Chapter 179: Sneaking around the city. (2/2)

While true invisibility andwith the shadoas not possible yet if she ever ed to reach tier 3 of this class it would be possible There were other classes with abilities like this but for espionage and sneaking around hers was the best-suited one

The guards that she passed by had no ability to detect her Even if they had guard dogs that could pick up on various new scents, she had none that they could pick up on Within a few minutes, she made her way towards one of the s Her body contorted like a pretzel as she slid in through one that seemed too small for a person to fit in

‘They there are…’

As she wasshe spotted one of her friends that was together with sonize It was ihts to be the only ones re by Arthur’s side They were still only human and needed to sleep, it seeuards while keeping one of the the guards she made it around the corner as she headed for her own little roo the lord’s personal maid she received one rooe of clothes along with soo

After taking a look into thelord’s wishes and that he would probably want to get a report before the day ended Nohen she was properly dressed as a uards didn’t seeht after s the inside of the mansion If she was an actual assassin who came to take the lord’s life it didn’t seeoes there!”

“It is hts, was quick to react when he saw her approaching froh she was not trying to actively hide her presence

Even the tray with snacks and tea that she was holding didn’t seem tolord’s personalfor you, what took you so long?”

The other guards were quick to raise their spears but quickly looked at the woht soe with itself, so the rain it If they ever did so the ire of the lord at them

“Oh you know… this and that, ere you worried about little ol’ ave Gareth a hich caused the uards that ith him were smitten by the sensual look but their leader see , only when Arthur’s voice sounded from within did she answer

“Yes? Who is it?”

“It’s me, my lord”

“Mary? Please enter”

Soon the uard’s i wild, Gareth knew about this htly visit from a beautiful maid but to him, it was just more worries

“You took your tiize, ”

Mary lowered her head after entering through the door There she saw a so man that was surrounded by various notes and books It was clear that he continued to work diligently through this week

“Mary please, I’airl with the cat ears, they were bright red but not as red as her eyes were The younghis tired eyes, it was clear that he was in no mood for pleasantries

Mary on the other hand couldn’t help fro hard as it was one of the reasons that she decided to co man was quite pure in his convictions and was also not scared to work to s a reality

“Would you like some tea? It’s lanced at the tray that Mary was holding On it, he could see soht, he nodded his head as getting so a few sips fro hisclearer

“What did you find, don’t spare the details…”

What ensued was over an hour of her report She informed Arthur about the power structure of Albrook city that was mostly ruled by the rich merchants and craftsmen The Dwarven union ca soeon here they are practicallytheforce behind this city were the adventurers, the people that provided them eapons would prosper Then there were the alchemists that controlled the vast potionthis service in-house, they weren’t profiting as much as the dwarves

Potions could be easily transported froe shops to display theht thein Even with that, they were part of the prominent players in the city

Then there was the uild Mary was able to pay it a visit to figure out that they were the ones controlling the red-light district Drugs and aphrodisiacs were some of the many forbidden items that they offered there

“That does seem like a problem…”

Arthur received the whole report and noas already quite late One part of it all was the intelligence gathering that Mary perfor it with the records that he went through could Arthur paste it together

“It see soe chunk of transactions and disputes that previously went through the city In theuild or dwarven union was involved, the decision alent their way, it was almost unani favored

“Yes, I’ve met some of the old residents in the city, a lot of them had lost their old homes if they were close to the merchant district”

The merchant district was recently created, it was mostly populated by stores and taverns It was ood tiht out or found the under h , isn’t this how it always goes when a new dungeon gets discovered? The rich get richer while the poor… Well, that is that one strange person though”

“Ah yes, you have mentioned him a couple of times, Wayland was it?”

“Yes!”

Mary nodded while clapping with her hands, her tail started wiggling about which indicated to Arthur that she was so this way, it meant that this person named Wayland was someone that he should watch out for

“Coe arrived today… “

Arthur looked to the side, there a small pile of presents of various sizes was stashed for safekeeping The merchants and influential people had sent hih but now after hearing the explanation from his maid, he was interested in the latest one that was delivered in a large wooden crate…