Player Na: Kaga Michio
Character Information & Equipnt:
Class: Villager Lv3, Hero Lv1, Thief Lv3
Accessory: Ring of Determination, Sandals, Bandit Bandana
The day was still young. If the main roads in this town are designed in such a way that they are heading directly to the north, south, east and west, then the sun has moved slightly over the west towards the south. So it should be a little over noon, if Im not mistaken?
Now that Ive gotten back onto the main road, the first place I will try to visit will be the Explorers Guild which is in that second building to the right, according to the information I have obtained from Alan the Slave rchant.
So that confirms that he wasnt lying: there really is such a Job as an Explorer. Just to be sure I used Identify on that one hot chick in the building and it showed that she was a Lv17 Explorer, just like the receptionist-looking guy behind the counter.
Okay, now for the most important part: do I really have to join the Explorers Guild to beco an Explorer myself? Also, I was expecting the inside of the building to look more like a tavern, or the dieval equivalent of an office building, but if I were to draw any comparisons, then Id have to say it looked like a primitive post office, wooden tables, counters and mailbox next to the guilds main entrance included. Several townspeople were already inside, apparently doing business with the guilds staff, because I heard sentences such as Ill take that, then, Sold or So how much is this going to cost ? being used. If that is any indication, then I guess this place can also buy items off of you and made it possible for you to purchase whatever it is they are offering. But I am not interested in those, not for now at least.
First of all, Ill need to do so information gathering. Listening to the people around in hopes of catching sothing interesting, I headed over to what I assud to be an information board with multiple pieces of parchnt stuck to it.
Well, shit. I cant read any of those strange letters.
Sothing is definitely written there, but I dont know what that is, which is strange since the Bandits Intelligence Cards were written in kanji, so why are the letters here different? Is the Explorers Guild special or were the Intelligence Cards special?
Excuse sir, is there a problem? Do you need assistance with anything?
A soft voice called out to from behind my back. When I turned around, I learned It belonged to a young girl who looked roughly the sa age as . She was a Lv2 Explorer and was dressed in the sa receptionist outfit as the guy behind the counter.
Uhm, yes. Actually, Im sorry to bother you but I cant read any of those.
I said apologetically while pointing at the ssage board.
Of course sir. If thats the case then I can read the information you want for 16 Nar.
I see. A substitute reader, huh? In a world in which the literacy rate is quite low and the ability to read is a privilege reserved mostly for those of noble birth who could afford to learn it, such an institution might actually be a quite lucrative business. And the price seed to be pretty reasonable, but that is just my own opinion, that is to say a layman who doesnt know the actual value of this worlds currency and the average hourly paynt rate.
Then please do so.
I took the backpack off my back and got the necessary amount of money out of the drawstring bag.
I wonder if 16 Nar is the standard price, or the one that has already been affected by my 30% discount skill? Because my intuition was telling that the forr was the case here.
Please follow after .
She took the pieces of paper out of the board and we made our way to one of the tables. On the way, she passed the paynt on to the receptionist dude. So I assu hes responsible for handling all the money that cos from the transactions with the people who want to read the information despite not being able to read themselves? That might be wise from the guilds perspective, but I hope that guy leaves all the money here when he finishes his shift. After all, if we assu that the Explorers Guild earns a lot from substitute reading alone, then the caretaker of said money would make a perfect target for a robbery.
Money, huh?
It pained a little that I had to spend so money so soon after steeling myself to save as much of it as possible, but if its for the purpose of getting as much information about this world as I can, then I will take every little piece of info I can get my hands on, as long as it will lead to making lots of money in no ti.
On a totally unrelated side note, that girl is as pretty as Roxanne is, at least when we talk about facial features. If were talking about boobs, then hers were hidden under the uniform she was wearing, but at the very least the visible bulges confird that she was not as flat as a cutting board. But she was still inferior to Roxanne, who was an absolute bombshell all across the board!
All right , I can translate as many things as you want, as long as itll be in the ti it takes for the sand in this sand watch to finish falling. Is that alright with you?
She then procured a small hourglass out of her pocket and showed it to , probably so that I wouldnt try to accuse her of cheating on ti. But I feel like I should point out that even for a pocket hourglass, the midsection was surprisingly narrow. I wonder how much ti it will take for the sand to fall from one section to the other? 5 minutes? 10 minutes? Maybe 15 at best? Either way, I should get this lady to read as many docunts as she can for . In other words, be as precise with your questions and demands as you can.
Okay, I understand.
Then I presu we can start the countdown?
Yes, please do.
She then placed the hourglass on the table and turned it upside down, beginning the sifting of the sand inside.
So, what exactly do you want to know, Mr. Custor?
She asked . What I want to know is wait, actually, I dont even know what I want to know, because I have no idea what is written on those pieces of paper. I asked her to read them for precisely because I wanted to know that! So I guess well start with that and then branch out to the specifics.
What is written in this docunt right here?
Those are the general information about the newly-discovered Labyrinth, The Labyrinth of Cooratar. The current exploration progress is 11 levels. The first level is inhabited primarily by Needlewoods, level 2 is the domain of Nave Olives, the third one
I dont get a single word of what shes saying to . Like, I hear those words, but none of them is clicking with . All I know is that shes probably talking about monsters prowling each level of the Labyrinths dungeon.
What about the intel on the Labyrinths deepest depths?
She takes all the papers and searches through them in order.
Well it looks like no one has reached the deepest level yet, therefore we dont have any information on it yet. Im sorry.
After all that searching, all she had for was a disappointing answer. But I kinda expected it, since the Labyrinth was apparently discovered only a few days ago. Of course no one would have reached all the way to its end in such a short amount of ti.
And the other papers? What are they about?
The ones over here contain the details of jobs for an Explorer.
Another piece of knowledge which was imparted to by Alan the Slave rchant was that the Guilds generally did not offer quests and jobs to outsiders, and that they might find it difficult to recruit Party mbers, but he also said that the guilds are always open for accepting new mbers into their ranks. But for the ti being I would like to avoid making any decisions that may or may not have an impact on the rest of my days spent here. Before I commit myself to one guild or the other, Ill have to carefully consider all of the options available to to ensure that I wont pick the worst possible one on the worst possible conditions. Kinda like with job hunting back on earth, but with more dire consequences.
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