I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

"How, how can you say it was me? If it wasn't Miss Lotte..."

Looking up in panic, Shiz opened his mouth with an expression as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Dude, dunk, dunk.

A rhythmic knock on the door sounded.

"Excuse me, Miss Ella, are you available now? The adventurers outside, who have changed their appearances, want to see you and express their gratitude."

"ha?"

There was a hint of being off-tune in the voice.

As if she saw something interesting, Iris stood up and opened the door.

"Ella-chan has plenty of free time right now, right?"

The last sentence was said facing Ella.

Worried about her future, Ella couldn't help but feel like sticking to her seat.

“Please spare me…”

Chapter 44: To the Ground

*Genesis 6187 March 16th at 10:21 AM, entrance to the underground tower of Morabi City

Although they had originally planned to spend only one night in the Vita House before returning to the surface, there were actually many things that needed to be confirmed along the way, so they stayed underground for more than a week before deciding to leave.

For example, he searched for the reason for the appearance of the undead with Lucia, used the "panacea" to restore the sore marks on Shiz's face, and helped Iris make better body parts for the maid doll. In addition, in order to upgrade, Lotte, Angelica and Shengan hunted monsters in the underground tower and cleared out the monsters on the entire seventh floor. Camisia became a very popular person among adventurers. It seems that this was because when she was accompanying Lotte on a trip, she found that a demon citizen was in danger and shot through several walls with a bow and arrow.

"Well...anyway, it's good that it didn't turn into a situation where I asked to join the team."

Ella couldn't help but sigh slightly as she imagined a group of self-proclaimed "powerful" adventurers coming to visit. Now she could see the light in the passage ahead and the noisy voices coming from the lattice windows above. Suddenly, she thought of something worth noting and turned around.

"What level is Lotte now?"

"It's already level 22, and so are Ms. Angelica and Ms. Fukagan."

"yes……"

It seemed like he had become the lowest-ranking person in the team.

[Just try a little harder tonight, and at least reach level 20.]

"Oh, that's right."

Ella turned her head and shifted her gaze to Shiz, who was at the end of the team. Because the scar on Shiz's face was quite large, Ella wrapped a bandage around Shiz's face after using the "panacea" to prevent the drug from dissipating. Since the magic drug took effect quickly, the bandage should be able to be removed in a few days.

"Don't remove the bandages right away after you get out, Shizu. It's best to wait a couple of days until you've gotten used to the surface before asking Lucia to help."

"Yes, I will help. Thank you, Lady Elelaya!"

Before Shiz could speak, Lucia responded, but her energetic behavior only made Ella smile helplessly. The "panacea" is an item that is almost impossible to buy on the market and is as valuable as the "Crystal of God". So when Lucia learned that Ella took out the "panacea", she became so shocked.

[It’s better not to specify what it is when doing this kind of thing in the future. ]

After making a decision in her heart, Ella looked forward and soon reached the entrance of the underground tower.

Just like the way here, the formalities were handled on an angled ramp. At the bottom, near the underground tower, there was a sort of counter hall. Beyond, both sides of the ramp were lined with various stalls. According to Lucia, setting up stalls on the ramp required paying hefty taxes to the officials of Semurabi, the city that managed the underground tower. However, judging by the crowded stalls Ella saw, even after deducting stall fees and taxes, these vendors might still be able to reap considerable profits.

Feeling a little headache from all the eyes focused on her, Ella sighed quietly. However, it was March and the weather was gradually getting warmer, so the white mist produced by the breath did not appear.

"Haha—as expected, next time, besides changing into regular clothes, maybe you should consider wearing a mask as well."

"That would only attract more attention."

With a tone of accusing an idiot, there was a sense of speechlessness in Fukagami's tone.

"...That's true, but I feel like their gazes are a little different than usual. What happened? They look really surprised."

Ella's words drew everyone's attention to the merchants and adventurers around them. They could hear those people, especially the adventurers, talking about things like, "The mad noble is actually back," and "He hasn't come out for so long, I thought he must have killed the mithril adventurer in there as well." Although she didn't know why they said that, Ella could hear the derogatory meaning in just a few words.

It's probably to the point where it makes people feel uncomfortable all over.

Just as Ella was about to ignore this group of people and walk over to the counter to hand in her magic core, a group of adventurers marked by Ella appeared beside her.

"Oh! It's that noble sir! I haven't seen you for a few days, and I thought you were planning to stay in the Hive permanently."

There were seven people in total, led by a short-haired man wearing light armor and holding a rusty scythe. Beside him was a female magic caster with unusually mature breasts. Although Ella's memory was not good enough to remember even passersby, she still had some impression of the female magic caster, so she responded with a smile based on the little information left in her mind.

"I remember... you guys are the red Kaka?"

If I remember correctly, this group of adventurers was a team that I rescued from the undead, and they were also the few who planned to stay and help me stop the undead.

The male leader was stunned for a moment after hearing Ella's words, then touched his nose awkwardly and said in a low voice with some embarrassment.

"Uh, it's 'Crimson Akka', your Excellency."

"Ahahaha... Sorry, I didn't remember."

"It's okay, it's okay. To be honest, at first I thought you wouldn't recognize me."

The man smiled and touched the back of his head, looking quite happy. Ella just stuck out her tongue inwardly. If it weren't for the Grim Reaper's scythe in his hand and the female magic caster beside him, she would have asked "Who are you?" immediately.

Looking at Ella's smile, the male leader continued speaking excitedly in a voice loud enough for the entire hall to hear.

"Thanks to you, our team has now equipped themselves with equipment that even Wood-rank adventurers wouldn't possess. Look, this light armor was bought with the gold we earned from selling the Death God, and this scythe is also the Death God's weapon."

"Is that so? So it really is this valuable..."

As for the corpse of the god of death, because it was too ugly, he didn't even have the desire to store it. So every time Angeline brought the corpse of the god of death back, he would pass it on to the maid Marfa in the form of barter. Of course, the things exchanged were given to Angeline herself, among which was the storage item that Angeline had always wanted - a silver ring that could barely hold a giant scythe. Originally, it was impossible to exchange it with the corpse of the god of death, but because Marfa said that they had no use for this item, they made an exception and gave it to Angeline.

"You're actually giving away materials from the Shinigami's body?!"

"As expected, a lunatic noble... Not only did he bring a maid into the underground tower, but he also gave away such precious materials without authorization—"

"Hey, you guys, show some respect to the nobles."

As if to show off his strength, the male leader who had spoken to Ella before waved the rusty scythe in his hand. The whirring sound made the poorly dressed adventurers around him take a few steps back timidly. Seeing this scene, the male leader nodded with satisfaction and turned around to look at Ella again.

"Your Excellency, regarding the two transporters you instructed us to help with, we've already dealt with them on the day we left the maze. We're currently placing them in our base. Would you like to go and see them? While they lack combat talent, they're quite capable in daily life. They've been volunteering to help with laundry and cooking since their first day at the base. Honestly, I'm a little reluctant to leave them to you, Your Excellency, hahahaha."

"……Yeah."

Of course, Ella would not take the leader's words seriously. For these adventurers who were not rich, or even very poor, two more people meant they needed to earn more gold coins, and they would have to adventure harder. She did not want to see these adventurers getting hurt in order to repay her, so she should choose to solve the problem of Niyi and Nayi by herself.

After a pause, Ella loosened the package on her shoulders.

"I won't hand over Niyi and Nayi to the leader, okay?"

"Is that so... If that's what you're saying, my Lord, then I can't help it. I'm going to go try out my new equipment next. See you later, my Lord. I'll definitely treat you to a drink later!"

"Tsk, why would a nobleman be interested in your inferior wine?"

The female magic caster kicked the leader, then shook the brand new staff in her hand and saluted Ella with a smile.

"Thank you, noble sir."

Maybe he was saying that the staff in his hand was also a gift from the god of death.

Thinking this, Ella watched the adventurer walk away.

"What a lively bunch of people! I'm curious why you accepted my drinking habits."

Of course, I haven't come into contact with anything that can be called alcohol since I came to this world. The most I've had is fruit wine like "Fairy Drops", which should be called a beverage. Judging from my current body, I am definitely a minor, so drinking is completely prohibited.

"Hurry up, little Ella! I'm a little worried about the horses at the inn."

"Yeah, there's no one over there."

At Angeline's urging, Ella came to the empty space at the door where many counters were placed. This was the place where adventurers' registration procedures were handled and magic cores were collected. According to the regulations of the city of Semirabi, magic cores obtained by hunting in the underground tower must be handed over to the Semirabi officials, and the officials will also buy back the adventurers' magic cores at a fair price. In addition, Semirabi officials will not force the recycling of monster corpses or collected mineral materials, and adventurers can dispose of them on their own.

Because the female employee in front of her looked dazed, Ella took the initiative to talk to her. However, the height of the counter was not very friendly for her, and she had to look up to see her.

"Could you please help me with the procedures for recovering the magic core?"

"Eh? Ah—of course, no problem. Please leave the magic cores you obtained on this adventure at the counter. We'll have someone in charge of counting them. Furthermore, if anyone is caught hoarding magic cores, they will be punished according to the regulations of the Hikarito Church."

After a moment of panic, the female employee introduced the regulations of the city of Semirabi in a businesslike tone, and then turned her attention to the small cloth bag carried by Ella.

"Hmm... Is the magic core all that's needed?"

"Yes, because magic cores are essential ingredients for making magic potions and special magic items, they must be recycled. You can sell the rest to outside vendors at will."

Perhaps because Ella and the others looked like aristocrats, the female staff member's tone sounded very polite. Compared to the staff member not far away who was almost shouting in her communication, she was considered very friendly.

"Well, please count these."

She took off the cloth bag behind her and placed it on the table. The reason she didn't put it in the storage was because the storage bag's unpredictable opening and closing was too conspicuous, and using it in front of others might cause unnecessary trouble. Ella continued to add.

"They're all wood-grade magic cores, but there are so many of them, it'll probably be difficult to count them."

You can hear obvious sighs coming from all around, as if saying that the nobles are nothing more than this.

"This is your first time in the underground tower, so having this amount is quite impressive. Most adventurers only bring back a dozen or so."

The female staff member smiled bitterly and comforted Ella. Although the fact was just as she said, ordinary adventurers could only hunt a dozen wood-grade magic cores, which were the size of white sugar, but that was only one day's harvest. Someone like Ella, who had been in the underground tower for more than a week and was accompanied by a mithril-grade adventurer, had only hunted wood-grade magic cores. To be honest, it was really too bad.

"There's more, huh? Lotte?"

Ella turned and waved to Lotte, who then took out a palm-sized cloth bag from her dimensional backpack and placed it on the counter.

"There are a total of 211 white iron-grade magic cores and 5 mithril-grade magic cores in here. Please check."

Ruthie's quiet voice immediately quieted the originally noisy counter hall. Almost everyone, including the vendors on the slope, focused their attention on Ruthie.

The staff member looked at Lotte with wide eyes, showing an expression of disbelief.

"You, you're saying that there are not only 211 white iron-grade magic cores in here, but also 5 mithril-grade magic cores?"

"Well, yes, there should have been some left, but since Vita House, the owner of the Hive, also needed it, we gave that part to them. Is that okay?"

"No, no problem... The Hive is a place that protects adventurers. Semirabi City doesn't prohibit trade with the Hive. However, I'll ask you to wait a moment for the magic cores. There are quite a few, so we need to arrange for special personnel to identify them."

Should I say she's worthy of being the official receptionist? The female employee's expression quickly changed from surprise to a slightly apologetic one.

"Wait, I have some monster materials here that I want to sell to the authorities along with the magic cores."

Quickly calling out to the staff member who was about to turn around and leave, Ella took a large package that required both hands to carry from Angelini and placed it heavily on the counter.

Needless to say, the origins of the magic cores were all things that Lotte, Angelica, and Shen Gan had looted when they were leveling up, and the monster materials were mostly "tributes" handed over to him by the adventurers of Vita's House. Those adventurers, out of gratitude for the appearance he had made, took the initiative to unite and "tribute" some of their valuable monster materials - or as they said, tribute - to him. Since he felt that it would be bad to throw them away or just leave them there, he had to dispose of them now.

"Monster materials? You can sell them directly to us, but... if you give them to other merchants, the price will be higher, right?"

"Eh? Is that okay?"

Even if the other party is an official employee and publicly says things that are detrimental to the official, no one will question him even if he is fired.

"No problem, the magic core is what we need most."

"Is that so...? Then I'll leave it to you."

Ella nodded. According to the staff, it would take nearly an hour to identify and count the magic cores, so Ella and her friends wandered around the stalls on the slope. Although there were no precious items worth mentioning here, Ella learned some information that surprised her.

For example, before, a group of his group, a new Mithril-level adventure group named "Branch of Disaster", broke into the underground tower. As a result, they did not return for more than a week without sufficient logistical personnel, which attracted the attention of the authorities. This is how the crazy nobles mentioned earlier got their name.

To those who were not in the know, apart from Camisia and Iris, who were clearly mithril-level, the rest of their group were nobles without any resistance. Therefore, adventurers who worshipped the strong could easily think that they were the ones who killed the mithril-level adventurers.

In addition, I also learned that adventurers actually make money by selling monster materials, rather than relying on magic cores to make a living. For example, a wood-grade magic core is only worth one iron coin, but the materials of wood-grade monsters - slimes or the corpses of some small insects - can be sold for two iron coins. These corpses can be used to refine oil or serve as food for livestock. In addition, they can be used for alchemy and become a medium for novice magic casters to use magic. Due to their diverse uses, their value is also very high. Of course, this does not mean that the official price of recycling magic cores is too low, but that magic cores are less useful than monster materials, so this is the case.

It took a full hour for Ella to get a total of 15 gold coins and 3 silver coins as a change from the staff. The galvanized iron magic core seemed to be worth 1-5 copper coins, while the mithril magic core was worth more than 7 silver coins. In addition, the monster materials also accounted for a considerable amount, but because there were too many types, Ella did not count them carefully.

After putting all the gold coins into her pocket amidst the envious gazes of the adventurers, Ella stretched herself, then raised the wing-shaped pendant that housed Eve, and squinted at the sun on the slope.

"Well then, let's go to the city of Semorabi and see if Eve can touch the sunlight."

Chapter 45 New Address

*创世纪6187年3月16日 上午12:21分 赛莫拉比城

"There's actually a place like this in Semorabi..."

"Yes, but since it hasn't been occupied for a while, it might be a little messy. So please allow me to have someone clean it before you move in."

"I'd like to clean it myself, but it would take days to clean something this size, and it would be very troublesome for Lotte... I'll leave it to Camisia."

"Yes, then, please wait a moment, Princess."

"Um."