Chapter 50 - Found! Lost City Beldea

Learn Skills - Butchering or hiring a Carrier. Those two things were suggested by Ellis so that I could earn more.

Unfortunately, even though I've been using Smell Blockers, Heart of Monster side effects still appear if I get too close to blood for a while. It made me stop learning the Skill - Butchering.

I don't want to get out of control at the Adventurer's Guild's processing house. My head became dizzy when I thought about the consequences that would befall me if it happened.

And yes, Smell Blocker shows its magic. That Magic Tool can thwart the side effects of the Heart of Monsters with the flaws that I can't get too close to blood for a long time.

As for renting a Carrier. As the Fallen Elf girl said, I'm too poor. Well... I can hire a Low-Rank Carrier but I don't want one.

My heart is already attached to that Fallen Elf girl.

Form an Adventuring Party. Ellis went back to discussing this to complete the advice she had given me. And I, who don't know gratitude reject her advice. As a result, I got a scolding from Ellis.

The elegant woman finally released me from her anger and worries after I said, "I hope you will understand, Miss Ellis. I have my reasons for why I don't want to form an Adventuring Party for now. I want someone who can keep a secret, loyal, and they should be women too. I believe, finding someone with those criteria is a difficult task to do."

"What about a Battle Slave? They can keep secrets without fail and they are loyal."

My body stiffen when Ellis mentioned the word slave. Some bad memories flashed through my mind. Because of that, Instantly, my ears and tail hung weakly.

"Oh!" Ellis covered her mouth with her left hand. She showed an expression that had just realized something. "I'm sorry, Miss Eclaite. I don't mean-'

"No problem, Miss Ellis," I said to cut Ellis's words. "Battle slave wouldn't suit me."

"... I understand," Ellis replied briefly.

Awkwardness engulfed us until Ellis gave me the quest she had already processed. The elegant woman gave me a weak smile.

"Once again, I apologize. Be careful out there, Miss Eclaite."

I made a strong nod to that advice. "Of course, Miss Ellis. I will always be vigilant and careful."

After all, I didn't want to encounter the episode where I was all-out beaten by a monster once again.

I left the Adventurer's Guild to visit the market. I got my lunch and then, I visited the north gate.

Time passed and now, I trace the highway to the North Forest. While walking in the middle of the meadow, I thought; maybe I got PTSD. The Blue Little Slime terrified me. I can't help but ran away when one of them approached me.

No Slime for today!

In the North Forest, I did activities that became routine for the past four days. I gathered the medicinal herbs then searched for the Lost City Beldea.

I opened my simple map and turned on the Lantern of Revealers. My feet take a step once I'm ready to go.

Today I'm going to area D!

On my simple map are five red circles marking several places in the North Forest. I suspect Lost City Beldea is in one of them.

I've checked circles or areas A, B, and C. I've found nothing in those places and I hope, Beldea is in areas D or E.

Now, we're going to talk about Lantern of Revealers. This Magic Tool that is as big as a Choco Cola can is made of black metal. This lantern emits a dim green light and that light will tell me where the Lost City Beldea is. If, I was quite close to the Hidden Dungeon.

Five days ago, after I met the Fallen Elf girl, I was reminded of an article, made by a Player who discovered The Lost City Beldea.

In that article, the Player explained that an illusion concealed the entrance of the Lost City Beldea. The Prayer managed to uncover the illusion because, by accident, he brought Lantern of Revealers.

With luck, the Player found the Lost City Beldea. Then, after he explored the Hidden Dungeon and obtained various types of Treasures there, he became rich.

"And I want to be rich too!" I exclaimed and my tail made a powerful swing.

I filled my feet with energy and hurried pace! I have to get to area D before noon comes!

A few minutes later, I notice that three Vargs approached me.

"They are so annoying!" I'm irked. Then, I pulling out my Bleed Fair. I'm ready to engage that monster.

Why am I irked when monsters come to give me Exp? Don't I want to raise my level quickly? My goal is to be strong, right?

To answer that question, I would say that I'm a little afraid to fight the monsters. And I don't have to say where the source of my fear came from.

I use Heat Detection to avoid monsters. Survival is my top priority for now.

I'll hunt down the monsters once I get a way to measure the strength of monsters. I tried to gain a Skill suited for that role by visiting the Dojo and Skill Master.

And truly, unfortunately, to get the Skill I want, I need...

Money.

The poor didn't get everything and the rich did get everything. It was a bitter truth.

Now, back to the three Vargs that came to eat me. I could have decided to run away. But, after three attempts to do that run away, I knew it was a futile act.

The Vargs will continue to follow me by tracking my body scent. And at the end of the day, we'll fight.

Yes, Smell Blocker doesn't erase my body scent, that Magic Tool can only block my sense of smell.

"Woff!"

As usual, three Vargs launched attacks from three different directions. They're going to go after my leg to knock me down.

Varg has good teamwork but I'm not afraid of that.

My courage comes from my high AGI Stat. Thanks to that, my body movements became fast! And as I fought, I could feel everything around me becoming slower.

The miracle provided by high AGI allowed me to kill those Vargs easily. In less than five minutes, I managed to stab their heads.

Three Vargs died. Their corpses were lying around my feet.

< Level up! 3 to 4 >

And yes, I don't want to eat a chunk of raw meat. However, I still have the desire to obtain a Stat Point from Varg's meat. Therefore, I took a few pieces of meat from every monster I killed. I'm going to roast the meat or make it a satay for lunch.

Eating cooked meat is more civilized than eating a chunk of monster meat raw.

I didn't forget to take their Magic Stones. Unfortunately, I couldn't stay much longer to take the other part of Varg's body.

I don't want to take a risk of losing control. Besides, I'm not good at processing monster's corpses.

Three Vargs died and I went back to explore the North Forest.

Several tens of minutes passed and finally, lanterns of revealers showed its usefulness. The lantern shone then let out dozens of particles of light that resembled fireflies.

They flew to show me the way to the illusion and I ran to follow them.

Minutes passed and right now, I was standing in front of a stone wall, just below a cliff.

Particles of light gather on one part of the cliff, they merge to form a curtain of light. Then, that curtain of light shone even brighter. After a few seconds had passed, the curtain of light faded away to show a stone gate flanked by two giant statues of knights.

Finally, I found the front gate of The Lost City Beldea.

After lunch, I will explore that Hidden Dungeon.

< Agility Stat Up! AGI +1 > × 3

< Because a skill has been obtained from these monsters, the absorbed Magic Stone will be converted to EXP for the skill obtained from this monster. > × 3

< Sharp Claws, level up! 1 to 2 >

< Stat points and Exp for Skill cannot be obtained from this monster again. >

"[Stat open]"

『General Information』

[ Name: Eclaite | Gender: Female | Age: 19 ]

[ Race: Beastkin - One Tail Fox | Level: 4/10 ]

[ Job: Slave, F-Rank Adventurer, Courtesan ]

『Basic Statistics』

[ HP: 27/30 | MP: 41/43 | SP: 50/66 ]

[ STR: 18 + 6 | AGI: 42 - 2 | Luck : 3 ]

[ END: 25 + 12 | DEX: 9 | ]

『Skill』

[Heart of Monster] [Doppel?????] ✦ New!

[Natural Mana Circulation] [Divine Beast Blood]

[Upgrade Hearing] [Upgrade Smelling]

[Heat Perception - 1]✦ New! [Pain Resistance - 4]

[Poison Resistance - 3] [Paralyze Resistance -2]

[Physical Attack Resistance - 1] ✦ New!

[SP Regeneration Up - 2] [Spear Mastery - 1]

[Courtesan - 5] [Cooking - 3] [Dance - 2] [Charm - 3]

[Sharp Claws - 2] ✦ New! + ∆ Level up!