Chapter 213: Protection (3)
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Chapter 213: Protection (3)
1.
After Deneb and the twins left, the already spacious house felt like it became twice as big.
It feels like something is missing
When I think about it, Ive been living here by myself for the longest time
Cant relate with that since Ive never lived in such a good place before, but I reckon that it was boring for you.
Siwoo and Sharon were eating their dinner while chatting.
But this time, instead of eating in the dining room as usual, they were doing it in the living room.
The reason for this was because they wanted to watch the news about the recent incidents.
It was currently a hot topic on the internet too, as if they were to put on something inside the search bar, the first twenty recommended searches would be something related to the incident.
The scale of it made Siwoo wonder if the witches could really cover up the incident well.
And to his surprise, they did cover it up.
Well, cover wasnt exactly the correct word here, as what they did was clearly a manipulation of information.
They changed the cause of the death of the people; from being killed by strange monsters to explosions caused by gas leaks.
All the survivors gave out the same answers when they were being interviewed, as if they had rehearsed it beforehand. They even showed CCTV footage of people suddenly dying from explosions when they were in the middle of shopping.
They put the blame on poor management and constructions for letting this happen, declaring the construction company guilty for not abiding safety regulations.
After he saw that they gave the companys CEO, president and representative arrest warrants, Siwoo turned off the TV.
Siwoo
When she saw Siwoo keeping his mouth shut, Sharon gently took his hand.
Youve done your best. Didnt the Countess say that there are a lot of people who survived thanks to you?
Yes, but it still left a bitter taste in my mouth I guess I shouldnt have tried watching it while eating, huh?
Thanks to the atmosphere turning sour, their dinner came to an end earlier than usual.
Sharon tidied up the dishes and brought them to the kitchen. Then, she called out to him.
Right, why dont we take a stroll together? Staying inside wouldnt improve your mood anyway, would it?
Take a stroll? Where?
Incheon Port.
Sure. They have great clams there.
Siwoo agreed to her suggestion, Besides, he needed a change of atmosphere anyway.
Maybe it was because the twins went back already, but the house was less lively than before.
And he figured that there was no need for him to share his depression with Sharon.
Well, getting some grilled clams sounds nice, but do you know that Gehenna has a contact point for smugglers in there?
Huh? That kind of thing exists?
Yeah! They arent always available, but every three months, there is a period of time where everyone would come and go to the port for around fifteen days, right? Theyll be available by then. There are a lot of things to see there! Though, I dont normally go there often, only when its necessary.
What kind of things can we see there?
Sharon continued her explanation. According to her, there were places like this all over the world, and Incheon Port wasnt a unique case.
She said that usually the smugglers would carry some goods from Gehenna, but that wasnt always the case. They would occasionally bring some goods from the Modern World back to Gehenna too.
So, you know the magic crops that they grew in the Latifundium, right? Exiles cant really go to Gehenna to buy those directly, but they dont really need to, as the smugglers will bring those crops here instead! The same goes for other stuff like magical tools and such.
That sounds more like a regular market to me.
Well, it does function like one!Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only
Those Criminal Exiles youre talking about, if they havent been caught already, that means theyre the most dangerous ones among the most dangerous ones.
They are either grand witches or close to being one.
In the first place, aside from Duchess Tiphereth, barely any witches would willingly trying to get into fights. Strong witches with a lot of money wouldnt even try to hunt the Homunculi, let alone those Criminal Exiles.
To put it in the game terms, the witches who barely scraped by with hunting small mobs, wouldnt just go out of their way to solo raid bosses.
Sure, the prize would be great, but the risk would be too high.
Also, those Criminal Exiles have their own way of making money, like running a drug cartel somewhere in South America or cultivating drugs in general.
I mean, they did say that chemistry is rooted from alchemy, so thats pretty much still within their area of specialty. Of course, there are some of them who obtain profit from legitimate business as well.
But, if they mess around too much, wouldnt Duchess Keter come for them?
Hearing his question, Sharon just shrugged her shoulders.
Duchess Keter, huh? How do I put this? Shedoesnt care much about it? Lets say that after we go back home, Ill try and form a human trafficking organization, then I make it grow so big and it becomes the biggest one in the world. Even in this situation, unless I announce to the world that I am a witch, or openly use magic in the process, she would just leave me alone.
But why?
I dont know. You see, the only moments when the Duchess would make a move is when a witch openly made a big fuss in the world using magic and almost revealing the existence of witches.
Or if they made such a big fuss like, for example, if that one witch running the cartel in Mexico bought a nuclear plant and launched it in the middle of Mexico City. The Criminal Exiles also know about this, so they wouldnt deliberately look for trouble either. Theyll keep it within a reasonable level.
After that, Siwoo was able to hear about secrets of the world that werent told in textbooks.
To summarize, the reason why the Criminal Exiles werent being dealt with was as follows.
First, the witches whod take bounties and stuff didnt want to deal with them because they werent strong enough.
Second, the witches who were strong enough didnt need the bounty, so they simply didnt want to bother.
Third, they hadnt caused enough trouble for Duchess Keter to interfere.
In any case, since they had been walking while talking for a while, they reached the part of the district where there were no buildings around.
On the road, there were trucks carrying massive containers instead of passenger cars.
When they entered the pier through a gate, they could see a bunch of containers piled up on the ground, more than theyve ever seen in their lives.
Bizarre looking machines could be seen, lifting the containers up and down while dozens of large warehouses were lined up side by side throughout the grounds.
The most impressive looking machines out of all of them were the tens-meters-long cranes that were used to pile and unload the massive container towers.
This way.
Sharon pulled Siwoo, who was curiously looking around, by his sleeves and headed toward the largest warehouse in the port.
In truth, Siwoo was worried that some people in work clothes would stop them before they could look around, but that didnt seem to be the case.
Then again, that meant the music box was still working properly.
No one even spared a glance at the two of them.
As they slowly made their ways inside, treading through the gap between the containers, Siwoo soon realized that he couldnt find any more people in his surroundings.
Even the boisterous noises of the heavy machineries couldnt be heard anymore.
Suddenly, a big warehouse, towering over the others, appeared in front of him.
It might sound a little funny, but Siwoo thought that this must be what it felt to be kidnapped by a witch, just like in those storybooks he used to read as a kid.
I was wondering why you were so nonchalant about all this, so thats how it is, huh?
Well, while this is the place where all the people gather, and they wouldnt mind sharing the space, that doesnt mean theyd build this building out in the open where everyone could see it.
As far as I know, they used ley lines, water veins and the arrangement of the containers as medium to spread their mana and conceal the place.
To get here, you need to turn at the right corner at the right place, so people wont stumble upon the place by accident.
Thats interesting.
Right?
The reason why they didnt find anyone guarding the warehouse was probably because of the concealment.
After that, the pair opened up the door and entered the smugglers contact point.
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Chapter 213: Protection (3)
1.
After Deneb and the twins left, the already spacious house felt like it became twice as big.
It feels like something is missing
When I think about it, Ive been living here by myself for the longest time
Cant relate with that since Ive never lived in such a good place before, but I reckon that it was boring for you.
Siwoo and Sharon were eating their dinner while chatting.
But this time, instead of eating in the dining room as usual, they were doing it in the living room.
The reason for this was because they wanted to watch the news about the recent incidents.
It was currently a hot topic on the internet too, as if they were to put on something inside the search bar, the first twenty recommended searches would be something related to the incident.
The scale of it made Siwoo wonder if the witches could really cover up the incident well.
And to his surprise, they did cover it up.
Well, cover wasnt exactly the correct word here, as what they did was clearly a manipulation of information.
They changed the cause of the death of the people; from being killed by strange monsters to explosions caused by gas leaks.
All the survivors gave out the same answers when they were being interviewed, as if they had rehearsed it beforehand. They even showed CCTV footage of people suddenly dying from explosions when they were in the middle of shopping.
They put the blame on poor management and constructions for letting this happen, declaring the construction company guilty for not abiding safety regulations.
After he saw that they gave the companys CEO, president and representative arrest warrants, Siwoo turned off the TV.
Siwoo
When she saw Siwoo keeping his mouth shut, Sharon gently took his hand.
Youve done your best. Didnt the Countess say that there are a lot of people who survived thanks to you?
Yes, but it still left a bitter taste in my mouth I guess I shouldnt have tried watching it while eating, huh?
Thanks to the atmosphere turning sour, their dinner came to an end earlier than usual.
Sharon tidied up the dishes and brought them to the kitchen. Then, she called out to him.
Right, why dont we take a stroll together? Staying inside wouldnt improve your mood anyway, would it?
Take a stroll? Where?
Incheon Port.
Sure. They have great clams there.
Siwoo agreed to her suggestion, Besides, he needed a change of atmosphere anyway.
Maybe it was because the twins went back already, but the house was less lively than before.
And he figured that there was no need for him to share his depression with Sharon.
Well, getting some grilled clams sounds nice, but do you know that Gehenna has a contact point for smugglers in there?
Huh? That kind of thing exists?
Yeah! They arent always available, but every three months, there is a period of time where everyone would come and go to the port for around fifteen days, right? Theyll be available by then. There are a lot of things to see there! Though, I dont normally go there often, only when its necessary.
What kind of things can we see there?
Sharon continued her explanation. According to her, there were places like this all over the world, and Incheon Port wasnt a unique case.
She said that usually the smugglers would carry some goods from Gehenna, but that wasnt always the case. They would occasionally bring some goods from the Modern World back to Gehenna too.
So, you know the magic crops that they grew in the Latifundium, right? Exiles cant really go to Gehenna to buy those directly, but they dont really need to, as the smugglers will bring those crops here instead! The same goes for other stuff like magical tools and such.
That sounds more like a regular market to me.
Well, it does function like one!Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only
Those Criminal Exiles youre talking about, if they havent been caught already, that means theyre the most dangerous ones among the most dangerous ones.
They are either grand witches or close to being one.
In the first place, aside from Duchess Tiphereth, barely any witches would willingly trying to get into fights. Strong witches with a lot of money wouldnt even try to hunt the Homunculi, let alone those Criminal Exiles.
To put it in the game terms, the witches who barely scraped by with hunting small mobs, wouldnt just go out of their way to solo raid bosses.
Sure, the prize would be great, but the risk would be too high.
Also, those Criminal Exiles have their own way of making money, like running a drug cartel somewhere in South America or cultivating drugs in general.
I mean, they did say that chemistry is rooted from alchemy, so thats pretty much still within their area of specialty. Of course, there are some of them who obtain profit from legitimate business as well.
But, if they mess around too much, wouldnt Duchess Keter come for them?
Hearing his question, Sharon just shrugged her shoulders.
Duchess Keter, huh? How do I put this? Shedoesnt care much about it? Lets say that after we go back home, Ill try and form a human trafficking organization, then I make it grow so big and it becomes the biggest one in the world. Even in this situation, unless I announce to the world that I am a witch, or openly use magic in the process, she would just leave me alone.
But why?
I dont know. You see, the only moments when the Duchess would make a move is when a witch openly made a big fuss in the world using magic and almost revealing the existence of witches.
Or if they made such a big fuss like, for example, if that one witch running the cartel in Mexico bought a nuclear plant and launched it in the middle of Mexico City. The Criminal Exiles also know about this, so they wouldnt deliberately look for trouble either. Theyll keep it within a reasonable level.
After that, Siwoo was able to hear about secrets of the world that werent told in textbooks.
To summarize, the reason why the Criminal Exiles werent being dealt with was as follows.
First, the witches whod take bounties and stuff didnt want to deal with them because they werent strong enough.
Second, the witches who were strong enough didnt need the bounty, so they simply didnt want to bother.
Third, they hadnt caused enough trouble for Duchess Keter to interfere.
In any case, since they had been walking while talking for a while, they reached the part of the district where there were no buildings around.
On the road, there were trucks carrying massive containers instead of passenger cars.
When they entered the pier through a gate, they could see a bunch of containers piled up on the ground, more than theyve ever seen in their lives.
Bizarre looking machines could be seen, lifting the containers up and down while dozens of large warehouses were lined up side by side throughout the grounds.
The most impressive looking machines out of all of them were the tens-meters-long cranes that were used to pile and unload the massive container towers.
This way.
Sharon pulled Siwoo, who was curiously looking around, by his sleeves and headed toward the largest warehouse in the port.
In truth, Siwoo was worried that some people in work clothes would stop them before they could look around, but that didnt seem to be the case.
Then again, that meant the music box was still working properly.
No one even spared a glance at the two of them.
As they slowly made their ways inside, treading through the gap between the containers, Siwoo soon realized that he couldnt find any more people in his surroundings.
Even the boisterous noises of the heavy machineries couldnt be heard anymore.
Suddenly, a big warehouse, towering over the others, appeared in front of him.
It might sound a little funny, but Siwoo thought that this must be what it felt to be kidnapped by a witch, just like in those storybooks he used to read as a kid.
I was wondering why you were so nonchalant about all this, so thats how it is, huh?
Well, while this is the place where all the people gather, and they wouldnt mind sharing the space, that doesnt mean theyd build this building out in the open where everyone could see it.
As far as I know, they used ley lines, water veins and the arrangement of the containers as medium to spread their mana and conceal the place.
To get here, you need to turn at the right corner at the right place, so people wont stumble upon the place by accident.
Thats interesting.
Right?
The reason why they didnt find anyone guarding the warehouse was probably because of the concealment.
After that, the pair opened up the door and entered the smugglers contact point.
Chapter 213: Protection 31.After Deneb and the twins left, the already spacious house felt like it became twice as big.It feels like something is missingWhen I think about it, Ive been living here by myself for the longest timeCant relate with that since Ive never lived in such a good place before, but I reckon that it was boring for you.Siwoo and Sharon were eating their dinner while chatting.But this time, instead of eating in the dining room as usual, they were doing it in the living room.The reason for this was because they wanted to watch the news about the recent incidents.It was currently a hot topic on the internet too, as if they were to put on something inside the search bar, the first twenty recommended searches would be something related to the incident.The scale of it made Siwoo wonder if the witches could really cover up the incident well.And to his surprise, they did cover it up.Well, cover wasnt exactly the correct word here, as what they did was clearly a manipulation of information.They changed the cause of the death of the people; from being killed by strange monsters to explosions caused by gas leaks.All the survivors gave out the same answers when they were being interviewed, as if they had rehearsed it beforehand. They even showed CCTV footage of people suddenly dying from explosions when they were in the middle of shopping.They put the blame on poor management and constructions for letting this happen, declaring the construction company guilty for not abiding safety regulations.After he saw that they gave the companys CEO, president and representative arrest warrants, Siwoo turned off the TV.SiwooWhen she saw Siwoo keeping his mouth shut, Sharon gently took his hand.Youve done your best. Didnt the Countess say that there are a lot of people who survived thanks to you?Yes, but it still left a bitter taste in my mouth I guess I shouldnt have tried watching it while eating, huh?Thanks to the atmosphere turning sour, their dinner came to an end earlier than usual.Sharon tidied up the dishes and brought them to the kitchen. Then, she called out to him.Right, why dont we take a stroll together? Staying inside wouldnt improve your mood anyway, would it?Take a stroll? Where?Incheon Port.Sure. They have great clams there.Siwoo agreed to her suggestion, Besides, he needed a change of atmosphere anyway.Maybe it was because the twins went back already, but the house was less lively than before.And he figured that there was no need for him to share his depression with Sharon.Well, getting some grilled clams sounds nice, but do you know that Gehenna has a contact point for smugglers in there?Huh? That kind of thing exists?Yeah! They arent always available, but every three months, there is a period of time where everyone would come and go to the port for around fifteen days, right? Theyll be available by then. There are a lot of things to see there! Though, I dont normally go there often, only when its necessary.What kind of things can we see there?Sharon continued her explanation. According to her, there were places like this all over the world, and Incheon Port wasnt a unique case.She said that usually the smugglers would carry some goods from Gehenna, but that wasnt always the case. They would occasionally bring some goods from the Modern World back to Gehenna too.So, you know the magic crops that they grew in the Latifundium, right? Exiles cant really go to Gehenna to buy those directly, but they dont really need to, as the smugglers will bring those crops here instead! The same goes for other stuff like magical tools and such.That sounds more like a regular market to me.Well, it does function like one!Read latest chapters at novelbin.com OnlyThose Criminal Exiles youre talking about, if they havent been caught already, that means theyre the most dangerous ones among the most dangerous ones.They are either grand witches or close to being one.In the first place, aside from Duchess Tiphereth, barely any witches would willingly trying to get into fights. Strong witches with a lot of money wouldnt even try to hunt the Homunculi, let alone those Criminal Exiles.To put it in the game terms, the witches who barely scraped by with hunting small mobs, wouldnt just go out of their way to solo raid bosses.Sure, the prize would be great, but the risk would be too high.Also, those Criminal Exiles have their own way of making money, like running a drug cartel somewhere in South America or cultivating drugs in general.I mean, they did say that chemistry is rooted from alchemy, so thats pretty much still within their area of specialty. Of course, there are some of them who obtain profit from legitimate business as well.But, if they mess around too much, wouldnt Duchess Keter come for them?Hearing his question, Sharon just shrugged her shoulders.Duchess Keter, huh? How do I put this? Shedoesnt care much about it? Lets say that after we go back home, Ill try and form a human trafficking organization, then I make it grow so big and it becomes the biggest one in the world. Even in this situation, unless I announce to the world that I am a witch, or openly use magic in the process, she would just leave me alone.But why?I dont know. You see, the only moments when the Duchess would make a move is when a witch openly made a big fuss in the world using magic and almost revealing the existence of witches.Or if they made such a big fuss like, for example, if that one witch running the cartel in Mexico bought a nuclear plant and launched it in the middle of Mexico City. The Criminal Exiles also know about this, so they wouldnt deliberately look for trouble either. Theyll keep it within a reasonable level.After that, Siwoo was able to hear about secrets of the world that werent told in textbooks.To summarize, the reason why the Criminal Exiles werent being dealt with was as follows.First, the witches whod take bounties and stuff didnt want to deal with them because they werent strong enough.Second, the witches who were strong enough didnt need the bounty, so they simply didnt want to bother.Third, they hadnt caused enough trouble for Duchess Keter to interfere.In any case, since they had been walking while talking for a while, they reached the part of the district where there were no buildings around.On the road, there were trucks carrying massive containers instead of passenger cars. When they entered the pier through a gate, they could see a bunch of containers piled up on the ground, more than theyve ever seen in their lives.Bizarre looking machines could be seen, lifting the containers up and down while dozens of large warehouses were lined up side by side throughout the grounds.The most impressive looking machines out of all of them were the tens-meters-long cranes that were used to pile and unload the massive container towers.This way.Sharon pulled Siwoo, who was curiously looking around, by his sleeves and headed toward the largest warehouse in the port.In truth, Siwoo was worried that some people in work clothes would stop them before they could look around, but that didnt seem to be the case.Then again, that meant the music box was still working properly.No one even spared a glance at the two of them.As they slowly made their ways inside, treading through the gap between the containers, Siwoo soon realized that he couldnt find any more people in his surroundings.Even the boisterous noises of the heavy machineries couldnt be heard anymore.Suddenly, a big warehouse, towering over the others, appeared in front of him.It might sound a little funny, but Siwoo thought that this must be what it felt to be kidnapped by a witch, just like in those storybooks he used to read as a kid.I was wondering why you were so nonchalant about all this, so thats how it is, huh?Well, while this is the place where all the people gather, and they wouldnt mind sharing the space, that doesnt mean theyd build this building out in the open where everyone could see it.As far as I know, they used ley lines, water veins and the arrangement of the containers as medium to spread their mana and conceal the place.To get here, you need to turn at the right corner at the right place, so people wont stumble upon the place by accident.Thats interesting.Right?The reason why they didnt find anyone guarding the warehouse was probably because of the concealment.After that, the pair opened up the door and entered the smugglers contact point.
