Thieves Guild Two

After arriving at the Thieves Guild, Rhode originally intended to quickly ask his questions and obtain some key information. However, upon seeing the setup the Thieves Guild had prepared, Rhode changed his mind.

Rhode moved the parchment from the center of the table to in front of him, wrote "Situation within Krulord" on it, and then pushed the parchment towards the old man opposite him.

The old man picked up the quill on the table and quickly wrote on the parchment before slowly pushing it back to Rhode with both hands.

Rhode took it and looked at the parchment, which read "Hero's Return, 3."

Rhode's past life experience made him understand that the first part of the parchment was the answer to his question, and the number written afterward was the total amount of gold coins he needed to pay.

The Thieves Guild guaranteed the accuracy of the information they sold, but they would only provide a little information at a time. If one wanted more detailed information, they would have to pay a large sum of gold coins and inquire multiple times.

Rhode trusted the Thieves Guild's credibility and would not easily sell unverified information. Looking at the answer written by the old man, Rhode fell into thought.

Rhode's purpose in asking this question was to confirm the game period he was currently in.

According to Rhode's memory, when he first entered the game in his past life, the game's first expansion pack, [Warlord of the Ruins], told the story of Tanan, the barbarian leader of Krulord, who, after obtaining the Artifact Orb of Magic Sealing, fought against the Mages of Brakada.

Seeing the words written by the old man, Rhode had some ideas about the period he was in, but he dared not confirm it completely.

Rhode picked up his pen, wrote "Hero's Name" on the paper, and then handed the parchment to the old man.

The old man took the parchment and wrote "Tanan, 5."

Just the name of a Hero cost 2 gold coins. This was the value that information could bring. Rhode knew that this was not even considered expensive; if one wanted to know a Hero's general combat ability, the cost would be even greater.

Seeing this name, Rhode also completely confirmed the period he was in: it was the very beginning of the game, the early stage of the first expansion pack.

Previously, when he obtained Alot's Pendant, Rhode had a premonition that he might have returned to the very beginning of the game, the stage when all players had just entered, but Rhode dared not be certain.

Now, after his inquiries, although he had only obtained fragmented information, based on his past game experience, Rhode was completely certain that he had indeed arrived at the early stage of the first expansion pack.

In this period, Hero Tanan had just completed his adventures on the continent and, taking all his Treasures, returned to his homeland, Krulord, to begin integrating all the barbarian tribes of Krulord and accumulating Strength to resist the Mages of Brakada.

This was the meaning of the old man's "Hero's Return."

Quickly recalling other content of the first expansion pack in his mind, Rhode then wrote "Free Professional Merchants Guild in this city, Innate Hero" on the parchment.

Rhode asked this question to obtain information about his soul quest. According to the map records, Alot had previously sold Rowan at the Free Professional Merchants Guild in this city.

The old man took the parchment, his eyes narrowing slightly, and then wrote "Transferred, 10" on it.

Generally speaking, there was nothing the Free Professional Merchants Guild could do that could be hidden from the Thieves Guild in the same city. The Thieves Guild selling information about the Free Professional Merchants Guild in this manner also led to the war between the two powers in the later stages.

The old man deliberately wrote only a few short words. If Rhode particularly wanted to understand the situation, he would inevitably continue to inquire, which would cost Rhode more gold coins.

Rhode didn't pay attention to the old man's tactics and instead wrote "Destination of Transfer" on the paper.

After receiving the parchment, the old man did not immediately write the answer to the question but glanced at Rhode.

Rhode understood the old man's meaning: this news was more secretive than the previous information and also more valuable, and he was afraid Rhode might not have enough gold coins to pay for it.

Rhode nodded to the old man. After receiving Rhode's signal, the old man quickly wrote down the information and returned the parchment to Rhode.

Rhode looked down, and it read "City of Wailing, 60."

Just a place name cost 50 gold coins, far exceeding all previous information. A single place name was naturally not worth such a high price, but under Rhode's question, it gained high value. This was the benefit that could be brought by combining information.

Perhaps due to its location, compared to Krulord, which was on almost the other side of the continent, the information about the Free Professional Merchants Guild within a city was clearly more expensive. If Rhode had not obtained several thousand gold coins from Alot's Space Ring, even paying for this piece of information would have been a problem.

As for not paying after getting the information and forcefully leaving by force, Rhode had never considered it. Those who did so in his past life were all put on wanted lists by the Thieves Guild.

With high bounties and detailed information provided by the Thieves Guild, many high-level assassins would choose to accept such tasks.

At this moment, a piece of information from his memory flashed by. Rhode seemed to have thought of something, drew a symbol on the parchment, then wrote "Meaning, Location," and pushed the parchment towards the old man opposite him.

This symbol came from Alot's badge in the Space Ring, and Rhode had also seen this symbol on Alot's Spellbook.

Taking back the parchment handed over by the old man, Rhode saw the answers to his two questions written on it: "Black Crow Necromancy Magic Academy, 62" and "Dya, City of Wailing, 65."

As if to tell Rhode the value of each answer, the old man marked the required gold coins after each answer. But Rhode's attention was clearly not on this, but on the place name, City of Wailing.

Looking at this place name, which appeared twice but had completely different prices, Rhode fell into deep thought.

What happened in the first expansion pack, the identity of the Necromancer, the City of Wailing, the soul quest...

The old man opposite also noticed Rhode's contemplation. Without any urging, he placed his hands back in front of him, waiting for Rhode's next inquiry.

Not long after, Rhode finished his thoughts, reached into his bosom, took out 100 gold coins that had been pre-packaged in a bag from his Space Ring, quickly divided out 65 gold coins in front of the old man, and placed them on the table.

Then, following the custom of private consultations, Rhode put the parchment into his pocket and walked out.

Outside the door, the attendant from before was still waiting, ready to lead Rhode back to the Thieves Guild's main hall.

The old man remained in the quiet room, swept his hand, and the gold coins disappeared. He then took out a new parchment from a hidden compartment under the table, waiting for the next guest.