‘Golden Fortress.’
It was the term referring to the building owned by Alpenhauser located in the Academy. No, in fact, it was a nickname that wouldn’t be strange attached to any of Alpenhauser’s buildings located across the continent.
What is the power possessed by the Empire’s five great nobles?
The Yurdina of the north control the military.
The Lupemion of the east control knights.
The Findleston of the west control information.
The Arahorne of the south control magic. The fields they oversee don’t just affect the Empire, so the entire continent keeps them in check.
However, only one family.
Alpenhauser alone could roam freely across the continent.
The reason was simple.
Because there is no country that dislikes gold coins.
It was a family that had accumulated enormous capital over hundreds of years like this. Naturally, money was rotting and overflowing, and gold can be transformed into anything.
Whether manpower, magic, or building materials, it didn’t matter. The Alpenhauser building, heavily invested with endlessly gushing gold coins, was worthy of being called a ‘fortress.’
Truly impregnable.
Among those who approached aiming for Alpenhauser’s gold and intelligence, no one returned alive. It was…