend the Three Clans Council, and ask her to bring Miss Messenger to visit the Kjerag Trade."

After he finished speaking, he did not stop walking, but instead went directly to the carriage outside.

"Understood, sir!" The young man watched Silverash leave and then quickly ran towards the town.

More than an hour had passed by the time he found the mace. When he saw the two people returning from outside, Weiss was so anxious that his face turned pale.

"Um, Weiss, what are you doing here?" Jian asked, puzzled, as he saw the young man running up to him.

Weiss glanced at Suika beside him and then said cautiously.

"Well, the master received a notice to attend the Three Clans Council. Before he left, he asked me to tell you that you can take our distinguished guests to visit our headquarters this afternoon..."

"Headquarters... okay." Although she didn't know what Enciodes was planning, fortunately, the headquarters was quite large, and there were many places to visit.

"Suika, look..." Ken turned to look at Suika.

"Of course, no problem..." Suika smiled. When she heard Weiss's words, she knew that what she had told Browntail had made him anxious.

"Um, Miss, is there anything I can help you with?" Weiss felt a little uneasy as he felt Suika's gaze fixed on him.

"I just called you Weiss, right?"

Upon meeting him Suika felt the young man looked familiar, and after hearing his name, she realized, "Isn't this the Courier?"

As a pioneer, he was used by himself for a period of time when he first came out.

However, with the acquisition of Wang Dachui, and the arrival of De Gou and Xiong Xiong, they were quickly abandoned.

After the venture capital system was introduced, he became virtually unknown. Apart from occasionally being mentioned by SilverAsh in the story, he was almost never chosen by anyone other than die-hard fans in the game.

"Yes, miss, is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing what Suika said, Weiss quickly replied.

Suika took out a gold coin and tossed it to him.

"Go buy the best bottle of wine you think is best, and the rest of the money is your tip."

"Okay!" Weiss grabbed the coin, nodded, and then ran off quickly.

"I see a lot of people there, so the food must be pretty good. Shall we go eat there first?" Suika said, pointing to a bustling shop.

Following the direction Suika pointed, I saw a newly opened restaurant that mainly served... Columbia fast food.

"If you want to experience the finer things in Kjerag, I have better options, but if you just want to fill your stomach, anywhere's fine too..."

He offered a tactful piece of advice.

The place is crowded because the people of Kjerag rarely have the opportunity to eat outside food, so they are very curious about these imported foods. In addition, the owner has studied the tastes of Kjerag people and made adjustments to the fast food to suit Kjerag, which is why it sells so well.

But for Jian, Columbia fast food was already practically garbage in her eyes, and after the flavor was changed, it became weird-tasting garbage.

Unless Suika insists, she will absolutely not touch that kind of food.

"Um... then you lead the way?"

Suika wasn't stupid; she naturally noticed how much Jian disliked the place. Since Jian didn't like that restaurant, eating somewhere else would be just as good.

Led by Jian, the two arrived at a stew restaurant. After Jian, familiar with the place, ordered the food, the two started talking about Kazimierz.

Suika recounted her recent trip to Kazimierz to watch the Knight's Tournament and what she encountered there...

Chapter 295 Visit

After hearing Suika's words, Ken didn't show any surprise.

To be precise, what Suika said was exactly what she had expected.

After all, if the official Kazimierz were truly an innocent and harmless white lotus, she wouldn't have been relentlessly pursued by the assassins of the Armorless Union. They used every means possible, including poisoning, sneak attacks, kidnapping, and framing.

If it weren't for my own ability to remember, I probably would have died an unexplained death in some stinking ditch in Kazimierz long ago.

However, she was somewhat surprised to hear that the knights of Kazimierz would openly attack the audience in the arena.

"I never imagined that Kazimierz would become like this after only a few years away."

The Black Knight shook his head with a touch of melancholy and said deliberately.

Even though she knew that Kazimierz was rotten to the core, she couldn't just say it outright.

"Who says otherwise? If I had known that the security in Kazimierz was so bad, I wouldn't have gone. I, a dignified spectator, was intimidated by the participants while watching a match."

However, that guy was killed by a mysterious person before I left, and I was questioned about it for a long time by that Commercial Union.

"If I hadn't been in the arena when it was confirmed that he died, I'm afraid the blame would still fall on me."

Suika complained.

"Hmm, that knight is dead? How did he die?"

Hearing what Suika said, Ken asked curiously.

"Of course I killed him!" Suika replied matter-of-factly.

"Didn't you just say you were in the arena?"

After a moment of silence, Jian finally spoke.

"Yeah, I'm in the arena, but that doesn't stop me from killing that guy... the two things don't conflict."

Suika smiled happily, but Ken felt a chill run down his spine.

Although this child seems carefree and speaks her mind freely, she is much more narrow-minded than she imagined.

The fact that he could kill someone and then laugh and joke without batting an eye made her feel uneasy.

"Don't you think he deserved to die?"

"No, his behavior was indeed very bad, but wouldn't it be better to leave it to the Kazimierz authorities to handle? If you do it this way and it gets discovered, it could easily cause big problems."

Although Jian felt that Suika was being a bit radical, he still tried to persuade her in a tactful tone.

However, she fell silent after Suika asked her the next question in return.

Suika Asks the Way

"If you were in that situation, could you convince yourself with this reason?"

Silence answered the question instead of a weapon.

If it were her, she wouldn't be able to swallow her anger either.

The reason is that although the Knights of the Arena are not under the jurisdiction of the Commercial Union, every penny of the Commercial Union's wealth comes from these Knights of the Arena.

Therefore, in essence, the two are birds of a feather.

Perhaps out of consideration for the financial backer, they could temporarily detain or expel the person.

But you tourists don't stay here for long; once you leave, others come back.

Tourists are helpless in this situation.

Therefore, the best approach is to strike first.

However, even though she was very curious, she didn't ask Suika how she did it.

There's an old saying in the Great Yan: "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you." One of its derived meanings is that if you can't do something yourself, don't force others to do it.

Suika stared at the mace, and only spoke when she saw that Suika didn't intend to.

"I've learned something!" Jian nodded, indicating that he understood Suika's meaning.

After finishing their meal, Jian led Suika to the production workshop at the headquarters of Kjerag Trade.

"What are you producing here?" Suika asked, looking around as she walked alongside Jian.

"This is the workshop for daily necessities."

Kjerag is different from the outside world; the clothes worn outside are not suitable for Kjerag activities.

Especially on Mount Kjerag, it's best to have a pair of hiking boots that are both warm and slip-resistant, no matter where you go.

This workshop mainly produces these items, while the adjacent workshop produces various supplies suitable for Kjerag, such as cold-weather clothing and trekking poles.

Since Kjerag gradually opened up in the past two years, we have taken many detours.

Initially, too few of these things were prepared, and tourists found that even after entering Kjerag, they had no way to go out and experience the beauty of the place.

Later, Enciodes simply reached a cooperation agreement with the Browntail family, whereby the Brantao family would provide the fur raw materials, and the Silverash family would handle the manufacturing, producing complete sets of clothing suitable for visiting tourists.

Although Jian never participated in Enciodes's plans and only quietly did her own thing, she saw all of this and naturally and emotionally recounted it.

"The Browntail family? That Ms. Vulpo is no pushover, and judging from our previous conversation, she's quite the reformist, maintaining a wait-and-see attitude towards Kjerag's openness. Enciodes must have paid a hefty price to buy the furs from her!"

"That's true. They not only sell us the furs at the same price they would sell to outsiders, but they also take 30% of the final profit."

We could have easily used much cheaper furs from elsewhere, but the master always says we're all from Kjerag, and no matter how much we argue, the money always ends up in Kjerag...

Suddenly a familiar voice came from the side. Suika and Ken turned around and saw Weiss holding an account book by the assembly line.

"Hey Weiss, you're here too!"

Suika waved to him.

"There's nothing we can do. The heavy snow came a few days earlier than usual this year, and some people at the foot of the mountain haven't had time to come back yet, which has led to a shortage of manpower here."

I offered to help..."

Weiss scratched the back of his head sheepishly, then apologized to the two men after seeing the assembly line in the distance start operating, and quickly ran over.

"Holy crap, there are actually people in this world who enjoy working overtime voluntarily..."

Seeing Weiss working so happily, the cold wind unable to dampen his enthusiasm, Suika was momentarily speechless.