Murder and arson brought a golden belt; the ancients truly had not deceived Levi.
A windfall of a full three thousand Gold Coins left him feeling a little light-headed.
A standard Gold Coin weighed about six grams. Add in the Gold Coins he already had on him, and the Gold Coins alone weighed several dozen jin. He did not even dare walk with too much sway, afraid others would find out he was carrying a sack of Gold Coins.
He felt regretful. If only he had a Storage Ring.
"Having money is one thing, but I still have to get Ambergris going. But carrying this much money around is too unsafe. I need to find a place to hide it, then, after I finish things here, take it back."
Levi did it as soon as he thought of it. He left Icewind City, and after making sure no one was following him, he ran toward the wilderness. He picked a direction and, after walking roughly ten thousand steps, arrived on a ridge covered in dense coniferous forest. He found a large tree he could remember, then began digging.
Once he had hidden the Gold Coins, Levi patted the dirt off himself, covered the spot with some scattered rocks, and concealed the traces of man-made digging.
In the end, he turned and left, then quietly crouched at the top of a large tree in the distance for an hour. No one appeared.
Only then did he relax and run down the mountain.
It was almost time for the gathering Graf had mentioned.
Only when Levi heard from passersby about the fire at Knight Bernard's house did he learn that the assassin was named Bernard.
Bernard's house was very remote, there had been no one there when the incident happened, and