Volume 3 Chapter 13 (1/2)

Before departing, I plan to report the completion for the Death Scorpion Poison quest while accepting another quest at the same time. I asked the girls to wait at the in-built tavern in the guild while I headed towards the reception table. Flaregard had a recommended level of 30 for all of its dungeon which meant that all the adventurers who were presented are at least intermediate adventurers and carried themselves differently from those we have encountered so far. Thanks to this, there was a distinctive atmosphere flowing around the guild. I sat in front of the receptionist who guided us to our inn and reported the progress of the Death Scorpion Poison quest.

[Youya-san. Welcome back. I was worried about you as I heard that you were heading to the Desert Canal.] (Receptionist)

[Well somehow we managed to return and complete the quest safely. Here’s the designated number of vials.] (Youya)

I took out the vials of poison from my magic bag and passed it over to the receptionist. These vials were extremely sought after as one of the ingredients for producing medium tier and above potions, antidotes and perfumes. The receptionist checked the vials before proceeding with the procedure.

[Nice job on collecting this many in such a short period of time. Speaking of which.. Well done on surviving. You wouldn’t had been able to collect this many without coming across a swarm of Silent Death Scorpions. Many parties have fallen just to these scorpions alone.] (Receptionist)

[Yeah. When we were clearing out several of them, the whole swarm had appeared behind them.] (Youya)

[I’m sure your party has a very capable Magic Caster who has mastered a powerful magic spell since you managed to survive your encounter.] (Receptionist)

In the end, we encountered about three swarms of Death Scorpions before exiting the pyramid. Any party besides us would had most likely perished. Thanks to Luna’s Increased Drop Rate, we had already collected enough vials for our quest, and any subsequent vials were stored in our magic bag. By the end, our bags were almost bursting due to the large number of items we obtained.

[At the end of the day, what is important is that you came back alive. Here’s the reward for completing the quest.] (Receptionist)

[Thank you.] (Youya)

The reward for the quest was an insane amount as even a single vial of Death Scorpion Poison was expensive, and that price was further raised for the quest.

[Excuse me, Youya-san. This is a difficult request, however the demands for potions and antidotes has been constantly on the rise, however everyone refuses to hunt for Silent Death Scorpions for their items. Thanks to this, there is a severe lack of materials.] (Receptionist)

[The fight against a swarm of Silent Death Scorpions is a long and punishing one. One mistake and you will likely be slowly eaten alive.] (Youya)

Adventurers often avoided such harsh monsters that led to death if even one mistake was made. We were still beings who valued our lives. Even worse, it isn’t even a joke to consider hunting monsters who were superior in their covert movement and travel in a swarm.

[That is the case. However, there is another urgent quest from another vendor. And as a representative of the guild we can’t reject the quest. Aside from the Desert Canal, there is another dungeon where the Silent Death Scorpions spawn. Would you hear me out?] (Receptionist)

[I understand. If that’s the case, I’ll accept the quest.] (Youya)

[Thank you for helping us with the pinch!] (Receptionist)

The receptionist took out a piece of paper containing the contents of the quest. This quest was more or less identical to the one I had just cleared. However, since it was reported as an urgent quest, the reward was even higher than before.

[Hmm.. If this is the amount, then this should be enough.] (Youya)

Reaching into my Magic Bag, I took out the required number of vials for the urgent quest.

[Eh..?] (Receptionist)

The receptionist widened her eyes in shock.

[With this, I’ve completed the quest.] (Youya)

Increased Drop Rate is a really convenient skill to have. Just by raising the skill to the maximum level, items would have more than double their original drop rate, making it easier to obtain rare items and common item collection quests could be easily completed. As monsters often spawned in a fixed number per group, this would mean that we would have no need to hunt for a second group if a single group was enough for a quest.

[Uhhh. Thank you very much. Uhm, if you still have any with you.. I’ll like to purchase them from you.] (Receptionist)

The receptionist began muttering quietly.

[In that case, I only have twice the amount required for the quest with me, so I’ll sell them.] (Youya)

[Only.. twice you say? Then let’s settle the payment together with the quest.] (Receptionist)

With a pitiful look, the receptionist glanced over at the remaining vials before continuing with the procedures. Most likely, she planned to stockpile the Death Scorpion Poison for any future quests. However, saying that I had only twice the amount was a lie. I had kept another stock of vials so that I’ll be able to complete the quest again should another quest pop up. Since there is a high demand for material collection quests, there will definitely be another quest issued for the material while we are staying in the town. It wouldn’t be smart of us to sell everything we have for the regular price when we could save them for a quest, obtaining them at a quest price as well as obtaining guild points.