I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 123 - 89: Magic Pet Skills and Fifty Gold Coin Black Bread_3

Chapter 123: Chapter 89: Magic Pet Skills and Fifty Gold Coin Black Bread_3

Nobles knew he was a Druid, but the commoners in the Royal Capital or those knights and squires with limited experience would take a second glance.

There simply weren’t any Druids around in the Royal Capital, and even if there were, they wouldn’t enter the city.

Even if they entered the city, they would keep a low profile and not be too conspicuous.

Gu Shanhai originally wanted to keep things low-key as well, but now there were too many people; he couldn’t keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

However, with just one glance, Gu Shanhai spotted numerous issues. It seemed that the commoners weren’t living too well?

Come to think of it, it made sense. The nobility’s avarice, their ongoing strife, and so on—it was a massive blow to the livelihoods of the people.

"The Royal Capital is the Royal Capital, a loaf of black bread for fifty Gold Coins, indeed... wealthy???"

"Damn!"

When he passed by a bakery, Gu Shanhai’s expression changed. This was outrageous. He thought he had seen it wrong and that it was fifty copper coins. Although pricey, it would be somewhat reasonable since it was the Royal Capital, but upon closer inspection, it indeed was fifty Gold Coins.

"Has the value of Gold Coins declined this rapidly? I remember they used to be quite valuable..." Gu Shanhai continued to walk around and realized that everything was priced in Gold Coins instead of copper coins.

This was definitely a problem.

Generally, copper coins were used for the daily expenses and wages of ordinary civilians, silver coins were used for trade between merchants, and Gold Coins were the currency in the hands of the nobility.

Yet, the Royal Capital was directly pricing goods in Gold Coins, completely detached from reality.

More importantly, who could afford this? Commoners wouldn’t have Gold Coins on them; they couldn’t earn them.

"Hiss~" Gu Shanhai couldn’t help but take a sharp breath in. Could it be that the struggles between the great nobles had wrecked the currency system?

It wasn’t an impossibility.

’I haven’t heard of such a thing in my past life... Oh, could it be because I killed Coreya?’

Coreya was very wealthy, one of the top merchants. His death meant a huge loss for some noble’s purse, weakening them in their squabbles.

As for why such a valuable person would send a Wizard to make contact, the reason was simple: to the great nobles, Coreya was no more than a commoner. Being able to fund him was seen as a gift, and moreover, he had promised to let his younger son serve as an attendant, which was already the greatest recognition.

’If that’s the case, then by stepping out, I’ve slapped the original plot out of the window with a huge move.’

During these days, Gu Shanhai had also inquired about Coreya’s wealth; indeed, it was substantial.

But the exact extent of his wealth was rather vague.

’Never mind; it’s better to find a place to stay first.’ This time, Gu Shanhai mainly came to achieve success by associating with dragons. Next, he would need to find Atilis.

Before all this, Atilis was not very famous, but rather it was his elder brother Sir Kay who was.

This only meant that Atilis had an SSR in his possession by default—yes, his elder brother Kay, the future Minister of State, who could work tirelessly for nine days and nights without sleep; even the world’s best physicians couldn’t heal a wound made by his sword.

He was versatile, capable of stretching his body taller than the tallest tree in the forest whenever he wished.

Additionally, he had a unique skill: the natural heat within him was so intense that even in the rain, the heat from his palms and back was enough to keep his belongings dry; and when his companions suffered from the cold night, this power would replace coal to light their campfires.

Of course, this was Kay in the future when the Holy Grail had emerged and restored the High Magic Era. The current Kay was just a Noble Knight with transcendental strength, lacking many powerful abilities, probably not even as strong as Gu Shanhai.

Facing legendary figures like Kurus Brass and Mafas Wolf Teeth, Gu Shanhai would indeed play it safe, but against a young man just starting out, he would still come out on top.

The current Atilis wasn’t old at all, just a young man still mingling around with Kay.

’It’s a pity, if Atilis had been rejected from the art school, maybe he could have delivered a speech in a tavern by now, considering the bread here costs almost as much as fifty thousand Marks...’

’It seems, not an impossible idea.’

Gu Shanhai narrowed his eyes; from the moment a piece of black bread cost fifty Gold Coins, the butterfly effect had already smashed his prophetic sense.

’I must find Atilis first. At this time, he should not be with Kay.’

Kay should be preparing for a battle of honor, which turned out to be a futile endeavor for such a long time, as it unexpectedly went awry because he didn’t bring a sword.

’Thankfully, I have an address, but I can’t just stake out his place openly, can I? Sir Ekter and Sir Kay, both Atilis’s father and sworn brother, are nobles with titles. Even if there aren’t any knight attendants at the door, there should be players seeking to align with them. Going over could lead to exposure.’

Such a significant event would generate many quests, attracting players like bees to honey.

Unfortunately, players couldn’t participate in the battles of honor, or it might have turned into a seasonal league—and later, it actually did.

At the time Atilis campaigned across the lands, many players helped him, which led to an opening of the Duel Arena for this special group, thus it became a venue for the league.

Considering the multitude of players, there naturally was an influence in every world, so there couldn’t be just one league venue, but multiple ones.

’Looks like divination is needed after all.’ Gu Shanhai pondered for a moment, finding another opportunity for his skills.

He had been learning during these days, always on horseback.

In his mind, a GIF animation emerged—this was his progress, from a static image to a GIF, and in the future, videos were to be expected.

’I found him, but part of it is hidden and I can’t peer in, must be because of his bloodline. The one concealing it should be Merlin, after all, Atilis’s bloodline is a powerful weapon.’

Gu Shanhai didn’t dwell on it too much; it was a trivial matter to him.

"Little White, it’s time to go, stop playing." Gu Shanhai called out to Little White.

"Yo~" Little White frolicked happily back from a distance.

Seeing Little White prance around, Gu Shanhai’s face darkened. If Little White was to grow large and still bounce around like this, how would he carry him? He might get thrown off and injured. He needed to correct this bad habit.