Chapter 62: The Ghost Hunt - I (1/2)
From what Merlin could tell, the rewards he received for finishi+ng the quest was a small amount of experience and the four vials of holy water He was satisfied with the rewards, it wasn't that important of a quest He wasn't yet sure of the consequences that co run, so ultimately he wasn't pleased with his current situation
Sir Redmond was a corrupt noble, and he most likely had connections with other corrupt nobles Merlin couldn't know for sure how many factions had some form of connection with the man, or what kind of power vacuum his death would have created
Due to his quest not giving hi about consequences in the town, like his quest to assassinate Arwell Lychester did, he wasn't coes But this didn't es, just that they weren't considered ih by the system to be mentioned
Merlin slowly entered the old man's office, as once a neat and tidy room was now a mess The desk situated on the other side of the room was scratched up and knocked onto its side, various drawers that stored countless documents had been either knocked over or smashed There were shredded pieces of paper scattered around the drawers and shards of glass were practically coating half the floor
It looked like the roo let loose inside of it Merlin walked over to the , he could no longer see the monster that Sir Reded property and loss of life Even if they were tiny silhouettes in the distance, he could see people grieving over their losses
Merlin turned away from the , there wasn't much he could do for theain
He spent the next couplethis time no servants of the house even came to check up on him, much less kick hi for, but all he did know is that he probably wouldn't have the chance to search Sir Redmond's house after this
Besides the several hundred docus that sparked his interest One was a flask full of a strange black tar-like liquid which he found in a locked compartment on the desk Fortunately he stole the lockpick frouild, so he didn't have to search for the key The second item seemed to be some kind of diary, and the only reason Merlin found it was because it was hidden between two drawers, but one had been knocked over, causing the diary to stick out
Merlin threw both ite one of the lanterns off the wall and leaving the building As he stepped out of the building, he dragged his cloak out of his inventory and put it on,sure to pull the hood up before he set off
He was surprised that he didn't find any valuable trinkets or money, but he realised that they probably would have been stored away in a treasury or his roo a noble's house for a small sum of coin There was also the chance that he'd be branded a criminal, especially if the servants called hi to bother with the potential trouble, he concluded that it wouldn't be worth the effort Plus he had so the ghost once and for all
As he walked doas once a bright marketplace, but was now a dark road covered in blood, corpses and with the occasional patch of shattered glass from the lanterns He passed by several individuals, some see over one of the ot closer to the gate, he started seeing a surprising aroup of players, ate Merlin turned down a street andthe crowd
As he walked closer to the door, he heard that it was loud inside It wasn't the sa rowdy, but rather it sounded like there were people aggressively arguing instead But as usual, when Merlin entered the building and people started realising he was present, they began quieting down
Merlin thought it would stay this way, but people actually started shouting again, although he couldn't figure out what they were actually shouting about until he sao people wearing the town guard outfit talking with the bartender