For all their mockery of the candies as the province of children, they took their two in ten, and I doubt that any of those made it inside the mountain, into Othello proper.
For my part, it was the matter of a day.
"Sign this contract scroll to enter the city." one of the guards told me.
"I recognize the Achean words, what are these runes between them?"
"Duhrish, the language of the dwarves. Unless you're going there, you don't need to read it."
A quick System purchase later, and "I think I'll read this in its entirety." I said.
"Suit yourself, but this isn't an inn. No meals."
"What if I can prove my skills to your Cook?" I asked.
Laughing, they led me to their Cook.
"I wish to help prepare food in exchange for meals." I said. "Not as a permanent job, but just for the time it takes to read the laws."
He shrugged. "Not that much that isn't common sense."
Is it really fifty chapters to go? I had no clue I'd done so much just in setting up the backdrop for Crafter. I'm sure I'll appreciate all that hard work in a year or two when Servant is done and I'm restarting it.
One thing that is clear is that Rhishisikk is just going to be more capable, more flexible, and more competant than he is currently presented as Raziz.
I've no clue who he'll be by the time Sheng Ishiko by Ping starts.
Todays shout-outs: Hopehard, our top daily power stone donor.
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As always, thank you for your readership, it matters more to me than I can find words for.