On the fifth day, Gong Yu only woke up in the afternoon. Although he drove the car and escaped through the night, after more than six hours of sleep, his fatigue had been dispelled. He lay in bed for a few more minutes and waited for his brain to gradually clear up before getting up and changing into clean clothes. It was easy to sweat during the day. If possible, he did not want to have such an experience again, no matter what meaning it was.
He left the remote guest room near the outer wall and walked along the corridor to the temple in the center of the church buildings. He was so uneasy that he did not pay much attention to the surroundings, but when he passed by the clergy's residential area, he happened to meet the old priest. It seemed that he was deliberately waiting for him, so the two of them went to visit Kulloei together.
"Her injuries have already recovered, and the goblin poison has been removed with the miraculous detoxification.”The old priest paused and thought for a while before continuing," Because you didn't bring the antidote, and after a night of turbulence, blood loss, and pain, her body is not in good condition now. Even if the external injuries and poisoning symptoms are cured, she won't recover in a short period of time. She needs to recuperate for a while.”
"Kloei was injured when she was hired by me, so I should be the one paying for her treatment.”Gong You understood what the old priest meant and immediately expressed his stand.
Gong You first took out a few silver coins (300 - 400 RMB) from his waist pocket. After thinking for a while, he realized that he had to pay not only for the accommodation, but also for the nutrition and service fees. Therefore, he put the silver coins back and took out a gold coin (3000 RMB) from the inner pocket of his clothes and handed it to the old priest.
"Thank you for your donation to the Church of Earth Mother. I beseech the merciful God to grant you and your companions protection.”The old priest took the gold coin and made a praying gesture with his hand. He stopped and turned around to announce the news with a smile.
On the way, the old priest introduced the layout of the temple to Gongyou. Everything was religious, but Gongyou felt that this place was more and more like a profit-making organization. He shook his head gently and suppressed this blasphemous thought in his heart.
The temple district was neither small nor big. Soon, they arrived at the area dedicated to the recuperation of patients. When the old priest pushed open the door of a guest room with simple decorations, he saw Kulloei lying on the bed with a frown. She was covered with a white sheet that had been washed until it faded. There was another person beside the bed. The girl was sitting on a low stool, her upper body lying on the bed with her eyes closed.
"Hilo?" Gong You recognized the back of the girl lying by the bed and couldn't help but call out because he didn't expect her to be here.
"Little Hilo has been taking care of the patient here since she came back with you this morning. I advised her to go back to her room to rest, but she insisted on staying and taking care of the patient.”The old priest answered. He was very close to Hilo, who grew up in the nursery affiliated with the church.
"Since the two of them are fine, let's not disturb their rest.”Gong You closed the door gently." Do you know where Luana is?”
"The other girl is also resting in the guest room. She should be very tired and hasn't woken up yet.”After the old priest answered, he gestured with the Holy Talisman of Mother Earth." Then I'll go and get busy. If you need anything, you can look for me in the temple area.”
"Please, I plan to go out for a walk and will be back before evening. If they wake up, please let them know that I plan to talk to them.”He replied that he planned to have a serious talk with these hired girls later.
The old priest nodded to Gong You and left.
He walked along the stone corridor to the outside of the courtyard. On the way, he asked a passing teacher before he successfully walked out of the huge temple building complex. After leaving the stone arch, he was on the street in the north of the town. However, this time, he walked on this unfamiliar and familiar street. It seemed that he had not woken up from the shock of last night. He just walked aimlessly.
Is this world very dangerous?』
" Omniscient: For thousands of years, disputes have never ceased."
Who and who?』
[Omniscient: God and God, Believers and Non-Prayers]
Where are the monsters?』
"Omniscient: Most of God's creations belong to those who do not pray."
"Is this considered…a war of agents?』
[Omniscient: Definitely. In this world, the gods do not directly participate in battle, but use their creations to fight instead.]
" We are like chess pieces on the chessboard of the gods. Even if we want to live a peaceful life, there will be other chess pieces-those monsters who will attack us…" This was the reality that was concluded after the conversation with Omniscient, and he had already fallen into the whirlpool of this reality.
He stopped in the middle of the street, ignoring the passers-by who were puzzled by his stop. He quietly looked at the surrounding buildings and streets, humans and demi-humans, goods and goods. Everything seemed like an illusion, and he did not know when the monsters would destroy them, kill them, or be killed.
'I want to live. Is there any way?』
[Omniscient: Become Strong]
How?』
[Omniscient: Obtain more power, including but not limited to learning, equipment, potions, props, etc.]
"Equipment refers to weapons. I never thought that I would take the initiative to pick up a weapon, but now…I have to pick up a weapon."'
" Where's the best weapon in town?』
[Omniscient: In the lord's private collection room]
" Where is the best weapon that can be bought on the market?』
[Omniscient: In the alley next to the Adventurer's Guild in the South Street, the workshop of the mining personality, Liswad.]
"Grisward?』
[Omniscient: The best blacksmith in the border town and the owner of the workshop.]
He looked up at the sun, then turned around and walked towards the south street. He had been to the Adventurers Guild once, so he did not need to know the navigation. It was just that walking from the temple in the north to the town gate in the south was equivalent to crossing half of the town. Compared to the hotel in the south, the journey was much longer. Now that he was in a bad mood, he took it as a walk.
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Halfway through, he ate something near the town center square. Eating among the crowd diluted the fear in his heart. After eating, he continued to walk slowly along the crowd. It took him a long time to arrive at the Adventurers 'Guild. He looked around carefully and found that there was really a small alley. The Miner's Forging Workshop was in the alley, and there was a sign with a hammer and sword hanging on it.
When Gong You pushed open the door and entered the workshop, the first thing he saw was a short and round miner. He was about 1.4 meters tall, slippery bald, blind in the right eye, and had a messy brown beard on his chin. He was wearing a thick black apron around his neck. He was resting on a recliner behind the counter.
There were four low platforms in the middle of the workshop, on which a large amount of old equipment was piled up like a mountain. It seemed that they were second-hand goods. The source was probably from the sale of retired equipment, the sale of new equipment, the relics of the dead, and so on. Anyway, they had no interest in these old goods.
They went around the platform and came to the showcase on the inner side. There was a wide variety of equipment here, from inferior swords made by pouring iron liquid into the mold to steel swords that had been solidly forged. There were helmets hanging on the human-shaped wooden frame beside them. Among them, there were plate armor, chain armor, light armor commonly used by adventurers, leather armor, and so on. However, these were all products that won by quantity, and they were forged crudely and crudely.
The truly good items were the excellent equipment placed on the surrounding wall shelves. Although they were not invincible famous swords and sabers, they were still top-grade equipment that the workshop had painstakingly forged. However, after looking around, he did not find anything satisfactory.
"Shop owner, I need weapons, the best weapons here.”He asked the owner of the mine, who had been resting with his eyes closed since he entered the door.
"Young man, this is not a place you should be.”The shopkeeper, who should be called Grisward, opened his eyes and looked at the gorgeous clothes and fair skin on Gongyou. After realizing that he did not have the temperament of an adventurer or a soldier, he slowly said," If you really want to buy a weapon for your collection, you can take a look at the fine items on the shelf.”
Which weapon is the best?』
" Omniscient: The items in the shop are all White grade equipment. Blue grade enchanted equipment can only be obtained in the back room of the workshop."
"Whiteboard? Blue?』
[Omniscient: White-grade equipment refers to ordinary equipment without additional incantations, while blue-grade equipment refers to powerful equipment with additional magic incantations.]
Then how can I buy enchanted equipment from this Griswart?』
[Omniscient: Claiming that you were introduced by Mendes, you can buy equipment from him at will.]
Who is Mondes?』
[Omniscient: Grisward's father]
"I was introduced by Mendes. I want to buy an enchanted weapon.”In order to buy better equipment, Gong You could only lie through his teeth.
"You know dad?" Grisward couldn't help but look up at Gong You again. This time, he was a little more serious.
"I'm a traveling merchant. I've met him before.”He tried to pretend to be calm and lie without changing his expression. This might save him a lot of trouble.
"Alright, since you know my father, come with me. There are enchanted weapons inside.”Grisward thought for a moment, then stood up and said to Gong You.
Grisward turned around and walked toward the back door of the workshop, shouting," Little guy, come out and look after the shop." It seemed that the shop was usually looked after by apprentices and apprentices. Today, he just wanted to take a break, so he ran to the front desk. Otherwise, it would have taken more effort to buy the enchanted equipment.
Gong You followed Grisward deeper into the workshop. When they passed by a room, they saw a burning furnace and various tools inside. This should be the place where the blacksmiths usually worked. After walking deeper, they entered a place that looked like a treasure room. The equipment displayed here was obviously different from the outside.
There were only a dozen or so enchanted equipment in the workshop. According to Grisward, each piece of enchanted equipment required the entire workshop to work at full speed for at least a month to complete. Usually, they needed to forge a large number of ordinary equipment, so the workshop only had time to forge three or four enchanted equipment every year. After selling off the ones that had been sold, all the remaining enchanted equipment over the years were here.
After looking through the items one by one and asking Omniscient for his opinion, he finally chose three of the enchanted equipment to buy.
The first item was enchanted leather armor. After all, the common reason for buying equipment was to protect themselves, so they paid more attention to the function of the defensive equipment. This was a leather armor made from the materials of magical beasts. During the processing, other precious magical materials were mixed in, and magic runes were engraved during the production stage. After it was completed, it obtained physical resistance to piercing and cutting. As long as the single attack it received did not exceed a certain limit, it would not be able to withstand any damage.(3e4J/s), the leather armor would not be easily damaged, and it could also reduce the physical impact on the wearer.
Ordinary leather armor was generally made of leather. Only the more critical parts, such as joints, chest, and abdomen, were added with iron plates to increase their defensive properties. However, this magic beast leather armor was different. It was made entirely of magic beast leather without any iron plates. Moreover, it was divided into two parts, the upper and lower body. Other than the head, palms, and soles, it was covered in leather.
Originally, the enchanted heavy armor next to it had better defensive properties, but after testing its weight, he found that no matter how good the equipment was, it was useless if he could not move. Thus, he could only give up helplessly.
The other two pieces of equipment that he chose were a sword and a shield. It was not enough to just have protection. He also needed to have the power to resist monster attacks to better protect himself. The first choice for strength was naturally a sword and a shield. These two enchanted equipment also used a large number of magic materials. Overall, they were much lighter than the same kind of white equipment. At least, ordinary people could wield them.
The Enchanted Sword was a long sword that was two and a half fingers wide. One end of its length was pressed against the ground, and the other end reached its abdomen. Each side of the blade was engraved with two rows of tiny magic runes. The runes could cause high temperatures, and when used, it would even create a simulation of the air burning on the blade. The hilt was very gorgeous, and there were a few beautiful and pure gems embedded inside. However, according to Griswad, these gems were actually magic crystals that were specially used to provide energy.
The enchanted shield was round in shape, and its diameter was slightly wider than a shoulder. However, according to Griswold's explanation, the shield did not rely on its own material to protect itself. Instead, it relied on a large number of incantations and magical crystals embedded on the inside to form a transparent but substantial wind shield to protect the user. Ordinary arrows, swords, and spears would be blown away by the wind shield, and would not be able to touch the shield at all.
Grisward patiently waited for Gongyou to choose the equipment. He even gave Gongyou a detailed explanation when Gongyou asked about it. From the design ideas to the specific steps, including the small accidents that happened during the production of the equipment, he explained everything to Gongyou. According to Grisward, the reason why he was so enthusiastic was that Gongyou knew his father, and because only two or three enchanted equipment were sold every year.
In the end, Gongyou felt guilty for lying to Griswart, so he accepted the price without bargaining. Fortunately, Griswart did not take the opportunity to rip off his father's acquaintance, so he allowed Gongyou to buy the three enchanted equipment at the market price.
[Magic Beast Leather Armor with Physical Resistance Spell, 310 Gold Coins (930,000 RMB)]
A magic sword with a fire spell attached, worth 270 gold coins (810,000 RMB)
A shield with the Wind Wall Spell, worth 160 gold coins (480,000 RMB)
Fortunately, the equipment was well maintained. Even after a few years, it was still very clean and did not need to be washed again. After paying, he immediately changed into these three enchanted equipment.
" It's 2.22 million RMB in total. How strong can I become after possessing these three enchanted equipment?』
[Omniscient: A small-caliber pistol (2e2J) cannot penetrate leather armor. Even a large-caliber sniper rifle (5e3J) cannot injure you. However, the magic sword's attack can cut through armored vehicles. It is comparable to a flamethrower with a power of 60 Kilowatts (6e4J/s). It is enough to rival a special operations team.]
"It's worth it!" Just three pieces of enchanted equipment could allow an ordinary person to surpass the limit of a single soldier in the era of firearms.
Before leaving the workshop, Gong You also picked out a scabbard, a cloth belt for hanging swords, a pair of leather gloves with iron sheet protection on the back of the hand, and a pair of tall metal boots from the Common Equipment section. When he asked how much they cost, Grisward said that compared to magic related items, these worthless White-grade equipment were given to him. He also gave him a few Magic Stones for charging, which were stored in a small leather bag.
Gong You knew that Griswart had earned a lot from the enchantment today, at least a month's worth of revenue. He didn't insist on paying and accepted these small gifts.
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After leaving the Smithing Workshop, he thought that he would have to walk a long way to find a shop that sold potions. However, he discovered that there was an adventurer's medicine supply shop next to the workshop, so he decided to take a look.
The owner of the pharmacy shop was a middle-aged man, but he was still quite fresh. There were no traces of oil on his clothes. Perhaps it was because the owner was a pharmacist himself, so he was serious and careful in his work. He also liked to clean up. This could be seen from the cleanliness of the shop.
Although the shop also sold common medicines, such as cold medicine and fever medicine, there were also a large number of stocks. However, the most important display cabinets were all expensive potions that adventurers needed. Among them, there were three kinds of potions that were bought immediately after understanding the effects of the potions. They were Energy Potions, Antidote Potions, and Healing Potions.
The Energy Serum was a refreshing drink made from a mixture of several herbs. It was not a magic medicine made from high-grade materials, but an essence liquid made from herbs that could be seen everywhere through complicated processes. Even so, it could help to quickly recover one's strength after a battle. It could also relieve the accumulated fatigue of the body and make the tired spirit feel comfortable.
Each set of three bottles cost 2 silver coins (100 RMB, 33 RMB per bottle). It was not too expensive among the medicines, especially when the shop owner said that it could effectively improve the immune system even when one had a cold or fever. Therefore, it had been listed in the essential list.
The second type of potion that he was interested in was an antidote. Although it was not an all-purpose antidote, it was still an all-purpose antidote that could eliminate most common poisons. As long as it was not an abnormal state or a rare virus that had magical effects, it would cure most of the diseases. It was said that some high-end materials were added to it, and it even had a certain effect on ordinary viral diseases. The world of magic was too amazing.
If there was an antidote last night, then Kulloai would not have been in such a miserable state. He had endured a night of pain and almost died. Each bottle of this potion cost 2 silver coins (100RMB), which was relatively practical for adventurers.
The Healing Potion was a standard magic medicine, but unlike the healing miracle of the Earth Mother Church, which could heal wounds in seconds, the Healing Potion could only speed up the metabolism of the wound, allowing the wound to stop bleeding immediately and heal completely in minutes. This was very magical, so the price of each bottle was 6 silver coins (300RMB). Although it was expensive, ordinary adventurers would buy it even if they gritted their teeth. After all, its practicality was first-class.
When the picky Gong You bought hundreds of potions (more than 10,000 RMB) in one go, he realized that he needed to chop off his hand. However, the owner of the shop was not bad. He said that he could return them before leaving the shop. However, considering that he might use them in the future, he did not choose to return them in the end. After putting the potions into the double-layered medicine box given by the owner, Gong You looked like a doctor on duty.
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After walking out of the medicine shop, there was a big signboard of the alchemy tool shop next to it. He thought,'Since I'm already here, I might as well take a look anyway', so he walked in.
The shop assistant was a young man under the age of 20. He was most likely hired by the real shop owner to look after the shop. The layout of this shop was no different from that of an ordinary grocery store. However, the goods in this shop were magic-related items. As he did not know what these strange things were, he asked the young shop assistant one by one. Among them, there were two interesting gadgets.
One of them was a Molotov Cocktail. This was the explanation that Omniscient had heard after translating. In fact, this thing was a cylindrical clay jar that was smaller than a palm. It was probably filled with a flammable liquid similar to gasoline. The liquid was soaked in a cloth that was used to light the fire, and then sealed with a ceramic lid. After asking the store manager, he found out that a small amount of magic materials were mixed in. The actual effect was exaggerated, and the price was also exaggerated. Each bottle cost 3 silver coins (150 RMB).
The other item that caught everyone's attention was the alchemist's bomb. It was a spherical clay jar the size of a fist. The principle behind it was unknown, but the store manager said that it was made by mixing and sealing various types of magic crystal powder. Once it came into contact with the air, it would have a dust explosion effect. It seemed that there was some kind of spontaneous combustion substance that reacted with the air. There was obviously magic in this world, but chemistry was also developed normally. The alchemist's bomb was a little more expensive than the Molotov Cocktail. Each bottle cost 4 silver coins (200 RMB).
Gong You found the two items interesting and wanted to buy a jar of each to play with. However, the shop owner said that these items were dangerous goods and needed to be controlled. They could only be sold to adventurers. Gong You, who was not an adventurer, spent 14 silver coins (700 RMB) in total and bought a jar of each at double the price to collect them... In the end, he didn't know whose pocket the extra 7 silver coins went to.
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Walking out of the alchemy tool shop and continuing along the alley, there was a real magic grocery store. The owner was an old witch granny, who mainly sold magic items that could be used in fighting monsters. Although this was not part of the original plan, as long as they could kill monsters, it was equivalent to protecting their own safety. Therefore, they carefully checked the goods.
In the end, he did find many things that everyone coveted. For example, Magic Scrolls. This was a convenient item that could seal magic onto a scroll in advance and unseal it when needed. It could allow ordinary people who did not know magic to instantly cast magic. It was a miraculous tool.
However, the price of the magic scrolls was a little too high. Even Gongyu, who was not sensitive to money, felt that the price was too high. Gongyu, who suspected that he was being cheated, asked Omniscient, but was told that it was the normal market price.
According to the old witch, there were five grades of magic scrolls in this world, from the cheapest few silver coins (a few hundred RMB) to the most expensive ones that couldn't be measured with money. The price difference between each grade was more than ten times. However, this small border shop only had the first two grades of scrolls, and the most expensive one was only a few dozen silver coins (a few thousand RMB). It was a pity. He originally wanted to see what the higher-grade scrolls looked like.
Seeing that Gongyou was wearing enchanted equipment, it was obvious that he was not short of money. Knowing that he had bought some Gu Qianwang, Grandma Witch immediately took out the best scrolls in the shop happily. Each scroll was only the size of an index finger and was stored in a small wooden box. Although it looked like a pile of layers, there were actually only 20 scrolls.
Through Granny Witch's explanation, Gong You learned that the two best scrolls in the shop were Fireball and Fire Arrow. This was the highest level of production technology in this town. If he wanted better scrolls, he could only buy them in the big city.
Fireball was a widely circulated spell. An ordinary goblin could be killed with a fireball. However, the cost of making a scroll was too high, so the price-performance ratio was completely different because the reward was more than 10 silver coins. A monster of 500 RMB was not something that could be killed with a single fireball. The market price of a fireball scroll was 20 silver coins (1,000 RMB) per scroll. Using this scroll to kill monsters would be a huge loss. It was equivalent to using a 1,000-coin consumable item to kill a minion that could only drop 300 coins. In that case, each use would cost 700 coins.
" Which is more powerful, the fireball scroll or the alchemist's bomb?』
"Omniscient: Alchemist Bomb. Fireball magic has an equivalent of 20 grams (8e4J), while alchemist bombs have an equivalent of 200 grams (8e5J)."
'As expected, although the price is higher, the effect might not be better. If I had to choose, I would definitely choose…the scroll.'Common Reason, who was not short of money, thought,'After all, scrolls are better in both usage and carrying. Most importantly, they are handsome and cool. Who doesn't love them?'
Fire Arrow Magic was a superior spell to Flame Arrow Magic, and Flame Arrow Magic was also known as Lesser Fire Arrow. This scroll was inscribed with the magic incantation of this kind of Flame Arrow. If one had to distinguish between the two, one magic arrow was more than 20 centimeters long, while the other was only 10 centimeters long. One had an effective range of twenty meters, while the other had a short range of ten meters. In short, the spell structure of the Fire Arrow was more complicated and contained more Mana. Therefore, even though the shop had a lot of Fire Arrow Scrolls, they did not plan to buy such a cheap simplified version when they had a better choice. The market price of the Fire Arrow Scroll was 30 silver coins (1,500 RMB) per scroll, which was the most expensive scroll in the shop.
" How's the effect of using fire arrows to hit goblins?』
[Omniscient: Waste, Overpower]
" Hmm, it's good that I can kill them. A scroll that can kill goblins is a good scroll.'Although Gong You didn't want to admit that he was suffering from goblinphobia because of last night's encounter, wasn't it better to be more prepared?
In the end, because Gong You had bought a lot of scrolls, Granny Witch gave him a bag for storing scrolls. Gong You liked this bag very much. He felt that it was very convenient to take out scrolls with one hand, so he bought a few more Fire Arrow scrolls to fill up the empty space in his bag.
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He left the Adventurer's Guild with a full load. He did not immediately return to the Temple of Earth Mother. Instead, he went to the best inn in the town where he had stayed last time. It was only half a street away from the Adventurer's Guild anyway. He planned to book a room in the inn. After all, it would be inconvenient to stay in the temple all day.
The owner of the inn was surprised and went to the same room as before. He put some of the goods he bought in the afternoon in the room and quickly rushed back to the temple before evening.
When they arrived at the temple of Earth Mother, Hilo and Luana had already been up for a long time. However, after they learned from the old priest that they had gone shopping together, they did not go to look for him. Instead, they stayed in the courtyard and chatted.
It was obvious that Luana had already walked out of the shadow of her companion's death and had regained her lively expression. It was unknown if she was faking her optimism, but thinking about her naive personality, she did not seem like someone who would fake it.
Hilo, on the other hand, had a gentle expression on her face. Perhaps she had seen too many adventurers die in accidents since she was young, so she was mentally prepared. She was listening quietly to Luana's words.
Before they could get close, they were noticed by the two people in the courtyard, so they didn't know what they were talking about. They could only walk over and greet them with a smile.”
"Good afternoon, Mr. Gongyou." Hilo returned the greeting. She was no longer a stranger, but she still spoke politely.
"Where did you go? I haven't seen you all afternoon.”Although Luana knew that Gong Yu had gone shopping, she only raised the question to express her dissatisfaction.
"Yes…I went to buy some defensive equipment and scrolls.”Gong You thought for a moment and chose something that was convenient to explain.
"Armor and magic scrolls? Are you still planning to go to the Water Capital?" Luana's face darkened for a moment before she regained her liveliness and asked hesitantly.
"I haven't decided if I want to go yet." Gong You answered in distress. Then, he looked at the two of them and asked," Is Kloei still not awake?”
"Ah, she didn't seem to have woken up when I went to visit her previously.”Hilo immediately replied. She observed Luana's expression and asked Gong You after finding nothing unusual," Mr. Gong You, do you have any reason to go to Water Capital?"”
"No, it's just that…let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about it after Kloei recovers.”Gong You actually didn't know what he was thinking now. Should he continue to stay in the small town or move to the big city? He hadn't decided yet.
After that, the three of them chatted awkwardly in the courtyard for a while, but the topic could not get away from what happened last night. The three of them were in a mess and did not know what they really wanted to do.
"It's getting dark. I want to help in the kitchen.”Finally, Hilo ended the conversation.
Gong You and Luana went to the temple dining hall first, while Hilo, who grew up in the temple, went to help out in the kitchen.
After waiting in the dining hall for a while, orphans adopted by the Divine Hall arrived one after another. When the sky was completely dark, young priests began to enter the dining hall with oil lamps and candles. After listening to the priests 'explanation, they realized that not all priests would stay in the Divine Hall at night. Some priests who had families would go home at night. Only single young priests, homeless orphans and rare visitors stayed here. They were visitors. With the exception of the patients, everyone in the temple began to pray to Earth Mother. He also followed the crowd.
Gong You, Hilo, and Luana sat together. When the meal officially began, he realized that the dinner in the temple was very sumptuous. When he asked Hilo, who was beside him, if he could eat so well every day, she refuted him. However, when he heard her say that a kind person donated a large sum of money to eat a sumptuous dinner today, Gong You realized that the kind person was referring to him.
After dinner, the three of them went to the kitchen together to get the dinner that they had specially left for Kloei. Then they went to visit her together. They held the candle and crossed half of the temple complex. Finally, they arrived at the housing area where the visitors stayed. At this time, Kloei's room was not lit, but the three of them knocked on the door and opened it. She was already awake and sitting on the bed in a daze.
The knocking on the door reminded Kulloai. When she got used to the candle light and recognized Gongyou, Hilo, and Luana, she heaved a sigh of relief. She put down the blanket in her hand, but Kulloai remained silent.
Hilo placed the tray with dinner on the bed and set the candle on the small table in the middle of the room. When Luana closed the door, the four of them fell into a short silence in the sealed room.
"This is the dinner that the kitchen prepared for you.”Hilo was the first to break the silence. She was gentle and genuinely concerned about Kloei.
"I'm going to retire from the adventurer profession and return to my hometown to visit my father and mother.”Kloai didn't look at the food. Instead, he looked up at the three of them and said,"
" How can you…" Luana seemed to want to refute. She said to Kloei in an agitated tone.
"Ahem." Gong You interrupted Luana with a cough. When Luana stopped talking and looked at him, he said calmly and slowly," Since Kloa wants to go back and visit her father and mother, it's better if we don't stop her.”
Luana opened her mouth and thought for a moment, but she didn't say anything. Hilo had been watching from the side since the beginning of the conversation. Only when he heard the words 'father and mother', his eyes flickered.
"…Thank you." After saying that, Kloei silently picked up the dinner on the tray beside him and began to eat.
Everyone was silent for a while. They all quietly watched Culoai eat dinner without saying anything.
"Well…I still want to continue being an adventurer.”Hilo said suddenly when Culloai had stopped drinking, and when she saw that everyone else was looking at her, she continued,"I have no choice but to be an adventurer.”
Everyone understood what Hilo meant. Last night at camp, she had said that although the Temple would adopt orphans, they would only be adopted until the age of sixteen. After adulthood, they would have to live independently outside, except for the occasional volunteer work. If it was a male, they could be tested to become a professional priest, but a girl like Hilo could only be a nominal priest.
"I want to continue being an adventurer too." Luana said firmly.
Gong You leaned against the table and thought. He didn't know what to say until he realized that the three women were looking at him. He said," Very good. Everyone has their own ideas. I think it's very good.”
"I still want to avenge Youshu." Luana looked out of the window. This time, she murmured softly. If it wasn't for the fact that the room was very quiet at night, the others might not have heard her clearly.
"I'll go with you." Hilo looked weak and gentle, but he was always the one with the strongest will at the critical moment tonight. He was indeed a strong-willed priest.
"Alright, alright, let's go together." Looking at the scene in front of him, Gong You could only follow suit. He couldn't just watch the two girls die in vain, right? Moreover, he was actually partly responsible for Youshu's death. If it wasn't for his negligence, Youshu's death could have been avoided. It was impossible to say that he didn't blame himself.
"Alright, then the three of us will go together.”Luana said with a smile. Her personality had returned to being lively. She was like an innocent, cute, and carefree little girl, making people feel a strong desire to protect her.
"You can't do it. The three of you can't do it alone.”Kloei had finished her dinner. She wiped her hands with a wet towel on the tray and said calmly. Although her glasses and mage hat had fallen on the wilderness last night, everyone could still feel her calm and objective heart when she spoke.
Hilo hesitated. She knew that it was impossible for the three of them to take revenge on dozens of goblins.
"We can train hard and accept missions to earn money to change our equipment.”Luana immediately replied. It seemed that she had already thought of a revenge plan before entering the house." As long as we don't give up, we can wait until we become stronger before we find those goblins to help Yushu take revenge.”
"Yes, I can definitely do it." Hilo was obviously convinced. She immediately expressed her support when she heard Luana's words.
"By then, the goblins would have been conquered by the other adventurers.”Kulloai, who had completely calmed down, was not someone who would be persuaded by a few words. She immediately retorted," In the end, even if we ignore those goblins, there will be other adventurers who will attack them.”
" This..." Luana was speechless. She could only mumble," Even so, we have to keep training. One day..."
"Ahem, we actually have the power to fight against those Goblins.”Seeing that the three women were getting more and more off topic, he could only open his mouth to hint.
After seeing that the three of them were attracted, he untied his waist pouch and placed it on the table. He opened it and saw that it was divided into small pockets. There were three rows of pockets, and each row had ten slots. Now, the 30 slots were filled with magic scrolls.
"How is this possible…these can't be magic scrolls, right?”Kulloai had seen magic scrolls a lot in the academy, but she was still shocked to see so many at once.
"There are a total of 17 Fireballs, 8 Fire Arrows, and 5 Fire Arrows. Even if I cast a spell on each of the Goblins, I might still have some left.”Gong You had already made all the necessary preparations. Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to Luana's request to help Yuuki take revenge.
"This is equivalent to the daily usage of magic by a high-level adventurer.”Hilo had come into contact with many adventurers in the temple since he was young, and the basic education of the temple was very complete.
"How much is this?" Luana sighed as she looked at the Magic Scrolls in her bag. Even though each scroll was only the size of an index finger, 30 scrolls stacked together looked ridiculous.
"A total of 11 gold coins and 10 silver coins (33,500 RMB).”Gong You calmly stated a set of numbers that was equivalent to a year's salary for low-level adventurers. It was very shocking to the three girls who were only 16 years old.
" This, this much…" Kulloai was also shocked and could no longer maintain his calm. This amount was more than her living expenses in the magic academy for several years.
" But... these are all your savings, Mr. Gongyou. If you take them all out..." Although Hilo did not know how much money Gongyou had, he guessed that this amount was at least a large part of it.
"I can't just watch the two of you die for nothing.”Since Gong You had already decided to protect the two girls and avenge Youshu, he naturally said what he wanted to say." Besides, Youshu's death is partly my responsibility as his employer. I feel the same as you, Luanna.”
" Gongyou…" Luana looked at Gongyou, touched. She was so excited that she couldn't speak.
" Mr. Gong You…" Hilo was also very touched. She looked at Gong You with watery eyes.
After feeling touched, Gongyou, Hilo, and Luana all turned to look at Kulloei, hoping that she would change her mind and join them. However, things did not always go the way they wanted.
"I, I…I still want to retire from being an adventurer.”Kloei didn't look at the three of them. Instead, he stared at the bedsheet. The candlelight in the dark room was limited, so he couldn't see her expression clearly.
"In that case, we'll gather at the Adventurer's Guild tomorrow morning to see if there's any information about the Goblins.”Hearing that Kloei had made up his mind, he turned to Shiloh and Luana.
Since the discussion was over and he understood everyone's opinions, he stood up and stretched his back. Then, he packed his bag and put it back on his waist.
Hilo stood up and picked up the tray beside the bed. Luana opened the door. The three of them didn't take the candles from the table, but before he left the room, he seemed to have thought of something and turned to Kulloei." Oh, I've talked to the old priest. He'll prepare food for you for the next few days. You can leave when you're well."”
The three of them walked out of the room one after another and walked in the courtyard of the temple under the light of the moon. When they were almost out of the visitor's area, Gong You said to the two women," I've booked a room at the hotel. I'll go there to sleep tonight. If you meet the Divine Priest, help me tell him that the carriage might need to stay here for a few more days."”
"Ah, doesn't Mr. Gongyou live here?”Hilo asked in surprise. Luana, who was listening to this for the first time, was also very surprised.
"No, it's better to sleep in the hotel. See you all tomorrow.”Gong You waved his hand and bid farewell to the two of them.
"See you tomorrow." x2, the two girls replied happily. They had regained their confidence in the future.
He walked out of the temple complex and entered the bustling town center area at night. However, he felt that he was a little out of place tonight. He thought that from tomorrow onwards, he, Hilo, and Luana would be a temporary adventure team. Sometimes, the timing of forming a team was often so unexpected.
But why am I so calm when I'm facing goblins?'Gong You couldn't help but think that although it was partly because of the atmosphere during the discussion between the four of them tonight, he always felt that there were other reasons that gave him courage. He inadvertently glanced at his waist pouch and sighed,'So it's because he has a murderous heart when holding a weapon. The ancients didn't lie to me.'
It would be laughable if he was still afraid of goblins with a bag full of paywall items. He strolled around the streets and looked at the night view of the brightly lit streets and the merrymaking crowds. He felt like he was detached from the world, and his mood became unprecedentedly relaxed. It's really addictive.
As the moonlight blurred in the clouds, Gong You finally returned to the hotel. Looking at the drunk customers drinking and bragging in the lobby and bar on the first floor, he randomly chose an empty seat and sat down. When the staff found him and came over to ask for his order, the isolated mentality was gone. Like before, he ordered a set meal recommended by the staff tonight. He sat in the corner of the bar and quietly watched, listened, and ate. Then, he took a shower and went back to his room to sleep.
In the first half of the night, he had a beautiful dream. He dreamed that he had become an omniscient and omnipotent god. He had entered the divine realm and found the mastermind behind the design of the disgusting goblin race. It was a humanoid teenager with a golden scale emblem on his forehead. He then pressed him to the ground and beat him up fiercely. The other gods were so scared that they trembled and swore that they would never dare to play real people running a group again. They only woke up from the dream when they turned around and touched their elbows. It was as if the gods in heaven had returned to the human world. She slept soundly for the rest of the night without having any nightmares.
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