18 Go Away if You Dont Want to Play (2/2)

Thinking about that, Roland entered the game again.

Roland did not mine again. He had saved two silver coins. One hundred coppers could be exchanged for one silver coin. He was now wealthier than half the people in town.

He was not tired of mining. After all, nobody could have too much money. He merely felt that, since he was Level 2, he'd better test his combat ability, and the giant spiders were the best targets.

He came to the temple, and Falken happened to be there. So, he asked for Language Proficiency, then returned to the town and bought a longsword from the blacksmith. Although it was odd for a Mage to use a longsword, he hadn't learned any spells for self-defense yet. Should a spider approach him, a longsword might prove of use.

Then, he bought some herbs that could stop bleeding from the grocery store. After putting everything in his Backpack, he crossed the bridge and walked out of town.

On the bridge at the entrance of the town, he saw Falken.

The wind on the lake was cool and gentle. The hunched, white-haired old man put on a kind smile when he saw Roland.

”Falken, why are you here? You're not guiding the believers at the temple?”

”Just now, Jack ran to me from the blacksmith's shop and told me that you bought a longsword, so I came here to wait for you.”

Roland noticed the sweat on Falken's forehead. The old man was also slowly panting with his hands behind his back.

”I'm planning to test my spells. Practice is of little use. Spells can only be measured in a real battle.”

”You're going to fight the giant spiders?” asked Falken.

Roland nodded.

”You can resurrect. For the likes of you, battle is just entertainment, but dying too many times can't be good.” Falken removed his hands from his back. He was holding a straight stick which had a small sapphire at the end. ”This is the staff I used when I was young. You can take it.”

Any experienced player knew how expensive magical items could be. Besides, having saved a lot of money through mining over the past days, Roland knew the astonishing purchase power of money in this game world.

Honey bread was sold at only two coppers, but honey was actually a luxurious sweet. Few villagers could afford honey. Besides, one large barrel of ale, which was enough to fill the stomachs of several adults, cost only two coppers, too.

One copper could buy two kilograms of raw rice, one kilogram of river fish, and several kilograms of regular fruits in season.

Roland had meals in Lake View Tavern most of the time in the past days. He overheard the bragging of the customers there now and then when Language Proficiency was effective on him.

He remembered one particular remark clearly.

Even the cheapest magical item would cost more than ten silver coins.