Chapter 41 Getting a better deal. (1/2)

Roland spent the rest of the night in a cold cell The people in this world apparently didn’t care much about their prisoners The place he had to be was infested with rats, was cold and uncomfortable There wasn’t even a bed or a chair to sit on, he had to lean against the wall Luckily they let hih this chilly night

He wondered if these guards would be punished if it caht that he was an actual noble’s son There were laws in place that forbid imprisonment of nobles in places like this before a trial Even then, most sentences would at most strip some of the noble's status, or they just had to pay a fine and take a blow to their reputation

The aristocrats took things like this very seriously here Some would even rather die than be stripped of their titles and lands They would fight with all their ot bloody

He couldn’t really sleep so he had some time to think He orried that someone would ransack his workshop and even steal histhat was confiscated on the way here He had to give it away as he didn’t really have any other option

He didn’t think anyone would want this ic scrolls that he had were another thing, he even had some that were meant for the store Roland frowned at his lack of power, he needed to improve himself faster if he ever wished to be self-sufficient

He was lucky that the assassin didn’t take him seriously Otherwise, he would probably be dead The person he was going against was a tier 2 and probably proficient at assassination Hiding his true abilities was apparently the smart choice Until he reached a certain threshold it would probably be unwise to show off ht continued and In the uard that came to pick hi his cell

“You o outside This was a surprise, the other guards told hi For soured out his true identity Roland’s heart rate increased at that thought as he really didn’t want to go back to his cozy fao? Why?”

He asked while hoping for the best

“Yes, souard replied while the two started going out He didn’t look like a person that would know ht to another roo He instantly checked if nothing was taken and if all of the coins, ite this, he decided to leave Outside he received the answer to why he was allowed to leave without much hassle There was a co-worker froreet hi for was called Exeor’s Magic Emporium but the whole company was just named by the owner There were various other chain stores, you could even find some restaurants in some other cities This company was even a notch above the otherat wasn’t someone that he was particularly familiar with He had seen him around the store and herace and he was also an aspiring alchees were si here was just in his first tier 1 class This was also why he needed to do cuned one of the less stellar contracts

“Fosco was it? Why are you here?”

Roland asked while walking out of the guardpost he was ihout the city and used as te for criminals The person would await the decision of an officer before getting transferred to a larger jail or let go Things like trials weren’t a thing for coh power to take care of such things instead of a judge The city lords would only care if the person getting accused was soh places

Fasco looked up to Roland with a slight frown on his face The two started work at about the sa a lotyouth a bit jealous

“Not like I wanted to couard captain a letter in theelse?”

Roland replied while asking

“No”

Fasco was also ordered to wait for Roland and tend to any of his needs He didn’t want to reveal that part though Roland figured this out as the youth ren else froerflinched after Roland sohtly worried that the human would tell this to his boss and he would be punished Roland on the other hand didn’t care and didn’t want the halfling to bother him anymore

After some back and forth Fasco and Roland finally went their oays The huo talk with his supervisor He had a suspicion that the thieves weren’t there to rob him but just to assassinate hi anyone in the city, he mostly kept to himself for the time he spent here

The only person who could be after his life would be soh it was a bit far fetched that he was found here or that they would riskmoves in the territory of a count The possibility was still there, but the probability was quite low

The more plausible theory was that it was related to Exeor They suspiciously bailed hi to ask for it He also knew that there were soround He heard ru robbed and increased thief activity

He needed er was probably infor here Before that, he returned to his huuard, he was also a worker fro, either the co their asset There were even so out the blown-upand the trashed roo inside He was sure to hide the runic equip, but he didn’t have enough tiht Soht already know that he could craft runes That is if he didn’t already know the ed classes just like last time

Roland needed to ain, he could either run away or soh The only people that he could realistically rely on here were the people from the company that hired hi to help him by the fact that they bailed hi his workshop, he also hoped it was free of chargeHe wasn’t sure if he wanted to live there any a final decision he needed to have a talk with the gnoer He didn’t really want to leave the city, everything he needed to train his s fro but if he needed to leave then he wouldn’t hesitate He had done it successfully before and he could do it oncenow, a bicycle After going back and forth soone With his current skills, it would be difficult The hardest thing would probably be the chain along with the chain ring He also would probably have tothe cos like airless tires, he could probably go in that direction if he found the rightabout the validity of a bicycle-powered by runes and with speed buffs he arrived at the store He entered as usual and headed up to the second floor No one stopped hiuide him there either as everyone knew hinome’s office She had a less than stellar look on her face, Roland wouldn’t ask her about it though It was slightly strange, she always did bother hi sister nonsense whenever he saw her This tihts

Roland wasn’t one to bother others so he just knocked on the door and waited After a few seconds, he got a reply

“Who is it, I’nome that he still didn’t know the name of

“It’s ht”

He replied while still waiting outside

“Already? Fine, come in and close the door behind you”

So he did, thethere with his pipe in his mouth He didn’t seem to be that busy but he did have a solemn look on his face After a moment of silence, the older ht kid? It's not easy to kill someone that is a tier above you”

“So, you've already heard of it? What else do you know…”

The youth quickly asked while noh his nose He looked at Roland while thinking about his next sentence

“I guess I should tell you about this, you’ve probably figured out that this wasn’t sihtly, it looked like the gno to talk He expected hi hi was indeed suspicious

Why would a tier 2 thief try to rob an old warehouse with a tier 1 blackset there, even the runic equipment he uys weren’t there to rob ht to o to your rooer cut Roland off before he could continue Clearly interested in the fact that the youth soo into his house Then he was even able to soo into his room

“I… yes I saw them, I hid my presence with one ofhis abilities in this instance mattered much The person here knew that he was able to make runic scrolls and he only used one of the… but how did you know that they were there?”