As Dijon and Aurelio grabbed his arm, he activated the teleport option and all three of them were swallowed by a black hole .
When they regained vision, they were in front of thousands of people who were just going about their business as usual, they didnt even look towards them. It was as if teleporting was the most normal thing in the world to them.
" Ah the good feeling of being invisible and unimportant, I had missed it a lot "
The teleport station looked like a massive ring, it was round and huge . Soon they had to step down from it because other people were teleporting .
The city's infrastructure looked decent, the roads were clean and well maintaned .
He had been there for less than 2 minutes and he already managed to spot 3 busy bazaars .
Business was blooming and he intended to make use of the opportunity before it was snatched by somebody else .
" My lord, is that guard coming towards us "
A fierce man with scars all over his face had been making eye contact with them for a while now, and after what seemed to have been instructed by a fat old dude, he had decided to walk towards them.
" Excuse me my lord Baron, viscount Samuel the city lord summons you to his office "
At that moment a notification popped up.
[ Noble Priviledges ]
- As a lord you have priviledges others do not have in major cities, you get better treatment from guards and the respect of all citizens.
When in an argument, they will take your side regardless of who is at fault , so use your advantages wisely .
This new info snapped him out of it, his worry of safety had disappeared . It was the first time he would be in contact with other humans ever since his father tried to kill him, so the paranoia and trauma still weighed a lot and influenced his thinking. But now that he had the guards to protect him, he started feeling a lot better.
The guard took them to a periferic part of the city, it was a beautiful villa surrounded by peace and quiet.
The gap between nobles was too high, his house looked like a dog's house compared to this .
Due to noble etiquette the viscount came out to greet him outside, he also asked him whether he could prepare anything to eat, drink or something else . Erin didnt want to impose on him so he refused, and after making some small talk they decided to talk business .
" So let me get this straight, are you looking to rent property in Singuard ? "
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" That is indeed by intention "
" Nobles are allowed to not only rent but also purchase property so I wouldnt be against it.
But you should know that the city bans the selling of curse items, weapons and slaves. If you are caught dealing in any of the things mentioned above, I will be forced to take military action. We cannot go against the rules enforced by the king "
Erin learnt 2 things from this little word's exchange.
First thing was that these cities were not independant, they had rules legislations and even served a king . Second, he said he would be punished not if he did the things mentioned above but only if he got caught doing them.
So in short, nobles were free to do anything as long as they didnt get caught .
" I think we can sign a deal for renting with the option to buy, I am optimistic my business will yield good enough capital "
" The price will depend on the type of shop you wish to rent "
Notification :
[ Your shop will be automatically designed ]
Did this mean he wouldnt have to find out how to make furnitures and things like that? Awesome.
" How much for a restaurant type building? "
" For restaurants there is only one building available but because its in the busiest area of the city, the monthly rent will cost 1500 T- coins .
If you wish to purchase the property you could pay 30000 T-coins right now or pay half now and half later with interest "
1500 T coins a month was not a small amount, he had never had more than 500 at a time .
He started to think whether they should adjust the prices on the menu .
" No point overthinking these things, I will take this deal "
The contract was signed and both parties shook hands, but before he was about to stand up and leave there was one more thing he needed to ask.
" Is there an auction house available today by any chance? "
" Thats a small matter, I will arrange it for you.
I will have my butler spread the word, do you wish to remain annonymous ? "
He would have liked to in normal circuimstances, but he knew that he had gathered attention with all those world announcements and intended to use that to gather as much people as possible.
He wasnt hoping much would happen because to him there was no way people had gathered enough T-coins to pay him any huge amounts of money.
He was really underestimating his fellow humans, they were very creative when it came to finding ways of making money through using humans of lower status.
The viscount called for his butler and after explaining the situation to him he bowed and left to spread the word . In the town's square, all the beggars had been paid to run around yelling this information, in less than 30 hours after causing 2 world announcements, Erin Summerville was on the verge of causing yet another uproar.