noveldepot Chapter 26 Duro's Decision
Chapter 26 Duro's Decision
"I think this must be Guwu, the bounty hunter who captured a key member of the Earth Dragon Gang, right, Guwu?"
The snowy owl, Laila, clucked and quacked.
Duro quickly stood up and said, "My name is Duro Grove. I recently took on a shipping order from the Mansa Merchant Guild."
He did not intend to reveal that the earth element had saved the merchants.
Anyway, nobody believes it.
Fortunately, the snowy owl Lylasser didn't ask about the details.
"Please wait a moment, I will have someone bring the reward over shortly."
Duro was the only one left in the reception room.
He raised his hand and patted his clothes haphazardly, already prepared to take the money.
"I wonder how much I can get. Mr. Earth Elemental seems to really like profession manuals. Should we pool our money and buy an apprentice-level one?"
As he paced back and forth in the reception room.
A blinding glint of light shone from the floor, making him squint.
"What is that?"
Duro walked closer to take a look.
A brownish-yellow crystal was found in the pile of earth and rocks after the collapse of the earth element.
The crystal is about the size of a thumb joint, and its texture is cloudy with many impurities. It is a worthless, low-quality item sold at street stalls.
"Hello, is this Mr. Duro Grove? This is your reward, please accept it."
A receptionist rushed over, looking anxious, and said:
"I'm sorry, we're too busy today, I need to get back to my workstation right away."
Duro reached out and took the money bag, casually weighing it in his hand; it was about twenty gold coins.
This is truly a windfall!
He tucked the money pouch and the small crystal into his pocket.
Then, head straight to the Adventurers' Guild - Clifftown Branch.
Duro stood at the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild, lost in thought.
If you spend this money sparingly, it'll be enough for you to live comfortably for ten years.
However, Mr. Earth Element specially gifted me a beginner's guide to professions, which clearly shows that he has high hopes for me.
"I absolutely cannot let Mr. Earth Elemental down!"
Duro never felt that his trade with the earth elementals was fair.
How can teaching a mere five days of apprentice-level martial arts compare to a beginner-level professional manual?
If we had to convert it into a price...
It's roughly the difference between five silver coins and more than twenty gold coins.
Duro muttered to himself, "I need to spend this money wisely!"
He stepped into the Adventurers' Guild and walked straight to the deepest part of the hall.
Ordinary tasks are posted in the front hall, but the apprenticeship section is located in the deepest, most inconspicuous part of the hall.
After all, setting up such a column can only earn a meager referral fee at most.
More importantly, it was to promote the passing down of skills among adventurers.
Duro looked up at the dazzling list of martial arts and magic techniques, and was momentarily bewildered.
Eighty percent of the notices posted on the apprenticeship board were for teaching martial arts techniques to apprentices.
The remaining 20% were all posted on another notice board.
"Shield Strike, Black Bullet, Cat Slash, Drain, Whirlwind."
"Ha, found it. The fee is 6 silver coins per lesson."
Duro was heartbroken when he saw the price; one gold coin could only be used to learn for 16 days!
"I need to save some money to learn how to summon earth elementals."
"Forget it, if I don't have money, I'll just do more orders and I'll be able to save some up."
............
In the mined-out area of the Earth Element plane.
Although not at the same time, but in the same open space, the sand and rocks gradually solidified into a human-like outline.
"Brothers, I, Hu Hansan, am back!"
Yue Feng surveyed his surroundings and realized that in just a few days since he left, the place had changed drastically.
Not only was the exit blocked by rocks, but the entire goaf area also shrank considerably.
The only good news is...
Apart from himself, there are only four earth elementals left in this place.
"I'm not a bad person, please let my fist pierce your heart."
Yue Feng silently repeated the common phrases he had just learned in his mind.
"Let's not delay, let's check the panel first."
Ding.
【Name: ??? (lv5)】
[Race: Earth Elemental Lv3 (Common Species)]
Occupation: None
[Talent]: Tremor Perception
[Protection]: Reignition Protection Lv1, Seed Protection Lv1
[Martial Arts Skills]: Thousand Spinning Twists lv2 (Beginner), Throwing lv3 (Apprentice)
[Magic]: Shapeshifting Lv5 (Beginner), Guide Me Lv2 (Apprentice), Clay Shaping Lv1 (Apprentice)
[Skill]: None
[Equipment]: Kunamota's forepaw tarsus, spell scroll, mana storage ore x3, 2 gold coins
"Hey~ I've been so busy practicing martial arts lately that I forgot to check the panels of these little gadgets."
Yue Feng plunged his right hand deep into his large stomach.
After fiddling around for a while, he took everything out of his inventory.
Then, focus your attention on each item in turn, silently repeating in your mind:
View the panel!
Ding.
Kunamota's forepaw tarsus: This is a segment of the limb that is enhanced after the rock spider has been promoted from an inferior species to a common species.
It has a very high hardness, making it an excellent material for weapon making.
......
Spell Scroll: A spell scroll with the spell "Digging" copied on it.
......
Magic-Storing Ore: A special ore that naturally possesses the property of storing magic power. When the ore reaches its limit of magic power storage, it will be instantly detonated by external impact, generating a magical shockwave.
"I'm not a bad person, please let my fist pierce your heart."
Yue Feng silently recited the common phrase in his mind once more.
"Change your body shape!"
A crack slowly opened in the rock below the face, revealing a 'vocal cord' formed by tightly folded rock layers inside, with the last end connected to a hollow rock cavity.
Then, Yue Feng began to squeeze the soil and rocks inside his body, causing the particles to rub and vibrate against each other.
Finally, the sound was allowed to escape from the cracks by creating a resonant cavity in the rock.
"Wo, Bu, Si, Huai, Yin".
He could only try and fail repeatedly, word by word.
Each time a similar tone was squeezed out from his stone throat, he would silently memorize it.
Of course, Yue Feng did not forget to hone his martial arts skills.
However, both the spinning and clay-shaping techniques can severely affect the balance of rock and sand within the body.
Only casting is unaffected.
So he started spewing words and throwing stones.
He was so anxious that he turned red in the face after a long time of not being able to pronounce the scales correctly that he imagined himself as a car.
They flexed their arms into shield shapes and ran back and forth with a "thump thump thump" sound.
"Ah! So busy! After finishing this, I move on to that, and after finishing that, I move on to this!"
Day after day, immersed in a monotonous yet fulfilling rhythm, time slips away quietly.
I don't know how much time passed.
It might be a month, or it might be two months.
Ding.
Martial skill: Throwing skill upgraded from level 3 to level 4
You have learned the apprentice-level martial art: Charge Lv1 (Shield Wall Style)
【Martial Arts Skill: Charge】A stance-based apprentice martial arts skill used to quickly close the distance to the enemy. When the shield charge hits, it can inflict a brief, slight stun.
The soldiers loved to charge.
—I am! The Train King!!! Dragon Egg Broken, Dragon Egg Broken, Dragon Egg Broken
"I've finally learned this useful martial arts technique!"
Yue Feng raised his fist and cheered.
His speed has always been a weakness; in the past, fights were either face-to-face brawls or sneak attacks.
But now, with the charge, everything is different.
From now on, start by charging in and smashing into the enemy's face, then weave in basic attacks!
Yue Feng felt he was getting better and better at it.