A new beginning

Acquiring an enchanted firearm took priority over everything else, but Ezra knew he could not just waltz into any store and ask for a weapon. Here in the capital, even the most affluent merchants and most respected Gunners needed special permission from the Central Council to purchase enchanted firearms and bullets.

Despite having a Gunsmithing system at his disposal, Ezra did not possess the necessary skills to craft new firearms from scratch. In order to create a new weapon, he still needed to get his hands on their blueprints.

Marlin’s advice about participating in the duels held throughout the capital was a quick and easy way for Ezra to acquire a firearm and even get his shot at earning some extra coin.

However, there was one small problem: he still needed a gun to challenge his opponent in the duel.

“I need to acquire a gun to take part in any duel. But they took my coin purse before throwing me in the dungeon, and now I am nothing more than a pauper,” Ezra said to Marlin.

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