Goblin Dependency
Chapter 158 - 103 Fairy Wind

Chapter 158: Chapter 103 Fairy Wind

River Valley Town, adventurer association.

Xia Nan, carrying dual swords on his back, guarded the bulging pouch at his waist with his right hand.

He squeezed through the crowd and walked out of the association’s gate.

The frost conjured by the barbarian Frogon likely contained some kind of extraordinary power.

Even though it was the height of summer, with the weather being hot, and many days had passed since it was separated from its source, the ice encasing the goblin ears still showed no signs of melting.

This made it so that when Xia Nan presented his bounty for exchange, he was essentially handing over two blocks of ice.

Fortunately, the receptionist at the front desk, a short-haired girl named "Moli", had presumably worked there long enough to have seen much.

She didn’t make things difficult, merely glanced at the ice, then took it, carefully inspected its completeness, and, with trembling hands, threw the pouch containing the bounty onto the counter in front of him.

He guessed in his heart that the smooth exchange was partly due to her diligence in such matters, and partly because of the generous silver coin tip he gave last time to thank her for helping him find a buyer for the Firefly Garlic Vine.

All in all.

Two Bear Goblins—20 gold.

Thinking about it, to be safe, Xia Nan took the pouch from his waist and stuffed it deep into the backpack on his back.

His fingertip accidentally touched the wolf tooth left as a token by the barbarian.

In his mind, he couldn’t help but recall yesterday’s conversation with Frogon at the White Sparrow Tavern.

At that time, the other party clearly stated that they owed him a favor.

And at that time, he was still immersed in the joy of having mastered the basics of [Teeth Hunting], just one step away from achieving Professional Level.

He didn’t think much about it and asked if this favor could be used to learn another battle skill.

To this, the barbarian neither explicitly refused nor directly accepted.

He simply asked Xia Nan three words:

"Are you sure?"

Then he moved his gaze away and silently watched the young wolf that was wrestling with a piece of meat on the table.

This was enough to indicate his attitude.

Having signed a contract with "Mara", the God of Hunting, at the cost of his soul, Frogon gained his strength.

Unless he discovered the trace of his prey, he couldn’t stay in one place for too long.

Returning to River Valley Town was to take advantage of the moment when the hunting ritual was almost successful, forcing the Wild Swamp Druid to relinquish most of his power for a forced rebirth.

The aim was to complete the Half Elf’s commission to help Xia Nan fully master [Teeth Hunting].

Now, after an unexpected and fortunate battle, he had grasped the battle skill ahead of time.

Frogon thus had no reason to stay.

Of course, if Xia Nan insisted on using the favor, forcing him.

He wouldn’t refuse.

However, in that case, the other might not be able to continue staying in River Valley Town to hone his skills with the goblins but would have to accompany him through the challenging and arduous journey to pursue the Druid.

Not to mention whether Xia Nan’s current physical fitness could withstand the intensity of his daily march, even the treacherous and complex terrains, along with the danger from demon-infested areas far exceeding that of the outskirts of Mist Forest, would be enough to trouble him.

Growing up fighting against ice storms, one shouldn’t expect Frogon to take extra care of him.

And on the other side, for Xia Nan.

After uttering that sentence, he also realized his recklessness and felt a bit of regret.

Frogon could certainly leave behind a training method for any battle skill and simply depart, leaving him to practice on his own.

Just like the previously mentioned [Fryland Spear Thrust] and [Broken Blade Guard], which are clearly "warrior" direction professional combat skills.

However, the barbarian also told him that these battle skills do not match his combat style.

Combining them with [Vortex Slash] and [Teeth Hunting] could even produce a negative impact where "1+1" is less than "2".

If his life’s goal was simply to become a professional without aiming for more, achieving the Professional Level would be satisfactory.

Then these considerations would naturally be redundant.

But if he intended to climb higher, aim for the Transcendent, or even further, particularly at his current age of less than twenty.

This kind of short-sighted action would be irresponsible for Xia Nan’s own future.

Through unintentional information revealed by the barbarian, it became clear that battle skills are crucial not just at the time of job employment but even after achieving Professional Level, and might be related to career advancement.

It requires careful consideration.

Perhaps feeling that ending the conversation there was inappropriate.