According to the Village Elder Emirate, there was no demon invasion in Sander. Since the Wind Priestess should visit the village soon, the El Search Party decides to wait while taking a rest.
Elesis:Wow... is this whole place made up of stands? It's much bigger than Elder. There's more things to see, as well.
Chung:Wait, is that... a Guardian Stone? They're selling Guardian Stones! There's no way the Seiker family would have allowed something like this to happen...!?
Aisha:Don't worry, Chung. It's probably fake. You need to be wary of these kinds of things when dealing with merchants.
Add:Is that from personal experience?
Aisha:Don't get me started. It's not just once or twice. They will always try to upsell you, and sometimes even try to sell fake merchandise disguised as real ones!
Aisha:I still seethe thinking about the day I bought some mysterious bird feathers thinking they're Harpy feathers!
Emirate:Hahaha! You were unlucky, young miss! Harpy feathers have been forbidden for a while now! Anyone who is claiming otherwise is trying to swindle you.
Aisha:Well, I didn't know! If I had, I would have looked for a suitable replacement!
Raven:Now I see why Aisha would fiercely interrogate the merchants whenever she buys something.
Chung:But... I wouldn't be surprised if a real Guardian Stone is traded in a place like this. Even though that one is fake for sure.
Rena:Anyway, where does Sander belong to? Senace? Northern Empire?
Ara:Both Senace and Northern Empire are located in the continent of Fluone, but Sander does not belong to either of them.
Emirate:That's correct! Sander is a community of merchants built to deal with bandits. We travel from Oasis or Oasis to build our community.
Elsword:Is that what Raven meant by lawless? Then do merchants have vigilante groups to protect the village?
Emirate:Yes. We also have hired mercenaries! A skilled traveler like you is No. 1 on our hire list!
Rena:Haha, thanks for holding us in such high regard, but we have other businesses to attend to.
Eve:... Though this worries me. I don't think the Priestess will come without an escort...
Eve:But it will be easy for anyone targeting the Priestess to dress themselves as bandits.
Elesis:True. Sander may seem peaceful for now... But Ran is supposed to meet up with someone.
Elsword:If everyone's up to it, how about we all go? Meet her half way?
Emirate:Will you do that? We already have people out to greet her, but go ahead! She should be passing Barren Sander by now!
Apparently, the arguments broke out for no reason after the mysterious crimson haired woman visited Kaluso Village. The El Search Party experiences something similar and knows it's a demon curse.