Chapter 153: Leaving the City (Again) (2/2)

”We never agreed on a particular time did we?”

”That doesn't change the fact that you're late. Well whatever, I'll let it go this time. Your request has been completed and we were able to get a lot more Orichalcum and adamantine than we originally thought so your balance has increased significantly.”

”To?”

”234,700 DC.”

”How much of them did you get?”

”We got over a thousand kilos of Orichalcum and a few kilos of adamantine.”

'Just that amount cost so much.”

”Well, you can choose to only take the refined steel and a few ounces of both metals for the original price if you want.”

”No that would be fine.”

”A wealthy fellow eh! I like that.”

Chuckling to himself, Ferl called in a clerk that went back out and brought back two small spatial storage box with him. Once Tyler had confirmed its content, he handed his card over to Ferl who took it and placed it on top of a square device by the side of his desk before handing it back to him.

With just this transaction his wealth was once again reduced by half. Tyler sighed. He bid farewell to Ferl as he left the shop and took a carriage back to west borough, his aim now was to locate a place where he would get some quality fabric and other items for the castle. Naturally, if they planned to survive without relying on the other regions, they would need to produce all their necessities themselves so he bought a lot of seeds.

The darknar region had been abandoned for a millennium so its soil was very fertile and perfect for cultivating. Tyler would have the non-combatants of the red ogre settlement and the kobolds be in charge of growing crops and tilling the soil.

When everything was said and done, he had spent more than a hundred thousand DCs bringing his balance to less than 200k. Tyler couldn't help but frown as he kept on losing money before he even had a chance to enjoy it. However, he had no choice in the matter and got over it.

With that said, the day was already at an end and although Tyler would like nothing more than to have a nice meal with fine wine to go with it as a reward for his great work so far, he knew he didn't have any time left to idle around as the Hunters hired by the city would set out first thing in the morning and depending on their pace, they would reach the Farbel's Pass in about two to three days.

Thinking that he then took another private carriage back to the Duval inn and retrieve their magic carriage, immediately leaving the city at sundown. The guards seemed to be a little concerned for their safety as he noticed there were only two of them this time but Tyler assured him they would only be taking the safest and main routes while tipping him with a gold coin worth 10 DC.

'Huh, I'm kinda a cheapskate ain't I?'

Chuckling to himself, they rode the carriage through the paved road until they were more than twenty miles away from the city which had taken them a little over 45 minutes. After which, Tyler held Nadine's shoulder and activated his skill. The space around him warped and fluctuated for only a moment before the entire carriage had completely disappeared from the wide and empty paved road.

After only a few minutes had gone by, a dark figure suddenly appeared by the side of the road like a ghost. The figure was clad in a skin-tight black ninja-type outfit, sporting purplish-black metal greaves and vambraces as she stared at the space the carriage had been only a moment ago and sniffed the air around her.

'Spatial magic.'

Thinking that her eyes narrowed as she had no way to follow her targets as she had been unable to place a soul tracker on them due to some type of anti-divination spell being constant active all around them.

Not to mention, they both seem to have enhanced senses and she hasn't been able to stick too close to them to get a whiff of their destination. The female figure with a cloth mask that covered the lower parts of her face revealing her short back hair and purple eyes pinched her nose shut with her left hand.

'It really stinks here.'

Her body then slowly turned incorporeal before fading out of existence as she disappeared the same way she came, returning this place to its original eerie silence.