74 EX Job: Blacksmith Part 1 (2/2)

Tale Quest

[Lina's family was now owing money from a mercenary loansharks group due to the debt that was left alone by Lina's late father. Investigate the situation about the Mercenary Loan Shark and find out what was really necessary. Go to Blacksmith Almira and ask for some info.]

Objective: Gather information about the Mercenary Loanshark Group 0/1

Reward: Ingot of the Stars, Grimoire of Blacksmithing Advanced Version

Ingot of the Stars! The item I literally need to take from the boss that I mentioned! Although it was not a very valuable item, it was a quest item for Almira since she gets a breakthrough from that Item alone. And to think she was connected to the quest of Lina isn't this a coincidence a bit too convenient for me? Or this was some sort of plot devised by Tojiro? Whatever it was, this is not too bad to pass by.

”Can you tell me more about this Mercenary Group? If they are loansharks, they should be widely well known by everyone right?”

”Indeed master. They were quite notorious in doing so and after a few complaints, I also heard that they do some shady stuff for those people who can't pay and worse, those people will be sold as a slave instead.”

”So the reason you are working is to immediately earn the quota needed for the debt payment right? How much is it?”

”According to them, Father borrowed 20 gold coins from them. Since it been a few years since the death of Father, the debt inflated and the number of gold coins needed is now 1000 gold coins!”

I gasped hearing that. Isn't that a bit too expensive? 20 gold coins and if it doubles in payment every month or every year, it is not going to inflate that much unless they have some sort of agreement on what to do with the inflation of the money borrowed after not paying it.

I take out a pouch full of gold coins and put it on Lina's hands.

”Use this as you see fit. Don't pressure yourselves. Just leave this matter to me.”