Sun's rises and Rouen can see the wall of Leonire's on the horizon. He did not sleep all night, that makes two night straight yet he doesn't feel sleepy at all. Adrenaline still linger in his body over a night he will never forget. I need to calm down...it's already over! Rouen enters Leonire through a grand city gates, much different from the Goran's one, this gates is much more grand and biger. It's bustling with activities, people, horses, carriage and wagon come and go through the gate nonstop. The gate's guarded with much more professional soldiers from the noble army of Lower Cryx Duchy, their numbers more than ten men and they were tasked to maintained orders in the gate's vicinity. Their job's includes to make sure no suspicious people enter or escape the city's gate, for that they have all the Rights to search throught all the commoners such as; merchants, artisans, farmers, craftsman and more. Only those who come from the nobility lines and sometimes successful and wealthy merchants that get's special treatment from the guards, and Rouen wasn't one of them. There's one captain in their ranks to lead their everyday's job, and the other guards answer to him.
I need to stay calm...let's not attract unnucessary attentio-
"Hold a moment, sir!"
Fuck...
"Yes sir? Is there any problem sir?"
"No problem sir, but we just being cautious, since your carriage were covered and we couldn't see what's inside." He then continue..."May i check what's inside sir?"
No you may not!...Fuck!
I need to think fast!
See? I told you it's a bad idea!
Shut up! You not helping!
Yeah? What you gonna do then?
"Is that really necessarry, sir?"
"Well according to th-"
"Oii...you there!" He's interupted "What's a matter rookie?"
Ah...Thank Gods! Rouen's relieved.
"Captain!? I was just checking the newcomer sir!"
"Newcomer? Are you shiting me? That's not a newcomer? That boy've been crossing this gate's for a thousand times at least!"
"Greetings Captain Luke." Rouen said warmly.
"Greetings lad! How you doing?" He return the warm smiles back.
"Good sir! Just back from questing."
"For a thousand times, ha!" He seems to know Rouen's well. "Why it's the only thing you've ever been doing lad? When i'am at your age, i've been hunting girls everywhere i could found ha!"
Silly old man...never changes.
"That's not a good thing to say Captain, specialy when you are a married man."
"Ha! I'am just giving a live advice to you boy, you wasting your youth!"
Am i now?
"Umm, Captain...about the carriage..." The rookie interupt. "Shouldn't we...check it?"
"What nonsense!? Sorry about this one guy lad, he's new!" The Captain hushing his rookie, he even looks a little annoyed.
"It's all fine Captain, and i don't really mind if you really want to check it." Why the unnecessary bet now?
"Ha! No need i said, we wont waste time to bother a honest and hard working person such as yourself lad." He looks sharply to the rookie. "Ain't that right, new guy?"
"Y-yes sir!"
Sweet...he bought that!
"I see, thank you then Captain." Rouen's bow his head slightly.
"Ha! Anytime lad...anytime!"
"Let him pass!" Shout the rookie.
Fuuuuu...that's a close one! I don't know what to do if somehow they'll search me up. Thank the Gods Captain Luke's there, i kind of feeling bad about it, betraying the trust of such a good person's like him. Never the less! I do what i must!
Rouen arrived at the stable where he rent the old carriage. The stable master wellcome him. "Hard to believed it, that thing actually back in one piece!" Rouen know exactly what he means.
"That right...it's not really that bad though, aside from the speed that really canot be relly on, the old mule actualy quite fine."
"Well, actualy it wasn't that old...it's just he's born different than the others, poor things...it's more like a mule than an actual horse!"
"You know sir...what if i actually giving you an offer to buy this mule and the carriage?"
"Wa? Would you do that?" He looks happy, ofcourse he is. "Why would you want to buy such a lame carriage and mule like this?"
I don't...i just don't want anyone see me unpacking the carriage in this city...i need to find a reasons.
"Believed that you would giving it a cheap price?" Rouen said smiley. "And who knows? Maybe i grow attached to it? Nope!
"Hah! Really?"..."Well i won't sell it with unreasonable price...but i think it at least worth about two hundred and fifty Karlings i say!"
Well i don't mind that much...but let's just try a little.
"I do think just two hundred of Karlings is enough sir."
"Haa...alright then, two hundred it is."
Sweet!
"Here's the money then sir." Rouen take some Karlings out of his purse.
"Right thank you...i hope you take good care of that mule for me."
"I'll try sir."
"Right! Anything else young man?"
"Well...i'am heading to the guild first, can i leave my carriage here for some time before i came back?"
"Sure, sure..."
"And...there still some items inside the carriage, so..."
"Lad...it's fine! Nobody's dare to steal anything in my stable. I'll even keep an eye on it since i know you won't be long."
"Sir, thank you really! I'll be going then." Rouen's take the man's hand and shake it.
"Ha! Right..."
Now...to the guild.
Rouen arrived at the guild, it's more crowded than usual. He walking straight to the guild's receptionist and somehow found they were gossiping about...him?
"Can i get my rewards for copleting the quest, please..."
A moment latter...
"This is it...this is everything."
One thousand and five hundred Karlings, handed to Rouen's hand, this is the reward Rouen recieved after completing his quest, but that's not the only reward he got.
"And with the merchant's satisfaction report we have here, then the guild will give you full point of two hundred promotion point, good job!" Lindy said...proudly? "And on top of that...let's see." She's searching for something, there's papers on her hand. "Ahh...here is it, your total sum up points all this time...plus two hundred you just got, and...oh my! That's summed up just right!"
She show's Rouen a document paper that actualy weren't suppose to be seen by adventurer since it's suppose to be 'classified', it was the review of their behaviour after all. "It reach up to ten thousand and four points! Congratulations!
You are just got promoted!"
Really...? Finally...! I did it...!
Now it's only one more step to get to silver's rank, I can do it! I must do it!
"Congratulations...but you shouldn't show a members the review document you know?" Rona said flatly.
"Oh? Ahh...! Haha, sorry, sorry..." Lindy laugh awkwardly.
"That means i'am a Bronze rank adventurer from now on?" Rouen make sure, he's super exited, but he keep his cool.
"Sure is!" Thumbs up from Lindy.
"There's some formality interview though...if you got time." Rona adds.
"We'll handle that!"
"Wai-what...?"
"It's just some paper work, we can do that latter, after all...adventurer Rouen here is surely tired right? He should get some rest!" She got a point.
"Oh well...if you gonna put it like that then...i suppose we can arrange that."
"Right...well then Rouen, once again congratulations on your promotion! And get some rest, you earn it!"
Obviously! It's two days without sleep.
"Thank you very much! I'll do better in the future."
Lindy give her thumb's up again smile warmly. "Fighting!" She cheered.