Andabella Risel, a noble lady bearing the prestigious title of Grand Scholar, both elegant and proud.
In Risel City, this na represented glory and perfection. She was the brightest jewel of the city.
Because this young woman, only 26 years old, had inherited the position of City Lord of Risel City at the age of 18, becoming the ruler of this massive city with a population of 500,000.
And the city of Risel itself had a glorious history, having been founded by the descendants of the royal family of the forr ruling power of this land, the Risel Empire.
Risel City had a cultural and historical background even older than the Nolan Empire, which had stood for over three thousand years.
For thousands of years, it had been the southern center of civilization. That status only changed a thousand years ago when the Nolan Empire ordered the founding of Green City and paid a heavy price to support its rise.
Even so, Risel City remained a city of imnse strength.
Cities that shared their nas with noble families were often family domains, and Risel was one such city, the private domain of the Risel family. In this kind of city, there was only one master: the Risel family.
The previous City Lord had perished unexpectedly during the beastman invasion war. At that ti, the only heir of the Risel family, the 18-year-old Miss Andabella, inherited the position of City Lord.
The people of Risel City were filled with despair upon her appointnt.
No one was naïve enough to entrust their future to an 18-year-old girl.
Many commoners had already begun preparing to move their entire families elsewhere. The city was too close to the beastn. In the past, they had relied on the old City Lord to protect them, but with him gone, who could protect the city?
But against all expectations, this young girl revealed extraordinary leadership after taking office.
She decisively purged the unstable noble forces within the city and, without flinching, stood firm against the beastman attacks. She miraculously produced a large quantity of alchemical bombs, a weapon never before seen in Risel City, and used them ti and ti again to repel the ferocious beastman invasions, successfully defending the city.
Because of this, the girl beca a hero of Risel City.
Following that, the policies she implented in the city beca the talk of the townsfolk.
Tax reductions, promotion of comrce, distribution of farmland, establishnt of schools…
In just a few short years since Andabella beca City Lord, Risel City had seen booming developnt, even faintly showing signs of regaining its forr prominence as the southern core city from thousands of years ago. For original chapters go to novᴇlfire
Under Andabella’s rule, the citizens grew increasingly prosperous.
Andabella’s legendary deeds soon beca the subject of songs sung by traveling bards.
In the end, everyone praised her as the pearl of Risel City, comparing her to Green City’s most beautiful tulip, Miss Winnie, eldest daughter of the Alex family, President of the Alex rchant Guild, and disciple of the Tempest Duke.
In this city, Miss Andabella was the most respected person among all the residents.
Following this year’s beastman invasion, Risel City had imdiately sealed its gates and dispatched its strongest warriors to defend the walls.
None of the residents were worried about the city falling. After all, the great Miss Andabella would teach those damned beastn a lesson. Their alchemical bombs would show the beastman wolf cavalry the true art of explosions.
Damned beastn, they should never dream of laying a finger on Risel City!
At this mont, the master of this city, City Lord Andabella, with her long pale silver hair, was clad in a form-fitting black armor and wore a blood-red cape. Surrounded by over twenty burly warrior guards, she ascended the walls of Risel City.
The thirty-five-blade-high black walls had been constructed thousands of years ago, back when Risel was the southern capital. The walls could withstand Tier 3 spells and were largely immune to Tier 4 spells.
From above, they resembled sheer cliff faces, jet-black and smooth, a nightmare to any enemy.
Thanks to these nearly indestructible walls, the beastn had only ever breached this city twice in the past several centuries.
And the last ti had been 120 years ago.
Now, the soldiers and residents of Risel City were fully confident in their ability to defend it.
Because they had City Lord Andabella, and their mighty alchemical bombs.
"How are the alchemical bombs coming along?"
True to her status as a treasure comparable to Green City’s most beautiful tulip, and a woman who held the title of Grand Scholar, Andabella exuded an academic, scholarly air even while wearing armor, a grace that made it hard to look away.
Especially those silver-tinged eyes of hers, they seed to peer straight into one’s soul.
Those familiar with the lore knew that pale silver eyes were once the hallmark of the Risel Empire’s royal family.
Sadly, the kingdom that once dominated this land had long since fallen, and the royal family of Risel had beco subjects of the Nolan Empire.
The glory of that empire was gone, and now what people rembered most was the scholarly excellence of the Risel family.
The Scholars, Risel family.
Almost all core mbers of the Risel family bore the title of Scholar. Their cultural refinent was renowned across the Nolan Empire. Even the forr king had been a student of a mber of the Risel family.
It was hard to imagine that in a frontier region bordering the beastn, a scholarly family like this could exist, though considering their past status, it began to make sense.
"Lady Andabella, the alchemical bombs are fully prepared. As soon as the beastn attack, they will once again taste our fury."
Behind her, a vice-captain clad in gleaming silver armor, with a hooked nose and an unkempt beard, spoke with a solemn expression.
Alchemical bombs, these were Risel City's most powerful weapons against the beastn.
Eight years ago, during that frigid winter when the old City Lord died unexpectedly, if it hadn't been for Andabella, who had just been made the temporary City Lord, suddenly producing thousands of terrifyingly powerful alchemical bombs to forcibly hold the city, he would’ve long since been dead.
Thinking of this, the hooked-nose vice-captain, who hadn’t shaved in a long ti, was filled with gratitude and admiration. If not for Miss Andabella’s efforts, Risel City would never be what it was today.
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