On the seventh day, when it was close to noon, he was still sleeping soundly in his hotel room to make up for the lack of sleep from the night before. At this time, Luana suddenly came to the hotel to look for him. He did not know how she persuaded the hotel staff, but when he was woken up, he saw Luana standing by the bed in plain plain clothes, smiling.
Angry Common Cause wanted to ignore Luana and continue sleeping, but he couldn't stop her from disturbing him. He could only get up and wash up. Of course, because he didn't plan to go out of town today, he didn't wear the ridiculously expensive enchanted equipment. Instead, he wore a luxurious robe that was custom-made a few days ago. Although it was ordinary clothes, it was the best that could be bought in Border Town.
"Didn't you stay in the temple last night? Why are you looking for me so early?" Gong You asked while yawning. Ever since they fought side by side yesterday afternoon, his relationship with Luana had become as natural as that of long-time companions.
"Hilo and I woke up a long time ago. We're not lazy like you. She still has things to do in the temple, so I came to look for you first and arranged to meet you at the Adventurer's Guild.”Luana dragged her sleeve and walked out, replying casually. She did not notice that the gorgeous dress in her hand was almost deformed. It was at least her income for the past two months.
"I haven't had breakfast yet…No, it's lunchtime now.”Gong You could only protest helplessly. At least he had to fight for the freedom of his stomach.
"I didn't eat either. We'll eat together when we get paid.”Luana dragged Gong You out of the hotel without any explanation, ignoring the strange gazes of the surrounding people.
It was only half a street from the hotel to the guild, which was quite close. On the way, they saw a middle-aged man selling candy, so they bought some with Luana. Of course, it was Gong You who paid for it.
The middle-aged man in an apron took out two sticks the length of chopsticks, put them into the liquid in the jar, and took them out. When the liquid on the sticks solidified, he put them into the jar and spun them again. After repeating it a few times, the syrup turned into a fruit shape. This kind of candy was not very hard. The tip of the stick was a brown syrup.
"Isn't syrup supposed to be colorless and transparent?”Gong You asked curiously. When he mentioned sugar, he thought of white crystals.
"The colorless and transparent ones are high-grade products made from rice and sugar. This is a syrup made from sweet potatoes, melons, and wheat sprout. That's why it's brown.”The middle-aged stall owner explained as he handed the malts to the two of them.
"I know that. When I was young, my mother made me some hawthorn.”Luana took the piece of gum and said with a happy smile. However, she finally let go of her hand that was tugging at Gongyou's sleeve.
The two of them continued to walk as they licked the candy. Then, they saw a dessert shop with a very conspicuous decoration. They bought a dozen honey baked pastries and planned to give some to Hilo as a consolation gift. These pastries were small in size, but they were not cheap. Of course, they were paid by the joint, but he did not care about it.
Half a street, excluding shopping time, could be completed in three minutes. When the two of them entered the Adventurer's Guild, they had not even finished their candy. At this time, there were very few people in the Adventurer's Guild. At this time, there were only a few guild employees and Adventurers in the corner of the hall. There was no one on duty at the counter.
As there were too few people, the moment the two of them entered the guild door, they saw Hilo sitting in a corner on the other side of the hall. She was currently holding a piece of white paper that was as wide as two palms and leaning against the wall in boredom. Even her staff that never left her side was placed on the seat beside her. It seemed that if the two of them had arrived a little later, she would have fallen asleep.
"Luana, Mr. Gongyou, you're here.”Before the two of them could get close, Hilo stood up and jogged to greet them. At this time, her face was no longer sleepy, and the corners of her mouth were smiling brightly.
However, when Shiloh saw the candy sticks in Gongyou and Luana's hands, he was stunned. He looked at the unfinished syrup in his hand and quickly put it down. He handed the honey snack to Shiloh. After all, he couldn't ask her if she wanted to taste the syrup. He would be beaten to death by Luana for harassing a girl. He didn't dare to joke like this when he wasn't wearing the magic beast leather armor. Of course, he might not dare to do it when he was wearing it.
"Mr. Gongyou, this is?" Hilo was quickly distracted by the honey dessert. She had never eaten such exquisite desserts since she grew up in the temple.
"It's a snack." Luana suddenly interjected and pulled Hilo to a nearby chair to sit down. Then she waved at the common man. Those who didn't know better would think that she was greeting a pet.
Gong You put the snacks on the table and sat down opposite the two women. He looked at the white paper in Hilo's hand. He had been a little concerned since he saw it just now. There were ten small words on the paper, but because it was upside down, he couldn't see what was written clearly. So he asked directly," What is this paper?"”
"Ah, this is the adventure report signed by the chief priest. I want to give it to the counter lady later.”said Hilo, quickly taking her eyes off the pastry and sitting down to answer.
However, Luana had already opened the packaging of the snacks and was ready to eat them, so Gong You was not in a hurry to ask about the report. Instead, he reminded Hilo to eat the snacks first.
After eating a honey snack, he did not eat any more. Instead, he pushed his share to Hilo. Seeing that the two women were eating happily, he smiled and could not help but whisper," I seem to have forgotten to buy drinks. I'm a little thirsty."”
Just as Gong You finished muttering, a tray was placed on the table. There were four cups filled with tea on the tray. The person reminded him thoughtfully," Please have some tea."”
Gong You looked up at the counter lady who came over with a tray and sat down with him. After saying 'thank you', he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
When Gongyou put down the teacup, he realized that the counter lady's eyes were focused on the snacks on the table. He could not help but hold his forehead and say," Please enjoy. There are still many snacks. We can't finish them."”
Luana glared at Gongyou, but she still pushed a snack in front of the counter lady. Then, she took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
Shiloh looked at the desserts with great reluctance, then chose one and slowly pushed it in front of the counter lady. He then looked pitifully at Gongyou, making him feel a little guilty for no reason.
"Are you two children?" Gong You could not help but complain in his heart. However, after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that the two girls were indeed only 16 years old. He naturally thought, It feels like I have two more sisters.'
In order to divert his attention, he coughed lightly and said," Hilo, didn't you say that you had something to give to the counter lady?”
"Catelia, my name is Catelia, not the counter lady. Please remember my name.”The counter lady, Catelia, reminded him with an imposing smile. Usually, she wouldn't take the initiative to mention her name, but the temptation of the desserts today was too great.
"Hello, my name is…Hmm, you seem to know everything.”Gong You wanted to introduce himself, but he remembered that this lady named Catelia was a counter staff and seemed to be very familiar with most adventurers. Even when he registered as an adventurer, she handled it.
"Hehe, hahahaha." Seeing Gong You being defeated, Luanna mocked him without a conscience. Was she really going to do this for a little snack?
"Hello, Miss Catelia. This is the adventure report that the three of us accepted yesterday. I have asked the chief priest to review and sign it.”Hilo also smiled at Gongyou, and then handed the " Adventure Report " to Catalia with both hands. At the same time, he reminded her that this report was signed by the chief priest, which meant that it had been approved by the authority of the Church of Mother God in the border town.
"Hmm?" The receptionist, Catelia, had just received the report and hadn't read it when she heard Hilo's words. She couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows. This meant that the report had been approved. Their guild only needed to enter it into the file and couldn't raise any objections.
Catelia was curious about the contents of the adventure report. She picked up the paper and read it carefully word by word. Her forehead wrinkled a few times during the process, but she didn't refute it in the end. After reading it again, she said softly," I understand. I'll help you with the promotion of adventurers now."”
After Catelia asked for the three Adventurer's white porcelain nameplates, she stood up and walked to the counter. However, after a few steps, she suddenly turned around and put two honey pastries on the tray. Then, she moved Hilo's cup of tea from the tray to the table. She picked up the tray and walked to the counter again. As she walked, she muttered," You're really willing to spend money. This is the signature snack of the most expensive and delicious shop in town."”
This operation left Gongyou dumbstruck. He glanced at Catelia who had walked away, then turned to look at Shiloh and Luana in front of him. He was speechless.
It wasn't until the two women finished their snacks and began to drink tea that Gongyou came back to his senses. He picked up his teacup and took a sip. After calming himself down, he asked Hilo," What exactly was written in the adventure report?”
"It only mentioned that the three of us successfully conquered the goblin tribe, as well as the number and scale of goblins in the tribe.”Hilo looked around before continuing," The matter about Mr. Gongyou's magic weapon and magic scroll has been kept a secret. Only the four of us and the Grand Priest know the truth.”
"Why?" He asked curiously. After all, he was not a native of this world, so there were some things he did not know.
"Because the enemies of adventurers are not only monsters, but also other humans who need to be careful. This is what my father often warned me.”Luana answered the question on behalf of Hilo. She put away her giggling expression and warned him with a very serious expression.
After listening to them, he thought for a while and understood what the two women meant. After all, he was a transmigrator from the era of the information explosion. Even if part of his memory was erased by the omniscient creator, he still had some common sense memories. Growing up in a society ruled by law, he did not notice certain things for a moment, but it did not mean that he did not know the evils of human nature.
" Fortunately, my first companions were Shiloh, a believer of the Church of Order, and Luana, a kind-hearted and innocent girl. Otherwise, it wouldn't be strange if I died in a stinking ditch one day.'He rejoiced that he had only just realized that he had been a little reckless.
"I understand. Thank you." Gong You thanked the two girls who were much younger than him, feeling a little awkward.
"Hehe, Gong You's expression is really weird.”Luana mocked her heartlessly. She was still the problem girl.
"Cough, it would be best if you understand, Mr. Gongyou.”Hilo clasped his hands together and prayed," Pray for the merciful Mother Earth to protect our adventurer team.”
After chatting with the two girls for a while, Catelia returned with three newly carved obsidian nameplates. She smiled and said to the three people who were laughing and fooling around in the corner of the guild hall," Congratulations to your party for successfully completing your first adventure. The social contribution points you have obtained are enough for the three of you to rise from the tenth tier White Porcelain to the ninth tier Black Light.”
"Thank you." X3. After the three of them thanked him, they took their new Adventurer's Tokens. At this time, they heard Catelia muttering things like " leveling up on the second day of registration " and " it's too strange for three newbies to complete the mission ". It seemed that the report had affected her a lot, but for the sake of his own safety, he couldn't explain the details.
However, when he looked at the Obsidian nameplate, he felt as if he had just become an E-grade adventurer from an F-grade adventurer in the game. Was it an illusion? This was the real world. There was no such thing as becoming stronger after leveling up.
"By the way, can you come with me to the counter now? There was still the commission reward that had not been settled.”Suddenly, Catelia clapped her hands and asked the three of them.
The three of them replied " Okay " as they stood up and followed Catelia to the counter. They saw that she had already taken out the quest list for the Goblin Lair. Catelia picked up the quest list and immediately entered work mode. She quickly calculated the reward for this quest.
First, the reward for killing 48 goblins was 16 silver coins.(800 RMB), the big goblin added another 2 silver coins, and destroying the village added another 40 silver coins, a total of 58 silver coins.(2,900 RMB). Compared to other novice adventurer teams, it was already very generous. Based on the calculation of three people working a day and resting a day, each person's daily salary was close to 500 RMB. It should be known that the average novice adventurer's monthly salary was only around 2,000 RMB. Including daily expenses, equipment updates, and maintenance, there was basically not a single cent left.
According to the inquiry, the monthly remuneration of adventurers in each stage was:
[Tier 0] Epic and above, those who were beyond the control of the guild and could leave their names in the Epic realm, each of them had a special biography description.
[Tier 1] Platinum Adventurer was the highest level of adventurer that was specially set for heroes. It was only in the name of the guild, and the monthly remuneration could not be calculated.
[Second Stage] Gold Adventurer, the monthly salary is at least 160,000 RMB, but generally does not exceed 500,000 RMB.
[Level 3] Silver adventurer, 60,000 to 150,000 RMB, able to maintain a wealthy life in the big city;
[Level 4] Bronze Adventurer, above 10,000 RMB and below 50,000 RMB, reaching the standard line of high-income people;
[Level 5] Ruby Adventurer, the monthly salary is about 9,000 to 10,000 RMB, which can support a large family.
[Level 6] Emerald Adventurer, 7,000 to 8,000 RMB, able to maintain a wealthy life in the town;
[Level 7] Sapphire Adventurer, 5,000 to 6,000 RMB, barely saved up some money to change his equipment;
[Level 8] Steel Adventurer, monthly salary is only about 4,000 RMB, barely living in a cheap hotel;
[Level 9] Obsidian adventurer, about 3,000 RMB, not even enough for accommodation.
[Level 10] White Porcelain Adventurer, about 2,000 RMB, not even enough for food.
Rank 2 to 4 were high-level adventurers, rank 5 to 7 were mid-level adventurers, and rank 8 to 10 were low-level adventurers.
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Luana's father had been an adventurer for ten years, and he had only saved 100 gold coins (300,000 RMB) until he retired. After deducting his daily needs, he saved an average of 2,500 RMB per month. The total value of the three enchanted equipment was more than 2,000,000 RMB, which was equivalent to the lifetime savings of an Intermediate adventurer.
The reward for each goblin was It was no wonder that most senior adventurers were too lazy to fight against them. Although the two women hugged each other happily when they heard the total amount of the reward, in the end, he still rejected the suggestion of the two women to split the reward equally. He decided to treat the reward as the team's funds and hand it over to Luana to manage. If Hilo needed money, he could ask her for it. As for sharing, he would have to do it himself. He had no intention of using the money…because it was too little.
When the three of them were about to leave the counter after settling the commission fee, Catelia called out to them as if she had planned it for a long time."There's a large-scale gathering mission tomorrow. The client is the owner of an iron mine near the town. He needs the guild's help to suppress the nest of the Iron-eating Strange Ants living in the mine, and he's offering 1 silver coin for each Iron-eating Strange Ant.(50 RMB). Moreover, there is no limit to the adventurer's rank participating in this mission. Since there are silver medal adventurers leading the team, even white porcelain rank novices are allowed to participate in the crusade to accumulate experience. There are now a total of 40 adventurers who have signed up, including several adventure teams. Do you want to sign up and try it out?”
As far as they knew, the total population of the entire Border Town and the surrounding dozens of villages was only tens of thousands, and there were about three to four hundred active adventurers registered in the town. This gathering mission with more than one-tenth of the adventurers was already considered a large scale.
The three of them looked at each other and expressed that they needed to think about it. Then, they simply ate in the guild's affiliated restaurant. They called the Orc waitress and ordered three hard dish sets and took the initiative to pay. Although the two women said that they wanted to pay separately, he still used the excuse of " I'm older and should pay for it myself " to fool them. After all, if they wanted to eat, they should eat well. He couldn't eat vegetarian dishes just to take care of the two women's wallets, right?
While waiting for the dishes to be served, the three of them discussed whether they should participate in the assembly mission. Because there were high-level adventurers leading the team, it was relatively safe overall, and they could also learn good adventure experience from them. However, there were two problems, which were whether to use scrolls in the mission and whether the three enchanted equipment would be exposed.
"Mr. Gongyou, if you use a large number of scrolls tomorrow like you did yesterday, the other adventurers will definitely notice your abnormality.”Shiloh said worriedly. Using a Magic Scroll worth 20 silver coins (1,000 RMB) to kill a Goblin that only cost 41 copper coins (about 17 RMB) was too abnormal. It was obvious that telling others that they were stupid, had a lot of money, and came quickly would cause big trouble.
"Yes, yes. There are also magic weapons. If people knew that a low-level adventurer had three enchanted equipment, it would be inevitable that people would have evil thoughts.”Luana said worriedly. This was like a low-level RMG player in an online game wearing a krypton gold god equipment while killing small fish monsters to level up. It was inevitable that high-level poor players would pass by and think,"If I kill him, will I be able to get the equipment?" If I really killed this tycoon, others would not challenge him directly. Instead, they would kill him with a cold knife, strip off his equipment, and run away. The corpse would be thrown into the wild, and there would be Beast Gang to destroy the corpse.
Gong You was also troubled by these two problems. If he did not use Magic Scrolls, he would feel unsafe without Magic Scrolls to protect him. Moreover, without Enchanted Equipment, he was a rookie among rookies. Putting aside the problem of whether he would drag down the team, what if he was accidentally killed by the fish monsters? He was an ordinary person who grew up in a peaceful environment. He was not as cruel as the monsters who struggled to survive in the harsh nature. Monsters did not care about human care. They were constantly thinking of killing and eating humans.
After a long time of distress, he still couldn't bear to watch a real battle. He planned to bring a magic scroll but only use it carefully when his life was in danger. He could also wear enchanted equipment and play soy sauce on the periphery. As long as he didn't activate the magic incantation, no one would know that it was enchanted equipment. Anyway, the reward was divided according to the number of Iron-eating Strange Ants killed. Even if he did not work hard, no one would blame him. After all, he was only a small Adventurer of Black Light.
However, this method was a bit of a drag on the two girls 'performance. He decided to pick out some gifts for them later. Otherwise, he would feel a little uneasy and affect the unity of the team. So he told the two girls about his plan. Shiloh and Luana also felt that it was fine to go and take a look. There was no need to work too hard, so they agreed to his plan. However, they said that they did not need to apologize.
"That won't do. If you guys slack off with me on the outer perimeter, it will definitely affect your harvest from this gathering. So, it's best if you don't reject the gifts I'll give you later.”Gong You insisted. At this moment, the Orc waitress delivered three sets of food. He ignored the two women's rebuttal and finally decided," It's decided. Let's have lunch first and then go shopping. Since we have nothing to do today, I'll take you to the market in the afternoon."”
Hilo and Luana had no choice but to agree. Soon, they were engrossed in eating enough meat. Those who said that women did not like meat were idiots. Women only said that they did not like meat because of their pride, but in fact, the human body structure determined that humans liked to eat big fish and meat, regardless of gender and age.
After lunch, the three of them rested in the guild cafeteria for a while before heading straight to the counter to register. When Catelia saw the three of them return, she revealed a subtle expression of knowing that they would be so. She smiled and took out three documents that she had prepared beforehand and said," Please sign this 'Temporary Team Alliance Contract'. There is a remuneration distribution plan at the back of the document. Then, sign this' Self-responsibility Assurement', which states that the guild will not be responsible for any disputes with other teams. At the back of the document was an action plan and a command.”
Looking at the smiling Catelia, Gong You couldn't help but roll his eyes. This was all a trap that was prepared for him to jump into. However, she couldn't be blamed for this, because it was her job to gather manpower for the guild. Moreover, this gathering was beneficial to everyone. In a fair and equal commission, no one would scheme against the other.
The three of them signed the documents seriously and were told by Catelia that the gathering time was before sunrise tomorrow morning. All the participants had to gather at the entrance of the guild and set off. Because they still needed to do some preparations, the three of them did not stay long. After confirming with her that the procedures were completed, they left the guild in a hurry.
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Since he was in the Adventurers Guild, he decided to go to the shop in the alley next door to buy something. After a day, he once again walked into the workshop of the ore personality, Riswad. The difference was that he had two companions this time. He pushed the door open with two women and saw a young human sitting behind the counter. It seemed that Griswad was busy with forging today, and the shop was run by apprentices.
"Welcome. May I know what you three need?”The young acolyte greeted him cheerfully. He was better at attracting customers than the cold-faced Grisward.
" I want a set of light armor. Help me choose the best one, and then two gifts…" Gong You turned around and looked at the two girls from head to toe. When they were embarrassed and avoided his gaze, he said slowly,"…Give me the best pair of female adventurer shoes and the most convenient female throwing weapon.”
The young apprentice obviously knew all the equipment in the shop like the back of his hand. He first brought the common user to a shelf where the armor was placed, then said," This is the best in the shop. I'll get you the other two things."
He looked at the armor on the shelf in front of him. It was a light armor made up of six parts. They were forehead guard, shoulder guard, hand guard, chest guard, crotch guard, and knee guard. Each part was made separately. Overall, it could protect all parts of the body that were easily attacked. It could also minimize the weight of the armor. In terms of practicality, it was very good.
"This light armor is very outstanding.”Even Luana couldn't help but praise it. Although Hilo didn't know much about protective gear, he was also conquered by the excellent workmanship and nodded repeatedly.
"Then I'll take this one." Although he was shopping alone, he saw that his companions liked it, so he couldn't be bothered to care so much and decided to buy it directly.
"Thank you for your patronage. This light armor was personally forged by Master. Although it's light armor, it's not cheap.”The young apprentice came back with two items. He praised Gong You after hearing what Gong You said. At the same time, he carefully reminded Gong You of the price of the light armor. It seemed that this was an excellent but relatively expensive equipment. It did not seem to be very cost-effective." You can try size on first. There are other sizes of the same model."”
However, he didn't care about the small amount of money. As long as the items were good enough, he was more interested in the two items in the young apprentice's hands." What are these two?”
" This is a pair of leather shoes with armor protection. The iron sheet at the front can protect the toes, and the inner layer of the bottom plate is also inlaid with thin iron sheets. The entire leather is refined and of good quality. The overall weight is controlled within the range that female adventurers can wear.”The young apprentice first raised the shoe in his right hand and then changed to the cloth belt equipment in his left hand." This small throwing knife is very sharp and small. It takes into account the lack of arm strength of women and can be tied to the thigh for easy access. It is very suitable for female adventurers.”
"Yes, very good. I want them all.”Gong You was very satisfied with the gift that the young apprentice helped to choose. However, after thinking for a while, he added," Give me a few more throwing knives and help me choose a long and light spear."”
The young apprentice placed the items next to the armor and replied with an 'okay' before he ran to other places in the shop to look for them. He noticed that the few pieces of equipment were all new and not mixed with second-hand equipment. He nodded in satisfaction and began to try on the light armor with the help of the two girls.
Soon, the young apprentice had picked out a steel spear for Gongyou. The spear was 2.2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide. It was made of wear-resistant light steel, and the shaft and spearhead were made as one. There was no trace of bridge on the shell of the spear, and the interior was hollow and filled with hard wood. Although it was not made of expensive magic materials, it was still a relatively precious and durable material. After putting on the light armor and holding the spear, the overall style was finally consistent with this magical world.
In the end, he bought a six-piece light armor set (4,500 RMB), a thin steel spear (2,500 RMB), a pair of female iron-headed leather shoes (500 RMB), and five small throwing knives (5 x 100 RMB). He spent a total of 2 gold coins and 40 silver coins (8,000 RMB). That was why it was said that Adventurers needed a lot of money to update their equipment. Even if the reward for yesterday's goblin crusade was doubled, it would not be enough for today's few minutes.
After paying the bill, he gave the shoes to Shiloh. He had seen Shiloh struggling to walk in the forest in cloth shoes yesterday, so he decided to help her out today. He also gave the throwing knives to Luana. Although Luana was a Pugilist who fought bare-handed, she was very skilled in throwing knives. With these throwing knives, she could increase her long-range attack ability. At least she could counterattack the next time she fought against the Goblin catapults.
Initially, the two girls were a little embarrassed to accept it, but after Gong You repeatedly thanked them for being willing to accompany him tomorrow, they happily accepted the gift. The team equipment was updated.
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After leaving the workshop, Gong You took the two girls to the alchemy item shop next door. This time, he was a serious adventurer, so he could get lethal alchemy items without paying extra. However, considering that most alchemy items took up a lot of space and were very heavy, and it was also very dangerous to carry them, he only bought five sets of alchemy bombs and Molotov Cocktails this time. It was a total of 35 silver coins (1,750 RMB).
He packed the alchemy items in the small backpack given by the young clerk, then pulled the two girls out of the shop and continued to spend money in other shops. This small backpack might have been given by the young clerk after he saw that he had registered as an adventurer. He was embarrassed by the extra charge last time, so he took the initiative to give it to him. However, he did not blame the clerk.
Just like the previous time, the last stop of the paywall was the witch granny's magic grocery store. This time, he didn't look at other things and directly bought the most expensive batch of scrolls. He bought a total of 25 Fire Arrow Magic Scrolls (900 RMB each).
The old witch was so shocked that she quickly asked him if he wanted to be a second-hand dealer somewhere else. Otherwise, why would he buy so many magic scrolls in just one day? Of course, he could not tell the truth. After all, he had used 25 magic scrolls that were at least ten times the price to attack a small goblin tribe. He was too generous. He was afraid that the old witch would have blood in her brain, so he found an excuse to help a friend buy them.
However, Shiloh and Luana, who knew the truth, had a look of despair on their faces. This was a total of 7 gold coins and 30 silver coins (22,500 RMB), and they had spent it so easily. To be honest, the two women had never spent so much money in one go. Even when they left the shop, their eyes were filled with confusion.
"Mr. Gongyou, is it really necessary to buy so many magic scrolls?”Hilo grabbed the sleeves of her robe and asked carefully. Luana nodded in agreement. However, compared to Gong You and Luana who were wearing casual clothes today, she wore the priest robe designated by the church all year round, so her careful appearance was interesting.
"In case of emergency. I don't know magic, and I don't have the time to study in a magic academy like Kloei. I can only rely on magic scrolls.”Gong You explained indifferently. He only needed to go to the dark alley in the west district and his money would increase exponentially. He would not be short of money at all. If he could increase his combat strength by any point above his limit, it would be worth spending a lot.
"You don't necessarily need to go to a magic academy to learn magic. Even if you hire a mage to teach you one-on-one, you don't need that much money every month.”Hilo was a priest of the Church of Earth Mother. After he was adopted by the nursery of the Divine Hall as an orphan, he spent his days in prayer. He had also received complete teachings from the older priests, so he had a very clear understanding of miracles and magic.
"Oh, how long will it take?”Ever since he heard the story of Kloei, he knew that even if he was talented, learning magic was time-consuming.
" It'll take at least five years…" Hilo could not help but stop. She knew that Mr. Gongyou was too old now and had exceeded the optimal age for learning magic. An adult could not spend all his time learning magic to make a living. In the end, she could only mumble," Unless it's a magic book, it's really difficult for Mr. Gongyou to learn magic.”
"What did you just say? Was there a shortcut to learning magic faster?”Because the three of them had already walked out of the alley and into the street, they couldn't hear Hilo's words clearly in the noisy environment, so they could only ask her again.
"Ah, I'm talking about the magic book. Mr. Gongyou, it's better not to care about it. That's a secret treasure of the Magic World. Ordinary people can't get their hands on it.”Hearing Gongyou's question, Hilo knew that he had made a slip of the tongue and quickly explained.
"No, I do. Can you tell me more about the spellbook?”This was because he was extremely concerned about it. After all, it might be difficult for others to obtain treasures, but he had omniscience. If he wanted to know the whereabouts of something, he would definitely know.
After Hilo's explanation, Common Cause had a basic understanding of the magic of this world. To use magic, one had to engrave the corresponding incantation in the Weave created by the gods in advance. The incantation was also known as the 'language of the gods'. There was a limit to the number of incantations that each person could engrave in the Weave, and these incantations were words with true power, formulas that could alter the laws of the world through the Weave.
When casting magic, one would need to use a magic staff or a ring as a medium to connect to the magic net. They would chant incantations in their hearts to communicate with the magic net to trigger the phenomenon. Some special spells even required casting materials or unique media to be cast. Moreover, after each spell was cast, the used incantations had to be engraved again. This behavior was called refreshing the spell slots. There was a limit to the number of spell slots that each person could refresh every day.
Under normal circumstances, low-level adventurers could only cast spells or miracles five times a day, mid-level adventurers could cast spells or miracles up to ten times a day, and high-level adventurers could only cast spells or miracles up to twenty times a day. On the other hand, platinum-level adventurers could cast spells up to a hundred times a day, while Myth-level adventurers had at least a hundred spell slots and could interfere in local wars by themselves.
Ordinary people would need to go through basic teaching before they could learn magic. This process would take three to nine years, depending on their talent. After the basic teaching, they could learn the incantations, which would usually take another one to five years. Finally, they would engrave the incantations into the magic net and obtain spell slots. This process would take months to years of hard work, which was why it would take at least five years to learn magic from scratch.
However, nothing was absolute. If one could obtain the magic books written by their ancestors, they could skip all the steps and allow ordinary people to obtain the corresponding spell slots. That was why there was the saying that magic books were the secret treasures of the magic world.
Hilo had only heard about the existence of the magic book from the Grand Priest once, but he had no idea where the magic book was. However, that was enough for Common Cause. He only needed to know about the existence of the magic book, because he could find out the whereabouts of the magic book himself.
" Tell me, where is the nearest spellbook?』
[Omniscient: There is a magic book in this border town. It is in the hands of Peter, who is at the edge of the square and facing the second street of West Street.]
"Ha, haha, hahahaha." Gong You couldn't help but laugh loudly, scaring the two women beside him.
"What's wrong? Is it broken?" Luana patted her chest in shock and complained.
"Mr. Gongyou? What's wrong? Don't scare me." Hilo also asked in confusion. Ever since she had explained the magic book, he had been laughing strangely, which really scared her.
"Ahem, it's okay. Let's go back to the hotel to put our things down. Then I'll accompany you guys to go shopping in the afternoon. If you have anything you like, buy it. I'll pay for it, especially Hilo.”Gong You waved his hand and took the lead.
"Wait, wait, only Hilo? What about me?" Luana hurriedly chased after Gong You and asked. She reached out and grabbed his clothes, as if she would not let go unless he agreed.
"Okay, okay, I have everything. I'll pay for the things you like, okay?”Gong You said helplessly as he looked at Luana's old clothes that had faded from being washed and dried many times. Anyway, he was not short of money now. He really had no idea what to do with this little girl who looked like a younger sister.
" Mr. Gongyou, you don't have to spend money..." Hilo quickly explained. She had followed the teachings since she was young, and her heart was modest and kind.
"Don't mind him, Hilo, just let him pay.”Ever since Luana saw Gongyou spending money extravagantly, she had been keeping a tight watch on her team's funds. Previously, she would feel embarrassed because she had taken advantage of him, but now she no longer cared about ripping off this tycoon.
" How could this be…" Hilo cried out weakly under Luana's tugging.
After he left the equipment and items he bought with money in the hotel, he took the two girls to the East Bazaar and shopped for the entire afternoon. During this time, he helped the two girls pick out a few new clothes, including two cute pajamas. There were so many gifts that even Luana, who was lively and a little willful, was embarrassed to take advantage of them. Shiloh kept saying that he couldn't accept them until he said,"I've already bought them anyway. If you don't want them, just throw them away." Only then did they reluctantly and happily accept it.
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It wasn't until dusk that the three of them had dinner together in a luxuriously decorated restaurant to celebrate the official establishment of the adventurer team. Then, they carried shopping bags all the way to the entrance of the temple before they separated. After confirming that Hilo and Luana had returned safely, he quickly rushed to the West District. Finally, under the omniscient reminder, he found Cripple Peter in a dilapidated tavern.
It was already dark outside, and most of the taverns were open for business. The environment of this tavern, which had a tattered signboard, was even worse. Not only were there greyish-black stains everywhere, but there were also signs of damage to the tables and chairs. The stench in the air was even worse. Although it wasn't as bad as yesterday's Goblin Stronghold, it wasn't much better. The stench of sweat, rotten food, and urine was mixed in. In short, there was no need to not want to step into a lousy place for the second time.
Under the guidance of Omniscient, they found the half-drunk Peter in the corner of the tavern. The target seemed to be an old drunkard who had become drunk not long after nightfall. However, he had a favor to ask of the drunkard, so he endured the discomfort and sat across the table calmly. Looking at the old man whose face was full of stubble and messy because he had not taken care of it for a long time, no one would dare to believe that his ancestor was once rich if it was not confirmed by Omniscient. It was a family that had at least given birth to an Epic existence.
"I want to buy that secret treasure passed down in your family.”He tried his best to make his words sound calm and his expression natural. He could not be excited because he was close to the magic book, but he could not be disgusted because he despised this old man.
"Secret treasure? I don't know how you know I have a secret treasure, but I don't want to sell it.”Cripple Peter raised his head from the table and looked at Gong You. He cursed angrily.
"How about 100 gold coins?”As they continued to chat calmly, he was determined to get the magic book. He would not choose to leave just because of a few insults.
"No matter how much it costs, I won't sell it. Get lost and don't stop me from drinking.”Cripple Peter picked up the wine bottle and drank it in big gulps. Then, he lay on the table and didn't get up no matter how much he was persuaded.
'How can I make him sell it?』
[Omniscient: Tell him that you know where his daughter is and he will be willing to continue talking to you.]
" So he has a daughter. I didn't expect her to be so defiled.'Gong You was speechless. However, now that he had a way, it was better than snatching.
"I know where your daughter is." The corners of Gong You's mouth curled up slightly as he said happily, sweeping away the gloominess that had accumulated for the past ten minutes.
"…What? What did you just say?" Cripple Peter waited for Gongyou to finish speaking. After a while, he reacted. He supported himself with the table and stood up, wanting to reach out and grab Gongyou's collar, but Gongyou, who was already prepared, dodged him.
"I said, I know where your daughter is. I've heard everything about your family and the artifact.”Gong You sat up straight again and said slowly with a calm expression. He even used a small trick in his words to make his words more believable.
Cripple Peter stared at Gong You for a while, carefully observing the gorgeous robe on Gong You's body that shouldn't have appeared in such a dilapidated tavern. Finally, he stood up and left the table. He limped to the tavern door with his walking stick and said," Follow me."”
"Hey, Old Peter, you haven't paid for tonight's drinks.”The bartender at the bar saw that Peter wanted to leave the tavern and immediately reminded him.
"Ask him for it." Cripple Peter didn't turn around and pointed at Gong You behind him.
"Haha." Gong You couldn't help but laugh. He thought,'Forget it, I'll deduct it from the money I spent on the treasure later.' Then he turned to the bartender and asked," How much is it?”
"The money for tonight's drinks, plus what I owed before, is 18 silver coins (900 RMB).”The bartender glanced at the style of the clothes and said quickly. He even secretly added some to the amount to make a round number.
He took out 18 silver coins and put them on the table. Then, without saying anything, he turned around and quickly caught up with Peter, who had already left the tavern. Although he did not have to worry about not being able to find Cripple Peter's location with Omniscient, he was now excited because of the magic book that was about to be obtained, so even his footsteps were light.
After walking for a few minutes from the tavern, they arrived at the door of Peter's house. Although his house was built on the West Street, it was located at the edge of the town center square. It was not far from here to anywhere in the town. The transportation was quite convenient. The house was neither big nor small, but it had a small yard. If it was slightly renovated, it would indeed be a good place. Unfortunately, Peter had not tidied it up recently, so it looked a little dirty and messy.
Peter the cripple sat on the only stool in the living room after entering the house. He looked at the person who followed him in for a while before asking with a straight face," Where is my daughter?”
"Sell the artifact to me first, then I'll tell you about your daughter's current address and situation.”On the way out of the tavern, he had learned more or less about Peter's family affairs from Omniscient. That was why he could talk so calmly and put forward his conditions first.
"Tell me where my daughter is first.”Cripple Peter asked persistently, his expression a little distorted.
In fact, Peter had already gone crazy a long time ago, which was the so-called psychopath. If it wasn't for the omniscient explanation, he wouldn't have noticed the reason. He would have thought that he was just an ordinary old drunkard.
"I'll only tell you if you sell me the artifact.”After Gongyou raised his conditions again, he did not speak or reply. He leaned against the door frame and waited because he knew that there was no need to continue talking.
As expected, after Peter repeated his nonsense for a few minutes, he finally stopped. He sat there for a few more minutes in a daze before getting up and limping into the bedroom. He didn't follow them in; instead, he continued to lean against the door frame and wait. This time, Peter the Cripple didn't come out of the bedroom until 10 minutes later, holding a rectangular box which was slightly larger than a large dictionary.
"At least 600 gold coins (1.8 million RMB). This is a secret treasure passed down from my family.”After saying that, Cripple Peter hugged the box tightly, afraid that he would snatch it away.
How much is this spellbook worth?』
[Omniscient: The magic book inside is worth 3,000 gold coins (9,000,000 RMB). However, due to the box's seal and the lost method of breaking it, its value is zero.]
Is there a way to open the box?』
[Omniscient: Definitely, and the method is very simple.]
'Because their family lost the way to open the box, so they didn't use the magic book…' Gong You couldn't help but rejoice at his own luck. Sometimes, the misfortune of others was his own luck.
"Alright, I'll buy it." He suppressed his excitement and replied in a calm tone.
"And this house, I'll sell it to you as well. I'm going to find my daughter.”Cripple Peter first looked at the box in his arms, then looked at the house with nostalgia. Finally, he put forward a strange condition. In fact, there was a secret door in this condition. He was afraid that the information provided by Gongyou was false. As long as the house was still in Gongyou's hands, he would have a chance to find Gongyou and investigate the truth.
"House? How much do you want to sell it for?" Gong You couldn't help but be speechless. Was this a bundled sale? Why did he need to buy a house if he wanted to buy a magic book?
"At least 200 gold coins (600,000 RMB). If this house is cleaned up, it is still worth this price.”Cripple Peter used to be a businessman. He was very clear about how to increase the value of goods. He pointed out the value of the house in one sentence.
"Alright, a total of 800 gold coins (2.4 million RMB).”He thought that all of these added up would not be the true value of the magic book anyway. No matter what Peter thought, he would just buy them all. In the first three days of his arrival in this world, he went to the dark alley in the West District every day, but he cleared all the shells in batches. In total, he earned more than 3,300 gold coins (10 million RMB). Now, he was not bothered by the mere 800 gold coins.
"Then you can tell me about my daughter.”Cripple Peter said quickly. He held the box tightly and did not have any sincerity in trading.
"No, let's finish the deal first. I'll talk about it after I get the artifact.”Gongyou wouldn't fall for it so easily. What if he didn't want to sell it? Although Peter could snatch the secret treasure by breaking the contract, doing so would cause a lot of trouble. At the very least, he would be convicted by the churches of the lawful camp as forced buying and selling.
Cripple Peter hugged the box and confronted Yu You. After a few minutes, he finally thought it through and said," Alright, we can trade first.”
After that, he signed the house document with Peter. The title deed of the house was accompanied by the box of the secret treasure. Together with the transfer tax, it was a total of 801 gold coins. The document was valid for any church or government center. He finally got the box of the secret treasure after paying the gold coins and told Peter the information he wanted to know. This was actually a very common family story.
When Peter was young, the elders in his family were still nobles in robes. He was an honorary noble without a territory and served as a low-level official in the capital. However, his family's fortune fell. He brought his family's inheritance to a small border town and organized a small merchant group. He married a beautiful wife and a cute daughter. His originally happy life was met with an accident during a cross-regional cargo transportation. He spent all his savings to buy a large number of goods and even personally accompanied the delivery. Unfortunately, the caravan encountered a powerful magical beast that should not have appeared on the main road. As a result, not only were the goods completely destroyed, but even his own leg was bitten off. Although he finally escaped back to the border town, he was already poor. He could not even pay the temple to beg for a high-level miracle of healing that could regenerate limbs. He could only recuperate at home. Then, the disaster never came alone. Cripple Peter's wife ran away with the pretty boy while he recuperated at home. After that, he became paranoid and irritable. He even beat and scolded his beloved daughter all day long. After a few years, when he walked out of the shadow and wanted to start over again, he ran away with a bard who passed by a border town because he inherited his wife's beautiful and youthful daughter. The two young men settled happily in the Water Capital, and the blow of being alone crushed him. From then on, he drank too much, became a prostitute, and no longer went to the church to worship the gods. Until now.
Gong You told Cripple Peter what he wanted to know in detail and planned to leave. As for the house that had been handed over, Peter said that he would move out tomorrow and leave the border town to visit his daughter in the Water Capital. If they could recognize each other, there was a high chance that he would not return to the border town. Gong You gave Peter a few more silver coins and asked him to hire someone to clean the house before Peter moved away. Then, he went back to the hotel with ease.
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At night, after taking a bath, he returned to his hotel room and lit an oil lamp, intending to study the magic book before going to bed.
The spellbook was still in a mysterious box. The box was designed with the highest magical technology from hundreds of years ago. The creator had made it work with superb skills. Only those who knew the secret key could unlock the seal of the box. If they forcefully opened it, they would trigger the magical mechanism and cause the built-in magical crystal to explode, which would harm the person who dismantled it and destroy the spellbook.
How do I open it?』
"Omniscient: The secret key to unlock the seal of the box is
Therefore, he used a magic inscription pen that he had prepared beforehand to slowly engrave the secret key on the empty space on the front of the box. The entire process lasted for more than 20 minutes. As the secret key was engraved correctly, the secret treasure box was easily opened with a click. Inside was a magic book as thick as a large dictionary. It was made of extremely precious magic materials and could allow the reader to learn a type of magic unconditionally.
The excited Common Cause could not help but flip open the magic book. As he flipped through it, the magic book actually ignited. The light blue flames did not burn his hand, but instead, it produced a warm feeling along his arm. The entire magic book burned in just a few seconds, turning into a small amount of ashes. However, he did not have time to care about this at this time.
" I see. Creating a spellbook requires one to permanently divide one's spell slots and temporarily store the spell slots in the spellbook. When someone reads it, the spell slots will automatically be transferred to the reader.'He was sorting out the knowledge that the magic book had passed to him, including the explanation of the magic book.
He had received five spell slots and one spell from the magic book and was naturally connected to the magic net. In other words, he was now a mage. Although he could only cast spells five times a day and only knew one spell, he was still a mage and not a Muggle who only relied on enchanted equipment to do evil.
"... A little king, an eight-legged lizard..." Taking advantage of the fact that it was not time for the magic net to be updated at midnight, he secretly tried to cast a real spell in his room. He looked at the spell that was completed in an instant and giggled for a while. Finally, he fell asleep with a happy smile. It was another wonderful night, and he would laugh even in his dreams tonight.
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