Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

The assembly

The boss of the Dark Guild 『Moonlight Owl』 Forbach was surprised upon seeing the fortress city.
Forbach who made his base in Triaria Kingdom did not receive detailed information about this fortress city. His hideouts in Valkyra Kingdom may have been destroyed and all that, but considering how this is a world where there are no TVs, radios, much less internet, that speed of information relay was very likely inevitable.

「Boss, this city is amazing.」
「Yeah, to think a fortress city like this was built so far in the Savage Lands…… and for it to be thriving this much. Now I know the reason why Triaria Kingdom is declining.」

Forbach, came to Wedgefort with his trusted retainer, and escorting guild members.

「I’d love to make a hideout here if possible, but……」
「This is the city of that detestable Valkyra Kingdom.」

If a city has this many people from all sorts of countries come and go, where people, items, and money flows, any Dark Guild would want to set up a hideout there.

「Do a bit more research into the town. This is at the center of the Trination and the Sanctuary. I want a base here no matter what.」
「Yeah. Please give me 10 days, including the time to expand with the other Dark Guilds.」
「I don’t care how long it takes. Don’t forget to tell them to move discreetly.」

Forbach reserved an intermediate level inn at Wedgefort, and decided to stay for a while.

However, Forbach was unaware. This was the linchpin city tying the Sanctuary and the Trination together. It was a pivotal city constantly monitored by the eyes of the Spirits..
Having lost the ability to hear the voices of the Spirits, or even see them, Forbach did not realize.

Samandour Kingdom is a nation that had entered diplomatic relationships with all the countries in the continent. As such, there was no problem with them going to Wedgefort which was built in the Savage Lands of Valkyra Kingdom which was at war with Triaria Kingdom.
In actuality, once the high quality, affordable, Sanctuary-made salt began circulating the market, Samandour Kingdom, which earned excessive profits from the sale of Salt from facing the ocean, was excluded from trading with the Trination, centered in Wedgefort.

And even the presidents of two of the most prominent trading companies in Samandour Kingdom, Earl Sechnal and Earl Vautarc were also excluded.
As to be expected. The two had been the arms dealers who profited from supplying munitions to Triaria Kingdom when they were invading the Sanctuary.

Inside Wedgefort, a plump nobleman wearing flashy garments alighted from an equally gaudy carriage parked in front of a high class hotel.
It was Earl Sechnal who hails all the way from Samandour Kingdom.

「Fumu, is it because its a new city? There’s no unpleasant stench.」
「Master, I’ve heard that a Purification magic device circulating in Valkyra Kingdom in recent years, so every town was clean.」

Earl Sechnal turned sour upon hearing this.

「That Purifier MD is being monopolized by Valkyran company. Moreover, it’s exported to Lomaria Kingdom and Yggurle Kingdom at a reasonable price, but even if it’s obvious that they wouldn’t export it to Triaria Kingdom, they are selling it to Samandour Kingdom for large sums, so our company’s profits are slim.」
「Well, Lomaria Kingdom and Yggurle Kingdom have an alliance with Valkyra Kingdom, so it’s inevitable.」

The Purifier MD, as well as the Toilet Purifier which comes with the same functions, were expensive in the Samandour Kingdom, and it had only spread to the affluent members of society were able to afford it. Despite its status as a free trading nation, Valkyra Kingdom wouldn’t treat them like an ally for being a country to sell munitions to their enemies. Moreover, during the war with the Trination, a large mass of munitions flowed from Samandour Kingdom to Triaria Kingdom. They should have been grateful to have sold it for a large profit.

「The imitations made by those Dwarves were expensive for their functions too. Those damn greedy Dwarves.」

The imitation magic devices sold by Gnomstoll Kingdom were by no means cheap either, as a result, the Purifier MD hadn’t spread throughout Samandour Kingdom..

「It’s all because of that little commoner boy. I’ll make him pay for angering me.」

The subsequent investigation revealed that Takumi was the developer of the Purifier MD, which fueled his hate even more.

Once Earl Sechnal entered the hotel, he ordered his subordinates to conduct a market research. He also instructed them to make an appointment to meet with the governor of Wedgefort as a facade. Additionally, the members of the dark guild accompanying them had begun making contact with the Dark Guilds which had a turf around Wedgefort.