Goblin Dependency
Chapter 113 - 82 Maintenance

Chapter 113: Chapter 82 Maintenance

The next day.

Xia Nan looked at the bustling street in front of him and took a deep breath.

The gentle morning breeze brushed his cheeks, dispersing the sweet herbal aroma on him.

On the wooden sign behind him, the shop’s name "Green Grass Cauldron" was written.

The distorted palm bone (a concentration of undead aura) he obtained in the graveyard quest was just sold to Ms. Edwina.

The purchase price of 20 Gold Coins far exceeded expectations.

The shop owner, with her smooth long curly hair and gentle demeanor, mentioned that the quality of his palm bone was good, and its size was above average.

If he considered putting it on consignment in the shop, waiting for a customer in urgent need, the price might even double after negotiation.

But since the half orc advised against interacting too much with those people when he cut off the bone from the skeleton,

Xia Nan heeded the advice and sold it directly to the herb shop.

After all, being favored by the Goddess of fortune and being a Minstrel who has traveled across the continent for a long time, it never hurts to listen to good advice.

He felt the bulging pouch at his waist with his right hand.

Xia Nan’s eyes were slightly dazed, pondering in his mind.

The loot from the graveyard skeletons sold for 20 Gold;

The pouch found on Ingram contained about a little over 12 Gold.

Even if you add the bounty from a few goblins along the way (supplemented by Jeff) and the labor fee deduction at the blacksmith shop,

his monetary earnings from this quest came to a maximum of sixty or seventy Gold Coins.

On the surface, compared to the previous two quests, the earnings seemed much less.

But in Xia Nan’s view, the actual benefits gained in this over-a-week time far exceeded previous quests.

Gold Coins were merely one insignificant part of it.

Through an ordinary guard quest, he met Alton, who seemed to be a "God Favored," possibly even connected to the Goddess of fortune, Taimola.

Additionally, he expanded his map a bit, staying a few days near Kalanfor in River Valley Town.

The most crucial gain was acquiring the consumable tool, Destiny Coin, that could perfectly trigger the Copper Bones’ damage immunity effect, and the specialty, Bathed in Light.

Xia Nan still didn’t know the pricing of Magic Items in this world, but he didn’t need to think twice to know that an Epic level item like this was nowhere near what his one-hundred-plus Gold Coins could afford.

Furthermore, a specialty that brought permanent bodily enhancement was even more priceless, not easily measured in Gold Coins.

Despite some ups and downs during the process, overall, he couldn’t be more satisfied with the rewards from this quest.

"Alright, after handling the loot, next step is..."

Xia Nan stood by the roadside, looked around to discern directions, and then headed east.

He needed to visit the blacksmith shop.

...

...

"What, broken again!?"

Barn, with his dwarven heritage’s red-brown bearded braids, had a surprised look on his rugged face.

"Hey, there was a small incident during the quest."

Xia Nan laughed it off, diverting the topic, and handed over the damaged chain armor to him.

"Thanks to your equipment, I didn’t get seriously injured."

Upon hearing this, Barn’s face showed a gratified expression.

He took the chain armor with both hands, inspecting the melt marks on its surface.

"Goodness, you walked right through the fire, didn’t you?"

He exclaimed and glanced up at Xia Nan.

Although the armor was damaged, seeing him unharmed brought a sense of relief.

However, the frequency with which Xia Nan went through armor, especially Good Medium Armor, seemed excessive to Barn.

If not for his confidence in the quality of his forged equipment, he’d suspect issues with the blacksmith shop’s quality control.

"At this rate, a new piece every seven or eight days, you’re even saving on regular maintenance fees, just get a new one straight away."

Barn carefully examined the chain armor, joking casually.

"Just trying to give you business, you know." Xia Nan laughed and scratched his head, "So, can it be repaired?"

Normally, according to the adventurer’s manual, such battle-tested damaged equipment should be sold to the Pecan Furnace next door.

The recycling price for second-hand equipment there was higher.

But since he spent a full 50 Gold on it, he was reluctant to part with it.

So he came to Rock Hammer to see if it could be repaired; if possible, he might save some money.

Remembering something, Xia Nan added to Barn before him:

"If it’s really not feasible or affects the equipment’s quality, forget it."

"I’ll just buy a new set."

Savings were important, but if the repaired armor didn’t protect as well as before,

there was no point in saving those dozens of Gold Coins.

Barn only pondered, shaking his head, placing the chain armor on the countertop.

"The surface damage looks severe, but the internal structure is intact, with no major issues overall."

"Replacing the melted chain rings will suffice, and the defensive strength won’t be much reduced."

"It can be repaired."

Upon hearing this, Xia Nan breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a tentative tone:

"Then, if I may ask, how many Gold Coins would the repair cost approximately?"

A brand-new chain armor set cost 50 Gold, so if the repair would cost over 40 Gold, he might as well buy a new one.

"Not much, just a little time, 10 Gold should do it."

Right then, Barn’s expression paused momentarily, looking at Xia Nan in front of the counter, he said:

"But this time, I won’t charge you."

"Huh?"

Surprised, Xia Nan’s dark eyes were full of confusion.

Barn gestured behind him.

There was a half-finished artificial limb mainly made from black-brown oak, with thin metal embedded at critical points, quietly lying on the crafting table.

"I’ve known Jeff for a long time, we used to drink together often in our younger days."

"I thought it was just an ordinary convoy task but it turned out something like this happened..."

"Jeff has told me everything, without you, he wouldn’t have made it back."

Barn took the chain armor and placed it on the rack behind him.

"The 10 Gold is a token of gratitude for ensuring I can still find someone to drink with in Neum in the future."

"Ah, retirement. Truly enviable."

The old friend he had known for years managed to leave this line of work safely and returned to family life.

This brought a sense of nostalgia to this man larger than a Bichon Goblin.

"Oh right, nearly forgot."

"The Arm Shield you custom-ordered last week is ready."

"So, would you like to take it now?"