While I go back gliding in the air, I observe the forest below me to see if there are any adventurers, but there is no one for some reason. Maybe it is because it is the weekend, and the adventurers work from Monday to Friday, or the adventurers from the goblin extermination mission have not returned yet.

The only things I see are some lizards and mice on the ground, nothing new. Maybe I should go to another hunting area tomorrow because I still need to find the crystal fox, which is a monster that is the truth if I would like to seal since the skills are perfect for 1vs1 fights.

* Ki! (╯°□°)╯

* Huh, are we there yet?

While thinking about what I should do tomorrow, I hadn't noticed that I was already arriving at Fanfer. If it wasn't for Kawaii's reminder, I would have entered the city and crashed into some building or something.

It only took me 8 minutes to get from that mountain to the city, I would like to do the same when I leave the city, but there is no structure tall enough to take me into the forest.

I start to make a landing and stop 5 meters from the city entrance. My landing attracts the people's attention, and they start talking about me.

* *whisper* Hey, do you think I'm from the winged tribe?

* *whisper* Maybe, but it's very rare to see them outside the Fana continent. Maybe he came to leave some message?

* *whisper* But he doesn't have the messenger armour. Maybe he's a nomad?

I'm sorry, guys, but I'm not from any tribe or the Fana continent. But I am some kind of nomad, but I don't have the energy to clarify these things, so I just walk towards the entrance where the guard I saw this morning is.

* Good afternoon, please tell me the reasons for your visit.

* .. I'm already residing in this place. I'm the guy who asked you where the best hunting grounds are.

* Eh? I don't remember you.

* Wait a moment.

I put my sword in the inventory, and my appearance changes before the eyes of the guard and the people behind.

* You see, it's me. This is just a temporary transformation. Can I come in?

* ... huh? Ah, sure, come in.

* Thank you.

With that said, I enter the city and start running towards the merchants guild to sell all these things. In fact, I have so many things that I only have 1 empty space left in my inventory. If it wasn't for Kawaii packing all the herbs we collected in that small space in my bag, I wouldn't have been able to collect the monsters' bodies, but how do I manage to pack them?

... I'd better not ask because I'm sure he'll rub it in my face. Let's keep running and hope that the store is still open.

...

Once I get to the merchants' guild, I enter through the door and see that they are still attending, so I place myself in the sales line, and to my good fortune, there is no one there.

* Good morning, I would like to sell several monster bodies.

* Excuse me, sir, but in these cases, the monsters' bodies are sold to the adventurers guild.

Shit, so I can only sell the monster bodies to the adventurer's guild?

This is bad. I don't want to sell the bodies to the adventurer's guild because I will spend a lot of time explaining how I managed to hunt these monsters, which I don't want to do right now. I have to think of something... I know!

* In that case, I would like the golem cores I have in my inventory. Is it possible to do that?

* Of course.

* Then I want to sell the golem cores, is Alvar around by any chance?

* Mr Alvar? If he is available.

* Could I be attended by him? Well, I would feel more comfortable being with an acquaintance.

* Understood, for the moment you can wait in room number 8.

* Thank you very much.

With that said, I went to room number 8 and waited for Alvar to arrive, which didn't take long, as I only had to wait 3 minutes for him to arrive.

* Hello, Alvar.

* Alvar: I wondered who could be the one who called me, and it turns out to be you. How are you? Have you already asked Hakoon for your sword?

* Very well, I still can't ask him for the sword because I don't have enough money to do it.

* Alvar: Hahaha, I thought so. He usually does that to separate people who want a good sword and those who just want a sword to show off. How much did he ask for?

* 500 gold for the work, and I will give them to him as for the materials.

* Alvar: You already have the materials? That saves a lot of trouble, and the price of 500 gold is his standard. It may be expensive, but it's worth it.

* I hope so.

* Alvar: Ok, let's talk business. You want to sell golem cores, right?

* That's right, but I would also like to sell some monster bodies.

* Alvar: You have to do that in the adventurer's guild.

* I know. If I do that, I will have to explain how I defeated them, and I don't want to spend all night explaining how I did it.

* Alvar: Oh, come on, it's not that big of a deal. How many monsters did you hunt?

* Let's see Fat Mouse x 62, Sky Scale Lizard x 57, Iron Vulture x 52, Mud Golem Core x 50 and an Iron Vulture egg.

* Alvar: ... huh?

* It's just like you heard.

* Alvar: Wait, wait, wait, wait, you hunted all that down today?

* That's right.

* Alvar: How?

* Do I really have to explain it?

* Alvar: Alright, don't explain, just tell me one thing, did you hunt them yourself?

* If you like, you can use one of those spheres to know if I'm lying or not.

* Alvar: Ok, it's just... It's hard to believe.

* What can I say? I'm very good at what I do.

* Alvar: Ok, I can buy the monster bodies from you, but it won't be the same price as the adventurer's guild.

* No problem, as long as it's high, it's fine.

* Alvar: Ok, let me do the calculations.

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I start taking out the monster bodies little by little, as the room is not very big, while Alvar scores and collects the monster bodies.

After 25 minutes of checking and calculating the status of the monsters and golem cores, Alvar speaks again.

* Alvar: The condition of the monsters is very good, and the condition of the golem cores is perfect, as there are no cuts or breaks of any kind. Adding all that up would give you 279 gold with 56 silver.

* Deal.

* Alvar: Perfect. Do you also want to sell the vulture egg, or do you want to exchange it for another type of egg?

* I want to sell it.

* Alvar: Let me see it.

I hand the vulture egg to Alvar to examine it and see. After a few seconds of looking at the egg, he gives it back to me.

* Alvar: Well, it is indeed an iron vulture egg.

* I told you.

* Alvar: *sigh* I still find it hard to believe you were able to get one.

* I was very lucky.

* Alvar: You sure did. Those vultures are fierce when it comes to taking care of their eggs. I can offer you 500 gold for it, what do you think?

* Sounds like you got yourself a deal!

* Alvar: Excellent, by the way, Marco... Do you think you can get more iron vulture eggs?

* I'm not sure. It was hard enough to get this one.

* Alvar: If you can get another 3, I'd really appreciate it.

* What is the reason?

* Alvar: To breed them.

* Are you going to breed them, aren't there better pet options than these vultures?

* Alvar: You may not know it, but the feathers of these vultures are perfect for the creation of arrows and shields as they are strong and aerodynamic, but the best feathers are from the baby iron vultures, they only change their feathers 2 times in their life, and their first feathers are the most valuable of all as they are much stronger and more resistant than those of the adults.

* I see. I'll see if I have any luck.

* Alvar: Thanks, my friend. You need something else

* In fact, I would like to ask you if there is any equipment that adapts or is not destroyed when the person changes shape.

* Alvar: What?

* I'll explain it to you.

After explaining the situation to Alvar, he looks at me as if he understands the situation and remains silent for a few minutes before raising his head again.

* Alvar: What you need is clothing that has adaptive magic.

* Do you have any equipment like that?

* Alvar: Unfortunately, no, that's custom equipment, and only a tailor can help you.

* Do you know any?

* Alvar: None, you would have to go to the capital city.

* I understand. One last question, do you have any accessory or equipment that can repair my swords automatically or something that can help me change swords without taking them out of the inventory every time.

* Alvar: Enchanted equipment? I have no idea. Let me find out.

Alvar leaves the room to find out my request. After a few minutes, he returns and brings two books about 5 centimetres thick each.

* Alvar: Here are recorded all kinds of enchanted accessories, bracelets, rings, necklaces, belts, etc. What you see is what we have in inventory, or we can order from other affiliates, see what catches your eye.

* Ok.

I open the book and start looking for enchanted accessories, and in fact, there are all kinds. There is even something called campaign hat, the black wizard hat that transforms into a small hut with all the basic services. Still, it costs 30,000 gold coins. The dimensional pearl also transports you to a pocket dimension where there is a house with a yard and orchard. Still, its price is 1,500,000 gold coins. I better stop looking at these objects and start looking for what I really need.

...

After several minutes, I found the objects I wanted:

* These are what I want: The multiple sword scabbard and the armourer's bracelet.

* Alvar: I see the scabbard; we have it in the inventory, but the armourer bracelet has to be ordered by order, and it's a bit expensive.

* How much?

* Alvar: 2,000 gold coins.

* What the fuck?! Why is something so small so expensive?!

* Alvar: Besides serving as inventory for your weapons, it has two magics attached to it: the first is one that you can use during combat which is change. At the same time, the other is the more important one: soul lock, which makes the bracelet can be stolen or removed.

* If you think about it that way, it makes sense how much it costs. What about the multi-sword sheath?

* Alvar: That one is at 500 gold coins. As for the colour, we have white, light blue, red, turquoise and black.

* Give me the black one.

* Alvar: Ready, something else.

* I would really like to order the armourer's bracelet. If I order it now how long would it take to arrive?

* Alvar: Well, it would arrive in 1 or 2 weeks.

* I see, ah! I almost forgot, I also want to sell this steel and bronze axe.

* Alvar: Mmm, I could give you 4 silver coins.

* Done, well that would be all.

* Alvar: Ok, then wait here while you bring the money and the sheath you asked for.

After 2 minutes, Alvar returns with the money and the black sword scabbard, and I start checking it.

[Multiple sword scabbard]

[Description: A black-coloured sword scabbard is enchanted with restoration magic, it's like having a blacksmith available 24/7].

Conforming to this, I place the sheath on my waist on the left side and put "butcher" on it to restore it. At night I will place "flake" as it is the one I use the most today because of the tedious golem hunt.

With that said, I start walking towards Hakoon's smithy, hoping it is still open to ask him for my sword made with the A-Z nuggets because I need a sword with this material to seal the "devourer of life".

My plan is to ask Hakoon to make a sword with the A-Z ingots, revive the devourer of life with the elixir of samsara (life), and then use that sword to seal the devourer of life.

But for this plan to work, I need to seal it in a sturdy sword because if I seal it in an ordinary steel sword, it might break in a fight, and I don't think I can beat a raid boss. If that were to happen, I would have no choice but to use the ARTEFACT, and I doubt I would even have the chance to use it when a raid boss is chasing me, intending to kill me.

I just hope Hakoon can use the A-Z ingots; otherwise, I'll have to postpone my plans and look for a blacksmith who can do it.

...

After walking for 10 minutes, I arrive at Hakoon's blacksmith shop and knock on the door, and just like the first time, the door is open.

Open again? I don't know if he's too trusting of the neighbours or just doesn't care about securing the door, but if you think about it, who in their right mind would break into the store of a muscle man who can smash your head in with a hammer?

I enter the blacksmith shop and wait for Hakoon to show up.

After 8 minutes, Hakoon finally comes out of his shop. He is wearing glasses and a blacksmith apron, both stained with black ink, perhaps from the smoke from his furnace.

* Hello Hakoon, how are you.

* Hakoon: ...

* Hello, is something wrong?

* Hakoon: you...

* Hakoon: Me?

* Hakoon: WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU!

* ... HUH?