Chapter 82 - The Message To Old Friends (1/2)
'Huf... They really are in trouble.' Alexis judged, seeing from afar the warning about the Guild and the Dungeon of Vasconcelos being closed.
Besides the port, the town of Vasconcelos, like Oukiwa, is a town that grows up around the exploitation of its Dungeon.
There is no farming, no mining, no tourism, and even fewer universities or temples in this city. In other words, the entire economy revolves solely around the adventurers' efforts to explore Dungeoneering.
However, the fact that the Dungeon is closed does not mean that the economy freezes; in fact, it tends to plummet. Because it is a rare occurrence, wealthy people begin to take their investments out of the city.
'Isn't Ayu an investor in that Dungeon too? I wonder why she didn't seem worried?' The half-dragon wondered. 'Anyway, once the Cardinal Church learns that it's gone very public, they'll probably send someone here to sort it out.'
Silently, Luke, Nathalia, and Alexis walked to the post office, hoping not to be recognized by anyone who had been at the ball.
As they entered the post office building and closed the double door, the crowd's chatter and the shouting of the merchants ceased.
The establishment was charming. The entire dark granite floor gleamed, as did the beautiful columns that supported the open-concept architecture of the place.
Everything was calm, empty, and silent until Alexis broke that peace. ”Ah! That place is pretty fancy!” Fascinated, she exclaimed.
”How can I help you?” A stylish receptionist with brown hair and a long skirt asked.
Since Luke had never done the process of sending money this way, early on, he asked Nathalia to help him with the process.
”Yes, I need to send money to some friends and a letter.”
”I'll be happy to help you. Can you follow me?” The woman said, but Luke could quickly tell that the girl was judging him with her eyes while maintaining a fake smile.
'I knew this would happen...' he thought and started to follow the woman to the counter. 'Should I invest in more... respectable clothes?' Looking down and seeing her shabby clothes, he wondered.
Nathalia followed the half-wolf closely the whole time, and Alexis sat on a stool to wait, next to a woman holding a baby in her arms.
As they approached the counter, the receptionist passed the customer to an attendant, who also analyzed the half-wolf from head to toe.
”Tsk!” he clicked his tongue, a little stressed. If there was one thing Luke didn't like, it was bureaucracy and bellyaching.
'Tsk? What a poor rude... I'll have his shipment misplaced.' She thought, with a wicked smile on her face.
However, when she looked back at Luke, she saw him staring at her intensely, with his piercing yellow eyes.
'He's staring at me... I wonder if he's going to rob the post office. No... No one would have the courage to do that in broad daylight.' She cogitated.
Some force made her not want to look at the half-wolf again, so she started pretending to sign some papers. Knock! She heard a tapping on the wood of the counter and then dragging. Rrrrr!
'Is it a letter that says not to scream? Or worse... is he threatening me with a knife?' Soon, the woman couldn't help being curious and looked to see what he had placed on the counter.
On the counter was a heavy bag of coins. ”Now will you attend to me, please?” Luke asked, almost losing his patience.
The woman looked at him fearfully and then looked at the girl standing next to him. ”What do you need, sir?”
”I need to write a letter and send money to Oukiwa.”
”That's fine; we'll just need you to sign some papers, plus the fee of 10% of the amount sent.”
Luke looked at the woman and quickly tried to calculate by himself how much that would give. Already knowing that the half-wolf had the equivalent of 900 silver coins, Nathalia helped him by whispering the result of the bill in his ear:
”The fee is 90 silver coins.”