Chapter 18 The Huntsmen Guild (2/2)

As always, a large nu with their weapons arts martial arts

The rounds, various sets of eyestowards the weapon racks

Many were caught by surprise once again when they noticed the type of weapon Daniel had picked

What was in Daniel's hand, was a s knives

Daniel's weapon of choice for ranged co knives, and he had two simple reasons for it The first, was that he didn't need a manual to learn how to throw knives, as everyone was capable of learning with enough practice The second reason, was that throwing knives were useful for sneak attacks and ers, so this kind of weapon was suitable for hiet, he started to train right away

The knives Daniel was using were rip and the only sharpened part was the blade Their weight was completely balanced, whichknives to start practicing with

His first few throere a coht and shape of the knives

The spectating practitioners didn't find it odd that Daniel would appear inexperienced at first Many had witnessed how Daniel had , and of the martial art -True Motion- While those who didn't witness it personally, had at least heard of it

Daniel's progress was, as always, i, he stopped et, after two more hours, two out of ten throould hit the bullseye

After four hours of uninterrupted practice, only one throw out of ten missed bullseye This result was satisfactory to Daniel, so he left the training ground, and went back into his room

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Commoner's Section, Third Gate of the Eastern Wall, 08:10

Daniel was standing in front of a large building

This building was of a sih Its large double doors had been blocked open, and ht clothes, and armed with various types of weapons,in a constant strea different froreen banners that draped down its walls, on which the silhouette of a stag had been seith golden thread The other, was the thick wooden sign that was hanging above the entrance On it, carved in black, were three simple words 'The Hunts with the Mercenary Union, and the Golden Cauldron, were a few of the roups tied to the Merchant's Collective To beherbs, beast cores, ranked beasts carcasses, alcheredients, or even offer protection services, was strictly tied to the Merchant's Collective, whose influence spanned through the entire kingdoht after he had assisted to the battle between the two ranked beasts, he had claimed to have been sent from a herbalist to look for plants That excuse implied that he had applied for a job at the Golden Cauldron, a group whose redients, which they would then sell to the Merchant's Collective, or use themselves

Sis of the Hunts Phyrri to hunt and collect ranked beast's cores and carcasses, which they would then sell to the Merchant's Collective

The hunter's job had been a prestigious one in the past, but since the overall strength of the beasts around the city had drastically decreased, the branch situated in Phyrri had fallen into disgrace

The fact was that, differently from the Mercenary's Union, whose branches were built at the end of commercial roads, and Golden Cauldron's branches, which were built next to forests and fertile ground, The Huntsroup of sorts In fact, whenever a new city was founded, its untouched surroundings were always a rich hunting ground Consequently, when a new branch was opened within a new city, that branch would be automatically considered the new Huntsmen Guild's headquarters

Phyrri's branch was thousands of years old, and nuer cities The main revenue of the Huntsmen Guild came from experienced hunters who pushed theer prey

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”Next” Said the wo

Daniel approached the counter and said ”I would like to apply for a hunting party”

”Your membershi+p?” Said the woman

Daniel's brows furrowed ”Do I need one?”

The woman looked him up for a few seconds, then responded ”Aren't you a little young to join a hunting party? these people hunt beasts! ranked beasts!! are you going to hunt the more displeased the more she talked

”If I won't be able to hunt them, I will at least feed one” Said Daniel sarcastically

The wo in the corner of her eyes, she barely stopped to say ”It would be even funnier if you weren't so skinny! ha ha ha!!” She then stopped laughing, watched Daniel oncethat he wasn't there to huht kid, i'll put you up for a hunting party When do you want to go?”

”Right now” Answered Daniel immediately

The woman furrowed her brows and looked at Daniel, she then asked ”Right nohere are your weapons? You don't even have a bow!”

Daniel, looking embarrassed for the first time, responded ”Yeah about that I don't use the bow but Iknives”

The wo once hter! Hahaha alright, aa sword costs 10 copper, throwing knives go for”

After a good half an hour of explanations, Daniel was finally able to obtain hisparty

The ate of the southwestern wall When Daniel reached the gate, he noticed a group of four people waiting

One of them was a lean man He seemed to be in his , that it looked cobow and a quiver filled with arrows

The second one was an olderhis sixtieth birthday, his back was very straight, and while his clothes looked like a pile of dirty cloth, one could understand why he would pick that outfit when h the forest His weapon was a set of short spears, which similarly to the leantwo people were a teenage boy and girl Instinctively, one could guess that the tere a couple, but if one were to carefully look at their faces, they would notice the similarities in their features and eyes The tere er than the man, but they both looked like they were in their late teens

They both had blonde hair, green eyes, and bodies that looked like they wereBoth of them could be considered very attractive The brother's weapon was a greatsword, while his sister's weapon were a pair of bolas hung to her belt

When Daniel approached the group, ateenagers furrowed their brows at hist themselves in whispers

The old man simply turned around and waited for the last person to arrive, and lastly, the only person who approached Daniel was the man in his ?” Said the

Theand inexperienced, after all, you were paid depending on the beasts that you yourself killed, not by how roup ”Wonderful! we are waiting for our escort to arrive, then we'll depart right away” said the man jovially

Daniel nodded and then found a place to sit

Half an hour later, a robust roup A deep scar that started from above the middle of his eyebrow, and finished on his cheekbone could be seen clearly, giving the man's face a permanent serious expression At his waist he had a sword, and on his chest arle was finely carved