abnabooks Chapter 30 Water Guild
Chapter 30 Water Guild
"Hey kid, that sickle you're carrying is pretty good. And that belt... it's genuine leather, isn't it?"
The blindfolded man at the head of the group grinned menacingly: "Now that you've come to our territory, shouldn't you do something to show your respect?"
"Hmm...that's true!" Fu Xiao nodded to himself.
"While I'm still in the mood, leave all your money, and I might spare your lives!"
Fu Xiao's words made Zuo Lin's eyes widen...
What? Did I hear that right?
In this situation, who is robbing whom?
"Lord Chris... in this situation, saving your life is the most important thing..." Zuo Lin whispered to Fu Xiao.
The people who surrounded them burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha, has this kid gone mad?"
"He doesn't think he can beat all of us by himself, does he?"
"Don't call for your mom later if you're scared!"
The leader of the group seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world: "Are you out of your mind?"
"However, you're quite pretty, you could probably get some good service from these old men..."
His hand was just about to reach forward...
In the blink of an eye, the hand that was palm up suddenly turned into a back of the hand.
The leading man couldn't feel anything in his hands anymore, and the next moment... excruciating pain exploded in his nerve center.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
Heart-wrenching screams echoed through the empty streets.
Fu Xiao's lips curled into a playful smile: "You tell me, there were clearly so many new adventurers coming to Arthur City, but you... just happened to choose me? Isn't that your fate, One-Eyed Dragon?"
The one-eyed man stared intently at his arm, which was twisted into a pretzel shape... Blood seeped from the twisted purple skin, and the intense pain caused him to faint on the spot.
Those around were speechless at the sight.
"Don't move! I told you, leave your money! I might spare your lives!"
Fu Xiao's voice wasn't loud, and the feet of the people who were mocking him seemed to be frozen in place, not daring to take a step to run away.
Zuo Lin opened his mouth slightly, but no sound came out.
so horrible!
How did he do that? So many people present didn't even see Fu Xiao's movements clearly.
The terrifying burst of power instantly twisted the one-eyed man's outstretched arm into a pretzel.
"Ding...ding..."
Don't be fooled by their aggressive demeanor; they're all opportunists who only bully the weak. Once they encounter someone as tough as Fu Xiao, they'll instantly back down.
Perhaps this is also a survival rule for wandering adventurers.
After quickly throwing all their money and valuables on the ground, the group raised their hands.
"Sir, we were wrong, please forgive us! I have an eighty-year-old mother to support, and children to raise..."
"Shut up!" Fu Xiao didn't even look at the money that had been thrown on the ground, but instead scanned the people around him.
"How long have you been in Arthur's City?"
"It's been four or five years! We all came around the same time, so we stuck together!" one of them replied, head down.
Four or five years?
Fu Xiao nodded: "Then you must have made a lot of friends in Arthur City, right?"
The group nodded repeatedly, fearing that Fu Xiao might suddenly make a move.
"You have..."
Have you ever heard of dragons?
???
As Fu Xiao finished speaking, the people around him looked at each other in confusion.
It was as if they all wanted to see the answer Fu Xiao was looking for on the other's face; the methods of this man in front of them were a bit too cruel!
Although no one used lethal force, just watching this hand-twisting technique was enough to make one feel the excruciating pain.
He seems more like a bad guy than we are.
Zuo Lin, standing behind Fu Xiao, narrowed his eyes as he watched Fu Xiao's retreating figure, a hint of wariness creeping across his face.
dragon?
How could he...?
"You can ask your friends if they've heard of dragons. If you can find out any real information, I'll pay for the information!"
Upon hearing Fu Xiao's words, the group nodded repeatedly, like chickens pecking at rice.
They didn't dare think about the cost of getting information from Fu Xiao; they just wanted to escape.
Looking at this situation, Fu Xiao couldn't help but feel a little helpless, feeling... that these people simply didn't believe him.
If their leader weren't lying on the ground in shock, he probably would have taken what they said as a joke.
"Sigh, finding the dragons isn't as easy as it seems," Fu Xiao sighed. "Get lost! And don't forget to take your leader with you!"
After all, they are a legendary race, and ordinary adventurers can only look up to them with envy.
At this moment, the hearts of the people around finally settled down.
The group was quite righteous; they even remembered to carry away the one-eyed man who had collapsed from shock while they were running away.
"Zuo Lin, I've learned enough. Take me to the nearest hotel!"
Fu Xiao handed the remaining 20 copper coins to Zuo Lin as agreed.
Zuo Lin snapped out of his daze and took the 20 copper coins: "Okay...okay!"
"By the way, when does the Water Guild usually recruit temporary workers?" Fu Xiao thought for a moment.
Perhaps my thinking is wrong!
By becoming a temporary worker in the Water Guild, one can make contact with and even team up with some adventurer teams in the capital.
Wandering adventurers may not know anything about dragons, but these adventurers from the capital might have information about "dragons".
"It usually happens at night!"
at night?
Fu Xiao was puzzled. Why was the Water Guild recruiting adventurers like some mysterious backroom deal? The timing was too weird! No wonder there were hardly any adventurers on the streets during the day; they were all waiting for the Water Guild to come and recruit at night.
He also didn't forget the money left behind by this group of wandering adventurers, and he collected it and calculated it.
"Only 50 copper coins in total?"
This group of people didn't have much money to begin with, did they?
Adhering to the principle that even a small amount of money is still money, Fu Xiao still pocketed the 50 copper coins.
Under Zuo Lin's guidance, Fu Xiao quickly settled into an inn near the Adventurers' Guild, where the room cost 50 copper coins a day and included a lunch.
Prices are even more affordable than in Niujiao Town!
Fu Xiao immediately went out to buy some essential equipment.
I bought three bottles of level 1 recovery potions to keep on hand, but just looking at the flowing green liquid inside the bottles, you can tell that these potions are nothing compared to Grace's stuff!
"They're charging me 99 copper coins! Three bottles of this ordinary recovery potion cost almost 1 silver coin. That's outrageous profiteering!"
Fu Xiao muttered to himself, as he was also preparing to wait in front of the Adventurers' Association for the so-called Water Guild to come and recruit workers.
However, compared to when he first arrived in Arthur City, the area in front of the Adventurers' Guild is now bustling with wandering adventurers.
This contrasts sharply with the fact that there are hardly any people on the streets during the day.
"Tap tap..."
The sound of hooves approached, and two black horses pulled a black and red carriage toward the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild.
A flag with a lion totem fluttered on the carriage.
"The esteemed leader of the Water Guild has arrived!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and all the adventurers stood up and bowed to the carriage.
Inside the carriage, a young man dressed in black fine clothes took a sip of black tea from a white teacup with gold trim, and looked at the wandering adventurers outside through the crack in the carriage window.
A hint of disdain flickered in his eyes...
"It's like... a swarm of cockroaches! Disgusting!"
The white-bearded old man sitting opposite the boy solemnly warned, "Young Master Lant, at least on the surface, don't show that kind of emotion. Compared to other noble families, our family doesn't have the support of a Grand Magister. Providing supplies to adventurer teams in the capital is one of the main businesses of the Water family."
"Earl Waters doesn't want anything to go wrong here either!"
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