We entered the inn.
Talking with the innkeeper, we began completing the procedures needed in renting a room.
After filling out the register, the innkeeper turned towards us.
[Are you two mercenaries?]
[Yes. Though, we haven’t really registered on the mercenary guild yet.]
I heard that there were many mercenaries that also weren’t registered in the guild.
This kind of reasoning shouldn’t be unnatural.
[Is the reason that you came in here the Blood Colosseum?]
[That’s one of the reasons.]
Of course, that’s just a lie.
I’ve heard of the Blood Colosseum from Seras earlier.
It’s an arena where slaves and mercenaries kill each other.
It reminds me of those colosseums back in ancient Rome.
The warriors fighting here were called “Blood Champions”.
Seras explained it before.
“The recreational aspects of the people nowadays were strong enough already, but that place has also been a place where they could evaluate the strength of mercenaries who want to join the guild. Of course, I heard that culture also made some of the mercenaries withdraw.”
That’s why, it weren’t unusual for mercenaries to visit Monroy for the purpose of watching the matches in the Blood Colosseum.
“You would receive a reward if you were to win a match. So, most of the mercenaries who joined were those who were troubled with putting food in their plate. There were also some slaves that became popular Blood Champions which can earn a good amount of money for their owners. That’s why, these slaves were most often not sold to mercenaries, but they were kept in the Blood Colosseum because of their popularity.”
There were two organizations that controlled the Blood Colosseum.
One of Urza’s dukes.
And the Mercenary Guild.
Nevertheless, it was really the right choice that I won Seras over to my side.
She knows most of the basic knowledge of this world.
You could even call her a walking human dictionary.
No, it’s actually an elf dictionary huh…
[It seems that the mercenary guild have a hand on various things.]
I look towards the signboard with the figure of letter and Mark on it.
We’ve already left the inn and were walking along the main street together with Seras.
[The guild exists in every country in this continent. It’s an organization that could be relied on by those mercenaries that were travelling across countries. The Mercenary Guild and the Magician Guild seem to have a lot of influence in every country.]
Mercenary Guild huh…
If I remember it correctly, they also had a hand in that exploration in Mills Ruins.
Anyway, we first went towards the tool shop.
I began gathering the available tools that were easy to carry around.
Thanks to Seras’ haggling, the price has been cut down a bit.
After leaving the tool shop, I could feel the small pouch in my pocket.
There is the Azure Dragon Stone inside of it.
I thought of changing it into money but— I stopped.
If that were to be circulated into the market, that topic would surely spread out the area.
Naturally, the person who sold the Azure Dragon Stone would also be talked about.
I don’t want to stand out for no reason at all.
I close down the small pouch.
Fortunately, my purse is still quite loaded.
I’ve obtained some gold from those pair of skeletons in the Disposal Ruins.
There’s also the money I’ve taken from those four-person group who followed Seras.
And also, the money after I’ve sold those expensive jewelry and ornaments I’ve obtained in the MIlls Ruins.
The total amount after all the money I’ve obtained were combined were quite large.
We were quite rich in terms of money.
Thanks to that, we don’t have to worry about the travelling expenses we would need.
However, saving money is still necessary.
[As usual, you’re quite good at bargaining.]
When it comes to bargaining, Seras isn’t someone easy.
She doesn’t really intimidate others.
She still has that gentle demeanor.
However, she won’t yield at the times that it matters the most.
Seras wryly smiles.
[It’s just that I’m quite stingy.]
[I think you should rather call it thrifty. You don’t have to be that self-deprecating about it.]
Seras holds back a laugh as she smiles.
[It seems that Milord is quite skilled at grabbing the hearts of his subordinates.]
Can’t you just say that I’m completely conscious about the circumstances of my subordinates?
[By the way, I’d like to find out about that black egg I found at Mills Ruins if possible.]
There is a public library here in Monroy.
If you were to put it in another way, I guess you could call it the national library.
[Can anyone just go in and out of that place?]
[If it’s about those archives that’s opened to the public, I’m quite certain that’s—]
Seras seems to be trying to recall something.
[If you’re an unregistered resident in the royal capital, you would need to be issued a permit before you were approved to go in. That permit only works for a day though.]
Even the elf dictionary herself doesn’t know this black egg.
Is it possible that this black egg would ever appear in any book ever published?
[It might be better if we were to ask that person we’re going to about that egg.]
If it were the Witch of Taboos, she may know something about this.
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We decided to have dinner in a nearby tavern.
The taverns also serves as a good place for gathering information.
This is the ideal place to get information about the latest news.
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