Chapter 24 - Woodrock Village and Rumors

At the time I was finish gathering information towards this continent after buying books and maps that have details on various places ,the sorts of monsters and taboos that should be remembered . Also I have prevented myself from going broke by exchanging some of the cans I have brought with me and then 'bartered' with the merchants in Lura Park.

Though, It seems trading them with a few of those books with a few cans from my empty canned foods and 300 coins seems like a scam, but I digress since there is a time where you have to be desperate and cunning when your lost on what to do.

After reading the books for days, I eventually decided to leave the City Of Wodfel and the woes it had left me with. It maybe a bit of rush for why I decided to leave, but mostly because of the guards that have started looking for me. Apparently there is now a rumors on the street about a person who is akin to a shadow and possesses weapons that gives no mercy.

Soon after that rumor spread, many aspiring blacksmiths or even merchants that would like to gain some insight on my guns in order to replicate and sell it have started looking after me. At that point I also have learn that some of the blacksmiths that been looking for me were Dvergr's, who are beings that resemble what is called a Dwarf.

Furthermore, It seems that they have the wrong idea that their fellow dwarfen blacksmith seems to have created a better version of their muskets and would love to contact the owner who is me into spilling out the schematics and disassembling my guns.

And with that I decided to haul my ass out of the city and decided to leave Wodfel behind. Captain Gaius who vaguely remembered me gave me farewells when I saw him during my exit of Wodfel. Even though he seems lively enough, there seems to be wounds on his body that the sinister man gave him and it seems to be taking a long time to heal due to the blades used by the bandit leader.

At present, I am currently in a village called WoodRock and Is now sitting near the small lake enjoying the view while fishing out some fishes that I can roast. Using the survival fishing kit in my backpack I sat on a rock and has been fishing for hours and still haven't haul anything.

By the way, the reason this village is called ''Woodrock'' is because of the root of the world tree that connects to wodfel sticking out in the middle of the village and is hard as a rock. Though I fairly guess that was the reason, I only acknowledge it after one of the villages told me when I was looking at it.

Before long, I would have to leave this village and head towards Snowspring and visit the town of Spring Crest. Besides just because I am wandering, the reason why I decided to visit Spring CresT is mainly because of the Ever Wind phenomena that will happen there.

Apparently, the moment the fall season ends in this continent, the Ever Winds will happen which will cause bright auroras to shine in the sky as the winter snow starts falling. So therefore since the Ever Winds are much much brighter in Spring Crest. Therefore, that is why I am going there in order to photograph that event.

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Before long, two hours have passed and I started feeling despair due to the lack of fishes biting my bait and decided to give up and tuck away my fishing pole into my kit. Thus, I started walking back towards the village and have look for a place where I can eat.

Having found no stalls inside the village ,I decided to enter the tavern in the village called Swineherd Tavern and decided to look for a place to rent for a day and a good place to eat and drink while at it.

Apparently , due to the circulations of many merchants and travelers most of the towns,villages in this continent have taverns or Inns built so that the travelers would find a place they can rest. Also due to the wide range of taverns and Inns they have established an organization which supports the establishments. Thus, when you decided to somehow mess any taverns/Inns then there is a high chance you would be banned to all of the establishments in this continent and forced to camp.

Anyway while sitting on the tavern I ordered one deer mutton coupled with parley sauce and bought one Invidian ale, though the whole order costed 5 coins and but it was worth the coins due to the deliciousness aura they give . While eating quietly in the corner of the tavern, a group of travelers armed to the teeth entered along with what it seems to be a merchant and took a seat on one of the bigger tables and started talking.

''Have your heard?, It seems that the Wodel Cauldron has been robbed'' as the man with a battle axe talk.

''Robbed? by who?'' said the firmed looking merchant

''It seems that the perpetrators are the Blood Kin's of Oss'' said the man with a Long Sword

''Oh those guys, So what happen exactly?'' the man with a long bow question.

''It seems that when halfway through the festival, They have attacked and even injured the City lord. Then according to the people on that event, It seems that they took barrels of saps and flied it off with their wyverns.''

''How many barrels were stolen?''

''Enough barrels to empty all the saps''

''Damn'' the armed group said in a uniting tone.

''So then what happen next?''

''it seems that when the guards notice and started fighting off the bandits. That woman was there too.''

''Her? You mean that one with the Helper's Hand?

''Yes, it seems she was there and was protecting the city lord for a while. And according to them she had some help with what seems to be a man with a strange weapon''

''Strange weapon?''

''Yeah, it seems to be like one of those Dvergr Muskets but faster and continuous''

''Ohhhh, so what do you mean about faster and continuous?''

''It seems that according to the witnesses , the weapon didn't even leave anyone to fight back due to how fast the projectiles launch. I mean those muskets are more like fireballs being launch while this weapon fire pea like ammo that seems to burn the flesh inside. Not to mention that the man with the weapon can turn into something like a wraith , you know the ones you find in Virgel Woods.''

''Hmmm, that really does seems dangerous''

''You betcha. after all it seems a lot of the merchants and blacksmiths there are now looking for that man in order to get some insights on his weapons so they can replicate them .''

''Well, we shouldn't mess with someone like that, so I say we steer clear of that mess'' said the battle axe man.

''By the way, what is happening at the Magistrate Forest? I heard a lot of people there is sick. Shouldn't we go there and sell some medicines?'' said the merchant

'"You better gave up on that idea too and stay clear.'' say the woman with a Staff.

'"Why, it should be profitable for us to go there.'' ask the merchant

''Hmph, they should be cured soon'' said the woman with a staff as she stir her cup of ale.

''How can you be so sure?'' as the long sword man

''It seems that woman is seen on Highgate and is probably heading there now''

''''Oh""" the group muttered together.

''Well if that woman is there then business would not be found""

''Yeah, if she is there then they would probably get cured after a day or two''

''Probably, also with her there she would probably found the source of the problem and defeat it.''

''By the way, was she along with that man?''

''Nope, they seems to have separated''

''Besides, even they are not, would you really try and anger that woman? Or do you want to be killed by that strange weapon? So you better forget anything about it.''

Hearing the conversation afar, I sighed deeply inside my heart and decided that I should really try avoiding using my guns and reserved it for more dangerous situations. If the rumors are this far, then I should probably stay low until all this news die down a bit. After all I wouldn't want someone tailing me and asking me feverishly on my guns after all.

By the time , I finished all my dishes and headed towards my rented room. While in my room I then started inwardly thinking about the rumors and how well known that friend of mine is and how troublesome things are gonna be when I let someone who is after my guns to sniff me out.