Returning to Greltheaven
[Lawyer Level 3]
The fork stopped near my mouth as the words flashed in front of me; it stayed there for more than a second before I took the bite.
A knowing look flashed between my guards as they saw me suddenly stopping, but I did not care.
I am happy.
The contract must be signed for me to level up two hours later. I am not surprised; it is one of the reasons why I have chosen to apply for the post of legal adviser.
I have brough my guards to the restaurant, treating them for what they did me.
Though it is their job to protect me and what they did, but still, I am grateful to them; without their help, I would have died.
Soon, we finished our dinner, and I went back to my room; I would have liked to see the fortress more, but at night, they had limited access further, and I had already seen what I could earlier.
Even if restricted areas were open, I wouldn't have gone there.
I have to leave the fort soon, and I wanted to be in my room when the vice-guild head sent someone to call.
Which is also the reason why I am not practicing today.
Knock Knock
I was reading the book when a knock rang out on my door; I closed the book and walked toward the door before opening it.
"Mister Remus, vice-guild head Arryn is ready to leave," said the blond-haired man in his late twenties.
"Ok," I said, without me saying anything, my guards, who were standing by the door, came inside and picked up my bags, and we began to follow the man, Arryn had sent.
Hun!
I had thought he would take me to the suit of vice guild head, but I was wrong; we were going down.
Soon, we walked out of the lodge and reached the place where a long luxury carriage was waiting with around twenty guards.
"Mister Remus," said the man before opening the gate of the carriage.
I nodded and stepped inside the carriage and was immediately felt glad seeing there was no sign of my uncle.
I thought he would weasel his way in here to make the journey hell for me. He would have, if not for the business he had here been important, which he did not tell me anything about.
"Vice guild-head, Arryn," I greeted as I entered inside and took a seat opposite him, and second after that, the carriage began to move.
"Young Remus, with you, are joining; the journey wouldn't be much boring," he said. To that, I smiled.
We are not alone in the carriage, there are three other people, including the middle-aged man, which is likely his lawyer, a man in his mid-thirties, who is his assistant, and the maid I had seen earlier.
"You have helped me a lot there, Remus; now, with that loophole closed, I can be sure the contract will run through its period," he said, sounding quite happy.
He should be, as the big arms contract signed by the house; he will not get much money from it.
This one is an independent contract between him and Mirador Hold, and while the house acted as a guarantee, most of the profit from it would be his.
"I am glad I could help, vice-guild head," I said; he nodded before his expression turned serious.
"With the letter of recommendation from the head of your house and my backing, it is near guaranteed you have the job," "But I must say, Remus, it is a difficult job; usually, lawyers with the favor of leadership get this job," he said.
"It will be hard to manage the job and your business," he added. Indirectly asking me to think carefully about asking
"I know, but I am young and feel like I could do it. If I get a feeling that I am letting down the guild, I will resign on my own," I said politely.
"If you were able to do what you have done today, there is no way you will be letting down the guild," he said.
"Though I have to warn you, there will be quite a lot of work for you; the guilds are establishing a contract with many cities of Meldhorn and the Empire, and with hundreds or even thousands of intraguild, contracts going to be signed," he added.
"I expect nothing less," I replied with a smile.
It is the reason why I applied for the position immediately. I could have waited, and it could have taken me a while to get the position.
I would have got it eventually with a recommendation, but by that time, I would have already lost the golden opportunity to make the biggest difference and level up faster.
The work will be huge, especially with my business, but the benefits it will bring me will also be immense.
I will be in the inner circle of the guild, able to make the connections quickly and also able to get valuable information through my work there; not to mention, I will be able to level my class up if I do a good enough job.
The carriage stopped at the gates, but only for a few seconds, before passing through it, and after that, it picked up the pace.
It is an enchanted carriage; every enchantment laid out in it is for the maximum comfort of the people inside.
The carriage felt smooth with the enchantment and the aid of driver skills, who is without a doubt a level 20 or above. It is not just comfort that is great but also speed, it is going fast, and its speed is only increasing.
If everything had gone well, then we would be able to reach Greltheaven by afternoon or even before that.
I talked with the old man for a while before we stopped; he began to read through the document and discussed something with his people, which I could not hear due to privacy skills.
I also picked up the book and began reading an hour and a half later; I closed it and reclined my seat as the old man had done, and closed my eyes to sleep.
The carriage was very comfortable that I fell asleep within a minute.
[Sautner Merchant Level 6]
I woke up when the first rays of dawn began piercing through the clouds, but my gaze was focused on something else.
The text had appeared in front of me, informing me that I had leveled up in my base class, and it couldn't help but surprise me.
Something good must have happened in the establishment, for it happens. Now, I am more excited to reach the establishment to know what happened that had me level up.
I calmed my excited mind and opened the interface.
Class:
Souteneur Merchant (Lv. 6)
Lawyer (Lv. 3)
Warrior (Lv.1)
Charisma: 10
Intelligence: 8
Vitality: 6
Strength: 5
Skills:
1. Trusty Presence
2. Worthy Goods
3. Contract
4. Shop Open
5. Quick Steps
6. Consecutive Strikes
Attribute Points: 1
I immediately looked at the attribute point that appeared as my base class had leveled up, and I wanted to add it to the strength desperately.
I need strength to deal with any threat I have come across, but it wouldn't be a wise decision. I am going to the city, and while danger exists, I will have to bear it.
As for the attribute point I got, it is going at intelligence.
The coming days will require me to have high-mental attributes; most of my skills are related to that.
While according to convection wisdom, intelligence should be 20% to 30% lower than charisma, I want to take a similar level to it, not because I disagreed with it, but because taking intelligence to the capstone of ten points will immediately increase its power by large.
Which, in turn, which in turn will increase the power of my skills.
After it reaches ten, I will let it rest for a while and focus on the other attributes.
So, with my mind made, I immediately dumped the attribute point into the intelligence and immediately felt the change.
Class:
Souteneur Merchant (Lv. 6)
Lawyer (Lv. 3)
Warrior (Lv.1)
Charisma: 10
Intelligence:9
Vitality:6
Strength: 5
Skills:
1. Trusty Presence
2. Worthy Goods
3. Contract
4. Shop Open
5. Quick Steps
6. Consecutive Strikes
Attribute Points: 0
The intelligence attribute reached nine; I will need one more to take it to ten.
I could already feel the effect of a single point. The world had begun to look much clearer to me; I perceived things with greater clarity than before.
I closed the window and looked around; Arryn was still sleeping, and so were his lawyer and the maid.
His assistant, however, had woken up. I gave him a nod and looked outside the window, watching the sky, which had brightened up a little more.
Half an hour later, everyone had woken up, and we took a break.
We traveled non-stop without stopping and needed a break to relieve ourselves and stretch our legs. The horses, too, needed to rest while they could continue, but it would be straining, so it is better they rest a little.
We have relieved ourselves, stretched, and freshened up before eating breakfast.
It was much better than my family had handed to me; even the breakfast of the guards was much better.
"We will be able to reach Greltheaven by early afternoon," I said, sitting on the tree-stump, "Sooner," said Arryn with a smile.
We crossed a huge distance through the night; I was quite surprised when I looked at the map.
Now the old man is saying we might reach it sooner.
Soon the breakfast was finished, and we entered the carriage again; it began to move, and within a few minutes, the carriage had picked up a speed that was greater than the night.
'No wonder the old man said we might be able to reach the Greltheaven sooner,' I said as I looked at the passing wasteland before turning back to my book.
"Vice guild-head, if you don't mind me asking, what is the response of the empire in this thawing of ties with merchant city-states?" I asked the old man up from the papers he was reading.
It is a simple question; I am not asking about the opinion of common people but about elites, whose opinion is what really matters.
Once upon a time, they were quite opposed to it, especially the nobles and church, while the merchants were always in favor of it.
"The nobles are in favor now, especially those powerful ones of frontier regions, so are the common people, and us merchants are always in favor of trade," he said, and his expressions have become little become little hesitant.
"Some princes and nobles are opposed to it, especially those who are close to the church of war god," he added,
"It is not surprising," I said, and he caught my meaning as he smiled.
The church of war god had always opposed anyone that did not let them proselyte and imposed taxes, and merchant city-states did. While they do not forbid religion, they seldom encourage its spread and impose taxes on them.
Their taxes on churches are greater than the taxes on business, which I think is the main reason, the churches hate them most, especially the church of war god.
Though, it is also true that churches in merchant city-states are one of the riches in the whole continent, which is why despite all the disadvantages, every religion wants to spread there.
Hours passed, and finally, I could see the silhouette of the city and soon the Trollmouth river, which we reached half an hour later.
I thought we would have to exit the carriage and enter the boat across the river as we did a few days ago, but to my surprise, we did not have to. The carriage had directly entered the big boat that was already waiting for it.
Soon, the boat began to cross the river, and I couldn't help but sigh.
The money and power could make things quite comforting, and one day, I will have it; I will travel, even greater luxury than this old man doing right now.
Soon, the boat crossed the river and began to move through the port seemed more crowded than before; it made both of us happy.
"If the city hadn't been destroyed in a decade, then nobody would be able to stop it from becoming a powerhouse," I said softly, and the smile on the old man's face brightened up.
"You have read my mind Remus; it is risky here, but if we survived here for a decade, then we will earn a fortune that would not have been possible anywhere in the whole empire," said the old man.
"Let it become true," I said, "It will, young Remus, it will," said the old man and sat comfortably as the carriage walked out of the port.
Twenty minutes later, the carriage stopped in front of the gates of my house.
"Thank you, vice guild head; without you, it would have been a long, uncomfortable journey for me," I said to him as I moved to walked out of the carriage.
"It is at least I could do after the help you have provided me," said the old man. "Still, thank you," I said and walked out of the carriage.
I am grateful to the old man; the journey to the Blain had been hell, and I never wish to experience something like that again.