If he hadn’t sold those two swords, he would never have been able to afford this expense.
Raine handed over the black bag containing two hundred gold coins, and placed the crystal card worth a thousand gold coins on the counter.
Carrying a large amount of gold coins on him wasn’t very convenient for Raine, who had no attendants, so he naturally prioritized using them up.
....
At the sa ti.
Oak Inn.
In the most luxurious suite.
"Weston, you bought this pair of long swords, not just for your own use, right?" Priest Olist looked at Weston, who was cleaning the True Silver Piercer, and, after pondering for a mont, spoke.
"You figured it out?"
It didn’t surprise Weston that Olist could see this, and he smiled broadly, admitting openly.
Olist, like him, served under Marquis Gareth and had been a clan priest for the Marquis family for many years.
Since there was no conflict in their future promotion paths, and there were even areas where they complented each other, they had a good relationship.
Another important point was that Olist was not an ordinary priest but a Level 5 Classes special class — a Shadow Priest.
Shadow Priests do not pursue darkness but balance light and darkness, possessing divine arts like the Shadow Eye, similar to Dark Vision.
His resistance to spiritual energy far surpasses ordinary priests and other classes, which is why the Marquis entrusted him to accompany.
Because he was the main force originally intended for dealing with the Brain-Eating Monsters.
Of course, should they encounter Brain-Eating Monsters of higher challenge levels, Olist would face substantial danger as well.
That’s also why Weston took the initiative to reach out and collaborate with Raine upon seeing the Forbidden Magic Helt.
"Indeed, it’s not entirely for my own use."
"Did you notice today, the two female adventurers beside Raine seed to have sothing they wanted to say but held back."
"I’m about seventy to eighty percent sure that they’ve acquired sothing important that belonged to the original owner of these swords."
"The original owner of these swords once bid for the Boots of Levitation; I heard he was heading to the Underdark to steal a relic."
"I don’t know what it is, but with these two swords, adventurers over at Sword Bay must know the details, and investigating should reveal potential targets."
"A relic?"
"Yes, if they succeeded, the relic should now be in Raine’s possession. Did you see the marks on Raine’s chest armor? There must have been a fierce battle."
"Are you planning to take action against Raine?" Olist imdiately realized sothing, frowning slightly.
"No, no, of course not!" Weston waved his hand repeatedly and continued, "Our current mission is retrieving the Erald Magic Pearl, which is a top priority."
"We’ll investigate after that."
"If everything clears up by then, the Marquis might be interested too."
At this point, a proud smile appeared on Weston’s rather handso face.
"Yes, recovering the Erald Magic Pearl is our primary task."
Shadow Priest Olist nodded, saying no more.
However, as a Shadow Priest, he was particularly sensitive to spiritual power.
He always felt that the young man nad Raine was quite unusual and a tricky character.
If they were to clash during the mission, he would certainly advise against it.
But if the mission ended smoothly....
Then he wouldn’t bother with it.
"By the way, has the Griffin that Colonel Tessa contacted arrived yet?"
"It’s arriving shortly."
"That’s good. We must head to the Valley of Dead Water first to trace the Necromancer Magiller."
....
An hour later.
Inside a two-story house in Mill Town.
The five mbers of Raine’s party had just returned to their base from the Adventurer’s Association.
At this mont, Laisa suddenly entered Elise’s room.
"Elise, isn’t it too early to sleep now? Raine was seriously injured before. Shouldn’t you go check his condition in his room?"
Laisa gently held Elise’s pale hand and blinked, saying.
"Ah? Now?"
Elise glanced at the starry night sky outside, realizing it might still be too early for bed, but certainly not too early.
But going to a man’s room at this hour was sothing she had never experienced.
Although she held Raine in high regard, the idea of doing sothing so embarrassing was daunting.
Just thinking about the potential scenarios made her face flush red.
"What are you thinking?"
"Isn’t Raine injured?"
"Isn’t he your teammate, and the main force for the upcoming trip to the Valley of Dead Water?"
"As a priest of the team, shouldn’t you check his condition?"
Despite the logic in Laisa’s words, Elise, not being a child, still blushed and shook her head.
"This... let’s wait until tomorrow."
"Tomorrow, we’re setting off!"
"By the way, Elise, you’re being difficult. Do you know, Sulfur Vine specifically asked about your relationship with Raine today...." Laisa whispered in Elise’s ear.
Perhaps it was Laisa’s last comnt that beca the straw that broke the cal’s back.
A couple of minutes later.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
The door to Raine’s room was softly knocked.
"Is it Elise?"
With Monster Skill — Sensitive Hearing and Sensitive Sll, Raine didn’t need to open the door. A slight perception detected the slightly rapid breathing and the faint scent of honey polo outside the door.
User Comments
0 comments from readers