The Second Council

Treasure?

Hidden in the shadow of a boulder, Yin Ming paused as he eavesdropped.

He immediately realized that the treasure Yatote Feir mentioned was probably the Amber Sword: Bromanson.

After all, the place where the Amber Sword had been discovered...

Was Green Forest, on the outskirts of Korodo City in the Landon Duchy.

Green Forest!

As the owners of that territory, the Twisted Treant Clan had been the faction most likely to discover the Amber Sword first.

The only reason they had not seized it was that the powerful radiation the Amber Sword emitted on its own had made this Lord Sadi wary.

At the time, the Flame-Burners Association had been trading extraordinary fertilizer with them, naturally drawing Sadi's attention.

It would have been a shame not to exploit a new organization with no backing whatsoever!

That was how the Flame-Burners Association's explorers had managed to discover the supernatural many-eyed syndrome incident in Korodo City ahead of all the other factions.

The more I think about it, the more terrifying it gets. No wonder obtaining information on a pseudo-divine artifact went so smoothly!

Sadi should have stepped out to reap the rewards when the sword was drawn.

But the sword had shattered! Robert Kava had inexplicably been corrupted, prompting Sadi to observe for a few more days.

Only now, after confirming that there was no risk, had Sadi set up the Wood-Spirit Barrier to trap them like fish in a barrel.

Playing dirty, huh?

It wasn't that Robert Kava overlooked some detail and left evidence at the scene. They'd been watching him from start to finish.

Yin Ming took a deep breath. Sure enough, anything that had lived long enough—even a tree—could not be underestimated.

This kind of scheme, controlling the entire situation, had much in common with using the