LIGHTNOVELONLINE 0054 – Athena Got Another Contract
"Where are the taboos? They've just imposed shackles on themselves. But I won't play along with them." Uncle Gowther scoffed at the matter, then turned to admonish Athena.
"You're different from me. You still have to abide by the rules here and besides, she's an innocent child so you won't get to worry. It's getting late now, give me an answer." After Uncle Gowther finished speaking, he pushed the two weapons forward.
Athena was tempted. It seemed that Grey next to him wanted to go out. He dared only to live in the Goblin city. But now there was Grey, a little goblin girl filled with yearning for the outside world.
Uncle Gowther also knew that only with the help of the system's power could Grey be kept safe.
This was actually a win-win situation. Athena could get the desired weapons and also gain a craftsman who could help forge weapons. On the other hand, the other party could see a world they had never seen before.
With this in mind, there was nothing to hesitate about.
Athena reached out and took the two weapons, naturally putting them into the system's backpack, and then placed a money pouch on the table.
"Here's 50 silver coins."
Uncle Gowther didn't count them but instead took out a sheepskin parchment that Athena was very familiar with. The lost soul she bullied often used this kind of sheepskin parchment to communicate with her.
It seemed that this sheepskin parchment was also a kind of hard currency.
| [ Contract ] Signed a contract with the craftsman goblin 'Grey'. The other party works for you, and you provide shelter for the other party. Yes / No ? |
"Yes"
The contract has been established, and the sheepskin parchment emits a faint light. Under the gaze of Athena and Uncle Gowther, Grey was sucked into the parchment and turned into an ink painting.
She ran around in the painting, very excited, because she knew that when Athena returned to the shelter, she would be able to come out. This was the first time in her life that she had come into contact with the surface world.
It had been her dream for more than ten years. Since she knew that besides their goblin city, there was another world, she had been longing for it, full of endless yearning and longing for the unknown territory.
But then she knew that they were renegades of darkness and couldn't leave, which filled her with deep powerlessness and despair.
Uncle Gowther sighed helplessly again. If Grey wanted to go to a broader world, then he could only pave the way for her, and the rest of the road would depend on her own.
He quietly looked at Athena, just hoping that he hadn't misjudged her. He didn't dare to gamble on a person's pure conscience, so he prepared the crimson bow and black abyss axe for her, and also raised Grey into a qualified craftsman.
Although there were thousands of thoughts and worries in his heart, seeing Grey so happy, the tight expression on his face gradually relaxed.
He opened the somewhat old drawer in front of him and pulled out two old books from inside.
"Yesterday, I noticed that your axe skills were lacking, since both bow and axe are your main weapons, practice well. Although I am a craftsman, I have been collecting things for many years."
On the clean table, there were two yellowed and tattered books. Athena picked them up and brushed off the dust on them. One was about the correct use of various weapons, and the other was about basic martial arts for strengthening the body.
"Thank you." This 'thank you' came from the bottom of her heart, a sincere gratitude.
"Next time you come, don't look for a guide. Who knows when his mood will be bad, and you'll end up as his bottle of wine!"
Uncle Gowther tried to pull up Athena's hand, and Athena didn't stop him. Uncle Gowther held Athena's hand and used his strength to fall backward.
| You defeated Goblin 'Gowther Gumbledore'!
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Old habits die hard, a classic bug, an exploit. Athena looked at Uncle Gowther as if nothing had happened, patted the dust off his body, and showed deep admiration.
Uncle Gowther waved his hand, "Go back quickly, don't come again tomorrow, it's inconvenient for us with too many people."
Athena nodded in understanding, but when she left, she left behind a sack containing fresh fruits and vegetables.
Ordinary goblins were not allowed to use the system's silver coins, but the goblin chieftain somehow made a deal with the system and obtained the system panel.
However, it was limited to using the system's mall function, and the items sold inside were very different from those of Athena and the others.
When Athena stayed at the goblin chieftain's place, she saw many goblins queuing up. After exchanging their silver coins, they would receive bags of food in return.
Back at the Third Hall, Athena sat on the bed and rarely opened the system panel. The experience point prompt had been turned off by her, because when she was here, she would occasionally receive experience points from the monsters she killed.
| Experience Points: 643 |
This number might increase even more tomorrow. What Athena didn't expect was that after a day of making fireburst bombs, her mental power had autonomously increased by 0.1.
She used to often try to control the earth wall to increase her mental strength, and this increase in mental power was the result of her previous and today's exercise.
| -- Great, with this monster grinding speed, I can keep this up for a few more days! -- Are they bragging up there? I'm almost tired like a dog! -- Why does my ranking fluctuate so much! Can't it stabilize? Let me know if I can participate in the regional battle! -- Regional battle, such a distant horizon. I'm ranked over 600 now, there's no hope at all. -- Same here, I feel like I'm strong enough, but when I look at my ranking, it's way behind. How are these rankings determined? -- Maybe it's not a ranking issue, have you ever thought about it? It's possible that you're just overestimating yourself... -- Actually, grinding these small monsters every day isn't bad at all. At least seeing the experience points rise makes me feel accomplished. -- When they go to participate in the regional battle, what will we do? Continue grinding monsters? Or do we need to arrange a new round of monsters for us? -- I don't know, but with the system's personality, it's definitely not going to be easy for us! -- It feels like the big shots haven't been active lately, did they all run off to prepare? I really hope our district can win, the regional subsidies are no joke, it makes me envious! Those of us who don't participate can also win by lying down! -- Are there companion dolls in the system mall? -- The person above is in heat and desperate. Please system banned him! -- Considered the idea |
The discussions in the regional chat channel were varied, but most of the topics revolved around the regional battle.
Paopao was completely forced into the position of being the chef because Athena had mentioned before that she wanted it to handle the ladle. Now that Athena was not there, it became the chef of the house.
Carefully placing the pot on the fire, it threw the whole vegetables directly into it. Mikmik stood aside, recalling how Athena usually added seasoning, and poured it in according to the same proportion.
Stirring the soup with its clumsy claws, Paopao sometimes accidentally burned its paws, but Mikmik and Witty encouraged it.
After a lot of effort, a pot of soup was finally made, but the taste was really not up to par. The three of them secretly made up their minds that when Athena returned, they must make a good pot of soup to surprise her!
