Chapter 30: The Training of Thieves and Smugglers
After leaving the Mage Tower in Ramaxis, Henry didn't go straight back to the Elven Song Inn, he wanted to check Robert's training progress first after being away for so many days. When he came to the thieves' guild and found that there was no sign of Alatus, one of the thieves came up to him and said, "Are you looking for a head?" He's been training a rookie in the basement lately. I have to say that the little guy is so pitiful, he is tortured and screams every day. When Henry heard this, he smiled and said to the thief, "Thank you, this is the best news I've ever heard." With that, he walked straight to the basement.
Robert didn't know how long he had been here, and the dim light couldn't tell if it was day or night. He'd been eating in the basement and living in the basement ever since his master sent him to the guild, and the damn goatee guy was his teacher. From the first day he came here, he said to him, "Boy! From today onwards, whether you are eating, sleeping, training, or thinking about girls, you must always be vigilant, and I will attack you at any time. At first, he didn't take this sentence seriously, thinking that he had not encountered any dangerous situations when he was on the run. Ten minutes later, Alatus gave him a memory that will last a lifetime. While training balance on the single-plank bridge, a steel thorn the thickness of a finger suddenly poked into his anus. Alatus was careful not to hurt any muscles, and sent the special substance smeared on the steel thorn directly into his large intestine. It is a spice from a desert oasis that produces a strong and pungent taste that is very popular with the aristocracy. He fell straight off the log, his entire back pierced by small spikes on the ground. I felt so much that I wanted to die right away, and the damn goatee was still gently waving that little steel thorn at him. In the days that followed, the knowledge of thieves was instilled in the head in abundance. According to Alatus, the most important thing as a thief is to remember them with your body. Then there's hellish training, dodging knives, walking tightropes, picking locks, stealing items from his body without being detected by the teacher, silent footsteps, shadow hiding, and unraveling. He was now able to walk through the densest trap room in the basement unscathed, gently stealing the money bag that Alatus was hanging from his waist without being detected. The most important thing is that he is extremely vigilant now, and any moving object larger than the size of a mosquito will be accurately spotted within fifteen meters of him.
Alatus excitedly watched his disciple hide in the darkest corner of the room, eating slowly without making a sound, Robert was the most gifted guy he had ever seen. From stumbling to dodge traps at the beginning, to passing through effortlessly now. From the vomiting of the first autopsy to the isolation of various organs without changing the face. All of this had been done under his training, and he had a hunch that he might have to train a great thief. Just as he was sighing, the door to the basement suddenly opened, and a man walked down the stairs. Robert immediately stared at the little light behind the door, and what he wanted most now was to go back to the ground and bask in the sun after a long absence, and go and see how his sister was doing.
As soon as Henry walked in, he saw Robert dressed in tight black leather armor, with a dagger and a short sword pinned to his waist. The black hood obscured his eyes, making him look mysterious and deadly. He smiled and nodded and said to Alatus, "Hello Mr. Alatus, it seems that you have trained my people well. ”
The leader of the thieves shook his head after seeing that it was Henry, and said, "I regret it a little now, you don't know how much potential he has." I have no doubt that he will become a great thief in the future. Now the training is almost just a real battle, you can take him away. ”
"Thank you very much for your training, I will make a few pieces of magic leather armor in a few days, I hope you are interested." Henry said.
Alatus was taken aback: "Magic leather armor!" Of course, I'm very, very interested. If I could, I would like to buy them all. ”
Henry smiled and said to him, "My hunting results are not bad, and I have to pour a lot of pterosaur skins. Probably five pieces will be made, one of which will be reserved for Robert. You can buy the rest. Also, I'd like to check out your special materials warehouse now and buy some necessary ingredients by the way. ”
"Of course, no problem, our channels are always open to you. I'll introduce you to Leeds in a moment, our best smuggler of valuables. The leader of the thieves was thrilled to hear that there were four pieces in his hands.
Henry beckoned to Robert and said, "Robert, come with me." The boy in the corner immediately stood up, and with a peculiar step, stepped on the shadows, and quickly came to Henry's side, and then stood silently.
"Now I'll take you to Liz, come with me." With that, Alatus walked out of the basement. Henry turned to follow, and Robert the thief silently followed. Entering the guild hall, the leader of the thieves came to a wall, knocked lightly with his hand, and a secret door opened, and a beautiful woman with black hair came out and said to him, "Head! Did you bring a client? Alatus nodded and said, "Yes Liz, but you have to put away the fakes." The Mr. Mage behind me is a big gold mine, and I don't want to offend him. With that, he walked in with everyone.
After entering the room, Leeds smiled at Henry and said, "Hello! Handsome Mr. Goldmine. Welcome to my warehouse. Please feel free to choose," she opened a few boxes on the ground, and there were some rare ores, plants and other things that are not usually seen in the market. Henry crouched down and began to carefully identify each material.
Alatus said to the people in the room, "I have brought the people here, and you can talk about the rest." And Leeds! Remember to pay a commission to the guild. Then he turned and left.
"Damn it's commissions again, these vampires who deserve hell." The brunette looked down and cursed.
After careful selection, Henry found the materials he needed. Six hundred pounds of Mithril ore, a small piece of adamantite gold, the fangs of a giant black ** spider, a shadow leopard's skin, and a large piece of ironwood. The last one chose a dragon tendon, but according to his experience, it should be a monster with dragon blood. After choosing, he said to Liz, "All right, let's do the math of how many gold coins it will cost." ”
The black-haired beauty looked at the things that had been picked out and said, "Forty-three thousand gold coins, if you pay with magic items or scrolls, you can get a twenty-percent discount." ”
Henry nodded and said, "Miss, you really know how to do business." I don't have any magic items to sell at the moment, so please clear a place. I poured out the gold coins. As he spoke, he pulled out a dimensional bag.
"Oh! Oh, my God! You don't just pour out so many gold coins, don't you have gold tickets and gems? Liz asked in surprise with her hands over her mouth.
"Of course, don't you know that the Dao mages like to hide their gold coins in their own vaults or carry them with them?" He said to the woman with a smile.
Liz wrinkled her nose and said, "You are the first mage I have direct contact with, and the rest are handled by the guild's middleman." You know, most of the mages rarely go out, and they are busy with their own tests. By the way, is this dimensional bag of yours for sale? ”
Henry thought for a moment that he now had three dimensional bags, two of which were made by loot necromancers. He's dead now, so the half-plane connected by the two spatial bags shouldn't be known to anyone. The other one is that I always make it myself. He decided to sell the last one. After deciding, he said to Leeds: "I'm surprised that you, as a smuggler, don't have a space bag. What do you usually rely on to evade the guards? ”
Liz smiled seductively at him, then straightened his proud chest and said, "You see, as long as I hook my fingers and let those damn guards take advantage of me, they'll let me through." I'll pay 20,000 gold coins to buy your dimensional bag, and I can also let you enjoy a special service for one night. As she leaned over and gently rubbed her chest against his arm, Henry immediately frowned, he had always hated women.
Suddenly, a dagger was placed on her neck, and Liz immediately raised her hands and said, "Hey! Don't be nervous, man. I have no ill will. ”
After receiving the master's signal, Robert stuck the dagger in and turned back to the shadows. "Your retinue is terrifying." She touched her neck and said to Henry. Henry nodded and said, "He just came out of the basement, and he was a little nervous after being trained by Alatus for a long time. I agree to trade a dimensional bag with you and use it to cover 20,000 gold coins. As he spoke, he emptied the contents of the dimensional bag that the teacher had given him, leaving only 23,000 gold coins and handed them to the smuggler.
Liz carefully counted and nodded, "It's just right!" Happy trading. If you need anything in the future, you can greet me in advance, and with this I can get anything. ”
"Happy trading, then I'll take my leave." With that, he took Robert and turned to leave.
Liz yelled at him behind his back, "Hey, don't you really need my special services?" Guaranteed is a trick you've never experienced before. ”
Without looking back, he shook his hand and walked out of the thieves' guild. Walking on the road, he said to Robert, "How is your life in the thieves' guild, how is the training of Alatus?" ”
Robert's body stiffened when he heard this, and then he stiffened his head and said, "Well, it's generally fine." Then he subconsciously touched his buttocks.
Henry notices this action obviously, and thinks to himself what is going on, is Alatus a? Feeling the strange eyes of his master, Robert hurried to explain his tragic experience. After hearing this, he smiled and thought to himself, Alatas, this guy is really funny. But for the sake of his training, I don't care about it. Along the way, the two talked about various items of thief training, and before they knew it, they came to the door of the Elven Song Hotel.
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