Chapter 150: Three pairs of rings
[I think we should do that. Also, this slave business slls of corruption. If a Royal Soldier visits a powerful noble family, they are assigned to observe and beco afraid to make enemies out of them. This system only works for weak noble families.]
[At least the King of this kingdom is sohow trying, but it seems his hands are tied with the kingdom’s prosperity.]
-Yes, I agree. It’s difficult for a captain to keep a ship from sinking because of a greedy crew. I would make a corrupt-free nation if I beca a king.-
[I will vote for you, hehe. But we went off-topic for a bit. Shouldn’t we cover Lupa’s neck?]
“Ester, could you wrap a piece of cloth around Lupa’s neck. As Ben suggested, we should hide her neck.” Vincent asked.
Ester understood his intention imdiately. A similar thought passed through her mind after hearing Ben’s suggestion. She then took out a clean piece of cloth and tied it with a cute butterfly-shaped knot.
“Big sister Ester, can I have one too? Please. ” Tula said cutely. She liked the butterfly-shaped knot at the end.
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“Fine. ” Ester couldn’t say no at Tula’s puppy eyes.
“Shall we continue?” Vincent wanted to continue before they had to stop at every new thing they saw.
A while later, the buildings beca cleaner and well built. The dirt path was the sa, clean and without wild grass. They stepped into the lower district.
“Apples, co and get your apples!”
“You, sir, this textile is popular. It would make any kind of dress to impress.”
“Familiars! Co and check out this little gray wolf. It’s of the wind attribute and is familiar compatible with young wind mages. I won’t charge much since this cute little familiar needs a mighty master like you.”
Vincent followed Ben through the lower district market. It was so bustling with people and vendors promoting their products that Ester held Lupa’s and Tula’s hands.
Ester was afraid of losing them to the crowd. One was curious with drool on her lips as her golden eyes stared at freshly cooked food. The other big child stared at children’s toys and cute small familiars.
[The difference in districts is mind-blowing. This is similar to Earth’s stand vendors you used to visit. It’s not that bad, and it feels like ho.]
Vincent nodded as he felt the sa. There was a particular street near the library owned by Kevin’s family where it would get closed on certain days every week. So vendors would obtain the permit to assemble stands and sell their products, mostly cheaper than usual. Vincent loved to find new cheap heroic books to read like this.
‘This is nostalgic.’ Vincent thought before he heard.
“Trinkets! Trinkets for sale! Reasonable prices on handcrafted wood trinkets that make great gifts. Necklaces, rings, and head ornants. Co and see. They are all crafted by hand.” A street rchant promoted.
Vincent stopped. He quickly looked in his direction after hearing the trinket street rchant promote his wares. He suddenly seed interested in purchasing an accessory.
“Can you wait while I check the trinket shop?” Vincent asked.
Ben stopped. He turned around and nodded. There was no need to hurry if it was one or two shops, so he didn’t mind a slight delay.
[Are you thinking of buying sothing? We have the money we looted... I an, we acquired. It’s all we have. So be mindful of how much you use.]
-Don’t worry. You know I like to save money. Also, there is a specific item I’m interested in.-
[I think I know what caught your attention. It’s a ring, right?]
Vincent let out a light chuckle as he approached the trinket vendor. He placed both hands together and summoned the bag of coins. The light was barely noticeable this way.
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[1x Small Bag (Multiple Items) (Common Quality) (33x Copper Coins, 35x Silver Coins, 2x Gold Coins, 1x Hollowed Silver Coin.) summoned. x0 remaining.]
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Ester, Lupa, and Tula looked at Vincent, filled with curiosity. They wanted to know what caught his interest so much that he wanted to buy sothing. The three noticed his expressions while walking through one of the many paths in the maze-like trading area. However, only the trinket rchant caught his interest.
“Welco...” The rchant was about to continue with his greetings before he abruptly stopped. Before him, the body of the custor covered in bandages made him forget his usual greetings for a mont.
The trinket rchant quickly regained his composure like a veteran businessman and continued after clearing his throat, “Ahem. Welco, valued custor. Would you be interested in a handcrafted accessory? Or perhaps looking for a heartwarming handcrafted gift? A hair ornant that makes won more appealing, perhaps?”
“I’m looking for a ring. ” Vincent responded.
“Ohh valued custor. We offer a wide selection of rings. We have handcrafted wooden rings and also a small selection of elegant silver rings with custom gem slots per the custor’s order.” The trinket rchant loudly announced to make passerby notice the shop.
The trinket rchant noticed a large bag of coins in Vincent’s hands before ntioning the silver rings. However, the rchant couldn’t guess if it was all for show and full of copper coins.
Vincent donned slightly damaged and dirty commoner clothing because the water reserves were dwindling. Cleaning their clothes and themselves beca impossible if they wished to live in the last few days before arriving at Lusterfall City.
Furthermore, other than Vincent’s head, all his body is covered in bandages. His appearance scread of a low-ranked adventurer or a poor commoner. The possibility of choosing the cheapest items possible was significant, and as the rchant thought, he soon heard.
“Can I have a cheap wooden ring? Can you carve sothing small on it?” Vincent pointed his finger on a ring with an elegant wavy line on both edges. A personalized carving would make a great gift or a morable item.
“So you want to buy wood but not at. Hmph!” Lupa pouted as she felt unhappy every ti Vincent ignored her golden puppy eyes, begging to eat freshly cooked at from food stands.
“Hasn’t Ester taught you about rings yet? You will be my woman with an identical ring on your finger.” Vincent replied with a poker face.
His heart, however, was about to send him flying by how much it excitedly fluttered. The significance of the rings was the sa as proposing to the two beautiful won for him.
It also ant that Ester and Lupa accepted him if they accepted the ring. Kazumi could guess that many emotions pumped through Vincent’s veins.
Kazumi decided to say nothing. She wanted to watch and enjoy the drama with no comntary of her own.
“Yes?” Lupa looked at Ester with a puzzled expression. It seed she had already forgotten about what a ring signifies to humans.
“Can we afford an engagent ring? We don’t have money to spend frugally.” Ester asked. She was worried they would get blinded by new and interesting things and waste all the money they possess.
“You’re calling them engagent rings already? Haha. ” Vincent laughed at how quickly Ester imagined things. A cute personality quirk that made her think both good and embarrassing things. A pair of red cheeks would be the most obvious tell of her current thoughts.
Then Vincent turned back to the rchant and continued with a smile, “You heard her words. I want six cheap but nice wooden rings to be used for our engagent.”
“You made the right choice, valued custor! Do you wish for a small decorative carving? Free of charge for such a morable occasion! ” The trinket rchant loudly promoted to attract attention onto him. He was having a slow day, but the large order made him happy, both as a rchant and a wood artisan.
His rings were going to be used for sothing important... ‘Are the other two pairs going to be used as spares? Or are all the rings for the three won next to him?’ The trinket rchant thought with a hint of jealousy.
“Ohh, such a generous shop! ” Vincent loudly replied.
The trinket rchant smiled when Vincent proceeded to promote the stall with him. It was sothing Vincent got used to when making on Earth’s weekly closed rchant street.
Three book-selling stand vendors would let Vincent read a few pages to let any passerby notice the stall. The more people a stall has, the more eye catching it becos.
Such sneaky tactics made both parties benefit, but standing while reading a book was all Vincent could do as he was an introverted and shy person back on Earth.
Vincent finished a couple of books by reading a few pages per week for free. It was sothing he strangely found enjoyable.
Reading stories on printed paper felt more interesting than on a digital screen. Maybe because he worked in a library, and it was a printed comic that Kevin used to help Vincent with a new life path.
“Ester, Lupa, what do you want on your rings?” Vincent turned his head and asked.
“A strong fang!” Lupa enthusiastically exclaid.
“Maybe a flower?” Ester continued, doubting if too was too much.
“Don’t worry, valued custors. My craftsmanship will make your jaws drop.” Then the trinket rchant turned his gaze on Vincent and asked, “What about the other four?”
-What do you want on your ring?-
[Huh? Why are you asking this question? I don’t have a body.]
-I will wear one in your stead. The other will stay in my Soul Dinsional Storage for safekeeping.-
Kazumi didn’t know how to reply to such a question. Her body flickered with the joy of being wanted. Staying in the empty Soul Domain was depressing. The thought of Vincent treating her like his woman even if she was just a soul made her unbelievably happy.
[Three. Carve the number three. ]
-Why the number three? You can ask for anything if you want.-
[Third tis the charm. So the third woman is the best you will ever get.]
Vincent covered his mouth before a chuckle escaped his lips. He regained his business gaze and said, “Two rings with a fang, two rings with a nice flower, and two rings with the number three carved on them.”
“Coming right up!” Shouted the trinket rchant while picking up a chisel and a hamr.
A while later, the six rings were ready. The trinket rchant placed them on the table and said, “You won’t get better rings than these, valued custor.”
“How much for these well-made rings?” Vincent asked loudly. Both acted as if they were recording a promotional video.
“The price will be a reasonable one valued custor. Ten copper per ring for a total of sixty copper.” The trinket rchant said the final price.
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