38. Offer
“Time is fine. What happened?”
“That’s… the branch manager is here.”
“The adventurer’s guild branch manager?”
“Liwen said he wanted to meet Kang Seung-hyun…”
Basello opened his mouth with a nervous expression on his face.
‘He said he wants to meet me?’
Head of the Adventurer’s Guild.
He is the most powerful person in the Adventurers Guild located in each town. A mediocre adventurer is a giant among giants that is hard to see.
It seems that he came to this camp to meet Kang Seung-hyeon.
“Hehehehehe, what are you so nervous about?”
“Lie Liwen!”
Just then, a man in expensive-looking clothes approached from behind.
An Adventurer’s Guild officer badge worn on the chest. Knights with sturdy physiques accompanied them on both sides. To the sound of very unreasonable laughter.
Needless to say, Liwen is the head of the Hind Village Adventurers Guild.
“It is an honor to meet you like this!”
Basello lowered his head as soon as he saw Liwen. For Barcelo, who is no different from an intern at the Adventurer’s Guild, it must be the feeling that the president of the company has come to his place.
“Stay comfortable.”
Liwen laughed and said, but even if the person who brought the knights said it, it wouldn’t be convincing.
‘I guess he was scared when he heard the news that an undead monster had appeared and called a lot of bodyguards.’
His full name is Liwen Husher. He is from the prestigious ‘Husher’ family in the southern part of the Azul continent.
It’s a name you rarely hear in rural villages in the western provinces like Hind, but it’s a pretty famous family in the south.
‘Hushers. A family that has produced talented prosecutors for generations. It’s a name that must be mentioned when discussing the best swordsman in the South.’
A man from a prestigious family who serves as the head of the adventurer’s guild. He seems like a great person just by looking at his description, but
‘He’s just a piece of trash.’
Contrary to his family’s reputation, his sword skills were poor, he had no magic talent, and his divine power was at the level of a commoner.
‘A guy with no ability has a lot of greed.’
A typical scumbag who only thinks of taking other people’s things to fill his pockets. The reason why such a guy became the head of the Adventurer’s Guild was because of his family background.
‘A branch leader who is weaker than a dimension mover who has been on the Azul continent for less than a day.’
Kang Seung-hyun’s evaluation of Li Wen was as follows.
‘A scum who was born with a good spoon and is proud of his family.’
When an incompetent guy comes in by parachute, only the lower ones suffer.
In fact, when something happened in Hind Village, Liwen always passed it on to his subordinates and hid himself in a safe union building.
“What did the Adventurer’s Guild branch manager do here?”
So Kang Seung-hyun never thought that coward would come to a camp outside the village. But to come here on purpose to meet you for nothing else.
“Adventurer Kang Seung-hyun said he defeated a rare undead monster, so of course I, the branch manager, have to come out!”
He said this and smiled like a good person. However, he is the head of the Hind Village Adventurer’s Guild.
‘He’s laughing.’
There was no way he could have good feelings for Kang Seung-hyeon, who undermined the reputation of the Hind Village quest.
‘I guess he came running because he had an ulterior motive.’
The decisive reason Kang Seung-hyun hates Li-wen is that he is greedy for incompetent subjects.
‘A guy who, no matter how many times I tell him to improve the Adventurer Guild’s menu, ignores it because he doesn’t have enough budget and fixes the Adventurer Guild branch manager’s office whenever he has a chance.’
A typical aristocratic mind who does not invest but uses slaves cheaply. He really needs a bamboo spear.
‘It looks like I can’t remodel these days because I haven’t received a bonus.’
So Liwen was also grinding her teeth at Kang Seung-hyeon. What could be the reason why such a person suddenly pretends to be friendly and comes to visit?
‘Did you come to get something to eat?’
It wasn’t a separate request, but Kang Seung-hyeon defeated a powerful undead monster. It was something to compensate for by making a request that didn’t exist.
“Thanks to you, I was able to keep the peace in Hind Village. On behalf of the Adventurer Guild, I express my sincere gratitude…”
Liwen made a sound that was not in his heart, and then suddenly took out a luxuriously designed box.
“I have prepared a small reward. An adventurer Kang Seung-hyeon will definitely like it.”
The item in the sparkling box is a potion bottle. Inside the bottle was a yellowish-golden liquid.
‘Is it the same with the Church of Ayber, do these things have nothing to give me other than potions?’
Of course, it is true that Kang Seung-hyun uses potions well. However, I never said that I only wanted to receive potions as gifts.
‘What kind of manners is it to give another potion to someone who just received it…’
Kang Seung-hyun picked up the yellow, golden potion.
“So what potion is this?”
“Golden vitality mushroom extract. It is a very valuable item.”
“Hwa Golden Vitality Mushroom Extract!”
Barcelo, who was listening to the story, was shocked again. Looking at it like that, it seems like something good.
“Sleep there. Explain the potion.”
“Yes yes! Golden vitality mushroom is one of the vitality mushrooms used to make stamina potions… It is the rarest of the vitality mushrooms!”
Basello, who received Liwen’s order, blew the information. Certainly, just by looking at the name, it looked like a stamina potion.
“This is a potion made from golden vitality mushrooms… It belongs to the stamina potion, but it is not an ordinary stamina potion!”
“That friend is right. It is a very rare potion that increases your maximum stamina when you drink it.”
It was a perfect item for Kang Seung-hyun, who lives on stamina.
“Compared to stamina or magic, you don’t have to worry about stamina, but… Adventurer Kang Seung-hyun drinks stamina potions whenever he has a chance, right? Is it lack of stamina?”
“You know that.”
Kang Seung-hyun ranks first in the sales contribution of Stamina Potion in Hind Village. Because he drank stamina potions whenever he had a chance.
‘It’s stupid to drink potions and not know…’
It seems that the Adventurers’ Guild also noticed that Kang Seung-hyun consumes a lot of stamina. I don’t even know that you use skills with stamina.
“Items that increase the maximum value are always precious. There is no end to the story of how hard I struggled to get them.”
Stamina increase potions are cheaper than stamina increase potions or magic power increase potions. Even so, maximum value increase potions were not easily obtainable.
“To get something like this… you have to be the head of the adventurer’s guild like me.”
Li Wen generously used his power to obtain the Golden Vitality Mushroom Extract.
“You asked for something I couldn’t eat because I didn’t have it. thank you. As expected, the adventurer’s guild branch manager, Li Wen. You are always the person I admire the most.”
Kang Seung-hyeon also drank the potion while talking about something he didn’t like. As soon as I drank the potion, I felt a strong energy of vitality spread through my body.
[Maximum stamina has increased by 3%.]
Then a message window flew in. It seems that the increased stamina is reflected in the status window.
‘Stamina goes up by 3% at a time… It raises a lot more than I thought.’
Stamina, like magical power, is really hard to raise.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t use magic power, but stamina is an essential stat for Kang Seung-hyun. If you can raise it, you should definitely raise it.
‘It’s ridiculously expensive.’
The head of the Adventurers Guild’s branch had a hard time finding it. It wouldn’t have been given with such pure intentions.
Crackle!
Seunghyun Kang threw an empty bottle and broke it.
“I drank well… but there’s no way the branch manager would come all the way here to give me a present, right?”
I ate it because it gave me something good, but this is definitely bait. A decoy with an obvious ulterior motive.
It is also a bait sprinkled with the intention of buying one’s favor.
‘What kind of guy would come to give a gift to someone he doesn’t like for no reason?’
Kang Seung-hyun deliberately bit the bait. I have no reason to refuse, and I was curious about why that coward came all the way here.
“I’m very tired right now, but let’s not drag it out for a long time and get straight to the point.”
“Ha ha ha ha, Kang Seung Hyun is an adventurer! It’s good that the words flow well!”
‘Mister, don’t cheat.’
“Let’s get to the point!”
The fisherman pulled the line as the prey took the bait. Liwen immediately started talking.
“Of course, it is true that I came to give rewards to adventurers who have accomplished great things. Because that’s what the Adventurers’ Guild is supposed to do.”
Liwen said with a smirk. It’s not wrong, but I don’t run into the mountains in the middle of the night.
If you’re going to give me a reward, I can have my men do it tomorrow morning.
‘But why did the branch manager come to visit me at this time?’
I mean, that’s such an important thing.
‘At this point, if it’s something that the branch manager needs to move on…’
No matter how much I think about it, there’s only one.
“The story I’m going to talk about now has absolutely nothing to do with this reward… so don’t worry, I won’t take the potion you just drank if you refuse.”
“Just tell me the point. Is this why you came?”
Seunghyun Kang took out the Holy Water of Dawn from his inventory. The moment he took out the holy water, Liwen’s eyes widened.
“Ohhh, that is the Holy Water of Dawn made by the Church of Ayber!”
‘I thought so.’
The reason for Liwen’s visit was the Holy Water of Dawn given by the Church of Iver.
‘A rare potion that calling is worth it. An adventurer who obtained something that is not easily sold even for billions of dollars has appeared nearby… so he must have been greedy.’
The Potion of Dawn is an item coveted not only by the Adventurer’s Guild, but also by the nobles. It seems that someone else ran before hitting the player.
“It’s good that the story is fast. I want to buy the Dawning Potion at a fair price.”
The Dawn Potion can drive out the undead just by its presence. If the adventurer’s guild had these items, the Hind Village would be safer.
Liwen thought with an arrogant face.
‘At the same time, I’ll be able to receive high praise from the headquarters.’
Adventurers who have obtained valuable items can receive more support from the head office. This was the reason why he tried to look good to Kang Seung-hyun while preparing expensive potions.
“It is not something that can be easily bought with money, so I also want to trade with something that cannot be bought with money.”
“What money can’t buy?”
“You mean… you don’t have official healer qualifications, do you?”
Kang Seung-hyun is a wild healer who is not recognized as a healer because he cannot use heals. However, his skill surpasses that of a formal healer.
“It’s unfortunate. There are adventurers who are not recognized because they do not meet the conditions.”
In principle, if you can’t use heal, you can’t be a healer. However, here is the Azul Continent where a terrible caste system exists. It was a world where nobles could turn slaves into paladins if they wanted to.
“So, with the authority of the Adventurer’s Guild branch manager, I’ll issue you a healer badge.”
The Hind Village Adventurer’s Guild suggested it. If you give him the Holy Water of Dawn, he will make Kang Seung-hyun an official healer.
