28 Insane Gamers (1/2)

Due to the unexpected accident, the Merchant Band came to a halt. The Beetlemon that was involved in the accident appeared frightened. After the ”Pom” sound that indicated flesh being squished, crimson blood spewed out and formed a pool of blood underneath the Beetlemon's leg.

The Beetlemon looked at its leg and felt uncomfortable with the sticky liquid. After lifting its leg, the Beetlemon looked at the mess underneath its leg before putting its leg back, making a ”Pa-ta” sound.

Not only was the entire Merchant Band as silent as the graveyard, even the whispering gamers were quiet. Sherlock thought they were not anxious or angry but rather were stifling their laughter.

NotWearingPants peered out and looked at the stopped Merchant Band. He shouted, ”What's happening? I posted at the discussion forum. What did I miss?!”

The previously silent gamers immediately started chattering.

”Peasant was squished by a moving NPC. It's too realistic.”

”That pool of blood. It's Peasant.”

”Can a squished Goblin be saved? Doctor!”

”D*mn, are you trying to kill me with laughter so that you can inherit my +2 Short Sword? Hahahaha!”

The quiet gamers became boisterous and burst into a series of laughter.

Nicholas did not understand why the Goblins were laughing casually when their comrade had been squished. He was not laughing. He looked at the frowning Sherlock with his pale face. He had not expected things to turn out this way and said to Sherlock, ”Lord, Lord Sherlock, this…”

”This is tricky. I didn't expect such things to happen. I don't blame you. The Goblin is responsible for being careless.” Sherlock frowned and looked unhappy.

Nicholas thought that the matter was more than being careless. The Goblin had been squished! It was meaningless to shirk responsibility. Fortunately, Lord Sherlock was not angry. In order for them to maintain their business relationship, Nicholas thought he had to express his sorrow.

”Lord Sherlock, I'm willing to compensate your loss and the Goblin's family. I'll not make things difficult for you,” Nicholas said.

”This is not your fault, but the Magic Stones compensation should be sufficient for his grandpa, grandma, parents, wife, tens of children and a bedridden sister to live comfortably.” Sherlock sighed and looked helpless.

What? Grandpa, grandma, parents, wife and tens of children? Why was the bedridden sister included?

Though the expenses of a Goblin was not huge, his family consisted of twenty members and a bedridden sister, and they had to live comfortably?

Consider the pension of his grandpa, grandma and parents to be 500 Magic Stones. His fifteen children would be awarded 1,500 Magic Stones for education and living expenses. As for compensation of the forgone earnings, a Goblin's salary was five Magic Stones a month, 60 Magic Stones a year. Assuming that the Goblin would work for 30 more years, that would be 1800 Magic Stones.

Psychological loss and funeral expenses would be 200 Magic Stones. With all those miscellaneous costs, it would be 4,000 Magic Stones! If his bedridden sister was included, that would cost an additional 1,000 Magic Stones!

Big trouble!