Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 48 Glad
【Avery Rose Combo】

【Heavy Dance Flash Slash】

【Royal Cross】

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Xia Nan stared at the combat skills book in his hand, his eyes wide open as if he could see something from the dusty cover.

"No, where's my golden finger?"

"Have some effect!"

He was concentrating and focusing all his attention.

But those familiar translucent characters did not appear before my eyes as before.

After traveling to this world for so many days, even though he has basically confirmed that the cheat code of his "attribute panel" is only effective for changes in the attributes of weapons and equipment and his own expertise.

But when he really came to the grocery store with the idea of picking up a bargain, trying to use the golden finger to find a few useful combat skills, he found nothing.

Still, I can't help feeling disappointed.

"Maybe it's because these are all crappy goods, so I can't see the properties?"

With some comfort, Xia Nan said to himself in his heart.

The atmosphere in the grocery store fell into silence.

On the side, Kukunur was very considerate and pretended to be busy with his own things, but in fact he was observing Shanan for a long time out of the corner of his eye.

There was a hint of hesitation on his neatly groomed face.

Her emerald green eyes glanced towards the empty entrance of the grocery store and saw that there were no one around, so her next words would probably not offend the black-haired young man in front of her.

He sorted out his words in his mind and slowly said:

"Guest, judging from your attire, you should be a respected adventurer."

"No offense, but... looking at the price I quoted, you can probably guess that the quality of these cheap goods is indeed mixed."

"If you just want to take them home for reference and entertainment, it's totally fine for you to buy a few."

"But if you really want to find the 'combat skills' that are necessary for a professional, it's really difficult even if you are lucky."

As he said this, he seemed to feel that he was still too straightforward.

The dwarf Kukunur touched the buttons on his waistcoat with some trepidation and added:
"I'm mainly worried about you getting hurt. After all, many of the training methods in these combat books are not very formal."

"If you don't mind, I can give you a few, but please don't practice them as real 'combat skills'."

Xia Nan naturally did not feel any strange emotions about the shop owner's reminder.

He just smiled and shook his head at the other person, politely refusing while indicating that he had no problem.

A few days ago, he had already learned some knowledge about "combat skills" in this world from Wood and the half-elf.

In the absence of any way to accurately distinguish the authenticity of something, 99.99% of the vast amount of so-called "combat skills" circulating on the market are traps that waste adventurers' time and energy.

The cost of trial and error is too high.

If you are not careful, several months or half a year will be wasted.

If there were no other opportunities or help from relevant professionals, it would undoubtedly be a fantasy to want to master formal combat skills with just a skill book bought from a roadside grocery store.

The reason why Xia Nan asked Kukunur for the price was, on the one hand, to test whether the golden finger could work, and on the other hand, he also wanted to try his luck.

Now, the answer has been obtained.

But it seems a pity to leave without buying any books.

After thinking about it, Xia Nan squatted down and picked out two combat skills books from the box.

He pinched the spine of the book and shook it in the air to shake off the dust.

"Just these two books, how much?" "No need, sir, consider it a gift from me to you."

"fine."

I don't intend to owe anyone a favor, nor do I want to take advantage of these few pennies.

Shanan stuffed the copper coins into Kukunur's arms and walked straight out of the grocery store.

The experience of the protagonists picking up bargains in countless novels he had read in his previous life made him instinctively avoid those combat skills books with fancy names and a thickness of more than half a finger joint.

I chose the two thinnest and most concise ones:

[Forward Thrust] and [Block and Upward Slash].

Fold it casually and stuff it into your backpack.

Xia Nan looked at the bustling and bustling streets ahead and thought to himself:
"Well, next..."

"It's time to go to the blacksmith shop."

……

……

Rock Hammer is a high-quality blacksmith shop that has been well-received in River Valley Town and even made its way to the Adventurer's Handbook. Naturally, it is not lacking in business.

When Xia Nan arrived at the door with his backpack, the shop owner "Barn Steelbeard" was entertaining a middle-aged man with a simple face and plain clothes.

I saw him holding a two-handed long-handled gun, and his eyes followed the end of the handle to the top of the gun head, examining it carefully.

He waved it a few times from time to time, as if he was feeling whether the weight was right.

After negotiating a few more words with Barn, he counted out four gold coins and some small silver and copper coins from his purse with a painful look on his face, and handed them to the other party with both hands.

Of course, from the look of heartache and a hint of joy on his face after he completed the transaction, it can be seen that this honest-looking middle-aged man is very satisfied with the spear in his hand.

When passing by Xia Nan, he even nodded a little embarrassedly, as if apologizing for wasting his time.

Treating him as just a passerby, Xia Nan nodded and no longer paid attention to him, walking straight towards Barn, the owner of "Rock Hammer".

"what?"

With just one glance, this burly man who claimed to have dwarven blood but was a head taller than a bear goblin recognized Xia Nan.

However, compared to the changes that happened to the other party, his focus was somewhat different.

"Your mission this time is quite dangerous!"

Barn looked at Shanan's tattered leather armor, which was still stained with blood, and sighed meaningfully.

After all, it was he who sold the leather armor to the other party personally not long ago. It was of excellent quality at a price of 10 gold. How could he not care about it now, when it became like this?

"I did meet a tough guy. Thanks to your leather armor, otherwise I would not be able to come back."

Xia Nan did not reveal any specific information, but just laughed and praised.

As if these words hit the nail on the head, Barn's hearty laughter suddenly echoed in the blacksmith shop.

"Hahaha, that's good!"

"You probably can't wear it anymore, take it off, and I'll give you three silver coins!"

He looked pleased and full of a sense of accomplishment.

As an aspiring blacksmith, selling the equipment he forges for a high price may be a testament to others' recognition of his skills.

But what moved him the most was the feedback from buyers after the product was tested in actual combat.

Even if the equipment that was once carefully forged has become a piece of scrap metal, as long as it has completed its mission and allowed its owner to stand safely in front of it.

This already made Barnby happy to sell goods worth hundreds or even thousands of gold.

(End of this chapter)