The two left the inn after bidding the old woman farewell and headed into the main street. At this time, the city was already bustling with movement, as usual. Even though the weather was extremely hot, people didn't seem that bothered by it.
In fact, Talon couldn't see anyone who was actually sweating or even showing a sign of being affected by heat. That was naturally odd since most of these people were mundane and didn't have strong bodies to fight the heat. Even he struggled with that to some extent.
As he walked, Talon kept eyeing the people around him silently. That naturally caught Emino's attention.
"Looking at people too much might be a tad bit rude, Talon." He said jokingly.
"Hm? Oh, yeah, I know. I was just curious about something." The latter replied as he shook his head.
"And that is? Tell me, I might have the answer."
"The way people seem unbothered by the hot weather. I was just wondering how that is." He said. "Do they all have very good heat tolerance?"
"Oh! You didn't know?" The man asked with a raised eyebrow. "It's because of the clothes." He said as he pointed at his own attire.
"The clothes?"
"Everyone in the city... Well, almost everyone in the city wears specially made clothes. They are imbued with Aetheris to help keep the body cold and reduce the heat. They are very convenient in our weather and they could even warm you up during the night when the temperature drops." The man said with a smile.
"Oh, really?" Looking down at his own shirt, Talon could only feel curious. If a bunch of clothes can really have such a convenient feature, then he wanted it for himself.
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'Though, now that I think about it. Aren't these people very good when it comes to using Aetheris to make things? There are the sky seeker wings, the weapons, and now the clothes. How are they this advanced?'
From an outsider's viewpoint, it was certainly abnormal. They weren't simply creating special artifacts for battles or transport, even things as simple as heat-regulating clothes were being made and are common enough that everyone in the city wears them.
'I really need to look into further.' He noted down in his head.
"If you want, once you settle down, we can bring you to some clothing stores to buy some for yourself and your little brother. They aren't that expensive." He said.
"I would appreciate that," Talon replied as he finally looked up. As they were walking, the gigantic blue tower finally grew close to them.
Arching his neck to the extreme, Talon was still unable to see the top of it from this angle. Somehow, this massive structure looked even more ridiculous than it already was before.
'I doubt such a building could exist on earth. The tallest one isn't even 1/4th of this thing.' He thought to himself.
Then, his eyes went down a little and he noticed multiple individuals flying over their heads using the flying gear. Many of them landed in front of the blue tower while others took off from there, seemingly leaving the city.
If the ground was bustling with mundane humans, then the sky was bustling with Sky Seekers. It was as if they had their own society up there. All because this tower exists.
He and Emino were the next in line.
"Sigh..." The receptionist rested her head on her hand as she rubbed her temples.
"Good morning, Kal," Emino said as he put his hands on the table.
"Oh, good morning, Emino." The woman said as she looked up tiredly.
"A rough day?" He asked as he looked behind him.
"Oh, please, don't start. He is the fifth angry customer we had today. This 'Pay extra, get it early' policy has been a huge pain in the bum since it was applied." She said. "We, the receptionists get the short end of the stick every time while others get money in their pockets."
"... Yeah, it is bad. We might need to talk with the higher-ups about it. It won't work for long. Some people need to sell meat to earn a living." He said.
"Tsk, it is what it is. So, what brought you here today? Didn't you take a few days off?" She asked confusedly as she finally noticed the young man standing next to Emino.
"Haha! I brought a new friend of mine here with a big chance of him joining the Sky Seekers guild." He said.
"A friend?" Looking at Talon for a few moments, she said. "An unfamiliar face?"
"He had arrived in the city yesterday. I saw some good potential in him and so I wanted to snatch him before he found another job and wasted his talent." He said.
'Why does he sound like a talent scout now?' Talon shook his head.
"Well, why not? Welcome, uh..."
"Talon. Nice to meet you." Snapping out of it, Talon introduced himself.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Kal." She replied. "So, you said you wanted to join the Sky Seekers guild?"
"That is the plan. But, I still don't know much about this establishment and would like to learn more before I can make a decision." He said.
If there was one thing Talon wanted to know more about, it was whether the Guild did mention its attempts to try and attack the Divine Piercer. From what he can see, nobody is aware that Arryn's race even exists.
Perhaps the Azurians were a mere myth or perhaps they knew they existed and simply chose to ignore the massacres conducted against them.
Both situations were really bad. So, he wanted to know more about this place first. If he can truly see a way of making a change, he will do it. Even if that meant destroying this entire place. As far as he was concerned, a rotten organization was just a horrible parasite that needed to be killed before it did anything worse. That is if it didn't already do the worst atrocities imaginable.
'It depends on how much I will benefit from that, though.' He mused.
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