TITLE: A Born Hunter? A Born Hunter? The Holy City State was famously stingy with its money.
“Heh, we shall show gratitude for your efforts with blessings.”
That was how they liked to paper over things with words. It was a well-known story. Whether someone was a believer or not, these people refused to spend krona.
They hoarded it. Whenever possible, they tried to handle things on their own. If you ranked the countries the construction guild hated most, wouldn't the Holy Nation take first place?
As for the ranking of those the continent's merchant guilds hated most, it was undeniably first. Leona had once said as much.
“I respect priests, but I don't work with preachers.”
Whether corrupt or not, all priests were much the same. When the Holy Nation needed mercenaries, it deployed its own subordinate martial holy warrior orders; when it needed guides, it dispatched trained Inquisitors; it even operated its own merchant guild.
“Isn't it truly impressive? And all of it just to avoid spending krona?”
That was Leona's opinion. Enkrid agreed, but he also saw another meaning to it. 'They don't give outsiders any chance to meddle in church affairs from the start.'