Chapter 19: Chapter 19 - Olga joining the family
Because the price of lizard bast is very low, Tsubaki specially explained it to avoid trouble.
In fact, this is the case, generally speaking, leather armor is only worn by new adventurers, such as cash-strapped mages and archers who are used to wearing light clothing. However, in terms of defense, light armor is actually a better choice for new adventurers. Once the skill value is improved, the slightly higher weight of light armor will eventually be ignored, so leather armor will eventually be eliminated.
After all, it goes without saying which is easier to save lives, leather or steel.
"Well, in this case the total is... well, a total of 2,661,500 valis. Sit here for a while and drink tea, and I'll get the valis."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Commander Tsubaki."
Tsubaki smiled and waved his hand, opened the door and walked out.
Watching Tsubaki leave, Link was thinking while drinking tea.
The price of dropped items generally follows the rule that the deeper the floor, the more expensive the price. After all, the deeper the floor, the fewer adventurers can enter and the higher the difficulty in obtaining it. Demand is greater than supply and the price is also higher the more expensive it is.
But what's more important is actually the "need", that is, whether this dropped item has value to be used.
Just like this time, the lizard's bast has no value to be used, so its price is lower than that of the goblin.
The main thing is to see if it can be used. If it can't be used, no matter how deep the floor is and how hard it is to get, it won't be of much value. If supply exceeds demand, it won't be sold at a high price.
Nowadays, the deeper the floor you enter, the stronger the monsters you encounter will become, both in quantity and quality.
"How about Olga? Do you think today's floor is okay? Are you feeling stressed?"
Link finished the tea in the cup and looked at Olga, who seemed apathetic and silent.
"If you're under pressure..." Olga lightly clenched her fist: "Although I don't really want to say it, there is one thing, especially in terms of the amount of magic power. I can feel it in my body after using magic a few times, the magic power is about to run out, and now... I really feel like a new mage..."
"Don't force yourself," Link boldly reached out his hand, picked up Olga's messy hair, and moved it behind her long ears: "Just take your time, don't worry, not only will you recover if you reach your previous strength, I can guarantee that it will make you stronger."
"Yes..."
Faced with Link's intimate gestures, Olga quickly lowered her head in panic. A rare blush appeared on her pretty face, which was originally a little depressed and apathetic.
The pointed elf ears seemed to have turned bright red, but they weren't as conspicuous under her skin color.
Just as Link pulled his hand back, the door opened again.
Tsubaki walked in holding a large box of Valis.
"Mr. Link, this is all the Valis from this transaction. Do you need to count it?"
"No need, I believe in you, and even more so in the goddess Hephaestus."
With that, Link placed his hand on the box and with a whoosh, the box disappeared and was put into the storage space.
"Oh~!" Tsubaki was surprised every time she saw the rare space magic. If she had this kind of magic, she would definitely put the entire forging furnace into it.
Although she was still curious about this, Tsubaki still said to Link, "It's getting late now. Our family has prepared dinner. Do you want to stay and eat before you leave?"
"Being invited by a beautiful woman. Although I don't want to refuse, let's do it next time. My goddess, Hestia must be waiting impatiently. Next time, I'll be the host and invite Miss Tsubaki to eat. You can choose the location. How about it? Just as an apology for this rejection."
"Okay! Hey, it's settled! After earning so much money, I have to make you spend a lot!"
Taking the family as the starting point, Link changed the very formal invitation to a one-on-one private invitation without leaving any trace.
An innocent Tsubaki didn't notice yet, but instead patted Link on the shoulder with a big smile.
This man always gave her a very close feeling, as if he was an old friend she hadn't seen in a long time. There was nothing annoying about his words or deeds.
Tsubaki didn't hate being around this person.
...
Back at the family residence, Hestia was waiting in front of the door like yesterday, waiting for Link to return.
However, it's not just Link who's waiting to return, there's also...
"Link! Welcome back!"
Back at the house, the lovely Hestia immediately threw herself into Link's arms. After being flirtatious for a while, she looked at Olga at the side with wary eyes: "Link, who is she?"
"Hestia, she's my friend, her name is Olga Discordia. After my introduction, she's willing to join our Familia!"
"Is that your friend, Link...?"
Looking at Olga, Hestia's eyes showed a trace of doubt and confusion.
"Link, didn't Artemis and the others bring you to Orario? Did you find a friend willing to join the Familia so quickly?"
"Well... because she didn't join the Familia either, so..."
Link touched his head in embarrassment.
In fact, if you dig deeper, you'll easily find the doubts. After all, Artemis brought Link here and he's not familiar with the place. He's been in the underground city these mornings, how much time does he have to make friends?
What's more, Olga is also a newcomer who has never joined the family clan.
At this point, Link can only talk to her like that and hope that Hestia doesn't delve any further into it.
There's no way, this is the shortcoming of the system that conjures people out of nowhere.
As Link waited for Hestia's reply...
Hestia, who was sitting on the sofa, pouted and looked Olga up and down with her big eyes.
The woman in front of her has pointed ears that are unique to elves, but she also has the dark skin of Amazons. Could she be a hybrid of elves and Amazons? Or a dark elf?
She has a mature and handsome appearance, with her front and back bulging, especially those two meatballs, which seem to be bigger than hers!
`No way, right? Link wouldn't like this kind of thing, would he?`
Hestia couldn't help but think that.
She really doesn't want to accept multiple competitors in the future!
But...
"Although I really don't want to accept you joining the Familia, alas..." Hestia took a deep breath and seemed to have made up her mind: "Link can't always take risks alone in the dungeon, no matter how talented he is, he also needs the help of companions..."
Hestia raised her head and looked at Link: "Link, answer me seriously, do you think Olga is a companion you can trust with your back?"
"Yes, I'm sure of that."
Link nodded without hesitation. With the existence of the system, if there was real danger and it was necessary to abandon one of the parties to delay time, Olga would give up her life without hesitation.
"In that case," Hestia looked at Olga again, "Olga, are you willing to swear an oath to me here to never give up on Link when you encounter danger in the dungeon?"
"I'm willing to swear an oath to you, Goddess Hestia. Unless those monsters step over my body first, I will never allow Lord Link to come to harm."