Archipelago: the lost king
chapter 9-robbery

the day changed, now that the store was officially opened, Noran served as a cook and Rudra became a shopkeeper.

actually, Noran wanted to use all five of his subordinates as servants and Rudra as a butler or shopkeeper.

however, with that consideration it would be too conspicuous if the new store had a lot of employees.just maybe, a group of semi city ruling groups would appear and show its fangs.

some visitors began to be seen in the store, mostly, they were residents who were handed cakes for free. Of course Rudra did not expect if the buyers immediately came when the store was open.

"sir, many buyers are coming to us!" muttered Rudra with pleasure.

meanwhile, the five subordinates of Noran disguised themselves around the shop, some became beggars, some became travelers, also disguised as citizens of the city.

"wow, the store is quite crowded."

"i don't think the way you succeeded."

"it's amazing."

Rudra and Noran served them well, in a few moments, they managed to obtain 200 copper coins, that was equivalent to 2 silver coins.

[note:

there are 5 currencies used

crystal

platinum

gold

silversmithing

coppers.

1 coin crystal\=100 platinum coin

1 platinum coin\=100 gold coins

1 gold coin\=100 silver coin

1 silver coin\=100 copper coin]

"in just one day, we've earned 2 silver coins, we only need another month to pay off our debt sir" Rudra said excitedly.

"it was too long uncle, uncle, share this cake again to the townspeople, this time, give it to the people who are richer" said Noran.

"what for, sir? aren't they rich?" ask Rudra.

"because they're rich, we have to give them. If they're interested, won't they buy more?" noran.

"ah! I understand. mister is very smart! that way, we'll accumulate wealth faster!" whispered Rudra.

"so exactly! later in the afternoon, share it with them." said Noran.

"well sir." replied Rudra.

from elsewhere, some people were watching Noran's shop sharply.

"we have to report to the boss" said one man.

"yes, let's report it to the boss" said another man.

the two disappeared in the crowd, the day was getting darker, without realizing it, the money collected had reached 10 silver coins.

it was quick collection of money. Noran smiled, his efforts were not in vain, he then retrained his iron fist.

wush....

the accumulated energy grew even greater in Noran's body, and an energy explosion was created. Now, his iron fist was already at the third layer.

"third layer!" murmured Noran happily.

the breeze of the night made Noran re-conscious, if he was currently still in a dangerous situation.

swush...

a black shadow moved swiftly, lurking at Noran who was practicing.

"who's there?" ask Noran.

clearly, Noran sensed the presence of that person.although he was hiding, his existence had been known by Noran.

swush...

another shadow shadow began to appear, showing a figure under the moonlight.

"who are you?" ask Noran.

they did not answer, they laughed and raised their weapons.

"let your money go, and we'll be kind enough to leave your body intact" one of the men said.

"leaving my body intact? bullshit, go!" shouted Noran.

"boy, don't be stubborn, we've been kind enough to offer a compromise, don't blame us if we're rude" another man said.

"go before anything bad happens to you" Noran said.

Noran walked into his inn, yet they had intercepted him.

"sobbish boy, hand over your money!" shouted the other man.

"don't bother shouting, just finish and take the treasure" said the leader.

their number was 7 people, mostly at the three-star body formation stage, not too far away with the Noran level.

"attack!" shouted the skinny man.

he dashed towards Noran, a sharp sword clearly outstretched.

swing...

Noran tried to avoid it, but it failed. A scratch wound was created on Noran's right arm.

"armour!" shouted Noran.

his fist became stronger and harder, as hard as iron.with 3 layers of energy, the fist was swung towards him.

bukkkp...

the man flew because of a strong fist, not Stop there, Noran again pulled out his iron fist and hit 3 other men until he collapsed.

"sir! where are you sir?!"

a shout rang out from outside the inn courtyard.it was Rudra's voice, Rudra looking for his master who was not inside the inn.

as he thought, his master was indeed in the courtyard of the inn. When he saw it, he was shocked.

he saw that Noran's right arm was injured, besides there were some unknown men surrounding him. Also, there were some men lying on the ground.

the four men could be sure of fainting from the iron fist strike from Noran. Seeing the situation, Rudra immediately acted.

he took out his two swords, then ran towards Noran and protected him.

"who is that old man? finish him!" shouted the leader.

the other two men immediately ran towards Rudra, quickly, Rudra crippled the two by slashing at their thighs.

"sir, take cover" said Rudra.

Rudra and the man, who seemed like their leader were fighting together.The two swords clinked repeatedly due to the impact.

for a long time the two exchanged slashes and attacks, until Rudra was finally able to defeat the man.

the man was killed at Rudra's hands. Rudra immediately walked over to Noran. looking at the wound on Noran's arm, making him feel sad.

"mister, forgive me for not being able to take good care of you" Rudra said weakly.

"it's not your fault, are they part of one of the rulers here?" ask Noran.

Rudra looked towards the assailants, after taking a quick look, himself spoke again.

"no sir, they're just street criminals, and yet, it seems like they're moving on" Rudra said.

Noran nodded, he understood very well this will happen.who does not envy if the new entrepreneur is immediately successful?

and for this reason, Noran planned to make himself safer and more peaceful, which is to continue to practice to become stronger.

in this world, the strong are powerful, while the weak, like a fly, are of no use.

"strengthen uncle's security, and can uncle gather information about them?" ask Noran.

"let me try, sir." said Rudra.

that night, Rudra called out to his five subordinates, they cleaned up the corpses of the assailants.This time, they increased their vigilance.

Rudra emphasized that Noran's security was a top priority in their mission.