After buying up large quantities of food that I could cook and putting it in my inventory we decided to look for a place to eat and then leave the town for good.
"Hey Lilly do you mind talking to the staff I'm still a bit annoyed and I don't really want to talk unless I have to."
"Sure."
Truly an angel in disguise although I guess in this case biological golem. After a bit of wondering we found a decent place and since money wasn't an issue as we would be leaving soon I decided to splurge while keeping some money just in case.
After ordering the meal which was to say somewhat simple the waitress asked us-
"Do you have a guild license?"
Slightly agitated by the question that may stop us from ordering I harshly asked "Um no why"
"All members of the adventurers guild get a discount from all shops although only slight with the amount of food you ordered you could save a ton of money."
"No we don't and we don't mind paying full price were just passing through before we head to the capital" I lied we were going to the capital eventually but I wanted to explore some more beforehand to find anything that could enhance my strength.
"If you want to go to the capital you need a guild licence of some sort? It's a mandatory law just in case of war! If you're not an adventurer we can take the other types of guild cards but with your outfit I thought you were since you look like a bodyguard."
Interesting, when I was a part of the party we didn't have to use a guild card we could just enter and exit without difficulty. It may be beneficial to join a guild I could get some info too.
"All right I guess that's good to know but we'll pay in full"
She looked somewhat dissatisfied with my answer but couldn't really refuse since I was still paying. "Oh okay thank you for your purchase. Your food will be out soon"
After a short wait we are our food and got ready to high tail it out of the city. The guards of the area seemed to have quarantined the area of the dead bodies.
Without a need for words Lilly jumped on my back and I jumped onto the roof before doing a running leap over the border fence of the town landing silently. Although Lilly could have done it easily she usually gets clingy from time to time and she uses the time to absorb my mana which bolsters her strength slowly as my mana is more 'Pure' according to her.
Either way I don't mind. I started sprinting at half my maximum speed to test my endurance and after a hour of near constant sprinting in the direction of the capital I noticed a person that I sensed in the town on a roof but never really cared about. His speed was inferior to mine but I had been weaving tracks in different directions in case we would be tracked down the line. This had cost us quite a bit of time but since we spent barely an hour in the town we should be fine. But to be safe, No witnesses.
Pulling out one of my new special weapons I came to an abrupt halt. Crouching down and stabilizing the sniper on my knee I aimed the iron sight at the person. Channelling mana to the iron sight a holographic sniper scope formed out of mini mana circles. Although they were quite the distance away with my way of propulsion the bullet would not miss. Loading a test round I fired and hit the person in the knee it seems that my aim was not balanced. Lilly slung herself over my back as I calmed my breathing. Being together managed to somewhat calm me. Taking another shot with a non experimental bullet i hit the correct target piercing a hole right through their chest. Finally using my last special round I aimed for the head and the upper half of the body was demolished like it didn't exist. My prototype sniper worked the only issue was the reloading system which needed tinkering.I had been walking slowly for the last few hours after tinkering with my weapon to perfect it Lilly had fallen 'asleep' on my back so I decided this would be where we camp for tonight .
Unpacking from my inventory a small stove a medium tent with a bed inside with some covers we were practically ready for bed. While she was sleeping she has been absorbing my mana slowly increasing her strength although not at a massive rate it was still surprising to be able to passively gain strength in any kind. Laying her in bed I decided to eat something. Pulling out a boar/deer hybrid from the dungeon I started roasting it but the smell was terrible. Taking a taste, it was worse than the original although it wasn't like the uncooked thing was any better due to it being a labyrinth monster.
After consuming that crystal I am no longer gaining stats from any monster I consume. I'm guessing that I have to kill monsters that are about the strength of that boss or above. Or the problem could be I have hit a limit on consumption but it doesn't say anything about it. I need to gain more strength and fast who knows how far I am from the strongest beings. Sure I must be somewhat strong to be able to kill those people without noticing but what about knights and adventurers. I'm sure that we will have conflicts in the future but for now I should head towards the capital and pick up some more material from a local source. I may as well go to sleep and train in the morning.
Putting the clothes I had on in my inventory and putting on some pajamas I layed down next to Lilly and cupped her head next to mine. I pecked her on the cheek and fell into the land of Dreamland
Sweet dreams Lilly.