NOVEL WEB Chapter 169. Strangers at the house
A month had passed since I fought the Elder Guardian, and now we were almost back at the port.
A few things happened in the past few weeks and not all of them were fun.
Once I was on the ship unseen with Violet, the moment was quickly interpreted by the Allay who had been looking for me since I disappeared out of nowhere.
Because of that, Violet hates the Alexa with her whole being.
It doesn't help that the Allay is more curios by nature than normal, and it flies all around the ship taking stuff and analyzing them before dropping them in the middle of the ship.
This resulted in the crew complaining that their stuff kept missing and it was all my 'pets' fault.
I tried to talk with Alexa to stop her behavior and found out that she hadn't been scanning items for a few days.
That's how I found out that Violet was very petty, stealing people's items and leaving them in the middle of the hallways to bother as many people as possible so they would blame the Allay.
I could only give an exasperated sigh and had a long talk with her afterward.
Of course, this wasn't everything that happened in the past month, when they found that I was back on the ship, they treated me like a hero of the sea.
How did I managed to fight with the guardians in the water?
How did I move and jump out of the water like I was the God of the sea?
Everyone became my fan overnight.
We took a few guardians with us as trophies since they were not paid for this expedition, or at least not in emeralds.
They now have a brand new ship and the best defense any crew could wish for, there's no deal better then this.
The only casualty we had was, that one man who decided to be the new Captian of the ship, otherwise, the armor did well in protecting everyone.
Those were the big things that happened, but there were a few small things as well, such as an increasing amount of attacks at night from the phantoms, the captain getting sick and the crew catching on how my armor works and I couldn't take them by surprise as often as I liked.
But today was a special day, because we would arrive back to our sweet land.
Alexa came beside me and spoke telepathically.
"Is that change good or bad?"
"That could've taken forever! No wonder the System managed to get rid of all information related to you so fast. Everything was gathered in one place."
"What did you do in that time?"
Wait, you're the reason the sea is so dangerous?!
Somehow the System didn't destroy your scouts and just chose to limit their range, I don't know if that's a win or a loss for Alexa.
"We're going to arrive in an hour, everyone be prepared!"
The crew let out a loud cheer when they heard that.
"Today is the day the Mad Crew would become a legend! All drinks are on me tonight!"
Captain Siren soon followed.
Another cheer but louder this time, came from everyone.
I could only smile and shake my head at that.
An hour later, we arrived at the port, with a lot of attention on us wondering who we were.
"Yes, it was one of my ideas to resist your guardian's lasers, and I'm glad I paid so much since it did a good job."
"You can do that?"
I'm glad I already got you as an ally so I won't have to go through all of that again.
Once we arrived and let down the anchor, everyone but one rushed down the ship to party at the bar.
I didn't join them since I didn't like to drink, and our contract was officially over, so we moved in our separate ways.
Instead of going to the bar, I went back home where I saw a few people waiting at the gate with enchanted iron armor.
This wasn't a good start.
Did the officials find out that I bought the house without them?
I thought for a moment if I should speak with them or ignore them since they couldn't see me anyway.
"Hey, what's that blue thing floating around."
The other two guards turned towards me.
I completely forgot that my new companion doesn't have the same ability as me or Violet!
I looked at the flaoting angel who waited for further instructions on what to do.
Unfortunately I think Alexa can fly faster than they can run, and I don't want them to take out their crossbows to shoot after it, so with a sigh I let myself know.
"Who are you, and what business do you have with this house?"
All three of them jumped back in surprise and looked at me with shock.
"Was that an invisibility potion? Who are you and why do you sneak up like this through this nice neighborhood!"
I could only get annoyed at his accusations.
"I asked you first."
They all looked at each other not knowing how to respond.
"We want to talk with the owner of this house, are you the one by any chance?"
"No, I'm just the one that takes care of it while he's gone. What do you want from him?"
They looked a little disappointed at my response.
"We work for the SUN company, and we want to invite him to our headquarters. Do you know a way to contact him?"
From the SUN company?
Did they figure out that I was the one who killed their employe?
No, that can't be possible, I didn't leave any evidence behind, and I didn't have a reason to kill him in the first place.
Or at least that's what they should know.
"I still don't know if you came with good or bad intentions here, so I can't tell you anything."
They looked more frustrated about this but they didn't know if they should tell me or beat me for the information.
Luckily one of them was smart enough to realize that not everyone can use invisible potions, so they chose the peaceful option.
"We came with good intentions, we only want his opinion about the culture of the Iiligers."
The Iligers?
Why would they-Ohhh, I remembered that they were on their way here as well to get Alexa, and that was two months ago.
I wonder how much damage they did here, and why would they even look for me?
Maybe I should meet with them at a later date.
"He's going to come back in two days, but I can send him a message that your looking for him. Where do you want me to send him once he's back?"
Their faces lit with happiness once they heard that.
"We're at the inn right beside the second gate, it's big with white wood, he'll see it without a doubt."
"Ok, I'll tell him to look out when he's back."
They thanked me and left me on my own.
"Yes."
"I don't know their intentions yet, I don't want to fall into a trap."
That was a lot higher than I expected, maybe he knows other ways to trap me?
"How would you try to trap me if you were ordered."
The Allay stayed still for a few minutes before connecting back with a response.
That...that was a scary strategy that I can't think of a solution right now.
And there's such a thing as an item remover block? I've never heard about it, and I wonder if I can make one as well.
"This item removal block, how can I make one? "
That's a shame, but I would make one once I'm at that level.
"Anything in the city that caught your eye?"
Good, at least it remembers that.
"Do you have a way to make yourself invisible so you won't get kidnapped?"
"That's a shame, I guess I'll give you an invisibility potion and walk with you around the city to gather more data."
As long as Alexa scans something, it can give me a full blueprint on how I can recreate the item, why shouldn't I let it go wild and scan everything on the market, it's my golden angle!
Don't tell Violet that.
"First we'll need some information about the invasion of the Iligers. I'm surprised they're not here yet. They're looking for you after all."
"Yeah, I got the information of you from them in the first place after all."
The Allay stayed still for a few moments like it was analyzing something with this new information.
"You're the reason they have all of this? Do you know how much of a mess that caused?"
I could only give an exasperated sigh.
"Why would you attack people that are near you then?"
"How could've they shown it, when you attacked first?"
"But you still granted me basic authority once I showed you the map and the schematics. We're those part of your plan as well?"
Wait, they can still get to you if they know what sign to put on a block?!
I don't want any pillager to get their hands on Alexa!
"Can you deactivate that order since you found me?"
I really don't like this, looks like I need to stop those Piligers myself, otherwise this world would get into deep trouble.
But for that, I need more information on what happened while I was on he sea.
I looked at my house one again before turning back.
"Let's go to the bar, we need to gather some information for our next move."
"I don't know, she can do whatever she wants when we're on land. There's not a lot of people who can pose a danger to her."
Unfortunately, I don't think so, she's pretty angry at you.
"Only time we'll tell."
Then we walked back to the bar, where the party was.