Chapter 17: Result Report (2/2)

“Yeah, you’re right. If there is a helper with this kind of hunting ability, they’d have more to gain by hunting on their own…”

Having agreed, oneesan edited the tag using the magic feather pen.

“In that case I once again congratulate you. With this quest, Lute-san’s adventurer level has increased to level II”

Ooh, it got raised so quickly!

It looks like the Adventurers’ Guild made fair evaluations based on results, even if the adventurer was a child.

“Will you be taking a level II quest today?”

“Yes. Please make it a monster extermination quest like before.”

“Monster subjugation, is it. Now that you’re a level II, you can take quests going inside forests and quests for dealing with stronger monsters. The ordinary subjugation quests posted on the board pay about 1-3 silver coins per monster.”

She then listed the payments for eliminating each of the subjugation target monsters.

Garugaru, 1 silver coin.

Goblins, 1 silver coin.

Giant spider, 2 silver coins.

Man-eating lizard-snakes, 2 silver coins.

Orcs, 3 silver coins.

These seem to be the general outline of the monsters living in the forests on the outskirts of the maritime town Grey.

I have defeated GaruGaru’s yesterday.

And a long time ago I defeated goblins at the age of 8.

The great spider is a spider that is about 6 times larger than a common spider and attacks living things in the forest as a group.

The man eating lizard-snakes are poisonous, the poisoned prey will be unable to move and eaten by the big snake.

Orcs are 2~3m big demons with low intelligence but with strength and they’re resilient.

All of them are fairly strong but probably no enemy for the AK47.

It seems, at level 2 there are no high grade demons yet.

It seems the only one among them i need to be careful about is the poison of the man-eating lizard-snake. But at the tool shop an antidote fruit to that poison is sold and when eaten it immediately neutralizes it.

Once I get outside the Adventurers’ Guild it won’t be a problem to buy some.

If it’s as easy as this, I will be able to do level 2 quests as well.

If I have the modern weapons ‘S&W M10’ and ‘AK47’, suppression-like quests don’t seem difficult.

It’s an easy victory even if there is no particular adventurer teacher. Alright, I will keep going till I’m level 5 and surprise Snow.

――because I easily rose to level 2 I got extremely carried away.

At this time, I didn’t know that there is a trap that would warp my fate on a grand scale.

“Are you alone Lute-kun? In case you enter the forest for the first time I recommend to buy a map in the adventurer supported shop.”

“A map?”

“It’s for not getting lost in the forest. Unless you are together with a skilled adventurer, it’s safer to carry one. The price is 3 silver coins.”

For an instant, I thought 3 silver coins are expensive for a map.

But in this world there is no printing technique, everything is handwritten.

It is a consenting price, if I think about it.

However, even if I have the AK47, it’s dangerous to get lost inside the forest. I may run out of ammoThe bullets may be used up and there are concerns about food.

I will buy it according to the advice.

“Then since you have become level 2 please return after exterminating at least 2 or more carnivorous garugaru. The quests time frame is indefinitely.”

I received the tag where the level 2 quest was carved into the back and recalled something in my mind.

I tell my thanks the reception lady and leave the adventurer guild.

Without delay I will buy the map and antidote fruit, then head towards the adventurer guild supported tool shop.