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Chapter 144 Homesteading in a fantasy world
🕑 Added 2023-01-12 20:02:57 +0000 UTCPOV Raid Dungeon camp guard
To my complete surprise and everyone around here, the horses stopped just before it hit the man. We all watched as the noble tried to push the horse to move but it refused every attempt. I saw the man start to turn around and my mind couldn't stop thinking about all the bad situations that were about to happen. I could see the noble's face turning from anger to absolute disgust and he was about to say something, but the man beat him to it.
“I am sorry it seems that I am in your way. Apologies for any trouble.” He proceeded to just simply take three steps to the side and let the nobles have a free road into the camp. Even the noble's face froze as absolutely no one had expected that to happen.
The guards that the noble had already had their hands on their weapons but now they were hesitating not knowing what to do. I know I had to say something before the noble or otherwise, we might not get another opportunity like this.
And then I heard his voice. The person that oversaw handling the nobles. Thank the earth he got the message and got here so fast. I do not know how but he was able to handle the nobles with ease and soon they were inside the camp but that also meant we were left here with the man who now walked back to the centre of the road waiting for my answer.
“Do you perhaps have proof that Thorn Rose Company invited you to join them? If that's the case, then even without any identification I will be able to put your request to my superiors.” The man nodded and without a word pulled out a letter but before he handed it to me, he took out a writing pencil and started to do something to the letter. I was so surprised that I forgot to tell him to stop before he finished.
“Not to worry I had to hide some things not meant for other eyes.” He said with a very small chuckle at the end and then folded the letter in a way that not all the writhing would be visible. He then showed me the letter without handing it to me and while some of the words were obscured by pencil marks it did seem that they invited him to delve into this dungeon. I asked him to allow me to touch the wax sealing. That helped me confirm that it was a genuine letter from Thorn Rose Company.
Of course, this could be a complete fabrication but when the Thorn Rose Company representative comes here to verify, we would know so there would be no reason to fabricate this letter. I looked behind me, but the runner was already there listening in. I had to shake my head at him because he wasn't supposed to do that, but I did inform him what he needed to do and watched him run away.
I turned back to the man and said, “This might take some time so please step to the side in case someone else wants to enter.” I was so glad to see him just nod and stepped to the side. It was so nice to work with someone that was so reasonable. I just have to hope that this situation will be handled quickly.
My hopes were thoroughly broken. The man had waited here for over 4 hours without moving from his spot which was even eerier. Even worse we were always on the edge not able to relax for a moment. Just one inattentive moment and he could probably kill us.
Then I heard some people talking inside the camp and they were obviously getting closer. At first, I was kind of confused as to why would anyone want to leave at this hour but when they got closer and I figured out what was going to happen.
It was the same noble that came in with the horses but this time he was not alone, and I could see some other trouble-making nobles coming towards here. I had to squeeze my hands to hold back my cursing.
They weren’t preparing to leave the camp they were coming here to cause trouble. They probably got word that the man was still waiting here. I looked towards the man and hoped that he would stay as reasonable as he had been.
The nobles were quite close now and I could hear when one of them switched his tone and started talking in a voice that carried a long distance. “Look there, a peasant dressed up as a knight still can't get inside. What a pathetic excuse for a man. I don’t understand why they haven’t shooed away the hungry puppy.”
Holy shit he was out for blood and wanted a fight. Those were killing words in any pub. There was another moment of silence, but nothing happened. It looked like the man didn't even hear what was being said. But that irritated the nobles even more.
“Hey, you there who has stood there for hours next to the guards did you not hear me?” Before he could continue the man actually answered
“What, are you talking about me? Sorry that description didn’t fit me so I was thinking you were talking about someone else and why would I answer a statement? That was a statement because I do not wish to talk to any of you.” He said that in a calm but strong voice that made the nobles halt a bit but as always nobles temper got the better of them.
But before anything else happened another voice boomed over all the others. “Rich is that you?” Everyone turned to look at the new voice. We could all see the huge ursine. Next to him was the Thorn Rose Company representative and a few of their fighters.
All of those fighters were glaring at the nobles and daring them to say anything else. After a few moments, the nobles backed down not wanting to upset the persons that were controlling the trade in this fallen Kingdom.
I was happy to see the nobles leave and the representative quickly explained everything. I could finally let the men go inside. But then I saw the guild heads right man quickly moving towards here. What took them so long to get here, but even so it was weird that someone so high up was coming. If he was coming, then that meant trouble. Why wouldn’t this situation end, like, please?
To everyone's surprise even the Thorn Rose Company members the right-hand man addressed the man directly. “Good evening are you perhaps a man named Rich Dirt?” Rich nodded to that and so the right-hand man continued. “The guild head has asked for your presence at his tent.”
Now that shocked everyone. It seems that this person is quite well known. After a bit of thinking Rich asked. “Is this request or command?”
“Request.” Was said to him in response. Everyone was waiting for what will happen next and honestly, I was expecting him not to go. The guild head wouldn’t invite anyone for a pleasant conversation he just wasn’t that kind of a person.
The man surprised me as he asked to go right away. He spoke a bit with Thorn Rose Company members, but I didn’t pay much attention. I did my job and continued to look out for anyone coming to the camp. We were finally able to relax but I was kind of regretting not having a stool.
POV Salazar Dragontooth
Today promised to be an informative day. To my complete surprise, one of the transmigrators came to my doorstep. This will alleviate so much of my paperwork and headache down the line that I was tempted to reward the man. It's interesting how good of a relationship he seems to have with Thorn Rose Company.
It seems that he is quite temperate. I do feel a bit bad for the guards that had to wait there for over 4 hours, but tests are necessary, and they did a satisfactory job. I will have to remember the name of that guard he might be a person that has promise. But let’s see if Rich Dirt will take the bait and come here.
I had to remind myself when the Thorn Rose Company will enter the dungeon. Looking over some papers it seems that in two days they will have another slot. Whoever is running their delve knows what they’re doing. They are already adjusting from their first failure when they got stuck at the three-boss room like everyone else. But we will see if they will be able to get past it this time when they have new help.
Looking over to my left I see Sandra nervously trying to stand still. It will be her first time going through a translocator mind that isn’t red and some of the backlashes might be bad if she sees too much of future technology. But this is an excellent opportunity for her, and she needs to toughen up that mind of hers otherwise she will never advance.
*The target is moving towards us.* I heard her voice inside my head. I still didn't like that, but she needed to practice. In the future, she will be terrifying, but she will also have to be careful not to pick the wrong types of abilities. While she’s technically my apprentice we both know that I’m also here to kill her if she ever steps out of line. I nod back to her.
A short while later I see Baran coming through the tent flaps. Behind him, I glimpse the man's figure. It seems that he is built quite well. But like I ordered my guards they stopped him and asked him to remove all his weapons.
*Baran says that the man did ask if this was a request or an order but he still chose to come here when Baran explain that it was just a request.* I got another message in my head. She is so good for these kinds of situations. No verbal communication needed but it is a bit slow if you wanted to talk to a lot of people at once perhaps she can fix that in the future I might need to talk to her about it.
“Please remove all your weapons they are not permitted inside the tent.” Said one of my guards again.” Are you serious the person inside there could snap me before I could touch my weapons. Is that really necessary?” said Rich.
It turns out he has some good senses and he is absolutely correct. “Let him inside.” I boomed out putting some more strength in my voice. Can’t look weak in front of someone I needed to interrogate.
Then he walked inside. I didn’t smell any fear on him, and he seem to be more curious than anything else. First, he does something that no one else has done and actually accepted the request on the first time, then he dares to talk back to the guards which I respect. It was a stupid request and then he walks in here knowing that I could kill him in just a moment and without any fear.
Well, I am impressed. But let’s see if I can make him feel fear or scare him. I too have the legal right to take away his land. I wonder how he will respond to that.
Comments
Stephen Pearson
Thanks for the chapter! Really enjoyed the alternate povs, personally:-)
Borindak
Thanks for the chapter! Really enjoying the story!
