Picking up Girls With My System

Chapter 209 The Kind Old Man Returns (1)

Nothing interesting happened while Arthur traveled throughout the Ragheroth kingdom. The reason for Melinda to choose that place was because it was the first kingdom on that continent that had the idea of invading another continent.

It could be said there were the ones that gave birth to the idea, and also the kingdom that created an alliance with all the rest.

Honestly speaking, Arthur was not that concern with it. Even if all of them united, there was no official mage among them, and Arthur was getting closer to that rank. He could single-handedly win the war, if is.

The only things that gave him some fear were the giants, but based on the information he got, as well as the memories from that giant, they did not mingle with humans and were viewed as myths.

“If only that giant’s memory was not sealed, then I would already know where they live.” Arthur thought.

He needed more information, so the place he headed to was the biggest city in Ragheroth, and the place of birth of the kingdom’s alliance.

When compared to all the other cities Arthur had seen, that one was lacking. It had a rustic look, and it was the only city in all the kingdoms that had a decent library. Based on that, you can tell how barbaric that city was.

Speaking of the library, that was the first place Arthur went to when arriving in Khaeburn. There was only one person inside of that building, responsible for registering the books if someone borrowed one.

Arthur was not planning on borrowing books, and would read them while inside the library.

“Do you want some help?” The librarian said.

“Books related to the giants myth. Where are they?”

“Another historian, it seems. They are right here. Come.”

The librarian showed the session where those books were, and Arthur spent hours reading them in the room’s corner. Even after finishing all of them, he still was not sure exactly where the giants could be.

He left the library feeling bad about himself, but then a group of adventurers were talking in the middle of the street. More like whispering, but that was not a problem for his dragon hearing.

“Are you sure that place is where the giants are? No one ever found it before.”

“I am sure of it, but it is dangerous. Are we all willing to risk our lives for profit??”

“Absolutely.”

Arthur was leaning on a wall, listening to everything from afar. He did not appear suspicious at all, and that group of adventurers did not notice his presence.

Their conversation was about the place the giants could be living. Arthur was not sure they truly knew where the place was, but then he heard something that made those people look more believable.

“Where did you get this information?” A muscular man said.

The person in front of him went closer and whispered, “I got some information from a friend of mine who is a member of the Doom Order.”

“Doom Order? The crazy people that worship demons? Ha, it must be the correct place then.”

Back when he saw the memories from the giant, the Doom Order was involved with those giants, and Arthur had a good guess that they were the reason behind the beast invasion back in the Shukar Empire and in Phuvia.

What was the reason behind it? Who exactly was the Doom Order? They were scattered all over the continents, having presence everywhere.

Could they also be on the central continent? Perhaps the leader of that organization was an official mage.

“I don’t have a better clue, so I might just follow these guys.”

Arthur was not feeling like losing time inside that city, and apparently those 4 adventurers left instantly after that conversation, which was a good thing.

The group comprised one tall, muscular man that wielded two axes, one considerable small guy that had a sword-and-shield, and two women who wore a type of robe and had staffs on their backs.

“One fighter, one tank, and two long-ranged mages. It is not an awful party.”

Their party was well-rounded, but still they did not seem that strong, and all of them had a level of around 35-40. Speaking of levels, Arthur had leveled up after his time with his wives, but he did not use his points yet.

They walked out of the city, chatting with an obvious excitement, eager to explore the rumor about the place where the giants lived.

According to what they spoke along the way, it was an entire island that was invisible, protected by a formation. No one could enter it without passing through that formation, and apparently the same guy that got the information about it would meet with his friend from the Doom Order and get a key to pass through that magical array.

Arthur had two guesses: either it was a trap, or that friend of his betrayed the Doom Order, and wanted to get some treasures alone, without having to share with the others, thus seek help from that adventurer’s group.

“It is more likely to be the second option, as they would not use a trap to capture those weak adventurers.” Arthur thought.

Those people did not look like they had something valuable that the Doom Order would want, so Arthur had a strong guess that someone betrayed the Doom Order for profit, which was something normal for humans to do.

He was not concerned it was a trap either, as Arthur had his teleportation spell to easily avoid combat and leave unharmed.

The first few hours after the adventurers left, the city had nothing fun for Arthur to witness, only a few beasts that he already knew after stealing the memories from that thug.

Speaking of the thug, he woke up in that cave knowing nothing that happened, and returned to the city, like any normal people would do.

The group that Arthur was following passed through that man, who was not looking any good. They did not exchange words or anything, but they could not help but wonder what had happened to that man.

Arthur giggled at the sight, thinking that it was quite funny.

“Let’s camp here for the night. I think it is a decent spot.”

After walking for hours, they finally stopped and set camp. Arthur was watching everything from above a tree, and they noticed nothing out of the ordinary.

With the help of his invisibility spell, there was no way he would let those people notice his presence.

The place they camped was not that far from the main road, near a small river.

“This isn’t a suitable spot, oh, well, just like I said.”

A group of bandits that usually stole from travelers that used that road appeared. They had seen the smoke from the campfire and went to check.

Their levels were slightly lower, but their numbers were way higher, having 20 bandits against 4 people. It would be impossible for them to win, and if they died, then Arthur would never find out about what they knew.

“Like always, I will have to help…”

Arthur changed his appearance to that of an old man with a kind smile.