Normally right after you gain a fortune you begin wasting it to at least live in a proper place. Because we are unique bunch, we booked a room in a shabby cheap inn somewhere near the slums. In comparison with our previous inns it can be considered inconspicuous. We saved a lot of money in exchange for a barely furnished room.
“I really hope you won’t throw away this bag…” Xera reluctantly gave me a bag with silver coins.
“I can’t promise anything but I will try.” I joked while I was putting on a dark cloak which will hide my conspicuous blue clothes.
“Miss Delight, would you need to know how much nobles spend? I… I might not know everything but I have some connections with lower nobility.” (L)
“Please, enlighten me.”
“I heard that when nobles are just acquainted with a shop then they usually don’t spend more than 5 gold coins and never buy more than a couple of similar items. The first shopping is their way to learn about the shop so it would be suspicious to buy a lot.” (L)
“Oh my, thank you, Lilith~.” I patted her head and headed out of the room.
Right after I got my hands on the money I headed out to the place the supposed slavers advertised. I found “Merry maul” tavern only in the evening. The place was almost hidden somewhere deep in the town and its entrance and sign were in a back street. I tried opening the door but nothing happened so I began knocking.
A minute later I heard the sound of a kea being inserted and the door was slightly opened. A man looked at me with suspicion.
“What da hell ya need?” (M)
“Is this how you greet others?” I was slightly offended by his attitude.
“Not ma’ problem. Speak fast, I’ve got other things ta do.” (M)
“And then I thought this is a respectable establishment. I almost wanted to have a room in the attic.”
“F-forgive me! W-welcome, dear customer!” His attitude was now completely different. He amiably asked me to come in and became so humble that even I was flattered.
“Where can I have what I came here for…?”
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“Please, follow me.” (M)
The man lead me to the second floor and shown me to a room. There were some armchairs and a large couch. I sat down and waited for 5 minutes. As I was about to go and look for what is going on, the door opened and two men entered the room. They bowed and waited until I gestured them to sit down.
“What kind of goods are you interested in?” One of them handed me a booklet. I lazily flipped a few pages until my eyes met an interesting offer.
“Is that a foreign alcohol? What kind of it?” There I saw some kind of a fruit liquor, surely not the most legal considering it is cheaper than I think it should be.
“Oh, you have good eye! This is ‘Sylvenian Blossom’. It is VERY hard to acquire but its taste is perfect.” The man was trying to sell me this liquor but I was still hesitating. I planned to spend a few hundred silver coins on this to draw their attention to me and to lull their vigilance. It would be too suspicious if I ask to show me slaves right from the doorstep but if I was to buy a lot of their exotic goods, most of which I suspect are smuggled, then they would be thinking I am a genuine customer.
“Can you bring me one… yes, one bottle.” If this bottle interested me then I should try buying it. I can’t be too picky.
“Would you like to buy more…?” The sales manager began persuading me.
“I don’t know you, people. I don’t want to risk my head just for the sake of a s* alcohol.”
“Sorry for the inconvenience… Please, tell me if you are interested in any other item.” The seller was disheartened but I hope he thinks it is because I don’t trust them yet.
I looked through their catalogue and picked a few more items which in total are worth a bit less than 3 gold coins.
“Before I pay for this, are there any guarantees of quality?” I was glaring at the men but neither of them was surprised.
“Of course, there is a payment check. While it contains a bit ‘corrected’ information to protect the customers’ interests, the checks are real and are accepted in the royal courts.” With this I handed them over the payment and the cashier immediately returned me the change.
When I returned to the inn I checked the packed goods. There were a bottle of liquor, a pair of earrings, two rolls of cloth and a bone flute. Funny thing, while I could not make sure the items that I have here are the same as the ones that were shown to me, these goods were actually of high quality.
I did not check the liquor and saved it for later. The girls do not need to know about it.