blueteamnovel Chapter 52, First Gold Coin
Chapter 52, First Gold Coin
When you're not in good shape and face an enemy whose melee strength is no weaker than yours, and who has positive buffs like rage and berserk, what would you do?
A: Tactical retreat.
House, who understood this principle well, immediately turned and ran away, disappearing into the bushes.
Seeing House so decisively turn away and run away, Julian was filled with grief and anger, and with bloodshot eyes, he was about to angrily chase after him.
But his younger brother, Yurik, held onto his brother with his last bit of strength.
"elder brother......"
"younger brother!"
Julian's hands trembled as he faced the dagger stuck in his brother's neck, unsure whether to pull it out or leave it there.
Helplessness, confusion, anger, regret...
A complex mix of emotions welled up inside, ultimately culminating in a sorrowful sob.
As twin brothers, Yuri and Yuri have always been inseparable since childhood, whether it's food, clothing, or sneaking into secluded alleys to watch and practice.
The two had long been each other's only support.
But now, his younger brother Yurik lies on the ground, poisoned by a dagger, his life rapidly slipping away, and all of this is the result of House's actions.
With tears streaming down her face and her body trembling, Julian picked up her deceased brother and gently pressed her cheek against his gradually cooling face.
Hatred grew wildly like a poisonous vine, and he screamed that name over and over in his heart:
House, House! House...
puff!
An arrow pierced Julian's cheek and lodged itself in his brother Yurik's eye socket.
"..."
Pity.
In the bushes a little further away, House, who had fled earlier, had somehow returned, still holding Ian's longbow in his hand, maintaining a shooting posture.
House sighed inwardly as he watched his attack fail.
It was my first time using a bow and arrow, and although I tried my best to aim, my accuracy was still a little off.
Seeing the enraged Julian charging towards him, House immediately used the little magic he had just recovered to activate [Wind Sweep] again and escape into the dense forest.
"House!!!"
Due to excessive anger, blood seeped from the whites of his eyes, and his vision became slightly blurred, forcing Julian to stop.
"call......."
After calming down briefly, Julian suddenly realized that the scenery in front of him had not only not become clear, but had become even more blurry.
A faint dizziness was also coming from my head.
Finally realizing something was wrong, he raised his hand to touch his cheek, only to find that the streaks of blood had a dark green tinge.
poison?
When?
With these questions in mind, Julian slowly collapsed to the ground and closed his eyes.
Seeing this, Harpy, who was keeping watch in the tree, immediately flew towards House, who was hiding in the distance.
After a while.
Bang!
A flaming missile struck Julian, causing him to struggle to his feet.
But the second shot immediately brought him back to sleep.
"Phew~"
This time, it was House's turn to breathe a sigh of relief.
He finally died.
Without catching his breath, House quickly cleaned up the battlefield.
They searched the body, removed the armor, took all the valuables, and hid them in a nearby haystack.
Cut off the goblin's ear and place it in the loot pouch at your waist.
Quickly entering the goblin's lair, killing the cubs, House exited the cave and dragged the three corpses back into the lair.
Stepping out of the cave again, and gazing at the goblin's lair billowing with thick smoke, House dragged the spoils he had obtained from the three men to a safer location.
"Hmm... two pieces of leather armor, one intact and one slightly damaged, together they're worth about 30 silver."
"Two steel longswords, a perfectly intact shield, a longbow... By the way, how much is this bow and arrow worth? Ten silver?"
"Let's say 10 silver for now. A second-hand granite longsword is about 30 silver, a shield is about 15 silver, and three iron daggers are 3 silver coins each. This pile of equipment should add up to at least 100 silver... Wait a minute!"
1 gold coin?!
House was surprised to find that the value of the combat equipment alone was over 1 gold coin, which caused him some emotional fluctuation.
This doesn't even include small items like money pouches and food.
It's out!
Just as poor people always save the most precious and delicious food for last.
House kept the money bags on the three men until the very end.
Like opening a blind box or drawing cards, House first chose the one that looked the shriveledest.
It seems to belong to Yurik.
He untied the bag and poured all the coins inside onto the grass.
Copper-colored coins rolled down in scattered pieces.
"..."
13 copper coins!
How can they be so poor?!
They switched to another purse, one that belonged to his brother Julian.
Pour out the coins...
"..."
The two not only had the same style of money bag, but the amount of coins in them was also almost the same.
One is thirteen, the other is fourteen...
Having missed out on the big prize twice in a row, House can only pin his hopes on Ian, his surest bet.
Opening the slightly dull money bag, two gleaming silver coins immediately came into view.
After that, they were all copper coins.
"Oh."
Is this what adventurers are like?
Living paycheck to paycheck, indulging in pleasures while one can, spending money as soon as one has it, and trying to enjoy life even when one is not fortunate enough.
"Fortunately, the equipment of these three people combined is worth 1 gold coin."
"As expected, murder and arson bring wealth and honor."
With all his valuable equipment and belongings on his back and a heavy backpack, House slowly made his way back to the town.
......
"Hoo~ Hoo~ Hoo~"
worn out.
Carrying a heavy load of equipment, what should have been a short journey took House most of the day to complete.
It took a long time, until evening, before House finally made it back to Windrock Town and found an equipment shop to recycle all of his belongings.
A total of 1 gold and 54 silver.
Successfully surpassed the 1 gold coin mark.
What surprised House the most was that his previous valuation of the equipment was almost entirely wrong.
Apart from the dagger, none of the other iron equipment sold for the previously estimated price.
Ian's seemingly ordinary wooden longbow, however, fetched a terrifying 50 silver coins when recycled.
It's important to know that secondhand recycling usually involves a 50% discount.
This means that Ian's wooden bow originally cost a whopping 1 gold!
With the recovered coins in hand, House went to the Adventurers' Guild to settle his commission.
"There are a total of 26 silver coins and 60 copper coins. Please keep them safe."
There were forty-one goblins, which is different from the intelligence; it's estimated that one of them has grown up.
But none of that matters.
House only cares about the gains.
One commission earned a total of 1 gold, 80 silver, and 60 copper.
I have enough money for the materials to evolve the monster.
Seemingly having thought of something, House didn't rush to exchange the 100 silver coins in his purse for 1 gold coin. Instead, he asked the receptionist if the guild sold any monster magic cores.
"Yes, which one do you want?"
Which one?
Surprisingly, compared to the Adventurers' Guild in Wind Chime Town, this guild has more than one monster magic core in its inventory.
"Do you have any wind-attribute ones here?"
The shop assistant behind the counter glanced at him and casually replied:
"Of course, which do you want: 12 Sky-Breaking Antelope Magic Cores, 7 Gold Dust Spirit Magic Cores, and 9 Gold Air Bat Magic Cores?"
"Um... how much is the cheapest magic core for other attributes?"
"Rotten Rat Magic Core: 2 Gold & 20 Silver; Rock Lizard Magic Core: 2 Gold & 80 Silver."
"Never mind then."