Chapter 100: Merchant Guild (1/2)
”Well, that was weird.”
”Indeed it was sir... Do you want me to find out what they're up to?”
”Huh, sure why not... Just make sure you're careful about it, girls are quite frightening when they want to be.”
”I'm well aware my Lord.”
”Spoken like a man with a lot of experience on that...”
”Unfortunately so my Lord.”
”Uh, now that's interesting, so what happened.”
”I'd rather not speak of it, forgive me, my Lord.”
”Oh, no qualms.”
”Thank you, sir.”
”Alright then, we'll be off now.”
”Do be careful my Lord.”
”Sure will.”
Nadine then boarded the driver seat of the carriage and Tyler joined her. The carriage was parked in front of the gate so she had to wait for the large metal gate that had only recently been fixed, to be opened. However, Tyler halted her for a moment.
Even with all the scouts in the area gone, he still planned to be extra careful. This was still a part of the world he was unfamiliar with and couldn't make any careless mistakes.
He reached into space and brought out five parchments with a slightly golden tint to them. This was a sign that the scrolls were of relatively high quality and they were. These were all anti-divination scrolls of the fourth tier and above.
Tyler handed the parchments over to Nadine who immediately began activating them a few of them were counter detection spells as well. While she was doing that, Tyler had his eyes closed as he visualized the area of the Greyad plains he had fought the trolls in his mind.
Once he sensed Nadine was done activating the spells he immediately activated his °Spatial Teleportation° skill which was just the Spatial Movement and Spatial Distortion skill combined.
Nadine's expression went blank the moment she saw the space around her warp for a bit before her view of the large metal gate was replaced by an almost endless snowy plain. She held the reins of the Six-eyed bull but didn't make another action as surprise or shock was still all over her face.
Tyler saw her expression and chuckled softly. She probably hadn't expected him to be able to move such a large carriage with Teleportation as such a spell could normally only be achieved by incredibly rare artifacts.
Tyler didn't ask her to move, instead, he took the opportunity to summon two of his shadow rogues that were still hidden in his shadow and the shadow of the carriage.
”Flare, Kali.”
The two female undead rogues rose from the shadows and knelt before Tyler atop the carriage.
”Find out where the remainder of the Four Kings are located in the forest and especially that moron of Lich in the north. Be extra careful around them and report to me immediately something happens.”
”As you command.” Their voice echoed each other and they soon disappeared from the plains.
Tyler then turned his head to Nadine as he smiled and said. ”Alright, let's head out if we want to make it there before it gets too late.”
”Err... O-kay.” Her voice was still shaky but she soon got herself together and tugged on the reins of the Six-eyed bulls as they galloped down the field in the direction of the border city.
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Time flew by and soon even the ashen clouds began to get darker. Their carriage galloped through the plains with an impressive pace, the magic item absorbing most of the shock from the uneven roads.
They were finally getting closer to the city after crossing through the Darknar region by taking the route suggested by his coachman Nadine. They no longer saw as many monsters on the way as before and It was now smooth sailing to Winged City.
It hadn't snowed all day but the roads in the Darknar region were fully covered in ice and a thick layer of snow due to zero maintenance. However, this hadn't been a problem for their carriage as it turned out the six-eyed bulls had a passive ability called Fiery Aura that activated in extremely cold weather and could melt the ice and snow within a 15-meter radius.
This was the reason Albert had given the bulls to the settlement in the first place as they could survive and were freely able to move in almost any terrain. As the sky got darker, their visibility became even more limited.
However, as they crossed into the main road of the extended Sentro region, Tyler could finally see the lights of a large city structure in the distance. They would make it there in less than 30 minutes or so.
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Winged City stood at the border of the Sentro region and Darknar region. It was also not that far from the Mounta Region which was also a region controlled by the Mourningstars', one of the Great Five.
The city was surrounded by tall walls on all four sides. Being a major trade center in the continent the city's protection was top notch. There were highly skilled knights stationed on the walls and throughout the city whose job was to maintain the peace and enforce the laws.
The city had five boroughs that were distinctly different from each other. They were each located in the four cardinal directions of the city with the central or royal borough being the place where the nobles reside.
The south district or borough was sometimes used to billet the troops directly under the Zorak family, and so it was fully furnished with barracks and other military facilities.
The innermost district of the North borough was also the administrative area of the city. In addition, the district also contained storehouses for combat rations. Thus, it was almost as heavily guarded as the Royal Borough.