Never had he imagined one day going to armour shop and spent 80 silver coins. As he saw Conrad pay the price casually to shop owner, he felt pain in his heart. Not because of Conrad's kindness, but how long can he survive with 80 silver coins plus earlier 35 silver coins. He can confidently say he can live for 15 years using 1 gold coin.

They then went to a nearby restaurant for lunch while Kyle still wears his armour set, as he saw many people who have combat related job wears it regularly, and he was excited to try wearing armour while walking around.

In the restaurant, Kyle saw few maids serving customers, and he can smell appetizing food. As this was lunch time, this restaurant was packed with many customers, and even there were still few customers waiting to be seated. Many people came dining here as this restaurant served delicious, well-priced foods and also pretty maids.

When a maid saw Conrad, she immediately served him by bringing him to a table beside the glass mirror. Kyle and Conrad sat on leather chairs, fine wooden table and there was a small garden outside their mirror. For restaurants in Frouis city, they usually have 2-3 reserved tables for noble customers. That's why this restaurant maid served Conrad very fast and bring him to a special table. Regular customers can only use lesser quality wooden table and wooden chair.

"May I take your order, sir? Today we have corn soup, vegetable soup, beef stew, chicken wing, roasted chicken, bread, beer and also fruit juice," said the maid who was taking the order.

"I'll take corn soup, roasted chicken, and beer," said Conrad.

Kyle then said, "I'll take corn soup, chicken wing, and apple juice please."

She then went on her way to shop's kitchen. After 10 minutes, she came back while arranging corn soup, a plate of chicken wing in spicy sauce, a plate of chicken meat without bone layered in black pepper sauce, a mug of beer and a glass of apple juice on the table. She also gave dining knife, a silver fork and spoon to both Kyle and Conrad.

As Kyle eat his chicken wing, he tasted delicious tender chicken meat in a spicy sauce. His corn soup also tasted warm, sweet and also have few crunchy corns inside it. He then drank his apple juice, which tasted very refreshing.

After finishing their dinner, Conrad then raised his hand to ask for the bill. When Kyle look at the bill in Conrad's hand, surprised seems on his face, ‘1 silver coin? That's expensive. Even finest dinner at Ragtown restaurant only cost 50 copper coins for 2 people.'

They then went to a grocery shop to buy Kyle's daily item. He bought one black colour backpack that is suitable for adventure's purpose, a bottle of soap and hair shampoo, a small bottle of green toothpaste, 4 wooden sticks to brush his teeth, 3 pairs of cotton towels and a small bathing ladle. All of it cost Conrad 8 silver coins.

After finishing their business in this district, they then went back to the stable to pick up their horse. When Conrad's horse saw it's master, it neighed happily. But when Kyle's horse saw it's master, it neighed groaned.

‘Damn you horsey, how dare you sighed when you saw me, can you look at how much have I changed?' complained Kyle as he stared at his horse.

Although Kyle has changed his clothes to fine leather armor, but one thing never change and his horse knows. One thing that separates him from Conrad, a noble aura. When you were standing beside a noble, no matter how poor his clothes seem, you can still felt it and said, "this man must be a noble," and that is what Kyle lack. What his aura shown right now is soldier aura, just an aura of an ordinary guard in this city.

This shown greatly when Kyle and Conrad went to a district called ‘eastern upper district', which have fine stone buildings with elegant design everywhere. Conrad just rode his horse in a calm manner, like someone who just came home, but Kyle was fidgeting on his horse. He felt the difference between him and Conrad is like a servant and master in a mansion. Although both of them are in the same place, but Kyle cannot help to feel he was way below Conrad. Treatment of Conrad to him felt like how a princess treats a beggar. The princess kindly invited the beggar to eat fine dinner, gave fine clothes, make the beggar slept on silk bed, but at the end, the beggar was still a beggar. No matter how nice the princess was, she will never marry a beggar. She will marry a handsome prince in the future.

Kyle saw many huge manors, expensive shops, very clean district, and many guards patrolling. They then proceed to this district stable, which is at least 3 times bigger than previous district stable. Inside, he saw many workers with a similar type of work uniform, neatly lined expensive carriages, and many fine horses. Workers here take great care of their customers' horse and carriage as they do their work delicately.

The stable owner, who wears the similar uniform as workers and a fine vest outside came to Conrad, "welcome Chief. Great seeing you today. Do you want to have usual service? Bathing, feeding and taking care of your horse for several days," said stable owner to Conrad in casual speech, seemingly have known Conrad very well.

"Nah, I just came here for business. Can you bathe my horse with a rich type of shampoo," said Conrad to stable owner.

"Ok chief, I see that this white horse seems different from your usual white horse," said stable owner as he called one of his worker to take care of Conrad's white horse.

"Well, it died when I was chasing chaos art user at Elderam kingdom's border," said Conrad.

"That's too bad huh. I can find a similar horse if you like. It'll take few days and the price range from 25-40 gold coins depends on the quality," said stable owner as he suggested to Conrad.

Kyle felt shock hearing how much Conrad's previous horse cost, ‘what a pricey horse. Is that how much every noble spent when buying a horse? urrgh, can they just donate that money to needed person.'

"Nah," said Conrad, "I still have 2 other horse at the central stable."

"As you wish Chief."

The stable owner then look at Kyle with a warm smile, "what about you boy, any service that you need?"

Although Kyle is just a commoner in stable owner's eye, but his business attitude never disappear. If you want to succeed in the business world, then service your customer greatly if they have money. That's what this stable owner and several other businessmen kept in their mind. That's because although he is commoner today, but he may be rich tomorrow. So at least treat him with kind attitude, make him remember you, and you just land yourself a rich regular customer.

"Well, I can at least bathe it as I park," said Kyle as he gave his white horse to a stable's worker.

They then went out and went to one of this district large shop called ‘noble's magic weapon'. The shop elegantly designed, with yellow lighting, and several workers in neat uniform. As they enter inside, one worker greeted them warmly, "welcome to noble's magic weapon. How may I help you?"

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Conrad said as he pointed his hand to Kyle, "please find this boy a low-grade magic weapon."

It's not that Conrad tried to be stingy to Kyle, but he wanted Kyle buys his own high-grade magic weapon someday with his own money. He needs Kyle to use low-grade magic weapon first and get used to it before upgrading to middle grade then a high-grade magic weapon. If Kyle used high-grade magic weapon first, then he will never mastered the arcane art and be a magic item dependent user. Conrad already saw many knights, mage, and several Order's warden do that and spent a large amount of money to have similar fighting power as someone who had trained hard from the beginning.

Kyle then followed that worker to one area inside this store, where many types of magic weapons are displayed inside case made of glass on top of a large stone table. There were one hand sword, long sword, large sword, axe with both heads on its side, axe only with one head and many others.

Before choosing anything, he said to the worker, "may I test first?"

He needs to know what suit him best. He knew he has the strength to wield any weapons that are displayed, be it one hand type or two hand type, but it was the matter of compatibility between him and his weapon. If he cannot use his weapon to it's fullest, how can he succeed in The Order?

He will raise his rank from mere peasant to rich Order's warden and live his life in luxury, that's why he cannot make any trial and error. Use sword first then change to spear, no way man.

He saw many guards at Ragtown use two type of weapon, wooden stick at first then changing to sword and shield, and that is the recommended way of using weapons for soldiers and knights.

‘Why should I make any trial and error? I already use axe from kid to cut trees. If soldier swings their stick for thousand times, then I had swing my axe ten thousand times,' thought Kyle proudly at his strength.

A worker then replied to him, "yes you can. We have training field behind our shop. You can bring 3 different weapons to test."

"Then, I'll take that 2 head axe, that 1 head axe and that hammer," said Kyle as he points to three weapons which have a small gem on their body.

A worker then used his key to open three glass cases. He then called his 2 other coworkers and bring Kyle to this shop's backyard. After opening this shop backdoor, Kyle could see a large field. This field was divided into 2 sections, 1 for range weapons and another one for melee weapons.

Kyle then went to melee weapons test field. Inside, he saw 5 thick wooden poles and 30 straw dolls in adult size.

He took a large steel hammer from one worker's hand and walks to 1 wooden pole. At first, he swings it lightly with both hands to get used to its weight. He then smashed a wooden pole lightly.

Thong.

He could hear the sound of a hammer hitting the wooden pole. He nods lightly and smashes at wooden pole using his whole strength.

ThoNG!

"It's heavy and takes so much time to hit something. If I smash lightly, then yeah, it will only take 3 seconds, but that smash could only injure a tiger and that tiger could still attack me."

Kyle then took a double head axe from a worker. Its body was made of thick steel. He went to a wooden pole and hit it. He tried to swing from left to right, back to the left side again. He then proceeded using uppercut style into 1 straw doll with all of his strength. He saw that it had been cut from it's right waist to it's left shoulder, a little more and that straw doll will be cut cleanly into two.

"It takes a shorter time to swing but has less damage compare to large hammer."

Kyle then changes into steel axe with 1 head. Its handle is tied with leather strap and it's height is similar as Kyle's waist. When Kyle hold it's handle part, he can feel how easily he can hold it. He then proceeded to hit a wooden pole. He swung his axe from the left side to hit the wooden pole, and he laughed joyfully in his heart as he hit the wooden pole without breaks. When he proceeded to hit straw doll in uppercut style, he clicked his mouth as he only managed to cut from it's left waist to just below its right chest area.

Kyle looked at single head axe, then at double head axe and large hammer in worker's hand. He said as he swings the axe in his hand, "this axe have short swing timing but less impact compared to double head axe. The only advantage is, I can use it in a natural manner,"

"Should I take the large hammer with huge impact force, double head axe for more balance or the single head axe for fast movement," he pondered as he looked at those three weapons. After thinking for a short moment, he then said to a worker, "alright then," said Kyle as he gave back axe in his hand to a worker, "I'll take this axe as I am more used to it."

They then enter the shop's area after Kyle had finished his selection. Kyle walked toward Conrad who was sitting in a leather chair while sipping warm tea.

"Finished your selection?" ask Conrad when he saw Kyle in front of him.

"Yes sir," said Kyle.

Then a worker came to Kyle with his single head axe inside shoulder strap and said, "dear customer, we have finished sharping and polished your axe."

When Conrad saw Kyle store his axe on his back with shoulder strap, from right shoulder to left side of waist, he said, "axe huh? What an interesting choice you have. Most knights usually use a sword, shield, and spear."

"Well, I don't want to change my style just to look cool. It's better to use a weapon that I have compatibility with rather than changing to look more stylish," replied Kyle.

"It's your choice," Conrad then paid 8 gold coins to the worker and left the shop with Kyle. They then went to this district stable where Conrad paid 6 silver coins for Kyle's horse and 25 silver coins for his horse that looks cleaner and radiate nobler aura.

When Kyle was riding beside Conrad to The Order's headquarter, which is in the central part of Frouis city, Conrad said next to him, "Kyle, you should remember, this city has eastern district which located near the east main gate, western district near west gate, northern district, and central district. East, west and south both have 1 upper district, 1 medium district and 1 low district."

"So, why is central part only have 1 district?" asked Kyle.