Chapter 54
Forest Experiment
I returned to the Adventurers Guild and promptly submitted the ores I had gathered today to the Guilds assessment window.
Since I couldnt take them directly out of the ball, I borrowed a cart and took them inside.
Oi oi. Whatis that?
Wait a moment. Loaded up over there issilver ore!? No, isnt there gold ore too!?
Hmm.
As expected, with just this much ore, it was impossible to avoid gathering attention.
I personally didnt want to do things that stood out, but in this case there was nothing I could do.
I apologize. Even though Souta-san brought these oreswe dont have a set purchase price for them.
2 hours after that.
Chloe-chan said something unexpected to me, who had been waiting at the reception counter.
Yes? Umm, that meansthese ores I brought arent worth even 1 col?
N-not at all! Rather, its the opposite. The ores that Souta-san brought are too expensive, so we couldnt decide on a good price to purchase them!
Ah.
It was a situation where I was worried about their decision, about whether to be happy or sad.
Like Sheryl said, the value of the ores that I brought was estimated at over 400 million col.
As I expected, it was impossible for the guild to suddenly pay out such a sum.
Thanks to Souta-san[1], our guilds assessment division has fallen into the biggest panic theyve ever had. Since platinum ore in particular is a rare item that is hard to come byit seems theyre worried that the economy may collapse at this rate.
Guha!
So the ores I brought back had so much value!
I understand why the guild was in such an uproar.
As such, the guild would like a little more time for assessment. If it is alright with Souta-san, may we have more time?
How much more time would you need?
Hmm. Based on what I heard, we should be able to reach a conclusion within one week.
In that case, please go ahead.
If even an establishment like the guild fell into such a panicI couldnt imagine that there was a shop that could buy them at an appropriate price.
Its too bad that we couldnt get cash, but lets wait here patiently.
Having finished the procedures at the guild, I was in the forest outside of Saint Bell.
This forest was a place I had had my eye on as a space to combine monsters and verify skills.
We ended up giving all the ores that we brought to the guilds assessment division, butI guess it was actually a good thing?
Yes. Gold and silver ores are not suited for weaponz. The ores I want are a bit different.
I see. Its difficult.
I had planned to get the tough and malleable ores necessary for creating weapons that Sheryl had requested during this expedition, but we didnt get anything good.
(SummonIron Golem)
And so today, I summoned the Iron Golem I just caught.
Ohh. It really is huge.
I was shocked by the Iron Golems size when I looked at it.
The Iron Golems large body, the head of which stuck out above the surrounding trees, was the highlight of the whole thing.
While I was at it, I finished my preparations by summoning two Golems that I had made by combining multiple Mud Puppets.
Souta. What are you doing with these summoned Golems?
Well. Just wait and see.
System Message
(Please choose the base creature)
Aphrodite
Carolina Burton
Sheryl OTelrod
Werewolf
Goblin Knight
Wolf
Light Marsh
Mad Marsh
Iron Golem
Golem
Using the Monster Combination skill, I selected Golem without looking.
I had decided on Golem as the material.
System Message
(Can combine with the following monsters. Synthesize?
Yes
No
Iron Golem
Reference NO: 761
Race: Rock Family
Rank: C
Level: 1
Vitality: 80
Attack Power: 180
Magic Power: 10
Mana: 8
Skill
Rock Bullet
An average monster of the rock family.
Its strong point is its ability to shoot parts of its body at long distances at high speeds.
Can combine with other monsters of the same name to evolve into a stronger monster.
A Golem could combine with a Golem to evolve into an Iron Golem.
I had looked this up to confirm it beforehand.
After I pressed Yes.
The two Golems were wrapped in a pale light.
Appearing from within the light was of coursethe second Iron Golem.
Fu~n. So when two Golems are combined, they become an Iron Golem. In that case, can two Iron Golems be combined?
Mumu!
I said something unusually sharp, didnt I?
Ah. Ill verify that now.
I wanted to confirm if the newly created monster was the real thing without going through the ball.[2]
Because it was impossible to confirm the Golem group in the inn.
(Can combine with the following the monsters. Synthesize?)
Yes
No
Adamite Golem
Reference NO: 762
Race: Rock Family
Rank: B
Level: 1
Vitality: 105
Attack Power: 350
Magic Power: 35
Mana: 30
Skill
Rock Bullet
Immunity to Fire Type Attacks
An average monster of the rock family.
Due to the effect of its skill, it is extraordinarily strong against monsters that specialize in fire attacks.
Has the highest class of combat ability of the Golem-type monsters.
The result of the verification.
The monster born from combining Iron Golems was the Adamite Golem.
Taking the explanation as is, this seems to be the limit to the combination evolutions of monsters beginning all the way back at the Mud Puppet.
This isnt a reason to not combine!
I pressed Yes and the two Iron Golems in front of me were wrapped in a pale light.
Appearing from within the light was an Adamite Golem.
Ohh!
The surprising thing was that the Adamite Golems body was smaller all around than the Iron Golems.
To put it simply, the relationship is Golem