The Pathway Of Wisdom-Chapter 74: Spreading Anti-Count Propaganda. Part-2.

*Step!* *Step!*

Under the scorching hot sunlight at noon, Paul walked forward with a solemn look on his face.

He stopped for a moment as he reached in front of the same clocktower that had taken him so much effort to reach before.

But today was different than that time.

He was dressed in decent clothes today; he had money given to him by the organization in his pockets and an identity that made him confident.

Standing in front of the familiar clock tower, Paul only had one thought in his mind.

’I have come a long way in just a few days... it’s unbelievable how fast a person can grow when placed in right circumstances...’

Paul spent his entire life on the farms and wasted his most productive years struggling for survival.

And yet in just two or three days of joining the organization, he has learned more about the world than he had learned in a decade back then.

’Life is so unpredictable...’

Shaking his head, Paul stopped staring at the clocktower as he walked straight towards the noble district while straightening his clothes with his hands.

Unlike before, no one gave him strange looks today, as he was easily able to blend in with the crowd with these decent clothes.

People that dress badly actually stand out more in a crowd of better-dressed people, and Paul learned this the hard way.

Due to this, he didn’t make this mistake again today.

Reaching the entrance of the noble district, Paul went straight to the little hideout of the guards stationed near the entrance and showed them the broken avanti coin with a solemn look on his face.

The guard in charge immediately looked at Paul’s face and let him enter the district without asking any questions at all!

It was clear that the other party was already informed by his superiors to let people with this kind of ’identification’ pass right through the door without any restrictions!

The guard was a smart man, and he didn’t want any trouble coming his way, so he did as he was ordered and didn’t ask any unnecessary questions at all.

Passing through the gate, Paul sighed as he looked at the broken avanti coin with complicated emotions in his mind.

That broken coin had changed Paul’s fate in just a span of days!

Just a few days ago, he was an alcoholic, broke farmer with no worth left at all, but today, he was able to enter the most protected and luxurious area of the city of Ilma with great ease!

’It’s all the grace of the kind and benevolent Saint and the mighty god of wisdom that has blessed me with this new fate...’

’I must not let the saint down...’

With a newfound determination flashing in his eyes, Paul straightened his back and walked towards the biggest prison in the city with great confidence.

This was just a simple mission of delivering an item, but Paul knew that in the future he would get more important missions, and he would definitely be able to pay back the kind benevolence of the saint who had blessed him with luck!

’I can do this!’

With confident steps, Paul reached the prison located close to the entrance of the noble district in just a few minutes of walking!

The prison was nothing but a giant colosseum with several basements below it for confining criminals.

Usually people would doubt why the prison filled with dangerous criminals was located inside the noble district; wouldn’t this raise safety concerns for the nobles?

But the reason for the prison to exist here was simple. Watching epic fights in the Colosseum was a major entertainment source for the nobles!

And the fighters who were put on display and were made to fight each other in the colosseum were none other than the death row criminals who had committed unforgivable crimes!

Criminals fight each other in the colosseum, and just for the sake of excitement, a rule has been added that if a criminal manages to win ten death matches in a row, they can earn back their freedom!

Their crimes would be forgiven, and they can leave the colosseum as a free man!

This rule makes the criminals eager to fight each other in hope of getting their freedom back, and as they say, ’Hope’ is a very terrifying source of motivation!

The fights in the colosseum are extremely deadly, and thus the colosseum is frequently visited by many rich nobles and rich people of the city!

Due to this, it’s been built close to the noble district, and to prevent the criminals from escaping, heavy security measures have been taken!

The criminals are distributed according to how dangerous they are and then sent to different underground levels according to their strength capabilities!

The most dangerous criminals are imprisoned deep in the lowest levels of the basement, and occasionally they are so dangerous that they aren’t even allowed to be used as fighters in the colosseum!

According to the information given by the organization, Antonio, the person that Paul needed to visit, was imprisoned in the deepest level of the prison, and no one was allowed to meet or see him at all!

But that horrible reputation of Antonio didn’t stop the crazy fanatics who loved seeing dangerous criminals fighting to death with each other in the colosseum.

Once the rumor that a black magician has been imprisoned in the great prison spread in the city of Ilma.

All rich people and nobles rushed towards the colosseum to see if they could ask the organizer to arrange a death match for that black magician!

Due to this reason, the road leading to the Colosseum was packed with carriages and people coming and going everywhere!

Paul could barely find space to set foot on the ground and move forward!

It took him several minutes just to push forward with great difficulty and reach the counter located to the east of the colosseum.

The inside of the colosseum was packed with people, but the counter that Paul had to visit was pretty empty.

Only a fat man with a big potbelly was sitting in a small room there with his feet resting atop a small table and food in both his hands!

Aside from him, there were two guards standing in the room guarding the door that led to the stairs that led towards the basement.

When Paul entered the room, a frown of annoyance appeared on the fat man’s face as if he was not pleased that Paul arrived right when he was busy eating a meal.

"What do you want? I am busy right now! It’s lunchtime, you know!"

Hearing the man’s question, Paul gathered his confidence, didn’t panic, and asked in a calm voice.

"Is this the place where you can apply to meet a prisoner or send them a gift?"

"I have a gift that I need to send to a person that is imprisoned inside..."

Paul felt happy that he was able to talk without stuttering for a single second.

If it was him from a few days ago, he wouldn’t have even dared to enter this room where two powerful guards were stationed nearby and an arrogant-looking man was in charge of things.

But things were different today; Paul had a solid backing and a confidence unlike ever before.

The fat man was taken aback by Paul’s confident voice and didn’t dare remain arrogant as he put away the food in his hand and asked back calmly,

"Yes! This is the place... only family members or close ones of the prisoners are allowed to meet or send them gifts, and even then the gift must be sent after careful investigation from the staff members!"

"We can’t afford to send them things that can cause us trouble later after all!"

Just when the fat man was saying those words, Paul brought out a lunchbox filled with well-packed food and showed it to the man.

Then he placed an entire pouch of avanti coins on the table beside the lunch box before saying in a confident voice,

"Send these to the man imprisoned at the lowermost floor of the basement. Tell him that it’s a gift from the gods, and he must eat it, or he will not be forgiven by the gods!"

The fat man stood up in sheer shock and disbelief after hearing Paul’s words!

There was only one person imprisoned at the lowermost level, and it was none other than the rumored black magician Antonio!

It was truly shocking that someone was about to send a gift to that dreaded being!

Just when the fat man was about to deny Paul’s demands, Paul pushed a broken avanti coin forward on the table, causing the fat man’s pupils to dilate.

The fat man immediately took the coin and put it back in Paul’s shirt’s pocket as a flattering smile appeared on his face right away!

"AHAHA! I see, yes, yes! He’s also a prisoner, after all; no need to be too strict with him. Don’t worry, we will deliver your message and gift to him!"

The fat man’s arrogant expression was completely gone after seeing that avanti coin, and he immediately took the pouch of coins and stuffed it in his coat’s inner pocket while smiling at Paul.

"Oi! Someone! Bring tea for these gentlemen here! We have an esteemed guest!"

"Also deliver this gift to its destination!"

The fat man didn’t delay for even a second and arranged everything with lightning-fast speed as he offered Paul a seat to sit down and drink tea at leisure!

Seeing this scene, Paul felt happy inside his mind and thought to himself,

’Having a strong backing to rely on... feels really nice!’