Chapter 65 (1/2)

Volume 1

Chapter 65

Ch 65 — Over Two Thousand Gold Coins In My Pocket

The next day when we entered the adventurer guild, we were immediately guided to the Guild Master’s office by a receptionist . Of course Fer and Sui (inside her bag as usual) were with me .

“First of all, let me give you the C-ranked Guild card I mentioned yesterday . ” The Guild Master handed me a silver-coloured card which looked different to the G-ranked Guild card I had previously . I thought they’d look the same .

“Well,” the Guild Master explained, “the colour changes when there’s a big step in rankings, from probationary rank G to rank F for example . ” The card is this silver colour for all ranks from F to B, but for A and S rank Adventurers the card is a golden colour . A gold card is proof the Adventurer who carries it is an elite . I didn’t even know that the color of the card changed at all before it was explained to me .

“Next is the accounting for the items we’re purchasing from your good self . ” the Guild Master went on . “These are high-grade monsters in excellent condition . The Guild will easily find buyers and make a good profit for their parts after dismantling, so we won’t charge you for that service . ” Ah, that’s an nice bonus for us .

“I’ll start with what you brought to us the day before yesterday . ” Oh, that would be the Red Serpent and other monsters .

“There are 5 Orc Generals worth 12 gold coins . ” Other than the meat which we were keeping the Orc General’s testicles were the big earners, being one of the ingredients for a strong aphrodisiac .

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“Next is three Rock Birds for 24 gold coins . ” The Rock Bird’s materials were the beak and the feathers .

“Next is the Giant Dodo . It had a mana stone, so including that it’s worth 33 gold coins . ” It seems there was a mana stone though it was a B rank monster . Lucky .

“Then there’s the Giant Deer . It didn’t have a mana stone so it’s worth 16 gold coins . ” No mana stone this time . Ah well, you win some and lose some . The horns and leather skin are the valuable materials this time .

” The A rank Murder Grizzly is worth 87 gold coins . ” he continued . The fur was in excellent condition as were the liver and the claws . As an A-ranked monster it definitely had a magic stone, larger than usual in fact which boosted the price .

“The A-ranked Black Serpent is worth 88 gold coins . ” It had been a while since the Guild had a chance to buy Black Serpent so the price was a bit higher than usual . The main materials were the poison sacs, liver, fangs and eyeballs . As an A-rank monster again there was obviously a mana stone and again it was quite big and good quality .

“Lastly the Red Serpent . ” the Guild Master said . “This is worth 201 gold coins . ” The Red Serpent is a special variety of Black Serpent . Although it’s considered an rank A monster like its counterpart it’s stronger than the Black Serpent and it’s noticeably more aggressive so it is very difficult to subjugate . It’s a monster that only turns up for sale once every few years at the Adventurers Guild .

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Like the Black Serpent, the main materials it provided were the poison sacs, liver, fangs and eyeballs plus the skin and its magic stone . The reason it was worth more than than the Black Serpent is that leather goods made with Red Serpent skin are regarded as high-class merchandise and very much in demand . The mana stone was also very large which again raised its value considerably .

“So, the sum of the purchases you brought in earlier is 461 gold coins . ” The Guild Master looked up from the accounting sheet . “All the meat is in the warehouse, you can collect it when you’re ready to leave . ”

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ah, did you say 461 gold coins? That’s a lot more than the last time we sold monsters to the Guild back in Fariel . Fer is the real breadwinner in our little family . Oh well, I’m glad he’s working hard because I get to eat well too . The meat he catches is top-quality . Fer can’t resist delicious meat after all .

Sui’s getting to eat good food too, not just the other-world garbage from my Net Super purchases . I can’t say ‘no’ to cute little Sui after all . I’m helpless . I made a mental note to myself to remember to collect the meat for Fer and Sui from the Guild’s warehouse . That’s important . I turned my attention back to the Guild Master .

“The rest of the account is payment for the monsters that you brought us yesterday . Happily we found buyers quickly for nearly everything you’re selling . ” The Guild Master had a broad smile on his face . It seemed it was working out to be a very lucrative deal for the Guild .

As Johan-ojisan had said yesterday, nearly every monster in the second batch was A rank or S rank . It seems that few high-ranked monsters are available on the markets so there is a pent-up demand for them when they do turn up .