Chapter 183: Strange noble. (1/2)

Chapter 183: Strange noble

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Mary covered hersound Arthur looked to her and then back to Roland that had a confused look on his face It took a few seconds for it to click but soon he did realize that he picked the wrong words

“Ah, by ‘mine’ I meant that I wish you to become one of my retainers, of course”

Arthur turned his head to the side, Roland could clearly see the youngan aard coiven an opportunity to work for a noble as a proper retainer was a big deal, for Roland it would not be anything that he desired

The whole reason that he left the Arden estate was to be self-sufficient Even in his previous life, he bounced around because of the whims of others Parents, teachers, perhaps even the society that he was in, he felt as if he just followed a paved road that others just told him to tread on

But as e Arthur ht have asked him to beco siuards outside Instead, he could just be soains so his lord’s orders

Thus before he could ure out the details of this deal Roland had already gone through several contracts and was not against signing others depending on the deal By this point in his life, he had already come to terms with this part of this world

“You wish me to become one of your servants?”

“In short, yes but not quite what I had in mind, let me clarify First of all, I’m aware of the problems you have faced, the dwarves and merchants must not have h they have tried you have ed to claw your way up!”

Roland looked to the noble that turned away fro about his achievements It seemed that Arthur Valerian was impressed hat he was able to do in this short aole if such a talented craftsman like you would be able to reach his full potential, thus I a to offer you an opportunity Mr Wayland, become my personal blacksmith!”

“Personal Blacksmith?”

Roland parroted the state fast He was so the ree of responsibility towards that noble, in so faulty equipment which could spell death for the some personal weapons, he would be also responsible if they broke during battle Even if it broke for good reasons soe on these crafts them in various ways So, while the title would probably be quite the boost to his prestige in the city, it would also carry with it some drawbacks

“Oh, is it such a surprise? or are you dissatisfied with the offer?”

Arthur asked while also looking away fro him the auction house beneath It would be somewhat rude for Roland to turn down the offer, thus he was not sure what he should do now The person here could s really difficult for him if their relationshi+p turned sour

“Well, my Lord…”

“Speak freely, I can clearly tell that you have some reservations, I would not force the position upon you, I realize that working for such an insignificant noble likeRunesmith would want to do…”

“Uh,at Arthur that for so about his o birth While he knew that the noble was probably a bastard son that was sent here to get rid of, it wasn’t confirmed before he spoke out

“Lord Arthur, why did…”

The car girl that was listening on the side raised her voice after hearing the ‘insignificant’ part She quickly stopped as Arthur raised his hand up though

“It’s fine Mary, I’ for etting himself into”

Roland just looked between the thile not saying anything, during this whole conversation he wasn’t really able to giveman valued Roland quite a bit and the only reason that he could come up with, was a lack of power Perhaps the one with the leverage here was not the lord but him instead

While the noble continued to talk Roland noticed some oddities in his tone and mannerisms Arthur seemed somewhat nervous when he tried to ask so overly truthful

At first, it looked like it would be sofor an employee but a partner instead

It also didn’t seeood opinion of hi He was so emotional as well, it was as if Roland was a piece of wood that he was trying to cling to after his shi+p had sunk

“Excuse athered up so to the point of it all After the question, Arthur just nodded his head before he finally sat back down on his chair

“Please go ahead”

“I a a part of any noble house I auild which does take up much ofmy craft if I settle down as a personal blacksmith”

Roland replied quickly, for normal craftsmen it was probably the ticket out of poverty The nobles would supply theressing further with their craft

Bettering himself as a runesaining levels and being able to protect himself froht monsters and create new ite to hear your offer, I’ out The lord already knows anized my removal from this auction house”

Arthur nodded

“Ah, yes the dwarves, of course, you will be free to present your wares to the public at my auction house, I wanted to save it for later but it does seem that you have made up your mind Mr Wayland”

Arthur ht out a sht it was just another contract but after seeing the first page he noticed that it wasn’t his name that was on it, but it was Elodia’s

“I see that you are surprised, I hope that it won’t sour our relationshi+p but my people have looked into your personal e?”

What he was looking at noere docue that she had bought a couple of years ago

“Yes, the city official that signed off on the inspection has been re bribes and didn’t cover his tracks well enough”

This wasn’t all as besides them he also received a permit to sell items in the auction house There was even a special card that was siive hiolden supplier card?”

“I see that I want need to explain then, yes this was part of the offerings I wished to hand to you Mr Wayland”

The golden supplier card opened up the auction house to anyone having it People with it wouldn’t need to bother aiting in line, they could drop off their wares whenever they wanted They would also pay smaller fees for their wares which soifts presented Roland wasn’t sure what to do Would Arthur snatch thee If he stayed on Arthur’s bad side he could easily reinstate the old inspector and do the whole thing again