Chapter 68 Albrook (1/2)
The sound of hooves clopping on the hard ground filled the area It was followed by the sound of wooden wheels spinning onwhile trotting forward along with the horses Their destination was the town of Albrook which was just around the corner
Roland was just one of thedreams that had come here Adventurers,to hit it off big here Everyone knew that with the opening of a new unexplored dungeon fa everyone
The eon but they would also be the biggest spenders With the influx of ical resources it was certain for this developing city to evolve Who would be left on top and ould falter in the end was up to the future
‘Here I ae that was still outside the city to get a closer look at it from the outside His feet landed on the dirt road that wasn’t very fit for these carts to go through His posterior had taken so, Roland hoped that he wouldn’t need to do so ti forward he stuhtly nuood spirits, he was finally here, the prorass that was everywhere
Before conis Island to be mostly covered by dark rocks and even sht about volcanic lands an ions popped into their head
That was actually true if you continued to travel further into the land and towards the supervolcano in the middle Most of the cities or towns on this island were located closer to the shore or by larger bodies of water like lakes and rivers
On the way here they passed one of those, there was a large freshwater lake close by Some rivers connected to it and people could even reach other tohen traveling through theh for actual shi+ps to traverse long distances through thes ies and horses as the main ways of travel
The people that he ca ht in front of them The town of Albrook was located in a valley in the distance there were soer than the rest
This one was the dungeon, it was quite easy to spot as a s out froular volcano, it had apparently just burst through one of the o There was an earthquake that even signaled its creation along with a burst of smoke and flames in the distance
Why were the adventurers looking so down on their luck? The town that they had co looked so towards the entry gate, it was guarded by two soldiers that looked a bit out of their ele, people were already waiting to enter the city but things had been halted The set about The dirt road that they were on was lined with horse excreed to some of the other creatures that people tamed here was unknown to him
‘Think I’ve arrived really early here, the infrastructure is still developing…’
He could tell that the new dungeon toas a bit understaffed There were people constructing a wall around it even as they spoke Some soldiers and people that looked like officials were also standing everywhere
With tieon here andmonster corpses to sell the circulation of coins would increase With uaranteed, the people that created the first shops would probably make the most money in the end
After some tiate There was a small fee to pay but with his current heavy wallet, this wasn’t h what looked like to be a poor quarter There wasn’t s and round
It then continued into the trader's area; this street was a ht There were various food stands on each side and peddlers were trying to sell their wares to the new people that were arriving The usual slogans that proh this street
Through this market street, they finally reached the market square This would be the end of the line for this caravan of people and everyone would be going their oay Roland stopped to look around, he spotted a Tavern to the left and a stable to the right It did indeed have other creatures in there, like large deer looking anio to the adventurer guild first, or find an ad and ask about purchasable land?’
The tiain He decided to get that done first as soet better deals The other adventurers were already heading there so he decided to just follow the he took sos were lass in them were far and in between If he ventured further into the city closer to theThe disparity in wealth and classes existed here as well
The person governing this developing toasn’t a noble Froed to lived in a larger city and rarely visited it It was governed by one of his subordinates that wasn’t even part of the noble cast
This was also one of the reasons that he chose this place as his next base of operations He was tired of having to work things out with nobles A coer picture and not get things like noble pride involved They could also turn out to be a greedy ones though, so he couldn’t let his guard down
Like he expected the adventurer’s guild was still in the process of getting renovated It looked like they had taken over one of the larger houses and were i around on scaffolds, they were actually putting up the guild sign at this very moment
Roland looked at this for a uild On the inside, the layout was different from what he was used to It was an indication of the hasty construction of this building Norn to not confuse new and old adventurers
There were a lot of people on the inside but the building was large There was enough space for theh tables and chairs to fit the built at thisfun back there
‘At least the notice board is there…’
The reception area was filled up and there was already a long line There were only two ladies working there, they both looked swapped ork Roland was surprised that these girls looked similar to all the other receptionist ladies that he had seen in the other cities
One was a woman with pure black hair and an updo hairstyle She earing the usual square-fralasses She looked like your no nonsense secretary that took her job very seriously This he could see in the way she was handling her workload, her line wasquite fast
The other lady was a sun elf She had a cheerful appearance, long blond hair, and a so by faster Her line wasslower but that was probably due to thewith this beauty
Seeing this Roland did the only right choice and placed hiirl's line Not because he wanted to flirt with her but because she looked like the type that would bend the rules a bit if asked nicely If that was the truth he would soon find out, well after waiting in line for close to an hour before it was his turn
“Good afternoon, elcome you at our Albrook Adventurer’s Guild, how can I help you?”
Roland was a bit tired of waiting in line, he was also wearing his ar with the hel out of the ordinary as some warriors tended to keep the all sorts of strange masks or exotic items
“I’d like to have an adventurer’s cardthe way…”
It was ti his new card It could go a couple of ways but he hoped that he was lucky enough to have it go his way
“Oh my, you lost your adventurer’s card?”
The receptionist lady shook her head while placing one of her hands on her own cheek Her long golden locks waved side to side as she overreacted by fidgeting around
“Would you like us to reach out to the guild you had it made?”
If he ith that option he would have to disclose his old credentials, this was so he wanted to avoid so he shook his head side to side in refusal
“No, I would like to have a new one ”
He brought the guild receptionist’s attention to the long waiting line and to the fact that the guild was still getting rebuilt If they actually went through hat the wo it could take weeks If they wanted it to be faster they would need to activate an expensive communication device that used up a lot of mana Roland knew this and knew that they would probably want to avoid that
“Is that so? Good choice sir, fill out these papers then please and I will bring over theyour card?”
Roland could hear people grunting behind hi Most of them were here to complete aIt was his turn though, they would need to wait
“Steel rank”
Depending on the rank other types of identification devices could be used He would also need to pay o
‘I hope this thing works…’
He earing a no a person’s status, in theory, it should be enough to affect this identification device that the adventurers were using
The woman returned with soreeuild like before They wanted to ned a contract toif an adventurer died in the dungeon It was also an agreement on the fees that are deducted froht think that the taxation of these increased with the difficulty It was the other way around, the weaker adventurers needed to give her rank you were the uild started to invest in theuild fees
This uild invest their time into people that were untested? There were already far too many adventurers out there at lower ranks, the harder it was for theraded uild didn’t lose out thatorbs like previously There was no way of going around this, without having your status e traits and titles there would be no card Though there were a couple of things that these people would let through and ignore
<tbody>