Chương 16: 016 Splitting the Loot
Some cafe near the Royal University, around 19 PM.
After battling the Lizardmen, Ian and Milana decided to go back to the surface. They said that they want to avoid getting into more trouble, especially when a similar situation can arrive anytime. They can't defend themselves and can only rely on protection from Luis and Zea. If there are some situations where both Luis and Zea are fighting and they meet some other monsters, they might meet their end. Luis and Zea can only follow what they said, so four of them go back to the surface.
"I am not late, right?" Zea said this when she comes to the cafe. As usual, Zea comes almost at the appointed time, but she is not late. She never comes early if it is not necessary.
"No, now sit here, let's discuss the loot," answered Luis. He then explained the situation to Zea, "So we have discussed a little bit about the loot, then Ian and Milana said that they don't need the loot—"
"That is no good, we explore the dungeon together... You should get some of the loot." Zea interjected.
A little surprised expression is written on Ian and Milana's faces.
"Look, she accepted right? Don't worry, just accept this skill orb. After all, this is the perfect skill for Milana." Luis said this to both professors.
"But this is a skill orb, are you sure you want to give it to me?" Milana asked, she is still not sure about this.
"Don't worry too much. This skill orb is not useful for me. Even if I sell it, most likely it will end up in some researcher's hands so why not give it to a real researcher instead."
Zea interrupted again, "Wait... You have appraised the skill orbs? What skill did they have?"
"We are discussing how to share the loot, obviously we need to know what kind of things we want to share right?" Luis put the three treasure chests on the table, each chest containing a skill orb. Not like when they were found, there is paper glued to the chest. Written on the paper is the skill name for the orb inside.
"Let me see, let me see." Zea picks the chest one by one and reads the paper. "[Glowing Orb]... [Healing (small)]... and [Plant Growth].
"I see, so you want to give [Plant Growth] to Milana?" asked Zea. "It is true that this is a perfect skill for medicinal herb researcher."
"But—" This time, Ian is the one that refuses.
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Luis and Zea need around 15 minutes to persuade the married couple. They keep saying about how expensive a skill orb is, or how they don't help, or other reasons. In the end, they are able to give the skill orb of [Plant Growth] to Milana.
"I never know giving something to other people is this exhausting," mumbled Zea, her head lay on the table. "I don't understand why they are so adamant... Even going so far to increase the payment for this mission."
Right, the couple did receive the skill orb, but they also paid more than promised. The amount is not big, but it is not a small amount either. Of course, compared to the cost of a skill orb on the market, it is minuscule.
"They are both kinds," Luis replied. "Also I want to ask your opinion about something."
"Ask away." Zea's head is still on the table looking at Luis with her chin supporting it.
"What do you think if I changed my weapon?"
Zea returned to the proper sitting position. She asked, "But why? You want to try some other weapon?"
"In the last fight against the Lizardmen, I feel like I can't easily win against them." Luis paused, "My attack is easily dodged. Because of that, I can't deal damage to the enemy in a simple manner.
"I am lucky that the spear that I throw can injure one of the Lizardman on its eye. That one attack really changes the course of the battle. If I missed that attack, I might have a part of my body heavily injured." Luis sighed imagining what would have happened if the spear didn't injure the Lizardman.
"I don't see your battle with the Lizardmen, but why not change? If you think it is better to change your weapon, then... change it? There are many types of weapons similar to spear right? Halberd for example." Zea said with a serious expression.
"That is right... But Halberd is heavy right? I don't think I can wield it as good as a spear."
"What are you saying, your spear is made of steel right? It is heavy enough, adding a little element to the head of the spear will not change the weight by much."
"Hmm... I will think about that."
"Or you can change to other weapons, gun for example." Zea make a gun with her hand, she pointed the 'gun' at Luis and 'shoot', "Bang!"
Luis played along moving her head backward, acting like being shot. After a few seconds, he moves back to his sitting position.
"Gun is good but... It is a hassle to get permission. Not to mention it is expensive to buy the bullet."
To have a gun, it needs a license from the local government. Then to use it in the dungeon, it needs another license from Dungeon Management Agency. To make those licenses not only money is needed, but time is also needed. It is not weird to use a month or two going here and there to get the gun license. There is also the gun and their bullets that also cost money.
"Gun huh... I will pass on the gun. Halbert on the other hand... I will look at the halbert first."
Zea picks a phone from her pocket, "If you want to look at a halbert, I know someone that sells weapons as their side job. I will ask for their shop address. They can let you try the weapon first, so you can check if the halberd is a good fit or not."
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Both of them fell silent for a minute. Luis sips a little of his drink while Zea is operating her phone contacting the weapon shop owner.
"Looks like they are busy now, I will send their address to you later." Zea put her phone on the table and asked, "So, what should we do with the remaining skill orb?"
Luis thinks for a bit, "Do you want to pick one?"
"Can I get the [Healing (small)]?"
Luis nodded and give the treasure chest that contains [Healing (small)] to Zea.
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