Isekai For Hire Chapter 18: Everwind Mule

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Everwind Mule There! Ugh it smells so goooood. I can’t believe you made me wait three whole weeks to try this. We have been slightly busy, but as I have already said, I apologize. They had spent the past three weeks scouting various criminal groups throughout the city and while they had found some somewhat competent criminals, Lorena knew they weren’t who they were looking for. The boar vendor’s eyes lit up as he saw her approach and he waved frantically at her. “Rogue! You never tried my boar. Please, come. I’ll give you special deal.” Lorena tucked her chin as she approached the vendor. “I’m so sorry, I’ve been busy but I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Can I get ten skewers?” The man beamed broadly and opened a trade window, Beer Battered Boar Skewer (10). Requires 2 gold 50 silver Deliciously tender boar meat. Heals 25% of max health over two minutes He was nearly jumping up and down in anticipation as she brought a skewer out of her inventory. She smelt it, inhaling the delicious spices. Oh my god please eat it. Ren said in a desperate, breathy voice. Lorena took a tentative bite. Her eyes went wide and she took another larger bite. The vendor grinned and clapped his hands together. “You see? Best boar in the kingdom!” Lorena nodded, not removing her eyes from the boar as she slid more and more off the skewer. Before she knew it she had eaten an entire skewer without taking a step or saying a single word. I can’t believe you deprived me of this joy for three entire weeks after you promised we’d get some. Well, we’ve been a bit busy, haven’t we? She thanked the vendor and vowed to return, then made her way through the city. I guess. Where are we going today? Lorena had spent most of the morning thinking about this question and had come up with a rough plan. We need to head back into Old Town. Ren grumbled, but didn’t say anything. I know it’s dangerous, especially at our level, but if we’re going to have any luck finding the people we need, we need to go back. We’ve wasted enough time as it is. How much time do we have left? Lorena glanced at the timer in her interface. She tried to avoid looking at it most days. 1348 hours, 23 minutes, 8 seconds. Ren didn’t answer, but the anxiety Lorena was getting from her part of their mind said enough. They needed to stop wasting time. Oh, I noticed we have some Stealth skill tree points to spend, do you want to give your input? We have three points to spend. What did we get those from? Lorena read over the notification again, +3 Stealth Skill Points for maintaining Stealth in the presence of a powerful being. See Stealth Skill Tree to Spend Have you seriously not checked your skill tree in three weeks? Lorena grumbled, but she couldn’t argue. Yeah, but it’s not like we’ve really needed it. All we’ve been doing is following people and sitting in bars. No. We’ve wasted probably entire minutes walking around in Stealth at a slower speed than we needed to. Ren let out a sharp breath. At least this means Bale didn’t see us, right? That was my conclusion as well, which is reassuring. Lorena opened the skill tree and found the two skills she’d had before, Deepening Contrast (1/3) and Quick Step (0/10), but she also had a new one, Lingering Shadows (0/3) - Moving through shadows while in Stealth coats you in residual shadow energy, allowing you to maintain stealth for 3 seconds after leaving the shadows Woah. Ren said as she read over the new skill option. Yeah, that seems like a clear winner. Should we put all three into it? Lorena closed the window temporarily as they stepped through the portal to the Mage Quarter and boarded the boulder to cross from the entry island to the main one. I don’t know, I really want Quick Step. We move so slow in Stealth it’s painful. Lorena couldn’t argue with her on that one. Deepening contrast could also be useful to spend another point on, but she wasn’t clear what level of light it would allow her to hide in. She opened the skill tree once they were ou