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

urvived said tragedy, but it entailed an even greater con

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

ation for over six years, I have truly been grateful— But granting me

e been extravagant to be given a higher form o

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

e enrolled you both i

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

ck road as it made its way t

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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

ely 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..

we stay and fend them o

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

s best to run as fast as he could…He tried ignoring it for the longe

et blurry… as he graduall

flat on the ground fro

coated with a liquid concoct

s ruthless as

led… 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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s far..." One of the Lisa's "workers" questioned the purpose for doing t

st of the grass plains, the worker left Jacob with