After typing out a quick message to Donny on a strange keyboard that sprang into existence in front of him letting him know generally that he was fine and dealing with problems elsewhere he closed out his friends tab He wasn’t close enough to Donnyton to affect the outcomes anyway so there was no point in reading up on things only to worry about them Better to focus on the present where there were several issues that he needed to address
When Randidly walked out of the boat and onto the deck intending to go visit Claptrap what he found gave him pause The two female spear users who had tested him in the belly of the Tassle shop were now on the deck as well meditating Around the boats most of the other boats had unhooked their moorings and were drifting away and there was a path of choppy orange water towards which their boat slowly floated
Curiously there were two other figures on the boat their heads to the deck in some strange sort of prayer stance of genuflection They also looked oddly familiar
Above them Randidly’s emerald Tassle flapped eye catchingly next to the sky blue of Shal’s He turned to Divvit and asked What’s going on The boat’s moving
Divvit snorted Yes Not only was your performance too eye catching but it also revealed Shal’s presence here With the boat now flying both of your Tassles well Most would give way and let us move closer to the heart of Qtal as is our prerogative But it also brings more attention
Divvit nodded towards the genuflecting figures to whom Randidly turned And who are these people
Almost as if they had both been waiting for this opportunity both smoothly stood one male one female The female had long brown hair braided and curled down her back She was Randidly couldn’t help but notice extremely lovely A dirty part of him wondered how good with a spear she could really be with hips as well endowed as that but quickly squashed that line of thought She was Randidly thought in his second and more relevant realization the woman who had carried that fool’s body off of the stage during the fight
Randidly spared the male a glance then a longer more serious look as he watched him open his mouth
Heh I’m glad you asked The male said with a smug look raising his gem studded spear which had apparently been cleaned of his vomit I am the greatest talent the Iron Spear Style has seen in generations My name is
Err no Randidly interrupted wanting to cut him off before he began running his mouth I guess I really meant why are you here
Sir this one humbly requests that this one receive the honor of being your spear attendant The female said bowing again
The male chuckled evilly and spoke haughtily all the while bowing even lower than the female his nose practically brushing the ground as he spoke Hmph kneel and accept my honorable generosity I too will be the best spear attendant possible No need to thank me for I
Is this normal Randidly asked Divvit as he pointed to the two
Divvit chuckled Their personalities Perhaps not but yes spear users that have acknowledged their own inferiority and don’t have much room for upward mobility in their own Style will attach themselves to talented individuals It is a yearly commitment for them but you may terminate the relationship at anytime You don’t really need to do much for them they are effectively indenturing themselves to you in order to hitch themselves to your social status It is still a bit early I think for you to have spear attendants in terms of strength but
Shrugging Divvit closed his eyes and returned to meditating Randidly just scratched his head But he hesitated for a few reasons
It is definitely not because the woman’s looks ’ Randidly assured himself eyeing her bowing form briefly Then he shook his head If he was to up the training with Shal it would be hard for him to venture away from the boat very often And that was assuming that they remained here for the training Plus he wanted to continue his potion experiments and to fund what he needed to Engrave and both of those were rather time consuming activities
It might be worth it to have these two as spear attendants especially if he didn’t really need to do anything But did he really need them both
Randidly looked at them again and the woman straightened smiling sweetly at him But Randidly’s eyes were on the male who remained hunched over in a bowing position refusing to move He took in his posture the slight tremble to his body and the white knuckled grip on his spear
A drop of water traced down his brow and dripped onto the deck with an audible plop Randidly closed his eyes
Probably just sweat huh Randidly whispered then shook his head It was a little embarrassing how emotional he had gotten since becoming involved in Donnyton Before he had been Well he had been like a ghost Without a personality walking through life But slowly he was changing finding his own path
He was still emotionally withdrawn but he was starting to connect more with people around him More importantly though people were growing to value him It was a strange feeling to have others dependant on him First Donnyton and now these two
Strangely for the first time Randidly was truly thankful for the system and the changes it had brought to his life
Alright I accept Is there a ritual or a form we have to sign
Chapter 140
Claptrap spent most of the morning using the money he had received from Artisan Dwei to purchase leather bracers steel boots and iron breastplates He was able to cash in some of his other armors and use the rest of his savings and got 200 of each which would be a solid start to satisfying the Crashing Wave Style
Then he returned to his boat only to be flummoxed by a simple truth Claptrap had no idea how to contact the Ghosthound He opened his friends list and began to scroll through the previoulys met tab but because Qtal was such a densely packed city and he had also just been at the market at the most well attended event in the last month
Finding the Ghosthound was almost impossible there simply was no way to track him down He would probably have a few days but eventually Artisan Dwei would return At that time if he didn’t have any finished armor to give him
Claptrap shivered Although the other seemed like a personally reasonable person you didn’t become an Artisan by being soft So in the meantime Claptrap needed to
There was a knock on the door to his cab causing Claptrap to frown Standing up he walked over and opened the wooden door finding three individuals standing there
Yo The Ghosthound said coolly rubbing the back of his neck Claptrap almost burst into tears Then he refocused and launched into a rapid explanation of everything that happened with the Crashing Wave sect and how Claptrap may have revealed the Ghosthound’s engraving which might possibly get back to the guilds who would then come out to find him How this might all lead to them tortured in a dark place far away
As he finished breathing heavily he had the chance to look around What Claptrap saw caused his eyelids twitched slightly
Ah these two are trustworthy right He said gesturing towards the shapely woman and the angry seeming man who was opening his mouth The Ghosthound snorted cutting him off
A little late for that isn’t it Don’t worry about more importantly they said they would buy as many as I could make Interesting What’s the price
Claptrap’s face fell He couldn’t’ forget the Ghosthound’s incisive questioning that slowly stripped away Claptrap’s bargaining power Even now although the question sounded innocent he felt the possible profits fleeing away from him
W well the price is dependant on the quality of the Engraving At certain levels
The Ghosthound held up a hand then gestured to the woman You what’s your name
She bowed her lovely brown hair cascading forward to cover her face Her voice was soft and sweet It is Helen