Chapter 132: Shown Path
The enchantress pulled a silk drape to the side and walked the crab through a doorway hidden behind it, into a tight corridor.
“I am going to tell you the truth openly, Balthazar,” said Ruby as she walked in front of her guest.
Balthazar rolled his eyes while following her. That would be nice for once.
“We have been hoping to find someone like you to help us,” the woman continued. “No matter how many of us there are, what we know, and how much we try, it never feels like we get close enough to our objectives.”
“Which are?” asked the merchant.
“To find answers, of course. To know who or what is in charge of this whole system, and what they are trying to achieve by placing countless adventurers on this world, on a rat’s race towards an arbitrary goal.”
She arrived at a corner, but to the crab’s surprise, instead of turning towards the next corridor, she instead waved a hand in front of a bookcase, which quietly slid to the side, revealing a new passage.
“Every adventurer has the same innate desire to level up,” she continued, while ducking through the new passage and into another corridor. “To reach level 100, despite none of us knowing what’s so important about it, or even if anyone has ever really done it. Our theory is that whoever is pulling the strings is seeking something, and it requires finding one adventurer who can reach that level. What for, is one of the many questions we have no answer for.”
The crustacean sighed as he followed along.