The Evolution of a Goblin to the Peak

Souta, Amanda, and Yenxa arrived in Paultry City. This city wasn't as large as Earthen Core City, but it was still huge compared to the city on the southern continent.

There was one reason why Eilish said to go here aside from finding the dwarf called Gragas.

The Union Peace was the strongest organization on the central continent, which means that there were number two or number three organizations.

And Paultry City wasn't under the rule of Union Peace.

It's under the rule of an organization called Night Watch.

It's a strong organization, but not as strong as Union Peace.

Although this wasn't Union Peace's territory, Souta couldn't let down his guard. All the other organizations in this land were afraid of Union Peace, after all.

They wouldn't dare offend the Union Peace for a monster like him.

"How are we going to find Gragas in this huge city?" Amanda asked.

"Eilish said to me that Gragas is a blacksmith, and he wanted to replicate a soul weapon. So we are going to narrow down our scope." Souta said to her while walking. Amanda and Yenxa were following him while observing the locals of this city.

There were stalls on every corner of the street. Some of the people were buying, some of them were chatting, and some of them were on the corner as if waiting for someone. The whole street was filled with people of different races.

"Hmm... So we are going to find a blacksmith. It's easier than finding any clues about my clan." Amanda spoke in a low voice.

The three were wearing hoods to cover their heads and layers of flesh on their faces so that no one would recognize them. They could change their appearance using the parasite, but they couldn't change their energy signature. If a person has a keen sense, then they would recognize Souta's group.

Souta glanced at Yenxa. He still couldn't ask her to do other things except battle. Yenxa couldn't understand human or demi languages. It would take a lot of time before she learned to understand this language.

Also, even if she understood human and demi languages, it would still take some time before she could speak them. She would learn the monster language when she reached her third evolution, but that would easily give her identity as a monster.

She could only understand Souta when he was using monster or goblin language, but if he used human or demi language, she would be left in the dark without knowing anything.

This was the reason she was silent all the time when there were other people around her.

"Is there something you want to do, Yenxa?" He asked in a low voice, using monster language.

"Nothing, My Lord. I'm fortunate that I could follow you like this and receive your guidance." Yenxa shook her head as she replied to him in a tiny voice that only Souta could hear.

Then she glanced at Amanda from the corner of her eyes. Even Amanda, who just recently joined their group, has more uses.

Souta sensed her gloomy emotion. He felt it through the contract that he had with her.

"You know, you can ask Doranjan to teach you human and demi language. Aside from me, he is the only one who can teach you the most common language that people use."

Alice, Torkez, Franklin, or Amanda couldn't teach Yenxa because Yenxa didn't understand their words in the first place. Even if they wanted it, it would be useless.

"I understand, My Lord," Yenxa said to him.

Souta nodded, and the group walked around the streets for a few minutes until they found an inn.

Eilish warned him before he left the Earthen Core City. The Union Peace had mobilized a powerful force, and he knew that he couldn't win a frontal battle against them. If it's a one-on-one battle, then he was confident that he could defeat them, but fighting at the same time would be a disadvantage for him.

He was a Level 51 Blood Goblin, and he learned the [Archetype: Vajra Extremity]. He doesn't need to fear an S-rank expert in a frontal battle. He could even crush the protective field of those S-rank experts with his current strength.

Most of the people who acquired the Archetype were at the peak of mortal strength, yet he managed to learn it at the third evolution.

But then it wasn't enough if he truly wanted to defeat them. He needed to reach his fourth evolution, as the quest that he mostly got at this moment had high difficulty.

After they checked in, the group went out and gathered information about a blacksmith called Gragas. Of course, they found Gragas' location in just two hours.

They simply asked every dwarf they saw on the street if they knew someone named Gragas. It's impossible for Gragas, who's a dwarf himself, to not know any of the dwarves in this entire city. At least he would be acquainted with some of them in one way or another as a blacksmith.

"Okay, we'll go back and rest for now," Souta said to Amanda.

"What about Gragas?" Amanda asked.

They already knew where to find Gragas, yet Souta stopped at this moment when they were close to finding the dwarf.

She didn't understand why.

"It's simple. You and Yenxa needed to rest. We've traveled from Earthen Core City to Paultry City without resting, so this is the right time for the two of you to rest.

At least, we know the shop where that dwarf is, and we can easily find him there, so you don't have to hurry." Souta paused before he added, "We will stay in this city for a week or two, and then after talking to Gragas, I'll decide if we'll raid the hidden base or not."

"I-I'm sorry, I'm too hasty." Amanda apologized to him. She's been trying to find clues about her clan her entire life, so she was anxious about it. It feels like the clues would slip away if she didn't grasp them tightly.

"It's fine. I understand your feelings," Souta said to her.

The three went back to the inn to rest. All of them agreed that they would find Gragas after they recovered from their fatigue.

Souta's body and stamina were stronger than theirs, so he didn't need to rest. In fact, absorbing the energy inside the fifth evolution monster was enough for him. The best feram of the fifth evolution stage was much more potent than his energy. After absorbing it, he didn't need to sleep or eat to stay alive.

His speed in absorbing energy had greatly increased to the point that some of the energy was converted to experience points after learning the Archetype.

It was a brand new world to him. He hadn't experienced this in the past, so he was quite flabbergasted after experiencing it.

On the next day, the three went to Gragas' shop.

Gragas' shop was called Bounty Weapon. It was a small shop in the alley, and it was made of rare woods that have high resistance to flames.

"This is it."

Souta muttered as he observed the shop. Then he pushed the door open and stepped inside. Amanda and Yenxa followed him.

The space inside was small. There's a counter on the back, and a small boy with purple skin and cat ears was sitting on a chair while reading a book.

The small boy turned his head, and he beamed a bright smile when he saw three people enter the shop.

"What do you want, sir? weapon or armor?"

He asked enthusiastically.

Amanda and Yenxa looked around. Different types of weapons and armor were hanging on the wooden walls of the room. Most of these weapons and armor were blue-grade. The only difference was their quality.

"Boy, do you know where Gragas is?" Souta asked.

"Master?" The boy muttered, then asked, "What do you want from my master?"

"Nothing; I just want to have an important conversation with him, so tell me where Gragas is," Souta said.

He was right.

Since this boy called Gragas his master, this must really be Gragas' shop. Maybe Eilish was talking about different Gragas, and the master in this shop only had the same name. There's a possibility of that, but it's too low.

The small boy didn't say anything to Souta. He just kept looking at him with a frown. He was anxious, as he didn't know what this guy wanted from his master.

"Don't worry, I will not do anything. I'm just here to pass a letter to Gragas."

Souta assured the boy before he waved his hand and set up a field in the whole shop.

"Yenxa, close the door. Don't let anyone enter the shop for a while."

He said it using monster language. Then he went straight to the back, where he could feel a solidified mana.

It seems that this Gragas guy wasn't just an ordinary blacksmith. An S-rank expert was hiding in this small place.