He went to the rental office and walked up to the first floor. He went to the same desk and talked to the person he initially talked to the previous day. After getting a key and a paper to show his lease, he left to find his new apartment.
It wasn’t hard finding directions to the apartment. He only had to ask for directions to the Eldridge Academy and had to find his way from there.
One interesting thing was that even though the entire city was lit up by the sun, the entirety of the academy was covered in fog. At least to the outside. Leo was able to see a magic formation that masked the appearance of the academy. He would be able to see through forcefully, but he didn’t have an incentive to.
He climbed his way to the 8th floor where his new apartment was. He realized that one of the other reasons why it was not as expensive was because he would have to climb the stairs all the way up 8 floors.
But the view was worth it. Because he was an Aura Knight, he didn’t even mind the climb. Once he walked into his apartment, he felt that his money got its worth. Even though the place was only the same size as his old house in Solhaven, it was better in every way.
The wood flooring was a little better and the room was bigger. The sole room was the same size as the two rooms in Solhaven together. As for the hall and kitchen, they were modest but that was okay for him.
He quickly took a look and left. He was going back to the inn to check out of his room. He had to return the key. He walked there quickly and then walked back to the apartment.
It was a long process but he wasn’t in a hurry. Once he got back to his apartment, he sat down on the ground and started thinking. He only had a few things left to do for the rest of the four months.
And that was mainly to train in magic and magic spells and make enough money to sustain his expenditures. He was planning on spending the next few days training in magic before going to the Mercenary Guild and starting his missions.
He got up from his spot and went down again. This time, he was going to buy a bed for his house. He was going to order it to his room. He had seen the option in a few stores in Solhaven where the store would bring the bed all the way to the house for an extra fee.
Leo walked down to the stores around him and browsed them until he found a good furniture store. He walked in and quickly purchased a bed before giving them his address. Once that was all done, he went back to his apartment and finally started training.
The next day, the people from the furniture store delivered his bed. The mattress on the bed was incredibly firm, which was his preference. Since he trained his magic on the bed, he preferred having a surface that was firm to sit on instead of something that was too soft and would make him too comfortable.
After the setup of his entire apartment was done, he decided it was time to train his magic. Since no one would disturb him for the next few days, he took out the leaves from his plant. Since he had left it alone for a while, it was in the same state as before.
The flower was still intact while there were multiple branches that were completely barren because he had used those leaves to train at Solhaven.
He had a plan to make it better though. Since he was going to enter the forest regularly, he would be able to find Magical Beasts that would be able to replenish the plant.
After taking a leaf from the plant, he slowly started absorbing the magic around him. After getting used to the magic in the new place, he quickened his pace and started absorbing the magic quicker. Time passed and he stayed in his position. He was just waiting for enough time to go by so that he could finally start working as a mercenary.
Finally, a week went by and he finally opened his eyes. He got up from his bed and left his apartment. He walked to the mercenary guild and entered it. He went to the same desk that he had gone to before, but it was manned by a different receptionist.
“Hello, I registered to be a mercenary a week ago. Do you know if my card is ready?” He asked her.
“If you want to check whether your card is ready or not, then you can go to the counter where they give out cards. It’s right there.” She pointed to a side of the reception hall where another person was sitting next to a pile of cards. The cards were neatly stocked horizontally and in a drawer that made it very easy to search through them.
“Thanks,” he said and walked to that counter. He asked the same question.
“What is your name?” The man behind the counter asked.
“My name is Leo,” he said.
The man looked and went through the stack until he found a card. He picked it up and looked at Leo.
“What’s your date of birth?” He asked.
“1st January,” Leo answered.
“Year?”
“113,” he said. He realized that they were making sure that it was actually him by asking him questions that only he would know.
“Here’s your card. You can browse through the missions there and then finish any of them. Before starting a mission, you have to go and register at the counter that you are claiming the mission so that too many people don’t do one mission.” The man said.
“Also, once you are done completing the mission, you have to show proof. The proof that you are required to show is on the missions, so you just have to bring them and someone will inspect them. Once everything is confirmed, your information will automatically be updated. If you finish 10 missions, then you will be moved up to the next rank. You will have to apply for a new card then.”
Leo nodded. “Thank you for the information.” He took the card and walked away.
The card was very sleek and made of metal. It wasn’t as heavy as the Thousand Treasure Tower card though, which made it seem a little less premium.
After a few minutes, another person entered the guild, drawing a lot of attention to himself. He had golden hair and bright brown eyes. He walked to the counter where they issued the cards without any hesitation like he knew exactly what he was doing. The man at the counter looked up at the person.
“Hello, can I have my card? My name is Orion.”