So, I have two options first is to work in job more, second is to go after these contract stones. Maybe I should ask Solan more about contract stones.
I reached his home and found out-....
That all the money that I divided to him was lost because some vendor tricked him in calculation.
When I asked how that happened, he said
"I reached a shop to eat something then the vendor called me asked ask if I have to double my money, So I said, no"
"He then said that he could give a great sword 10 times powerful than my normal sword, So I agreed and to do that I have to eat 5 bowls of noodles in 30 minutes and if I cannot then I have to give all my money."
"When I was about to finish the 5 bowls of noodles, some people came and attacked me that made me to run for them but after some time I was unable to find them"
"So, I lost the bet; to ensure expenses I gave only 45000 beast rupees that was with me and hide all remaining 5000 in my shoes."
"After that I thought of buying some vegetable for tonight and it cost 500 beast currency I gave the 5000 notes, but I was unable to count change. When I reached another shop to buy some meat, I got to realise that previous vendor gave me only 100 notes, because of which I am broke. When I returned to find him, I couldn't find him."
"Now I don't have money to even live in this room, and I could not work for some time because of the injuries, please help me"
I said: "How can I help you I even have my own expenses, and it is your problem on the first place my role ended when I gave you the money."
He said: "I will return you the money after some time, also if I don't have a place to live it will be harder for my injuries to heal, and I couldn't get quest without a living place."
(In this world a living address is necessary to get a quest, it is to ensure that if the person betrays quest giving company and tries to get all benefit, they could find him or capture his belongings.)
After that it was hard for me to make my decision as I have never found myself in such situation because I didn't even work once in a group. I usually don't work in chaos to avoid chaos. Also, I need to make quick decision by myself. So, I avoid group work. But when I once worked for a company, I got to work with 2-3 guys which was not a bad experience, also it makes our work easier and you can make others do the work.
Well, to my decision I agreed to him, but I said he need to help me in my work first. I explained him that we need to find out about this contract and to do that we need to travel to big city where someone familiar with these could tell the location of other two.
While sleeping on the dreams I heard a noise in a pitch-black place, the place was so dark that I couldn't even get to see anything. but I heard someone say found you his presence was not felt, and sound was so weak that I could easily guess he was speaking from somewhere very far.
Next day, we leave the house. I had enough money but not so that we can go by booking a cart. If we do that we may have arrived earlier. Those carts are occupied with high-speed magic and high technology; it is different from something like cars in our world also it does not use any engine or energy it works on a mechanism which converts mana to power. From outside it may seem like really old fashioned but from inside it has decent comfort. Since, this world was made by beast peoples they never seemed to be interested in comfort, and there first priority is the nature.
That is the reason that their cities aren't flashy like us, but they are developed in the other way, there living of people is easier than any other cities crime rates are least and people who do crimes aren't punished but instead their problems are also considered, and people help them. The tech is better than ours, but it isn't to make people supreme, it is only used by groups. Thus, individuals don't use it for bad means.
We booked tickets in trin, (it is similar to train in our world, but it doesn't need track and can even fly when needed).
Then we reached the city of gods, this city was the home to most of the gods. So, we could get a clue on how things will work out. Solan was a bit nervous because he was contracted by a demon which makes it harder to survive on the city, but I gave my magical bracelet to solan. Although someone cannot tell if a person is contracted by a demon or a god just by looking, but to ignore extra trouble we should do it. I will just create the illusion of my body as a beast just like I have done it before. We don't need to stay here longer and should just hurry up and finish our work and leave.
This city is unlike other and her I can see the development like the streets and home of cities here are like any big cities of my world. Homes are also modern type, but their height isn't like our homes. Maximum floors there I can find in a building is four.
So, going through some alleys and hustle market, I reached a shop which was quite big. There the owner read my contract stone and instantly told me to either hide it somewhere or throw it somewhere. He said you have got the worst contract stone and if you need a happy life you shouldn't make contact with this god.
I asked for the details
He told me and it was horrible, but I also found it good in some way. So, according to him the god resides in the island town called Isket. So, I also asked Solan if he was interested in this and would like to go up with me.
He replied: "I don't even have a choice who will help me in this place"
As we got through the city there was something that was clear and it was that this city has high level power magic user because city comprises mostly of gods, and if we got caught by them and then revealed our real identities, it could have been worse, and no one could have saved us.
We then took another trim to Isket. It was a 6000 km ride but due to highly advanced magic technology of this trim we will reach in just one night. This time I was up to something that I even didn't know how dangerous it was, that said my magic powers aren't rising much and even training not increase them to such extent.
I may need more experience in fights, I guess.
When I was sleeping in trim, I young man reached me and asked that he need to get off on a station and don't know when it will be coming. So, asked his name and station in which he need to get off
He replied: "My name his Achyuta and I need to get off at Isket."
I told him that we are also going there, and we will tell him when he needs to get off. On that response he gave a smile like he knows me from long ago. Then I slept.
After I woke, I cannot find him anywhere and when I asked Solan about that he said that I must have seen him in my dreams. But I asked him again that a person in dark skin tone who had big eyes and his eyes has high depth.
His hairs were black and curly, and height was around 5 feet 7 inches. After I asked some people, I just assumed it to be a dream and ignored it, also I had to focus on other more important things I can't waste my time like this.
Solan said: "We will reach the island city in two hours"
I said that I am also ready, Solan taught me some rules because we were now traveling in some other country other than previous time, these people have different cultures and involving in some of the person matter of this country would eventually lead to death. Since, some people of our country also live and own business here we can rely on them for a place to live and for communication. I asked him if all beast people evolved from animals shouldn't they have same languages.
These people got attributes and culture according to the place they were living and since they lived with humans, their language and way of living also shaped them.
We then got off of the trim and then went towards city. This city has pure ancient vibes the architecture of house, streets, government building are all same. They have same designs and the stones used are also similar. This place has quite huge population, the markets are full of hustle also markets are bigger than any cities I have been.
We then reached a hotel of someone from our country. We booked a room there and had rest for the whole noon. Then in the evening we asked about contract stones from the hotel owner, he said that you will find them easily. He told me that the other two contract stones aren't hidden underground like the first one, instead these are attached to a statue near two roads intersection. We asked him for the locations of the statue, the statue was little far from the centre of the city and by walking we will reach it in 2 hours.
After that when we reached the statue, it wasn't much of the task, we quickly replaced the contract stones with their stone replica. Solan told me that we have done most of the work now and now we only need to find the God and give him these contract stones. Then, he will be contracted to you.
Solan then read all the info given in both the stones and complied it.
I am the God Achyuta, and I will form contract with you and share my powers with you these powers may not be such useful to them, but they can grant you, what other powers can't. The power of death by wish. Since, these aren't any magical powers there isn't a power limit in them, and I won't take control of your body.
Solan: That was all in the two stones, but I can't understand the language of the third stone.
When I checked the third stone it was written in English, yes, the language only I knew there. When I told Solan that this is the human language and it is written that to contract God Achyuta I need to go to the land of humans. And when I finished my sentence they look, I got to see on Solan face was something I can't describe. It was mixed of anger and grief. It was like he would kill me any minute for mentioning about them. Since, Solan didn't knew that I was a human as I always illusion myself as a beast people.
So, he quickly asked me that how did I knew that language. I said that I worked in a library before and due to which I read books in different languages. That didn't work much because Solan has seen me getting trouble in the local language. So, he was confused. But because he was traveling with me, he didn't have any other option. So, he trusted me.
We then reached to the room and Solan asked me what I will do. Because this wasn't an easy task to go and contract God. From the land of this island devils. I can compare it to going to catch a fish in a lake filled with crocodiles. But there wasn't a turning back to my decision. I said to Solan that I should go. It wasn't only because I need to contract God for the power of death by wish but to check the devils of this world or why humans are hated and how have they turned out to be hated that much.
As expected Solan was happy about my decision. He also explained me all the problems of going there. I was also worried but the power of wanting something to know is greater than the fear. It was this power that lead humans to become advance and conquer world. This power was the only thing that made them so advanced in technology.
Then, I asked Solan to continue that conversation some other time and now we should go to eat dinner. We came downstairs, to where the hotel's restaurant was and then order some meal. Solan was gone to order that, and I was waiting for him. Then, the person whom I met yesterday in the train, came and greeted me, he said that thank you for helping me, but I got another person whom I knew, he dropped me to the location I wanted.
He then asked me: "Are you a human"
I made the worst reaction possible there but deep down I knew that this situation I got into is some big problem and all the thoughts begin in my mind what will happen if die now or things go wrong.