Chapter 21: Creeping in the Dark Swamp
As soon as he left the drugstore, Gao De's face showed a sad look.
He knew he didn't have much time, but he didn't expect it to be so tight.
The last day of the month.
It is the thirteenth day of the Awakening Month.
Gothe silently counted his time in his heart.
This world also has twelve months in a year, and the months from January to December are called:
Frost Moon, Awakening Moon, Spring Bud Moon, Green Leaf Moon, and Flower Flame Moon , Sun Moon, Harvest Moon, Dark Night Moon, Frost Gold Moon, Foggy Frost Moon, Ice Moon, and Winter Solstice Moon.
It’s just that there are no single or double months in each month, they all have 30 days.
The day he woke up was the second day of the Awakening Month.
Today is the thirteenth day of the Awakening Month.
There are only seventeen days left until the end of the month!
......
After getting the exact information from Phil's Potion Store and accurately calculating how much time he had, Gothe came to Pierre's Grocery Store with a lot of worries.
Of course this trip is not for consumption.
In fact, since the last time he bought the spell formula, his savings have been stretched thin and he cannot afford any consumption at all.
"You mean you have the ability to repair broken magic items?" In the grocery store, Pierre looked at Gothe in surprise, as if in disbelief, suspecting that he heard the wrong thing.
Gothe nodded affirmatively, "There should be no problem in repairing some relatively low-level magic items."
"Aren't you a potion master?" Pierre asked suspiciously: "Is it possible? Are you still an alchemist? ”
The magician, the alchemist, and the rune master are the three sub-professionals in the mage world.
Gothe shook his head: "Not an alchemist, at most an enchantment repairer."
Alchemists can make various magic items, including repairing magic items.
The enchantment repairer is only good at repairing damaged magic equipment or instruments. His professional nature is more like that of a craftsman, and his technical level is much lower than that of an alchemist.
That’s what he said, but Pierre still showed awe-inspiring expression after hearing this. Whether this was really the case or if it was done specifically to show Gothe was unknown.
“In a place like ours, we can still see a mage apprentice who studies both potions and enchantment, and he is still so young, which is incredible.”
"I've only mastered a little bit of it, so I don't deserve such praise from my boss." Gothe said with a modest face.
"It's okay, I happen to have a damaged Ring of Divine Guidance in my hand. It has been damaged for several years."
"There has been no one in the small town who has the ability to repair it. "But it's just a level 0 magic item. It's not worth a trip to Bremen to repair it, so I'll give it to you to try." Pierre fumbled under the counter for a while, and then took out a dark stone. Gray iron ring.
In a small city like Hogan City, you can still see many mages who practice potions.
Because no matter where it is, the market for potions is very wide.
Where there is demand, there is a market.
But there are really no magicians who practice enchantment - you can't even find a few magic items in small cities, let alone damaged ones.
People with this craft either starved to death or moved to big cities.
Just like how doctors can make a living in rural areas, car repairmen in rural areas will most likely have to drink the northwest wind.
"If you can repair this ring, I can give you a repair fee of 30 silver." Pierre made a gesture similar to "OK" to indicate the labor fee of 30 silver.
1 gold is 20 silver, 30 silver is 1.5 gold.
The general price of 0-level magic items is between 12 and 15 gold coins. The maintenance fee of 1.5 gold is equivalent to 10% of the value of the item itself. This is already a very reasonable price.
From the first time he took out the primary spider poison potion in Pierre, Gothe already realized that this boss was capable of handling it.
This is also true, Pierre is indeed kind.
"Deal, I will repair it and bring it to you tomorrow." Gothe took the ring from Pierre's hand.
The body of the iron ring is moderately wide, and the surface is polished as smooth as silk to ensure the wearer's comfort. Mysterious rune patterns are engraved on the outside of the ring.
These rune patterns are the source of the magical power of this ring.
There is just a crack on the ring body. While the crack destroys the ring body, it also penetrates the rune pattern, making the ring's magical power ineffective.
Pierre nodded, feeling very reassured, waving his hand and saying: "Don't worry, I'll bring it over to you whenever you feel better."
It's not just a matter of getting along with each other a few times. He fell in love with Gothe at first sight and trusted him immensely. The main reason was that the damaged 0-level magic items themselves were not very valuable.
Unlike high-level magic items, 0-level magic items use precious materials in order to carry high-level spells. The magic can only be carried by the most ordinary fine iron.
So if the added value of spells is lost, this divine guidance ring is actually just an iron ring.
After putting away the ring, Gothe thought for a while and then asked: "Is there anywhere in the city where I can buy live earth-line creatures?"
"Live earth-line creatures?" Pierre frowned when he heard this, and did not ask Gothe's intention. He thought carefully for a while and replied: "You can still see some in big cities like Bremen, but it is difficult to see them in Hogan City."< br>
"Capturing earth-line creatures alive requires far more manpower and material resources than hunting earth-line creatures, and there is no such market in places like Hogan City, so you know."
Gothe nodded silently to express his understanding - just Like in previous lives, only big cities had "pet shops" and "zoos".
Suddenly, a burst of neat and powerful footsteps came from the street outside the alley, approaching from far away, interrupting the conversation between the two.
Gothe and Pierre heard the sound and looked around.
I saw a group of uniformed city guards walking by on the avenue outside.
Two of the city guards broke away from the team when passing the alley of Pierre's Grocery Store, walked into the alley, and came in the direction of the two of them.
The two city guards wore dark blue long-sleeved tunics with epaulettes indicating their rank.
The city coat of Hogan City is also sewn on the chest of the uniform, giving it an unusually majestic image.
They approached and then stood outside the store. Seeing that Pierre's attention was caught, they bowed slightly. One of them took a step forward and informed in a serious yet polite tone. :
"Monsieur Pierre, on behalf of the City Sheriff, I am here to deliver an urgent notice."
His voice was not high-pitched, even a little low, but it was clear and conveyed a sense of urgency that could not be ignored.
A trace of surprise flashed in Pierre's eyes, but he quickly adjusted his expression to show respect for the city guards.
Gothe also looked at the city guards, waiting for the information that was about to be revealed.
“The number of dark swamp crawlers in the sewers of the city has increased sharply recently and is extremely active. In a few days, it will be the annual trading day in the city. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the trading day, the Sheriff requested that the streets All businesses are carrying out sewer cleaning work and cleaning up the sewer areas covered by their stores.”
The words of the city guard were brief and powerful.
After hearing this, Pierre's face changed slightly, showing that the news had indeed caused him some trouble.
However, he quickly calmed down his expression, nodded slightly to the city guard, and thanked the city guard, "Okay, I will complete the sewer cleaning work before the trading day."
After issuing the notification mission, the two city guards turned around and left, rejoining the team.
"What is the trading day? What is it?" Gothe is more curious than Pierre's troubles.
“As a native of Hogan City, you don’t know about the trading day?” Pierre looked surprised when he heard Gothe’s question.
"I rarely go out, so I have never participated in a trading day." Gaode's expression remained unchanged, understanding that it was another problem caused by incomplete memory inheritance, and he made up a reason casually.
Although Pierre was surprised, he didn't think much about it and just introduced the trading day to Gaude.
Every year in the middle of the Awakening Month, it is the busiest trading day in Hogan City.
At that time, Hogan City Council will open the town square to everyone and hold a trading market where citizens can buy and sell a variety of goods, including second-hand items and old items.
On the trading day, it is not just merchants who sell goods, but also various civilians,
The goods traded are even more diverse, including handicrafts made by civilians themselves, old clothes, furniture and other personal items no longer needed, and even hidden items whose origins are unknown.
If you have enough luck and discernment, you may find some good things at extremely cheap prices in this market.
According to Gaode's understanding, it is a flea market.
It’s just that in this world, there is no such thing as a flea market.
“As for the Dark Swamp Crawler.” Pierre looked unhappy when he mentioned this.
"It is a kind of worm that usually lives in dark and wet swamp environments, including city sewers."
"This kind of worm itself is not dangerous, but they will constantly secrete extremely sticky mucus. ”
“If they are allowed to grow and move, the mucus secreted by these worms will block the sewers after a while, affecting the city’s sewage discharge and causing the city to stink.”
"So every once in a while, the city council will organize personnel to regularly clean up a wave of dark swamp creepers in the sewers."
"Occasionally when the dark swamp creepers overflow, the city council will If there is not enough manpower, each of us merchants will be required to be responsible for the section of sewers that our stores pass through.”
"Is this job difficult to complete?" Gothe asked.
“Although these worms are not dangerous and can be regarded as earth-line creatures, they have certain camouflage abilities and are good at hiding. They live in sewers and are difficult to find and clean up.”
“Wait. Wait," Gothe's eyes gradually brightened, "Boss, are you saying that this worm is an earth-line creature?"
(End of this chapter)