A month quickly passed, and during that time, Matt earned a lot of money. He earned that money by doing the quests Valenta came with, and other odd jobs, we also became closer because of that. As Matt wanted, the duke and his son broke off the engagement. Apparently the royal house was in disorder because of that. The princess hasn't been engaged to another man, but instead they decided to make her the monarch regardless of who she marries. But that doesn't mean there hasn't been a lot proposals. The duke house is working as normal, of course excluding the fact that they broke off the engagement. I have decided to purchase a mansion, because that sounds more convenient. I also went up 50 levels during the quests i accepted.
I'm walking to the guild, for directions to where i can purchase a house. I walk inside, and walk over to Aterna. "Why do you live in the inn anyway?"
"That is because my hometown is a small village a few kilometers away, and i don't have enough money to buy a house, so i live in the inn because it's convenient."(Valenta)
"Well, that is true. Is there a place i can buy a house or something like that?"
"Yes, there is. It's located a few buildings up, and has a sign with a house on it."(Valenta)
"Ok, thanks. Bye."
"Goodbye."(Valenta) I leave and walk towards the place Valenta specified. After walking a minute or two, i can see it. It is a medium sized building made of wood. I walk inside, and i am met with a counter, and behind it is a handsome young man, about 16 or so. "Hello, how may i help you?"(Young man) He asks in a polite tone.
"Hello, i am here to buy a house."
"Yes, please follow me."(Young man) He begins to walk towards a door, and i follow. We come into a business like room, with couches and chairs. "Please sit down, my boss will come soon. In the meanwhile please have some tea."(Young man) He says, and takes a cup and pours tea into it. "If there is anything else, please call me with the bell."(Young man) He says pointing to a bell. "Then i will take my leave."(Young man)
After waiting a bit, a fat man comes in and introduces himself. "Hello, my name is Crass, and your name is?"(Crass)
"My name is Matthew." He sits down and pours himself a cup of tea.
"Nice to meet you. So you are looking to buy a house?"(Crass)
"Yes, i'd wish to buy a very large house with many rooms."
"Yes, then if may ask, what is you budget for buying the house?"(Crass)
"Well, i guess 10 platinum coins." When i said that he almost chokes on the tea he is drinking.
"I am sorry but are you sure you have that much money?"(Crass)
"Yes, i'm very much sure." I show him the guild card, and he understands. I'm starting to get annoyed.
"I'm very sorry for doubting you."(Cross) He says a little bit afraid.
"So, the houses you can buy with that much money is quite lot, so do you have any more requirements?"(Crass)
"Yes, it has to have a big master bedroom, and at least 3 normal bedrooms. It also has to have a study, a library, and a big bath."
"Yes, i will go grab a few catalogues with houses, and then you can choose from them."(Crass) He says that and leaves, and after a few minutes he comes back with two catalogues.
"Here they are."(Crass) He says that and gives me the catalogues.
After going through a few hundred houses, i find a house or rather mansion that fits my needs. It is 2000 square meters, and has a garden with a little pond. It is two stories tall and like i wanted it has a big master bedroom, and 4 normal bedrooms. It has a study, and a library, and it also have a living room. And what i am most excited about is the bath, the bath is as big as my room in the inn, and the water can be warmed by magic. It costs 4 platinum coins, and it is half as big as the mansion in the middle of the city. It is located near the adventurer guild, and the inn i was staying at.
"This is the house i want." I say pointing to the one that fits my needs.
"Ah, that one. It is the most expensive house available. Is there any furniture that you may want?"(Crass)
"Yes, i want you to fully furnish the house, and fill the library with books, you can use up to 1 platinum coin."
"Yes, then if you would please sign these papers, and give me the money."(Crass) He gives me a few documents and a pen, and i give him the money.
On the document it basically says that i am the owner, and take full responsibility for any damage done to the property. I sign and give the papers back to Crass. "Here."
"Thank you. Then the furniture and books will be placed by tomorrow. Goodbye."(Crass) He gives me the keys to the house, and says goodbye.
"Bye." I leave and walk towards my new house. The foundation is made of solid rock, and the support beams are also made of stone, but everything else is made of wood. I walk inside and i am met with stairs infront of me, and to the left and right of me is two hallways that extend to the end of the house. To the left, right and upper right is bedrooms. At the end of the right hallway is a study, and at the end of the hallway on my left is the kitchen, and just before that is the library. And in the garden is a pond.
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I walk up the stairs, and i come to what i presume is the living room. There is a room to the left and that is the master bedroom, which will be my bedroom, and to the right is another bedroom, which makes it now 4 normal bedrooms. And at the end of the hallway to the right is the bath, which is really big.
I decide to walk back to the inn, because right now the house doesn't have beds or furniture. During the walk back, i buy a few chicken spears, and water. I don't really need to drink water or eat, because i have found out a way to nourish myself using mana, but i do it anyway because i enjoy eating, and it passes time when i don't really have anything else to do.
The sun is starting to go down, and the vendors are starting to pack up their stuff and leave. I get to the inn, and hear loud voices inside. It's middleaged men and old men, who come here to drink mead and eat the delicous food. In the corner i see Valenta eating a soup of some kind and drinking mead. I walk over to her. "Hi." She stops eating and look up at me.
"Hello."(Valenta)
"Can i sit?" I ask her.
"Yes, of course."(Valenta)
"Thank you." I sit down and thank her. I order mead and the same soup Valenta is having.
"So, i have bought a house, and i wondered if you want to live there with me. Do you want to?"
"Eh..."(Valenta) She was quite suprised by my question, because she has stopped eating, and is now looking at me without saying anything.
"What do you mean by that?"(Valenta)
"It means that i a few rooms available and i wondered if you want to live there."
"I... don't know"(Valenta)
"The house is as close to the guild as the golden horse, and there is a giant bath. You don't have to pay anything either."
"Are you sure? I mean, i won't be a nuisance?"(Valenta)
"Yeah, i'm sure, and you would never be a nuisance."
"Then i will take you up on your offer."(Valenta)
"But there is one thing. There won't be any furniture until tomorrow."
"That is okay. I must pack my things, and i have to cancel the rest of the days at the inn, so i won't be able to move in before tomorrow."(Valenta)
"Okay then, after you finish working i will show you to the house." I am starting to finish my meal and drink, so i start to prepare to leave.
"Yes, then i will see you tomorrow."(Valenta) She stands up and begins to leave.
"Yes, see you tomorrow." I wait a minute and two, and walk up to the old woman who owns the inn. "I would like to say that i am leaving tomorrow."
"Ok, then i will give back the money for the days you didn't stay."(Old woman)
"Nah, it's okay. You can keep them. It's not that much anyway."
"Ok, then thank you for staying at the golden horse inn."(Old woman)
"Thank you, the service was good." I say that and walk up to my room, and go to bed.
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The next morning, i walk to my new house, and enter. It has been furnished, and the library has been fully stocked with books ranging from cooking to martial arts. The beds in all the bedrooms are canopy, and the bed in the master bedroom is 5x5 meters and it also is a canopy bed. I don't really have anything else to do, so i guess i will take a few quests while i wait for Valenta.
I walk to guild, and it only took about 5 minutes which is shorter than from the golden horse. I enter and don't see Valenta in the reception. She must be in the backroom or something like that. I walk to the wall with quests, and look over them. Some are things like finding a cat which is for F-rank, and there also is some like escorting a merchant to another city or the capital. I choose an extermination quest. An extermination quest is killing a monster or an animal.
Quest: A rank
Description: Kill the pack of wolves who is terrorising farmers by killing their lifestock.
Requester: City lord
Time limit: None
Reward: 10 Gold coins
This will be easy. I take the quest off the wall, and bring it to one of the ladies in the window. I show her my card to confirm that i can accept the quest, and i take the sheet and card when i she has checked. I walk out of the city, and walk into the forest a couple hundred meters. I confirm that there is no one around me, and i then feel after the mana of the wolves. After a few minutes, i feel a lot of mana sources to the east, in a little clearing. I conceal my mana and teleport a little away form the sources. I land under a tree at the edge of the forest bordering towards the clearing. In the clearing is at least a thousand wolves. Well that is a lot. How am i going to take care of them? What should i do? I gotta use an AOE attack but i don't know what to do. Ah, i can do that. I take of my shirt, and morph wings onto my back, and turn invisible.
I fly up, to about 500 meters above the wolves, and i prepare myself. I close my eyes and imagine a large fireball, and i start to feel a little bit of heat on my hand, and i start to pour mana into it. I open my eyes and at my palm is a fireball with a diameter of 50 cm. I continue pouring mana into it, and it starts getting larger. When i decide to stop, i had poured around 10 000 mana into it, and the diameter is now 1 kilometer. Normally my hand should have been burnt, but since i am really absurd, i only feel as if i have my hand close to a candle. I start preparing to attack the wolves, and i fling the giant fireball towards the ground. The impact didn't really cause an explosion, but it destroyed the ground and charred a few thousand trees, and it also created a crater with a diameter of about 1,5 kilometers. The ball must have compressed and flattened out, and done more damage. Of course, it also killed all the wolves.
I release my invisibility, and start to descend towards the middle of the crater i created. I land, and all around me is rocks, and at the edge of the crater is some charred bodies of the wolves. The bodies of the wolves in the middle must have been completely destroyed, not leaving behind an intact body part. I walk to the closest, and take the head of the wolf, which is completely black.
I take the head and fly towards the city, and return the quest. The lady at the window was quite suprised by the charred head, but still gave me the reward. After that i did a few more quests like transporting an item to the capital(they were very suprised at my speed), and locate a few runaway cows(also done very easily). At the end i earned 15 gold coins 50 silver coins. After finishing the last quest, i found Valenta and she was done with her work so she was ready go. We are walking to the inn to pick up her things, and while walking we are talking about the quests i did today(of course leaving out the first one, and not telling fully about the ones where i used teleportation). When we got her things we continue walking towards the house, and it only took 2 minutes to get there. She was quite shocked seeing the house. "It's really big..."(Valenta)
"Yeah it is. Come on let's go." I lead her in, and show her around the house. "Which bedroom do you want?"
"Can i have the one on the second floor?"(Valenta)
"Yeah, sure." We put her things in the room, and she goes to bed, and i do aswell because the sun is setting.