Hello, sorry for the late coming chapter.
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Chapter 9
Five hundred gold?, is that much? in moments like this I wish i had more common sense.
*You can't acquire what you can't acquire*
I'll show you i'll get that common sense thing and you'll be apologizing.
*... You do know i'm you, right?*
Well it doesn't matter, 500 gold is better than nothing.
I'm about to take the little pouch of coins she has in her hands when, human mask guy, thats how i'm going to call him from now on, stops my hand from reaching.
“Don't” he says in a hoarse voice, and it scared me, the skin when he talks doesn't move, so its indeed a mask, I wonder where he got it, and more important what's it made of.
“She is not giving you even one percent of the coins value”.
Not even one percent? then how much are these worth.
I like at the ugly fat woman that now is severely sweating, my eyes turn cold, just like her daughter she is indeed a bitch.
“How do you know their value?” I ask him not doubting his words.
He let out a small snicker “Its because I have this useful skill that allows me to meddle in other peoples business, of course it has an effectiveness radius” He adds after I give a what-an-omnipotent-skill look.
“Show coin description” He says while looking at me.
Ancient coin
[/color
Grade of rarity width=50%]Legendary artifact
Engraved coin of ancient civilization.
Procedence: Unknown territory.
Maker: Unknown.
"As you can see being a Legendary artifact the value each coin hold is much higher than the one she offers you, I can even tell that if she offered 5.000 gold coins for each coins she still would amass a fortune from the profits, and thats why I intervened, you have to be wicked to be a merchant… but she's clearly rotten” He finishes sending a glare to the woman.
I glare at the woman, I can't believe she was going to scam me in such a way, must be the clothes, everybody thinks they can take advantage of me, but not anymore, i'll show them and i'll start from this ugly fat woman that now is sweating profusely.
“Make it 10.000 for each coin” I say in a commanding tone.
The womans eyes goes wide.
Requirements fullfiled
Haggle with a merchant.
Haggle skill learned!
Haggle lvl 1 (20.00%)
Allows you to haggle with more success the higher the level of the skill is.
Her face distorts in rage “How dare a dirty brat like you haggle with me!”
I see everybody sees me as a little dirty kid… i'll show her.
“15.000 each” I rebuke her.
“Dirty stupid kid you can't say that to me!”
I start walking to the door grabbing the coins beforehand and whispering to myself while making sure she hears “Im sure theres more than one antique shop in this city”.
I hear gritting teeth behind me “Fine i'll buy them for 15.000 each”.
I turn around, glare coldly at her and just say “20.000 take it or i'll leave”.
Her teeth grind so much that i'm afraid she's going to put the powder in a bag as a souvenir.
She exits the counter and passes besides me opening the door “Follow me to the bank” She says.
I follow behind her trying to avoid looking at her ever jingling mass of fat that one could call an ass but is far from looking like one.
The store was closed when we left so the human mask guy had to leave as well, and judging by him following us he has free time.
On the way I learn the different kind of currency, I learned because I didn't want to be scammed again, and it sure wasn't the human mask guy trying to initiate an amicable conversation but me bluntly asking information I would surely need and that would allow me to gain some common sense, take that i'm already a step closer for you groveling on the ground asking for forgiveness.
*You do know you are going to do it as i'm you*
....
Anyway the currency goes likes this, first theres copper coins, then silver coins equivalent to a hundred copper goins, than gold which does the same for silver, after that theres crimson gold and finally mithril coins, following the exchange the previous coins does in that order.
In resume a hundred coins makes a coin of higher value.
And just to gain a little more common sense I ask him what a guard gains, in which he answers that the recent enlisted gain fifteen gold coins a year.
So… after this, I'm filthy rich? Well thats good I'll be sure to not waste it.
After asking and getting the desired answer human mask guy asked me just one thing. He asked if I was currently in the goddess guidance lessons, when I realised thats the name of the classes i'm currently doing I answered which brought a creepy smile from him.
After following her for at least half an hour we reach the main square where the fountain is placed and we turn left towards the nobles district.
Then we walk ten more minutes and we reach a huge white building with a signboard on top depicting a huge money bag.
Why we came to the bank, is one question I told the human mask guy, and he answered “Why do you think anybody would have that amount of money on oneself, that just asking a thief to show up”. Seems commons sense is a great investment for the future.
We enter following the Fugly ,which is how i named the shop owner, while trying to avoid looking up as the entrance has stairs.
Inside theres a wall with two arcs leading to two different places, one says bank while the other says auctions, Fugly ignores the second one and leads us to the bank.
As we walk past the arc I see a large counter with ten chairs behind them and only one being occupied at the moment, we head straight for the elf woman sitting on it.
“I would like to transfer funds”She say way more polite that when she talked to me… I see its just only me and realising that only make me hate Fugly a little more.
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“Ok, how much would you want to transfer and to which person?” The clerk says while taking a card Fugly hands her.
She lets out a resigned sigh.
“A hundred mithril coins to him” She says while pointing at me.
She makes an amazed face after hearing the amount of money and an awkward face after looking where Fugly’s finger is pointed.
“Is everything ok?”She says while sending a cold stare at me… I really hate people staring at me like that, I'll have to note her as someone to take revenge on.
*You are going to end up with a long list at this rate*
Its not that much people!.
*... Two people per day is a lot*.
“Its fine” Fugly says with a resigned voice, and not missing the chance to take a look at the satchel i'm carrying which makes her smile creepily for an instant.
“Ok.., then I need your information card” She says while looking at me.
Information card? what’s that?
Rolling her eyes at me she speaks again.
“Your information card where your guild and bank information is” She says slowly thinking i'm retarded… Shes going to be noted twice just for that.
“I don't have one yet”.
She takes out an orb from under the counter and places it between me and her.
“Place your hands on this”
I place my hands on the orb, it’s rather cold to the touch but some seconds pass and it starts to shine and becomes warm.
A silver card appears on top of my hands and I take it.
[color=#333333]
Bank assets
Money: N/a
Guild
Not yet applied.
I look at the card and then at the clerk.
“I don't have any money yet, to pay for the card”.
She makes a strange face.
“The cards are free here in the bank as well as in the Guild branch”.
....Then why the hell Fugly jr tried to charge me!.
*I guess she goes in the notes twice?*
Of course she is going, but thrice for being Fugly’s daughter.
The clerk does some sign with Fugly’s information card in front of her and a light similar to when I see my status from the ring appears and rapidly subsides.
A slight pulsation diverts my attention to my information card, in which the information has changed.
Bank assets
Money: 100 M
Guild
Not yet applied.
Fugly looks at me expectantly and I hand over the copper coins pouch which she grabs rudely and darts off to the exit, surely to get a huge profit provenient from some rich noble… that rotten merchant, although i'm quite happy that some noble is going to get scammed.
*Are you sure you are not a merchant?*
Of course Ignore him.
Now the thing that I need is some coins to get by and the rest i'll let them in the bank, but how much do I need?, these are the moment where common sense would work delightfully, I guess I should ask someone.
The clerk?, no she still has that suspicious-that-i-did-something-illegal look in her eyes, then the only one I can ask is the human mask guy.
“How much do you think I should carry around?” I ask him.
“You mean money?” After seeing me nod he continues, “well that depends, but looking at you i should say fifty to a hundred gold coins, that ought to let you live comfortably for at least three months while buying all necessities you wish for”.
Well he did help me before so I guess I should hear to him.
I hand over my information card to the clerk and the same light as before appears in my card, when it subsides she hands me the card and a hundred gold coins.
“Thats ten gold coins” He says with a hand extended and a chuckle after he says my dumbfounded face “Nothing is free you know, also after I made you gain this enormous fortunes what's ten gold to a filthy rich?”.
*He has a point*
This time I agree, I take ten gold coins from the mountain of coins and place them in his hands, which now to my horror I see are similar to his mask, so should I change his name to full body human disguise?, better not.
I place the full ninety gold coins in one of the pouch which surprisingly fits leaving room for way more and doesn't change sizes or weights more, I should really learn how to make this, imagine the possibilities.
*I can't imagine them*
Me neither, but someday I will.
Several seconds after the voice stops laughing at me I exit the bank while the human musk guy left when he received the money.
“Watch”.
12:23:33
Damn im late, I promised Balt and Eos to met them in the square at midday to eat lunch together.
I ran in the direction of the square and Alatea runs besides me because she waked up after I started running.
“My lord where are you” I hear Baltoz voice in my head the same way I hear the other voice, then I remember the mask I'm currently wearing and the effects it has wich allows me to communicate with other mask wearers.
I concentrate and speak through my mind the same I speak to the voice.
“I'm sorry, I was occupied, dont worry Im on my way there”.
After running for one minute at my stop speed I arrive at the main square, It still amazes me how fast I can run, I even had to grab Alatea because I was out matching her.
When I arrive I see Baltoz now wearing a shabby looking breastplate of the lowest quality, but he is happily showing it off as if it was one from the nobles, which I probably guess he made himself, and Eos is wearing a low quality robe with mismatched stitches and lots of faults, still she is happy or even happier than Baltoz because in her hands a black outfit consisting of a shirt, pants and a pair of shoes are on her hands.
She hands them over to me and urges me to put them on, I slid my legs into the pants trying to not let anyone else notice i'm naked inside the ragged cloth and after successfully putting them on I continue with the rest, they are quite shabby, still I'm so happy that she made them for me that I hug her, of course I only reach a little over her hips so i don't know if its a proper hug, nonetheless she pats my head and seems quite happy I liked the clothes she managed to make in a little over four hours, damn she is talented, even if they are of low quality four hours to make something you are not accustomed to do is quite an achievement.
After I finish the hug and part from her I see Balt in front of me on one knee just the way he did in the shadow god temple but this time offering a dagger of low quality just as his breastplate, still I take it, order him to stand up and as with Eos I hug him, he doesn't seem to hate it so I hug him for several seconds, while in contrast of Eos which caressed my head delicately Baltz opts to ruffle it.
“Thank you very much, I don't know how to thank you, but I'll start by inviting you for something to eat”.