Gumu-2

The slow and tiring journey of David came to an end at midnight when the city of Gumu came before their eyes. It had been a very long journey and all the passengers were tiered including David. As soon as they reached Gumu, Grum ditched all of them outside the city and set off towards his house. From there everyone started going their separate ways…

While coming to the city, Grum had told David that Gumu is a very large city. As it is the center of import and export, it is also the most expensive city on the whole island. Grum also advised David that he should not start any sort of trouble in the city because many mercenaries who are awakened roam around the city. If he somehow ends up fighting them then he could even be killed in the scuffle. Also, he should stay away from people wearing expensive clothing. People with rich clothing tend to have a lot of contacts and essentially are the rulers of the city…

David was excited to see the city of another world with his own eyes, but due to his weariness, his plan of touring the city was washed up in a drain. Now he only needs one thing, and that was a bed to sleep in. Grum's cart was slow and the bumpy ride had made his whole body sore. Because of this as soon as David reached the city, he started looking for a place to stay.

At night, the whole city was essentially covered in a veil of darkness. And as there was no moon on this particular night, the city was darker than ever. Several street lamps were still lit at this particular hour. But these lamps used fire torches as the source of their light. That is why they were not as efficient as the street lights back on earth.

As David moved forwards toward the inner part of the city, he started seeing medieval-style infrastructure in the city. Most of the buildings in the city were at least two-story-tall. The roads had rock embedded in them. The streets with embedded rocks were still bumpy to walk on, still, it was better than the roads that he had seen so far.

As David roamed the city in the dark, he also saw many different types of shops in the city. There was an apothecary shop, a weapons shop, enchantment shops, etc. As David read the signs of different shops, he stopped for a moment. He stopped because he realized that he could read what different signs said…

It was a very good thing that David know how to read and write the language of the world. But what he didn't understand was how can he read? Based on what he had learned till now, Solaris was abandoned by his aunt to the village when he was 5-6 years old. And since then he had been living in that dump.

The main question was how and when did Solaris actually learn to read and write? By looking at that dump, David assumed that there was no way that there would be a proper education system in that place. But it seems like he was wrong. There was a chance that Gulapo taught Solaris how to read and write but it was still a very far-fetched assumption.

Also why Solaris knew how to read didn't even matter right now…

David then looked at all the shops that were lined up in front of him. There was a clothes shop, a weapons shop, and many more. Looking at them, David smiled as he was formulating a plan.

After formulating his plan, David then said out loud "Save point."

As soon as David said the word, a shock wave was produced by David's body and it went off in all directions. The shock wave was not very powerful because it couldn't even move the dust on the ground while moving forward. Seeing the weak shock wave, David smiled and then went on forward…

***

The cloth shop was a standard shop on earth. It had two glass windows in the front with a door in the middle of the windows. From the outside, David could a woman and a man's mannequins showcasing the work of the shop. He wanted to go into the shop and steal some clothes for him. He didn't like the dirty clothes that Solaris had. So in turn wanted to sneak inside and steal some of the clothes.

The glass window and the door were both protected by an iron grill which was rock solid. As David didn't have any sort of tools with him, he could break the iron grills. So he thought that he should look for another entrance to the shop.

The shops in that street were all made side by side. Therefore to find another way in, David started walking towards the street just on the backside of the shops. He thought that if there is another entrance to these shops, it would be there. That is why David moved towards the back to investigate.

As David moved towards the back, he eventually found a small alleyway just behind the shops. That alleyway was very dirty as it was filled with the filth of animals and garbage from the shops in the front. But still, David navigated through the alleyway.

David then saw that there were some back doors to the building of the shops in front. And that was all he needed. David then walked further into the alleyway and recognized the cloth shop building. He then looked at the back door of the shop. He then without any hesitation kicked the door. But the door only moved a little bit.

David then started slamming the door with his body and after 5-6 slams, the door finally swung open…

BOO! BOO! BOO! BOO! BOO! BOO!

As the door swung open an alarm started blaring at its full capacity. The alarm caught David off guard, but still, he didn't bother with it that much. He walked inside the shop and saw that he had walked into some sort of workshop.

There were tons of clothes in the shop of different varieties. There were some workbenches in front of him with many unfinished clothes on them. Seeing those benches, David the normal could an idea. So he started looking around the benches to find the thing that he needed. And within a minute he found what he was looking for.

David was not sure that he would find a bobby pin in this world, but indeed he found it. He then grabbed a bunch of them and put them in his inventory. But it was then David started hearing shouts from the outside. He took out a knife from his inventory and started heading outside. As he got outside, he saw that a ton of men and women had gathered outside the shop.

These men and women were all wearing brown color overcoats and had weapons like swords, spears, and bows in their hands. Then one of them said…

"Surrender! You cannot escape. Our squads had surrounded this place." One of the women said.

David just scoffed at their threats and shoved the knife in his throat. Seeing this every was stunned. They did not understand why David did that…

David fell to the ground and blood started splashing out of his throat like a water fountain. It was very painful to die in such a way, but it was worth it…

***

The next time David open his eyes, he saw that he was standing in front of the cloth shop again. He then immediately opened his inventory and checked the bobby pins that he stole. And sure enough, they were there.

Just like before, David went towards the back alleyway and started heading towards the back door of the cloth shop. David then took out his bobby pin and started cracking the door open. After 15 min or so he was able to open the gate. As the door swung open and no alarms started went off this time…

David then completely ignored the workshop and went inside. As he got inside and started rummaging for anything that he could find useful…

The shop didn't disappoint David. It had some coins in it, which he stole gracefully. While he found some good quality shorts and pants shirts which he put in his inventory without any hesitation. He also found some good quality boots that he took fancy to and put in his inventory as well. While in the shop, he also found some good quality sheets which he picked up as well.

And after 30 mins of rummaging through the shop, David was done. He was tired and wanted to sleep. So he took out his knife and slit his throat once again…

***

David opened his eyes in the middle of the street again. He then looked at the shops that were on this street. He wanted to loot them too, but he simply was very tired by now. So he decided that he should go and find someplace to sleep…

David then decided that it for the best if he takes off the clothes that he was wearing. Now he had all the clothes that he needs, so he just wanted to throw his old clothes away. So David turned towards an clean empty alley and started undressing. He threw away his clothes and wore the new clothes that he stole from the shop…

David then started heading deeper into the city in search of a place to sleep. And soon he came across a part of the city that was lit up at this hour. There were still many people roaming in this part of the city. There was smell of perfume and piss in the air and David realized soon, what kind of place this part of the city was.

David walked through the red light district looking at the people roaming around him. He was a little bit shocked to see that this red-light district was a little bit different from the red-light district on earth. In this part of the city, men and women alike were roaming around. David saw some male gigolos teasing some women who were passing by while there were also female escorts teasing men. This was pretty new to him because he had never seen something like this back on earth.

As David moved forward he eventually came across a bar. He originally had to intention of going inside, but then he saw a female escort going inside with a man. And then he saw many people going inside and then coming outside. David then looked at the size of the building in which the bar was located. Seeing the size, David understood that this bar must be a love hotel as well. He did not have any intention to get laid tonight, but this hotel could give him the room that he needs.

When David walked into the building he was greeted with a spicy aroma of food. He started to hear loud noises of people singing, laughing, and shouting. Hearing the noises coming from the bar, David knew that this is not the kind of bar that he had ever visited in his life.

The spicy aroma of the food also started making David hungry. So he decided that he should probably eat something and then look for a room to sleep in. So David located an empty table in the middle of the bar. So he went on and sat on it…