touchnovel Chapter 442: Buying time
Chapter 442: Buying time
The group came to a stop before an aging and deserted warehouse. The structure was large, indicating that it might have served some substantial purpose in the past. However, its current condition and location were far from ideal. Situated in a rather remote and unfavorable spot, it was no wonder that the warehouse had fallen into disuse and neglect.
Despite its size, it appeared to have been abandoned for some time, perhaps due to the inconvenience of its surroundings.
"I want to buy this place," Rain declared after he used his magic to contain their conversation with the guards who were following them.
"Why?" Branden asked while frowning.
"... Do you want to make a shop or something like that here to sell the things that we have?" Orcis asked while rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "That makes sense, but eventually, we will run out of things to sell."
"I am also planning to automate the process of selling things like grains and other goods," Rain explained. "Grandpa usually did that for the people in the region while they focused in producing it. By doing that in his place and by using my magic, we can save a lot of time and make money passively."
"This place could become a target for enemies, though," Branden said. "Even more so if you leave someone important here."
"That is why I won't, to avoid problems, I will also won't leave anything of value here, this will be just a stop for the money the resources to stop for a short while," Rain added. "People will send a document with what they need to the person who will work here, with how much they wanted, and then they will be able to grab what they wanted the next day.
Lorene didn't like to hear the last part, so he got punched on the side. In any case, at the end of the day, the group finished selling half of the stuff and then proceeded to the next city. They disappeared in the middle of the darkness and entered the underground tunnel to camp, but Rain headed to the capital.
While using his magic, Rain was able to ski on the surface of the water that was in the tunnel and he unsealed the routes that he had sealed before.
"I can't let the sea emperor know if this... he might try to drown the capital from inside out," Rain thought.
In any case, since he was wearing his weights too, Rain had to keep focused in order not to sink on the water and he had to keep his speed constant to avoid problems. He actually easily pulled it off and reached the capital in the middle of the night.
After confirming that his former house wasn't being watched, Rain quickly left the underground tunnel and then looked for the tallest building in the area.
Lotto told him that two guys were managing the capital in the place of the king, but no one knew where they worked or lived... some guys just moved around from building to building collecting taxes and making them disappear while they moved around... it was their way to stay out of the radar of those who could possibly target them.
In any case, Rain used his magic to summon a storm that covered the whole area, and then he made it Rain for a while... in the end, he confirmed that there were no anti-magic barriers in the capital... it seemed that Joanis was using all the material that he could make on their own anti-magic crystal.
Still, Rain was able to sense some interesting presences guarding some buildings and they were all in the part of the capital... the northern side behind the castle.
"I guess even though it was obvious, it was also too unexpected," Rain flew to the area and eventually found the spot where he found the presence of two special guards.