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Chapter 42 - How to hunt and steal?

Arriving at the cafeteria, I was early for dinner, but as my goal was not just to eat, but to meet my friends and discuss my exploration in the woods near the city.

The first meeting I had was Torris, it looks like he has his meals before the cafeteria filling up should be his preference .

I waved for him to join me.

"Hi Torris, I have to discuss something with the whole team today.

"Hi, did something happen?"

"Actually, yes, but is it better to wait for everyone to arrive while we wait for such a dinner?"

"OK."

While I was eating with Torris the Holt Brothers arrived and then Raziel appeared, only Ingredi needed to arrive now.

"So Ulric, what happened to you that you had to get everyone together?"

"Ingredi has not yet reached Erick."

"We can start now and then repeat for the ward."

"There are actually two main points and I can start with one now."

"I went to register with the guild today and after finishing the registration I went to explore the small forest near the east gate and while I was exploring I found something interesting , but I couldn't stay much in the forest because I was being followed by a group of three warriors. "

"What did you find in the woods?"

"That will be left until later when Ingredi arrives now I want to talk about the group that I am kidding."

"The group was made up of a gray core warrior she had a totem in her outfit was a green horse, a black core warrior who was strangely familiar to me, but I can't remember where I know he is last one warrior of the black core she didn't even have a striking feature I just saw them from a distance so I couldn't see even a small detail of their clothes. "

"Do you know any noble house that has a green horse as a totem?"

I received a negative response from my friends even when Raziel realized something.

"Maybe I know how to identify this warrior, the totem you saw may not be from a noble house, but from a group of adventurers, many of them have their own brands, usually those who choose a totem are ambitious to make the group become a Clan . "

"Because as far as I know there is not even a noble house with a green horse as a totem in reality I know two horse totems, but one of them is red and the other the horse is black and it has four legs instead of two or one of them it's green."

"Could anyone from the noble house that has the red horse make a variation for a green horse?"

There may be someone who personalizes the family totem , but Torris has a different opinion.

"No, totems do not change color, a change like that would only be done by someone who will create a new noble home. It is a gray-core warrior. The only changes that are accepted on a totem pole and a red line on the totem pole are that. it has the meaning that the person who carries this totem does not have the right to be the leader of the noble house, usually bastards have to carry totems like that.

Torris must be right and the totem does not belong to a noble house as I thought.

" Ulrick may be the warrior of the noble houses that have the red horse totem, some nobles make their guild groups carry a totem similar to the noble house that the group members are part of."

"It may be Raziel , but to find out I have to go to the guild to research the groups that have it use a green horse as a symbol."

"But you know why they were following you ."

"I know they started to follow me after I entered the woods since before I left the city I hadn't noticed anyone following me."

"Maybe you didn't notice someone following you around town and after seeing where you were going he sent a group after you Ulric."

"I cannot be a master of tracking, but I have confidence in my skills. Raziel I was not followed while I was in the city. I believe that this group took my trail inside the forest and started to follow me ."

"Anyway, I doubt that they had good intentions for you Ulric to start following someone in the woods that is used by Rank F adventurers when their cultivation and probably above their prey can only mean that they wanted to kill you."

"I agree with Raziel that this warrior would not follow you for a good reason."

"I am happy that you agree with my actions, but I ran away from the forest because I was already sure that my chances were slim to kill my pursuers, which is why I intend to discover their identity and ambush them to capture them and interrogate their leader . "

"Only then can I find out if it was just bad luck that they followed me or someone sent them."

"You are not a little paranoid Ulric must have been just bad luck."

"Two things for you to learn Erick."

"First constant surveillance!"

"Never let your guard down bad things can happen and will happen, but don't think it was bad luck it could always be that someone is trying to kill you."

"According to even if it was by chance that they Sequiam me there 's no way they follow me with good reason we have one more reason to catch them beyond revenge such people can surrender money and perhaps to even a good reputation in the guild."

"So I want your help to track this group and capture them."

"Can I count on your help?"

Receiving confirmation from my friends, we started to create a plan to discover the identity of the group I am following today.

After arguing for almost an hour I finally saw Ingredi entering the cafeteria I was already thinking that I would not see her today, but it seems that she just comes to dinner when the cafeteria starts to empty.

I motioned for her to join us, but as she is with Hilda it makes Ingredi seem undecided on what to do.

Ingredi's indecisive face is very cute when it matches with the irritated Hilda on her side, but in the end she decided to join us and her sister followed her and with that the two joined us and that makes me indecisive since that would mean that you would have to divide the mine deposit by seven parts instead of six parts.

Coping with Hilda is not exactly a problem and maybe this is a good way to get closer to her without looking forced.

"Good night Ingredi and Hilda."

"Hi Ulric."

"Hey."

Well at least she still said hi to me and didn't try to attack me like last time.

" Has something happened ?"

"Actually, today I had taken the day to register with the guild and I found something interesting in the woods near the east gate."

"Cool must be some pretty valuable natural resource or you wouldn't have a smile on your face, Ulric ."

"Actually, I still haven't got it yet. I'm going to need a little help to get it."

It looks like I managed to get Hilda's attention.

"But there is not even a strong magical animal in this forest that he used to train the adventurers of Rank F, you are not so weak that you cannot kill anything in that forest what did you find there?"

"Sister, don't be gross with Ulric."

"I didn't know you liked him Ingredi, I'll treat him better then."

"I do not like him!"

It is fun to see Hilda playing with Ingredi, maybe I should participate too .

"Wow, I didn't know you hated me that much , Ingredi, to have to shout that you don't like me."

"It is not like that Ulric."

"I think my sister really hates you otherwise she wouldn't have screamed that strong she usually doesn't."

"I think I had at least earned her respect during the test, but she still hates me that makes me very sad."

Unfortunately, I can't fake tears because that would be very useful now.

"You two are going to shit!"

"If they keep teasing me, I'm leaving!"

Maybe you took it too far?

" I was just kidding, Ingredi, I know you don't hate me."

"I made it very emotional and any game I play with her ends up crying."

"I'm not crying!"

Better to stop the joke if not Ingredi can really cry her eyes are already getting red Hilda really and Ingredi's weak point.

"Ok let's stop playing games I have a serious matter to talk to you about."

"But first I want to make it very clear that this conversation does not leave here, ok?"

"I found a small deposit of elemental minerals in the forest, although their quality is not very high and above average, but to get the ore we will have to do the mining quickly and incognito."

I don't like the idea very much.

"You are crazy if they discover that we mine in the woods, we will have to pay fines to the city until we can be accused of illegal activities."

"I like the Ulric idea."

"Don't get into it, Hilda."

"Don't be like that, Ingredi, I 'm just afraid to be careful and nobody will find out, is it Ulric ?"

"Exactly Hilda using the ingredients magic of Ingredi we can get the ore out quickly and avoid paying the countless fees and taxes that we would have to do this at dawn and I even have some excuses to be in the woods with a large group if we are questioned.

"What excuse?"

"I was followed today to later be interrogated we can give the excuse to go behind the group following me today."

"What kind of group do you dry today?"

"It was a group of warriors, one man and two women, the strongest was a warrior from the gray core who wore a green horse totem. I will search the guild later if there are any groups that use this symbol ."

"Does it seem like a good opportunity for how we will decide the profit?"

"Hilda our group has a common policy to share profits evenly so it would be seven equal parts has enough ore for everyone to get a good amount of money."

With the right things just get a piece of equipment to mine and find a good time to mine.

"Depending on the ore, it may not be profitable to sell it, but to keep it for your own use ."

When we talked about my pursuers Sten is quiet the moment I talk about getting money he manifests himself in the conversation.

"You raised a good point Sten, we will have to calculate the value of everything and divide the spoils to suit everyone's preferences. It may be useful for some of us to keep the ore to forge something personal, but taking into account the elements of the metal, there will be people who will prefer to sell. "

"The most important thing now is to mine the entire deposit without attracting attention, do you all agree with me?"

With that my team is in agreement with the hunt for my pursuers and the mining although we have more Hilda in the group I do not think that we will have problems with the mining and the hunting.