I want to believe that this is not the case here, but could it be that every place that is not the Imperial City is treated like a slum in comparison to it?
Incidentally, I happen to be the Property Manager assigned to the 6thDistrict of Quratar. It is a pretty nice and peaceful neighborhood thats located just upstream of the city. If you are seriously looking to buy a place for yourselves, then I really recommend that one.
6thDistrict?
Yes. As you have probably seen already, this city is divided by six roads extending radially from the center. The section with the Explorers Guild is the 1stDistrict, and counting counter-clockwise from there, this is the 6thDistrict.
Certainly there were six roads indeed. Well, it would be more accurate to say that there were three of them at both halves of the rotary, because due to how the city was structured you couldnt go to each one directly from the other, and it would seem that the exact definition of a District is anything that is located between the two main roads, kind of like in wheel of the wagon.
Six districts, huh?
A city with the Labyrinth in its center, divided into six districts by the rotary. That is the kind of city that Quratar is. So according to this distinction, the part of the town with the Explorers Guild in it is the 1stDistrict, the part that is home to the Knights guardhouse is the 4thDistrict. I wonder if this particular order has been established around the importance of each of the major facilities Quratar houses? In that case it would make sense for this hardware store to be at the ebd of the 6thDistrict, because that is just another shop among many others. I dont know if she should have told me that much, but thanks to Honesta being a real talker, we at least managed to obtain some useful information about this city and the way it operates.
As for whether we can put our trust in her as our property manager, I think we can do that for a number of reasons: since she owns this store, then its probably safe to assume that she makes most if not all of the things she is selling here herself, and Metalworking must be a really useful Skill in this world and its civilization, because it allows for the production of various essential home appliances and tools such as pans, rakes and hoes, and having someone like hat as a potential ally and getting on her good side should benefit us in the long run.
Are you an Explorer, by any chance?
Thats right, I am.
Uh-huh. And what kind of property are you looking for, exactly?
Well be fine even if it would be somewhere that would require a little walk to get there. Distance is not a problem for us.
In Quratars case, being close to the Labyrinth also means being close to the center of the city, so that might be the reasoning behind the logic that farther form the Labyrinth = smaller rent, closer to the Labyrinth = higher rent. But in our case, since I am able to use Warp, then even if we were to live relatively far from the citys center but had some business to take care of there, all we had to do was to Warp to the Quratars Adventurers Guild, and voila! Suddenly everything is withing a short walks distance, so no matter what kind of location we end up choosing for ourselves, it will still be enough for us to swiftly move around if the need for that ever arises.
If you want something for 40,000 Nar a year thats close to the Labyrinth, then I would recommend an apartment. But if you really are fine with a little distance, then I think I might just have a free house located in the suburbs available.
Yes, a house would be a preferable option for us.
We have my Warp after all, so we can get pretty much anywhere as long as we have visited that place at least once. Not to mention that the rent seems to be higher when the place youre renting is located close to the Labyrinth.
There is no reason for us to live near the Labyrinth. If it gets cheaper the farther the housing is located from it, then thats all the better for us.
If youre not an Adventurer, then perhaps I could interest you in a house that is reinforced with shield Cement?
Shield Cement?
Not understanding what she was talking about, I shot Roxanne a discreet glance, and she immediately followed up with an explanation.
Shield Cement is a material that is being used in reinforcing buildings so that could withstand harsh weather conditions, but Adventurers dislike it because for some reason it is preventing their Field Walker Skill from working.
Thank you for the save Roxanne. Its good to know that you can always be my go-to when it come to needing information about the matters that I am completely oblivious to. That aside, I do intend to use Warp quite a lot to move around, so not being able to do it sounds quite concerning. So Shield Cement prevents Movement Magic from working properly. I see. That would mean that if I wanted to use my Warp I would have to either pick a place that doesnt use it or live near the Labyrinth because a place reinforced with Shield Cement thats going to interfere with my Movement Magic is essentially useless to me, but on the other hand I dont want to pay a high rent when I can avoid it. What to do, what to do?