Chapter 259: Human Nature, Desire, and Bottom Line

More than forty Goblins, along with an adult Hobgoblin.

In the vast majority of cases, for bottom-level adventurers who have not yet obtained a professional level, they are terrifying enemies that can never be defeated.

The number of Goblins that can almost fill the gaps in the forest and their fearless, manic characteristics, coupled with the Hobgoblin's on-site command, are enough to tear a reasonably configured ordinary adventurer squad into pieces.

Even Xia Nan, who had not yet advanced a long time ago but had already mastered 【Tooth Hunt】, rarely wanted to actively penetrate deep into Goblin nests that clearly had Hobgoblin leaders and had set up many traps when he used the green-skins in the Mist Forest to earn extra money and practice combat techniques.

But right now, the situation had changed.

On one hand, although the number of Goblins was large, the terrain was not a narrow and cramped underground nest that was inconvenient for performing combat techniques.

Instead, it had changed to a dense forest with flat terrain and no rock walls blocking the surroundings.

Perhaps those dense trees were equally troublesome, but compared to the Goblin nest, the combat environment was undoubtedly much better.

On the other hand, and most crucially, was Xia Nan's combat ability that had skyrocketed now that he had become a Lv2 professional.

Pure strength crushing.

8 points of Strength and 10 points of Agility, without enough comparisons, he didn't know what level his current physical fitness belonged to among normal professionals.

But for those ugly Goblins with thin arms and thin legs, Xia Nan could already achieve "hand-tearing" in the literal sense.

Yes, hand-tearing.

Regarding this point, he had already verified it on the way here, and it could be said to be very easy.

He didn't even need to use special body parts like bone joints, just grab both shoulders with both hands, or simply start from the chest and abdomen horizontally.

With just a little force, accompanying the gushing and splashing of foul-smelling blood, the familiar and pleasant sound of flesh and blood tearing would echo in his ears once again.

Those thin arms like rotten wood and dry firewood, the ridiculous wooden sticks they wielded, were like slow-motion movements slowed down countless times in his eyes.

As long as he paid a little attention, there wouldn't even be a trace left on his armor.

The disparity in strength like a chasm, before reaching a certain astronomical number to complete a qualitative change, the number of Goblins no longer had any meaning to Xia Nan.

With this as a premise, if one added the 【Tooth Hunt】 that had now reached the Lv5 "Mastered" level, it was even more like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.

Take the battle just now as an example.

Xia Nan, who had detected the approximate number of enemies and the elite individuals among them through sensitive perception, only made his first attack—performing 【Tooth Hunt】 to crush into the Goblin pile and behead that Hobgoblin.

The passively triggered feat 【Night Mother's Gaze】 completely crushed the mental will of all the remaining green-skins on the field.

Not a single one dared to swing a wooden stick at him, they just screamed and fled under the effect of boundless fear.

Making the battle degenerate into a massacre without suspense.

And with Xia Nan's personality, he naturally wouldn't let any Goblin escape under his nose.

The iron-gray sword light flickered continuously under the reflection of the night, and a disaster that might have made Gray Valley Village history and caused hundreds of civilians to be displaced was resolved.

Late night.

In the center of Gray Valley Village, a wooden house that looked as simple as the surrounding houses.

Two longswords overlapped each other, leaning diagonally against the wall.

Xia Nan sat on a creaking wooden chair, with a basket of barley bread, several plates of smoked meat, a chicken roasted with a crispy skin, porridge soup with eggs that was steaming hot, a large piece of yellow-white cheese, and some fresh green vegetables on the table in front of him.

Although he felt regret that there were no dishes he loved, he knew that this was already the highest specification the village could take out to entertain guests.

He didn't show any dissatisfaction, just eating mouthful by mouthful, restoring the physical strength consumed by walking in the forest for many days.

According to the general style of adventurers in this world, having saved Gray Valley Village from its original situation of destruction and helped them solve the Goblins besieging the village.

Xia Nan could completely demand a high reward from the villagers, or even act like the countless examples he had heard in the tavern, acting like a tyrant in the village.

In fact, that elderly and sturdy-looking Village Chief "Kelapamu," who looked particularly spirited, was also prepared for this.

After Xia Nan killed the last Goblin in front of everyone, Kelapamu, while leading the villagers to thank him sincerely, very actively proposed to provide him with a reward.

And the number given in the other party's mouth, even for Xia Nan, who didn't have much understanding of this world except for the original body's memory, could clearly know that this was probably a huge sacrifice.

As for the reason, on one hand, it was out of the most simple and sincere gratitude for his help to the village; on the other hand, it was estimated that they wanted to show the village's attitude through monetary rewards, hoping that Xia Nan wouldn't bully the villagers too hard later.

Knowing that if he took this money, Gray Valley Village might not have an easy time in the winter for the next few years.

Out of the normal values cultivated under good education in his past life, and his own abundant financial resources, Xia Nan refused this reward that was insignificant to him but might be a heavy mountain to the simple villagers.

And to be honest, he really wasn't short of money right now.

The reward for the escort mission alone made his net worth soar by 630 gold.

The weapons from the two senior professionals had already been disposed of by Xia Nan because the journey was long and inconvenient to carry.

Lawson's rapier had good attributes on the information panel, but after all, it was not an enchanted piece of equipment, so there was a discount when recycled as second-hand goods.

He sold it to the blacksmith in Weiergeluofu Town, the offer was average, but time was tight, and he was too lazy to waste more words in that place, so it was sold for 95 gold.

Teliweilian's heavy longsword had the family motto engraved on the surface of the blade, making it highly recognizable, and it happened that the Morton family was investigating Teliweilian's disappearance.

After detailed consideration, for the sake of caution, Xia Nan ultimately did not choose to sell it, and the idea of melting it into metal materials to sell was also abandoned because he couldn't find a trustworthy blacksmith in the short term.

Finally, in the depths of the remote wilderness far from human habitation, he found a suitable place and buried it.

For the sake of his own life safety, there was no need to covet the profit of these few dozen gold coins.

Of course, the silver ingot left behind after Teliweilian's death, because it was easy to carry, Xia Nan had not yet sold it, and it was currently lying quietly in the depths of the backpack behind him.

He planned to find Ba'en to appraise it after returning to River Valley Town, maybe it could give him a surprise.

Accumulated like this, plus his original savings, it finally returned to four digits again!

——1246 gold 3 silver 7 copper

Such a large sum of money, even if placed in a prosperous big city like Niumu, with a little financial management, would be enough for a whole family's expenses for many years.

With Xia Nan's consumption habit of usually only spending money on things related to adventure, or food and accommodation without treating himself badly, he could do nothing and enjoy lying down in the White Tit Tavern for five or six years.

It was just that the Village Chief of Gray Valley Village didn't know Xia Nan's personality and actual situation. ===== CHAPTER 260 =====