As I stood outside the room, I couldn't help staring at the door that had been closed behind me.
As I stood there, I really didn't know what to do.
After all, meeting the count and hoping that I would be able to borrow some of his men was my final resort.
There was the option of using that money to hire mercenaries in the city, but the moment that I did that and the count found it, it would be considered hostility towards the count. And there wasn't any noble that I was close to in the city that I could borrow men from either…
So now I was just stuck here with nothing to do.
The most logical plan now was to leave this place since I had already achieved what I wanted to achieve by buying the food and supplies, but there was a part of me that didn't want to leave.
After all, there was the side quest that I wanted to finish.
I didn't know what kind of things I would face in the future, but there was nothing wrong with getting more items from the system in preparation. As long as I had these items, I would surely have an easier time.
That was the faith that I had in the system that my saviour gave me.
But there was nothing that I could do as I was just standing there in front of that door.
So with a heavy heart, I turned to leave.
This time, the servants and the guards didn't seem to care about me as they watched me go. The only way that they would do anything was if I suddenly stopped and didn't leave.
As I was walking out, I couldn't help thinking about all the different things that I could do. However, I wasn't really able to think of a single good idea that didn't have some kind of consequence attached to it.
It seemed that unless I risked my life or the people I cared about, I wouldn't be able to do anything.
So my heart hung heavy in my chest.
That is until I suddenly heard a voice that said, "Pst, over here."
I was still in the count's manor when I heard this voice and I couldn't help looking around.
However, there wasn't a single person who was currently in this empty corridor with me. All I could see was the terrible art that the count hung up in this hall.
So I couldn't help knitting my brows before walking forward again.
But then that voice said once more, "Not that way, come with me."
This time, there was also something that hit me in the back of the head.
I turned around to see where it came from, but once again, I wasn't able to see a single thing.
It was as if there was a ghost that was playing around with me, taunting me.
If it really was a ghost, I wouldn't be surprised since I was sure that there were plenty of innocent people who had been harmed by that pig count.
But in the end, there was something that caught my attention.
It was a few rocks on the ground that formed an arrow that was pointing in a certain direction. This was placed right in front of me, as if it was leading me to a certain place.
Seeing this, I couldn't help revealing a bitter look on my face that was filled with a bit of disbelief.
I couldn't help wondering if someone was really using this kind of method to lead me somewhere.
But there was no denying that this thing was on the ground in front of me.
So with a heavy sigh, I decided to head in the direction of this arrow.
I turned around and started moving in the opposite direction that I had been going. If there had been any guards around, they definitely would have forced me to leave.
Luckily for me, the guards didn't show any interest in me.
It was as if they weren't afraid that I would do anything.
Following this arrow, I soon arrived at the end of the corridor where there was a fork that was waiting for me. I had walked past the set of stairs that I had come down from and had reached the end of the corridor.
As I was looking around, I found that there was another arrow made of stones that was waiting for me.
So I took that fork that the arrow was pointing in and followed it until…I found another arrow that was pointing at one of the doors in this hallway.
I looked at this door for a bit before opening it and peeking in.
I found that this was a simple kitchen, but there was no one in this kitchen right now.
At the back of the kitchen, there was a door that had another arrow in front of it.
When I went out this door, I found that I was outside. However, this place was on the side of the manor that was still inside of the fence, so it wasn't as if I could leave from this place.
On the ground, there was another arrow pointing in a certain direction.
I couldn't help revealing a bitter smile when I saw this.
No matter how I looked at it, it was like being sent on a wild goose chase.
But for some reason, I couldn't help feeling a bit excited by this.
This was like a real adventure.
Following the arrow, I was led to a gap in the fence that I had to duck through and then I made my way through the city following the arrows that had been left.
Eventually, I was led to a place that didn't seem like it was very safe…
There were people who had dangerous looks that were walking around this place.
But I didn't have to wander this place for long before I reached a house that had an arrow in front of it.
This arrow was pointing for me to enter this house.
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