Chapter 411 - Strange town (part 2) (2/2)
A little upset that he might have to give the crystals back, Monk pulled them out from his pouch and gave it back. He didn't want to cause any arguments, and it wasn't like he desperately needed them anyway.
”Young boy, I think you misunderstood. Those crystals are yours to keep, we aren't going to take them away from you.” The spear user said.
”We have never seen anything like this before. You are indeed skilful, have you ever had any kind of training before? And we have to ask this but do you belong to any guild or perhaps a guard for some city?” The spear user asked hoping he would say no. Judging by Monk's clothes, it didn't make sense for him to belong to a guild or work as a guard for a big city or town.
The two of them were looking at him like they had just landed on a gold mine. If they brought him in, then, they would be praised by their leader to no end.
Thinking about what to say for a while, Monk finally decided, he had purposely gotten rid of all signs he was a knight of Avrion on purpose, and based on their equipment they might have had some relation to the man he was looking for.
”No, I do not belong to any guild of any sorts. My family was poor, you see, so I did everything I could to earn money completing quests on my own to feed them. I tried joining a few guilds, but they would always want a bigger cut of the hard work I had done, or I would be cheated, so I preferred to work on my own.”
Monk had said this mixing in some truths and lies, after looking at the certain people that were coming to visit the place, he tried coming up with a story that would match the appearance of the others.
”Well, trust us when I say, we're not like that.” The spear user said. ”You see that over there.” The man was pointing at the queue of people lined up outside the inn.
”We don't discriminate against people; anyone can join, and everyone gets looked after and paid a minimum amount which would be more than enough for you and your family to live on. Right now, we're doing try-outs, and I think you would immediately pass and be welcomed to join the guild.”
Hearing the last words, it seemed like these people belonged to their own guild.
”May I ask, what is the name of the guild these people are trying out for and you belong to?” Monk asked.
The two men looked at each other before answering and nervously laughed.
”You mean you came to this town without knowing?” The man asked to which Monk didn't reply.
”Well, if you didn't know this may sound bad, but we can explain it really isn't something of a secret. The try-outs are for the Dark Guild.”
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