Two chariots appeared on Riverdawn's horizons. Slowly, they drove along the flowing roads in horse-drawn carriages. It had started raining for the last two days, still sprinkling from time to time. The weather was getting colder, it was time for those who didn't have a job in the north of the mountains to retreat to the south. Because of this, Riverdawn's streets were busier than ever before. And the merchants were trying to take whatever the adventurers had. Those in the two carriages hastened to join the revel on the Riverdawn.
The carriage of Arthur's team was reminiscent of a merchant car with a tarpaulin at the back, pulled by two horses. Although the car's awning protected those in the back, it did not protect those who were sitting in the car and driving the car. And the unlucky one who used it in the rain was Arthur. Driving a carriage was easier than expected, the horses were already following the current road. Arthur was controlling the horses to stay calm or where to go in an emergency.
In the past 3 days, Arthur had gained 2 more levels. The team watched in amazement at the rate at which Arthur leveled up. In addition, his control over fire and earth had increased. Although he still couldn't use it as a weapon, he could make the fireball burn up to 2 meters away.
The movie nights of the team were over because of the other team they traveled together. Arthur observed the riverdawn ahead.
Not much different from Bardall. Sawn fields lined both sides of the road. If he didn't see it wrong here, they have an orchard planted apple trees in here.
The carriages came slowly to the town gates. They did not wait in line because no peasants were waiting in front of the door.
"Let me see the plates, gentlemen," said the guard at the door.
He was not at all surprised when Mefzar and the others showed the plates the silver inlaid plates. Most of those who came to the north were silver plates. Although Arthur didn't show it, he had no trouble getting in and out of towns because he is surrounded by advanturers.
“24 coppers,” said the sentry.
“24? Are you trying to rob us? said Mefzar with shock.
“Complain to the lords, we want what they say.” said the guardwith flat tone. It was obvious they got the same reaction from everyone.
“The opportunists are literally robbing those who go south,” Askar said.
Mumbling to himself, Mefzar paid the money. And the team walked through the door. According to Bardall, this town was quite crowded. Here you could not smell the urine as much as in the bardall. The fact that there was a river right next to the town made it easy for them to build sewers.
Merchants opened their stalls selling potions, scrolls, knives, and much more.
Lyla's team knew a good inn. And Arthur's team was going after them. They came to an inn called "Yellow rose".
It was a wooden 3-story building. They pushed the door of the inn and entered. The lobby of the inn was 2-3 times larger than Golden ale's. When the elven innkeeper saw Lyla, she immediately came to the door and greeted them.
"Lyla, it's been a long time," said the innkeeper.
“How are you Eldur”
“Great, I made the right decision coming here. I'm leveling up at least twice as fast as Runera. I'm already level 24," he said.
Everything you did when you pushed yourself or in difficult conditions accelerated your leveling. Maybe that was the case with Arthur.
Everything you did when you pushed yourself or in difficult conditions accelerated your leveling up. Maybe that was the case with Arthur. He had been alone one night in a town filled with corpses teleported to a different world and had been trying to adjust to his new reality for the past 10 days.
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“Do you have room for us?” said Lyla, pointing to the nine people standing behind her.
“I have 3 rooms left, and if you don't act quickly, they can be taken at any time.” said
Eldur.
"Okay we're holding on," said Lyda
"We'll stay together anyway, it doesn't hurt anyone to get stuck a little"
“We need a bath,” said Arthur.
He couldn't take a shower due to long journeys and was just getting used to this life. It was uncomfortable for the others, of course, but Arthur had gone from showering once a day to once every 4-5 days, and it was quite uncomfortable.
Eldur promptly told a young male elf that the baths should be prepared, then pointed to their rooms. The rooms were cleaner and larger than the Golden's, and the sheets smelled clean as if they had just been washed.
After putting the things in the room, the young elf came and said that the bathrooms were ready.
Then they all went to the bathroom together. Actually, it wouldn't be right to call it a bathroom, it was something like a small bathhouse. The steam bath relaxed all the muscles that had been tense from the journey. When they got out of the bathroom, they went straight to the inn's lobby to eat.
Eldur had arranged a large table for both teams. Arthur understood why he was leveling up so fast. This innkeeper was doing his job pretty well.
The conversation started when they got to the table and started to eat the food. The two teams had gotten very close to each other in the past few days.
“You should definitely come to the town we built next year,” Arthur told Lyla.,
“Where are you setting up, is it close to here”
“No, we decided to follow a different path.”
“Which way?” said Lyla curiously.
“We are planning to establish the city on the shore of the ocean.”
“But no one has been there since Alwarti's first landing,” said Lyla
He said "Yes we take some risks"
“It looks like it's going to be a very interesting city, we'll definitely stop by,” she said. The main source of income for the gold plates was the north of the Mountains. The harsh conditions created many legends. And the alchemists were crazy about the plants found. And the dungeons were not appearing anywhere except Alwarti.
You were obtaining a core ore when you completed Dungeon When you broke this ore, the dungeon would re-open wherever you wanted, but every time it was opened, the monsters and puzzels in the dungeon would get stronger. An ore could be broken 3 times so far.
After the meals were eaten, the tiredness of the journey settled on the teams and everyone retired to their rooms.
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Bill's snoring woke Arthur, but this time he wasn't alone, the men of the team were all sleeping in one room. As Askar woke up, Arthur heard Askar say, "I thought I was done with this." And a smile appeared on his face.
The team couldn't take it anymore, and They woke up Bill and went down to the lobby of the Inn for breakfast. The meals were very tasty. After dinner, Arthur asked a waiter for hot water. This caught the innkeeper's attention. When the hot water came, the innkeeper was watching with interest what Arthur was doing.
Arthur made coffee for both teams. Lyla's team also became addicted to coffee when they were traveling together. The innkeeper could not stand it and come to them.
“Lyla, what is that?”
"Arthur better explains, it's a drink he found," she said.
The innkeeper looked at Arthur.
“It's called coffee,” said Arthur, handing him a cup. When the innkeeper took the first sip, his eyes lit up. As the taste of coffee began to spread in his mouth, he realized that this was a golden opportunity and looked at Arthur, who was sitting at the table.
“What is it made of, please-, I can make the payment,” he said,
Arthur had an idea when he saw the innkeeper's behavior.
"Okay I'll tell you, but you can't tell anyone what it's made of, you just sell it in your inn."
Those in the team were surprised Arthur's Words
He told the other group directly. But he made a condition against the innkeeper.
When the innkeeper agreed the conditions, Arthur told the innkeeper what it was made of and how it was made. When the innkeeper leaves, the team asked Arthur why he was acting like that.
“I came up with an idea to double the money we have.”
“How?” Askar said excitedly.
“First we have to go south of the mountains and then we will collect all the coffee beans in the big cities.”
“When we introduce coffee, there will be an explosion of demand”
“Arthur, this is genius,” said Elda.
Darkis nodded excitedly.
The team got even more excited as they considered the possibility of doubling the gold.
Coffee beans were like a drug used by night watchers or adventurers to stay alert. If they could have a monopoly in the coffee market in a short time, doubling would be the worst possibility.
Lyla's team were hesitant to get involved in the plan.
Arthur wasn't one of their teams, but he had told them a great way to make money.
They did not want to take advantage of this situation.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Arthur continued.
"You should also buy as many coffee beans as you can afford"
They also began to dream of gold. It was a win they would earn without risking their lives.
“Thank you, Arthur,” Lyda said with gratitude in her eyes.
Teams could not standstill. After drinking their coffee, they immediately got ready and left the Riverdawn.
Arthur was sitting in the back of the carriage, practicing his spells. He was able to grasp its logic, albeit slowly. He was trying little word magic. The excitement of the team was evident on their faces and he could feel the chariots starting to move faster. They had 2 more weeks until the gate of the south. And Arthur planned to spend this break working on magic.