Female Novel
Chapter 24
"So, he said he is coming into the city, and then lieutenant Handers just let him walk through the gates?" An imposing man sittingon a throne inside a big hall asked. He was looking at a soldier, kneeling in front of him. The soldier was the same one that hadbeen sent to inform the town lord. The man on the throne was obviously the town lord. He was the only individual inside the townwith tempered muscles.
“Your majesty, | was on top of the wall, and when the man said that he would come into the city, | felt like a blade was resting onmy throat. The lieutenant and the other guard knew what the punishment for failing our duties, was. Yet, no matter how hard wetried, we could not step forward to obstruct him. He then opened the gates and walked into town with his weapon,” the guardcontinued.
The town lord's eyes narrowed. "He opened the gates?" Suddenly, he stood up. "Idiot! Why didn't you mention that the gateswere closed, sooner?" The town lord shouted.
The guard shivered. "! apologize a million times, your majesty. This little one forgot," the guard whimpered.
The town lord wandered around his throne hall, unsure how to proceed with this situation. Only people with tempered musclescould open the gate. On top of that, the guards knew very well that failing one's duty meant death. This meant that the fear theguards held toward attacking the young man outweighed the fear of certain death for failing their duty.
This young man was, at least, as strong as him. This could be an issue, if not handled correctly. "Did the young man introducehimself?" The town lord asked while looking outside of his window into the town.
"No, he just asked if everyone had to follow the weapon-prohibition. We told him that it concerns everyone who was not of acertain status. Then he said that he was going into the town, pushed open the gate, and walked in," the guard narrated again.
The town lord rubbed his chin in thought. "Announcing his status would have made things way easier. Either he is a wantedcriminal, which | doubt since he didn't hide, or he is unknown. Maybe, he is a disciple from some mysterious master. He didn'tannounce himself, so he is probably not interested in meeting me, or interested in my position."
"Yet, he is a young man, probably in his teens judging by how the guard described him. He must have some incredible treasureswith him. Maybe, | could get them and finally temper my bones..." the town lord looked at the ceiling and continued rubbing hischin while muttering to himself. After a while, he nodded to himself and made his decision.
The guard continued kneeling, not daring to say a word. "Alright," the town lord shouted while turning back to the guard. Theguard stood up and saluted. "The soldiers will not receive the death penalty since this seems to be an unusual circumstance. Yet,punishment is necessary. Return to the gate! Everyone involved in this incident will receive 40 hits of the Skin-Rod after theirshift ends!"
The guard shivered slightly. The Skin-Rod was a specific rod to punish people with tempered skin. The lieutenant would survive,but he would lose a layer of skin, while the guards would have to fight for their lives. The guard saluted again. "Yes, yourmajesty!" shouted the guard and left.
The town lord sat back on his throne and began to drink some tea.
He had decided to let sleeping tigers lie. If the young man were not interested in meeting him, he would probably do what hecame here to do, and then leave. The young man was at least as strong as the town lord himself, and the fear he instilled in theguards seemed unnatural. He never even heard of something like that. Angering him could go south, very fast. The potentialtreasures were not worth the risk.
As for the situation that the young man would do something illegal or kill someone? The town lord would not risk his life for that."Just let him do what he wants, as long as it does not compromise my position."
The town lord wasn't an idiot.
Having no money was an issue. Body tempering needed a lot of money in the form of pills to progress. The following stageswere easier in that requirement. Gravis had to find a way to earn money. However, it shouldn't be that hard. Being one of thestrongest in the area would surely help.
“Alright. So..." Gravis began, and the girl's eyes lighted up. She was about to make lots of money. "What's the best way to earnmoney around here?" Gravis asked.
The girl wasn't sure if she heard him correctly. "The best way to earn money, sir?" She asked for confirmation.Gravis nodded.
The girl felt the money glide out of her hands. This guy had no money. But then, how did this guy walk around with a weapon?Some guesses started forming in her mind. If cash or status weren't the way he got his saber in, then it could only be strength.Maybe, she actually could make some money off of him.
“Actually,” she started. "There is a place where sir can earn a lot of money.""Oh? Where?" Gravis asked.
The girl's eyes shined. The man was obviously, genuinely interested in making money. "We have a big problem with ferociousbeasts and demonic beasts in the surrounding villages. The Hunting Guild has a lot of bounties and missions for killing differentbeasts. Of course, one needs a certain amount of strength for that, but | think this would be no problem for sir. Sir can find theHunting Guild outside the town."
Gravis' eyes lighted up. Making money for killing enemies? Money could increase his realm, and enemies could increase his willand experience. This was killing two birds with one stone! Gravis nodded. "Thank you. | will look for this Hunting Guild, andreturn with enough money." Then, he turned around and left.
"Sir, one more thing..." the girl shouted while he was leaving. Gravis turned around and looked at the girl. "I think there is a noticeon the notice board on the central plaza, that sir should be interested in," the girl said.
Gravis furrowed his brows but nodded and left the store. The girl, on the other hand, rubbed her chin with a smirk. If she wereright, she would earn a lot of money in the near future.
Following the girl's advice, Gravis looked for a notice board and found it quickly. He walked towards it, everyone giving Gravis awide berth, and began to read the announcements. After a while, Gravis found an announcement that made him shiver inexcitement.
It read:
"To all talented youngsters,
On the day before the summer
solstice, the yee hes allef the Elemental ilds are beingheld! The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Requirements:
Under 20 years of ageMust have tempered skinMust have a firm will
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Further down was a list of all theElemental Guilds, and he noticed the‘Lightning Guild’ wag rant of thehh Heaurickly bhéaked the date on the topright of the notice board. The date forthe entrance exams was about 90days away. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
Gravis narrowed his eyes. He had to temper his skin by then!
He quickly turned around and left the town, looking for the Hunting Guild.