The Pathway Of Wisdom-Chapter 38: The First Spark of a Revolution Ignites. Part-4.

Chapter 38: The First Spark of a Revolution Ignites. Part-4.

Church of the God of Wisdom, Front Garden.

Sitting under the shade of a tall tree in the garden on a chair, Alex took the tea served by Zeil’s knight from the table and sipped it as he leaned on the chair in a relaxed manner.

"No wonder there are rumours that you were an immature and arrogant prince, saint Alex... despite being a royal prince, it seems you never focused on the table mannerisms..."

Zeil felt amused seeing Alex show such a lazy attitude; nobles usually have all the mannerisms drilled into their bodies like reflexes of a swordsman. Alex clearly never learned them, or he wouldn’t have been sitting like that.

"Hah, who even cares about all that bullsh*t, and truthfully speaking, I already knew that I will end up becoming the saint and will be exiled one day or another ..."

"I was just enjoying my life to the fullest back then... nothing wrong in it, I think..."

Obviously, Alex had hundreds of excuses ready on the spot; he could lie without blushing, and he could even offer heartfelt sympathy after punching someone.

To Alex, lies, deceit, emotions, and acting skills were all just tools to get his work done; he didn’t care what method he had to use.

For honest and loyal people like Ethan, Alex can behave softly and generously; for tough and stubborn people like Jake, he can behave domineeringly and evilly, and certainly he has the ability to act lazy and crafty too.

"Talking about mannerisms, you seem to have focused on it a lot... what else have you learned, swordsmanship?"

Zeil understood Alex’s words and spoke with a smile on his face.

"Haha, you must be joking Saint Alex; swordsmanship is not for weak and thin people like us. I am well-versed in the ability to jump ropes though..."

Alex narrowed his eyes as he laughed at those words.

"Haha, that’s quite funny. I would like to see you jump ropes one day; that seems kind of fun..."

Zeil shook his head with a smile on his face as he said,

"No no, I am well versed in the ability to help others jump ropes; I personally don’t do that usually as I have very bad athletic abilities..."

Unlike Zeil’s knights, who were confused by his words, Alex wasn’t confused in the least bit and knew exactly what Zeil was talking about.

’So, he’s got contacts with drug dealers and drug manufacturers... that’s some real shady business... well, that sh*t does sell a lot and our secret organization will need money anyway so I don’t care...’

’The medical knowledge of this world isn’t that advanced or perhaps people would be smuggling organs illegally too...’

Divine power and holy water are used for healing disease and wounds in this world, so scientific medical techniques are not that well developed or researched much.

’Thinking about drugs and stuff, I can actually start creating herbal medicines and stuff to make our own church a bit more reliable and famous...’

’Aside from that, I can also create shady stuff too and circulate it in the underground markets...’

Money, power, intelligence, and connections—that’s all that mattered. As long as you have all that, you can achieve whatever ambition you have in your heart.

As for others, Alex doesn’t care about that; his ’path’ is only his own to achieve. If there are some casualties for the sake of a greater good, it doesn’t matter to him.

"By the way, how’s the city’s trade?... Is there anything we have that’s unique that only we export?..."

Zeil shook his head at Alex’s words, and replied,

"As you know, the Ilma county is pretty much just barren land. legends do say that there are lots of hidden secrets under this vast land but we haven’t found anything as of yet..."

"Alas... only if there were some precious ore-rich areas in our county, we would be able to increase our exports and improve the economy of the city..."

Alex nodded his head at those words.

"I see; that’s quite a pity. I hope we end up finding some rich mineral areas somewhere..."

"Why not create search parties to look for ores inside dungeons... it will hit two birds with one stone: monster threats will be reduced and the chances of finding ores will increase..."

The underground cave systems on this barren land were huge, and there could possibly be many treasures hidden underneath it.

All they needed was a capable exploration team.

’Sigh, if only the adventurer’s guild or something like that existed in this world... it seems there are only mercenary organizations not adventurers or anything like that...’ 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

’If I get the chance, I might try to create a new adventurer’s guild though...’

Just like any other man, Alex also wanted to taste the thrill of adventuring into dangerous places and discovering forgotten treasures and hidden relics of long-gone eras.

"No no, those underground caves are swarming with monsters and powerful beasts; there’s no point in stirring the hornet’s nest unnecassirily..."

"Perhaps someday if we have powerful Pathwalkers, we can try to investigate those dangerous places thoroughly..."

Zeil understood that Alex was trying to ask if there was a possibility to establish a hidden headquarters or location for their secret organization in the vast barren land or in a dungeon somewhere.

But as most of the dungeons had frequent monster activities, it was not suitable to carry out such a plan.

"It’s actually better to just stay at home and enjoy the view; I prefer the view from the grand clock tower, actually..."

Alex sighed as he sipped his tea.

’The grand clocktower?... there is a possibility to create hidden base near it?... How does this guy know about such a thing?’

Even Alex was surprised by Zeil’s words this time, and this also made him understand that Zeil had been seriously working on this matter for a long while and he had even already confirmed a good hiding place by now.

"You are quite knowledgeable about the scenery of the city, it seems... I would like to tour around with you someday..."

Zeil smiled and nodded his head as he got up from his seat after finishing his tea.

"Of course, I know the scenery and the city of Ilma very well Saint Alex. I have lived here my whole life, I have read a lot of books and maps to know as much as I can about this beautiful city and its history..."

Alex nodded his head at those words as he thought to himself,

’I see, so he was able to find some old maps and city layout blueprints from somewhere and read through them and managed to locate hidden areas either near or under the grand clocktower...’

’And as these were likely very old blueprints, there’s a possibility that not many people know about their existence either making them safer and reliable...’

Alex also got up from his chair and shook hands with Zeil once again.

"Send me a letter whenever you want to invite me to go sightseeing, Saint Alex. We are already friends; you don’t need to hesitate at all..."

"I hope we will get to meet soon, Saint Alex."

Alex also smiled back and bid his farewell as he replied in his usual arrogant tone,

"Well, if I am free enough, I will write you a letter..."