"I still can't get through?"
After finding a slightly more stable residence for himself, Rorschach attempted to contact the people in Bair to ask about the situation there.
But, no matter how many times Roxia tried to contact Rosa, he never received an answer. It was as if Roxia's information channels had been completely blocked. Su Nana and the others were under strict surveillance … If it wasn't for the fact that Roxia trusted Rosa so much, and that Roxia had received news from Loli that everything was fine, he really would have misunderstood.
"… What do you mean everything is safe and sound? I mysteriously got engaged, and if this goes on, even if I say that I wasn't the one at the scene, everyone will only think of me as a heartbreaker who broke off the engagement."
What Rorschach didn't know was that the reality was even worse than he had imagined. Basically, the entire world now recognized this marriage, and even viewed them as a married couple rather than an unmarried couple.
After all, he was only of ordinary birth, and didn't know anything about politics, nor did he have the opportunity to learn the royal family's methods.
Since royalty often needed political marriages, they had their own set of rules.
In many cases, the political marriage partner might never have a real wedding ceremony in their entire lives, and there were also many cases where the marriage partner was very young, so holding a wedding ceremony was against ethics.
In that case, if an engagement ceremony was completed with the citizens and nobles of both sides as witnesses, it would be the end of the political marriage between the two sides.
This was how many uncles and young girls got engaged.
Apart from the royalty and nobles' approval, the most important part of this was the public's approval, which was the live broadcast of the parade.
At this time, no matter what Rorschach did, it would be impossible to change the alliance that had just been established between two national-level factions.
If he really jumped out and said that he wasn't the one at the scene, it would be fine if he was treated as a heartbreaker who broke off the engagement, but he would also be suspected of being controlled by a third party, or of betraying his own country and species (the wood spirits). It was possible that he would intentionally jump out and break the alliance.
After repeatedly confirming that he was unable to contact Su Nanna and the others, Rorschach could only return his attention to the important matter at hand.
It was a job that paid exceptionally well.
Originally, Rorschach wanted to refuse when he heard that someone wanted to work for him.
You can't just tell me to do whatever you want me to do. Wouldn't that seem cheap and casual? You should at least treat me a couple more times, give me a decent reward, and I'll also recite a couple of poems … Cough, I can't go any further into dangerous territory.
Let's be serious. There was a reason for Rorschach's reservedness.
These days, it wasn't that he didn't receive any business. It was just that these businesses looked normal, but when he thought about it carefully, there were basically problems.
"These guys really intend to use me as an assassin."
What Rorschach displayed in front of those who knew him was that he was a wild mage who didn't have enough spell slots and relevant knowledge. He displayed his combat spell tree on the battlefield. As a civilized person, it was perfectly normal for them to look down on him.
As for a powerful outsider with no social connections and no past, he was naturally the best weapon to use.
Especially after he overturned Alchemy Paradise, Rorschach's reputation as a thug became even more obvious.
Over the past few days, Rorschach had received various requests that were like typical online game quests — go to a certain place, kill a certain person or monster, or steal a certain magical item or token.
If Rorschach really accepted these quests, he would be able to walk further and further down the path of magic. Perhaps he would be able to make money, but he would definitely be rejected by the mage society in the future. Perhaps only a lone ranger who wanted to make a fortune and leave would think this way.
"No matter if it's finding a guild to join or making a name for myself, I have to do it as soon as possible …"
Originally, Rorschach had moved to a few core districts in the city center, so it would actually be quite easy for him to find a guild to join. Although these large guilds had strict checks for newcomers, it wouldn't be difficult to join as long as the newcomers met the requirements (most of which were spellcasting levels).
This was the exact opposite of the 442nd district. That district was small and shallow, and a large shark like Rorschach could easily cause trouble if he entered. But here, Rorschach was only a small fry. If he wanted to rebel, the SemiGods and Quasi Gods in the large guilds would naturally suppress him.
But at this time, Rorschach became even more cautious.
Previously, Roxia had been a bachelor, and he could just find a random gang to hang out with. But now that he had this key … Roxia felt that many people already knew that he had this key. Perhaps some of them were already interested in it.
After all, when Rorschach obtained this key, he had been at a remote guild in a remote district. The guild's staff must have handled it, and there might even be witnesses in the guild's main office. It was possible that information had been leaked here.
And when he thought about it now, he felt that it was rather foolish of him to spread the news that he was looking for this key … After that, he went to a secret lockpicking guild and gave it to them to appraise.
Every step of the process was filled with professional integrity and didn't reveal any secrets … Even Rorschach himself felt that it was rather unrealistic.
In this day and age, it was already considered good if others didn't take the initiative to sell information. Rorschach felt that he wasn't that naive to expect that he wouldn't reveal any secrets without any compensation.
At this time, he had to be even more careful with any request. After all, it was a common saying that treasuring a jade ring was a crime, and there were far too many examples of this saying. Nobody could guarantee whether a request was real or a fatal trap.
But this time, the client was rather special. But looking at it from another angle, Rorschach didn't have many acquaintances here. Naturally, the number of people who could come looking for him was limited.
"Anthony, I didn't expect that you would come looking for me."
The person who came looking for him was the old mage that Roland had previously fought with.
The last time they met, the old mage had been so angry that he seemed ready to fight. But now, the old mage was as friendly as a fat grandpa selling roasted chicken drumsticks. Rorschach couldn't quite figure him out.
And the content of the old mage's request was even more incomprehensible.
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