Chapter 120 More trouble on the horizon. (1/2)

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“Whew… it’s done!”

A certain half-dwarf looked at a piece of arrabbing a s it out in front of the ite words above it

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Bernir stepped out of the secret workshop and sat hi chair that he made himself In his hand was a dark bottle filled with beer he had previously brought over Thanks to Roland’s runic fridge he was even able to keep it cool through the day

“Working for a Runesreat!”

He cheered to hi It had been about a week since his boss had gone out on the expedition From what he knew, it would last for at least two more weeks before they returned so he had the whole place to hiirl over…’

Bernir s a certain waitress that he met at the local tavern She was a siood vibes Then he recalled his young boss and how he had told hi over guests that he did not approve of, was strictly forbidden

‘A wench is not worth losing this job over…’

The idea was quickly shelved after he remembered the previous months He was finally able to reach a tier 2 class and the future looked bright What if his boss decided to kick hi some knickers stashed behind the couch

“I need to finish this arh price!”

Since Roland had gone away Bernir had been busy ork He didn’t sleep htly His intent was to surprise his boss with an inter

From his calculations and current speed, he would have it ready in about ten days His fast pace was all thanks to several runic tools that he was able to use now Soon he was back at it but unbeknownst to hiuest

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A shadowy figure was hidden away upon a faraway tree He had a portable telescope in hand and was looking through it at the only person present in the walled-off house The person on a tree continued to watch until the half-dwarf ducked back into the house before leaving

At a steady pace, he returned to the city and headed over to the part of town that Roland had his second run-in with Arroup of three people sitting at a table

“Okay, what did you find out?”

One of theby hins of that Wayland character How about you?”

The man answered while all of the people present here s up soo a large expedition into the dungeon was started, it wasn’t officially posted but that bastard should be gone for another week or two…”

“So, are we going to s about that Wayland… remember the boys from Dread End? No one has heard frouy, he even broke their legs”

Another person fro an alcoholic drink

“Yeah… if we do this, ill have to skip town, the guild is also getting involved with hiht not be a chance like this ever again He old! We can leave the island and sell theuilds”

“That will be best, the guild doesn’t have a strong presence here yet, we can always cos calm down We need to prepare the escape route first, check when the shi+ps are leaving, we’ll then join the caravan and head to the port town”

The group of four chatted for a bitTheir faces were covered by robes so no one could really get a good look at the types that could slit your throat for a silver coin

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“We should have enough water to last us for a while”

Roland showed off a leather water container that he brought onto the trip It was a regular spatial bag that was filled with only water Thanks to the spatial ic the amount of water that it could contain was truly immense

“As for food… It’s mostly bread and dried meat…”

On the other hand, the rations of food would be liency portion for himself while most of the rest was left with the porters

“Oh my, e do?”

Lucille panicked a little bit, the group of three and a ere now around each other Roland had asked theht have to stay in this cave for a while

“Don’t worry My Lady, you can have my share!”

Robert quickly replied while Roland rolled his eyes He was the only one with any food or water but his older brother didn’t even think about asking for it It was as if it was a given that he would need to share it with the group of three

“It’s Sir Wayland’s food… he should decide …”

On the other hand, this girl hadher noble routes She didn’t act as one of those stuck-up girls that he saw on soethers he had to attend Most of the woman that liked to stick close to Percival

“Before we divide anything we need to decide if we are There are monsters inside… they could also be a source of nutrients”

Even though most people didn’t eat monster meat it didn’t mean it was not possible Most monsters were just too wiry, some poisonous and some not even made from flesh in the first place If they found any monsters that could be eaten remained to be seen

“Monsters inside? Shouldn’t we just wait for the rescue party? Sir Robert?”

She looked to Robert who looked a bit troubled None of theeons

“Lady Lucille… I’ht have to remain here for many days…”

Roland was a bit surprised that Robert didn’t sugarcoat it but this would hasten the process

“He is right, thearea wasn’t that far from that location They will probably return there and have soh the lava lake…”

Roland wasn’t sure if the exam would be abandoned just like that Noith the important noble lady trapped here, they would probably send for help but ht also remain here and wait They had all the provisions so they could wait it out till a proper rescue party for will that take Sir Wayland?”

“How long? If they are fast, three to four days… if not it could take weeks… finding adventurers that can cli a specialist froht push the rescue operation further back…”

He continued talking and with each theory, the rescue became farther and farther away In a worst-case scenario, they could be stuck here for even a month With only food for a couple of days, it would be hard not to starve

Roland and Robert had higher vitality stats than Lucille, which would allow thee She on the other hand would feel it the worst, then there was also the hot stuffy air which only made them sweat This would make them lose precious water and also salt plus minerals with it