Calpheon, this capital of Rimosa Kingdom are the biggest city that Stevanius ever seen. Well, it is the first capital of kingdom that he sees afterall.
It size are 500 square kilometers that was fives time the size of cities that he lived on earth before, Calpheon are inhabited almost 1.2 million permanent residence.
Making the Calpheon having largest amount of population even amongst the surrounding kingdom. At the same times, Calpheon also the most prosperous city.
But that only brilliant aspect of the Calpheon, hides behind that brilliance. Calpheon are having a mist all years around, there also high criminality rates.
The city are far from perfect for living a good lives. But in certain moment, by far Calpheon are still better than most of cities, worker had big salary here.
Today was 18th September, but Stevanius arrived into Calpheon at 17th September in the night.
There stil 12 days until Heidel Ball officially started, but Stevanius wasn't worrying about getting an entry. He was already thinking plan how can he get the entry like while ago.
With 12days left, Stevanius wasn't sure if he wanted to explore the capital city or searching nearby monster to kill.
But Stevanius knew the chances of monster appear near the capital are slim, even though they appear. Locals adventurer and military probably already sweeping them out empty.
Stevanius went into adventure headquarter regardless, there actually someone flying above Calpheon airspaces but even stevanius against the idea of flying on his own.
To easily navigate around Calpheon, there are flying devices. But even then, it is still limited on number and the cost relatively expensive.
Heh, Stevanius doesn't care about money at all. Stevanius are using around 5.000 magic crystal already to buy an identity and for the mask. That 1.250.000 credit already, adding to his total debt to the system. Stevanius total debt are 7million credit.
Stevanius knew how it feels to use someone money, he was getting addicted into it. But also keep reminding himself over and over again to not fallen into deep, even if he had a plan to pays these debt once for all.
Anyway, Stevanius went into nearby stopping platform, pressing obvious looking button there. The stopping platform are 'similar' to bus stop on earth, they ware scattered everywhere around the cities.
But different from buses stop, someone need to request for the flying devices first. It is akin to calling taxi in the form of helicopter, so taxi helicopter? And they ware working automatically, there no pilots inside the flying devices.
The flying devices are in form of simple horizontal circles with only guardrails around the sidelines, it is akin to circular balcony styles of flying stages at the concert. Its size considered big, three or four people can fit inside, but there no chair whatsoever, the passenger need to stand alongside the journey.
As for the landing platform, it is circular shaped that similar to helicopter landing pad or helipad. But with its centre empty, when the flying devices arrived, it then went into those empty spaces at the centre.
After waiting for half of hours, the flying devices are arrived. Paying up 10 magic crystal, the barrier are opened and Stevanius can get inside.
There are holographic screen at the centre of flying devices, it is showing complete map of Calpheon cities.
The holographic screen are working with a touch screen, so it's easy for Stevanius to operate. Stevanius quickly found the adventure headquarter building on the map, it is one of few address that already being named afterall.
After deciding the destination, the 'computer' are starting to calculate the distance and determine the cost.
It saying 5 magic crystal on the screen, only after paying up did the flying devices take off.
'really, the prices of opening the barrier are ridiculous'
''how could it is more expensive than the actual driving cost?"
Really, there a reason as why people didn't use the flying devices that often. Stevanius had no idea of why the price are like that.
In just less than 15 minutes, Stevanius arrived at the adventure headquarter.
The adventure headquarter main building was massive, the building alone was at the size of basketball arena. As for the size of whole building complex are at the size of football stadium.
The headquarters main building design pretty much no different than normal adventure branch building at the city of Xam.
There big Roman dome building at the centre that being used as a main hall, connected with the dome are five stories tall building on the each side. (As reference, it is like The Trafford Centre dome, but with the bigger dome building at the middle and medieval looking building at the each sides)
"There must be an agreement some sort of to make adventures guild building like this. Or maybe it is just for convenience, the spaces are more wider like this"
Using standard square shape the spaces that can be used as receptionist table are limited. the spaces at the front section can't be used afterall, so the spaces only left with the remaining half.
But using whole half of the building kind of waste, so the spaces that can be used probably just quarter of it (in the rectangle shape).
Using circular shape at other hand, the spaces even only half can be used, they can use every remaining corner.
Like an arc shaped. The spaces will be bigger than using the square one. But it is also come with a downside, the place aren't manageable, it is becoming more complex with how diving it.
When using square shape, it is easy to being managed.
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Entering the hall, there are so many people inside. It sure was lively, the people are talking here and there, it is similar to how noisy the market are.
But the place are pretty big, so it is not crowded at all.
Stevanius easily moving his way through to the receptionist. He was, of course didn't using nobles like appearance when going into adventure guild.
Asking the receptionist, Stevanius got the information that he wanted.
Fortunately, after getting the information from the receptionist, Stevanius found out that the low levels monster are being left alone for low levelled adventures to hunt.
Only near the south area which was agriculture sector the monster being cleared up, up to half thousands miles.
As for other area, the surrounding being cleared around 100 to 200 miles. The surrounding main road also being maintained with 15-20 miles safe zones.
The Calpheon are putting a lot of effort maintaining the cities safety from outside threats, but their inner cities are at mess. Pickpocketing are common stuff that happened inside Calpheon strong, high, and mighty walls.
After getting out from adventure headquarter, Stevanius went into east direction. He didn't use flying devices this time, waiting for those things to appear are little bit to long. So he went to the eastern city gates using a carriages.
It is faster using carriage than waiting for half an hour using flying devices. The eastern gates aren't that far anyway, the adventures headquarter are located at eastern district afterall.
"where we going sir?" asked the coachman.
"city gates" said Stevanius.
Stevanius doesn't need to make thing clear like going to south city gates, west city gates, so on...
The coachman already knew what the city gates mean, his customer are just went out from adventure headquarter afterall. They will, absolutely going into the nearest city gates.
"10 silver"
Well, that was expensive.... mumbeled Stevanius inside.
After getting inside the carriages, Stevanius knew why the price was expensive. Apparently, inside the carriages are much more comfortable, and large than it appears outside.
Riding a carriages can get someone ass uncomfortable, even when going through paved road like in the cities.
But this carriage doesn't bumpy at all, it is not like the carriages went slow either. The carriages are actually faster than ordinary carriages that Stevanius once rides.
The breed of the horse also seems different than normal ones. They look like slightly too small for normal horse that being used to pull carriages, but don't look at their appearance because someone can easily being deceived.
These horse are stronger than how its seems,
Stevanius didn't even feel how long the rides take, after just few odd minutes, he already arrived at the eastern gates. That how comfortable the whole rides are.
Stevanius went into horse rental that near the eastern gates after getting off from the carriages.
Stevanius rented the horse that fit his size, 185 centimeters, apparently Stevanius was growing up 2 centimetre. Well that was understandable, he was still 19 years old afterall.
Stevanius actually wanted to change his basic appearance like height, muscle mass, and feet size. That would make his disguise more perfect, and his acting will absolutely getting progressed.
But Stevanius was helpless, the [Disguise] skill are just can change the outer appearances, like his hair, pupils, wrinkles on the skins, skin colour, and faces. Something like bone structure are out from [Disguise] skill league. [2]
Stevanius already guessed, he probably need skill like [Shapeshifting] to change his bone structure.
Anyway, Stevanius are already passing the city gates.
With the map that he got from the Adventure headquarter, Stevanius went into his first target. They ware kobold settlement.
Stevanius actually wanting to go into his old friends the goblins, but the goblin here probably stronger that he meets before, there are even power rank level for each monster at the surrounding.
It said that Goblin are recommended for rank 2 adventurer partying up, that was because goblin fighting with the number most of time. Even if rank-2 Adventurer can fight one or two goblin alone.
As for Stevanius rank, he was of course only at early Rank-2. Small kobold settlement are just full of rank 1 monster, only the chief probably at the levels of rank-2.
In any case, Stevanius was fighting using his body afterall. He cannot using sneak attack and silent style, when he came out with the identity, Stevanius also decided to change his battle style altogether.
It is not necessary, but why? would you ask?
Well, Stevanius also not sure. Even though it is troubled himself so much in the end, Stevanius just wanting to go all out with the acting.
It probably like...a new hobbies?
The distance from eastern city gates to the kobold settlement are around 350miles, with the horse speed that can go 60 kilometre a hour. Stevanius need approximately nine to ten hours of riding.
Fortunately for him, not only was the horse fast, it also had really good endurance.
Stevanius rest after taking four hours long journey, he cannot get into location today, he was out from the cities at 11 am afterall. Beside, the horse needed a rest, so Stevanius too.
He cannot takes things too harshly, the wilderness at the night are still full of danger. Even if Stevanius can see in the dark because [Cat eyes] the horse doesn't . So continuing the journey at the night really suicide.
Following main road still can get someone into accident when they ware journeyings through the night, as for undeveloped road, just pray for your life.
Setting up the tent, Stevanius are ready to make a dinner. The skies are getting dark afterall. He didn't forgot to feed the horse and give a water to satisfy its thirst.
After all done, Stevanius sleeping directly when the sun going down. He planning to continue the journey early at dawn.
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[1] Don't believe in this nonsense, I just made the whole thing up. I didn't do research or something.
[2] Disguise are what I refer of usage Clown face changing abilities and [Deception] skills, in case some reader getting confused as where the Disguise skill came from.