noveltune Chapter 73: Win Her Over!
Chapter 73: Win Her Over!
Chapter 73: Win Her Over!
After successfully reducing the price of the Wind-type Dust Rat Magic Core from 3.2 gold to 3 gold, House then proposed to buy a second-tier Magic Core at the lowest price.
Any kind is fine.
Perhaps because of Ms. Catherine, the red-haired shopkeeper did not take the easy way out and took one out of the current pile of wind-type magic cores.
Instead, he used the storage bag that House had seen before, the one that Ms. Cameron owned.
A yellow monster core appeared out of thin air in his hand.
[Level 2 Earth-type Magic Core: Material needed for monster girl evolution]
"I'll just charge you 43 gold."
How many?!
Upon hearing such a terrifying number, House hesitated for a moment.
The previous three gold coins were fine; I could earn them back quickly.
But this level 2 magic core costs a whopping 43 gold.
This price is too high!
Holding the 200 gold coins lent to him by Ms. Catherine, House gritted his teeth and finally decided to take the level 2 magic core.
do not care!
Improving our strength is the most important thing.
Opportunities don't come every day.
It's just a little debt, why are you acting like you can't pay it back!
A phrase he had heard in his past life suddenly flashed through his mind:
Money isn't something you save; you have to use it to make money and increase your capital.
Investing gold coins now to improve your strength will bring you more benefits in the future; this investment is a sure thing.
If you were to rigidly and painstakingly save money, scrimping and saving every day, you'd never know when you'd ever save enough.
Money is a cost, and so is time.
The poor save money, the rich save time.
Because the poor value money more than time, while the rich value time more than money.
I bought it!
After spending 46 gold coins, House left the "Gold Item Shop" with two magic cores.
He dared not stay any longer, fearing that another impulsive purchase would completely deplete all the gold coins Ms. Catherine had lent him.
is this okay?
That's not good.
The money I borrowed earlier was only to buy magic cores.
If you then purchase other things unrelated to the original purpose of the loan, you would be going against your own conscience.
With the remaining 154 gold coins, House, who had been on tenterhooks all the way, finally returned to the Healing Spring Apothecary and successfully returned the remaining gold coins to Ms. Catherine.
"Is there still so much left?"
Ms. Catherine looked at the still bulging money bag in House's hand, her face revealing neither joy nor sorrow.
She took the money and didn't ask any further questions.
People in this world seem to respect the privacy of others and will not easily pry into their secrets.
Perhaps it's because I have quite a few secrets of my own.
After exchanging a few simple greetings, House looked at Ms. Catherine, who was now dressed in a neat new outfit, and couldn't help but recall the scene from the previous night.
After getting drunk, Ms. Catherine completely lost her usual elegance. She picked herself up with one hand and waved herself around wildly as if she were throwing off an old piece of clothing, and she did this all night long.
Thinking of this, House activated [Body Transformation], forcibly controlling his expression so that Ms. Catherine wouldn't notice anything amiss.
Ms. Catherine when she's drunk is absolutely terrifying!
If it weren't for her slow self-healing and body transformation abilities, she might have been directly killed by Ms. Catherine.
Ms. Catherine may appear gentle and weak, but in reality, her strength is terrifying.
Based solely on that terrifying strength, House could tell that she was definitely a professional.
No wonder they dared to stay in the small town.
At this moment, House recalled the priest's initial assessment of Lady Catherine.
I'm sorry, High Priest, I was wrong to not believe in you who pursued justice, peace, and virtue!
After House left...
Ms. Catherine, who had been calm and gentle, suddenly raised her hand to cover her face, and her pointed ears instantly turned bright red.
At this moment, Sylvia, who had been drinking all night, heard the noise downstairs, rubbed her throbbing head, and slowly walked down the stairs.
"Mother, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, I just drank too much last night."
"Oh... Ah!?"
Holding the sleeping Harpy in his arms, House walked back to the Aion Tavern.
At this time, Happy is evolving.
Unlike Lilim back then, Harpy fell into a deep sleep immediately after swallowing that level-one wind magic core.
It feels like it's quietly accumulating strength to complete its transformation.
Holding Harpy carefully in his arms, House didn't dare linger for a moment and quickly returned to the Ain Tavern.
Back in familiar surroundings, House was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
With the tavern owner Elio around, no one usually bothers you here.
"I never imagined there was such a terrifying existence in this small town."
Recalling the red-haired shopkeeper who was either born in human form or powerful enough to transform into human form, House felt a wave of fear mixed with a sense of security and anticipation.
The fear stemmed from the fact that it was, after all, a demon.
As we all know, monsters usually eat people!
Even if they don't eat people, they generally don't have a good impression of humans.
Such a powerful monster would be utterly powerless to resist if it were to attack him.
House wasn't very familiar with the monsters in this world, but judging from the mountain of magic cores piled up in the shop, the other party was most likely the latter.
A high-level demon with enough power to change its form.
But upon further reflection, since the other party was able to hide safely in the town, and Ms. Catherine knew a little about it and even specifically recommended that he go there to buy magic cores.
It seems that the monster was not the type that indiscriminately slaughtered innocents and preyed on humans.
In this way, a sense of security naturally arises.
"Since there is such a powerful being in the town, the upcoming goblin army will probably be nothing to fear."
If the red-haired shopkeeper wanted to stay in Wind Chime Town, he would never allow the goblin army to invade at will.
House wasn't sure whether the Goblin King was stronger or the red-haired shopkeeper was stronger.
However, considering that the red-haired shopkeeper possesses so many level one and two magic cores, his strength must be at least at the third level.
The goblin king that invaded the town this time is said to be of this level as well.
"But is there only the third level?"
"There should be more."
House asked himself the question and answered it in his mind.
According to classic tropes in fantasy novels, the humanoid monsters hidden in small towns are usually at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings or even a Demon King.
A mere Goblin King?
Ah!
..never mind.
Fantasy is fantasy, and reality is reality. House always knew that no matter how strong others were, it had nothing to do with him.
He himself was nothing more than a "bottom-line adventurer" who hadn't even officially embarked on a professional career.
However, the risk of Wind Chime Town being breached by monsters has been greatly reduced.
In addition, the Adventurers' Guild had already sent out requests for assistance to several nearby towns. Calculating the time, five days had passed since the initial announcement.
The reinforcements from Fengyan Town should be arriving soon.
"call."
She learns that a powerful figure is hiding in the town, that reinforcements from other towns are on their way, that her monster girl companions are evolving, and that her own strength is about to undergo another transformation.
Therefore, the pressure from the goblin army suddenly dissipated in House's mind.
At the same time, he began to have high expectations for the red-haired shop owner.
Since the other party is a monster girl, and may currently be a friendly or neutral unit, then with the Monster Girl Handbook, there is only one thing I need to do!
Make a firm contract with her (conquer her)!
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