Imperial Capital Kolar. (2/2)

"Welcome." The captain of the guard took a side step and then grabbed the pouch with his hand.

Every guard stood in a formation and saluted Lexus while he gleefully waved at them.

"Are you stupid! That was 23 gold coins. We could have bought a small house for that," Isabella said while looking a bit angry.

"Eh? I didn't know we were here to buy a house." Lexus said, while smiling,entered the city.

"Hmmph." Isabella just snorted and didn't reply; she wanted to save as much as possible.

The city was grand; there were tons of people, and structures were all made with stones and marbles.

Even the roads were flat and smooth, this city felt like a city; everyone was busy with themselves; nobody was looking at Lexus and Isabella as they passed by on their carriage.

"Let's go and check if there's any inn or lodge so we could stay." Lexus said, then looked around; as he was new in the city, he didn't know anything about this place.

Although the city was huge, Lexus and Isabella were in the outermost part of the city, so they first decided to enter deeper and then find some nice place to stay.

The deeper they went, the more the city became well guarded and luxurious. After looking around for two hours, they finally found a place.

It was a five-story building that looked very neat and clean; 'The Sky Pavilion' was its name. Lexus immediately liked the white building, which was big and looked luxurious.

Lexus slowly parked the carriage. In front of the building, a man wearing red clothes smiled at the couple and came near them.

"Welcome to The Sky Pavilion, Sir/Madam. Do you have invitations?" The red-clothed guard asked politely.

"Invitation? We just wanted to stay here for a few days and take some rest," Lexus said casually.

"Of course, you can also do that. It's just today is an important auction here at our pavilion, so you have to go from there." The red-clothed man pointed to a smaller gate behind him and smiled at the duo.

"Oh? An auction? Of what? " Lexus was immediately interested in an auction; he has an idea of what happens in these kinds of random auctions; with his stats panel, maybe he'll get lucky.

"Well, the auction is for invited guests only. The auction features many priceless items." The red-clothed man said then gestured for Lexus to get a move on.

Lexus smiled, then went forward with the carriage and stopped at the small door. He jumped down, and then Isabella also came down slowly.

Entering the door, they saw a massive artificial fountain was there to decorate the place, and across it was the reception.

Lexus and Isabella went to the reception; there was an old man standing behind the reception who had a head full of white hair.

The clothes around here are bulkier since the nation is near the Ice Mountain Range, where ten out of twelve months are cold.

Lexus and Isabella were wearing some cheap clothes that they had looted previously, as the surrounding areas were also very cold.

"Welcome, Sir, Madam, Do you want to stay in our establishment or eat?" the old man asked politely.

"We want to stay for a few days and also have some warm food" Lexus replied while putting his elbow on the counter casually.

"Of course, sir. Do you want two separate rooms?" The old man asked while pulling out a quill pen and a diary.

"Yes, two separate rooms," Lexus casually said while looking at the restaurant, which was downstairs, and it was serving hot food.

Lexus and Isabella looted some dry food while they were on the road, and they dreamt of having warm food in the ice-cold wild.

"Alright, So what kind of rooms do you need? Single Bed, Double Bed, Luxurious" The old man gave three options to Lexus.

"Tell me about the cost first," Lexus said, then looked back at the old man.

"Of course. A single bedroom will cost you around 75 silver per day, a double bed will be 1.5 gold coins, and a luxurious room will cost you 4 gold coins," the old man said, then smiled at the couple.

Most people would straight up leave upon hearing the price range.

"Alright, is the food included?" Lexus asked; he didn't find this price range absurd at all.

"Sir, food is only included in the luxurious room," the old man said while looking at Lexus to confirm if he would stay.

"Alright, here's 24 gold coins. Book two luxurious rooms for 3 days. We'll have food downstairs right now." Lexus immediately pulled out 25 gold coins and winked at the old man.

The old man counting the extra gold coin looked at Lexus once again, and seeing the smile on Lex's face, he also smiled more broadly.

"There's a carriage out there," Lexus said.

"Of course, I'll handle it perfectly. Your horses will eat their fill. You may please enter the restaurant if you're hungry, and then I'll take you to your room." The old man put his gold coin into his pocket first and then said to Lexus and Isabella.

"Let's eat first, Isabella," Lexus said as they entered the restaurant, which looked warm. You have to understand that in a cold environment, a warm-looking restaurant was rare to come by.

Lexus, entering the restaurant, sniffed the warm food; the smoky foods were looking extremely delicious, and people were enjoying it.

Isabella followed Lexus from behind, and even her stomach was growling a little seeing the warm soups and roasted chicken.

"Wise choice, aye," Lexus said, then picked a table in a corner of the restaurant.

"Wise? No, Wise is saving up gold as much as possible. This is a luxurious choice," Isabella commented while sitting down. She also took off her bulky coat because the temperature inside was very warm and cozy.

"We'll be sleeping on a proper bed after so long; I also want to go to that auction," Lexus said smilingly.

"You want auction tickets? I've got two. Do you want to buy it from me?