Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 152 Extraordinary Legends and the Path to Advancement

evening.

White Sparrow Tavern.

Xia Nan habitually sat in a corner of the hall, with several steaming bowls on the table in front of him.

Stewed meat, mushroom soup, white bread... without even looking, it's naturally his favorite set meal number three.

His status as a professional, along with the growing reputation of "Grey Sword" in River Valley Town, might make him receive more attention from some adventurers when he encounters them.

But for Xia Nan himself, the rest time between missions was not much different from before.

I get up before dawn, have breakfast to fill my stomach, and then train in the sparsely populated countryside outside town for the whole morning. I stop by the tavern for a bowl of mushroom soup to rest for a while before continuing to train.

In the evening, you might have a drink, order a few dishes, and sit in the tavern for a few hours, listening to the adventurers around you boast and chat, and gathering useful information.

Depending on the specific circumstances, if there are bards or seasoned adventurers among the drinkers today, they can stay and listen until bedtime.

If there weren't any noteworthy customers in the tavern, he wouldn't go back to his room to rest early, but would use that time to practice his combat skills and improve his proficiency.

Anyway, with Xia Nan's current physical condition, six hours of rest a day is enough to fully recharge him, ensuring he has plenty of energy and is full of spirit the next day.

The remaining eighteen hours can be used to do my own things.

Although the whole day was a bit monotonous and boring, it was still quite fulfilling.

Seeing his combat skill proficiency gradually increase on the attribute panel was very rewarding for him, and he even found some enjoyment in it.

His ever-growing personal savings, coupled with his aversion to gambling and drugs and his good habit of not squandering money, have enabled him to maintain a fairly good standard of living while undergoing rigorous training.

Today seems no different from any other day.

The Rockhammer blacksmith shop, Fairy Wind, and the Adventurers' Guild, after spending a whole day wrapping up the last mission.

Xia Nan returned to the White Sparrow Tavern.

However, compared to the solitary drinking I did in the corner of the hall a few months ago, this was a completely different experience.

But now, two figures appeared in front of him.

“I think 6 gold pieces are a bit expensive. I should have asked him to send me two more pieces of sandpaper. That would have saved me some money.”

Abby took a swig of beer with a look of regret on his face, his upper body covered in a brand-new leather armor.

"Do you think the blacksmith will give it to me if I go back and ask for it now?"

This mission was very rewarding; even after the rewards were distributed proportionally based on the team's contributions, Abby still earned a few dozen gold coins.

This was the largest sum of money he had ever seen, having only recently shed his farmer's identity and become an adventurer less than a year ago.

That's enough for him to buy a decent set of clothes.

But perhaps because he had never possessed such wealth before, this novice adventurer found himself hesitant and restrained when it came to spending it.

I lingered in the "Rockhammer" shop for a while, but in the end I couldn't make up my mind to buy the exquisite leather armor that I had my eye on.

Instead, he went to the other side of the "Hickory Furnace" and bought a cheap item for 6 gold.

Of course, the term "cheap" is in comparison to the expensive and high-quality equipment in the rock hammer shop.

The actual quality is actually quite good, at least much better than his previous battle-tested "antique".

"Go back now?"

"Don't forget, you haggled with that poor blacksmith for two whole hours, managing to cut the price of the leather armor, which was originally worth eight gold and five silver coins, down to twenty-five silver coins."

"If you can avoid being kicked out by him, this meal is on me."

Beside her, Adeline wiped the beer foam from the corner of her mouth and replied with a strange expression.

As for why she knew so much... naturally it's because she was there at the time.

I watched as the blacksmith's expression changed from kind and polite to stiff, and finally flushed red.

If Adeline hadn't forcibly pulled Abby out of the shop when she tried to continue haggling, and bought a small dagger at the original price, she doubted the other woman would have even made it out of the shop.

Xia Nan sat opposite the two of them without saying a word, simply scooping up her mushroom soup one spoonful at a time.

Adeline had previously hinted at her intention to retire, as her obsession with it had subsided and her savings were sufficient for a comfortable retirement.

But having been an adventurer for so many years, and being relatively young, he did not suffer any serious injuries that would affect his daily activities.

I've long been used to this life of traveling back and forth between River Valley Town and Misty Forest.

It is by no means easy for them to adapt to suddenly returning to the state of working at sunrise and resting at sunset in the fields.

After considering the time that follows the mission, Adeline will likely continue to operate as an adventurer in River Valley Town.

However, the frequency of missions, which was already considered excessive among ordinary adventurers, should be significantly reduced.

Each adventure is spaced out by ten days to two weeks, gradually adjusting the pace.

As for Abby, he was in the typical rudimentary phase of a new adventurer, seduced by money and power, wanting to keep going without rest and constantly embarking on missions.

Judging from his personality, he will most likely not leave the Green Blood Squad, but will follow Adeline and grow slowly.

"By the way, you just asked me if I've been to Neume, yes..."

Adeline looked at Xia Nan, her tone questioning.

"I have a mission to undertake." There was no point in hiding anything, so Xia Nan nodded in reply, "but the specifics of the mission are still unclear."

According to "Jasmine," the receptionist at the Adventurers' Guild, his destination for his professional advancement quest is most likely to be "Newme," a large city near River Valley Town.

Xia Nan then wondered if he could find out some related information through various channels.

Before this, his only knowledge of "Nium" was a superficial impression, such as "prosperous", "commercially developed", and "the residence of the half-elf Haian".

Therefore, when I ran into Adeline at the tavern earlier, I mentioned it to her.

Unfortunately, in recent years, the other party has mostly stayed in River Valley and Misty Forest in order to seek revenge.

If you ask her about the characteristics of goblins and hunting methods, she can talk about it all night long.

However, those who have no connection to this knowledge will not know much more than themselves.

“Nium…” Abby exclaimed, following the topic, “I heard that every house there is built as magnificent and splendid as the Church of the Sun God in Caranfor.”

"That's an exaggeration. At most, it's just a few core streets in the city center, which should be well-planned."

Adeline shook her head, a subtle smile on her face.

"However, the church in Amanata should also be in the half of the city that was destroyed at that time."

"That's not a very auspicious thing to say."

"What's wrong?" Abby raised his neck and retorted in a classic stubborn way, "Newme is not a small village like Caranford that can only barely develop by sucking the blood of River Valley Town."

"It's a real big city!"

"The proportion of adventurers inside may be a bit small, but there are quite a few large organizations like churches."

"The druid at the very top of the guild's mission board that you showed me before, he only got a little water dirty, yet he has such a large bounty on him."

"I don't believe anyone would dare to cause trouble in a place like this!"

Seeing Abby's flushed cheeks and her argument with Adeline, she seemed a little drunk. Xia Nan stopped participating in their conversation.

He scooped up two more spoonfuls of mushroom soup, thinking to himself that when he went out to train later, he should allocate more time to [Fang Hunt] and try to train it to level 5 as soon as possible.

Let's continue developing the application of the [Gravity Control] skill, at least in combat...

"Crench."

The chilly autumn evening wind howled into the tavern through the cracks in the door.

Two figures, one thin and one muscular, appeared at the entrance of the tavern.

His gaze unconsciously drifted towards that direction.

He glanced at it only once before instantly looking away.

He wore an indigo ramie robe, carried a wooden staff, and had a refined appearance that belied his age. He also had short red hair, wore heavy armor, and had a resolute and serious expression.

Without a doubt, the group of high-level adventurers he had encountered in the guild hall were the ones who had just entered the tavern.

only……

"Why are two missing?"

I remember when I met them, there was also an orc and a blonde elf.

Now, only mages and human warriors remain.

"Is the mission already completed and the team disbanded, or is it because..."

He was guessing what was going on in his mind.

A strange feeling welled up inside Xia Nan.

When he first met these people, he had not yet obtained a professional level and was just an ordinary low-level adventurer.

They knew the other party was likely a highly skilled professional, but they had no way of knowing exactly how strong they were or how much they differed from themselves; it was as if they were shrouded in a fog.

Now, with Xia Nan filling the last gap in his advancement with [Gravity Control], he has truly become the professional he once dreamed of being.

Not to mention anything else.

The two "perception" attribute points he received during his upgrade alone allowed him to break through his previous limitations in eyesight and clearly sense the strength of the two individuals.

Yes, very strong.

But it doesn't have the overwhelming strength of the barbarian Fergana.

"I wonder if he has reached the extraordinary level."

Fugang had mentioned it to himself before.

Professionals on the continent of Aifara are roughly divided into three levels:

lv1-10、lv11-20、lv21及以上。

The first type, "lv1-10", refers to one's current level, which is nothing special and represents the starting stage of a professional, the base and lower-middle level of the pyramid.

The latter two are respectively called "extraordinary" and "legendary".

To some extent, if the heroes in the mythical epics told by bards really existed, then their strength would basically be in these two tiers.

Fugang did not explain to him in detail the specific strength range of "extraordinary" and "legendary" powerhouses.

But the sheer force of the battle, in which he nearly destroyed Karanfor, is enough to demonstrate the terror of such a powerful individual.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them mobile "human-shaped natural disasters".

Thinking of this, no matter how realistic Xia Nan was on a daily basis, he couldn't help but have some fantasies.

If I could reach that level in the future.

Putting everything else aside, just the [Gravity Control] combat skill alone, if he trains it to proficiency level 3 or even 5, should be able to produce the same effect.

It's one of the four fundamental forces of nature, after all. If it really develops, let alone a small town that can't even compare to a fifth or sixth-tier county town in my previous life, it could even go further...

Xia Nan shook his head violently.

The glistening wine reflected his youthful face, and the pitiful "1" on the [Gravity Control] proficiency progress bar on the attribute panel that appeared brought him back to reality.

As the foundation of everything, the premise of all fantasy.

Whether it's extraordinary or legendary.

First, he needs to know:
How should I upgrade?

Yes, even five days after becoming a professional, Xia Nan still doesn't understand how to improve his professional level.

Although he possessed an attribute panel similar to that in his previous life's game, the experience point system did not follow.

Besides increasing your combat experience and honing your combat skills, killing monsters doesn't provide any other direct benefits in terms of combat strength.

There isn't even a progress bar after the job category [Meteor Blade Hunter] lv1.

Although he had heard Fugang mention that the advancement of professional ranks was also related to combat skills, he had no idea what the specific relationship between the two was.

Further on, changing jobs becomes an even more troublesome matter.

As mentioned earlier, basic professions such as "warrior" and "ranger" are widely popular on the continent because of their applicability and clear career advancement paths.

The requirements for advancing to a higher profession, whether any rituals are required, and the unique characteristics of each profession are all clearly and accurately recorded in the profession book.

As for his own [Meteor Blade Hunter], although it seems to be a very niche class, it seems to have great professional potential under the blessing of [Gravity Control].

But Xia Nan had no idea how to proceed in the future or what preparations he needed to make.

He didn't even know if there were other people in the world who had the same profession as him.

Considering the three combat skills and related feats required for advancement in the [Meteor Blade Hunter] class...

The possibility is extremely slim.

Thinking about this, Xia Nan couldn't help but feel a conflicted sense of relief and annoyance.

What's gratifying is the excitement of accidentally triggering a hidden class in a game in a past life, and the fantasy of the class's future potential;

His worries stemmed from the uncertainty of the road ahead, requiring him to grope his way across the river.

However, considering the rule that only professionals are allowed to enter the second floor of the association, and the [Adventurer's Guide] that I bought at the entrance of the association earlier.

The association should provide some guidance to a professional like him who comes from an unorthodox background.

Regarding this point, Jasmine also mentioned it subtly when I spoke with her this afternoon.

Therefore, his immediate priority is to...

Five days later, I will travel to Newme to complete the mission assigned by the association.

Then go up to the second floor and figure out how to upgrade your career.

It would be best to gather more information about job changes to prepare for future advancement.

(End of this chapter)