Chapter 74 - Labyrinth City 'Orario'
"Two Familias?"
Luke took the scrolls and inspected the labels printed on them.
"Yes, they are the 'Dian Cecht Familia' located on Northwest Street and the 'Goibniu Familia' located at the intersection of North and Northwest Street."
Riveria provided the locations and names of the two Familias while pointing at the corresponding scrolls in Luke's hands, indicating which scroll corresponds to which Familia.
"These two Familias have established long-term cooperative relationships with our Loki Familia. If you need anything in the future, you can also visit their shops."
"Dian Cecht Familia runs a pharmacy, while Goibniu Familia is a smith-type Familia."
"Perfect, I was planning to visit Goibniu Familia anyway."
After listening to Riveria's explanation, Luke nodded and accepted the errand.
After that, the two chatted briefly, and Riveria left first. She needed to return to her room to provide basic education to Ais.
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The night quickly passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.
Luke got up early and was doing some simple exercises in his room, a habit he had maintained for several years.
Knock, knock, knock!
Just when he had finished his exercise and was about to give his body a little wipe, there was a knock on the door.
"Wait a moment, I'll open the door soon."
After shouting a response to the person outside, Luke went to the door.
Opening the door, he saw Ais standing alone outside quietly.
"Did Riveria ask you to come find me?"
Turning to let Ais in, Luke asked her.
"Yeah, Riveria went out with Loki just now and asked me to stay with you today."
Ais walked into the room, found the chair she had sat on last time, sat down, and nodded at Luke in response.
"Alright, let me tidy up a bit."
Luke wiped his body with a towel and quickly put on his clothes.
Once ready, he took Ais and began their day of rest in the city.
In the labyrinth city of 'Orario,' there are eight large roads known as 'main streets.'
The eight 'main streets' radiate from the central part of the city, extending in eight directions: north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, and northwest, all the way to the city wall surrounding the city.
The entire city is enclosed by a perfect circular stone wall, with tall tower-like buildings standing in the outer part.
As one moves toward the center of the city, the height of the buildings decreases.
To better understand the overall appearance of the city, it's akin to a cake cut into eight equal parts.
When distinguishing between various streets, they are usually named according to the cardinal directions, such as North Street, Southeast Street, and so on.
Loki Familia's base, 'Twilight Manor,' is located on North Street, also known as the 'Bustling Street.'
After leaving the Familia's residence and having breakfast, Luke and Ais made their first stop at Northwest Street, also known as the 'Adventurer Street.'
This street gathers the most adventurers in Orario.
Numerous weapon shops, item shops, inns, and other stores that adventurers frequently use make this bustling street lively and crowded.
Not only are there conventional shops, but if you turn a few corners into the alleyways, you can find many old-fashioned and peculiar-looking stores.
The reason this street is called the 'Adventurer Street' is not only because of the shops frequently visited by adventurers but also because the main headquarters of the Adventurer's Guild—Pantheon is located here.
Compared to the branch office on the first floor of Tower of Babel, the main headquarters, built with pure white materials, resembles a temple and has a more sacred and solemn atmosphere.
Basically, the functions that the branch office can perform are also available at the main headquarters, with additional features not found in the branch office.
For example, considering currency exchange, the branch office on the first floor of Tower of Babel was established later, primarily for the convenience of adventurers.
The money exchange in the branch office only supports the exchange of magic stones for small amounts and smaller sizes.
For large magic stones found in the deeper levels of the dungeon or the substantial loot brought back from Familia 'expeditions,' adventurers must go to Pantheon for exchange.
When Luke and Ais crossed the road and arrived at Northwest Street, they immediately saw the guild headquarters adjacent to the street.
Both Luke and Ais were visiting Pantheon for the first time.
Standing at the entrance, they could see the spacious front courtyard and the large monument set within it.
Perhaps because it was morning, most adventurers at this time were preparing to enter the dungeon.
As a result, there were not many adventurers entering or leaving the guild building.
The Pantheon is usually quite busy, responsible for operating Orario and managing all matters related to the dungeon.
In addition to the adventurer registration procedures and listing them as residents of Orario and giving them a certain status and rights protection.
And in order to use the profits gained from the dungeon to better develop the city, the guild also actively discloses a lot of knowledge and information about the dungeon to adventurers and will also assist in dungeon exploration.
However, today, Luke and Ais were here for rest, so they did not enter Pantheon.
After a brief visit and getting familiar with the place, they returned to the street.
It was just past 8 in the morning.
At this time, most adventurers were preparing to enter the dungeon, so the street was filled with crowds of adventurers getting ready to explore the dungeon.
Demihumans carrying large swords disappeared into weapon shops, Pallums were busy going in and out of item shops, and there were many supporters with huge backpacks following behind adventurers.
In this originally quiet and leisurely morning, Northwest Street was as lively and bustling as ever, living up to its name as the 'Adventurer Street.'
Luke, accompanied by Ais, navigated through the crowd.
To prevent Ais from being swept away by the adventurers, he kept holding her small hand.
Ais obediently followed Luke's steps.
Not far into the street, they found their next destination: the 'Dian Cecht Familia' from Riveria's commission.
According to Riveria's description, the emblem of the 'Dian Cecht Familia' was a combination of a ball of light and a herb.
The huge building made of pure white stone in front of Luke had exactly the same logo hanging on it.