Chapter 21 Finding a way. (1/2)
Roland was sitting down on a bench outside a certain building This was the fifth he had visited today and the sun was already setting He had gone through the city while trying to find hin a six-year contract that feltelse
He decided to continue with his search but what he found later was quite shocking The first contract given was on the better side, the other places wanted to keep hier The terms were similar and the pay varied Some wanted him to make a certain number of scrolls each day Others wanted him to work for a fixed amount of hours for the entire week, he wouldn't even have days off
'Icity like this would havesooner or later, the reality was different The store owners were all in cahoots, they ood start A new scribe wouldn't be able to earn any money at all The prices of the materials were set so that only inter in profit He didn’t even know if they would buy scrolls froave them a fair price, probably not
Roland was now thinking that a sht have been a better choice They would probably offer hi contract, one without a curse The curse was also one that lowered your e, so ress dramatically
His plan was to work as a scribe for a year or so With his experience gaining trick he had reason to believe that he could reach l25 of this class by then He figured that getting enough e crystal wouldn't be that hard, he even had enough right now The reality was different though, no one from the established shops would let him test his skills in their shops for free He would need to pay up in close to slave labor
He had assue class was a rare coht that when the store owners heard that he was a mana scribe they would spread their arms wide and invite him in, no questions asked He had underestimated how businesses operated here and that they already had a system in place
Most of the scribes were kids froet better contracts for their students that were only working to level up and gain new skills for their future If you were a solo act the contracts were much harsher as they didn't really care about you as a worker Why would they if they got cheap labor froic acadening one of those contracts?'
The youth looked out into the distance, the horizon was all red as the sun was setting He could even see so soe pose with their arms outstretched into the air
He could take the contract and work hard for those five or six years He would probably gain a lot of experience through scribing and reachthe scheot to the blacksmith class if it showed promise The proble work Some of the contracts even forbade part-ti workshops could have si this city and finding one without that many scribes Maybe in a place where his class was rare, the shop owners would be ive him similar contracts or where a city like that existed He also consideredscribe work on the side That option would probably slow his leveling down as crafting classes gained less experience by slaying monsters
'Is there a place I can sell ing skill, so he could probably upgrade those runic spell scrolls to the highest rating He thought back to the prices those went for and they overshadowed the regular spell scrolls The probleet so cheaper in bulk that wasn't that hest versions of those runic spells? Was the biggest question, if he et that fire arrow spell to be a lot ht be able to somehow do it The construction materials weren't that costly, e to scrape by
There was another problem besides that, hoould he explain that a boy of not even eleven was selling and producing runic spell scrolls at the highest rank? Would the people try to get his secrets, would they get violent? He wasn't sure how the businessmen around here reacted to the unwanted competition He didn’t think he would affect their bottoht it would be safe in that regard
Was there a place that he could sell his stuff without attracting attention? While still earning enough to get by and while leveling up He didn't think there was such a convenient place in the regular stores or shops Should he try peddling it out in thehis face behind his robe hood?
He remembered that there was one type of place that he could sell items like that Such a place was an auction house He could probably remain somewhat anonymous, the auction houses probably kept the sellers' names secret This was probably one of the better options out on the table
'I should head back to the inn, I'll try to scribe soular spells first, I’ll think about it later'
He had enough for today, he couldn't one down He could still work for an hour or two on his scroll , then at least this day wouldn't be a total waste
Roland hopped down fro on It was nicely made from some kind of metal, probably fashi+oned in place by some kind of s and bit into it It was nice and sweet and worth the coin that he paid for it
He wasn't in a hurry as he just walked forward He looked at the people going back and forth, in theby, so, creatures The people chatted with each other and they looked to be going to the taverns for some alcohol
'People in this world sure like to drink'
He attributed this feature to the any TV or internet here There weren't that many places for people to spend their free time There were some theaters but those were mostly occupied by the rich merchants and nobles while the commoners liked louder places like casinos or the aforeht district where men liked to spend their coins on the various ladies of the diverse races
Before his ht back into reality He heard so a loud bell and this person wasn't part of the Sun Church
After glancing towards the direction of the noise he noticed quite the curvy elf lady She wasn't the same one that he saw last time and she was even more beautiful She was clearly dressed to show off and to pull in the attention of the crowds She had so space She was ringing that bell in front of a large gate, above it a picture of a scale
"Gather up good people of Edelgard, the Libra Auction house will be opening in half an hour, be sure to bring your purses as ill be having a grand auction today!"
She continued talking while Roland spaced out for a moment He didn't realize that there was this kind of establishroup of people that was lured in by the bouncy elven girl