The quartet following the young man soon encountered unexpected sights. As dusk began to fall, women in particular, wearing heavy makeup, began to take to the streets.As night fell, the sounds of music from many of the surrounding taverns began to fill the streets. Strangely enough, the direction in which they walked became more and more crowded. They soon understood why." Sirs, please watch your actions from now on. This is a place called the slums. There are so many illegal organizations in this city, and some of them even have permission from the White Tower. It's much easier to do something illegal here than in other places because there are never enough guards. The young apprentice smiled and informed the quartet.William was suspicious of this young apprentice. At first, he thought that this young apprentice had taken them to such scary places for no reason. But after almost ten minutes of walking, their suspicions about the young apprentice disappeared.He had shown them more
[Twenty square meter shop. In empty and clean condition. Location: Inns Street. Rent: 9,500 soul stones per month]"Great location, but unnecessarily expensive."[Sixty square meter shop. Needs some renovation. It is full and will be emptied in a week. Cleaning is the renter's responsibility. Location: Blacksmith Street. Rent: 3000 soul stones per month]."The price is cheap, but this is not the right place for my shop. "There should be a cleaner place somewhere."William thought and kept looking. The shop he wanted to rent had to be in a somewhat crowded place, and at the same time, it had to be a place where all kinds of customers could pass by. Not only that, but he also needed to save on lodging and have another room to stay in for the shop's security. William noticed that there was a lot of theft when he walked the streets one night.Not only mages, but even ordinary people were confident and bold in their stealing. Especially in the slums, nights were not uncommon when guards we
The next day, William opened his shop full of hope. The sun had just risen and was shining brightly in the sky, letting him know that the day was going to be good. William closed the shelves and, after removing the opening date from the shop door, hung a sign that said "open."Then he began to wait. In a short time, people began to fill Adventurers Street. This was always a busy street anyway, and he saw people doing a lot of shopping in the shops here. Even he had been wandering around these shops to check out the market without being noticed. He knew that his biggest competitor was the auction house to his right.Contrary to William's expectations, even though an hour had passed and the streets were full of people, most people had just taken a quick look at his shop and passed by without going in.William thought he would have to be patient for the first customer to arrive and waited patiently.But it was not what he expected. No customers came until almost the afternoon. This was a
William stared down at the paper in his hand. He wondered what kind of trouble the "S" grade could bring. It should not be forgotten that even Gorroud's shop across the street had only a "B" grade.Still, with some excitement and anticipation, William hung the four notes in his hand at the entrance of the shop. The best of them, the one with an "S", was for making potions. There was even an explanation written under the note.The explanation was as follows.[Potions with an effectiveness of 35% or more can be found here. Approved by White City].His other grades weren't bad either. He received an "A" grade for weapons and armour and a "B" grade for spell scrolls and arrays. It was obvious that the potions he would be selling were the ones that could make him famous.It didn't take long for William to get his first customer after he hung the notes in the shop window."Ding." He remembered seeing this customer on this street before. He was someone who took one look at his shop and left,
Malise left after shaking William's hand. She asked William to bring the armour set tomorrow morning. She also told William the date and time of the auction so that he could attend.William closed the shop door after Miss Malise left and activated the arrays. Today he decided to meditate for the first time in a long time. Even though he was already at his peak as an apprentice, he still needed to meditate. Otherwise, the quality of his mana might have decreased. He finished his mana by using the [All-Seeing Eye] first.The slums were as busy as ever. In just a few seconds, William saw small fights, murders, and secret deals taking place. He didn't know any of these people, but being an observer of people's lives could also improve him mentally.The meditation was boring as usual, and when he opened his eyes again, it was morning. The streets were starting to come alive, and some people were even waiting at the door of his shop.As soon as William got up from meditation, he went to the
"Five million eight hundred thousand!"Among the guests, an old man made an offer, while two official mages stood beside him with the utmost seriousness and respect."Old man, don't get in my way! Six million!"It was clear from the wrinkles on his angry face that the old man had no money to bid more. He did not respond to the handsome young man's words and continued to watch in silence.People began to hesitate to bid. The compass was worth about that much for now, but experiments had to be done to determine an exact value.Miss Malise had only made vague statements about this compass and organized such an auction based on old stories, but nothing was clear yet.Malise claimed that the compass could also point to very dangerous worlds, which would only bring disaster to its owner. So people slowly stopped bidding. But one person continued.It was the black-robed woman William had met at the meeting, from whom he smelled a cliché."Ten million!" It was obvious that she was smiling beh
The black-robed person began to slow down when she reached a certain mountain range, seemingly no longer caring about Malise and Lawrence following behind her. Moreover, her body language suddenly became bold, as if she had gained a certain amount of self-confidence.As Malise and Lawrence approached her, she removed her black robe with a single movement of her left hand.After taking off her black robe, she revealed her magnificent appearance. She had black hair in a bun. Her body, which could not be seen through the black robe but was enough to make people's mouths water at the moment, was extremely flexible. Her face was clean and white as if it came from a fairy tale. She also had one distinguishing feature, a small mole under her left eye.This mole did not take away from her beauty, on the contrary, it enhanced her beauty.William heard her whispering softly. "Just a little more..." After a few seconds, when Malise and Lawrence came a little closer, she stopped whispering and sh
The small piece of wood Lawrence threw was a wolf statue. The moment it appeared, it lunged at the Lava Hound with its red eyes as if it were angry. William knew this creature. It was a very angry wolf and especially disliked its own kind, living alone except during mating season. That was how it got its name.Although it was very majestic, it was a creature that was prone to making mistakes because it was quick to anger. Also, because it was very angry, it was very dangerous.When the Lava Hound and the Bloodseeking Wolf began to fight, Lawrence wanted to attack the woman with a spell, but she was already more than a kilometre away. The woman increased her speed and used almost every potion she had. Not only that, but the four mages who were fighting other creatures began running in her direction, copying what the woman was doing.Lawrence soon realized why. When the woman realized she could not kill him, she decided to retreat in a professional manner.Lawrence was also relieved. He