Inheriting a Lost Bloodline, My First Task is to have heirs?!

Chapter 27: Chapter 27 - My first day outside the academe

I woke up just a few hours after I fell asleep next to Ioannis. I kissed his forehead while also whispering a chant to make his sleep deeper ”Somnis Dols.” I want to make sure he doesn’t wake up while I’m preparing to leave. I slowly got up and I had to pull out his naughty rod out of me. This guy- really...

I made sure he was sleeping in a comfortable position and snug under the blanket so he won’t feel cold. I picked up the clothes he just flung away last night and placed them on my side of the bed. I did a quick shower and dressed up with simple clothes so as not to catch too much attention outside. Before leaving, I gave him a quick kiss on the lips and a note that I will be back in a week. I think this is a good time to be apart for a while since we have to learn how to control our urges towards each other and focus on our tasks first. Well, I told him a few days but... yeah, I lied. I have always planned to stay outside for a week.

I made sure to drop by the admissions office just to let them know that my trip outside starts today. I asked if it is possible to exchange some of my points to copper coins. Mr. Jonas helped me out on that. I did a quick points transfer to him and he gave me an equal amount of 20 silver coins and 5000 copper coins. I put it in a pouch and tossed it in my inventory. Gosh, that was heavy! Don’t they have cashless payments here?

I left the gates of the academe at 8:00am. I want to go to the market first to get an idea as to what products are being sold in this world. I would have hired a carriage but I decided to walk since I want to look around and take in the sights thoroughly.

As I went out of the academe quickly, what welcomed me was a lively street. Something chimed in my head and said, ”capital city”. I pondered a bit and it seems like I’m in Hoffen, the capital of the Athanoviya empire.

It took me just about 10 minutes to get to the central market of the city. There were a lot of stalls and there were a lot of people. It was a good thing I studied the map of the city in one of my visits in the academe library because I’m sure I won’t get lost. I have my notebook and pen too to make sure I take note of all the important stuff.

I decided to first look around the meat area and so far it’s quite the same as the options in my previous world. They have chicken, beef, pork and duck. There are also some rare ones like deer, rabbit and wild boar. The rarer the meat, the more expensive it is per 100 grams. They call 100 grams here as ”Lyev”. Should I just teach them about pounds or kilograms? Well, that can be done for later. The most expensive I saw was 15 copper per 100 grams. There was also... monster meat? What?

I approached the seller and asked what type of monsters can be eaten. The seller was in selling speech mode and told me that snakes, orcs, and other animals similar to the usual meat can be eaten as long as they don’t contain poison. Technically, almost all kinds I think. I said my thanks and simply told him that I am a beginner chef looking around for possible ingredients and I’ll be back once I have a recipe in mind. He looked sad when I left without buying anything but he was kind enough to not force me to do so after his lengthy sales pitch.

Next, I went to the everything-that-swims section. I haven’t found anything weird except the size of the squid and most of the fish. They’re huge! Should be the healthy and clean seas and rivers, right? The names are kind of different too but I can just take note of that and learn.

My third stop was the largest general store in the area. I saw some jars and bottles through the store window and I knew I had to look inside. I was right all along. I can only see salt, black pepper, some types of oil for cooking and I think that should be fish paste? Hmm. It was very limited. No wonder the food isn’t very impressive. They have grains at this store too but I only see corn flour, wheat flour, rice and some beans. That’s really constricting. The food choices aren’t that much. I left the grocer pondering on how to increase food options as my first possible source of income.

My last stop in the wet area of the market would be the vegetable section. They have a lot of vegetables though the name of some items are unfamiliar. If I summarize it, they still have cabbages, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, radish, pumpkin to name a few and some other leafy stuff. That’s a relief at least.

It took me a little over 2 hours just looking around each stall in the wet section. My feet hurt from the amount of walking I just did. I came from a place with taxis and trains you know? It was tiring but definitely fun and I got a ton of notes. I was thinking of where to go next when my stomach growled. I now remembered I haven’t eaten breakfast.

I walked around again and saw a shop selling baked items. That should work for now. I went inside the bakeshop excitedly. The smell of freshly baked bread can really energize a person. Eating bread should be enough to satiate my hunger for now. Too bad, all the bread types are just plain ones. There are no sweet or dessert type bread. It is weird since I know that this world has sugar. I have also went around and they don’t seem to have coffee, tea or hot chocolate here. The most disheartening is they do not have cakes or pies! This is making me somewhat gloomy.

I went in and out of several other shops that offered dry goods. I made sure to take note of the items for sale as well. This will give me an idea which ones I can ”invent” and sell in the future. I did this until it was time for lunch.

Before eating, I want to first secure the place where I will be sleeping for the next nights or so. I went to the information office and asked which are the best inns and restaurants in the area. I know where they are but this isn’t like looking online where there are stars and reviews to know if the places are reliable.

The pleasant looking man at the counter gave me a list of 3 of each and marked them from the most expensive to the cheapest as well as the ones that people highly recommend. I chose the one in the middle of the list of inns to be safe. The name of the inn was ”Solace”. It was quite easy to find given that it has a big signboard in metallic blue finish. I immediately went to the inn to book a 2-night stay for now. I might need to move around so I may need to change inns in the next few days.

After booking my room, I went in for a bit to check if everything is in order then left again for my meal. I picked the mid-priced restaurant named ”Miren” since as we all know, I am not that loaded yet. As usual, not so impressive but palatable.

I continued the next leg of my tour with the other side of the city. Honestly, this whole place looks like a starter city after you finished the beginner’s village in MMORPGs. Each profession has a guild or office, there’s a trading hall, adventurer’s hall, a simple looking bank and a lot of merchants selling magic-imbued items. I am pretty much enjoying it like I was in a game except for the fact that I remembered that this is also like a dating-SIM with a lot of men and babies involved.

As someone in need of money, I walked into the adventurer’s guild to register. I could just start with harvesting herbs or hunting small animals or something until I am familiar with the forest surrounding this city. I approached the counter and simply showed them the bracelet from the academe. They did not ask too much questions and simply discreetly gave me the lowest rank adventurer’s card that says Rank 10. I asked the middle aged man in the counter if there is a way to keep my money in an account under the adventurer’s guild to keep it safe and they gave me instructions to go to the third window from the reception area to open my adventurer’s account. Their system of taking in tasks and getting paid for those is not so bad here. They gave a me a small ring with a few cubic meters of inventory as proof of my new adventurer bank account. I tried my luck and asked for a map of the surrounding forest but they said that they don’t have one. They simply gave me a small booklet of the animals and plants found in the area. Well, better than nothing.

I am now thinking on what to do next. Since I have the knowledge of all professions at the master level, I have the freedom to choose a path for earning money. For now, I think I found my entry level jobs. For one, I will be an inventor of things not yet discovered and sold in this world but I just have to make sure I do it quick since I may not be the only that has this idea. Second, I can be an adventurer too. I was also thinking of possibly creating a map for the forest area. I think if I sell the rights for it, I may earn continuous income. I am also thinking the lines of patents and cashless payments. I think it will be possible here using a mix of modern ideas and magic. Let’s see how this goes.