Two days later, I went back to the large building, in the Upper part of Olrad . The Royal Lizards returned with the required amount of thread, and also brought scales with them . I had no issue with that, even if I gave them a few kilograms too much, I wouldn't suffer . After weighting all the Yellow Dust, they thanked me, and expressed the will to trade again, if I had something as valuable as this .
I politely accepted that offer, and left . 'With those threads, I can now practice my skill' I thought . When they were still weighting the Yellow Dust, I had a proper look at the threads . These were not the same, that Nick gave me . These were different, also thin and flexible, but who knows if not stronger . 'Nick once said, that his inheritance is not much inside a city . Those strings alone costed a fortune, I guess that they must be much better . From the Lizard's description, I need a very sharp weapon of very good quality, in order to separate that thread . Good, as I will use them in battles, and I don't want someone simply severing my strings' I thought .
When I got back to the tavern, I rented a room and immediately decided to try out my new daggers, with the strings attached of course . I only used 2 daggers, it was because I lost touch with that skill . I had to pretty much relearn it . 'It's been a long time, since I used strings . Let's see how this will go' I thought and started my practice .
I soon got back to my usual form, and was able to manipulate the daggers, to a certain extent . Of course, the skill offered much more, but that was for the future . 'This is pretty much all I wanted from this village . I already learned a lot about smithing here . I also acquired a new map, and I have my new threads as well as daggers . It's time to leave, to somewhere else' I thought . Then I remembered something . "Right! I need to ask about food!" I exclaimed out loud .
I ended my training, and went straight to Lazar . Fortunately he was home . I asked "Do you know where I can get meat?" . He looked at me with questioning expression, and said "Have you tried tavern?" . I realized my mistake, and said "I meant, what creatures can I hunt outside, to get some meat?" . He said "There are couple of creatures, that are edible outside . For one, Fire Mare is edible . Its meat is not that great, but at least you won't starve" . I knocked my head lightly, and said "I forgot about them . What else is there, outside the Obsidian Mountains?" .
He said "That depends where you want to go . If you go further north, there will be some creatures called Ognars . These things are quite big, and usually live in groups . Hunting them alone, is not that easy, if you are not strong enough . They look a bit like bulls from the South, but are much bigger, stronger and grey in colour . They also have few horns on their heads, as well as spikes on their legs" . I nodded my head, and asked "What if I go towards the west?" .
He said "If you go to the west, the only source of food would be Lears . Although they don't look appetizing, they don't taste half bad, if cooked properly . Nothing else can be found over there really . As for the East, I don't think, you should be going that way" . I nodded my head, and said "Yes, I'm aware of that" . As I was about to leave Olrad, I asked Lazar to see his daughter . 'It's already been a while, so I might be able to check, if any blue gass was still coming out of her' I thought .
Lazar had nothing against that, and even welcomed it . I check her blood first, but saw no signs of blue colour inside . I then placed my hand on her forehead, and waited . I didn't know whenever Frosty was asleep, or it was trying and she had no coldness inside her body anymore . 'I will have to ask Frosty later, if it tried . If not, well, I did what I could anyway' I thought, and said "Everything seems to be fine . I will be leaving tomorrow, so this is our last meeting" . Lazar nodded his head, and said "I'm very grateful for what you did . . " I stopped him, and said "Don't worry about it . You already helped me out, and I returned the favour . You don't need to pledge yourself to me or anything" . He thought for a while, and said "Alright . If you ever come by Olrad again, please do visit . I will treat you to some food and drinks at the tavern" . I nodded my head, and said goodbyes .
'I will visit the workshop as well . It would not be nice of me to just leave, without saying anything to that old Lizard' I thought, and went straight to workshop . The old Lizard, was as always inside the room at the back . I said "I came to say goodbye . Tomorrow, when I'm rested, I will leave Olrad" . He seemed a bit sad about the news, but soon brightened up, and said "I knew this day would arrive sooner or later . You are a good kid, your skills in smithing are still in their infancy, but you have great potential . Train well, and you might reach the ranks of Advanced Smiths in the future" .
I nodded my head, and said "I will try to achieve that . Take care of yourself old man" . He also said his goodbyes, and I left . I returned to the tavern, and went back to my room . After resting properly on a decent bed for the last time, I woke up and said "It's time to go . Our new destination, is west!" . I then left Olrad, and headed straight for the territory of Golems . 'According to my new map . If I walk there at a normal pace, I should be able to get there in about 2 weeks time . I also know that Lars live in caves, if I see any caves on my way, I should visit them, and find some supplies for my further journey' I thought .
I passed couple of inactive volcanoes, as well as couple groups of Fire Mares and Fire Sludges . I decided to go west, even though I wanted to meet Crow as well . 'Crow will probably need a lot of time, to gather some very useful information . I will leave it to him for now, and explore the western parts of the North . I will head back to see Crow, when I'm done in west' I thought .
A day later, I was already outside the Obsidian Mountains area, and the Wilderness again spread in front of me . I said "Frosty, come out . We have some talking to do" .
Chapter end
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