My bloodline yearns for progress.

Chapter 17 Sunstone and Phyllis

He lunged at the goblins that Micah was blocking.

Otto leaped up with all his might and slammed down heavily.

It even landed directly on top of a goblin.

He skillfully made the goblin open his chest.

The iron sword sliced ​​through the goblin's chest, rendering it incapable of further movement.

Immediately afterwards, he unleashed another horizontal slash, his third combat technique of the day, taking down a goblin next to him!

At that moment, Micah's eyes widened.

Putting aside Otto's swordsmanship and combat skills just now, the sheer amount of moonlight he condensed was enough to shock Micah!

"You mastered the Azure Moon Breathing Technique in just one night?"

Micah remembers that Havel suffered a lot from this back then. It wasn't until four years after he mastered the breathing technique that the other party was able to condense three beams of moonlight in one night!

Thinking of this, Micah burst into a smug laugh.

His giant axe swung down fiercely, killing the remaining two goblins.

Originally, he was here to hold off the enemy in order to train Otto.

Now it seems unnecessary.

Otto's familiarity with the Azure Moon combat techniques meant he didn't need this kind of simplistic training.

"I didn't expect you to be able to use the Azure Moon Battle Technique so quickly in such a short time."

If Havel knew, he would be absolutely stunned.

"Once we get back, I'll have him teach you the more advanced Azure Moon combat techniques."

Otto simply nodded in response to Micah's praise.

He could sense that this was not his limit.

If Micah had continued to stand by and hold off the enemy, Otto could have even unleashed a fourth sword strike!

But that would be too conspicuous, so Otto didn't intend to show it off.

Thinking of this, Otto immediately started cutting off the goblins' ears with Micah.

"A goblin can be exchanged for six copper thorns, plus an extra six copper thorns from the small extermination mission, so we can probably earn forty-eight copper thorns this time. This time, you can take the lion's share of the reward."

Micah was only out with Otto to practice tactics and didn't contribute much, so he naturally didn't intend to take any reward.

Having said that, Otto did not refuse.

Ultimately, the two agreed that Otto would take thirty-two bronze Thorns, while Micah would take sixteen.

But as the two were discussing, Otto noticed something was amiss.

"These goblins are wearing signs too!"

Otto carefully removed the sign from the goblin's neck.

The striking single eye and the fangs within its pupil felt strangely familiar to Otto.

Even Micah, who was standing next to him, sensed that something was wrong.

"It seems we need to report this."

Thinking of this, Micah immediately got up and prepared to return home.

But at that moment, Micah didn't seem to hear the familiar footsteps following him.

He turned around and saw Otto seemingly standing there, head slightly tilted, looking into the deeper darkness of the cave, as if his attention had been drawn to something.

"What's wrong?"

Micah gripped the axe handle again, thinking there was some danger.

But at this moment, Otto could only see a wisp of blue mist.

It seemed to be pulsating nearby.

As Otto followed the blue mist, he gestured for Micah to follow.

The two of them walked into the darkness.

After walking only a few steps, just around the corner, a bright light appeared, and the two of them found themselves at the goblins' former dwelling.

Various animal hides were laid out inside, miscellaneous scraps were piled up in the corners, and a strange lamp hung high up.

And that wisp of blue mist was coming from the lamp.

Upon seeing this, Otto immediately threw out his dagger and cut the rope.

When Otto got closer, he realized that the glowing object was actually a stone.

Otto carefully picked up the stone and brought it to Micah for research.

Micah, being a dwarf, immediately saw through the deception.

"It's a sunstone. You're quite lucky. It should be worth several silver Thorns."

As Micah spoke, he led Otto out of the mine and began their journey home.

This adventure was, after all, for Otto's training. Since it was Otto who found it, Micah didn't intend to take a share.

However, as a dwarf, Micah had an inexplicable passion for ores.

Therefore, on the way back, Micah told Otto about the wonders of the Sunstone.

"This ore has the property of storing light and heat, so it's no wonder that the goblins use it as a lighting tool."

Micah explored the ore while patiently guiding Otto.

"This ore is only the size of a thumb, making it difficult to use as material for ordinary equipment."

There's nothing I can do to help.

Nevertheless, Micah still pointed Otto in the right direction.

"The witch Una lives in the north of the town."

You can ask her to help you turn this sunstone into an alchemy tool.

She is a mage skilled in alchemy.

Because he runs a blacksmith's workshop, Micah is very familiar with the adventurers in town.

The witch Una was one of them.

The other party frequently commissioned Micah to make pockets with closed runes.

Taking advantage of these opportunities, Micah also frequently commissioned Una to make alchemical items and scrolls containing magic.

Now is the perfect time to introduce this mage to Otto.

Although the other party doesn't usually accept requests from strangers, they have their own recommendations, so there shouldn't be any problems.

"However, you'd better not have too high expectations. This sunstone is too small, and it will be difficult to make a decent prop."

Micah didn't want Otto to be heartbroken and in tears when he finally received the finished product because of some unrealistic fantasy.

As they were talking, the two had already returned to the Adventurers' Guild.

Micah immediately handed over his spoils to the adventurer team's contact person.

This is a little girl with long chestnut hair.

Upon seeing Micah's arrival, she quickly stood up to greet him.

As she moved, the dark guild uniform that clung to her body accentuated the girl's alluring curves.

Yet this girl possesses a pure, vibrant, and adorable appearance.

Beyond the contrast, it's hard to look away.

But just as Micah was about to say hello, the girl spoke up.

"Grandpa Micah, welcome back!"

The moment Micah uttered that term of endearment, he was speechless.

He led Otto quickly to the girl's counter and threw the bag containing the goblin ears heavily in front of her.

Phyllis, I've told you so many times.

I'm very young, don't call me grandpa!

Unfortunately, Micah's growl did not frighten the girl named Phyllis; instead, it filled her with confusion.

"But Grandpa said you were the first adventurer he served when he became a staff member at the adventurer's counter, so I should call you Grandpa too, right?"

Clearly, the naive Phyllis didn't understand what was wrong with her way of addressing him; Micah should be as old as her grandfather.

But upon hearing this, Micah gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

"Next time we go out drinking, I'm definitely going to shove a glass into that old bastard's mouth!"