Part 3
---[Underwood] Conference Room, Evergreen Longhouse
To ratify the Alliance that they have discussed a few days ago, all three Communities have gathered in the Evergreen Longhouse.
Jin Russel and Percher to represent the [No Name]
Porol Gundark to represent the [Six Scars].
Jack-o-Lantern and Ayesha to represent the [Will-O'-Wisp].
Sitting around the round table, all of them took out their respective Alliance contract books.
Taking the initiative, Porol took up the contract book and said in a relaxed tone: "Let's do away with all the unnecessary niceties and just go straight to the confirmation of the contract books shall we?"
"Agreed."
"Yahoho! I'm all for it as well!" Jack and his bobbling pumpkin head laughed.
Porol nodded his head, with an apparent good mood, as he read out the contract details written on the book.
"[No Name] that owns the land rights, [Six Scars] that's in charge of the mining and collection of ores, [Will-O'-Wisp] that's in charge of the refining and processing. Excluding the manufacture of special products, the profit division would be 5:3:2. Is that all right?"
"Nn, that's good enough."
"Yahoho… That…That still sounds like an incredible amount will be divided between us."
Though this conference was very informal, the representatives were very serious about ratifying the Alliance details.
Especially Jack who was literally dancing when he heard about the details from Jin as he started shouting: "Our Community grounds! Our grounds can be rebuilt! The holes that leak when it rains can be patched! Yahohoho!" It seems without a doubt that they were in quite a mess.
"However, there's still one problem. The condition for the creation of an Alliance flag is [At least three Communities with their flags]. In other words, we would still require another Community to join our Alliance……How, now? Want to ask [Draco Greif] Alliance?"
"Yahoho! Regarding that matter, I've already had some headway in it. If you don't mind, just leave it to me to get it done."
The other two turned to look at Jack with surprise showing in their eyes.
Though [Will-O'-Wisp] was beginning to grow in fame, they still a newly founded Community created a few years ago. Even with that in mind, Jack was still confident enough to announce his capability in finding an Alliance member. Hence the cause of their surprise.
[…...But this shouldn't be too unexpected. After all, we too did not have a long history in our relations either.]
They had closer relations with [Six Scars] but it couldn't be counted as a deep and long one.
The only reason that allowed them to be brought together like this today was only due to the trust they had built up in the midst of battles against common foes.
"Are they trustworthy?" Jin voiced out his worry.
"You may rest easy on this matter. The reins of that Community is held firmly within our hands. As for its strength, I guess it is more or less guaranteed since they were once a level 5 Community."
Since they were originally a level 5 Community, their strength shouldn't be too shabby.
Jin gave a sigh of relief as he replied:
"Got it. Then we will leave it to you to arrange a date for all of us, Alliance Communities to meet up."
"Yahoho! I've got it covered!" Saluting with one hand, Jack nodded readily.
Porol reconfirmed the contract details before asking the other two Communities on the scene:
"Each Community's responsibilities will be as stated earlier, while the details for the fourth Community's contract will be left to another time to be discussed---As for……"
Porol's voice was slightly lowered at this point.
"Though this might not be an easy topic to bring up… but we cannot leave it without a finalization---Regarding the [Privilege of an Alliance] in the case of a Demon Lord's attack, what are the terms of use?"
Hearing the second part of Porol's words made Jin and Jack become serious.
Taking the lead again, Porol stood up and made his stand clear:
"I will be saying this in advance. We of [Six Scars] will not send aid for any games that have no chance of winning. Though the Alliance may be built upon the contract of blood, and there would sure be some blood lost before the wound closes, but I'm not going to mind being called a coward or lose my reputation if it means protecting my comrades from unnecessary sacrifices. For there's never a replacement for lives lost."
And with that kind of speech, Porol had sufficiently displayed his determination to be pay the cost of being looked down on.
He understood clearly that out of the Alliance Communities, [Six Scars] was the most lacking in firepower. Even if it's area of influence and population is the biggest, that didn't mean a thing when it comes to battling with Demon Lords.
Because it was a well-known fact, Jin and Jack quietly nodded their heads in assent.
"No problem, I understand that. Though the Alliance is important…. It is still wise to place your Community's interest before all else."
"*Aiya, Aiya* I agree with him. To throw aside one's own interest to save other people is not befitting for a Community leader." As his words fell, Jack's eyes lit up brighter with an inner fire.
"Moreover if we interpret from your words, we can understand it as [Aid will be given if there is a chance of winning]. And with that promise, I already think that it is enough."
"Haha, your ears are quite sharp…Oh well, in those situations, we will definitely send aid no matter the number of obstacles between. I swear upon the flag and honor of [Six Scars]. You guys can accept this condition right?"
Jack nodded his head readily at that.
But their attention was soon attracted by Jin who silently rose to his feet.
"I've no problems about that condition being abided by your Communities. However, we of [No Name] are determined to take part in every battle as long as you provide the details on how we may provide assistance."
"What?!" Porol exclaimed loudly.
This was to be expected as that condition sounded exactly like the previous contract between a Master and Slave.
To use the blood of one's own comrades in exchange for the Community's interest.
Jin had already worked hard and it was more than enough to prevent that kind of route already.
"……I guess you two would have heard of it already that we [No Name]'s true goal is to retrieve our Flag and Name. And for that, we would be required to defeat the Demon Lord that has provoked our enmity."
"…so?"
"Our Community needs to grow stronger. Hence we set our path to battle any Demon Lords as long as there is a request for aid. So I ask of you to let [No Name] to be of assistance and for you to be of assistance to our goal."
"That is too vague, could you just speak your mind?" Porol seemed to be a little irritated as he urged Jin.
It was a conflict of ideology here. Porol did not believe that anything could be more important than the lives of one's own comrades even if the other party wanted to help others. When hearing Jin's words, Porol couldn't help but get agitated.
Jin turned to Percher taking from her the bag that he had left to her to safeguard and retrieving from it two sharp Spear tips.
"What are those? Tips of a spear blade?"
"Yes. It's one of the weapon parts that lie dormant within the recesses of our Weaponry Storage Room. The blade tips of [Brionac][58]."
At once, the faces of the other two paled and they couldn't help but stand up.
"Bri…Brionac's spear tip?"
"The spear that is well known as the bringer of victory due to its true aim?"
Jin nodded.
---[Brionac] is the strongest holy spear from the Celtic Mythology and had a total of 5 spear tips.
The holy spear, possessed a similar ability as the Gift [Indra Spear] which was the tangible form of victory, can shoot out five intense light beams that is comparable to the Sun's energy output to pierce the enemy who will not be able to hide from it.
"Is it…. Is it real?.... Though it is said that there isn't anything that does not exist in Little Garden, but I've always thought that this spear only existed in mythologies."
"Yahoho…. Me too."
"But when we have only two pieces, it becomes quite worthless. There's a total of five spear tips for the spear. The only way for the spear [Brionac] to be resurrected will be to collect the 5 pieces together."
"So… So that's it? Then why did you show it to us?"
Porol asked with disappointment written all over his face. Jack's thoughts would most likely be the same.
"I've brought these as proof--- proof that our Armory still holds a HUGE QUANTITY of weapons of THIS LEVEL that are just lying undisturbed for years."
"….what?!"
"Our only regret is that these weapons all require a wielder who has met the specific conditions of passing through certain tests or trainings---Hence, we came upon an idea. To use the famous weapons that lie dormant in the Armory to CONSTRUCT A STRONGER ORIGINAL WEAPON."
This time, both their expressions changed to that of shock.
Especially for Porol, the impact of the shock had shaken him to his core since he was able to understand the entity of Jin's words.
"Yahoho……You mean to forge legendary type weapon imitations like [Perseus]-----"
"No. Jack, that's not it. Jin meant to create an original type of weapon---By judging his comrade's skills and forging the strongest weapon that will best suit their needs!"
Jack who heard Porol's clarification was stumped for words.
Jin also firmly nodded his head in assent. To bring out the full potential in his comrade's battle skills was his way of supporting his comrades as the leader of the Community.
[……Looks like Jin is prioritizing the strengthening of his comrade's fighting abilities before the funds obtainable from the trade of Diamond Iron Ore.]
To continue improving on their best selling point. That was the motto of the [No Name]s.
Even so, Porol gave a wry smile.
"That's easier said than done. We have to collect many more materials and Gifts besides the Diamond Iron Ore that we have."
"I know that. So, we hope that [Six Scars] will provide information on Gift Games that offer up Strong Gifts as prizes."
"……Nn. Being a merchant Community, the obtaining of information should not be a problem. However, even with the materials gathered,……is [Will-O'-Wisp] really able to utilize it and create those items you require?"
Porol sneered in Jack's direction.
With the usual smile wiped off Jack's face, he crossed his arms in deep thought.
---Though Mythological weapons were strong, they had many restrictions on the wielder that's allowed to touch it. Jin's suggestion was to bypass that flaw. However, that would make the success of his plan lie heavily on the skills of Jack. The question now was: Would Jack be able to live up to the task or not.
Though Jack's character may seem very carefree and joke around often, he's actually a deep thinker who's a strategist in his Community. From his perspective, he would take all considerations of his Community's future seriously and place all matters on a Balance to have an accurate reading for the best possible course of action.
Staring at the materials before him, he softly mumbled:
"…Sir Jin Russel"
"Ye,Yes."
"We of [Will-O'-Wisp] are currently being targeted by the 'Maxwell Demon Lord' and with that in mind, would you still be willing to stand by us in battle?"
The sudden revelation caused Jin and Porol to exclaim loudly:
" [Maxwell Demon Lord]……isn't he the strongest Demon Lord of the Level 5 North regions?"
"Is that for real? You guys are real lucky to have survived this long."
"Yea. We have driven him away before, with success …but that fellow's still eyeing us recently, obviously up to no good…Even so, would [No Name] still be willing to stand by us to fight together?"
A raging flame was lighted within the depths of the pumpkin shell head.
Jin couldn't help but draw a sharp breath under the sudden strong pressure emitted from the other party. But he knew that this was a test that he must show that he was just as determined.
"…A gentleman doesn't take back his words. As long as [Will-O'-Wisp][59] is able to forge us the best weapons and accessories, we of [No Name] will rush forth to provide assistance under the flag of raging hell flames."
As his words fell on their ears, the contract documents of the Alliance had that new line added.
Placing his hand upon the Contract documents, Jack also took an oath unto himself.
"I hereby swear that I will use the Flames of Hell to forge the best equipment for you guys."
As their gazes met, they nodded and sealed their vows.
Porol started to pout as he felt left out.
"……what's happening? Now it makes me look like I'm the only one who's a brat around here."
"Yahoho. How can it be?! Porol's words had also carried some important points that were noteworthy!"
"But just a little too sour on the ears and not easily palatable for some."
Jin's words only succeeded in making Porol's veins pop near his temples.
But he had no complains and merely gave a light sigh.
"I give up. If you guys have given it that much thought, I will be more than willing to help. Allow me to be frank. With [No Name]'s battle prowess as a guarantee, it's really quite a relief for me."
"Yahoho! Though I do not know if I can meet your expectations, I will use my skills to the fullest to forge equipments that will feel at home in their hands!"
"Rea..Really Thank You!"
Jin's face broke into an earnest smile as he thanked Jack with a bow.
The three of them shook hands firmly. Signifying the ratification of their thoughts.
---The Alliance between [No Name], [Six Scars] and [Will-O'-Wisp] has been formed, while the finalization of the Alliance name and flag were to be postponed till the joining of the fourth Community. And with that, they ended the talks for the day.
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