After five days of journey, Alexander can almost see the Kingdom. The Snow Mountain Kingdom is located in the northern snow mountains of the central continent. The Kingdom is currently surrounded by snow mountain and only have one entrance which is why it has another name, 'The Snow Mountain Fortress'!
Base on the historical books and poems, the snow mountain kingdom is impregnable. Its walls experienced countless of wars but still standing and no other kingdom even foreign kingdom was able to capture this majestic fortress. The Kingdom is currently under the Crystal Royal Family and their reign in the kingdom was so good that the some of the people around the empires would like to move in this fortress.
"We're almost there, we just need to take camp for tonight and we will be arrive in the City gates by dusk tomorrow." Said by Candice. In this five days, Alexander still did the daily quest given by the system to earn extra gold and he also got some yellow rank herb that can be use for concoctions and to feed the wild beast. "Alright, let us set up camp and tomorrow, we will now be able to sleep comfortably and eat lavishly." Insteuct by Alexander while laughing. "Your the best big brother!" Cheered by Lulu who's hugging Alexander's thigh. Both Hector and Kratos just nodded and helped with the preparation to camp.
"Open status!" Alexander said in his mind.
[Status] [Mission Board]
Name: Alexander F*cking Mcdowell
Age: 16
Occupation: Merchant(Apprentice)
Money: 253 Gold (24 days before deduction)
Power Level: (Blue Ranker 2)
Strength: 395 Intelligence: 275
Charisma: 380 Wisdom: 283
Endurance: 314 Luck: 525
Agility: 318
Skills:
Hide(Mastery) Tracking(Mastery)
Appraise(Mastery) Apothecary (Intermediate)
Smithing(Beginner) Haggle(Intermediate)
Titles:
'The one reincarnated for the 100th time'
'Chosen of the Elements'
'Beast Farmer'
'Meat Merchant'
'Raging Demon'
'Sole Survivor'
"Not bad of a harvest, I'm almost Rank 3 just a bit more gold." While contemplating his plans once he is in the city, Hector approaches him. "Master!" Hector greets Alexander, "the is ready master! And also master, while me and Kratos looking some wood to burn for the campfire, we found this this strange stones nearby." Hector present a normal looking stone to Alexander. Alexander just stared at the stone and doesn't feel anything weird about it. He also tried to check his tens of thousands of years worth of knowledge but to no avail. He can't find any information about the stone nor can he feel something on the stone.
"What is so weird about this stone?" Alexander asked. "I am not sure as well master, i just feel that this stone is something that is not ordinary." Hector explained with his face turning red of embarrassment. "Pixie, can you scan this stone for me?" Alexander called on Pixie for help. "Sure thing master!" Pixie appeared and take out a magnifying glass and check on the stone.
After a few seconds, Pixie return the magnifying glass into her small bag and said "Master! This stone would be a very good addition to the secret realm! This stone is called, Shale Iron." Shocked, Alexander is familiar with Shale Iron. As he was a blacksmith in one of his past life, he always encounter this stone. As this stone is a very good component in forging weapons that is blue rank or lower. Combined with some other ore, he onced forge a peak red weapon in accident that causes his life to be endangered and was assassinated by an unknown assassin.
Thinking of these memories, he smiled bitterly as he was unable to enjoy the peak of being a blacksmith unlike of being an alchemist in which he was successful in his few lifetimes. He stared at Hector and commanded "take me where you found this stone." Hector nodded and guide Alexander where he got the stone.
After a few minutes of walking, they stumble upon of a pile of Shale Iron and after walking further, they saw a cave. "Pixie, scan the place if this is a Shale Mine and if we can take the whole mine in the secret realm." Alexander said and Pixie immediately go to work. While waiting, the check some other places near the cave for some piles of shale Iron or some other ore that maybe he can find but unfortunately, only this shale mine is available.
Alexander went back to the Cave and saw Pixie finished her work. "Master, upon checking the cave, tis cave is indeed a shale mine however, almost all of its deposit has beed mined. We can take the whole mine in the secret realm and hopefully in time, it may replenish it's deposit." Pixie explained. Thinking about it, Alexander instruct pixie to take the shale mine into the realm and took the pile of Shale Iron that they find into his storage ring.
"With this pile of Shale Iron, I should be able to make some weapons and I'll just purchase some other ore in the fortress to jump start my business." After collecting all the shale iron, he got back to camp and took a rest with the others.
At the shale mine after a few hours when Alexander and Hector left, a group of people arrived. "Boss, the shale iron that we mined are over there, that is the last pile of shale iron that we can mined as the mine is already depleted." Said by one of miner. When they are near at the pile site, the miners were shocked as the pile of shale iron disappeared. "Bo-boss! I swear! We just left the pile of shale iron here!" Said by the other miner who was scared that his legs are shaking. The person in black didn't talk and observe the surroundings.
He felt some living beeings in the east of the mine. The person immediately disappear and arrived near at the camp where the merchants are drinking happily while some are sleeping. The person in black tried to search for the shale iron but couldn't find anything hence he silently disappear from the camp and back where the miners at.
"I'll give you another chance. Look for another shale mine and gather atleast a ton of it within 7 days. If no shale iron were harvested, then I'll just harvest your lives understand?" Said by the person in black in a hoarse voice. The miners immediately kowtowed and thank the man in black and immediately go to work.
After a few minutes when the person in black disappear from the camp, Alexander opened his eyes and smile. "That was closed, it is really great that we are accompanied by this merchants." And the night quietly passed.