NOVEL NEXT Chapter 11: A new life
After entering an alley of the city i was suddenly surrounded by four thugs with intentions of robbing me.
Being the good person i am i could have just broke their bones there and then.
However, i'm not in the mood to fight right now, nor i'm in the place to do so.
"Hey, i honestly don't want to fight you guys, so could you just ignore me and continue with whatever you were doing?"
"Stop saying bullsh*t and give us all you have" One of the thugs said, he pointed at my throat with his dagger, while the other three surrounded me.
The reason i didn't want to fight this guys is because i'm currently just an outsider, i could be in problems if i harmed the citizens of this city in just my first day.
But it seems like i have no other option.
Might as well ask them where could i find a place to buy tools after beating them up.
"Hey, didn't you listen to me?! i said-" the thug said angry at the fact that i just stayed silent at his demand.
However, before he could continue talking, i grabbed his throat and stomped him to the ground.
Blood came out from his mouth and some strange sounds could be heard coming from his back after impacting to the ground.
I could feel the adrenaline fill my body as the fight started.
His companions reacted quickly and tried to stab me from behind.
However, before they could wound me, i took my wooden sword from my inventory and hit their hands with the dull part.
They immediately dropped their knifes and retracted their hands with a painful expression.
"Motherf*cker" Said one of the thugs that tried to punch me with his uninjured hand.
I just dodged his punch and kicked him on the solar plexus, leaving him on his knees gasping for air.
"Now..." I grabbed my wooden sword and pointed it towards the neck of the guy on the floor "Could you gentlemen tell me where can i buy some tools?"
I hoped that with this, these guys could actually stop attacking me, however, they were more stupid than what i thought.
"You f*cker! Get away from him!" One of the guys still standing yelled, he sent his fist on my direction trying to punch me.
Like something like that could work on me.
I just sighed, i hated this kind of people.
So in the end i just punched him in the face before his fist could reach me.
"Bfrghhh!" Was the last thing he said before falling to the floor unconscious.
I looked towards the last thug standing, he was observing at his defeated companions on the floor, however, after sensing my gaze he immediately looked at me with a fearful gaze.
"Don't worry, it won't hurt that much..." I said before lifting my fist "... for me."
I threw my punch towards his face, knocking him out instantly, and sending him flying some meters.
I cleaned the blood on my knuckles using the clothes of these guys, i wished to keep my clothes clean, as they were the only ones i had. After that i looked around me.
This scene looked kinda funny now that i thought about it, a kid of no more than 13 years old had beaten the sh*t out of four full-grown men, which were currently laying on the floor sobbing and grunting because of the pain.
I tried to ask them a few times more... but to no avail.
As these guys didn't seem to be cooperating, i just shrugged and then left the alley.
Of course, not before taking all their money.
Don't judge me, it was free money.
After leaving the alley, i once again entered the overcrowded street.
I tried asking the people on the street for directions, but i ended lost anyways.
That was until i ended in front of a certain building.
When i looked towards the huge signboard above the entrance, i was stunned for a bit.
Ashwin's goods
Wasn't Ashwin the merchant i met yesterday before entering this city? He told me that in his store i could be able to buy pickaxes.
"So i ended here anyways, huh? That's what i call being lucky"
I entered the store, and Holy cow, it really looked like a very luxurious place.
The floor was made of marble tiles, and the walls were probably of marble as well, however, these looked spotless, almost like a mirror.
There were also some silver chandeliers that worked as a source of light in the store.
"Huh? Aren't you the kid that i met yesterday?" Ashwin's voice came from my side, he was currently organizing and cleaning his products.
"Yeah, although they didn't allow me to enter at first, some things happened and in the end, they allowed me to enter. So here i am" I said to him while glancing at the great variety of objects and tools that were being displayed in his store "Where are the pickaxes?"
"This way" He then proceeded to guide me to the tools section.
But while we were walking there was a certain item that picked my interest.
"You sell herbs?"
"Yeah, this time i saved some of them to sell here in my store, however, i usually sell all the herbs that i gather to the alchemist guild.
The herbs that were currently on display were:
-Daybloom
-Blinkroot
-Shiverthorn
"How much for every flower?" I asked, since making potions could be a crucial part if i wanted to survive.
"Daybloom costs 500 Oris each, Blinkroot costs 1000 Oris each, and finally the shiverthorn costs 2000 oris each"
Currently, i had 10600 Oris, i got 10000 from my parents, and 600 from those kind guys back in the alley.
"I think i'll see the pickaxes first, then i will see if i can afford a few of these herbs" I didn't want to buy too many herbs and then be unable to buy the pickaxes i needed so much.
"You know alchemy?" He asked with a dubious face.
"Something like that"
"Then you should go to the alchemist guild, you might be able to find a job there" He said to me while massaging his mustache.
"Alchemist guild?" I asked
"Yeah, they are the ones that make different kind of potions, they sell them to the public and to the military, if you know about alchemy you might get a job there by making potions"
Mmm, this certainly picked my interest.
However, before i could think more about it, we arrived to the tools section.
"These are the pickaxes i currently have, copper pickaxes cost 1500 Oris, tin pickaxes cost 1500 Oris as well, and the iron pickaxes cost 2000 Oris" He said while showing them to me.
"I would like the iron pickaxe"
...
After buying some more things i left the store.
With this i could finally prepare myself to survive in this world.
With all that happened on these days, my way of thinking changed once again.
I understood that even if i was the player, i was not special in this world, even with this supposed cheat, i was nothing in front of normal monsters.
They could rip me apart very easily.
If that Goblin peon wasn't playing with me and went all out in or battle, i could have died without a doubt.
And based on the amount of damage he inflicted to me, even if i was wearing the molten armor they could still defeat me easily.
So my only purpose now was to survive, to become strong enough to survive the attack of almost every monster, or at least be able to kill them before they could attack me.
My purpose was to live.
As the old man and my family could have wished.
To survive.
I looked at my inventory.
|
-Wood: 3.26 - Stone: 41.64 -Sand: 15.46 -Dirt: 21.2 -Tomatoes x107 -Bread: x37 -Work Bench. -Deadly wooden sword. -Wood helmet. [Equipped] -Wood breastplate. [Equipped] -Wooden hammer. -Frenzying wooden bow. -Imperfect wooden bow. -Imperfect iron shortsword. -Imperfect iron pickaxe. -Imperfect copper axe -Dried meat x100 -Blinkroot x2 -Gel x5 -Map -Mushrooms x7 -Daybloom x7 -Arrow x64 |
Maybe i should get a job at the alchemist guild?
With my abilities as a player, i can just craft the potions without the need of previous knowledge, then i can just sell them.
That way i can save a lot of money and buy more materials.
Yeah.
It looks like a good idea for me.
...
After walking for a bit i managed to arrive to the alchemy guild, it looked similar to a store, however there seemed to be at least four floors in the building.
Mmm... now that i think about it, i'm still a bit young, right?
I hope they don't reject me because of my age.
"Fuuuu..." I calmed my breath.
Alright, let's do it.
Finally, i entered the building.
I clenched my fist and resolved myself.
I will survive.
