Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 104 Fairy Wind
River Valley Town, Adventurer's Association.

Xia Nan carried two swords on his back and his right hand protected the bulging purse at his waist.

Squeezed through the crowd and walked out of the association's gate.

The frost condensed by the barbarian Fugan is most likely mixed with some kind of supernatural power.

Even though it was summer and the weather was hot, and many days had passed since it was separated from the main body, the ice wrapped around the goblin's ears still showed no signs of melting.

So when Xia Nanti took the spoils to exchange for the bounty, what he handed over were almost two blocks of ice.

Fortunately, the receptionist at the association's front desk, the short-haired girl named "Jasmine", must have been working there for a long time and is knowledgeable.

He took the ice cube without any hesitation and just glanced at it. After carefully checking its completeness, he threw the bag of money containing the bounty onto the counter in front of him with trembling hands.

He guessed that the reason why it went so smoothly was that the other party was indeed responsible in this regard. On the other hand, it might also be because of the tip of one silver coin he gave to the other party last time in order to repay the other party for helping him find a buyer for the firefly garlic vines.

all in all.

Two Bugbears - 20 gold.

After thinking about it, Xia Nan took off the purse from his waist and stuffed it deep into the backpack behind him to be on the safe side.

The fingertips accidentally touched the wolf's tooth left by the barbarian as a token of his loyalty.

In my mind, I couldn't help but recall the conversation with Fugang at the White Tit Tavern yesterday.

At that time, the other party made it clear that he owed him a favor.

At that time, I was still immersed in the joy of having already mastered the art of [Tooth Hunting] and being only one step away from obtaining the professional level.

Without giving it too much thought, he asked the other party if he could use this favor to exchange for another fighting skill.

The barbarians did not explicitly reject this, but they did not directly accept it either.

I just asked Xia Nan three words:

"you sure?"

Then he looked away again, silently staring at the wolf cub that was fighting with the piece of meat on the wine table.

This is enough to show his attitude.

Fugan signed a contract with the [God of Hunting] "Mara" in exchange for his soul after death, and gained power.

Before completing the "hunt", it cannot stay in the same place for too long unless it finds traces of prey.

Returning to River Valley Town, he took advantage of the time when the hunting ritual was almost successful and forced the Swamp Druid to give up most of his power and be forced to reincarnate.

The purpose is to complete the half-elf's commission and help Xia Nan completely master [Tooth Hunting].

And now, after an unexpected and lucky battle, the opponent has mastered this fighting skill in advance.

There was no reason for Fugan to stay any longer.

Of course, if Xia Nan forces himself at the cost of favors.

He wouldn't refuse.

However, by then, the other party might not be able to continue to stay in River Valley Town and train with those goblins, but would have to follow me and sleep in the open air, embarking on a journey to track down the druid.

Not to mention whether Xia Nan's current physical condition can support the intensity of his daily travel, just the harsh and complex terrain along the way and the monster gathering place whose danger level is far beyond that of the periphery of the Misty Forest are enough to make him suffer.

Growing up fighting an ice storm, don't expect Fergan to take much care of him.

On the other hand, for Xia Nan.

After blurting out those words, I felt rash and regretful.

Of course, Fugan could just leave behind the training method of a martial arts skill and then leave, letting him practice it.

Just like the [Flieland Spear] and [Broken Blade Block] mentioned before, they are clearly professional combat skills for the "warrior" direction.

But the barbarian also mentioned to himself that these fighting skills did not match his fighting style.

When combined with [Spin Slash] and [Fang Hunt], it may even produce a negative effect where "1+1" is less than "2".

If your only goal in life is to become a professional, and you don't ask for more, you will be completely satisfied after obtaining the professional level.

Then these considerations are naturally unnecessary.

But if you want to climb higher, to touch the extraordinary or even higher "legend", especially for this body that is less than 20 years old.

This kind of quick success and instant benefit behavior is irresponsible to Xia Nan's own future.

From the information inadvertently revealed by the barbarians, combat skills are not only related to employment, but are also very important after obtaining a professional level, and may even be related to career advancement.

Must be considered carefully.

You may feel that it is inappropriate to end the topic at this point.

After Shanan withdrew his request, Fugang added a few more words.

Although with the talent he has shown now, this is basically impossible.

But if Xia Nan still fails to complete his inauguration before next winter.

Take a trip to Nyum, and there is a high probability that he will stay in the city at that time.

There is no need to waste any favors.

He will help Xia Nan take the last step.

"Tell me earlier!"

Since the barbarians said so, Xia Nan no longer hesitated.

Any fool knows how to choose.

Although combat skills are difficult to acquire for ordinary people like them who have no background.

But it's not completely impossible.

Especially the widely distributed occupational category such as "warrior".

If you work as an adventurer for a long time, you will always find some ways.

In comparison, a favor from an extraordinary being, or even one close to the legendary level, is obviously much more precious.

Moreover, given the barbaric character, this kind of favor with a token left behind...

I'm afraid he would destroy the remaining half of Kalanfor into ruins without blinking an eye.

"Keep it, it can be considered as a trump card."

Xia Nan pushed the wolf fang into his backpack and hid it in the deepest part.

After confirming that he had truly mastered [Fang Hunting] and no longer needed the guidance of cold air, the barbarian left River Valley Town with the ferocious winter wolf cub.

Just like when he came, he was wrapped in cold wind and as silent as ice.

The frost covering the wound on the little finger of his left hand vaguely revealed the silently burning flame beneath the ice.

"Well, now that the bounty has been collected, what's next..."

Xia Nan's eyes swept across the busy and wide street in front of him.

After thinking for a moment, he walked in the direction he remembered.

……

Fairy Wind.

As one of the most famous grocery stores in the valley town, the owner "Farillo" is said to have been an apprentice in a large pawn shop in Neum for several years.

Pretty good eyesight.

He rarely miscalculates the price of even the most unpopular and rare trophies.

Therefore, even though the bid for "Fairy Wind" is not affordable, it even seems to be harsh at times.

However, with the recommendation of many adventurers, he was still included in the recommended list of the River Valley Town Adventurer's Handbook.

Shanan came here once after his first adventure and exchanged three malachites he found in the bugbear cave for 30 gold.

It was a generous income for me then and now.

At the moment, he was carrying more than 20 small stones collected from the goblin cave. They were of different colors and sizes, but equally shiny.

Xia Nan returned here again.

Unlike the "Kukunur's Grocery Store" which has the same name as it, the furnishings inside the "Fairy Wind" store are obviously simpler.

The shelves are simply placed in a row against the wall, and inconspicuous yet ingenious decorations can be seen everywhere.

The store is not large, but it feels spacious and bright.

As you walk into the house, you can feel at first glance that it is distinctly different from other grocery stores in town.

“Coming from the city, it’s really different.”

Xia Nan joked in his heart.

Carrying the bag, he glanced around the store, but didn't see a single person.

With some doubts, he raised his voice and shouted twice:

"Boss? Is the boss here?"

"I'm coming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the inner room.

crunch--

Made of oak, a specialty of the Misty Forest, the dark brown door was pushed open with force.

What came into view was a middle-aged man who was well-dressed and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

Having been here once, Xia Nan naturally knew that the man in front of him was the owner of this shop, the sharp-eyed "Farillo".

Somewhat strange.

Compared to the serious and old-fashioned character described by the adventurer, and the meticulous and stable impression left by the other party in the previous transaction.

At the moment, not only were the hair strands of Farillo, which used to be close to his scalp and neatly combed, messy, but even some of the buttons on his vest were crooked.

It gives people a feeling of being overwhelmed by trivial matters.

"Excuse me, I'm taking care of something in the back." Farillo hurried to the back of the counter and asked Xia Nan, "What can I do for you, sir?"

Although he felt strange in his heart, it was not the games in his previous life after all, where he could trigger side quests by just saying a few words.

Without asking any further questions, I saw that after the other party sat back at the counter, he seemed to have returned to the calm demeanor he had when we first met.

Xia Nan felt relieved and took out a small cloth bag from his backpack.

Nor did he pretend to be generous and pour it all out all at once.

She just carefully pinched the sparkling little stones with her fingertips, took them out of the bag one by one, and placed them on the counter.

Farillo didn't look very good, but after coming to the professional field, he still showed the seriousness that allowed him to be on the [Adventurer's Handbook].

Even when faced with common crystals on the table, one glance is enough to tell everything about them and their appraisal and valuation can be completed in a breath.

Still holding the magnifying glass, he looked at each one carefully, making sure there was no possibility of missing anything.

"Two malachites. The market price for one is 10 gold."

"The price of rhodonite has dropped a lot in the past two years. Eight pieces will cost you 8 gold."

"No one is buying turquoise anymore. Jewelers in the city don't accept it very often. Seven pieces cost 7 gold."

"Blue quartz is good. Quartz jewelry is popular in Newme City right now. Although this stone is the lowest-end, there are still many down-and-out nobles who want to buy it to show off. The price has risen a lot. Three pieces are 3 gold."

"Oh... there is another moonstone, but it's a little small. It can only be used as an earring or a ring. It's of ordinary quality and costs 35 gold."

"The total is 197 gold, please keep it."

Xia Nan did not master the art of bargaining, and he was not the type of person who would spend a whole day in a store just for a few coins.

Moreover, the reason why the other party was able to be listed in the Adventurer's Handbook with a good reputation was naturally that he was recognized by the majority of grassroots adventurers in River Valley Town and had a good reputation.

Even though the bids are not very affordable, they are basically market prices and there are rarely any omissions.

Xia Nan did not bargain and nodded in agreement.

He handed Farilo three gold coins and took two crystal cards from him, each containing 100 gold, which could be exchanged at the bank.

Tuck it into your arms and keep it close to your body.

With the most basic courtesy, he greeted the other party and walked out of the store with a calm expression.

Stand on the side of the street and take a deep breath.

Calm the slightly agitated emotions in your heart.

"Two hundred gold! Two hundred gold! Two hundred gold!"

Even though the malachite was previously sold for 10 gold each, I had already prepared myself mentally for the value of these shiny stones before coming here.

But when he really exchanged twenty-one pebbles, which could not even fill the smallest pocket, for a full 200 gold.

He couldn't help but tremble inwardly.

But you have to know that this is not all the gains I brought back from this trip.

197 gold, plus the bounty from the two bear goblins, and the savings from the big goblin, he had already deposited more than gold in the bank.

This trip alone took less than a week.

Xia Nan deposited more than 250 gold coins into his account.

His current wealth has reached an unprecedented level -

405 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze!
The equivalent of 6750 bowls of steaming cream of mushroom soup, enough to blunt a knife blade, 1094 goblins' bounty, 8 healing potions, and...

One-third set of heavy full-body plate armor.

Uh, let’s not talk about this for now.

You know, Xia Nan's main purpose of going out this time was to learn combat skills from Fugang.

Collecting loot and stuff is just something I do for fun.

Although the barbarians would occasionally help him use ice crystals to preserve the bounty parts of high-value monsters, apart from that, there were goblins as numerous as a tide, and a large number of crude weapons and equipment in the nest that were too heavy to carry.

Even if the unit price is not high, adding them together is enough to accumulate into a large amount, achieve a qualitative change, and be considered a substantial income.

Thinking deeper, there was the thorn demon that Xia Nan encountered on the way back to the city.

With a challenge level as high as "2", there is a high probability that you will get a good bounty, or you may have some materials that can be sold at a high price.

However, he was in a hurry to escape at that time, and the other party's body was severely corroded by spores. Carrying flesh and blood with him might infect himself with the spores, so he did not collect it.

Otherwise, you can get dozens more gold.

At this point, there was only one thought left in his mind:
"It's easy to make money when you have a big boss protecting you!"

He didn't even think about making a few coins. Just following the barbarians to raid a few goblin nests earned more than he could have earned by risking his life and staying in the forest fully armed for ten days or half a month.

I couldn't help but reach out and touch the crystal card inside my clothes on my chest.

As if he suddenly remembered something, Xia Nan's face froze.

I made a lot of money and gained a lot from this trip.

So, what's the cost?

Recalling the sweet taste of the last sip of healing potion lingering on the tip of my tongue, the breeze flowed along the surface of the armor, penetrated through the holes inside, and seeped into the lining.

Sweat dripped from Xia Nan's forehead.

(End of this chapter)