Chapter 253: Chapter 251 – Quick progress.

“Agni, why are you still sulking?”

“Wooorf…”

Roland managed to return to his secret underground lair after almost a week of grinding. He had lost himself in the leveling-up phase due to how fast he was progressing. It only took a few days to get ten whole levels. While this rapid pace was also quickly declining he could see himself achieving level hundred fifty in under a month.

‘Could probably do it faster if I could just focus on leveling up…’

One of the reasons that he couldn’t just continue leveling until he got closer to the monster’s levels was his job. He had gained a couple of responsibilities that could not be ignored. The cannon that he created also needed to be repaired, it was mostly scrapped metal that would be thrown into the smelter now.

“Hey, boss you’re back, made it out in one piece I see.”

Bernir greeted him the moment he returned. There was a special indicator signaling if someone was going down the tunnel. A light would go off in his own workshop as well as in Bernir’s. If it was green then it meant that it was him but if it was read then it was an enemy. His assistant had a few options of defending himself and also video footage via a few golemic eyes that were spread out in the tunnel.

“I see that you brought the whole backlog in already?”

Roland nodded at the greeting but instantly knew that it was work-related. He could see some brand new weapons and armor pieces that needed runes inscribed. There were also some old ones that needed to be repaired.

“Hm? Hasn’t the number increased since last time?”

“Aye, so you’ve noticed? I think it's because of those cultists, everyone is on edge. The adventurers are spending a lot more coin to get the best weapons available.”

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He nodded again as this was a plausible reason. With the real danger of monsters appearing even inside the growing city everyone was preparing for the worst. Thanks to this, businesses were booming and it was not only the people that made armaments that were getting rich.

The city was evolving into something bigger. Arthur Valerian was certainly using this opportunity to grow his influence. With a cult around the city, he could implement martial law and veto a lot of decisions. Getting the help of merchant investors was now easier, pumping gold into training more guards and building larger walls was a given.

‘If people see that Albrook is largely unaffected by the infection, then more money and people will flow in…’

“The city lord also sent more of those shiny crystals, he wants you to create more of those boxes and also other weapons, wait a moment I’ll be right back.”

It was a bit much to take in right after he was back, but he was also in an agreement with the city lord. If he asked for something he needed to prioritize the request. The money was also good and the dwarves were taken care of.

It was in his interest to cultivate this relationship as it would allow him to leave in peace as long as Arthur stayed in power. There was a need to not let him get replaced at least not before he actually had enough personal power to live without worries.

“That’s a lot of longswords…”

“Aye, it will probably take some time even for you boss but this isn’t all…”

Bernir returned after a minute with a barrel filled with longswords and quickly departed to bring in more items. There were spears and also shields that were in need of runic inscriptions. This was quite the large order that he was given right after he returned from the dungeon. It seemed that his leveling drive would need to be placed on the backburner yet again.

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