Alchemy City was gone, and the event shook the whole continent.
The political climate changed suddenly and dramatically, the Dwarf Kingdom eyed Alchemy City greedily, leading to everyone from Alchemy City becoming subjects of strict scrutiny, and there were even hefty bounties for their capture.
Harvey, the poor bastard, hadn't even entered the city when he was caught by a group of roughnecks, half mercenary, half bandit orcs.
This was a band of orcs that adhered to a matriarchal clan structure. They intercepted Harvey outside Dew City, then surged forward and bound him.
Then, Harvey met the female orc beside him, or rather, the half-orc half-elf.
This half-orc female self-proclaimed as "Sawtooth Blade" used the most straightforward and primitive method for her interrogation, and that's how Harvey ended up in this situation.
Harvey began to wonder if luck was a zero-sum game, that after his long streak of fortune, it was now time for misfortune.
