Chapter 359 - A diffrent type of town (1/2)

'The outside air, the forest trees, it was a good feeling to be outside again' Jack thought as he heaved a breath.

Right now, Jack, Ray and Bob were all together, making their way to the town of Zrey on the same carriage they had arrived in.

After witnessing Ray's strength, Bob realised who he really should have been afraid of. Ray was never going to do any harm to Bob, but he also had a backup plan if Bob refused. He would simply use his Dragon's truth skill to reveal where Zrey was.

Out of his own pocket, Bob had paid the guards to let the two boys out of the prison. Well, he also paid for the cost of the cell bars that had been destroyed. The guards had asked what happened, but Bob just paid them again to earn their silence.

So far, it has been the worst day for Bob. As a merchant, he was all about profits, yet ever since running into these two, all he received were losses. The only thing he was happy about was seeing the mechanisms of the carriage.

Whenever the carriage would run out of energy, the crystal would also disappear, getting smaller and smaller in size as the energy was used. Upon their inspection of the carriage, they had found the hatch but never imagined that a beast crystal was to be put in it.

Usually, a mage would have to inscribe a magic circle to allow things to be powered, yet this seemed to show no such requirement. It was clear that it was technology beyond their time. However, Bob quickly realised it was useless, for he was no longer the owner of the carriage.

Jack rode the carriage, sitting at the front, with Bob sitting by his side, giving directions. Meanwhile, Ray opted to sit on the roof.

”Did we even need an interior?” Jack asked.

”I like the outside because when I'm inside, it makes me feel cramped. ”Ray replied.

As they continued to follow Bob's directions, he noticed that the two people didn't talk much to each other. It was clear that Jack respected the one sitting on top of the carriage as his boss, but it made the merchant wonder just who they were.

Both of them seemed quite young, though what worried him more than anything was why were they trying to get to Zrey? Just as Bob thought about this matter, Ray started to ask some questions.

”So Bob, is it? Why don't you tell me why no one knows of this place and why do you even know about it.”

Bob had a nervous smile on his face. He was worried about what information these two already knew. If they knew enough, then telling them wasn't such a bad thing. Still, if he revealed something he wasn't supposed to disclose to the public, then it would start to cause problems.

”Please, for my sake,” Bob said, ”Can I ask how you two came to learn about Zrey?”

Jack looked up and could see that Ray had given him a nod, giving him the go-ahead.

”When we were locked in that prison cell, I wasn't lying. I really am from Zrey, but I just can't remember how I spent my time there since I haven't been in that place for years.”

Bob remained silent for a bit. Just as Jack said, no one should have any knowledge of Zrey, or they should have at least been informed of the rules before leaving and entering.

”Well, if you already know about it, I can tell you some information. Zrey is a special place not even the Queen of the Alure kingdom knows. It has been kept that way for years, to the point that there aren't even any rumours connected to it. That's why I was so shocked to come across you two. It's a special place for merchants.”

”What do you mean by special?” Ray asked.

”I'm afraid that I'm not allowed to say, especially if you guys don't know what's going on. All I can do is continue leading the two of you towards Zrey.”

”Stop the carriage,” Ray shouted as he got down from above, descending to where the other two where.