It had been a while since the dwarf woman working in the kitchen had brought the food. The meals were the best meals Arthur had ever eaten in this world. It was clear that she was a high-level [Cook]. Meanwhile, Askar had come to the end of the story of their journey.

“I think you hit the jackpot this time,” said Mike, taking a sip from his glass.

"It was so," said Mefzar

"Well, you'll finally be able to build the city you want then"

“Yes, we plan to stay here in the winter, and in the summer we will go north.”

“Have you decided on your place?”

“Our architect has already chosen a place,” said bill, pointing to Arthur.

"Architect!?"

“Yes, I am an architect,” said Arthur.

“Where is it, there are enough cities around the Gate, you come across a city if you move a little bit, I hope the place you chose is not next to the gate, rumors are spreading that they are losing money.”

Arthur took a map from his Enchanted pouch and slid his drink to the side, laying it on the table.

He gestured with his hand where the Endless River met the Ocean.

“Right here.”

Mike bent down from his chair and looked at the map. His eyes widened when he saw where Arthur was pointing. He leaned back, smiling as his surprise faded.

"You're not going the way everyone else is going, are you?"

“Let's just say Arthur convinced us,” Elda said with a smile, taking a sip from her glass.

“How did he do that?”

“This seemed like the best place to build a city in the North. The river runs almost to the other side of the North. Travelable in winter and close to academies where materials are sold in the North.”

Mike thought of the benefits Arthur had counted and shook his head.

“Good luck, but here's my advice to you. Don't underestimate the North. No one hasn't been to that area for centuries. There's a danger under every stone.” He seemed to speak from his own years of adventure. The whole team nodded. Looks like the team's morale has dropped a bit. When he saws that,

"But that's what adventurers do anyway, going where no one's been, taking risks no one else is taking, and returning with a big bag of gold" and he burst out laughing

Hearing these words, the blood of the team also boiled. Even Rook was excited.

And the conversation continued until dark. Before everyone had retired to their rooms, Arthur said, "Let's talk about coffee tomorrow, we have to make a plan as soon as possible."

The team left after agreeing to talk about the coffee business tomorrow. Arthur was sharing the room with Rook tonight.

When Arthur entered the room and lay on the bed, he turned to the rook.

“Are you used to the team”

“ yyy-es”

He was still timid, and nothing more than a few words had been spoken, even with the team. Arthur lay down on his bed, deciding to give him some more time.

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Arthur woke up in the morning to the sound of the crowd in the street. When he lifted his head and looked out, he saw that the sun had just risen. “Life starts early in Manumit, I guess,” he muttered.

He turned his head to the bed next to him and saw that Rook was asleep. But droplets of sweat had pooled on his green brow and he struggled a little in bed.

“Is he having nightmares?” thought Arthur.

He got up from the bed and went to the bed where the rook was lying.

“Nooo,” he woke up shouting just as Arthur was about to nudge him with his hand.

When Rook's Eyes opened, it took a few seconds for him to wake up and remember where he was.

"Are you okay," said Arthur.

“I'm fine just a nightmare, it always happens” Trying to smile.

“I'm here if you want to talk, now you're a member of the team,” said Arthur.

"Thanks." This time with a genuine smile.

When Rook relaxed a bit, they dressed and went down to the lobby of the inn. Elda and Darkis had descended before them and were waiting for the others at a table.

“good morning”

"Good morning "

They pulled out their chairs and sat down. And they waited for the others to come. After 5 minutes the others joined the table in the lobby.

“Arthur, how are we going to do this?” said Elda.

“First of all, we must collect large quantities of coffee beans from the market. Do you know who's selling it?"

“Usually the merchant guilds of the Dowand and Runera kingdoms sell, There was also the human guild, but I forgot the name,” said Mefzar..

“Okay, we have to talk to them today and find out how many coffee beans they have. We'll go buy them tomorrow. But more important than that is how we are going to introduce Coffee to the Manumit people.”

“How are we going to do it?” said Darkis.

“Hmmm, is there a big event in the near future?”

“Every winter, a tournament is held in Arena of Manumit, which is a pretty big event,” Askar said.

"When exactly"

"In a week," he said after some thought.

"Ok."

“What is it, how are we going to introduce it?” said Elda curiously.

“We will distribute free coffee at the event”

"Is it free?" ' the whole team said at once, to an unexpected answer.

“Thousands are watching the tournament, Arthur,” Mefzar said.

Arthur realized that modern marketing is far from the people of this world, and he took a deep breath and began to explain.

“Nobody knows about coffee, if we want them to buy our product, they should at least try it. Although we seem to be losing money at the beginning, this will allow the coffee to be recognized by Manumit people and to sell it at the price we want”

Elda nodded as if to say I understood.

"Okay, let's go out for breakfast and see the market, me and Askar see the human trader," said Arthur.

"Mefzar and I talk to the Runera’s merchants," said Elda.

“Bill and I are at the merchant’s from Dowand.” said Darkis.

His head dropped forward when Rook heard his name not being said. When Arthur realized this, he realized he had made a mistake, and turned to Rook.

"You're coming with us, assistant," he said.

Rook nodded, with a smile.

Just then, their breakfast arrived and the team stormed into the monstrous meal for the long day ahead.

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It was 9 o'clock for the team to finish breakfast and go out on the street. Although the weather was warmer than in the North, it was felt that winter was approaching. After a trembling session, Arthur separated from the other members of the team and started walking with Askar and Rook towards the direction of the trading guilds of humans. The streets were packed even though it was early in the day, and different races were moving fast as if they were in a hurry.

For the first time, Rook saw these streets where he used to live with a different eye. He was trying not to lag behind those around him.

"How are we going to find this man's trade guild," said Arthur as he walked.

"I don't know, we'll go to the marketplace and investigate," said Askar.

Arthur realized that Rook looked as if he had something to say.

“Do you know anything, rook?” he said to lure Rook into the conversation.

“I heard a few things when I was in Manumit, when the Mefzar said human merchant, my mind went straight to her.”

“So who is that?” Askar said curiously.

“I seem to remember Lady Elise selling bitter seeds,” he said, afraid of giving out false information.

“Okay, let's first go to this lady Elise and check if she sells coffee seeds or not. Do you know exactly where rook?" said, Arthur.

“Yes, I know, it's a 10-minute walk,” he said and showed the road in front of them with his green hand.

“Okay, show me the way, man,” Askar said, quite pleased with the prospect of shortening the Search time.

Askar and Arthur started following Rook. Arthur was examining the architecture of the buildings as he walked through the roads. Buildings made by the Elves Mostly timber was used, while Dovand buildings had stone carvings with pointed ends on their ceilings. The buildings of the Aviens and the dragonmen were the tallest. The humans, on the other hand, looked like normal medieval structures.

While Arthur was thinking this, they stopped in front of a building. The sign said red roses trade guild.

“Here it is,” said Rook.

“Okay, let's go in,” Askar said.

The three of them climbed the stairs and walked into the building. When they entered the door, they were greeted by a receptionist.

“Hello, I wonder if we could talk to lady Elise,” said Arthur.

The woman standing at the reception was a blonde person in her 20s. “May I ask what it's for,” she said after scrutinizing the incoming trio for a bit.

“Let's say for a big job,” Askar said.

The receptionist nodded and stood up.

"You can wait here and I'll let you know." he said, pointing to the tables in the lobby.

Arthur nodded as if to say okay and headed for the table.

They sat down at the table and began to wait. At the next table, two people, whom he understood to be merchants by their clothes, were talking. One was a rather old white-haired man and the other was a middle-aged man. And they involuntarily overheard their conversation.

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“Can he really smell the money?” said the middle-aged man.

"I don't know, old friend, but there's a rumor going around." The old man with white hair.

“This explains how Red roses have brought this level in 3 years,” he said.

“Do you know exactly what class is?”

"No one knows, she was keeping it top secret," he said.

“Maybe it's a skill. You can gain such different skills at level 30.” said.

"Maybe"

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When Arhur heard the conversation, he looked at Askar out of the corner of his eye. Not long after, the receptionist girl came and

“Lady Elise is waiting for you,” she said, looking at the table where Arthur was.

The people at the next table stood up in surprise and a bit of anger and said, "But we came first."

“I'm doing what Lady Elise said,” she said indifferently.

The three of them stood up and started to move towards the place that the young girl described. Arthur was beginning to wonder what lady Elise was like. The conversations he heard. It had piqued his curiosity.

Finally, they came to the door with two guards waiting in front of it. The guard opened the door and gestured for them to enter.