BXBX NOVEL 688 Chapter 688
After Marcus spent a couple of minutes getting caught up with the owner of the Towering Bear, he asked to rent two rooms. One with two beds and another with one.
“Sure, that will be no problem. Along with the stabling cost for your beast it comes out to three gold a night.”
Pulling out a pouch full of money, Marcus dropped it on the counter and said, “This should be more than enough for a month. If there is any extra feel free to keep it as a tip.”
Opening the bag, the owner of the inn went wide eyed as the small pouch was filled with not gold coins but platinum coins.
Whistling loudly, he quickly pocketed the pouch and grabbed the keys to two of the best rooms in the inn.
“Normally we only serve breakfast for free along with the renting of a room, but for you the kitchen is open anytime at no cost.”
Thanking the owner for his hospitality, Marcus happily took the keys and beckoned his tired companions to follow him.
Soon enough they were in their respective rooms and Alaric who had his own passed out immediately.
Naturally Clara was also exhausted from the long and honestly terrifying flight to the city, but resisted her fatigue to take care of Marcus, as was her duty.
“Just go ahead and get some rest Clara. I will be fine by myself for tonight.” Marcus said, seeing his head maid stifle a yawn.
Taking him up on the offer Clara prepared herself for bed and took the one closest to the door in order to make sure she could interpose if an attacker came through.
‘She sure is diligent even when she is exhausted.’ Marcus thought as he watched Clara drift off to sleep.
Soon enough he deiced to follow her example and sleep himself since he had nothing else to do and it would pass the time.
When morning came everyone was refreshed and they went down to the bar that doubled as a restaurant for breakfast.
“Wow this is pretty good!” Alaric said in surprise when he started eating his food.
Naturally he nor Clara had been expecting the food to be as tasty as it was in a normal inn.
“Yeah, the good food is what this place is known for. I am pretty sure their chef has their cooking skill up to level four.” Marcus said as he shoved a fired egg into his mouth.
The three of them continued to enjoy their meal, and when they had finished breakfast headed over to the adventurers guild building within the city.
“It is not as big as I thought it would be.” Alaric said offhandedly when they arrived in front of the building.
Of course, he only thought this way since the only other guild hall he had been in was the one in the royal capital. Which as the largest in the kingdom.
Going inside Marcus looked all around the area and feeling a wave of nostalgia.
‘It is almost exactly as I remember it. Other than the new faces.’
Once he had taken in the area, Marcus told Alaric to go an pick out enough request for him to rank up to steel and then headed over to one of the receptionists.
“Welcome to the adventurers guild. Is there something we can help you with today?” The guild receptionist said in as polite a tone as possible.
She could tell that Marcus was a noble by the very fine clothes he was currently wearing and the fact that Clara who was dressed as a maid was trailing behind him.
“Yes, if you would not mind giving this letter to the guild master?” Marcus said as he took out a thick envelope and his guild card.
Seeing the platinum card, the receptionist looked a bit surprised, but as a practiced professional she recovered quickly.
“It will be no problem, Lady Irene. I will have the letter delivered posthaste.” The guild receptionist said as she placed the letter on a steel tray and nodded her head to another employee.
Quickly his letter was taken away and Marcus was quite pleased with the guild’s expediency.
“Is there anything else that you need while here?” The receptionist asked.
Thinking about it for a minute, Marcus did have a few things on his mind. And since it was slow right now decided to ask away.
“It has been a nearly two years since as last here. I was wondering if the dungeon’s configuration had changed since then?”
“Ah it is good that you brought that up. The dungeon here in Lethallan has indeed shifted since the last time you were here. Just three months ago to be exact. Most of what you remember form before will be outdated now.”
Clicking his tongue Marcus was not all too pleased to hear this.
It threw a wrench in his plans and meant that all of his ideas for training locations for Alaric would be worthless.
“Then could I buy the most extensive and up to date map the guild has?” Marcus asked as he held in a groan.
The receptionist happily pulled out a rolled-up piece of parchment the was nearby and set it on the counter.
“This is the best map we currently have of the dungeon’s configuration. It was made by the experienced mithril rank adventurer Talschi and the guild guarantees its quality. That being said, it will cost you twenty-five gold coins to purchase.”
Nodding his head, Marcus took the money out of his bag and handed it over without any moaning or grumbling like most would when purchasing such an expensive map.
Though for Marcus it might as well have been spare change. Especially after the massive amount of money he had earned creating mithril and adamantine items in the royal capital.
‘Hm, only eight areas have been mapped so far huh. I suppose that with the current configuration being only a few months old this is the best that can be expected.’ Marcus thought as he unfurled the map and gave it a once over.
Satisfied with the product, Marcus rolled it back up and stuck it into his magic bag.
“Lady Irene, I have picked out the requests I want to do.” Alaric said as he came over with a bunch of tags.
Smiling, Marcus stepped aside and asked the guild receptionist to register Alaric for the requests he had picked.
And while normally she might have admonished him for taking so many at once, with Marcus obviously being his guardian and a high-ranking adventurer, the guild employee registered him with no problem.
“Now let us head up to the guild’s library and do some research.” Marcus suggested to Alaric.
He had already extolled the virtues of gathering information before setting off on a request when possible.
The two of them quickly headed up to the second floor of the guild where its information resources were stored and began pouring over relevant information.
‘I see, the first area like always is just a big empty room where the army has set up in case of a rampage. But the three connecting areas are completely different from last time. Sadly, one of them is already out of the question since there is no way I am bringing Alaric into a poison bog.’
While looking over the map he had just bought as well as detailed information about certain areas from the guild’s resources, Marcus’s attention was soon drawn to man that had run in with a frantic expression on his face.
“Irene, you really are here!”