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I got up at sunrise, had a light snack and quietly walked to training, I didn’t have to go to the site, Master Loiniel met me at the door and ordered me to follow him. We walked for a short time, as it turned out, the purpose of our trip was a small mansion, not far from the city center. They did not invite me into the house, they immediately led me into the garden. There was an area surrounded by trees. All the trees were fruit trees, but of all I recognized only apple trees and peaches.

            First we started with a warm-up, it's hard to call a warm-up exercise in full gear, but compared to the rest of the session, yes, a warm-up. After the usual exercises to develop agility, strength exercises began, such as pull-ups with weights. Loiniel hung a blank to my feet to make it heavier, otherwise I don’t have enough swords behind my back. Next came the racks, I must say that this is the most painful exercise, not only did weights hang on each limb, Loiniel also put up the racks with a stick. Admittedly, the sense of his exercises was. I learned to flow from rack to rack, despite clogged and beaten muscles. By lunchtime, I was already empty, so I was released until tomorrow morning. Arriving at the room, he called the boy and asked him to run to the carpenter so that he could organize the transportation of all the furniture. He himself took a shower and took up reading, combining it with dinner. After spending a couple of hours like this, I went to check the work, and at the same time I will plan out a room for myself.

            A team of loaders was already standing near the house, along with a cart, on which my furniture lay. I chose a small room for myself, not far from the library. I wasn’t particularly smart with the layout, I’ll put a table near the window, a bed in the far part of the room and a wardrobe not far from the bed. Everything is simple and at the same time practical. I did not want to leave the house unattended, so I went to the mercenary guild and hired a star¹ of five people, a cook and a manager there to guard. All of them cost sixteen gold a month in maintenance, plus housing and food.

            Having dealt with all household items, he moved to his home. Yes, now there is a place that I can call home. I spent the rest of the evening reading books, in order to achieve something in this world, you need to understand it well. I stayed up late, which I regretted in the morning. No one canceled training, and Loiniel drove at an incredible pace. Jumps, flips, pull-ups, stances and punch combinations. How to fight against a rogue, how to fight against an archer, how to fight against a spearman, combinations against a sword and shield. Contrary to popular belief, against a warrior with a shield, a two-handed swordsman has a chance of winning, and decent. It's all about the technique of wielding such weapons, as well as knowing how to use other weapons other than mine. The only enemy which is extremely unpleasant in a direct face-to-face confrontation - these are warriors with a high indicator of strength, fully dressed in armor. It is possible to fight with them only if you beat them ahead of time, from invis, preferably with poisons and other pillboxes.

            In about a week, I was drawn into the training and no longer endured it as torture. It was still hard and painful, but already coped with everything easier. The parameters have grown by one, and where by two. A month passed at such a pace, I already thought that the end of training would come soon, as Master Loiniel called me and began a dialogue:

- It was good. In fact, I only select students for the black scorpions, this is a closed guild of assassins. Few are able to get there, but no one has been able to finish yet, there was only one girl who was able to complete half of the training.     

- What happened to her?

- She quit, left, broke. The reason doesn't matter. You can enter there only once. It is easy to exit, at will, but only after each stage.

- And from the stage?

- From the stage?! and he chuckled wickedly. There is only one way out - death. I know that you are immortal. But for you, death is the end of learning, and accordingly, upon resurrection, everything that you gain will be lost. So decide if you go for it. All the difficulties that you encountered during my training will seem like a fairy tale. But the reward is well worth it. Your choice?

- Do I have time to think and prepare?

- Not. I expect an answer within ten minutes.

            “You have access to 1 quest from the unique questline Black Scorpion Becoming, Path to the Scorpions.

            Condition: reach the home of the Black Scorpions. Restriction: you can not stay in one place for more than a day. Reward: experience - 5000, admission to training in the guild. Agree: yes/no.

            I didn't think long. I still have no idea what to do in the near future, except for pumping. And here she is, though somehow tricky, but they promise to teach a lot. That's why I accept the task.

- I agree.

- Then you have a day to pack. During the journey, do not stop for more than a day. All right, get ready to leave. I'll be waiting for you here tomorrow morning. And think about the vehicle you will be using.

- Thank you, master.

            After our conversation, he went straight to the menagerie. It was on the outskirts, so I had to walk a decent distance. I found a manager in the menagerie and asked for a mount to choose from. The list of mounts was quite extensive, from an ordinary horse to an olive-colored mount. Perhaps my choice will seem strange, but I took a camel. This cattle perfectly suited my requirements, unpretentious, hardy, fairly high load capacity. And even though the video is clumsy, I can’t play a wedding with him. Bought a camel and immediately let him go. Magic allowed the mounts to be released into a spatial pocket, while time stopped there, and the animal did not notice any changes. The pets also had a similar pocket. The only difference was that in order to summon the mount, you needed a bridle from him,

            Having completed the business with the cattle, he went to the bank, having invested his savings there, and opened a book, with which it was possible to give receipts for certain amounts, as well as transfer them to another person who had the same book. The cost of maintenance was soo gold a year, but the security of the savings was worth it. Immediately wrote out a check for a thousand gold pieces for the manager of the house, but taking into account the fact that he can only receive money for the needs of the house, for a clearly justified reason for spending. So I can not be afraid that my money will be squandered or given a tear with them.

            I had nothing to collect at home, I just removed the extra books so that nothing would happen to them during the campaign. He sent a cook with a security guard to the bazaar in order to buy spices, flasks, wine, dried fruits, crackers. I sent another guard to get food for the camel, I don’t know what they are interfering with, but with a small volume it is extremely high in calories.

            In the evening I went to Nikos and said goodbye to an old acquaintance. We did not sit for a long time in order to have time to rest before the road. Therefore, by nine o'clock he was in his warm bed and sniffed in both holes.

Star - a squad of five warriors.