Chapter 99 - The Robbery Begins Now
Things were settled. Lin Li hired Sean for three months with a monthly salary of 5,000 gold coins.
At daybreak the next day, Sean arrived at the Emerald Tower and sat down in the hall earnestly, waiting for the Mage Felic to get up. His tanned face was filled with excited smiles. Although he could not be Mage Felic’s attendant as he wished, employment for three months was delightful enough for the honest young man. Lin Li was the most powerful character of Jarrosus and the benefactor of his family. For this simple and honest young man, whether it was being an attendant or an employee, it was sufficient to keep him up in excitement all night.
The past two days had consumed too much of Lin Li’s energy. After sending Sean and his father away the previous day, Lin Li simply fell asleep as soon as he lay down on his bed and slept till late in the morning today.
When he came out of his bedroom, still groggy, the carriage had already been waiting outside the Emerald Tower for a long time. There were many people in the guild hall. Except for those who were far away in the Demon Fall Valley, almost all the guild’s mages were here. Sean sat far away in a corner and observed the fascinating mages with curious eyes.
“Kid, you’re finally up…” When Lin Li came out of the potion lab yesterday, his complexion was frightening. Gerian was so worried that he did not sleep well all night for fear that something bad might happen to the bushed kid. It wasn’t until this morning, when he saw that the kid’s face had returned to its former luster, that the old fellow was secretly relieved.
“I’ve told you everything’s fine…”
“Have you brought everything? Take more clothes with you. The weather is cold in Alanna. If you get a cold or fever, it won’t be worth it. By the way, you must remember to put your crystal card away; don’t throw it around. Thieves in that place are not under Daphne’s control. If you lose it, you may not be able to get it back.” Gerian seemed particularly long-winded today, but Lin Li felt an unspeakable warmth as he listened.
Before the coquettish maidservant could understand what was going on, a dozen people had rushed up to the second floor.
The leader was a tall strong man who looked to be about 30 years old. He carried a deep and long scar on his face, making him look extremely ferocious. A group of heavily armed men followed behind him; each and every one of them looked fierce and aggressive. The strong man with the scar on his face did not stop when he walked past Lin Li’s room; he merely shot a menacing glare at Lin Li. “Take out all your valuable things and kneel at the door. Someone will come to collect them. If you dare to hide a copper plate, you will die!”
“…” Lin Li stood bewildered at the door. He thought to himself doubtfully, Is this the purported robbery? Damn, how exhilarating!
Then he saw that group of strong men who were savage like wolves and tigers kick open all the doors one by one.
The successive rumbling awoke Sean.
“Mage Felic… Oh, no, Mr Felic…” Sean got up from bed with a sleepy face and rubbed his eyes as he approached the door and asked Lin Li, “What happened?”
“Hahaha, we are being robbed!”
“…” The coquettish maidservant looked at Lin Li as if she were looking at a madman. Was the mage scared silly? He was laughing so happily knowing that they were being robbed…
“Really?” Sean’s eyes lit up, and he came forward excitedly.
“Two freaks…” The coquettish maidservant cursed inwardly, but she was dismal. She was finally earning some tips as a maidservant; she didn’t expect she’d be so unlucky to meet the people of the Bloodwolves Thieves. Not only was she going to lose her money, she might even lose her life…
As the two freaks scrambled to take a peep outside, the doors had been kicked open. About 30 to 40 guests were driven out of their rooms; some wore pajamas, while others wore nothing at all. The only trace of sleepiness was scared away by the gleaming weapons. Most of the people were frightened pale and trembling with fear as they watched the group of robbers rush into their rooms.
“Ladies and gentlemen, the robbery begins now. Please cooperate.” The strong man with the scar on his face stood at the end of the corridor, proudly announcing the situation to everyone.
“Now, please put all the valuable things in the doorway and then kneel on the ground with your hands on your head. Our people will come to collect them soon. Please cooperate and don’t hide anything. Otherwise, unpleasant things may happen… I repeat, please cooperate and don’t hide anything!”
“F*ck you, you Bloodwolves Thieves. I am from the Silver Hand, try to lay a finger on me if you dare!” At a time when everyone was at a loss, there was uproar in a room. A low-level adventurer with a machete was staring at the people of the Bloodwolves Thieves with a guarded expression.
Lin Li shook his head with some regret. How could he not see with his vision that the strength of the adventurer was too poor—a level-three or four at the most. On the contrary, his enemies, the members of the Bloodwolves Thieves, were all beyond level-five, and among them, the strong man with the scarred face was at least of level-eight.
It was no wonder they had the guts to rob the Sylvan Inn.
The Night Song Forest was a paradise for low-level magical beasts, so it would naturally attract only low-level adventurers. Adventurers who had reached level-eight or above would never take a fancy to it. The reward was simply too low. For those who possessed strength above level-eight, who would be willing to travel such long distance for a mere few dozens gold coins?
As for those who could afford the protection from mercenary corps, how would they seek a lodging in Blackhills Town? They could just pitch a tent anywhere in the wilderness. With dozens of mercenaries to protect them, which band of thieves would dare to look for trouble with them?
Most of the people who would seek a temporary lodging in Blackhills Town would be those who only shuttled short distances between Alanna and the surrounding cities. Their profits were not high, so it was impossible to hire mercenaries to protect them…
“These Bloodwolves Thieves are very good at calculating…”