Chapter 128: Buying a carriage

Following Carlos' suggestion, the group headed to the transportation sector he mentioned. Carlos quickly made the necessary arrangements to rent or buy a carriage. As they walked with him, the streets of the Duchy were bustling, with a significantly larger number of merchants and passersby hurrying about their daily activities.

"Why are there so many people?" Beatrice asked, but none of them knew how to answer. Carlos turned and commented, "Harvest season. Many people come to the center to take advantage of the sales," he said indifferently.

They continued walking after the response. Monica and Beatrice seemed much closer than the others, Samira remained quiet the whole time, and Strax was no different. In fact, he was thinking about some things that couldn't be said. As they kept walking, the group arrived at the transportation sector, an area filled with stables and carts.

The smell of hay and horses was strong in the air, and the sound of hooves hitting the ground echoed around.

"Over there," Carlos pointed to a tall man with a thick beard who was tending to a carriage. "That's Gregor. He can help us; he's an acquaintance."

Gregor looked up as the group approached, his gaze narrowing when he saw Carlos. "What do you want, Carlos? I'm sure I told you to only come back here when you have work," the man said with a smile, placing his hand on his hip and eyeing the group. "Turned chauffeur now, have you?" He asked, smiling, seeing that the group behind him was not ordinary.

"We need a good carriage, preferably a simple one, without drawing too much attention," Carlos replied, trying to sound confident. "One that can take us to Eldoria; we have some business to attend to there." He concluded, and the man looked thoughtful.

Gregor scratched his beard, pondering what he wanted. "Eldoria, huh? It's a long and dangerous journey, three days one way, not counting the troubles on the road... It won't come cheap, Carlos."

Strax, snapping out of his thoughts, intervened, his firm gaze meeting Gregor's. "We have money, we can pay for any carriage here. What do you have available that's really worth it for such a journey?"

Gregor looked at the group, assessing each of them. Finally, he nodded and motioned for them to follow. "Come, I have something that might do."

"Let's go," Carlos said, snapping the reins. The horses started moving, pulling the carriage down the road towards Strax's house.

[< Quest Chain Initiated: With the increase in the number of missions involving the City of Eldoria, the System will consider a complete Act, and rewards will only be distributed when the main mission [Capture the Spy] is properly completed and delivered to [Diana Vorah].

Until then, any action related to Cristine's missions, Samira's enmity, and other things, all of them will be addressed only with the complete conclusion of the act. >]

"I see... so that's how it's going to be." Strax thought, realizing that everything was indeed happening... "At least this time it warned us that it would happen properly; last time... damn, the other system was a mess." He concluded, noticing that the horses were already walking down his street. "Looks like Apocalypse will have company... I hope it won't be problematic for her...

for them actually, she seems aggressive." Strax thought as Carlos slowed the pace, stopping in front of his house.

"Wait a moment, I'll be right back." Strax said, getting off the carriage. "Girls, prepare your things. We don't have much time, we need to be quick. Grab clothes and your weapons, and give them to me; I have something to store them without a problem." Strax said, already planning to use something he wanted to test... "Inventory will be good for this...

let's see if it all bears fruit." He thought as he headed towards the stable on his property.

The first thing he went to do, of course, was to get Apocalypse, as she was what really mattered now, and he did so quickly.

"Hey, girl," he said, stroking her neck, "we've got work ahead, what do you say we go, huh?" He said, and she neighed in agreement... But well... "Okay, okay, you won't be trapped, I'll keep you in escort, alright, alright, you win." He said, raising his hands in surrender.

With Apocalypse ready and the girls gathering their things, Strax returned to the carriage, preparing for the journey ahead. They were on a tight schedule and every moment counted.