novelraw Chapter 120 - 119 – Expanding Vision
Chapter 120 - 119 – Expanding Vision
"Secret?"
"Yes," I said. "I don’t want anyone to know that I posted it."
Fiona smiled. "You mean an anonymous mission."
"Yes. Is that a normal thing?"
I felt that the word "secret" made me look stupid.
"How do I do it?" I asked.
"It’s a very normal mission. I can get you special stones for that. The nearby shop sells them."
"Once you engrave your mission into them, the mission is transferred directly to the guild and posted without revealing the master."
"Great," I whispered. "Bring them now."
After an hour, Fiona returned with more than ten stones.
"Here you go, sir," she said.
After a while, I returned to my apartment.
I placed the ten stones in front of me.
"What should I start with?" I whispered.
I need accumulation—lots of it—so I can begin crafting advanced and ancient weapons.
At the same time, I need to search for those who sell such weapons.
So...
First: enhance accumulation gathering.
I extended my left hand, and a massive book appeared out of nowhere:
(Complete Encyclopedia of Stones)
I grabbed one of the stones and placed it aside.
"This is the first," I whispered.
"It will be for requesting stone collection."
Previously, when I activated my special Seer, I was able to harvest accumulation from a number of stones.
That means I can do it here as well.
Alright, first I need a collection location... does that also require work?
So...
First: provide a storage place for the stones.
Second: an employee to receive stones from adventurers and pay them.
After setting the priorities...
I closed my eyes and contacted Fiona.
After a few minutes, I finished arranging the storage and the worker.
What remained was the collection mission.
I held the stone, then closed my eyes and whispered softly:
"A collection mission for everyone... a list of stone names will be attached... one stone of each type is required, and it must be sent to the attached address."
I opened my eyes. The stone began to glow, and then a white thread appeared inside it.
I didn’t set a price. In unpriced missions, the guild evaluates the reward.
I left it to them. I don’t want to set a price too high or too low... either way would harm me.
"Now," I whispered, placing another stone aside.
"The second stone."
I closed my eyes, then opened them quickly.
Is it a good idea to rush into searching for ancient and advanced weapon sellers in this city?
I don’t think so.
It’s not good to conduct all operations in one city.
So...
I extended my left hand and pulled out a large volume.
I opened its pages... and searched.
Finally, I found it... Sunrise City.
Even on the map, it looked large.
My eyes moved to its borders. At the lower right (southeast) was Sunset City, separated by a stretch of flat green land and open plains.
A bit further east lay the Poisonous Mushroom Forest...
The place where my cave is located.
To the north, there were maritime borders with the Great Frozen Sea...
One of the largest seas in Earth 2, surrounding many empires.
Its borders stretched from north of Sunrise City to the northeast, ending slightly toward the west.
From west to south, smaller villages and cities were spread.
This narrowed my options significantly.
Of course, I can’t trade or place requests in small villages and cities smaller than Sunrise City.
Which means the only viable place is Sunset City.
But...
Traveling between cities during wartime is not easy.
Once again, I contacted Fiona.
I asked for the names and locations of all branches of the shop she works at.
She didn’t delay and sent them all.
I searched through them until my eyes landed on one location...
They already had a shop in Sunset City.
"Ah..." I sighed.
I remained seated for five full hours.
I felt like my back was about to break.
Out of the ten stones, only three remained.
I sent several missions to other cities via magical mail.
I had to diversify my dealings across multiple cities... and using guild missions made it very easy.
I left the apartment and headed to Fiona again.
Today... I decided to open a shop.
When I told her, concern appeared on her face.
Despite all her intelligence and cunning, she thought I was aiming for a shop similar to the one she works in.
But I reassured her... the shop I had in mind was completely different.
"What kind of shop are you thinking of?" Fiona asked.
"An exchange shop," I said. "I want to use my money to obtain accumulation."
"You mean?"
"Yes," I said.
"Money in exchange for accumulation... every 1,000 accumulation points for 100,000 dinars."
"Haa!" Fiona shouted, then quickly covered her mouth.
"That’s a huge amount of money, sir!"
"Yes... but I have it, and I want accumulation in return. Also..." I smiled slightly.
"What?"
"I want you to manage a project similar to what you’re doing now... selling weapons in exchange for accumulation only, and at a reduced price."
Fiona narrowed her eyes... sighed and said, "Are you thinking of taking my job?"
"No," I snorted with a laugh. "I want you to run it. What do you think?"
"Will you keep buying weapons at high prices and selling them for less accumulation?" she asked.
"Yes. If you’re interested, I’ll make you a partner with your expertise," I whispered.
"A partner..." she murmured. She didn’t respond immediately.
She didn’t agree right away... she asked for time to think.
After that, we went to the Workers’ Guild.
The matter required a work permit, and once they saw I was an adventurer, it became easier.
Later, at sunset...
We went to the Rental Guild. There was a shop next to the guild.
But the landlord asked for a high price.
Fiona was different then... like a real merchant, constantly negotiating.
After an hour, we rented the shop.
At that moment... all my money dropped to zero.
I asked Fiona to price the new weapons in money, not accumulation.
Then... I returned to the apartment.
The next day...
"The air today feels really nice," I whispered.
Then I moved toward my second match.
In the center of the arena, my opponent was a normal man, not a master.
But he had an evolution... his body contained several elephant tusks extending outward.
Ding... Ding... Ding...
I drew my sword and looked at my opponent.
Then...
His attack began.
Numerous white tusks shot from his body like spears toward me.
I moved to the side.
Dozens of spears rushed again...
I dodged them.
Then I advanced toward him.
In an instant, the number of spears doubled and rushed at me.
They blocked the path... forcing me to retreat.
He stood far away, continuing to launch his ivory spears.
He relied on a clear strategy...
Continuous attack, and preventing me from getting close.
"That means..." I whispered.
"He has a large number of spears... and he also knows about my accumulation-cutting ability."
It seems my excitement exposed my weapon’s secret.
Fine... it doesn’t matter.
Suddenly, the horns began to grow larger.
The spears became faster... and more numerous.
Unexpectedly, he seemed to grow stronger, not weaker.
I retreated further... my steps quickened.
With each wave, no less than a hundred spears...
The effort increased.
Then...
The horns grew again.
I kept dodging, but I felt something strange.
Their speed wasn’t affecting me...
I could still evade easily.
But...
For a second-rank master...
This opponent is very strong... or...
"He has a trick," I whispered.
Then I charged toward him.
He fired a doubled wave... I sidestepped and continued.
The process repeated...
Until I got closer than ever before.
Suddenly...
One of the horns lunged at me, still connected to his back.
I raised my sword.
Boom!
A loud collision.
I stepped back slightly.
Then another horn... then another.
I blocked them.
Then another...
I blocked it.
In a moment...
I was defending against a barrage of five extended horns striking violently.
I tried to attack...
But another horn obstructed me.
I shifted to defense.
The accumulation-cutting sword had a strong advantage... but also a flaw.
It only cuts accumulation during attack...
And during attack, its durability drops to less than a quarter.
During defense... it is at full strength.
I continued switching between defense and attack...
But without success.
My current strength... wasn’t enough to break through.
The sword’s advantage and weakness... stood at a crossroads.
I smiled...
And continued.
His eyes were steady... but concern began to show.
Even with my strength suppressed to the second rank...
I was still heavier than him.
He didn’t expect me to keep advancing.
Normally...
I should have retreated.
But that didn’t happen.
Neither he... nor the audience... understood why.
Silence fell...
And the clash continued.
Until...
Finally...
The opponent began to retreat.
Should I retreat too?
Of course not.
I pressed harder...
And finally...
I managed to land an accumulation strike.
Then another...
And after some time...
Everything fell under my control.
Until the moment came...
The opponent shouted, for the first time...
Surrendering.
Once again... I gained 20,000 accumulation.
Once again... during the break, the organizer came.
He asked the same questions... do you want a match in three days or a week?.. are you considering a duo match?.. a trio match?
Of course... I told him the same as before... I want a match in three days... no duo or trio matches.
After three days...
I won again... gained 20,000.
But the biggest news wasn’t that... nor the completion of preparations for opening the exchange shop...
It was...
The arrival of the batch of flowers and stones.
I opened the cube... my eyes widened in surprise.
There were six flowers, as agreed with the two men.
Of course, even if they harvested more, they wouldn’t send them all... they would only send the required number each month.
As for the stones... since it was a public mission with a good reward...
The number of stones I received exceeded thirty new stones.
At that moment...
{ Ding... Ding... Ding }
{ Special Seer activated }
{ Ding... Ding... Ding }
{ Do you want to harvest accumulation from all at once? }
{ Yes / No }
{ Yes }