The communication device was inside his pouch that he had kept on the table. Lucius got up and began to walk towards the table.
"I wonder who has called me at this hour," Lucius thought to himself as he walked towards the pouch.
When he was close enough, Lucius extended his hand towards the pouch. Then he put his hand inside the pouch and took out the communication device shortly after.
He received the call and put it near his ears. He didn't even bother to check the number in the slightest.
A calming resounded through his ears, the moment he received the call.
"Hey Lucius, how are you?" A calming voice resounded through his ears.
Lucius recognized the voice within an instant, this voice belonged to none other than Zoe.
"Zoe is that you speaking" Lucius asked.
"Yeah, it's me, Zoe who is speaking, don't you have my number saved" Zoe replied.
"I didn't check before picking up the call," Lucius exclaimed.
After that, they exchanged a few more friendly words to show courtesy to one another before they got to the straight point.
"So why have you called me, I am sure that you won't call me without a reason, " Lucius asked, his voice carrying curiosity.
Zoe remained silent for the next few before she ultimately spoke.
"Well, there is going to be a little change in our schedule. We are going to the dungeon in the next 3 days due to reasons that I can't tell you" Zeo replied, her voice carrying seriousness.
When Lucius heard that, he widened his eyes in complete disbelief since it was too little time.
"We're not supposed to go to the dungeon 10 days later? Why are we going so soon!?" Lucius asked, his voice carrying seriousness and frustration.
"Like I told you, I can't tell you the reason behind our early departure," Zeo replied with a shrug.
When Lucius heard that he frowned heavily. He was also kind of upset since she refused to tell him the reason behind their early departure but he still agreed.
Since he needs them to go to the dungeon. Without going to a dungeon his growth speed would stagnate which he doesn't want to happen.
"I only have 500 gold coins remaining which isn't nearly enough to buy enough potion required for dungeon raiding," Lucius thought to himself.
He fell into deep thought on how to earn more gold coins. Zoe was still online as he thought about how to earn gold coins which he seemed to have completely forgotten about.
"Hey Lucius, are you there?" Zoe asked, her voice echoing through his ears.
This caused Lucius to snap out of his daze. He quickly resumed the conversation.
"Yes I am here, if this is all you want right, I will be cutting the call" Lucius exclaimed as he prepared to cut the call.
"Wait a minute, I have something to ask you" Zoe exclaimed.
Lucius halted his hand as he was about to cut the call, he signaled Zoe to continue.
"You see we are lacking a blacksmith in our team and due to the short time we have at our hand, we can't even find capable blacksmiths.
So, can you try to persuade Lincoln to join this dungeon raid" Zoe asked, her voice carrying seriousness.
When Lucius heard that a grin appeared on his face. Zoe couldn't see his grin since she was not talking to him in person.
"This a perfect opportunity to place some absurd demands since judging from her tone, her only last option is Lincoln. I won't mind placing absurd demands on her who treats people nicely depending on her convenience" Lucius thought to himself with a grin on his face.
Lucius was in need of money anyway to buy potions so he didn't mind taking advantage of someone who is very wealthy.
"As for convening Lincoln, he will probably listen to this request since I have saved his life. Moreover, he will also get a lot of benefits" Lucius thought to himself.
A few minutes of thinking later, Lucius decided to proceed with his plan. At first he fixed his tone making sure that she couldn't understand that he was happy.
"He probably won't join us to raid the dungeon since you had behaved quite rudely with him just a few days later. So there isn't any use in talking to him" Lucius said to Zoe.
Zoe felt silent when she heard that, she remained silent for the next few seconds before she finally spoke.
"Just talk to him and tell him that I cma willing to pay him as much as he wants as long as he joins on the raid on the dungeon" Zoe exclaimed, her voice carrying frustration.
A grinding sound was produced from the communicator, she was probably gritting her teeth since she knew that she would lose a lot of money.
Lucius just pretended not to notice.
"Alright I will try but I don't know if I can convince him but I will try. I will keep the call" Lucius exclaimed.
After that he cut the call after he confirmed that there was nothing else to discuss. Lucius laid on his bed with a visible smile on his face.
"I will ask Lincoln to give me half of the money that she pays. He will probably listen to my request. I will tell him to demand an absurd amount of money" Lucius muttered with a smile on his face.
Lucius took out his watch and looked at the time. He realized that it was only 7 in the morning.
"I will rest for a few hours before I make my way towards his smithy to convince to join us on our raid" Lucius muttered under his breath.
He set a timer on his watch that will wake him up after a few hours. After that he kept the watch inside his pouch. He kept everything that he wasn't using aside. After that he made himself comfortable and dozed off soon after.
A few hours later.
The ringing sound of his watch resounded through his entire room which rang out near his ear.
He got up shortly after the bell started to ring. He looked at the time and realized that he had woken at the right time since it was 11 in the morning.
He turned off the alarm, then he got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. After a few minutes later, he had freshened up, he put on a new pair of clothes.
He attached the sword on his left waist and pouch on his right. He made sure to put on his Divine badge.
"Let's go to the smithy and meet up Lincoln" Lucius muttered under his breath.
He walked towards the door and opened it up. Then he left his room and headed straight towards the exit.
His Mom saw him heading towards the exit so she walked towards him. His Mom asked him where he was going, he told the truth and not to worry about him.
He also had a small chat with his sister and played with her for a few minutes before he bid them farewell.
After that, he walked towards the exit of the door. The moment he left his home, he was greeted by the familiar emptiness of his road.
He just let out a sigh and began walking towards the smithy where Lincoln resides. An hour of walking later in the crowded area, Lucius finally arrived in front of the smithy of Lincoln. He halted his steps when he reached the smithy.
"There is something odd about this smithy" Lucius thought to himself as he looked in front of him.