Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!
Chapter 75 - 75 - Busy Weekend

As the week is about to end, the days that I am looking forward to is just one night's sleep away. Ioannis and I hurried back to our dorm for our much needed shower and rest. I am planning to leave by daybreak to take some adventurer tasks, visit the alchemy shop, my property and the magic tower once again. We need to keep the money flowing in, right? Lastly, I'll surprise my drama queen with my visit as well.

Just as the sun was about to rise, I am already out of my dorm and on my way out the academe gates. Surprisingly, I already have some stalkers following me to wherever I am planning to go. Too bad... I can't teleport then. The information that the academy has on me was I was barely a rank 1 in terms of magic capabilities which is the lowest level so I shouldn't be able to teleport but that doesn't mean I can't move my body quite quickly. Rank 1 magicians can give themselves buffs so it would not be weird to do it. Teleporting can only be learnt once you are at least at rank 4. I don't want to reveal all my strengths this early.

I buffed on my strength, agility and speed. I also placed a spell that will make me one with the wind and weightless. In less than 5 minutes from the academe gates, I have already arrived at the adventurer's hall. I looked at the board and took the usual 3 missions that were for herb gathering and hunting small animals. It has been almost two weeks since I last did some missions and refilled the alchemy shop with fresh inventory. I am also planning to keep some for planting at my future farm. I also withdrew the payments I received from the magic tower as usual. I did it as discreet as possible so as not to alert the stalkers.

Before leaving for the western gates, I bought some fresh bread to eat on the way. I should at least seem to be a normal adventurer buying rations and common items for someone who is venturing out. My personal storage and the storage given by the school through the bracelet are both full of ready-to-eat items as well as ingredients for cooking if I wanted to eat freshly cooked meals but we have to be consistent in pretending to be a newbie so...

I dropped by the magic tower for a quick check on the room of questions. The place was quite devoid of people since it is still quite early in the morning. Just like on earth, Friday nights are enjoyed through alcohol and late night fun so most people wake up late on Saturdays. I stealthily made my way to the room and gave the answer to 5 of the oldest questions and placed it in the box. I was about to leave when I bumped to a person with a familiar scent. Isn't this Mr. Tangerine? He looked tired as if he haven't slept a wink for several days with visible dark circles under his eyes and a pale face. I see myself in him when I was still working for my previous company. Researchers also have it hard here too, huh? Oh my! I don't want him to know the usual countenance I use when going around Atahanoviya. I couldn't use disguise spells due to all the stalkers.Taking advantage of him being sleepy and a bit dazed, I slipped past him quickly and ran to the direction of the west gate as quickly as I can. It was the nearest gate to the new property I bought. I might as well pass by for an inspection. I have been constantly receiving updates from Izuku but it won't hurt to see the progress with my own eyes.

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Keeran's POV

For some reason, a person like me who hated mornings was jolted awake right before sunrise. I have had several sleepless nights since that anonymous question-buster answered ten questions in one sitting on a fairly normal evening about a week ago. The grandmaster of the magic tower a.k.a. my grandfather was so excited about new discoveries and advancements that he tasked all the researchers to check the validity of the answers to all questions as soon as possible. No matter how many of us are, ten old questions, testing theories and recording experiments and results cannot be done in a day. My body feels really tired but no matter what I did, I just couldn't get back to sleep so I decided to go down from my assigned floor to my favorite part of the library since it is quiet and isolated. This room doesn't have a name so I simply tagged it as "room of questions" for that is what it was used for.

As I was walking into the room, I walked past a woman who seemed to be in a hurry to leave the room of questions. I was super sleepy with my eyes half closed so I wasn't able to see her face that much. She did not greet me so she must be just someone curious about the questions posted here so I simply ignored her.

After walking into the room, I saw some stacks of paper in the answers box. I approached the box and saw that it was the stamp of the anonymous question-buster. Don't tell me its that young woman I bumped into? I turned around abruptly but the woman was no longer in site. WAIT. This scent and that woman that just left... It's familiar for some reason. I looked down and had to joggle my memory a bit. Damn! I haven't slept that much that my brain is not as quick. My eyes then widened as a realization dawned into me. Don't tell me that she was the same woman I met at the entertainment district last time?! All the sleepiness left me the moment I realized she was the one I have been looking for this whole time. I ran and almost fell down as I went out of the room but when I reached the outside of the magic tower doors, I looked left and right but she seemed to have disappeared without a trace. I ran towards the streets in front of the tower's main door but the streets don't have a single person walking in it. Shit! I pulled my hair in frustration.

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Whew! That was a close call! What are the odds of meeting him this early in the morning inside the room of questions when the place was empty when I went in! Damn luck... It was a good thing, I pretended to not notice him and left as quickly as I can. I really ran like my life depended on it and only stopped once I was in front of my property. I went through over the walls and looked around. The two story stalls for food and non-food items were already built. The huge areas that were designated for the restaurant, alchemy shop and the bank are already built as well. The walls are just the right height and the free space for the night market is already prepared. The housing meant for my people and their families are 80% done in my calculation. I guess the workers opted to finish the smaller parts first. This explains why all the stalls are already done. They even finished the small gardens around the areas that are already built. They must have planned to focus on the biggest area last since the inn is only 25% done if I should give my conservative estimate. I honestly don't mind which is finished first as long as they are built sturdy and correctly within schedule. I did promise a hefty bonus if they finish it within schedule so I am kind of sure they would do their work well. After inspecting the area, I jumped over the wall again as if nothing happened then walked at a leisurely pace towards the western gate to go to the nearby forest. It was now seven in the morning. It's time to go earn some money!

Since I already have the Flora and Fauna map I patented, it was way easier to finish herb gathering and monster subjugation tasks since I know exactly where in the map I have to go to. I was able to complete the tasks and harvested every single sellable thing I passed by in the forest by around 1pm. I quickly dropped by the adventurer's hall to send my task completion. I'm on 180/500 points now before my rank up as an adventurer. Since I have two days off from school, I should get another 90 points tomorrow. Hmm... I am thinking of taking in animal identification, jungle survival and animal butchering short courses. It should earn me some extra adventurer points just in case but let's look into that some other time. I don't really need the courses but... I have to keep the appearances as a newbie in this profession, you know?

I went to Miren for some quick late lunch and made sure to drop by the alchemy shop to say hello to Uncle Daejung. I also gave him a heads up of the recent inventory refill since I took in some tasks and did some foraging at the same time. I also told him that I have started my alchemy classes so I maybe able to help stock up on some basic potions, pills and medicine soon. He was quite excited about it. He also asked me to stay for a while because his son should be coming home in a bit. He energetically said his name to me for the first time. He said his name was Dongmin and he just turned 23 this year. He also said that he was a popular adventurer. It turns out that he is about two adventurer ranks above me. He's his son so of course the old man will sing him praises. I can't figure out why but he seems extra eager for us to meet so of course he would say all the best things to get me to stay. For some reason, I kind of feel nervous about the whole idea so I told him I was busy so maybe I can find the time to meet him next time.