221 Accusations (1/2)
The old man then eyed the corpse, ”What are you going to do with the Dire Wolf King's body? Are you willing to sell the body to the guild? It would be a good decoration for the guild, the whole body is preserved well,” since he could not get his way, the old man gave up.
'20 Gold!' He almost said that aloud when the old man was interested in buying the body. But he immediately shut his mouth. He did not know the price or the standard, ”How much are you willing to pay?”
'Heh, it seems he is more interested in money,' Carlos rubbed his beard as he was calculating the worth of Dire Wolf King's preserved body, ”The most expensive on the body is the horn. It's a decent material for smithing. 30 Gold, this is the best price I can offer for you.”
'The whole body is worth more than I expected, even more for the bounty,' Tang Shaoyang was glad that he did not immediately say it, 'Maybe I can sell for more if I sell the body outside,'
'Nah, let the old man take care of it,' There was a possibility that he would get scammed outside since he was not the native. Moreover, he did not have a lot of time to preserve the body, selling the body before rotting so he could get the highest value.
”Deal!” After he said that, the door opened after three gentle knocks. Sera came back with a pouch in her hand. She approached Tang Shaoyang and placed the pouch on the table, ”4 gold and 50 silver for the bounty, 2 silver and 50 copper for completing the quest.”
”Get 30 gold for me. I am buying the Dire Wolf King's body,” Sera's eyes widened for a moment when he heard 30 gold, it was too much for someone like her. But as soon as she heard what it was for, she nodded and went out of the room to get the money.
”Alright, it's time for the serious talk, Tang. For what you have done, promoting you to Silver Rank should not be a problem. However, the guild has a policy that prevents me from promoting you to Silver Rank,” Carlos's expression turned serious, ”But I have a solution for this, I will not record your achievement for killing the Dire Wolf King for the time being, but promote you first to Bronze Rank since the two quests you have completed is a quest for the Bronze Rank. After that, you complete three quests for the Bronze Rank, then I will record your achievement, then you will be promoted to Silver Rank. How is it, do you agree?”
Tang Shaoyang looked at the old man. By doing this, Carlos was doing a favor for him. They just met, why did he suddenly want to help? Doubt aroused in Tang Shaoyang's heart, there was no free meal in this world, he believed that.
”What do you want from me?” Tang Shaoyang questioned the old man's kindness with the thought the old man wanted something from him.
Carlos was stunned for a moment when he heard those. He was, in fact, helping Tang Shaoyang without expecting anything from the man. But then, he recalled the conversation between them earlier. He understood immediately why Tang asked that.
The old man smiled, ”Even though I am curious about you, I will not abuse my position to get information about you. I just felt pity for someone as strong as you doing a menial quest, ” the old man sounded genuine with his words, ”I am doing this for the guild, winter is coming, our guild will be packed with quests. Especially for the Silver Rank Quest, we will be flooded with such a quest.”
Tang Shaoyang looked into the old man's eyes, but he was not someone that was capable of reading lies from body language or expression, ”Then I will follow your arrangement,” he nodded. He chose to trust the old man since what he offered did not bring harm to him.
”Good, I will also promote your party rank to bronze. What about your party members, how strong are they compared to you?” Carlos then found a frown on Tang's forehead, 'Sigh, this dude is overly cautious.'