Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 46 Interlude
Xia Nan frowned, and his dark eyes looked up and down at the man in front of him who looked ill-intentioned and reeked of alcohol.

He knew clearly that under the influence of alcohol, parts of the human brain would be affected, causing some radical and insane actions.

Although he had just traveled to this world not long ago, his own strength was not that strong.

But he was also prepared to deal with possible offenses from strangers.

And subconsciously judged the enemy's and our own combat strength.

"Well... in a state of severe intoxication, it should be impossible to disguise it."

"You are unstable on your feet. Whether you are trying to evacuate temporarily or attack, you can take advantage of this."

"When facing a humanoid enemy, a beheading long sword is more suitable, but the length of the sword may not be convenient for fighting at the current distance between us. We must create some space first."

"Judging from the other person's figure and clothing..."

At the same time, Chapton looked at the two people in front of him who had fallen into strange silence.

I gradually felt something was wrong.

He knew the man who was drunk and a little dazed.

Bernie, a famous drunkard in town.

Although he is a serious adventurer who survives on mission bounties, he spends almost all his time in the taverns in River Valley Town.

Only occasionally, when he was really short of money, he would go out on a couple of missions with his former team, earn some money for drinks, and then stay in the town again.

The wine is not good enough.

He had only been in River Valley for half a year, but his own White Tit Tavern alone had thrown him out three times for being drunk and causing trouble.

In other words, when he was sober, he was still a good person with a good personality, otherwise he would have blacklisted Bernie long ago.

As for the black-haired young man on the other side...

Chapton suddenly realized that the young man in front of him had actually leaned forward slightly, obviously ready for a fight, with his hand even slightly raised, as if ready to grasp the hilt of the sword at any time.

"No, not really."

Behind him, two middle-aged men dressed as adventurers hurried forward.

He grabbed Bernie, who seemed to be about to pass out in the next second and was drunk, and said with a wry smile:
"I'm sorry, he was drunk. We were just joining in the fun and didn't keep an eye on him for a while."

He turned his head and patted his chest at Chapton behind the bar, saying loudly:

"This friend's expenses today will be charged to my account."

Then he apologized to Shanan and dragged Bernie back to his seat.

It’s not because I saw how powerful Xia Nan is.

These experienced lower-level adventurers might turn against their companions whom they have been with day and night for a priceless piece of equipment during a mission.

But that's because there are enough benefits on the other side of the scale.

Being able to survive mission after mission, they certainly cannot be the kind of fools who ignore everything and just let their brains follow their emotions.

A trivial matter that could be avoided by raising one's hand, but it suddenly created an enemy of unknown background and strength.

Any fool knows how to choose.

They are all in the same industry, and who knows if they will meet each other somewhere in the future. No one knows what their status will be at that time.

In this situation, with two companions present, it was naturally impossible for Bernie to conflict with Shanan.

Of course, if you think that these people are good people just because of this, you are totally wrong.

After all, if there really is something huge enough to challenge their inner moral standards, they will act no faster than the blink of an eye.

The imagined plot did not happen, and the episode in the tavern ended there.

Although Xia Nan was surprised, he didn't have any extra thoughts.

If someone offers to treat him, he will naturally accept the invitation.

"A set meal number three." He said to the tavern owner in front of him.

It was really hard to eat dry food after so many days in the forest.

To be honest, one night he even dreamed that he went back to his previous life and had a feast at a restaurant he often visited. Now that he had finally finished his mission, he naturally had to reward himself.

Speaking of which, it is a special time now and most of the shops on the street are closed, so there is no place to deal with the spoils.

Otherwise, it would take him most of the day to go to various shops according to the Adventurer's Handbook.

Zira——

The heat rises and the aroma of food rushes into my nostrils with my breath.

It is still the combination of stewed meat, mushroom soup and white bread.

Soak up the mushroom soup with bread.

Take one bite.

"Tsk."

The soft dough almost instantly turned into a milky aroma that melted in the mouth, and was swallowed into the stomach intertwined with the sweet and fresh taste of the mushroom soup.

Xia Nan narrowed his eyes in enjoyment.

“This is the life people should live.”

He sighed in his heart.

At the same time, the tavern owner Chapton placed a glass of expensive-looking drink on the table.

"This cup is a gift from us White Chickadee."

He said this in response to Xia Nan's puzzled look.

"Thank you."

There was no reason to refuse, so Xia Nan nodded in thanks.

The wine glass fell on the table, and the crystal wine swayed gently.

He ate his dinner, his thoughts wandering, his eyes vaguely dazed.

When he returned to River Valley Town, it was already late and there was no place to deal with the spoils, so he planned to go back to White Tit to rest for a night.

The bandage wrapped around the "Green Pine" wooden sword on his back was a cover-up because he was worried that someone would notice something.

I'll wait and see for the next few days, and when I get a chance I'll find a blacksmith shop to customize a scabbard for me, which should be much more convenient.

After the wine enters the stomach, a spicy feeling remains on the tip of the tongue.

But the body didn't react at all.

Xia Nan guessed that it was probably the effect of his current physical condition of up to "8".

Before, just the 1 point of strength and 1 point of agility brought by the maximum level of [Spin Slash] made him seem to have a new body, and his combat power increased dramatically.

Now that he has absorbed the dew drops, the 3 points of physical fitness that comes with it is a huge bonus to him.

After a whole day's journey, even Wood, who had already achieved professional rank, had his chest heaving and looked gasping for breath at the end.

Yet I felt relaxed and without any effort, as if I had just taken a walk.

Although there were some dew drops in it to help him make up for the physical strength he had consumed along the way, it was also enough to prove Xia Nan's strong endurance now.

On the other hand, although it is not as intuitive as the rapidly increasing health bar in the game, the improvement in physical fitness is enough to allow Xia Nan to withstand more damage in combat.

Although he has not tried it yet, he is sure that he should be able to cast [Spin Slash] multiple times in a short period of time without affecting his body functions.

The embarrassing situation of sore arms that used to happen was no longer a problem after a few more strikes with the sword.

If you think about it in more detail, improving physical fitness means increasing the body's ability to resist attacks.

If he were to return to the Misty Forest at this moment and be hit from behind by that petrified lizard...

Xia Nan shuddered suddenly, and there seemed to be a dull pain in the back of his heart.

"I'm sure I won't die, but let's just forget it."

(End of this chapter)