Chapter 68: The Rich Tsubaki!
After taking a look at the fallen Goliath, Tsubaki didn't know what to say.
A newcomer who has been in Orario for just over a month, merely a level 1 adventurer, actually defeated a floor boss.
If word of this gets out, she's afraid no one would believe it, as it is truly unbelievable.
At the same time, Ethan was in a state of 'excitement'.
After all, having defeated Goliath, he earned a new achievement and received 200 diamonds as a reward, which effectively amounted to 20 draws.
For a gambler, this was an unexpected delight.
If it weren't for the fact that now was really not the right time, he would have been tempted to draw from his system right away.
"To be honest, I really doubt, are you really a level 1 adventurer?"
Tsubaki joked as she looked at Ethan.
"I guarantee you that I'm a genuine level 1 adventurer, not a fake one~"
Ethan replied with a smile as he glanced at the half-dwarf woman.
This time, Tsubaki's assistance in blocking incoming monsters was a great help to him.
Otherwise, with a large number of monsters gathering, if Goliath had had time to recover, it would have required much more effort to defeat it.
"What is this~"
Not far away, Goliath's body turned into a large cloud of black smoke and completely disappeared.
Including the 'core' magic stone, which also shattered.
After all, Ethan's method of killing Goliath involved using the Inverted Spear of Heaven to directly destroy its magic stone.
However, at the spot where Goliath died, there lay a huge piece of black hide, as tall as a person.
"Goliath's hide? Good stuff~"
Seeing such a large piece of hide, Tsubaki's eyes lit up.
For a blacksmith, this was a rare find.
As a Monster Rex, Goliath's defense and magic resistance were extremely high.
If its skin were made into equipment, such a large piece of hide could produce more than a dozen sets, and even the scraps could be used to craft some bracers and greaves.
And Ethan, looking at this piece of Goliath's hide, had some other thoughts.
In the "Jujutsu Kaisen" card pool, Ethan had obtained various 'Cursed Techniques', including 'Puppet Manipulation Technique' and 'Ratio Technique'.
Now the 'Ratio Technique' had brought Ethan a huge increase in strength, and being able to defeat Goliath was also thanks to the 'Ratio Technique', which could forcibly create weaknesses to exploit.
Of course, this was also due to the effect of the Inverted Spear of Heaven, which, apart from its 'anti-magic' property, as a Special Grade Cursed Tool, was also extremely powerful.
However, conversely, the first obtained 'Puppet Manipulation Technique' progressed slowly.
Especially Charmander, his first cursed corpse, though it has reached preliminary qualifications after Ethan's continuous modifications, still falls far short of Ethan's expectations.
This made Ethan think of making more cursed corpses, and now this piece of Goliath's hide was the best material for making them.
"I am willing to pay above market price for this 'Goliath's hide'."
"Hmm?"
Hearing Tsubaki's words, Ethan paused for a moment and looked at her in surprise.
If it was anyone else, he wouldn't care, but Tsubaki was different.
He had always remembered her life-saving grace.
"Okay, since Tsubaki-san needs it, then you can take it." Ethan said with no hesitation.
"In the market, a piece of Goliath's hide is worth about 5 to 8 million valis. I'll offer 10 million valis, what do you think?" Tsubaki asked.
"Well, that's not what I meant~~~" Ethan didn't expect to get paid.
"Don't tell me it's for free, you haven't been in Orario for a long time and don't have much money. I'm different; I've been here for many years, I lack everything except money."
Hearing Tsubaki's very generous tone, Ethan didn't know what to say.
In Orario, setting aside everything else, a good weapon is worth a lot of money, not to mention a master blacksmith like Tsubaki, who is certainly not lacking in customers.
As she said, having been in Orario for so long, she really doesn't lack money.
A single business transaction can earn her several million valis, and a larger one can earn tens of millions, as was the case when someone commissioned her to customize a 'first-class weapon'—the service charge alone was in the tens of millions.
Plus, many of her works are sold in the branded 'Hephaestus Store', earning a large amount of valis with each sale.
Moreover, she doesn't have many hobbies; she just loves to study and research blacksmithing wholeheartedly.
Over the years, the wealth she had accumulated had already reached an astronomical figure.
Seeing such generosity from Tsubaki, Ethan couldn't help but smile, not having expected that he would one day be flaunted with wealth.
"Well then, since you've said so, I will shamelessly accept this 'huge sum'."
"Don't say it like that. Such a large piece of hide is enough to make more than a dozen sets of equipment. The amount I'll turn over after selling them will only be more."
"That's your own skill, Tsubaki-san; it has nothing to do with me."
A blacksmith, in essence, thrives on a 'skill-based livelihood'.
If you have the capability and good craftsmanship, naturally you won't lack money.
Since the floor boss has been defeated, Ethan's goal for this venture has been achieved.
Recently, his 'Falna' had hit a plateau, becoming difficult to improve further and reaching its limit.
Therefore, in order to rank up, Ethan took the risk of challenging the floor boss.
Now that the goal has been achieved and he has 300 diamonds in his balance, he naturally couldn't stay in the dungeon any longer.
He needed to head back; after all, he had cards to draw.
Soon, Ethan and Tsubaki left the dungeon together.
On the way back, Tsubaki, holding the hide larger than herself, never stopped smiling.
For a blacksmith, good material is more important than money.
After leaving the dungeon, she couldn't wait to return to her 'Workshop'.
Having got such a good piece of material, Tsubaki couldn't help but want to try it out immediately.
Watching Tsubaki's hasty departure, Ethan chuckled and headed home as well.
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'Knock knock—'
"Come in~"
After knocking on the door, Ethan entered upon hearing his goddess's response.
Today, as usual, Freya looked down upon Orario from her high vantage point through the floor-to-ceiling windows, holding a glass of wine, while the room was filled with the rich aroma of the wine.
"Hmm? Why are you back so early today?"
Freya was a bit surprised to see Ethan.
In recent days, Ethan had been leaving early and returning late.
In the morning, he would go to the residence of Loki Familia for Finn's training and guidance, then head to the dungeon until late at night or even midnight before returning, only to repeat the cycle the next day.
"Freya-sama, I feel confident that I can rank up today, so I returned early."
"Rank up? Have you achieved a great feat?"
"I guess so."
"It's only been a few days, and great feats aren't like regular excelia, they're not so easy to obtain."
Freya looked at Ethan, her tone carrying a hint of lecturing.
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