Chapter: 84
“Fair enough. So Kel chose you?” Jay glanced at Kel before looking back at Mark.
“Yeah basically…” Mark said as he looked at Kel.
“I wanted more experience… They wanted us to choose a group of 2 other adventurers. I chose Mark since he was alone – less exp to share.” Kel said, looking at the road as she walked.
“I think I’m gunna like her” Jay said as he laughed, slapping Mark’s shoulder – Mark smiling back.
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“Oh, it looks marvelous! So beautiful! All my glowing weapons are so beautiful!” Bertram looked at the weapon display he planned to unleash on the new adventurers tomorrow. “I’m going to make a pretty penny off these fools, HA!” he put an arm around Hess as he looked “We’re going to leave with a chest full of gold, Hessy”.
Hess said nothing as he nodded back.
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Arriving back at town, the soldiers went back to their homes or their duties as the 4 adventurers departed each to their own home – Anya going to the adventurer guild.
The next day, each of them made their way back to the adventurer guild – Jay smiled seeing Mark and Kel waiting at the start of the curving road heading up to the adventurer guild.
“Morning!” Jay called out from afar.
“Good morning!” Mark called out – Kel doing a small wave as her tiny hand creeped out of her dark-blue cloak – though she yawned as her and Mark had to stay up last night lighting torches.
The three began walking up the mountain as they talked together, wondering what the guild had in store for them today. The noble brats carriage whizzed by as they all simultaneously said “Bratty shit” before laughing together at their synchronisation.
“Did you two get much loot at the dungeon yesterday?” Jay asked
“We got a bit. Hopefully enough to buy a better weapon” Mark said as he brought out his sword “This was about 120gold.”
“Fuck me,” Jay thought. The sword was a true piece of crap ‘he definitely got ripped off.’ Jay thought.
Jay looked at his crappy sword, almost about to tell him he got ripped off – but he decided against it. It was the start of a new day and he didn’t want to ruin Mark’s positive attitude.
“Good thinking. Maybe we can get a discount..” Jay smiled mischievously “It really depends how much the crystals will sell for” he said as he pulled out a glowing crystal.
“What the?” Mark pulled out a crystal of his own “Why is yours glowing??”
“Because it’s charged. We got it from a level 4 bayring.”
“Level 4? Wow, you guys must’ve got far.”
Jay smiled as he stashed his crystal “We got pretty far, but I’m sure we can go further” Jay said as he gestured at Kel, Mark and himself.
Mark only smiled back “Hopefully. Those bayrings are little assholes.” Mark shook his head, looking at a friction burn on his leather vambrace.
Entering the courtyard, the adventurers were all chatting lightly as the sun began to flow over the guild’s wooden palisade walls.
Jay, Mark and Kel waited patiently as they chatted quietly – though it was mostly Jay and Mark holding the conversation, Kel still yawning intermittently. Before long, Michael was standing behind a crude wooden podium as he glared at the crowd – the crowd simultaneously becoming silent in response.