Vol 1 Chapter 17 (2/2)

EXP 48

Raphtalia EXP 48

Those numbers weren’t bad

The monsters could be absorbed into the shi+eld directly, and that would unlock new forms, but it was better to divide up the haul I hadn’t known that before, but I figured it out during the last week Balloons, Mush, and Eggugs could all be used as ure it out as fast as I did

We broke down the Porcupine into needles, meat, skin, and bones Any of them could be used for materials, so it was pretty useful I let the shi+eld absorb them separately

The bones could be used for all kinds of things The skins gave you a status boost, but only if the skill tree and level were appropriate

TheEventually, it all started to come naturally

I was excited about the needles, because I already had a Porcupine shi+eld

Animal Needle shi+eld: conditions met

Animal Needle shi+eld… A Needle shi+eld would probably have cool abilities

Animal Needle shi+eld: abilities locked:

equip bonus: attack 1

Special Effect: Needle shi+eld (small)

Finally! Now I could ataaaaaaaaaaaack!

But yes, I realize that it was only level one

The special effect, Needle shi+eld (s, but I didn’t care because I’d stumbled on the shi+eld tree for the attack statistic

Now all I really needed to find were some items that had a connection to the statistic, and I could finally start working on my attack level

The defense level was slightly lower than that of the Ore shi+eld, but I’m sure I could survive

“What do you think?

“It looks like it will raise my attack stats”

“Excellent! But what about its defense rating?”

Raphtalia looked concerned about the possibility of my injury

“It’s all right”

“Well, that’s good U a little dull, and I…”

“Fine Let’s take a break fro and head back to town,”

“Yay!”

I changed to the Sharpening shi+eld and stuck Raphtalia’s sword into it

Sharpening…

We’d been working hard, so our levels were rising quickly, and we’d ood amount of money Would you believe it… 230 pieces of silver! It was thanks to the Light Metals

Also theand fabrications skills that the shi+elds gaveus make a decent profit

Theon the very sauess that is only to be expected, considering that I was devoting somoney

Not that er… But I still needed it to survive

“All right, let’s head back to town and get you some new equipment”

“… Mr Naofumi?”

Huh? She was s at me, somehow tense, kind of worried

“I really do appreciate your offer to buy me new equipment, but before you do, shouldn’t you think a bit more about your own appearance?”

“What, do I look weird?”

“Aside froer”

“Yeah well… I don’t really need e of clothes?”

She grabbed my shoulders and smiled at me

“Didn’t that porcupine hurt you?”

“I told you, I was using a weak shi+eld… It’s not a big deal If we use our funds on your equip run”

“But, Mr Naofumi… If you don’t take care of yourself, you’ll end up dead”

“Dead?!”

She had a grip on her sword, and she was getting forceful Ime…

“It’s time It’s time that you took another look at yourself You’ve taken this as far as you can”

“Well…”

She was right And come to think of it, the wave of destruction would probably co as I could when it arrived

So, I guess that dressing like a villager would not inspire confidence in the public

The goal and the means were flipped around backwards

“Geez…”

I had wanted to raise my attack level more…

“Forget aboutyou some better equipment, Mr Naofumi”

“Fine We’ll buy some stuff and then use the leftover money on you”

“Okay”

She was etting cheeky

I wanted to remind her that she worked for ME, but she had learned the limits of her slave spell, and was now careful not to cross any lines

To put it si a pain But if she was capable of pointing out ht about the future, I’d need someone like her around