After negotiating for a while, Bireta, who concluded the negotiations, returned.

Dozens of mercenaries gathered in front of Bireta at once.

“How did it go, Madam?”

Karun, the captain of the Kroff Mercenary Group who had been absent, approached Bireta. He fully entrusted the negotiation to Bireta, who had received the request.

“How did it go, Madam?”

Karun, the captain of the Kroff Mercenary Group who had been absent, approached Bireta. He fully entrusted the negotiation to Bireta, who had received the request.

“Come, Madam, tell me how it went.”

Karun, who was similar in age to Bireta, had gray hair and a large scar vertically across his left eye. Carrying a greatsword on his back, Karun blinked his remaining eye, and the eyes of the mercenaries behind him were filled with anticipation.

“Unload the baggage. The negotiation went well.”

The mercenary group shouted a silent cheer.

While colleagues quickly moved the luggage, Karun approached Bireta.

“Do we have permission to build our mercenary office and lodging?”

“Yes.”

With an easy response, Karun scratched his head.

“Why don’t you seem to like it now that we’re here?”

Bireta raised her eyebrows at Karun’s nonchalant attitude.

Karun chuckled.

“It’s not that. I couldn’t believe it. Until now, we didn’t have a territory or a village that knew our story. Madame, who has known our story, hasn’t been so accepting of our request for a land and village. Can you feel how good it is to live in such a good environment right away?”

“You’ll feel it soon.”
Bireta gestured to the group of wizards.

“Hey, quickly contact Matop. We need to finish this before that scorpion bastard catches our scent and storms in.”

“The crystal beacon was lit a while ago!”

While the wizard members were clinging to the ground and whimpering, they had already grasped the environment of Ashu’s village. The immense mana flow deep within the earth, the currents of mana mixing in the visible air, and the mana accumulating in nature and life like dust piling up.

It was evident that Matop would be overwhelmed by the enormous mana resource.

“Bireta, we’re connected to Matop!”

“Then hurry and tell them to send reinforcements. I’ve already talked to the chief, so they should come right away.”

“Yes!”

Bireta had temporarily postponed the detailed adjustments with Matop. Although she had conveyed the message, Matop might still be hesitant, so it was better to see for herself.

If the mercenary wizards hadn’t praised the mana flowing around the village while touching the ground, Bireta might not have realized it.

“From now on, spread out and faithfully fulfill the task you’ve been assigned!”

“Yes!”

Following Karun’s instructions, the mercenary members divided into groups and scattered throughout the village.

Karun also left to meet the village chief separately and said he would be back after greeting him.

“Um, excuse me…”

At that moment, the village residents approached Bireta.

Bireta, who happened to be in a good position, pointed to the mercenary wizards who were still in place.

“Do you happen to know where our child, who was said to need a wizard, is right now?”

And shortly after, Bireta was able to meet Sharti inside the secluded hut where the patients were.

Without sparing a glance at the sinister figure standing behind Sharti, Bireta extended her arms.

“You did well, kid.”

“…!”

Sharti, blushing, rushed into Bireta’s arms.

When the wrinkled hands gently swept across her back, Sharti felt relieved and chuckled softly.

“Now, as you said, I’ve brought our wizards.”

Bireta gestured, and the wizard members quickly took care of the patients.

As they examined the patients with their staffs, bright light orbs floated in the air.

Only after checking all the patients in the huts did the wizards return.

“They are suffering from mana poisoning.”

The expectation was correct.

Sharti let out a short sigh.

“All patients have something in common. Their mana vessels are smaller than usual. You can think of it as a kind of incompatible constitution that led to this reaction.”

“Bodies that couldn’t withstand it would have eventually felt the air becoming heavy due to the pure mana.”

The extensive mana resources were rare, and since there were almost no cases of ordinary people living in such an environment, they mentioned that they had never seen a case of mana poisoning progressing to this extent.

Family members quietly sobbed at the mention that if there had been a sensitive wizard attuned to mana flow nearby, they would have taken measures long ago.

“To exaggerate a bit, their current state is like a time bomb. It won’t be long before the mana inside their bodies explodes, leading to their deaths.”
The faces of the residents who followed anxiously also became thoughtful.

Sharti, realizing how dangerous the situation was, shivered at the thought.

“Do you have any solutions?”

Upon Ren’s question, the wizards flinched.

With their imposing presence and even turning their robes inside out, they were overwhelming compared to ordinary mercenaries.