36 Sentinel (1/2)

After accepting Rarsu's proposal, Gray was led at a two-story establishment that's made out of stones in a brick arrangement.

”Here we are, Gray.” The Lizardling Druid smiles as both of them arrived at the door of his shop.

The shop's exteriors can be simply described as quaint but tall. Nothing particularly special is shown in its architectural structure as it can be mistaken as simply one of the houses in the Residential District, if not for its peculiar location in the Boscage as well as the wooden sign hanging on the top of the door with the words ”Magus' Emporium” being inscribed in a blue text as well as a well-painted drawing of a red and blue potion being shown.

The two then entered the place, with Gray now marveling with his own two eyes in deep wonder at the fascinating spectacle being shown to him.

If the exterior is characterized as nothing special, then suffice to say that the interior is anything but ordinary, very much in contrast to its outside counterpart.

The inside of the shop is considerably big in fact, a sight to behold and Gray could not help but feel as if a magical vibe is being circulated all around the corners of the place, given that the owner is a Mage, and a Lizardling Druid if one might add.

He also notices how neat and tidy the place is. The floor is well swept, windows are all clean, free of dirt and dust, and everything is simply arranged in perfectly good order, marking how meticulous the Lizardling is when it comes to cleanliness.

There are a series of peculiar items of interest being displayed behind at the shop's counter as they are lined up orderly and placed on a shelf for it to be visible for the customers to browse.

Indeed, the popular saying of ”Never judge a book by its cover” is very applicable in this situation.

But what Gray's attention caught the most are the two sentient magical constructs, muscular humanoid figures made out of rocks of some sort are that are witnessed to be roaming around the shop, kind of like a golem but smaller in size, no doubt serving as guardians and are on the lookout for anyone foolish enough to rob the place.

”What are those?” Gray could not help but ask as he stared at the said creatures in deep astonishment.

”Haven't seen a Sentinel before?” Rarsu stated with a smirk. ”They're quite convenient to have, that I can tell you.”

”Not really.” Gray shook his head in response. ”What are they exactly?”

”Hmm, you must be a new Mage then for asking a question like that.” The Lizardling Druid said with a look of intrigue as he stared peculiarly at the Elf. ”It's common knowledge for magic users like us to know things such as this, you know.”

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Gray was suddenly unnerved by the sharp look of suspicion being given to him, his gut telling him that he should be careful and think attentively before speaking out his thoughts to this Lizardling.

'Crap, this guy is a lot smarter than he looks.' Gray thought as he thankfully managed to maintain his stoic expression despite being alarmed by the Lizardling's unsettling stare. 'Most probably because he's a Mage, with him having a high Intelligence stat. Now that I think about it, does having more Intelligence stats here in this world constitutes to being also smart? Probably the reason why I can think more clearly than ever before.”

”Yes.” Gray merely nods at Rarsu's notion about him, thinking of a story for him to fabricate. ”Believe it or not, I reached level 10 just hardly a few days ago near the village of Oakwood and chose the Arcanist class, so I don't know much about Magic and its other applications. I only perform some Quests to raise my level and went with the flow, in the hopes of becoming more powerful in the process. I didn't even bother with all the intricacy of the knowledge about Magic, well until recently at least when I read about Arkanos University and got curious over the benefits that the place has to offer to a Mage like me.”

SPEECH CHECK: 29

SPEECH REQUIREMENTS: 31

'Fuck.' A cold sweat suddenly drops from Gray's face at seeing the seemingly inevitable failure of convincing the Lizardling, his current Speech Stat not satisfying the requirements as per dictated in the System. 'I guess, there's no convincing this guy. This going to be very troublesome in my part.'

But instead, a pleasant surprise suddenly materializes in his screen as Gray mentally became astonished at the next message.