Chapter 1124: Redspark
“This is a beautiful town,” Valeria said admiringly as Watcher Yurkij escorted them over the roofs and squares of Redspark.
“Your words are much appreciated, Queen Valeria,” Yurkij pleasantly replied. “However, I must correct you on one thing: we are a city, not a town, per a charter we were granted by Strategos Vellaris.”
“My mistake,” Valeria responded.
“Hardly one of consequence.” Yurkij shrugged dismissively and gave Valeria an understanding smile. “Charters are rarely granted to settlements as small as mine, I’ll admit, but Redspark is special in that regard.” Yurkij leadingly paused, and Leon jumped on the silent invitation.
“What makes your city special? Aside from being the largest settlement by the Redspark forest, I mean.”
“Being that does help,” Yurkij responded. “The Redspark Forest is the source of our wealth. Most of our unrelated businesses are to support the city, not to generate wealth. But what can be extracted from the forest puts us on the map, so to speak.”
“Do rare materials grow in the forest?” Leon inquired.
“Many, yes,” Yurkij replied, and Leon couldn’t help but regret that Elise was back in Artorion and not here with him. She loved finding new things to grow. “Our most sought-after material is called bolthread, which you can see me wearing right now.” He indicated the fine shirt he wore beneath his red brocade coat.
From what Leon could see, the shirt was obviously of fine make, though he doubted it was nearly as comfortable as silkgrass. However, he could sense a certain power within bolthread that silkgrass lacked—bolthread might be valuable as an enchanting material…