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Chapter 530 - The Hideout
writer:CrimsonWolfAuthor      update:2022-07-25 18:10
  After 10 days of constant travel and changing many routes as well as his appearance four times, Kahn and the crew finally arrived at the capital of the Vulcan empire called Arkensan.

  Kahn took his time hiding his tracks using true dimension so no one could detect him and he changed several transportation methods so if anyone tailed him from Oslo city, he wouldn't even imagine that he was in the capital.

  And after 2 days of rest after the system resurfaced after the upgrade and Ronin brought the required Intel about the capital and how things functioned there… the gang finally reached a particular place in Arkensan.

  Kahn already gathered enough information that Arkensan was as vast as Rathna. But the key difference was that it wasn't divided by districts but 6 different regions that were a few hundred kilometers in the perimeter.

  Each of them had a different type of structure and living conditions.

  One section was set in mountains while the other was on seashores. One section was at the peak of industrial advancement while the other being the biggest economic hub of the capital.

  Unlike the Rakos Empire… there was no government in charge or any noble factions who controlled one sector of the empire or had their people in positions of authority.

  Everything was under the control of the Firebornes and the whole empire was governed under an Imperialism structure.

  After the Imperial Clan, the strongest force was the Church of Hetrax which was the only and official religion of the empire.

  And also, there were many temples and sanctuaries made for deities who accepted servitude to God Hetrax.

  The 9 deities who served Hetrax were called the Nine Eternal Flames. There was even a folktale about how the one to get the blessings from all nine deities would become the personification of these deities and will have the right to become the official spokesperson of their god.

  As for Kahn, he stopped at the one section that he desperately wanted to settle in first.

  Unlike his previous preference in Rathna, it was neither an industrial area nor an economic hub.

  But the section that was specialized in smithing and forging. The place that was the biggest manufacturing region of weapons and armors in the whole empire.

  Kahn finally arrived in Nidavellir, also nicknamed as…
Home of the Dwarves——

  Kahn and the team walked across the crowded streets of Nidavellir that were bustling with millions of people in just a few squares spread across this region established over a dozen enormously vast mountains that were connected to each other perfectly.

  The architecture, the buildings, gigantic statues, constructs and the well-developed settlement here made Oslo city look like a backwater town.

  They entered a tavern to take rest and gather some information from the locals.

  They all took a seat over the left corner and just when they were about to place their order and enjoy the local food…
ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴇʙ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ.ᴄᴏᴍ
"Who allowed humans to enter here?!" shouted a red foxkin as he looked at Kahn, Ceril, Jugram, Armin and Ronin.

  Unlike Omega, Blackwall and Oliver, the rest of the subordinates looked like pure humans.

  The red foxkin then pointed out towards a sign that said 'No Humans Allowed' that was hung on the wall.

  "Get out!" spoke the foxkin.

  Just then, a gray rabbit-kin woman walked in.

  "Nick, they're already seated here. Stop making it a big deal." spoke the rabbit woman with two long, pointed and fluffy ears who seemed to be the cashier of the tavern.

  "Judy, I already told you! No humans in my tavern!" he said in an exasperated tone.

  "These bastards only ruin everything wherever they go." he continued in a contemptuous tone.

  "All right, we will go." spoke Kahn and signaled their crew to leave.

  He gave a look towards the duo of fox and rabbit named Nick & Judy and spoke to himself…
[Why do I feel like I've seen them somewhere before?] asked Kahn to himself.

  "Master… I want to teach them a lesson for disrespecting us." spoke Ceril as his hands trembled with rage.

  "No need. They're just common people following the set of beliefs instilled by the ruling authorities and religious institutions.

  Besides, this will be the same case all over the empire. Are you going to beat the crap out of millions of people?" asked Kahn.

  He let that insult go because that's what the situation was for humans in many places. And Kahn didn't have time or the will to play the game of oppressor and dictators. Not in a place where he was a wanted person——

  Kahn then sent the three subordinates who looked like hybrids and Demi-Humans to gather some information in crowded places.

  All they did was throw around some hundreds of Harlens and in half an hour, they reported back after people willingly gave them all the useful information they wanted.

  One harlen was equivalent to one gold dramus in this empire so nobody could resist the temptation of earning such a large sum just for some directions.

  "There are 3 places we could go. The closest one is in the west, just 20 kilometers away." spoke Oliver.

  Kahn and the group then traveled to 2 big buildings where thousands of people were either customer or worked in weapon manufacturing companies.

  However, they weren't allowed to enter both of them… again because their side had humans in it.

  And given the population… humans were already a species with the lowest count in this empire. So their business didn't even feel the need of having humans as customers.

  And finally… they stopped in front of the gates of a big headquarters. Compared to the previous two places… it wasn't crowded or even had half the people entering or leaving. And there was no restriction on humans from entering either.

  Forget restrictions… there weren't even proper guards stationed at the main entrance.

  Kahn then looked at the massive plaque made of jade and read the name of this weapon forging enterprise…
The Oakenshield.

  Chpater 531 - The Company

  Chpater 531 - The Company

  Kahn and the gang walked inside this huge headquarters that was spread over 7 kilometers of the vicinity and had too many sections such as visitations, receptions for the particular types of orders and many buildings solely created for forging the types of equipment.

  Over a year ago, Kahn also dealt in the weapon manufacturing industry so he knew what kind of top-notch technology and forging machines were placed here just from a single glance.

  This time, Omega took the lead as the leader and inquired at the grand reception.

  "I'm here to meet Master Oakenshield. I would like to hire him for a commission of weapons and armors." spoke Omega.

  "Ummm… currently, master Oakenshield isn't taking any commissions." responded the woman at reception who had the body of a hippopotamus.

  "Why? Our order won't be small and we have more than enough to even pay extra if master Oakenshield takes our order.

  I'm talking billions." said Omega as he tried to persuade the reception lady.

  Sigh! The speed was too fast, and with a swoosh, Wang Xuan was pulled into the whirlpool, like a little crucian carp that had been hooked and was violedntly pulled out of the water.

  Instead of getting excited… the hippo-kin woman sighed helplessly.

  "Oh, what's gonna happen next. We'll be taking commissions from street beggars?" she grumbled.

  "Follow me." she said and casually walked towards the inner rooms for VIP customers.

  [Doesn't something strike you as odd here?] asked Blackwall to others.

  [Yes. Compared to the other two places we visited before, there are barely 2 thousand people here while those buildings had more than 20 thousand people.

  And the security here is very lax as if they intentionally left it open for the thieves to come in.] said Oliver.

  [My guess is that something bad has happened here. Wasn't this place supposed to be an arms forging company of one of the top 5 blacksmiths of the entire Vulcan empire? If your dare to fish against him like this, no matter if it's a strange thing on a mobile phone or that ferocious giant fish, you'll have to pay the price.

  But now it looks more like an abandoned house.] spoke Ronin.

  And finally, the receptionist lady brought them to the VIP.

  ᴘᴀɴ ᴅᴀ ɴ ᴏᴠᴇʟ But before they even took their seats…

  Clang!

  The noise of someone throwing off a table reached their ears.

  "You fucking traitors! You're jumping ships as soon as things got a bit hard?!

  Is that all our partnership of two decades meant to you?! A fisih is mocking him!

  Alex and Morty… if you want to null the contract, you'll have to pay the penalty first." a loud voice of an old and grumpy dwarf reached their ears.

  Thud!

  "We'd rather pay 10 trillion for a penalty than stick with you.

  This is all your fault. So don't you dare put the blame on us." spoke a lionkin as he angrily kicked the door and exited the main office.

  Following him was a zebra-kin donned in the green attire of a businessman.

  "You and that big mouth of yours has created a big mess. Don't drag us in the mud with you." said the Zebra-man.

  Facepalm! Then, it was noisys and motionless, instead of reviving here, it chose to disguise it.

  Kahn facepalmed himself as he had a sense of Deja Vu.

  "Someone is really running out of creativity these days." he said and looked towards the duo of Lion and Zebra called Alex and Morty.

  "Great… now that's the last of our biggest dealers.

  We're doomed." spoke the hippopotamus.

  "Gloria, bring them in." a hoarse voice of an old man resounded in the hall.

  Tap! Tap!

  "Great… another trouble." spoke Kahn as he sensed a group of people coming towards the main office with an aura filled with rage. If ones piece of sword energy can't solve the problem, then take a few more pieces. Wang Xuan is going to kill it.

  Soon, over 20 dwarves walked in a group. And the one to lead them was the most lavishly dressed old dwarf.

  All these dwarves were only 2 feet in height, so to Kahn's group, they appeared like kindergarten students.

  "Come out, Oakenshield!" spoke the dwarf.

  Step!

  Step!

  "Ah… I must be dreaming. What the hell are you doing here…

  Wait! What's the meaning of this?!" spoke the old dwarf who just walked out of his office.

  "We're sorry, master. But he offered to take us in his company… and all of us accepted the deal." spoke a young dwarf who seemed like a seasoned blacksmith based on the shape of his palms and ripped arms.

  "You damn rodents! I could accept others betraying me… but all of you too?!" spoke this old dwarf with disbelief as if the ground beneath him shattered.

  "And who do you think came to ask me first?" asked the other old dwarf in a coy tone.

  "To lead them all into joining you… no, that can't be…" spoke the former as his words stopped midway.

  Step!

  Step!

  Suddenly, a young dwarf who previously stood at the end of this group walked forth and came out into their sight.

  "I'm sorry, master. It was my initiative to join the Armikbaar company.

  You have lived your life in glory and gained a lot of reputation in the past five decades. But for us… we can't risk our lives and our careers because of your mistake.

  Besides, Master Tawerik has promised to make us his personal pupils already.

  I hope you understand our situation as well." spoke the young dwarf.

  To his words… the former old dwarf seemed heartbroken as if he experienced the biggest betrayal of his life. Yet he tried to control his grief and anger.

  "To think that I once thought of you as my best pupil and even planned to groom you into becoming my successor…

  Listen, Helsi… you have greatly disappointed me.

  Now I feel like even a stray cat would be worth raising than teaching a snake like you." he said with a crestfallen expression.

  Suddenly… the young dwarf's expression turned furious…

  "Stray cat?! You're really losing it, you old bastard! Did you really think that all my achievements came from you?!

  You are the one who caused the whole company's downfall and you're blaming me for changing sides?" he asked.

  "Hahaha! Even your top pupil has forsaken you, Oakenshield.

  Don't worry… I'll train him better than you. So you may as well commit suicide without any regrets." spoke master Tawerik.

  "Hmph! You and that buffoon? Hell, I can even pick a random human from the street and teach him till he becomes the best blacksmith in the empire.

  You two have nothing on me." rebuked master Oakenshield.

  "Bold claims! You dare bet your entire reputation and this company on it?!" challenged the latter.

  "Why the hell not?! You think I'm scared? I can pick anyone and do it." spoke master Oakenshield.

  He then looked around the hall where over 40 people were seated and over 9 of them were humans.

  "Anyone here want to become my pupil?" he asked in a tyrannical tone.

  However, a grim silence ensued as no one spoke a word.

  "See… everyone knows you're already doomed. Who the hell in their right mind would want to become your student after what you did?!" spoke master Tawerik.

  Gasp!

  Gasp!

  Multiple gasps were heard as everyone suddenly noticed a hand lifted up and they all gazed at this courageous figure who dared to accept this offer.

  The one to suddenly raise his hand and accept this offer was…

  Kahn.