What kind of jobs are there, exactly?
There are various kinds differing with specifics and difficulty level. Are you interested in anything in particular?
Not really, so if you could please start reading from the beginning
Well then, first we have the services offered by the Knights of the Marquis of Negliva for those of 70 years of age or above, more details will be given when the candidates arrive in the Knights headquarters. I believe that is one of the requests that are a part of the kingdoms elderly assistance initiative.
So they have one of those here, even though this is clearly a dieval setting? Okay I guess. All that I care about is that there is nothing about recruiting potential Party mbers. Besides, I wouldnt want my companions to be a group of old geezers who are one foot in the grave already.
Next one please?
Goods carrying quest, commissioned by one of the warriors in service of Viscount Kustov. That is all.
Hmm
I repeatedly looked over the upper and lower pieces of paper sprawled on the table. All of them probably relate to the sa kind of quest, that is transportation or escorting jobs, because their characters in the headers that apparently represented them were repeating across all the posters, or at least that was my guess from observing the movents of the guild ladys hand as she moved her slender fingers from words to word, explaining their aning to . I think I have a firm grasp of those two now, but the rest of the symbols were still a complete mystery to .
As I was lost in my own thoughts, about six minutes have passed.
Im afraid the ti is up. What do you want to do, sir? Shall I continue or do you want to stop?
The sand in the hourglass seed to have fallen from top to bottom in its entirety. So this pocket one lasts for about six minutes, huh? Technically I could ask her to read so more of those posters for for another six minutes, but that would an Id have to hand another 16 Nar to her, and since I dont want to spend any more money than absolutely necessary, I think it would be best to call it quits here for now.
We can stop here. Thank you for your assistance, maam, youve been very helpful.
Im glad to hear it. Thank you for your patronage and have a pleasant day, sir.
We shook each others hands and then I left the Explorers Guild. To be completely honest, this whole endeavor wasnt helpful at all, except for maybe one thing: reaffirming my conviction that it would be more beneficial for to actually learn the written language of this world. That way I wouldnt have to bother with finding soone to read stuff for all the ti, and that would be a huge relief for my wallet, and who knows, maybe it would also improve the way others look at .
Crossing one thing off of my to-do list, I headed towards the town center. My next priority was securing myself a place to stay, at least for the ti being. To do that, I headed to the inn which Alan the Slave rchant recomnded to . It was to the southwest, so just opposite of the knights guardhouse. Supposedly it was run by the Innkeepers guild, so it should be a place that should be both safe and secure, but a part of was getting worried that due to such a convenient location the accommodation fee might be off the charts. However, that was one of the few matters where I absolutely couldnt allow myself to be a scrooge. I have 33 gold coins on and I wont allow them to be stolen from just because I chose so cheap, but shady place instead of sothing more reliable.
I entered the inn through the lightly colored, wooden door. One look at the place told that it was just like Alan-san told : kinda sloppy and definitely not cozy, but perfectly average for soone like . It looked more like an interior of a restaurant than the lobby of a hotel. Curiously enough, almost all of the tables here were empty and there was barely a soul to be seen. Right about now should be one of the busiest tis of the day when places like that should be bustling with custors! Or maybe the concept of lunch does not exist in this world?
Welco!
As I headed for the counter, a man standing behind it called out to . He was a sturdy looking guy in his thirties, who was a Lv28 Innkeeper. Well, this shouldnt co as a surprise. If there was such an organization as an Innkeepers Guild. He wore rough clothing which was sowhat similar to what I was wearing right now. Looks like the business really wasnt booming to such a degree that he could afford to buy himself sothing fancier. But enough about that. Lets talk business.
How much would I have to pay for a longer stay?
You intend to go to the Labyrinth as well, young lad?
How did he know that I was going to the Labyrinth? Was it just a lucky guess? Or perhaps more people like ca here with exactly the sa intention? That was what I initially thought, until it occurred to that he probably deduced that from the way I was dressed. I an, if I was in his shoes and saw a young man dressed in a bandana, leather armor and two weapons on him, I would assu that he was a) crazy b) trying to rob c) heading soplace dangerous. And the only such place around these parts is the newly-discovered Labyrinth, so yeah, it must have been a simple cause-effect deduction.
Since the Labyrinth is still brand-new, there might be a possibility of more people like showing up, and once they do, it will be like an open hunting season, so I hope he still has so vacant rooms left. Please let that be the case!
Thats right. That is my intention.
Hmpf, thought so. You look exactly like them adventurous folks who co to the big cities from the countryside to see what the world outside of their stuffy little villages has to offer and try to make a na for themselves. So what kind of room do you want then? A single? Or double? Or perhaps a shared quarter?
For now single room will be enough.
A shared quarter? Whats that? Is it similar to those Japanese Edo period-styled hot-spring inns where you can have as much as six people sleeping together in the sa room? And here I thought that dieval worlds in gas were based exclusively on European middle ages where sothing like that wasnt as common. What a nice cultural addition. Regrettably, I have to turn that option down, for security reasons. I have too many valuable items on to risk them getting stolen. That is why I cannot allow myself to share a room with other guests.
What about the furnishings? You want sothing thats a bit more on the fancier side?
Just your standard lodging will be fine. I dont mind if its furnishings are a little old.
What about the als? Of course I cant force you to eat here exclusively, but if you choose to have your als together with the room, then I could offer you a discount, as per the policy of the Innkeepers Guild. And just between you and , dining in this city can get pretty darn expensive, going as high as 100 Nar per al, and since you ca here for lodging then I guess youre not exactly sleeping on the moneybags, right? Then again, if you were really strapped for cash, you would have chosen sothing even cheaper.
So I have been branded as either a poor or stingy type of guy. But putting that matter aside, the Innkeeper makes a pretty solid point. What should I do about the als Im going to eat? I know that since I ca here from the 21stcentury Japan Im probably going to be heavily biased towards the food from this world, but what I had so far wasnt exactly what I would call terrible, so I think that given enough ti I might be able to adjust my palette to it, even if it is many tiers below what I have been used to for my entire life.
Fine then, hit up with the als as well.
If what this guy says turns out to be true, then finding a decent food place with affordable prices might be quite an ordeal. Thats why having food waiting for here at discounted prices might not be such a bad deal.
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