Metis, an elf from Halam who was stranded all the way to the edge of the continent, Altira City.
The existence of the little elf really made Theo curious. Why was she so far away from Halam? The Elves kingdom in the center of the continent. Halam and Altira were far apart, and now Rosalina had promised to send her back.
Theo had no problem with that. Yet he still questioned the reason the elf was brought all the way to Altira by the Black Horns.
'No. Perhaps more accurately, what did Seven want from the elf in Altira? Hmm, is their target really Altira?'
Black Horns is just a supplier, Seven is the one who wants Metis.
Theo glanced at the whiteboard in front of his desk. There hung many papers containing important notes from Etheria. One of them is the status of Metis.
After Rosalina got acquainted with Metis at the bandit base. The little elf's status instantly can be seen.
"21 years old, spirit archer, level 16… however, this is probably what Seven is interested in… Green's Blessing."
But... What is Green? Is this the name of an entity? Or green in the sense of color? Or maybe elements?
Whatever it is, Theo is sure that this is what makes Seven want Metis. The goal, Theo still not sure. But...
'Does it have anything to do with the goblin settlement?'
According to Rosalina, Altira City is the farthest city from all kinds of conflicts and dangers. Including the absence of strong monsters.
Goblins do exist, but those who evolve to Hobgoblins can be counted on the fingers in a year. So it was really strange, suddenly there was a goblin settlement there with a monster as strong as the Goblin Shaman leading it.
Rosalina even the Guild Master in Altira had thought maybe there was an evil hand that created the monster settlement.
However, that assumption was immediately removed from their minds, because it had never been recorded in history that there was someone who was able to control monsters.
It's just that for Theo, no history does not mean it will never happen in the future. Something must have a beginning. If someone controlling monsters didn't exist in the past, why should it be decided not to be now?
'What's someone in here anyway? Humans only or all nations including elves and demons? Does the human race have historical records from other races?'
From this alone, Theo was not too sure about the historical records that Rosalina and Guild Master Altira mentioned. Not to mention the history is something written by one party, especially the winning side. Not all events are recorded in history.
Theo looked at his whiteboard carefully. He then took out a marker, wrote Seven's name on it.
Around the name, he wrote the name Metis then the monster settlement with a big question mark then Altira. A bit of space from it, he wrote down the name of the Black Horns.
"For now, what I can think is the Black Horns are only providers or sellers. With the current situation, there is a possibility that the Black Horns will clash with Seven if they don't provide Metis by the date of the agreement."
That means, if Metis' whereabouts remain unknown until the end of the month. There is a chance that these two organizations will fight with each other. Although small, there is a possibility that one of two organizations will be destroyed.
Even if it wasn't destroyed, at least the strength of one or both organizations would be reduced. And their focus on the figure who took Metis would decrease.
'Rosalina has to lay low until the end of the month.'
The question now is, what is the best way for Rosalina to lay low?
Both Theo and Rosalina had thought of getting out of Solmare as soon as possible after taking care of all the buying and selling needs and recruiting several people.
But now, Theo thought that staying in Solmare until the end of the month might be wise.
He only realized this after watching Rosalina and Jabbar's conversation. Rosalina managed to agree on the sale of 20 kilograms of pepper, the goods will be sent to Midsun the day after tomorrow.
This business is important to Rosalina. Therefore Theo allowed the woman to sell a much larger quantity of pepper than in Altira.
However, Theo realized this may be a bit of a blunder. This amount can make outsiders question the source. Which will make people looking for Rosalina increase.
Jabbar can be trusted. But his men? Theo wasn't sure.
Leaving Solmare was indeed the most ideal thing to get off the radar of those parties' search.
However, one sentence from Jabbar made Theo have to rethink his steps.
Jabbar said that in the last few weeks, there has been no supply from Altira. That means, right now, Rosalina is the only person who entered Solmare with the identification card from Altira!
The location of the bandit base is on Altira-Solmare's path. If the Black Horns were smart, then they would search the entry list from Altira. Then blocked the exit.
Theo believed that even though the Black Horns were an illegal organization, their influence must be large enough to create a black market in Solmare. In one way or two, Rosalina's identity will be revealed sooner or later.
If Rosalina got out from Solmare now. There was a chance the Black Horns would find out. This is dangerous. Rather than letting the enemy know Rosalina's whereabouts. Hiding in Solmare filled with thousands of people was much wiser.
'For that, there are some things I must give her.'
The next day.
After waking up in the morning, eat breakfast and take a shower. Theo took the suitcase that had been prepared in advance, then left his apartment.
He went to the parking lot and got into his car. Today, Theo was already planning to go to his hometown again.
He had promised to visit once a week to his parents as well as the Blumfields.
But because of work and learning a bit about Etheria. It got delayed, even though the weapon he wanted, the rifle that his father promised had been available for a long time.
This long-range weapon will greatly help Rosalina's current condition. With Theo's help with his more detailed Map feature, doing assassination from a distance will be easier.
The rifle was only one of the reasons. Another reason, of course, is the Blumfields. Almost every day they always ask about Rosalina's condition.
Theo wasn't bothered, but hearing their worried tones always made him a little tense. They must miss her. So it's better to see Rosalina's situation by themselves.
Theo even started thinking about moving back into his hometown. He's already out of the company. There is no longer anything that makes him have to be far from his family.
Theo would discuss this with his parents. Then he also had to discuss business prospects with the two families.
When Theo earns real money from selling pepper in Etheria. He was actually only thinking about profit for himself. But Rosalina has different thoughts.
The woman asks if he can help her parents? The benefits of doing business on Etheria are far greater than on Earth. Rosalina wants to help and make her parents happy too.
So the woman pleaded with Theo to work with the Blumfields on future business.
Honestly, Theo was impressed with Rosalina.
'With her condition being trapped in another world. She can still think about her parents' happiness.'