Chapter 155 Black market hospitality. (1/2)

Roland found himself face to face with a member of the Ratfolk race This race of sentient rat people was known for living underground and shying away from the sun There weren’t that many of them around but whenever the black market was involved they were there

They were a race of mostly stealthywhich allowed theht unnoticed While their bodies didn’t allow thee and espionage

Many of the inforood relationshi+p with the skills allowed the unnoticed during the night It wasn’t surprising that Roland ood price was still up to debate though

“Yes, that deepsilver ingot and that durium… how much?”

“The ‘uood price!”

Through the years of living in this world, Roland had also gone through a few stores Even though this was the black oing back and forth he ot’s price down that was only about 10 over its regular market value While normally he would not take any materials over the market price he didn’t really have a choice

What he could do noas either shake on it and pay or look around soave hih, if there were no other ots, this rat here could increase the price further

This was a basic tactic fro the potential custo they did This ure out that he was here for the crafting o, you buyin?”

“Fine, you got a deal”

This time around Roland decided to take a s so soots and soh for him and Bernir to produce much What he needed was a constant supply of these ot here and there

It was a bit too early to strike a long-lasting deal with the first person that he was doing business with It would be better for him to stake this place out and see how the prices fluctuate With what he got today he would be able to ood price

While the dwarven union was trying to keep hi, he wasn’t sure if they would be able to bribe or blackmail everyone

It wouldn’t be odd if he could find a properso it in a different city The other options that he had were doing it here on the blackhis own shop where he could earn therequired to create a shop ning or renting the land that it was on Froit way They did use tactics that were considered legal by pricing out their opposition

This was so that Bernir confirmed as well The dwarves were soet rid of the competition Thus he should not see any hired ruffians visiting his store to e by trying to discredit his craft

Luckily for him, that would not be that easy as his runic weapons were already spread through Albrook Soiven to hi some of thearound the blackand mathematical skills to shi+ne With their help, he started identifying the wares that were being sold along with their prices

Thanks to his high intelligence stat he was able to easily remember the current market prices and co was somewhat over the normal price but he was surprised that there were a lot of items below it

There were probably various reasons for these prices, one of theood could be sold for a lot less and the merchant could still make a profit The thieves mostly dumped their ite on the deal it reflected what they cost here

Besides the rat person, Roland did e to spot a few othermaterials The prices didn’t vary that much as the people here were probably aware of what they could get aith

The biggest issue was to get hi between three merchants that would probably constantly barter the prices up would be a headache If he could actually get a proper steady supplier was still up to debate

‘I guess I should head hoh all the vendors and their wares Roland now had a good idea about this black ers and poison was even sold as a bundle If he ure out a poison rune of some kind he would probably be able to sell assassination tools like hotcakes here

For now, he was eyeing one of the archer stalls which possessed arrows dipped in paralyzing liquid Making runic arrows required special mana conductive wood but it would actually be possible for hieon, there were so hot environical effects could be nored theuild connections to fashi+on runic swords instead that sold for more Now on the other hand he could use that as a side job if he ever decided to push his item onto this h as he wasn’t sure if he wanted one of his creations being used to kill innocent people Norhtingthat the people using them would only use them for the intended purpose He would be surprised if some of his runic scrolls were already used to kill so about what he should do he started looking at the people here It was somewhat loud as thewith each other

‘It’s a lot more peaceful than I expected’

Roland was still a bit on edge but after going through this ‘marketplace’ a few times he realized that it wasn’t much different than the one on the surface There were surprisingly fewer thieves here than above ground It seemed that these people at least didn’t steal from each other

He also used his identification skill on the people here Whilesi their names, some didn’t Was this just the barrier between the ones that had ive them away

From what he knew there was some honor between thieves but he only knehat other adventurers told him Apparently, the thieves would not steal fro down here nor would they report each other to the city guards If there was an issue between them they would clear it up in their oay

It seedo as well There were dom and the others On the very top existed so that no one actually knew the identity

It was apparently the strongest thief guild member and he was apparently comparable to the top class holders in the land If it was true or just a tale to keep the rowdy thieves in check was anyone's guess Maybe if he stayed here longer he would be given the answers

He soon ended up with the h It wasn’t drawn too well but it was very easy to read It was clear that it was made with simplicity in mind as the exits were drawn in with red circles while the dead ends with red exes

While this was only the black round there still was the thieves guild down here Roland could see a tunnel leading in one direction and it was guarded by several thuggish-looking people Soo out and they always gave off an aura of hostility when they were approached

‘Could be where the thieve’s guild is being constructed… or oods?’

It would be nice to knoas past that corridor he was not in a hurry to get himself killed Now came the time to leave so he followed the ister the exit route as even though thetunnels that could confuse someone that was here for the first ti With a slow pace, he continued towards his destination After fivethat he had been worried about