All the buildings were made of black and cyan stones. There were all kinds of shops on the streets. Various people passed by one after another on the streets. What surprised Sade was that although the buildings here were much better than those outside, they were not as stunning as the city gate.

There were less than ten tall buildings as far as the eye could see. The most glorious one looked like a palace, besides the magnificent, exquisite, and solemn building at the front. The rest were cyan buildings not far from the palace and a cyan-black stone tower in the city’s center.

It was the first time Sade came to the Kingdom of Herlock, so he was very curious about the things before him. Anyhow, he did not forget the reason he was in the city. He needed to know where the minister’s residence was. As the most powerful person in the Kingdom of Herlock besides the King, Sade guessed that the minister lived in the highest place here, the stone tower in the city’s center.

Sade immediately thought of another guess. Although this stone tower built entirely of cyan-black stone was very tall, its exterior building style did not look like the residence of a powerful minister. If one had to say, it was the cyan-blue building closer to the palace that looked more like it.

Sade, who had more or less a goal in mind, decided to go there at night to check it out. After all, it was daytime now. If he went there just like that, he would possibly be regarded as an intruder.

So, Sade decided to go to the shops nearby instead. On the one hand, he wanted to wait, and on the other hand, he wanted to get some information from the shops nearby. Sade chose to go to places where many people were to get the information he needed.

After making up his mind, Sade began to walk down the street and went inside, following the crowd. As Sade scanned through the shops on both sides of the street, he noticed that a flag was hung at the door of each shop. Each flag had a different pattern printed on it, and there was a string of words around the patterns. However, Sade noticed that these words were in some other language, which included the language of the Kingdom of Herlock. Surprisingly, at the bottom of these patterns, the state’s common language was again used to interpret the words’ language.

Looking at the dazzling array of flags before him and the customers in the shops, Sade saw that there was a potion shop run by the elves not far away. This potion shop had not only human customers but also elves, dwarves, and an interesting race, the elemental race.

Sade suddenly understood what this meant, looking at the scene before him. Although the Kingdom of Herlock was a human country, the kingdom itself would also have business from other races because it was attached to the Magic Empire!

After all, the Magic Empire was neutral and did not participate in the war, nor did it start a war. Everything was about peace. At the same time, all races living under the rule of the Empire were treated equally.

As a dependent state of the Magic Empire, it was believed to be a neutral state regardless of which kingdom was under its jurisdiction. It was precisely why many other races would appear in the Magic Empire.

The Kingdom of Herlock was at the edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Therefore, it was also the neutral state closest to the other races. Hence, naturally, there were many different races here.

As Sade walked on the road, he looked at the magic potion shop run by the elves and couldn’t help but think of the elf village at the edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and the Village Chief, Wenda.

Sade smiled on his face and walked into the elves’ magic potion shop. On the one hand, Sade had a good impression of the elves, and on the other hand, Sade felt that he could obtain some information from the shop.

Sade found the shop spacious as soon as he walked in. There were only three elves in the shop, and they were all serving customers. So, Sade decided to take a look for himself.

He glanced around and saw rows of wooden cabinets on both sides of the shop. Bottles of potions of different colors were placed on the wooden cabinets, but most were in dark green. Sade decided to stand aside and watch as he did not know much about potions.

A guest left, and a young elven girl walked over from the side, “Hello, welcome! How may I help you?”

Hearing her speak in a somewhat awkward Herlock language, Sade instantly understood that she had probably just arrived in the Kingdom of Herlock. As Sade looked like a human, she had most likely identified him as a Herlock native.

In the Kingdom of Herlock, which was at the edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, few people from other countries would come to live here except for merchants and bards. One of them was Sade, who had figured it out and smiled.

He quickly replied in the state’s common language, “Thank you so much. I don’t know the difference between these potions. Can you explain the functions and prices of these potions to me in detail?” Sade sounded very gentle.

The young elven girl’s face suddenly blushed, not sure whether it was because of Sade’s handsome appearance or because of his words just now.

Sade caught it, although it was only a moment. She was a little shy, but it didn’t matter. As a person who was already an adult in his heart, Sade felt that the body’s growth couldn’t represent a person’s entire being. So, he gave in to her, and there was nothing bad about it.

As expected, Sade intentionally showed some concern. The young elven girl began to introduce the potions in the shop to Sade in the state’s common language, “Sir, this row before you are Level-I attributable magic potions. The earthy yellow ones are earth-type magic potions. You can increase a certain amount of body toughness and defense by consuming them. It is equivalent to a mage using a Level-I earth-type auxiliary magic. Meanwhile, the red increases fire resistance. The blue and green are water and wind resistance potions. Besides, there are also spirit recovery potions…” Sade listened as Miss Elf got happier the more she talked.

Time gradually passed. An elder elven girl came along, “Mariel, you’re being a little rude to the customer. “