Chapter 70: Stirring Thoughts

In Orario, all magic stones brought out from the dungeon must be taken to the guild to be exchanged for money.

As the city's administrator, the guild monopolizes the production of magic stones at the source, using processed magic stones to create magic stone products, which are sold worldwide, generating substantial wealth for both the guild and the city.

Therefore, magic stones can only be exchanged for money at the guild and cannot be sold elsewhere, or they will be subject to guild regulation.

However, this is not the case for dropped items.

Dropped items are primarily used as materials for the creation of weapons, armor, and even medicines. Although they can also be exchanged for money at the guild, the price is only the market price, which is the lowest rate.

The guild only monopolizes the trade of magic stones, not dropped items. Therefore, in many Familias, magic stones can be taken to the guild for money, but dropped items are often more profitably sold to commercial Familias.

Especially for those who are confident in their negotiation skills, taking valuable dropped items to commercial Familias to haggle is not impossible to sell them at a much higher price than the market rate.

However, selling them yourself carries the risk of being cheated. Many novice adventurers have experienced this, trying to sell at a high price but ending up being cheated, bought at a low price, and ultimately not only failing to make a profit but also incurring a loss, even to the point of losing everything.

Of course, this risk is unlikely to happen to well-known, reputable Familias in Orario.

After all, no one wants to offend a large Familia, especially those that can retrieve valuable resources from the deeper levels. Many merchants, shops, and commercial Familias are afraid of offending them and being listed as non-cooperative, which would be a significant loss for those who need deep-level resources to create high-level weapons, armor, medicines, and items.

In such a situation, the Loki Familia, as one of the largest exploration Familias, does not have to worry about being cheated. Apart from the leaders like Fen and others taking magic stones to the guild for money, other members can form small groups and act independently.

Rig and his group also came to the northwest street, walking on this adventurer street to their destination—the Diagne Karte Familia.

"A large medicine-making Familia, huh?"

Rig muttered thoughtfully.

"Yes," Raphi, who was walking beside Rig without holding her staff, said softly, "The Diagne Karte Familia is a large Familia specializing in healing and medicine. Their main activities include selling their own developed elixirs and providing professional healing services and special items."

This Familia has a significant reputation in Orario. Not only do they sell high-level medicines and items that other shops and Familias do not have, but they also provide higher-level healing services than the guild-established clinics, earning high praise from adventurers.

Many adventurers who have suffered injuries that even the All-Cure Elixir cannot heal have been treated at the Diagne Karte Familia, with most of them recovering. Some who had lost their sight were cured, and some with severed limbs have been fitted with prosthetics, allowing them to live normal lives.

Therefore, even though the goods and services of the Diagne Karte Familia are of very high quality and thus very expensive, many adventurers who lack money are deterred. However, for those wealthy and capable large Familias, it is still a good store worth frequenting.

"This time, the Diagne Karte Familia commissioned us to collect Cadmus Spring water from the 51st floor," Tione said with some annoyance. "They just dumped that troublesome commission on us. This time, I'm going to have a serious talk with Amide."

"Don't go overboard, Tione," Tiona said with a pout. "Amide is such a good person; it's definitely her mischievous god who came up with this idea. If you offend Amide, be careful that she won't provide you with healing services next time."

"I'm not in a state where I need Amide to heal me," Tione said, her tone slightly pausing. "But you're right; if I anger the [Battle Saint], it will give the leader a headache. For the leader, I'll endure it."

"Whatever," Tiona stuck out her tongue at Tione. "Love-struck Tione, when Fen doesn't even want to pay attention to you."

"Who said that!?" Tione, as if hit a sore spot, shouted. "The leader clearly loves me!"

"Ew," Tiona immediately took a few steps away from Tione, making Tione even angrier.

Ais and Raphi watched the Amazon twins bickering, one with a puzzled expression and the other with a sheepish smile, following behind the two as they continued to walk forward.

Only Rig squinted his eyes.

"[Battle Saint]"

He remembered.

This is a major character from the original story.

How significant?

Anyway, when Rig recalled the abilities of the [Battle Saint], his mind suddenly became active.

"If I could obtain that ability..."

Rig muttered to himself, a smile forming on his lips.

Soon, the group arrived at a huge building.

It was a building constructed with clean white stone.

On the building, a badge featuring a light ball and herb pattern was decorated.

This was the emblem of the Diagne Karte Familia, just like the jester pattern of the Loki Familia, a symbol of the Familia.

"We're here!"

Tiona, always the first to act, immediately pushed open the door upon arriving at the destination.

Inside the door was a shop.

It seemed to be a place specifically for selling medicines, with shelves full of medicines lining the walls and various drugs displayed behind the service counter facing the entrance.

Many adventurers were browsing around, and each of them had impressive equipment, clearly indicating they were high-level adventurers.

The person on duty at the service counter immediately smiled and bowed upon seeing Rig and the others enter.

"Welcome, members of the Loki Familia."

Greeting them like a shop assistant, it was a human girl.

The girl had a very delicate appearance, standing at less than 150 cm tall, with a petite figure but long, fine silver-white hair. Her large eyes were framed by long lashes, and she wore a uniform primarily in white, immediately evoking the image of a "healer."

Rig, upon seeing the girl, immediately overlapped her image with the priest who had healed him.

Ais and Raphi, on the other hand, approached very familiarly and greeted her.

"Long time no see, Amide."

"Long time no see, Miss Amide."

Ais and Raphi greeted her in succession.

"Miss Ais, Miss Raphi, long time no see."

The girl responded with a sincere smile.

"Is this Amide Tiasanare?"

Rig carefully examined her.

Amide Tiasanare, this name is not unknown in Orario.

She is not only the face of the Diagne Karte Familia but also a Level 2 healer, possessing extremely high and rare healing magic, making her regarded as a "saint" by the gods and adventurers.

Raphi is valued by the Familia and watched by the gods for her firepower far exceeding her level. Similarly, this human girl has special magic far exceeding her level. Although she is only a third-level Level 2 adventurer, her existence, role, and value are greater than those of first-level Level 5 adventurers.

Therefore, when facing this human girl, Ais and the others converse with her on equal terms.

"Hello."

Rig also nodded and greeted her.

"Who are you?"

Amide looked at Rig, asking curiously.

The one who answered was not Rig but Tione.

"This is a new member who recently joined our Familia."

Tione's words made Amide blink.

"I see." Amide looked at Rig for a moment and then nodded. "You must be Mr. Rig Brielaut, right?"

Rig raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you know me?"

"Mr. Rig is joking," Amide smiled. "In today's Orario, there are few who do not know you."

After all, this is a new member who rose from Level 1 to Level 5 in just over three months.

The news of Rig reaching Level 5 is still causing a stir.

Evidence of this is that the high-level adventurers browsing the shop immediately turned their gazes toward Rig upon hearing the conversation.

"Is he Rig Brielaut?"

"Is he the [Trickster Swordsman]?"

"The new member of the Loki Familia..."

The high-level adventurers all cast scrutinizing glances at Rig.

Rig ignored those gazes, just smiling at Amide and remaining silent.

Although Amide was somewhat curious about Rig, she did not show it.

"Are you here for the adventurer commission today?"

Amide decided to get to the point.

"Yes," Tione replied. "We brought the Cadmus Spring water. Please check it."

Tione took off her backpack and took out several bottles of spring water.

This was the spring water collected by Fen and others.

When collecting the spring water, Rig's group, due to early detection of something amiss, did not complete the task and left the Cadmus Spring, almost causing the commission to fail.

Fortunately, Fen's group collected the water, and it seemed to be enough.

Amide then picked up the bottles one by one to check.

"This is indeed the water from the Cadmus Spring, and the quantity is sufficient," Amide said. "Thank you all. I have prepared the reward for you."

Amide took out a medicine box from under the counter.

Inside the medicine box were several bottles of elixirs.

"All-Cure Elixirs?"

Rig recognized the elixirs.

"Yes," Amide nodded. "As agreed, the reward for completing this adventurer commission is twenty bottles of the highest-quality All-Cure Elixirs."

One bottle of the highest-quality All-Cure Elixir sells for 500,000 faris.

Twenty bottles, that's a total of 10 million faris.

"This is quite a profitable job."

Rig thought of the spring water in that chamber.

If only he had known, he would have taken all the spring water.

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(End of Chapter)