Zich and his companions arrived in a city named Westillburd. As expected of the capital city of the Cronon Kingdom, it looked like a prosperous area. Even though they had traveled to various cities and villages, it was Snoc and Hans’ first time seeing the capital city of a kingdom.

Capital city—just this term made the whole city look different. It seemed as if the surrounding buildings, the clothes that people were wearing, the grass on the streets, and even the trees planted in front of the houses looked much more elegant and stylish. Hans and Snoc eyed their surroundings with barely contained excitement. Zich looked at his two pathetic servants and let out a small sigh. Then he looked the other way. Lyla had the same expression as Snoc and Hans and was looking all over the place. Zich shook his head.

Even though a capital city was the center of Cronon’s economic and political system, Westillburd was even more vibrant than other capital cities in the world. People’s expectations and hopes seemed to float around in the air.

“Sir, look at that!” Snoc said while looking at a poster on the wall. Zich, Hans, and more recently, Lyla were teaching Snoc how to read and write, so Snoc was now capable of slowly reading some...