Frilian: The Adventure of the Hero

Xia En didn't know how to describe her current feelings.

It's really overgrown with weeds.

【Xia En】

Status: Mental Strength - Normal (Recovering from Depletion)

Entry: [Great Wisdom Appears as Foolishness (Golden Legend)], [Accelerated Thinking (Golden Legend)], [Mastery of Time (Golden Legend)]

Evaluation: A person.

After the entries were stripped away, he immediately fainted, vaguely hearing the sound of something falling to the ground.

In retrospect, he must have landed face-first.

Did it directly collide with the relevant entry?

"Humans can also enchant attributes. Am I an exception, or can everyone else do it?"

Xia En couldn't understand it.

And it seems there's no way to truly understand it.

Because stripping an item of its enchantment would cause it to disintegrate and disappear, he dared not experiment on himself. If he experimented on other "people," the enchantment would be irreversible, completely altering their lives—too shameless.

But conversely, could it be done on dead people...?

Thinking of this, Xia En shook his head, immediately interrupting his thoughts. No, at least not!

Involuntarily, those scarlet, crazed eyes reappeared in his mind.

Am I being influenced by this?

Looking at the words "Mental energy depleted (slowly recovering...)" in his status bar, Xia En felt that his mental energy was too low and his brain was somewhat out of control.

I pulled the blanket over my head and went to sleep.

……

When I woke up again, it was already afternoon.

Shane knocked on Frillie's door first, but there was no response.

Thinking about how much the other person liked to sleep in, and estimating that they could sleep until the next morning, I decided to go downstairs, grab something to eat, and then, carrying a bag full of mushrooms, head to the Adventurers' Guild.

First, I need to exchange it for money. Second, now that I have the "Great Wisdom Appears as Foolishness" entry, I can simplify complex magic formulas and principles into "entries" and master them directly. Does that mean I can learn magic now?

When he first transmigrated, he had high expectations for it.

Unfortunately, he had absolutely no talent for magic.

Now, if I can learn magic through the entries, becoming a "magic swordsman" in the future wouldn't be bad; I can attack or defend.

Adventurers' Guild - Lamir Region Branch

After confirming the name at the door, Xia En walked into the hall.

Unlike the adventurer's guild halls seen in novels or anime, there are no drinking and drinking parties here, no walls covered with commission notices and bounty posters, and of course, no pretty catgirl attendants.

Instead, this place feels more like a shop.

The shelves on the left were filled with bottles and jars, as well as some semi-finished herbs, ores and other miscellaneous items; the right side was filled with various weapons and armor; and in the very center of the hall, there was only a long counter, behind which on the wall hung notices such as "Introduction to the Time and Rules of the Mage Level Examination" and "Adventurer's Friendly Agreement".

Upon hearing Xia En's footsteps, a beautiful woman's head popped out from behind the counter.

When the man saw Xia En, his eyes lit up. After a series of clanging sounds, he quickly came out from behind the counter, adjusting his clothes and tidying his hair as he walked.

"Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild. You must be Shane."

"?"

"Haha, don't be nervous. I just heard about you from the proprietress of the Ironhoof Inn. She said you're the most handsome adventurer she's ever seen. Oh, Goddess, I've been looking forward to your visit for ages." The beautiful woman winked at Xia En.

"Forehead……"

Xia En was speechless for a moment.

The hotel owner has so many good friends.

"How about it, need anything? Whether it's medicine for diarrhea or armor forged from fine iron, we have it all here. Of course, if you need a magic book, you'll have to go to the Grand Library of [Gostan City], I don't have those kinds of precious things here..."

There aren't any magic books? I was thinking of buying one to try out the effect of the "Great Wisdom Appears as Foolishness" stat.

Going to [Gostan City] is not out of the question; it's the largest trading city in the Lamir region, about a three- to five-day walk from the town.

The beautiful woman enthusiastically made her recommendations, leaving Xia En feeling completely unable to join the conversation. The shop assistants in this other world didn't seem much different from those in his previous life.

Finally, when the other person had a chance to "take a breath," Xia En quickly threw out his backpack and squeezed in.

"Oh! It's a [Gloomy Mushroom], such a rare material! I haven't received any for years. Wait, let me check its current market price... Oh, I found it, 7 silver coins per pound."

"The price of this stuff has really gone up. Last time I got it, it was 6 silver coins a pound. Look at it now, it's gone up by a whole silver coin."

Although the beautiful woman kept talking, her hands were quick as well, and she immediately took out the balance scale to weigh the items.

"Let me see how much you have. Oh, it's quite heavy... exactly 3 jin, that's 21 silver coins."

While the beautiful woman was chattering away, Shane's gaze was fixed on the equipment area to the side.

He examined the displayed weapons and armor one by one, and found that the attributes he saw were mostly white entries such as "sharp", "heavy", "basic resistance", and "magic channeling", which were not particularly valuable.

This confirms Frilian's earlier statement that the number of sages skilled in alchemy and weapon crafting had ceased after the unification of the empire.

Current weapons and equipment do not possess powerful enchantment attributes; they can only provide basic protection and support.

Even the staff used by Frilian only has basic attributes like [Magic Conduit].

Adventurers in this era are judged purely on their talent and physical abilities.

For someone like Shane, who has no talent whatsoever, there's no other way out except to stack equipment stats.

It seems that if you want powerful equipment, you have to make it yourself.

However, now that I have money, I can buy a few small pieces of equipment to strip affixes and use them as fodder for upgrading.

"Madam, please give me nine pieces of [Leather Armor Bracers]."

"Okay, no problem. Nine leather bracers, a total of 45 silver coins. Would you like me to pack them up for you?"

"No need, I suddenly feel that I don't really need it."

……

With 20 silver coins and 100 copper coins he had exchanged, Shane returned to the inn.

In the room, Frilian was still sleeping.

Xia En was worried that she might sleep too long and get hungry in the middle of the night, so he asked the landlady to send some bread and water to her room.

After looking around, they couldn't find the proprietress.

"That's strange. Not only is the proprietress not here, but there's no one else in the shop at all. What's going on?"

He circled around again, puzzled, and was shocked to find that not only was the hotel empty, but the pedestrians who had been coming and going at the hotel entrance were also gone.

The entire street was deserted, not a soul in sight, and even the shops that had been open were suddenly empty.

Xia En's heart skipped a beat.