Is this the trouble with happiness?
Lis found solace amid the hardship, continuing to ponder.
He knew very well the tactics of those Bodici nobles; after draining the Boditch Kingdom dry, they reaped a lot of wealth, but ultimately, they lost their noble titles and power.
Many of the Bodici nobles could not stand this; some chose to move to the more southern Human Kingdoms to start anew, but still, there were some who decided to stay within or around the territory of the Boditch Kingdom, planning to rely on the means they had previously arranged and stealthily seek even greater benefits.
This was quite normal; things might be a bit better in the Luou Peninsula, but out on the Pearl Sea, it was truly a devil's dance.
Like the time Lis killed Patrick on Giant Horn Island, which was a secret arrangement by those Bodici nobles.
Such situations were very common on the Pearl Sea.
