Fame, money, strength, or encounters, you can get everything in the dungeon. This seems to have become a wise saying in Labyrinth City.
Just look at a coward who is obviously weak but has a lofty dream. That idiot has always believed in it.
think carefully.
The girl in front of her was at the top of the labyrinth city in terms of appearance, strength, and identity.
And such a pretty girl is waiting in the dungeon, hoping to take adventures with you to enhance the relationship between them. If they can cooperate with each other in battle, they may even develop feelings. How can such a plot not make people excited?
...Except Xiaolin.
It's not that I resist Sword Princess Aisi or that I find it troublesome, I just simply feel aggrieved.
I just want to go to the safe area on the 18th floor, why are they stopping here one after another?
Passed through the door (safe zone) three times without entering.
Am I Dayu who is controlling the floods, bastard!
With some resentment, Xiao Lin drew out the long sword from his waist, with a serious expression on his face and prepared to fight with all his strength.
But seeing this, Aisi tilted her head and said in confusion: "What are you trying to do?"
"...Huh?" Xiao Lin was also stunned and asked: "Aren't you here to avenge Mr. Bert?"
The foul-mouthed werewolf with extremely high self-esteem would not tell others about his failure in the dungeon, but he could not allow them to see the members of his family members in such a state of disarray that they would come to make trouble in the name of regaining their place.
There’s no way he’s specifically here to guide you, right?
Ais, who was naturally dumbfounded, asked curiously: "I did ask Bert about your location, but he didn't let me take revenge or anything like that. Did you two have a dispute?"
"...That's not true." Xiao Lin asked doubtfully: "Aren't you here to fight me?"
"Why?"
"Well……"
This is embarrassing, isn't it?
Xiao Lin scratched his head, and for some reason he felt an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart.
That's how people are: they resist things that are about to happen when they don't come, and feel disappointed when they don't happen.
Cheap or not!
I couldn't help but curse myself secretly.
He quickly put away his long sword. It was very impolite to use swords against others, not to mention that Sword Girl Ais was not hostile to him and it was his misunderstanding, which made him even more embarrassed.
"Ahem, Miss Aisi, you are waiting for me here specifically, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
Judging from what I just said, Sword Princess Ace wanted to find Xiao Lin, and she also specifically asked for information about herself from the werewolf Bert.
But this made him curious, and he couldn't help but ask: "Miss Ais, do you have any business with me?"
The two of them had only been together in the dungeon for a short time before, and other than the whim of competing to see who could defeat more tauren, the two of them had never crossed paths...
Why did you come specifically to find yourself?
"……ore."
"What?"
"The ore you gave Mr. Raul as payment. I want to buy that ore, no matter how much it costs."
Sword Princess Ais said this expressionlessly.
A rich aura of "I'll accept whatever price you ask me" came to my face, and Xiao Lin was stunned on the spot.
He knew that the half-fairy girl in front of him was willing to do everything in order to become stronger, but was it really okay to say that? Be careful of being betrayed.
The same mood was shared by Hei Pi who was hiding not far away.
"Idiot Ace, why do you say that? Wouldn't this definitely make the other lion open his mouth!" At this time, Tiona was lying in the corner, her ears constantly stretched forward to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two.
When she came back from Gubonyu Familia, she noticed something was wrong with Sword Princess Ais.
Wondering if something had happened to Ace, she followed her secretly with concern. When she came to the dungeon and saw the two of them meeting, Tiona even wondered how the two got together.
But when she heard that Ais wanted to buy ore and let the other party raise the price, she couldn't help but blame the other party in a low voice for not being able to bargain.
Look, this man (Xiao Lin) will definitely ask for a lot of money.
At that time, it was time for her to appear!
However, what I never expected was——
"I don't want money."
"Then what do you want?"
"I want Miss Ace to hit me hard!"
"……Eh?"
Sword Princess Ais was stunned on the spot.
Even Black Pitiona, who was lying in the corner and eavesdropping in the distance, also had a dull expression on her face.
I have no idea what this man is talking about. Does he have any unknown strange habits?
Liu Zi beside her couldn't help but said: "Master Xiaolin, I didn't expect that you would awaken the same hobbies as Master Darkness in just three days after you came here. Although as your waiter, you should not say something to the master. What, but please don’t say such strange things to outsiders, especially women. If you really need it, I will try my best to satisfy you when I go back."
After hearing Liu Zi's venomous tongue, Xiao Lin later realized how easily his words could be misunderstood.
"No, no, that's not what I meant!"
Taking an anxious step forward, Sword Girl Ais was so frightened that she couldn't help but close the distance between the two.
wait……!
Are you serious about taking half a step back?
Don't think of me as that wretched and dirty uncle Loki!
Xiao Lin quickly explained: "Miss Aisi, I really misunderstood you! What I want to say is, please guide me!"
"Guidance?" Aisi repeated.
Xiao Lin nodded and said: "That's right. Because my strength is too weak, but relying on defeating monsters to improve my strength is too slow, and it is far from being strong enough to become stronger by receiving the teachings of a strong person like Miss Ace, so..."
"is that so."
Fighting monsters in "Di Er" is not all.
In the final analysis, what you want to increase to become stronger is always [Proficiency] rather than [Experience Points], so accepting the teachings of a strong person is also a way to become stronger.
How could Xiaolin let go of an experience package like [Sword Princess]?
Ais thought about it carefully and said, "Yes, if I can help."
In fact, it is also good for herself.
Xiao Lin's strength is obviously not what LV1 can possess, but he has made it clear that he is indeed a novice adventurer, so Aisi wants to know the reason why the other party is so strong.
"Then let's decide on the terms of exchange."
Exchange of equal value is a universal law in the world, and what is equivalent to both parties requires negotiation.
"One piece of ore, ten times of guidance, how about it?"
"Can."
"…………"
Shouldn't you be bargaining with someone under normal circumstances?
Why did you agree directly?
The innocent Miss Sword Girl agreed immediately, which choked Xiao Lin who had prepared countless words. The words were stuck in his throat and could not be squeezed out.
He also didn't expect that one day he would choke on the rich man's breath. Is this how arrogant Freya was when she bought the slave? Those slave traders must have felt the same courage as him at the beginning. I have to say that it felt great to be filled with happiness.
But am I suspected of deliberately deceiving a simple girl? No, no, no, the other person is an adult and must be responsible for his own choices.
"So, deal?"
Xiao Lin extended his right hand.
Ais stared blankly at the stretched out hand, not understanding the meaning of Xiao Lin's move.
"Ah, this is the action of making a promise in my hometown. When the palms of two people meet, it means that the promise is established, and both parties must strictly abide by it."
"I see."
Aisi also imitated Xiaolin's movements and stretched out her right hand to give him a high-five.
"make a deal……"
"Give me a moment!"
A dark figure stirred up a fierce strong wind and appeared in front of Xiao Lin in the blink of an eye, while blocking Aisi behind him.
The white and tender little hand that stretched out naturally did not intersect with the big hand.
"Tiona?"
Ace was slightly surprised.
Obviously she didn't expect that her companion would appear here.
Although he didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts, it was a bit unexpected to follow him.
"Ais, how can you make a promise with someone else casually!"
As soon as Tiona appeared, she lectured Ace in an angry tone. And the innocent Ais blinked, not knowing what to say.
Seeing the innocent appearance of her own princess, the Amazon girl who had experienced inhuman experiences sighed deeply, then turned her head and raised a sunny smile, and said to Xiaolin: "I'm sorry, my Aisi seems to have [almost] done something. It’s a bad agreement, if the [Lord God] finds out, she will be scolded, so let me take her place next.”
Although Tiona laughs and laughs all day long and is heartless, she has actually experienced a lot, at least a lot more desperate experiences than the simple Ais.
The two words were deliberately bitten hard, reminding and threatening at the same time, seeming to imply something.
This is a master.
Xiao Lin was instantly alert, but at the same time he had a smile on his face that was eager to try.
Of course he was happy that the prepared words could come in handy.
"My Aisi is a first-level adventurer at LV5, just one step away from reaching LV6. For such a powerful adventurer to be a teacher, there are many people who can't help it, so I can only teach her twice."
"But my ore is also super rare, and its hardness and toughness are far superior to other ores, otherwise you wouldn't come to me specifically, so the minimum is 8 times!"
"But Aisi's teachings are very detailed, and they will definitely be of great use to you who have just become a novice adventurer at level 1, so you can do it three times at most!"
"Think about it carefully! Weapons are an adventurer's greatest reliance in dungeons. I don't need to say more about the rewards that a good weapon will bring, so at least 7 times!"
"4 times!"
"Six times!"
"5 times!"
"make a deal!"
Xiaolin and Tiona came together panting, pressing their foreheads against each other, refusing to give in to the other.
There are no strong LV5 players here, nor are there newcomers with rare items to live in. There are just women and men who will never give in when it comes to bargaining.
Eventually, the two reconciled.
Hold your hands tightly together.
"Brother, are you eloquent?"
"You're not bad either. I thought you had a carefree personality, but I didn't expect you to be so talkative. There must be many people deceived by your appearance."
"Hahaha, each other."
For some reason, the two of them cherished each other.
So much so that Xiao Lin couldn't help but said: "Miss Tiona, I remember that you are also a level 5 adventurer, right? How about you, do you want to join in? I will also use a piece of ore as a reward."
"Oh? Is it possible that my little brother is not satisfied with having my Aisi, and he still wants to target me?"
Hot Amazon girl says things that are extremely easy to misunderstand.
That's obviously not what it means.
But she shook her head and said: "I'll forget it. No matter how precious the weapon is made of, it will break down soon. There is no need to put in too much effort."
...You still know.
I couldn't help but complain in my heart.
Xiao Lin, who had traveled with her before, still remembers her rough and savage fighting style.
As for the naturally stupid half-fairy girl standing by and blinking, she is obviously the protagonist, but now she looks like an outsider.
But eventually the ore was harvested, and the number of instructions became less frequent.
Congratulations, congratulations.
"Then without further ado, let's go find that old man (Gubnew) now!" Tiona grabbed Ais's wrist, turned around and ran back.
On the contrary, Aisi subconsciously said: "But the guidance hasn't started yet..."
It seems that she wants to take this opportunity to mentor Xiao Lin.
"This kind of thing can be done tomorrow." Tiona said: "Have you forgotten, Ace? It will cost a lot of money to repair that sword. But now the equipment needs to be remade, so the weapon does not need to be repaired. , isn’t it?”
I didn’t expect this black-skinned Amazon to be quite thrifty.
Aisi was obviously moved after hearing this.
Repairing and maintaining high-end weapons requires a lot of money. Even she needs to spend time in dungeons to defeat monsters to make money. She can save a lot of money, so she naturally has to save.
"But……"
"There is no need to rush to complete the agreement, Miss Ais, the guidance can be carried out at any time. And Bert just finished fighting with me yesterday, so I need some time to digest the experience."
The half-fairy girl is so entangled, Xiao Lin is a rare gentleman.
And he was right.
Continuous battles with strong people will quickly increase your strength, but if you accumulate your own insights, it will be easier to absorb the experience of the next battle.
This is what he concluded.
Sword Girl Ais thought about it for a while, but in the end she couldn't resist the temptation of saving a lot of money on repairs, and nodded and agreed to the proposal.
Then, the girl stretched out her white little hands to him.
"So……"
"this is?"
"Promise."
Sword Girl Ais' expressionless face had a rare hint of seriousness as she said, "High fives are an agreed upon ritual that must be observed, right?"
Unexpectedly, she still remembered.
I have to say that the natural half-fairy girl in front of me is really cute.
He couldn't help but chuckle and stretched out his right hand.
"make a deal."
"make a deal."
The big hands and the little hands clapped, making a crisp sound.
After Tiona saw that the agreement was completed, she stepped out from the side, hugged her princess tightly, and stared at Xiao Lin with obvious hostility.
Why are you looking at me like that?
"I won't hand Ais over to you!"
Tiona made a declaration that made him dumbfounded.
"Okay, Ace, let's go quickly!" Tiona urged: "If we go any later, the Gubonyu Family will close its doors."
"...Wait, where did you say that?"
Xiao Lin suddenly spoke up.
Tiona was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously: "Of course it's the Gubonyu Familia? Don't you know, Xiaolin, that the Gubonyu Familia and the Loki Familia are partners?"
He really forgot!
Probably because the Hephaestus Familia was so famous, Xiaolin wanted to have the forging goddess create the artifact, completely ignoring the Guberniu Familia who were at the same level as her but were not too famous.
Isn’t this true?
A place where new weapons can be crafted!
Thinking of the old man who was no weaker than the goddess Hephaestus in terms of craftsmanship and divinity, Xiao Lin's lips raised a smirk that could not be eradicated.
It's time for you to blast your gold coins, old man!
(End of chapter)
