Chapter 1181 Before the Players' Arrival

Chapter 1181 Before the Players' Arrival

"...And with that, the shop's more or less open for business."

Wiping off the sweat dripping down his forehead, Valyr let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the sight before him with a smile.

Dispelling the skill he'd been using all this time to help him arrange all the equipment and items for the players in advance, the young man soon let out a slight chuckle. "To think setting up shop would take me almost two hours just to finish."

"In any case, I've pretty much done everything I could to prepare for their appearance."

Recalling the smithy he used to own back in Clossbay City, Valyr began to walk around the shop portion of the building he constructed as he continued to smile.

Thinking about how he pretty much copy and pasted the layout he used in the smithy back then for the current shop he was making, the young man soon let out a bit of laughter.

"Well, I did change a couple of things," said the young man to himself as the thought came to mind. "Learning from my days of running the smithy, I made sure to arrange the items this time in a way that attracted all of the attention towards the important items."

With that, he shifted his gaze towards the center portion of the shop, glancing at the equipment and potions he put a bit more effort into creating.

"Though it's not as great as the things I can make nowadays, it's still more than enough to attract their attention," muttered Valyr to himself soon after, grinning at the thought of the players eventually looking at those items with greed.

Feeling like he'd done everything he could to get ready for the time the players appeared in Greater Beyond, Valyr soon made his way out of the shop, deciding to reward himself with a bit of rest after working hard for the past few days.

'Then again, I have no choice but to get back to work after they arrive.' Wryly smiling at the thought that popped up in his mind, the young man soon shrugged his shoulders at it before taking out a chair from his spatial bracelet.

Placing the chair near his shop's entrance, Valyr went ahead and sat on it, making sure that the chair could hold his entire body weight as he began to relax.

Watching the people within the village move through the streets as if they were in a hurry, the young man briefly thought back to the time he'd been moving at a pace similar to them.

'Even though 3 hours may seem like a lot of time, it's also not a lot of time considering the situation.'

Though, just as he was about to head to another part of the village to disseminate it, William was forced to stop in his tracks as the young man began to talk to him all of a sudden.

"Oh, right." As if recalling something needed to do, Valyr gave William a look of brief contemplation before deciding to dispel [Thousand Polymorph].

"While I'm in this village, I'll be adopting a different identity in order to not be recognized. We don't want other people to come to this village because of me, after all."

Whoosh!

Within seconds, any signs of Ylvar in front of William disappeared without a trace, instead being replaced with Valyr's original appearance.

"Er... what should I call you, then?" Taking in a deep breath after being briefly stunned by Valyr's current appearance, William soon regained his bearings as he asked a question in return.

"Valyr," replied Valyr with a slight smile. "You can just call me Valyr."

"...Alright." Though he found it weird that the name the young man chose to use for his new identity sounded similar to his original one, William did not really dwell on it too much.

After all, it was only a matter of time when the young man in front of him would leave their village for greener pastures.

With that, the man soon left Valyr to his own devices once more, telling the latter that he planned on sharing the information the latter gave him with the others.

In response, Valyr merely smiled, watching as the man's silhouette gradually disappeared from his field of vision.

"...This might be a stupid move, but this will definitely spare me from a headache later on." Relaxing into his chair once again, Valyr decided to bring up the timer related to the version update in front of him, wanting to see how much time he had left to relax.

Though, he immediately changed his mind after seeing there were only 5 minutes left before the players arrived, prompting him to get out of his chair as soon as possible.

Letting out a faint sigh in response, Valyr briefly shook his head as he stored the chair back into his spatial bracelet, only to then smile as a couple of thoughts surfaced in his mind soon after.

"Welp. I've pretty much done everything I could beforehand."

"All that's left now is for the players to arrive."