Kingdom of the Weak

32. Special Offers

That evening, the airship arrived.

“Is it just me, or is the airship coming more frequently, these days?” Remian asked.

“You only say that because we left late last time.” Charlie snorted.

“Sorry. Did you get in trouble?”

“Not really, no. The amount of goods and profit we brought back more than made up for it.” Charlie cleared his throat. “The more business the Frontier gives us, the more often we can justifiably come out here.”

“Well, we don’t expect a Beast Wave for another week yet, so…” Remian grimaced. He really didn’t like the idea of depending on Beast Waves for the economy of Frontier Town.

“Actually, I brought you an opportunity. It’s an old survey map, something left behind by a certain Deutero prospector…” Charlie slipped parchment into Remian’s hands. “Apparently, there might, just might be… a man