Gold coin is justice

As the sky gradually lit up, the flames in the camp slowly extinguished.

Ai Luo glanced at the ashes inside, and then he was completely relieved, and turned to Brad who was holding his hands over there.

"Let me see the back of my hand."

Brad nodded and passed the back of his hand.

I don't know whether this guy has too much hair on the back of his hand or the slime's strength is still a little weak after all. Apart from some redness and swelling, there is no wound on the back of his hand.

"Huh... after you go back, apply cold water. (Fairy) Buffy, can you heal the magic?"

Buffy's face turned red, and she shook her head.But after shaking her head, she looked at Brad, her eyes filled with worry and shame, and said: "(Fairy language) Don't tell him that I am not very proficient in natural magic."

Ai Luo nodded, put on a smiling face and looked at Brad again, stretched out his hand and patted his arm, and smiled: "Okay! Now none of us are injured much, it is considered very good. I also want to thank you Saved me just now. Come, let's see our results."

Comforting Brad, Airo turned and walked into the salt soil, checking the ashes in the rising sun.

Well, as expected.

Turning over the ashes, one could see sheets of slime skins that lost their vitality, shrivelled like sheets of paper.

Airo picked up these shriveled slime skins, checked them and rolled them up.But Brad at the back seemed to dare not look at it, he picked it up without reluctance.

Watching Airo check the appearance of the slime without fear, Brad rubbed the back of his hand and finally walked in to help look through the ashes.It's just that he still picked up a thick and long branch and held it in his hand, as if it could make him feel safer.

Looked carefully, and found a total of 23 complete slime skins.Ai Luo was very satisfied with this result, but just when he planned to open a piece of ashes and leave...

"Ok?"

His eyes lit up and he reached out into the mound.After a while, a white crystal about the size of a thumb appeared in his palm.

"What is this? A gem?"

Brad carried those slim skins and asked curiously.

"(Fairy whispers) Hmph, this fool really doesn't understand anything....President, what is this?"

The corners of Airo's mouth raised slightly, and he passed the crystal in his palm to the two of them: "This is the crystal of a monster. Any monster has a certain chance that this crystal will grow in the body. The higher the concentration, the greater the crystallized. In layman's terms, this is the crystal of magic."

Brad only showed that clumsy appearance for the magical crystallization, Buffy seemed very excited, and even flew down from Brad's shoulder, and landed on Airo's palm to look at the crystal carefully: "(Fairy (Language) Really? What use is this? It feels so awesome!"

"Ah... Yeah."

Magic crystal, this is indeed a good thing.

Although it is such a small piece, it should be able to sell for a good price.If you sculpt it and pair it with a beautiful box, you should be able to sell a gold coin in the capital.

This thing is valuable, so Aylor's face showed a happy look.

But he didn't show another layer of feelings. After a little hesitation, he put the crystals in his pockets, carefully looked at the surrounding woods, and walked in the direction where the slimes came in large numbers last night.

"(Fairy language) President, what's wrong?"

"(Leprechaun) Hush, don't talk. I want to confirm something."

After walking along the slightly corroded trees and walking for about five kilometers, Airo knew that he had now completely entered the depths of the shining forest.

He leaned on the roots of a somewhat rotten tree, raised his head, and surreptitiously looked at a rock hole protruding from the surface in front of him.

It was about half a person high, and a hole about the height of a knee was opened. The inside was dark and I didn't know what was there.

Brad and Buffy didn't dare to speak at the back. They endured until Airo finished observing the retreat, and then they tiptoedly followed behind and left.

Along the way, Ai Luo finally left the Shining Forest with his two new members.After bathing in the sun again, he couldn't help but stretch.After experiencing the fierce battle last night, even if she is now bathed in the hot summer sun, she doesn't feel so uncomfortable. Instead, she feels warm after the cold.

"That's the slime's lair."

Seeing that Brad and Buffy were always holding back and dare not to speak, Aylor chuckled and explained——

"I have long wondered that Shining Forest does not look like it lacks food, why so many slimes attack human villages at night."

"This time, after seeing slimes that can nurture magic crystals, I wondered if it was not a simple accident, but what more powerful monsters nearby caused those slimes to expand their territory?"

"Finally, we found that. According to my experience...If it is correct, there should be a King Slime in it. That thing should be the owner of this forest."

As a fairy of flowers, Buffy knew exactly how troublesome slimes were.After listening to Airo’s explanation, she quickly said: "(Fairy language) King Slime? Is such a terrible thing so close?! Let’s go and set them on fire soon!"

In response, Ai Luo shook his head and laughed: "There is no need. Have you forgotten? You are now members of the guild. Everything you do must be based on the interests of the guild. Now someone has entrusted us to go. Suppress the slime lair and kill the slime king?"

Brad and Buffy looked at each other, seemingly unclear what Airo wanted to say.

Ai Luo put a finger on the noses of the two of them, and smiled maliciously, "The guild will not work without anyone entrusting it. We killed King Slime and cleaned up the slime." Mu’s lair can’t be exchanged for a few gold coins. You must know that keeping this lair can provide us with more work! Judging from the reproduction speed of slimes, it should take them next time they grow to attack the village. It's the harvest season. We can make more money at that time."

"So... we don't care?" Brad and Buffy looked dull, as if they hadn't understood what was going on here.

But Ai Luo doesn't blame these two, they just became their own members, and they don't know how to work.

But on the other hand, it is not a good way to stock a slime and then take a task to collect a few copper coins every quarter.It's okay once or twice, but more often will lead to doubts.And killing the slime wouldn't make a lot of money. I still found a way to make the people in Pelican Town realize the danger of King Slime, and it was effective to give themselves a few silver coins at once to wipe out.

But I have to say it again. From a comprehensive consideration, the current lineup of my guild does not seem to be strong enough to take over the task of destroying King Slime... Sure enough, on the one hand, it is still necessary to continue to gather people, on the other hand. This soldier must also be armed.

While thinking about walking, Ai Luo came forward and knocked on the door after arriving at the farm. Mai Yi looked very happy after seeing the slime skin in Ai Luo's hand, and happily paid the remaining six copper coins.Ai Luo chatted with Mai Yi and his wife and children, and left them three slim skins before leaving, and walked towards Pelican Town with their gratitude.

-August 5, 1301, task reward: +6 copper.Task preparation: -3 copper and 5 iron.The balance is 84 gold, 3 silver, 1 copper, 5 iron -

The door of the guild opened, and Aylor yawned and stretched forward.

The moment the sun shined again into the guild, Napa immediately floated from the counter and came to greet Ai Luo.

After Brad and Buffy entered the guild, they were immediately shocked by this seemingly spacious and clean guild hall.They kept looking around, surprised by everything in front of them.

After seeing Napa, she appeared more restrained.

After giving a brief introduction to both parties, Ai Luo said: "From today, this is your home. Are you tired? Except for the room by the window upstairs, you can choose the other rooms by yourself. One. But before you rest, you need to clean the room yourself."

Brad nodded quickly: "Got it! Chairman, Vice Chairman! I will work hard to clean!"

As he said, he put his arm around Parfait and walked upstairs quickly.After a while, I heard a crackling noise from above, and I don't know if this guy is cleaning or demolishing his house.

Airo took a breath, walked to the bar, and sat down, exhaling a long breath.

"What task did you accomplish? And also asked you to accept two members."

Napa poured a glass of water from the water tank on the side, slid it on the bar, and sent it to Ai Luo's hand.

Airo took out eight copper coins from his pocket and put them on the table, and smiled: "Before taking the task, I had 84 gold, 2 silver and 7 copper. To prepare the salt water potion, I spent 2 copper for salt, 1 copper for bottles, and 5 Iron buys food on the road. Now the task has earned 8 copper coins. To put it all together, my current deposit is 84 gold coins, 3 silver coins, 1 copper coin, and 5 iron coins."

Napa landed on the cushion, her tail swayed slightly, and said in a lazy tone: "It sounds like you are far away from your 1000 gold coin goal."

Ai Luo said with a smile: "I got a successful order when I opened the door first. It's not bad. Not to mention I have extra gains."

"Extra bonus?"

Ai Luo knew that the cat was not curious, so I'm afraid it's purely because there is nothing to say.

However, Ai Luo took the magic crystal from his pocket and placed it in front of Napa, and said, "How about? The magic crystal, I'm surprised! I didn't expect to find the magic crystal on my first mission!"

At the moment when Napa, who was still very lazy, saw the crystallization of magic power, her indifferent eyes immediately became energetic!Its body also lifted up a bit, staring at the crystal.

Ai Luo assumed that he hadn’t seen Napa’s eyes, and continued to "show off" to himself: "Awesome, right? Let me tell you! This kind of magic crystal can sell at least 1 gold coin in the capital. If you sculpt it, then With a nicer box, I can sell more than 5 gold coins! Hehe, so I made a lot of money for this mission!"

Hearing that Napa was about to sell the magic crystal, Napa looked a little regretful.Its gaze was still fixed on the crystal, but unexpectedly Airo stretched out his hand and put the crystal back in his pocket.

"Hey! Ariel!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Airo showed a questioning expression.

Napa looked very hesitant. It adjusted its posture back and forth on the cushion several times. In the end, it seemed to be determined, and said, "Can you give me this crystal?"

"Give you?"

Airo believed that his face must be full of surprise.If possible, he really wanted to take out the mirror to take a good look at his expression.

Napa seemed to be determined, nodded and said: "Give me the magic crystal. Although I can't give you gold coins... but I really need this crystal now. If you are willing to give it to me, then I will definitely How about repaying you in other ways?"

Ai Luo immediately shook his head, showing a very determined attitude: "You are too kidding, right? I worked hard all night to get the magic crystal, you are going to pass a word? It's not that I don't know that I am so short of money.

Napa was also a little anxious. It raised its paw and scratched it in the air. It seemed to be thinking of a persuasive reason. After a long time, it suffocated a sentence: "It can restore a little of my strength! You too! Have you seen my power? If I regain my power, your guild will be good, right?"

Ai Luo looked at Napa and then at the magic crystal in his palm. After a long time tangling, he finally frowned, walked back to the counter with a sad face, and placed the magic crystal in front of Napa.

"Okay, okay! You have said that, I think this magic crystal is very important to you? Take it, take it! Just treat it as I do a good thing!"

Napa immediately nodded at Ai Luo, and at the same time quickly opened her mouth, holding the magic crystal in her mouth, closing her eyes and lying on the cushion, meditating.

Airo yawned again, showing a very regretful look, went upstairs, and gave a few words to Brad and Buffy who were still cleaning the room, and then went back to his room.

Close the door, take off your hat, and relax your hair.

Ai Luo combed his hair slowly in front of the mirror. After being bored all night in the damp and gloomy forest, his hair was really dull and uncomfortable.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Ai Luo swept away the frown, a faint smile on his face unconsciously.

The crystallization of magic is of course a good thing.

But a good thing needs someone to bid before it can become a good thing.

Priceless Treasures seem to be very noble, but from another perspective, it is no different from garbage.

If you are in Chaohai City, the capital of the Blue Bay Empire, you can certainly sell one or two gold coins.

But in this remote Pelican Town, who would buy this thing with a gold coin?

The existence value of commodities lies in exchange. If exchange is not possible, then the existence value of commodities will only continue to depreciate.If in the end it is lost or damaged by accidents such as fire, then this magical crystal will bring you completely negative value.

Instead of leaving it in your hands and unable to exchange it, it is better to exchange it for something more useful.

For example... the cat’s goodwill, and the guilt towards yourself.

These emotional investments do not seem to produce immediate economic benefits, but in the long run they may produce greater economic value.

After taking care of his hair, Ai Luo went to bed to catch up.

It's just a pity that he still has a bit of a pity. The Economics School of Old Tengshu College doesn't teach how to make a fortune. Now whether his own theories can really bring economic value to him, he can only take a step to see.

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After a beautiful rest for the whole morning, Ai Luo regained his energy, restored his hair, put on his hat and went downstairs.

First, I came to the gate and took a look... There was still no delegation request on the task board.

"Hey, Ariel."

Ai Luo turned around and saw that Napa was sitting on the cushion and looking at herself.Its appearance doesn't seem to have changed, is there no change in the magic crystal?

However, Ai Luo's suspicion only lasted for a short time and was dispelled by the cat's words.

"...You don't have magical affinity. Depending on your physical fitness, you are not expected to be a fighter."

Airo knew that his investment had worked.

At the moment, he spread out his hands and said helplessly: "Didn't you already know this?"

Napa tilted her head and looked at Ai Luo, and then continued saying after a while: "I saw you made a saline potion by yourself yesterday. Where did you learn this alchemy?"

Ai Luo: "Old Tengshu School Library."

Napa: "The library is still open to economics students like you? Allow you to unconditionally access alchemy books?"

Airo sat down in the bar chair and said with a smile: "There are more than alchemy books, combat or magic books, as long as you want to read them. The library is open to all students, and there are no banned books. Districts or something."

Napa: "No distinction? Open to all students? So what if students in the warrior department read books in the magic department all day long? If your economic students keep reading these alchemy, magic, and combat books, Why does your school have such detailed factions?"

Ai Luo raised his finger and drew a circle in mid-air, and said: "First of all, I'm telling the truth. The library of Old Tengshu College does not impede the faction of students. Not only the library, even the economics department. Students of the Department of Magic are willing to audit courses in the Department of Magic, or students of the Department of Magic who want to learn tactics as a melee mage, there will be no hindrance at all. Just apply for an audit, and the application is only for filing, and no one will hinder it. "

"Secondly, if the economics students really have the ability to become fighters or magicians, they can transfer to the department! Why do you have to stay in the economics department? Similarly, if you feel that you are more suitable for the other two departments, then transfer Department. Old Teng Shu doesn’t say that once you enter a certain department, you must go through one. If you feel that you can do it, then change. If you feel that you are really not suitable for the other two departments, you cannot catch up with their courses and studies. , Then just stay in your faction honestly."

"So, I can read some superficial magic books. I can count on the superficial alchemy like salt water potions. But I have gone through the more advanced magic books, and I can't understand them at all. Besides, I have no magical powers. And, I can be considered insulated from magic in my life."

Napa silently waited for Airo to finish speaking, and after a moment of silence, she finally spoke--

"Then, do you want to learn alchemy systematically?"

Airo still maintains the most basic smile. He seems to be smiling happily, but a closer look is like a mechanical reaction, which makes Napa somewhat unable to see what the girl is thinking. .

"I don't think I need to repeat it again, you should know that I have no magic affinity?"

Airo said with a smile on his face, in a casual manner.

Napa shook her tail slightly and adjusted her position on the cushion—

"I know this very well. On a general level, alchemy is a branch of magic theory. People who need magic affinity can learn alchemy. The stronger the magic affinity, the more powerful alchemy can be used. Surgery."

This is no different from what Airo knew.

To put it bluntly, magic is a kind of talent, it is that some people are born to communicate with various elements in nature, thus guiding their power into their own use.The ability to communicate with natural elements is called magic affinity.

Alchemy, on the other hand, is to perceive the amount of magic elements in everything in the world through its own magic affinity, and combine these elements according to their needs to form the result that the magician hopes to combine.This is why almost all alchemists are famous magicians.

However, Ai Luo did not intend to rectify this topic with the cat in a hurry. After all, he could say that, I am afraid there would be some reasons.

"For ordinary people like you who have no magic affinity at all, alchemy should have been insulated from you. But well...helping you is helping myself. I teach you another kind of alchemy. This kind of alchemy There is no need for magical affinity at all, just enough patience and perseverance. Of course, it may take a lot of time for trial and error..."

At this point, Napa's voice suddenly became softer.Ai Luo knew that the cat finally understood the problem in his words.

Ai Luo sighed, got up from the bar chair, with one hand on his hips, and said, "It sounds really great alchemy. Then, if someone with magic affinity comes to learn, can it be better? How about learning your alchemy?"

The cat thought for a while, and after a long time nodded in agreement: "If you have magic affinity, then it's the best. In any alchemy, the higher the magic affinity, the stronger the ability."

"Okay, then how about studying later when I have time?"

Ai Luo looked at the cat's expression and watched it change from its original confident face to frustrated and apathetic.He knew that he guessed it right.

Napa's face should also be very clear about what's wrong with its alchemy, but it doesn't seem to give up so much. He raised his head again and said: "Don't you want to try it? As long as you work hard enough, you have no magic. It’s not necessarily true that a person can become a "quasi-magic"! Moreover, the price of alchemy products is not cheap!"

Airo got up from the bar chair and walked towards the back kitchen.Napa also floated up and followed.

Entering the back kitchen, Ai Luo put on an apron, prepared the vegetables and meat he bought before, and began to process the ingredients for dinner.

He moves quickly and is very skillful.Although Napa has always known that this girl is acting neatly, this is the first time she has seen Ai Luo cook, and seeing a lot of ingredients quickly turns into a beautiful meal.

"What is your status? You are so skilled in cooking, you don't look like a rich lady who is qualified to study at Lao Tengshu College."

With a smile on the corner of Airo’s mouth, the kitchen knife in his hand flicked, and the meat slices into the pot: "Napa, if I’m born to run slower than others, now you tell me, as long as I practice hard, I will be able to run one day. Faster than others. Do you think I should practice all the time?"

Napa looked around and saw that there was nowhere to let it settle. After hesitating for a while, she simply landed on Ai Luo's hat and said, "Why not? Work hard, struggle, is this wrong?"

"Hahahaha, not right."

Picking up a pot of dishes, Airo began to thicken the soup, and said with a smile: "I work hard to practice running, so why do I think that people who run faster than me do not practice running as hard as I do? Can’t run to others, then why can’t I ride a horse, can’t take a ride, or take shortcuts to get to the destination earlier than those who run faster than me? Or put another way, why do I have to reach this destination? I can’t go back. Does the direction run? Whoever dictates that there is always only one destination in life, and does not allow other goals to exist?"

"It's like I don't become a magician, but I can provide hotels and food for the magicians' board and lodging. Even some magicians can create food and lodging through magic, but what about the physical needs of their servants? What they need to live in? What about the house? The magic book needs to be bound, right? Pen and ink need to be made? I can reach the extreme on the other hand."

Napa heard this kind of remarks for the first time, and for a while, she didn't seem to know how to respond.

"Similarly, I, like many ordinary people, have no magical affinity by nature. In that case, why should I work so hard in my natural shortcomings, so as to achieve what those magicians can easily do? What's the matter? Well, through my own efforts, I can achieve the same power as a magician. It sounds very inspirational. But I need to spend far more time than a magician to learn alchemy, and it takes far more energy than a magician to achieve this step. ."

"I believe that there may be such people in this world."

"But since this kind of person can practice his own shortcomings to be the same as others' strengths, why don't people with this kind of perseverance put their efforts on their own strengths?"

"I work hard to practice your alchemy, I may one day become like those magicians, can use a lot of cool magic. But... I just chase blindly, is it possible to exceed the magic of those magicians? "

"If it is difficult for me to surpass a normal magician at this point, why should I not put time, energy and perseverance on other things?"

While talking, four dishes and one soup were already out, Ai Luo brought the food to the counter, put a pot of noodles again, and put it out on the table outside.

"Brad, Buffy, dinner time!"

Airo yelled at the upstairs, and Brad ran out of the room happily.There is still a lot of dust on his shoulders, and the whole person looks dirty.Buffy flew down directly from the second floor, drooling at the plate of honey and green silk fruit on the table.

"...I can't tell you."

Napa looked very depressed. In a bad mood, it flew up from Airo's head, then landed on the cushion on the bar again, wagging its tail.

Brad was scolded by Airo to wash his hands, but Buffy was surprised by Napa's emotions and asked: "(fairy language) What's wrong?"

"(Fairy talk) It's nothing."

Ai Luo put a bowl of milk next to Napa's cushion, and said with a smile——

"I really want to say something...I can only say that I am a businessman, not a mere mechanic."

After eating, Ai Luo asked Brad and Buffy to clean up the dishes and wash them off, while Napa continued to lie on the counter without saying a word.

Ai Luo didn't care either. After returning to the room to plan the next arrangements, he counted his savings and turned off the lights to sleep.

——On August 5, 1301, food expenses: -1 copper and 5 iron.Balance: 84 gold and 3 silver——