Starting with the goblin extermination

The wheels creaked as they rolled over the mud.

Elsa lay unconscious on Logan's shoulder. Her breathing was weak but steady.

The half-elf mage Tavi's [Basic Healing] spell healed her fatal wound.

Logan felt Elsa's body temperature; she was badly injured... He then looked at Lily, who was curled up to the side.

Fortunately, the outcome was good.

Lily was gripping her sister's cold hand tightly, her gaze darting around the carriage, looking at the three strangers sitting opposite her who reeked of blood, and she felt a little scared.

Instructor Soben remained silent, seemingly lost in thought. Ranger Monte closed his eyes to rest, ignoring the mage Tavi's patting.

Seemingly sensing the girl's worry, the half-elf mage Tavi sighed and took out a biscuit, handing it to her.

"Eat up, little one. Don't worry, your sister will be fine." Tavi smiled and patted Lily's head. "Besides, didn't you see me casting a spell?"

Lily didn't take the cookie, but instead glanced timidly at Logan. Only after Logan nodded did she put the cookie in her mouth.

Logan stopped paying attention to Lily; he had more pressing matters to consider.

He reached into his backpack, only to find it empty.

Damn it.

Logan got a headache just thinking about it.

Before setting off, he spent all the money in his pocket at Adele's herbal shop, buying everything from basic healing potions to swiftness potions and night vision potions.

Although the potions were indeed worth the price and greatly helped him in the battle, he couldn't help but rub his eyebrows when he thought that he only had two lonely gold coins left in his purse.

Besides himself, there was also Elsa.

Logan glanced at the unconscious half-elf girl. Elsa must have spent all her money, even taken out a loan, to save her sister; she wouldn't leave herself a single penny.

well.

Now the entire Black Beast squad is broke.

Logan plucked a leaf from Elsa's head.

But it's good that everyone is alright.

Moreover, he didn't come away empty-handed in this battle.

Logan grabbed another bag and first pulled out a bloodstained wooden pendant. Familiar text on the panel appeared before Logan's eyes:

……

Oak pendant

Type: Jewelry/Pendants

Quality: Standard (Green)

Blessing: [Nature Goddess Vita]

effect:

[Woodland Walker] - Increases the wearer's movement speed by 5% when in the forest.

【Vita's Mercy (1 time/day)】 - When the holder suffers a fatal injury, the pendant will instantly release the stored life force to heal the wound and briefly increase the holder's strength.

Item Description:

"Made from ancient wood and enchanted by the elven blacksmith Vamir, it naturally gained the favor of the nature goddess Vita."

—Made in Vamir, 1002 Arando calendar.

……

This is a great item. An important life-saving tool.

It was this very thing that allowed the bald man to withstand the fatal blow while bound by thorns. Otherwise, Logan's [Thrust] would have killed him long ago, and there wouldn't have been any subsequent hand-to-hand combat.

If he sold it, he could at least get 100 gold coins, but after thinking about it, Logan gave up the idea.

An extra life is far more valuable than a few hundred gold coins. Besides, for Logan, as long as he's alive, there's always a way to make money.

He looked at the Abyss Thorn Ring on his finger, then at Elsa on his shoulder.

Elsa might be a better match for this pendant than she is.

He then examined the longbow that lay at his feet.

It's quite heavy.

The bow's limbs were made from the bones of some kind of magical beast, and the handle was rough, but it felt very comfortable to hold.

Although it's not a magical item, based on the materials and craftsmanship of this bow, it should be worth about forty or fifty gold coins.

In addition, there was a platinum coin and several gold coins scraped out of the bald man's purse...

It can be considered a small success.

That should be enough to help Elsa pay off her loan.

Thinking of this, Logan's furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

Just then, the knight-errant Monte, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them.

"Captain Logan of the [Black Beast] squad, right?"

Logan looked up and nodded respectfully. "It's me."

Although he didn't know why Instructor Soben and his group were at the logging camp, fortunately, their purpose was the same as his.

After Logan killed the bald man, Soben and his group demonstrated their formidable strength.

They raided the entire stronghold and quickly contacted the guild to send people to take back the slaves.

The mage Tavi even kindly cast a basic healing spell on Elsa, which made Logan breathe a sigh of relief.

However, after getting into the carriage, the two men remained silent, while the orc Gagu, who was driving the carriage, kept chattering away.

Perhaps it was because that guy was too noisy that he was relegated to being a coachman.

"You and your teammates unexpectedly helped us and also solved a problem for the guild."

Instructor Soben nodded without saying a word.

Monte continued, "Therefore, Captain Soben has decided to give you half of the bounty for this mission to wipe out the Blood Hyena stronghold, as a token of our gratitude for your efforts."

"ha?!"

The orc Gagu suddenly turned around, nearly pulling the carriage into the ditch.

"Monte, are you out of your mind? Our team is the one stopping that lunatic outside!"

"If we hadn't been holding them off outside, that kid and that half-elf would have been chopped into mincemeat by now against a team of level two professionals!"

"No."

Instructor Soben didn't even lift his eyelids, uttering a single word.

"Solben, what do you mean 'no'? What did I say wrong?"

Ranger Monte sighed and explained, "Gag, use your brain. The fact that they know our whereabouts means the stronghold was already on the lookout and preparing to evacuate."

"Those blond bastards outside were just trying to buy time for the base's evacuation, but they didn't expect Logan and his team to blow it up. They must have thought the base had already been breached by another squad."

Ranger Monte glanced at Logan's striking blond hair, his expression slightly embarrassed.

"Of course, there's no need for the blond bastard to risk his life for a stronghold that has already been breached. Otherwise, you might have lost more than just a layer of skin on your arm today."

Ranger Tavi chimed in, "So Logan and his team indirectly reduced our squad's casualties, and they did indeed kill the stronghold's leader. The guild doesn't owe adventurers favors, and neither does our squad."

Ga Gu rubbed his bald head, thought for a long time, and finally spat out a mouthful of saliva: "...Damn, that sounds like it. Fine, half it is, you're lucky."

Logan listened to their remarks and nodded seriously to the three of them.

Thank you.

The carriage continued its bumpy journey through the pre-dawn darkness, the outline of Riverwood already faintly appearing on the distant horizon.

"Sunday."

Instructor Soben suddenly spoke up.

"Afternoon, training ground."

He stared at Logan's right arm, which trembled slightly from fatigue.

"Is this okay?"

Logan paused for a moment, then forced a tired smile.

"I'll definitely be there, instructor."