episode_0043

Upon seeing the troll’s blood, Amelia became very excited and started talking eagerly.

“It’s been difficult to find troll’s blood lately… It’s a very rare material. And with the rise of mutated trolls, adventurers are hesitant to hunt them… Have you caught a few of them?”

Amelia cautiously asked about the number of trolls I had caught.

After some hesitation, I cautiously replied, “I probably caught around four. But I only managed to salvage one of their drops. It just had to be a troll that traveled in a group… Haha.”

“Oh… That’s a shame. If you had brought back the drops from those three trolls, you wouldn’t have to go out for a while…”

I didn’t realize the value of troll’s drops was that high.

Suddenly, I remembered the troll I had completely obliterated with Charbombar last time.

That alone would have fetched a good amount of money.

Next in line was the Ram.

Knowing that this would cost quite a bit, I was somewhat hopeful.

I was curious about how much the four Rams in my pocket would be worth.

“Here.”

“Hmm… Rams, huh… Oh, there’s already a spell mark on it…? If so, the value will decrease significantly…”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes… Removing the spell mark on a Ram is not a common task…”

What’s so difficult about it?

It didn’t seem that hard.

So, I decided to give it a try on the spot.

“So, all I have to do is remove the spell mark inside?”

“Yes… But I don’t recommend doing it… It’s a very difficult task…”

“Just a moment.”

“Sure.”

I immediately unfolded the spell mark.

[Brainwave]

And infused mana into the spell mark.

Using the created Brainwave, I examined the detailed structure of the Ram.

Although I had seen it once before, it wouldn’t hurt to double-check.

Thinking that, I confirmed the structure, started extracting the mana infused in the Ram, and then proceeded to remove the spell mark.

I hadn’t tried it before, but it didn’t seem too difficult.

Removing the mana in reverse was a bit challenging, though.

Slowly, I began to remove the spell mark.

It was similar to covering lines drawn on a playground with dirt.

There were bound to be remnants left behind.

I had considered other methods, but with my dull mind, this seemed to be the only feasible way.

Swish!

I completely released the spell mark engraved on the Ram and handed it over to Amelia.

Amelia looked very surprised.

“How did you…?”

“Oh, it was just luck. I’m not usually good at this kind of thing.”

“It’s not just luck… Well, let’s start the appraisal for now.”

“Okay.”

And so, the appraisal began.

I wondered how much it would be worth.

In that tense moment…

“It’s 50 gold per Ram!”

“Wow…”

It was a very lucrative profit.

I hadn’t even thought that I would make this much profit.

It was quite impressive.

Thinking that, I repeated the same process for the remaining Rams with teleportation spell marks.

And just like that, I was able to earn 200 gold in no time.

“Being a wizard is definitely good.”

Back when I was a beggar, life was tough, but ever since becoming a wizard, it seemed much better.

As long as I could use my talents, I didn’t have to worry about starving anywhere.

With that in mind, I headed to the adventurer’s guild where other people were gathered, carrying the money from selling the monster drops and Rams.

Tap, tap.

I quickly walked over and arrived to find everyone except me gathered, drinking beer.

There was one thing that should not be mistaken: in this world, beer was no different from water.

Of course, since the water facilities had improved significantly after the ‘travelers’ arrived in this world, even considering that, the water was still not at a level where it could be consumed as is.

Therefore, it could be said that it was processed into beer and consumed.

Approaching my colleagues who were drinking beer, I divided the amount earned from settling the spoils of the monsters today among them.

It was roughly around 13 gold per person.

Compared to killing a troll, it could be said that the cost-effectiveness was quite good.

“Oh.. it’s more than I thought.”

“It’s quite refreshing, this should be enough.”

Even my colleagues who were next to me, impressed by the high profit, exclaimed in amazement.

Honestly, even I could see that it was a high profit.

We had worked hard, but it wasn’t incredibly hard – it was more like we had worked reasonably hard.

But to gain such a high profit like this.

The dream-like concept of low risk, high return really existed.

It was amazing.

“Still, we were lucky this time.”

“That’s true.”

“If we’re lucky next time too, that would be great.”

Chatting away, I took out the profit I earned from selling ‘Lam’ this time from my pocket.

“Take 50 gold each.”

“What is this.. where did I get gold from, sir mage.”

“Oh, it’s the gold I earned from selling ‘Lam’ this time. It turned out to be worth more than I thought.”

“Haha.. I didn’t expect it to be this much.”

Even Donatas, who worked as a blacksmith, seemed surprised by the amount of gold.

Looking at the price range of the item called ‘Lam from the start, it didn’t seem like an item that a local blacksmith would handle.

Thinking that, I smiled and distributed the gold.

Then everyone’s expressions changed for the better.

Even Hartz’s expression improved slightly.

It might not have been enough to impress him with the huge amount of donations he received, but maybe because it was money he earned himself, he seemed to like it a little.

Thinking that, I wrote a post on the gallery for the first time in a while.

There was something I wanted to ask.

‘..Has it been a while.’

[Author: RealBroke]

[Title: Adventurers, I Need Your Input]

[Content: When you earn a lot of money, do you usually invest in armor or weapons?]

This was a topic that I was really curious about.

When you earn a lot of money, do you invest in armor or weapons.

Of course, in my case, it was a weapon, but there was nothing wrong with mages wearing armor as well.

Since everyone knew that mages had weak defense, it was fine to wear armor.

Thinking that, I chatted with my colleagues for a while and checked the comments on the post I uploaded.

[Author: RealBroke]

[Title: Adventurers, I Need Your Input]

[Content: When you earn a lot of money, do you usually invest in armor or weapons?]

L: Isn’t it different depending on the profession?

ㄴ: Hey, from your post, you seemed like a mage.

ㄴ: Mages don’t need armor.

ㄴ: Seriously, mages don’t need armor.

L: If you’re a mage, it’s armor ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

L: No matter how strong your firepower is, if you die in one hit, it’s over ㅇㅇ.. You have to choose wisely.

L Perus: Personally, I recommend armor as well.

ㄴ Perus: Regardless of profession, armor increases survival chances.

ㄴ Perus: I hope you make a good choice.

Reading the comments on the post, I suddenly had a thought.

‘..Come to think of it, I rarely get hit by attacks.’

Considering the level of my barrier, I didn’t have to worry about getting hit by most attacks.

So, it seemed like it would be better to increase my firepower.

The firepower is still strong, but I feel like I might lose if I encounter an ogre.

So, I decided to purchase a wand and left a comment.

L진짜씹거지임: Thank you all for the advice.

ㄴ진짜씹거지임: Then I’ll go with a weapon!

After that, numerous comments were posted, but I didn’t bother to check.

Since the probability of receiving supportive comments was high.

There was no need to check.

With that thought in mind, I closed the gallery and started drinking beer with my colleagues in front of me.

Since my body doesn’t handle alcohol well, it was important to drink moderately.

If I drank too much, I would just collapse.

Of course, I could use [Detox] to expel the alcohol from my body, but I didn’t feel like doing that while drunk.

It’s difficult to concentrate when you’re drunk.

“Then let’s have another drink!!!”

“Alright!”

“Cheers!”

“Cheers.”

And so, we continued to drink beer, and before we knew it, the topic of conversation had turned to something strange.

“So, they say investing in Guild Stocks is good these days.. I’ve been putting money in and making a lot lately..”

“Guild Stocks?”

“Yeah.. Do you want to try it too? It’s a guaranteed investment.. I’ve been making a lot from it..”

…I had to respond carefully here.