Chapter 140: CH.140 Sawyer City

The city was honestly looking huge. Well, I guess coming from a town, a city would look big. 

It was surrounded by walls, like Alewatch, but the walls were definitely larger. Or taller, I should say. Well, they are larger as well, in terms of diameter. At least as far as I can tell. It’s a little difficult to judge. I wonder if I could summon Gradius and have Laura use it to get some overhang pictures of the layout of the city.

(We could try.) Laura said. 

(Yeah. But not today. Tomorrow will work fine.) I responded.

(Please share it with us if you succeed.) Lua’s System Support requested.

(Sure. That should be fine.) I responded.

(As long as you also supply us with information that Master wants.) Laura added.

(Please remember that I can’t map as efficiently as you can.) Lua’s System Support said.

 

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“And here I was thinking that Alewatch had a lot of farmland.” I commented, as we were passing some farms. We still hadn’t made it to the wall, but there was farmland everywhere.

“Well, people do need food.” Timothy said.

“Then shouldn’t there be a wall around the farmland? Won’t monsters attack it? Or come and eat it?” I asked.

“That’s the risk you have to take to farm here. But in return, the taxes outside the walls are a lot less than inside.” Timothy said. “That’s why there are even some houses out here.” He added, pointing out a small-ish house next to a huge field. “They also farm more durable crops that don’t mind a few monsters stomping on them. Well, at least small monsters. And some use earth magic to wall off their fields.” He said, pointing out a field that was surrounded by a two meter wall.

 

“I see. So it’s more cost efficient, but you have to worry about monsters.” I concluded.

“Well, the areas outside the walls are favored by ex-adventurers that retire and make a farm. They don’t mind a few monsters.” Timothy said.

 

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When we got close to the gate, we saw a few different lines going into the city. One seemed to be for people on foot, one for carriages, like we have and one was empty, so I’m not sure what it was for.

“That is for nobles and other important people.” Timothy said, after he noticed that I was looking at the third possible entrance.

“Ah. I see. And what kinds of important people use it, other than nobles?” I asked.

“Well, you can just pay a lot of money for the access rights, so mainly high ranking adventurers and owners of large trading firms.” Timothy said.

“And when you say ‘high ranking’, what ranks are you referring to?” I wanted to confirm. I don’t want to be that guy who is still C-rank and just buys a pass anyway because I have Upstart Goblin.

“A and S-rankers. Well, sometimes B-rank adventurers do it as well, but it's rare. And even if you have the pass, nobles still have priority.” Timothy said.

“I see. Does Mr. Bakula have that pass?” I asked.

“No. He is still more focused on expansion, so that kind of money sink is not worth it.” Timothy answered. “But perhaps if we get good deals on some dungeon items, we might have to consider it.”

“Don’t look at me. I left that part to Christina.” I responded.

“You just can’t give me good deals, can you?” Timothy asked.

“My deals are either too good, or terrible. There is no in-between.” I said.

“I’ll gladly take some good deals.” Timothy said.

“Yeah. And then I learn that I f-ed up and the next deal will be terrible. And you’ll never get a good deal again. Is that what you want?” I asked.

“Ah. I see. I apologize. I won’t bother you about it again.” Timothy said.

 

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As we lined up, we said goodbye (temporarily) to Saber Fang. They lined up in the ‘on foot’ line, as they weren’t a part of our travel plan. Apparently having them with us could lead to some unnecessary questions and wasted time. And they’ll probably get through the gates faster that way, as the checks for the ‘on foot’ people seems to be a faster.

 

The carriage entrance had seven carriages in front of us. I’m not sure where they are from, but I’d assume not Alewatch. They probably came from the larger road that we joined a little while ago. The road that was heading to the south-east.

 

The inspections took a bit of time and just before it was our turn, I saw Saber Fang get through the gate.

Oh, and on the way to the gate, we had once again reordered the carriages so that Timothy’s carriage was in the lead again. And we had also broken up, so that there were two of us on each carriage. Basically, we were in the same lineup as we were when we left.

 

“Welcome. How many carriages are in your group?” One of the gate guards asked.

“Four.” Timothy answered.

“Your transport documents and everyone’s IDs please.” The guard then asked, as his friend came to check our IDs.

Timothy pulled out a paper of some kind from his shoulder bag and gave it to the guard with his ID. 

I also dug my guild card out of my fanny pack and presented it to the guard that was checking our IDs.

“You seem to be traveling light for a C-rank adventurer.” The guard commented. “No armor or even a weapon.”

“My armor was broken because of a little incident.” I lied. “I do still have my sword, but I keep it in a magic bag.” That part was the truth. Well, I guess if you look at my original clothes, they were decently robust, so almost like light armor. And they did break because of an incident. Or perhaps an accident.

“Did you run into a dangerous monster? Are you alright?” He asked.

“Well, we did kill an orc, but nothing more dangerous than that.” I explained. “And luckily, I have a great healer with me.”

“I see. Well, take care not to get hurt until you can get some new armor. Taking a strike from an orc without any armor can be lethal.” The guard said, as he handed my guild card back to me. “And make sure to hold onto that healer. They aren’t that common.”

“I’ll do my best to not push her away.” I answered.

 

The guard that checked my ID then went and checked everyone else's as well. 

As for the guard that got the document from Timothy, after looking it over he used a wind attribute spell (at least based on the chant) to check the carriages. After (most likely) not finding anything strange, he let us into the city.

 

“Welcome to Sawyer city.” The guard that checked my ID said, as we were let through.

 

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Saber Fang was waiting for us a bit beyond the gate and Timothy had the carriages pull up next to them.

“If you want a ride towards the guild, we are heading in that direction. But otherwise, I see your punishment done. Well, you’ll still have to deal with Brian, but that doesn’t concern me.” Timothy said to the members of Saber Fang.

“Well, as you are offering, we will be happy to catch a ride.” The greatsworder responded.

 

They got on the carriages and we headed deeper into the city.

 

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After about 10 minutes of riding, we arrived at what looked like a large warehouse. It had a sign with a carriage carrying lumber, which I think was the Bakula company’s logo. I guess we are doing what this company is known for.

 

At Timothy’s suggestion, we dismounted the carriages, before they were taken into the warehouse.

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“Thank you for this.” Timothy said. “Here is your completion paper and your reward money.” 

“Thank you. Feel free to call on us again.” Alex said. I let him take care of this part, as it was my first time and I wanted to observe how a real adventurer does it.

I was actually a bit surprised that we got paid here, instead of at the guild, but perhaps this is normal for escort missions like this.

“If your party is available, I’ll be sure to do that.” Timothy said.

 

After getting the reward and the quest completion paper, we headed towards the guild. Luckily, we had some local adventurers showing us the way.

 

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“How much did we make?” I asked Alex.

“8 gold in total, so two for each of us.” He answered.

“Is that a good price?” I asked.

“It’s quite high. Normally, escort fees of C-rank adventurers are between 8 and 10 silver per day per member of the party.” Lua said. “We usually get 9 silver per day when we work with Bakula company.”

“So nine silver per day, times three days, one silver is five copper, so that’s 135 coppers.” I counted. “And this time we got 2 gold per person for the trip and that is 200 coppers. That’s almost 50% extra.”

“Yeah. While it’s not on the level of what B-ranks make, it’s almost there.” Alex added.

“That’s true. I usually get three large silvers per day.” Tye commented.

 

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot that Tye is actually B-rank. So he makes 75 copper (or 15 silver) per day. 200 divided by three days is 66,67 copper per day. Or little over 13 silvers per day. I wonder why they paid that much over the market value. An apology for the Tye incident? Because we ran into the orc? (They paid for the orc meat they ate separately, btw.) Or is it just to butter me up so they can get better deals from the dungeon?

(It could also be because of Miss Alice.) Laura said.

(... Why would they pay extra for that?) I asked.

(The timing of the quest is convenient. And we were just delivering wood. It’s possible that Lady Christina or Sir Brandon asked them to hire you and Miss Alice to escort them.) Laura theorized. (They might have even paid them.)

(Oh. And then Bakula company used some of that money to increase our reward to better their connection with me. I see. Smart.) If that is true, I have to honestly commend them for that. A shortsighted person would just agree and pocket the extra money, but Bakula company is investing in connections.

 

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“Here. The main guild building of Sawyer City.” Tye said as we saw the guild.

I looked at the massive building. Well, compared to the Alewatch guild building at least.

This thing's footprint was about as large as Alewatches guild building with the backyard added into it. And this guild seemed to be three storeys tall.

It seemed to be made of stone for the bottom two storeys, but the third was wood. Almost like there used to be just two and the third was just added in later.

But at the same time, that fits the town's estetic. A lot of houses have solidly built ground floors that look like they are made of stone or other earthen materials, with a second or even third floor made of wood on top of that.

 

“It’s so large.” Alice said. “I think it’s larger than the manor.”

“Manor?” The archer girl asked.

“Don’t ask. You’ll get away with a smaller headache.” Alex said.

“Is that why they were paid so much?” The greatsword guy wondered.

 

“Let it be. Let’s head in. We still need to find a place to stay for the night.” I reminded everyone.

 

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We got inside and got in line to one of the counters. Saber Fang also lined up, as they were going to report that they would be here for a few more days. This is apparently something B-rank and above parties have to do.

By the way, not all of them were B-rank. Only Tye and the archer girl were. The other two guys were C-rank.

 

“Hello. We are here to report on a completed quest.” Alex said to the receptionist, handing over the paper he got from Timothy.

“An escort from Alewatch, I see. And the client paid you in person, correct?” The receptionist asked.

“Yes. We got paid.” Alex answered. 

“Good. Then please hand over your guild cards and I’ll mark the completed quest.” The receptionist said.

 

She then processed our cards one by one. She did take a closer look at Alice when her card was processed, but quickly moved on.

But when she looked at my card she asked: “Mr. Wood. I think there is something wrong with your card.”

Mr. Wood? Why does she call me that? Well, I guess my full name is written on the card, so…

“What is wrong with it?” I asked.

“Well, it shows that you are C-rank, but this seems to be your first completed quest. Could you explain that? Is this perhaps a new card that was made after you lost your old one?” She asked.

“No. That’s my first.” I answered.

“Then perhaps you would like to explain how you got yourself a C-rank card?” She asked.

“I got it from the guild at Alewatch.” I answered..

“The long version, thank you.” The receptionist said.

 

“Fine. I fought some wyverns and saved the town before I had time to register. And then when I did register, they ranked me up to C after getting a special permission for it.” I quickly recounted what happened before I registered. I don’t know if this counts as the long version, but I’ll add more details if she asks for it.

“Wyverns? And you came from Alewatch, right? Are you that summoner then?” She asked.

“That summoner doesn’t say much, but probably yes.” I answered.

“I see. I’m sorry for doubting you.” She said as she bowed deeply.

“It’s fine. You were just doing your job.” I said back.

 

“Here you go. I added an exemption mark to your guest counter, so hopefully you won’t have this same problem again.” The receptionist said as she handed my card back to me.

“Oh. Thanks. But what does it mean exactly?” I asked.

“It’s usually used when lost or broken cards get remade. It shows that you have done quests that were completed before you had the card, so it applies to you.” The receptionist said.

“I see. Thank you.”

 

As I got my card back from the receptionist, my system mission popped up to inform me that I had completed the mission.

 

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