Chapter 279: Preparing for a skeleton. (1/2)

Chapter 279: Preparing for a skeleton

“So people are already sneaking out?”

“Yeah, business is boo to pay top coin just to get out of here”

Roland nodded at Lobelia, as drinking soht next to hiave them the opportunity to talk in peace After his visit with Arthur was over he decided to stop by Elodia's ho There he ran into Lobelia as his thieves guild inforuild wasn’t that worried about the angry skeletal arless as the probleuild and the nobles The only thing that affected theh the city which stifled their business

The black ular le in the coular means This was a requirement as they still needed to hire adventurers to protect their wares fro stolen by bandits or destroyed byin the city and usually bribing the gate guards they sold the forbidden loot on the undergroundthe product through the usual means What remained were some of their secret tunnels but those weren’t really built in a way to support transporting of goods

‘I guess so fee through a secret entrance’

“Do they just prepare a carriage for the s will go to the nearest city to get one and it ait close to the exit where the merchant can use it It will be quite costly but these merchants are loaded!”

Lobelia continued to explain while he listened Whoever had enough money could even be escorted out of the city under Arthur’s nose Roland wasn’t sure how he should feel about this as soned a contract with the man A clause, in particular, is to the lord that he knew of This would probably be one of theue and he didn’t prod Lobelia for specific naet anyone in trouble

‘I don’t think Arthur can really do anything about it for now, not until he expands his forces and gains soht die, probably not hiht behind it Even if Arthur started cracking down on the thieves guild and affected their bottom line they couldn’t just kill hih hi What was eted Those two knights and Mary were the closest people to hiuild went after the if he ever crossed the line

‘Well, it’s not strange for the city lord to have souild, sooner or later he will have to make some kind of decision’

Arthur did see that he was fine with keeping Roland around and lying to his people about the involvement with the Lich, he would bend the rules in his favor The youngto the co on multiple fronts behind the scenes

‘Not like anyone can gain anything fros, perhaps one of his brothers could use it as a way to get hi like that wouldn’t be easy…’

Perhaps in the war of succession pining a crime on the competition could work Roland had heard so with cultists, opposing nations, or bandits It was one way of getting rid of a pesky sibling during that cohteous in the eyes of the commoners, their nauild’s thought on the skeletons?”

“Not uild ed while then quickly finishi+ng up her hot beverage Just as she did, Elodia made her way into the roos but Lobelia was sure to notaround Elodia that to this day didn’t like it The fact that her younger sibling was still associated with the underground when she could just easily live as an adventurer didn’t go ith her

“Are you going to be staying?”

“No, I should get back to the workshop and prepare so that contract I do need to follow it but don’t worry, those undead , I’ll be fine”

Elodia frowned as Roland replied and got up to his feet He had only co but then needed to leave Arthur wanted to use that et back to his workshop If the ated to use the crystal ball

“I knew you would say that, here I packed you some food”

He was handed a small basket filled with treats that he quickly accepted After getting used to Elodia’s cooking he was at a point of findingThis would last him only a couple of days but with Arthur’s help he would be able to get through the ate without an issue However, if the skeletons attacked again he would be stranded on the other side “Not going to try to stop , this notion produced a pouty expression on Elodia’s face and made her turn around

“Would I be able to? You’re the most stubborn person that I know, even Armand isn’t as bad as you”

“Is that so, well I’ll be sure to give you a call through the crystal ball, I’ve infused it with newat which Lobelia whistled froh the eate that he arrived through For the ti he was able to leave but if another attack occurred then his only way back would either be by cliuild tunnels The entrances to the ical device

‘It would be unfortunate if that undead could get into the city through those Monsters don’t usually go for the hidden entrances, more likely if they continue to focus on the city walls and people defending them’

The Lich was s a whole city It wouldn’t be that easy to break through reinforced gates and thick city walls Without any strategy behind a charge, overwhel numbers would be needed to scale that wall

‘They could have the nu to his workshop Roland went through his options Noas the ti beings around the nore the whole place if he turned off the runic defenses That undead proved hiic around it would head straight for the city

‘That thing was behaving strangely though…’

There was an issue that was bothering hi to protect hi back the Lich’s behavior had been strange When it rose out of the lava pit, the ht toward him, and the cannon blast

‘It was as if, it was only focusing on me… there were ht for me instead…’

If he took into account that the Lich could potentially have it in for hienerators the Lich would still give hiolems before, perhaps it was already attuned to his runic wares as well

‘If that’s the case…’

He stopped right before reaching his ho he fashi+oned continued to be illuht would scare the weak monsters away but beckon the one that could destroy it all Would he be fine with the Lich co the whole place upside down?

If what he was thinking was true then perhaps the monster was somehow affected by his mana This theory was confir that contained his ownthe frequency was he able to connect with thewasn’t even shi+elding itself fro it off’