Chapter 427: Chapter 427: 335, Bailuo invites again, Lin Da's massive spoils of war_2

“It seems you’re an adventurer who knows how to show respect, so, the President extends an invitation to you once more.”

“Would you like to follow me to Cyan City and become a member of Azure Sky Adventurers University?”

“During the time the Great Mystery Continent was sealed, you and two other women fought against that Moon Rank fox. Although you lost, the fact that you forced it to consume a magic potion speaks volumes about your strength.”

“At Azure Sky University, you could enter the ranks of the first-line students.”

“I believe all three of you qualify to be students at Azure Sky University.”

“What do you say, wanna come?”

Bailuo extended her hand, looking expectantly at Lin Da.

“Azure Sky University is indeed an excellent institution, and many adventurers dream of joining.”

Lin Da first praised the other party.

Then he tactfully said, “But for an adventurer like me, who took the unconventional path, my fighting style is set in stone, and I’m really not cut out for joining an academic faction halfway through. I’m like a little tree that’s already grown crooked; rather than forcefully straightening it, it’s better to let it grow wild.”

“I see…” Bailuo sighed regretfully.

She didn’t try to keep him any further.

After all, Bailuo’s invitation was just an offhand remark.

In her eyes, Lin Da and his companions were not quite at the level that warranted her going out of her way to invite them.

At that moment, Lin Da had a thought and said, “There are many fun places in White Dove City, like amusement parks, the Magic Guide Gaming Center, and the like. If the President is interested, I, a local, could act as a tour guide.”

In the game, Bailuo was very conscientious. Even when she saw entertainment facilities, she would silently endure and spend all her time on cultivation.

Lin Da, having heard from Lulu, felt pity for this cat-eared lolita who had been searching for herself for the past three years.

If possible, he thought, they could go to the amusement park together before she left.

“No need.”

Bailuo unequivocally refused: “The President has a busy schedule; there are many places in White Dove City that need inspection. It’s not like you adventurers who have lots of time to waste.”

“I see…”

Lin Da felt a bit disappointed, thinking that maybe it was because he was a “stranger.” In the game, Bailuo only went out to play with Dark Shadow. His sudden invitation was indeed presumptuous.

Not being beaten up by Bailuo already showed that her three years of self-cultivation had yielded excellent results.

Seeing Bailuo settle back at her “desk” to review various documents, Lin Da quietly walked to the door.

But he wasn’t sure if he was seeing things. Using his height to sneak a glance, he noticed that behind Bailuo’s mountainous pile of documents was a comic book, a romance type. The hit work “What to Do When You Fall for a Wild Orc” by the popular elf author Mickey, which Lin Da had seen in Klrona’s room.

Except Klrona used it to prop up a table leg, saying it wasn’t worth a hair from “Legendary Hero Slaying Evil Dragons.”

“I must be mistaken; three years have passed, and Bailuo has grown into a mature adult. I can’t see her through the same lens as before.”

Leaving the Woodpecker Inn, Lin Da immediately went to the Adventurers’ Guild to see if there were any news about Monica’s bounty.

There was news.

But scarily abundant.

In the VIP room, a chubby female manager chuckled:

“Currently, there are more than twenty adventurers who claim to have seen Monica. Some say in the Barren Plains, others spotted her in Lava Canyon…”

“Everyone is tempted by the 500,000 Gold Coin reward for a sighting and wants to try their luck.”

“The president has updated the bounty notice for you. Anyone who maliciously reports false information will be thrown in prison. But with that, there hasn’t been a single new sighting.”

Lin Da’s brow furrowed deeply.

“Add another million Gold Coins to the bounty, spread it to South Rock City and Red Heart City, and ask the guilds there to post the notice.”

The female manager hesitated: “The Gold Coins needed will probably be a lot… Do you have enough…?”

A flash of light in Lin Da’s hand, and a small pouch appeared.

Placed on the table, the Gold Coins made a crisp sound as they collided.

“This should be enough,” Lin Da said.

The manager opened the bag and stared intently.

Inside were palm-sized, shiny purple, gem-like currency.

A rich aura of Magic Power was released.

The manager, stuck at level 5, felt her bottleneck loosening.

“Purple Gold Coins?” Her face changed as she exclaimed in shock.

One Purple Gold Coin is equal to 10,000 regular Gold Coins.

This kind of currency, most people wouldn’t touch in their entire lives.

“There are a total of 120 in there; it’s absolutely enough to post bounties in South Rock City and Red Heart City,” Lin Da said calmly.

Now he was wealthy and didn’t care about the cost.

Apart from these 120 Purple Gold Coins, there were still 37 left in his ring.

The vast amount of loot still hadn’t been sold.

Fortunately, the Adventurers’ Guild offered a consignment service for selling loot.

For the sake of convenience, Lin Da simply handed it over to the female manager.

Her name was Penna, personally groomed by President Velen.

Velen once told him that for any matter, he could go directly to Penna.

Lin Da: “Please, Penna, trouble you to help sell all these things for me.”

The Adventurers’ Guild has its own commercial house; it’s just that the profit cut is far higher than private auctions.

But taking President Velen’s special channels, it was even better than giving it to an auction.

Penna said with a smile, “Of course I can, consigning spoils of adventure for you will net me a certain percentage of Gold Coins as commission, it’s me who should be thanking you.”

By consigning items for adventurers, Penna could earn around 0.1% in commission.

For a guild supervisor whose monthly salary wasn’t very high, that was a significant extra income.

So, when Lin Da mentioned this, the smile on Penna’s face grew even brighter.

Penna wanted to install a new stove at home, but big-brand ones were generally not cheap, and yesterday she had her eye on one that cost 120 Gold Coins.

They just happened to be running a promotional event recently, and it was available for 100 Gold Coins.

With the female supervisor watching in anticipation, Lin Da took the spoils of adventure he acquired from the tenth floor, removed them from his ring, and piled them all up on the table at once.

In an instant, the VIP room was filled with a spectrum of colorful glows.

A huge pile of orange materials.

There were also two pieces of deep purple Epic-level material.

Penna’s eyes widened.

Wasn’t this a bit too much?

The materials piled up on the table to the brim.

The lowest quality among them was Purple Rare.

In her more than ten years as a supervisor, the value of the materials Penna had consigned added up was not even close to what Lin Da had brought out.

“Mr. Linda, please rest assured, I will definitely try my best to sell them for a high price and not let you down!” Penna exclaimed, her face flushed with excitement.

On the table were [Demon Saw Mushrooms’ Magic Cores], twenty-one of them.

Many fist-sized mud balls.

This was the Dragon Ash that Lin Da had collected in the Forest Dragon Cave.

A beautifully woven red fur carpet.

A large Dragon Nest.

Gems that shone and glinted…

Without exception, they all bore the traces of the Forest Dragon.

No wonder Penna was excited.

These items could earn her a commission of several thousand Gold Coins, equivalent to over two years’ worth of salary.

Lin Da did not plan to hide the fact that he had been to the Forest Dragon’s lair. He intended to sell all the spoils he had scavenged.

However, he would keep the Forest Dragon Magic Core and Dragon Blood obtained from slaying the dragon for himself.

In the eyes of others, he was but a 33-level Star-ranked adventurer, with no chance of successfully combating a Forest Dragon.

He also hoped everyone would continue thinking so.

Keeping Dark Shadow as his trump card offered more benefits than drawbacks.

‘The Forest Dragon Magic Core is worth a baseline of 8 million Gold Coins. It’s a hot potato that would be hard to offload in a small place like White Dove City, and selling it risks exposure. Better wait until I get to a big city to find a way to sell it.’

‘As for the Dragon Blood, it should be used within the team.’@@novelbin@@

Lin Da kept these two most precious items for himself.

All the rest, like the 25-level Epic Young Dragon Three-Star Magic Core and the 31-level Fire Serpent Chieftain Epic Two-Star Magic Core, he entrusted to Penna.

He calculated the cash he had on hand.

Harvesting resources when the Great Mystery Continent’s tenth layer opened, plus Bear Thunder’s compensation, totaled 1.75 million Gold.

The remainder of the Purple Gold Coins was 37, equal to 370,000 Gold Coins.

Fighting Magical Creatures had netted about 30,000 Gold Coins.

And in the Savings Card, there was still 1.1 million Gold.

The grand total came to… 3.25 million Gold Coins.

Lin Da sighed inwardly.

This amount of money was a lot for an ordinary adventurer, but when it came to purchasing Star Rank Equipment, it seemed rather tight.

With Lin Da’s current perspective, Purple Rare equipment, he simply did not fancy.

Orange was the starting point.

Epic Level was the best.

And indeed, the prices were very “delightful.”

The average price for Star Rank Equipment in orange was 500,000 per piece.

Epic Level rose as high as 5 million.

And for a top-notch Five-star Epic Main Weapon, you’d have to add another zero to the end.

Above Epic, there were Legendary Level…

Gold Coins are never too many.