Belzoheim

Meanwhile, in Midas's room, he was trying to fuse all the available souls he has to create a manticore chimera. This would be the genesis of everything, but he had to be careful because one mistake could end up ruining all the souls he had currently. He worked till it was midnight and he was done. He felt fulfilled as it came out perfectly without ruining anything. He could still use all the weapon forms individually but he could not summon them in their monster form individually.

He slept because of the mental fatigue, several hours later, he felt the sun coming in from the windows and knew he slept till noon. He got up, took his bath, and dressed up.

When he left his room, a maid took him to the banquet hall where only the family of Luke were and Licht too. Frances called him over to sit right beside him, he looked like he had fully recovered.

Midas greeted his master and went to sit with Frances. Frances slapped him on his back saying "You are the strongest person I have ever faced that is below my rank. There is definitely always a higher mountain but don't fret, one day I will beat you" Frances then laughed while Midas chuckled back at him and nodded and said "I look forward to our rematch"

Luke was happy that his son had some healthy competition that helped release his potential. He then looked at Licht and said " Now your disciple is here, have you decided where you want to go?

"Actually, our destination this time around would be the elven kingdom," Licht said while he munched on a boar's leg.

Everyone stopped eating and looked towards Licht as he said Elven kingdom. Licht was confused as to why they were all staring at him oddly.

As far as he knew from Matthews's memories, the elven kingdom did not have any outstanding hate for humans so he should be good. "Why are you all staring like I said something weird?" Licht asked

"Well, the thing is while the elven kingdom and the kingdom of humans are said to not have any ongoing conflicts, there are still racial discriminations that happen between our two races and due to the elven kingdom being so technologically advanced, they look down on humans and think we want to steal the secrets of their advancements. They have also caught several human spies that want to steal said secrets so you understand now why that trip would be so uncomfortable for you."

As Licht listened to Luke, he had a slight clue that the secret they were trying to prevent people from stealing was the exact reason he was going there. Licht had a wry smile on his face then it was replaced with a calm look almost immediately.

No one noticed this except Midas who already knew what was on Licht's mind too.

"I have to go to the Elven kingdom because it has the thing I need," Licht said

Luke noticed the look in the eyes of Licht and knew he would not give up on his decision to go to the elven kingdom.

"Well, I guess since you are really convinced about going to the elven kingdom I might as well tell you about the place," Luke said after giving a long sigh. Licht just smiled and nodded indicating for Luke to continue.

"The elven kingdom is not called that by the elves. The name of the kingdom is actually Belzoheim but since it mostly consists of elves, the humans decided to call it the elven kingdom. After the battle against the shadow creatures and all the races separated, the Elves and fairies chose a land that was rich in wood and life ether energy because that is what they are most adept in." Luke narrated

"Even though the elven archer, Priscilla, and our human warrior, David fell in love and created a joint empire, the elves needed a place they could feel at home and cultivate with enough ether energy. After David died was rumored to be dead, Priscilla moved to the place her elven kin had settled down, apparently on her journey back, she found a treasure beckoning for her, when she got the treasure it gave her inspiration and enlightenment on alchemy and ether-technology but the elven kind was not adept in the use of metal ether attribute so they had to invite the blacksmiths of ol', the dwarves. The dwarves were adept in the metal and fire attributes while the gnomes were adept in the earth attribute, the dwarves were interested in the treasure so they sent several emissaries to help but with the condition that the dwarves will be able to implement whatever knowledge they gained in the elven kingdom to the forge which is where dwarven-kind populated. Since then Belzoheim became the hub of technology and sophistication but to date, the treasure is still being hidden in the deepest part of the elven kingdom" Luke took a sip of wine after narrating.

Licht was seated, contemplating what he just heard. For him, it was quite shocking that his fragment could be used in such a way. He was quiet for a few minutes till he had a possibility in mind.

He sat up, looked toward Luke and his family, sported his signature smile, and thanked Luke for explaining "Thanks for that, the thing I am searching for is most likely in Belzoheim"

Midas just sat on his seat, looking at his master knowing if his master wanted to tell him anything, he would. That was the level of trust he had for his master.

They continued with the meal till everyone was done. After the meal, as everyone was about to disperse, Frances stood up and made an announcement "Father, I want to go towards the Orc empire"

Everyone on the table had a look of surprise, except Licht who kind of expected this.

"Why do you want to go to the Orc empire, Frances? You should know how dangerous the journey would be and how racist some of the Orcs are" Luke said with the worried tone a father should have toward his son.

"I am doing it for training. I know if I stay behind, Midas would overtake me, and then one day beating him would just be a distant dream. So I have to go and dangerous trials to improve myself and I can promise you, Father, I would not perish till face Midas and beat him" Frances said with a face full of conviction.

Midas smiled and said "I wait for that day, my friend"