The Strongest Merchant
frantically in his attempt to e
w jagged rocks here and there made him trip over a few times as
y is this happening all
eed having
y that he's having th
s situation, the number of misfortunes that happened one after the other could
ow, everything that happens in his life, good or bad, wo
he were to rate these "tragedies" that have happened in his li
idering the fact that h
d bend over to anyone and anything just to be granted a chanc
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e noble family
now. This was something that others might not consider as so
odd enough for him, but the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Bernian's daughter, Lisa, had been a friend
they were technically still within the boundaries of a slave-and-a-ma
ndeed the much "bette
ly could easily outshine the previous d
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he was 8 y
devices when both his pare
ned back then - as to what made his father a
recollection of what happen
hing good had happene
alone, a tragedy befell on t
ndered his home village, leaving nothing but scr
n were either killed or kidnapp
rvived said tragedy, but it entailed an even greater conse
d because he's the son o
chief listened to, excla
udden disappearance of the couple within Rolfe's househo
happened, accused of being spies for the city that attac
ack then, but now that he thinks about it,
know for sure as to why h
vive alone without supervision. It had been too much of a me
exile Jacob in an attempt to both show his "mercy" a
tcast at such a young age woul
sily proved
acked his "home" village, in a desperate attempt to search for his p
an easy j
, or he could have just ex
anaged to reach somewhere w
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l City of the
wasn't Jacob's o
to what to do next; He followed a few fami
g on the streets of a city unsuperv
es those that were also held captives from the conquests of the Grand Empire.
len into the hands of the Bernian Family; It was
was then taught the ways of be
d immediately grasped the basics of it, grabbing the attenti
e of doing things on the level of doing chore
en fact considering that he may not have been educated at his age, but he could easi
h strong a
mily had always favored him; Even giving him the b
then been close with Lisa- the onl
nst this friendship though. In fact
ople of the lower class, and it was already below them to
now the right time to settle down and let their youngest one, their daughter, to have
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had faithfully served
hange everything- the thing that would change J
.
good news
announced that both Jacob and Lisa were to be
cation for over six years, I have truly been grateful- But granting me
e been extravagant to be given a higher form o
y considered you as part of this family, regardless of the circumstance
d with a genuine s
better knowing that our daught
e cheerfully laughed tog
, we get to be together mo
e Jacob, added as she che
is opportunity as a gift from you.
efore decisively replying the
ing able to be with her and protect her at all times would m
would need to travel to reach there would at least be a few weeks, it wo
as she added the details of
ave enrolled you both
to undertake the K
you would be undertaking
it would be a shame to not take advantage of your physi
ernian
d the right
then dispersed to prepare for
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the path connecting C
d traveling. It had been a smooth sailing jour
ing when they have reach
eed a month to reach
towards the end of the grassy plains. Brick roads could then
are almo
en outside Creia, randomly commente
a, the City of Dantalian. From there, it would only take another week for us to reach the Acade
ob as she filled him in with the necessary i
g, but the world's geography had ne
skills and prowess when it
ess-related transactions that would most of the time requir
e had the brains as well; On
k road as it made its way tow
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nding within the streets were the hooves of
brick road, a group of cloaked strangers is wa
think that one might not encounter
s and disasters are bit unavoidable,
ast 10 of them s
th Jacob and Lisa informed them after
towards the direction of the ground, she could
te guards of the Bernian family
for them, proof that they might have overdone the whole "escortin
easily outnumbered by how many there were on the side of the a
enough on how this would easily
rely mature and strong enough to fend off a singl
e want? Were just
to common thieves here and there, but it seems like these people were most likely no
ngers rushed behind the coachmen, as a dagger clean
riage could barely make o
t there was no other option but to actually open the carriage door and run as fast as they c
pped against the plan of just putting a
too dangerous to do that..
e stay and fend them off
a and escape as fast as you could
l, as the only magi within the cart added, "I'd distract them
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erged from the inside- the surrounding was immediately c
he opposite direction of the freight, he did not think too much about
best to run as fast as he could...He tried ignoring it for the longe
t blurry... as he graduall
flat on the ground fro
coated with a liquid concoct
s ruthless as
ed... Nobody amongst the 4 escorts was hurt! All of them, incl
a coldly replied as she instructed, "You. Dispose of his body,
e leader of the clo
. Hmmm as for the ransom, ask the totality of the inheri
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his far..." One of the Lisa's "workers" questioned the purpose for doing
t of the grass plains, the worker left Jacob with n