Shadow Covenant

Chapter 13 "Road to Wealth"

To be precise, the dock area is located in the northwest of the center of Palermo, while the poor area where Woody went to is in the southwest.

It needs to cross Queen Street, Black Rose Avenue, and add two bridges across the canal to the sea.

And when the carriage was on the bridge, but before it got off the bridge.

The unique fishy smell of the wharf area floated into the car window along with the warm sea breeze, while the gray and white bricks and stones in the distance, the tall and short buildings arranged in an orderly manner slowly appeared in front of Woody's eyes.

The architectural style is different from the refinement and beauty of the aristocratic district. Most of them are solid and durable, and they lack human care.

Many corners and wet places are covered with dark green moss plants unique to the seaside, and vines and creepers of indeterminate species spread out from the uninhabited huts.

However, compared to the common disheveled faces in the slums, at least the pedestrians here are not so well dressed, but they are very burly and strong in terms of physique and appearance.

Woody glanced casually, and saw no less than five mercenaries and sailors with official professional ranks.

In fact, it was normal. The dock area of ​​Palermo was full of merchants traveling from south to north. Merchants must hire mercenary guards when they travel. Therefore, it is normal that professionals are more common than other places.

Among them, a two-meter-tall man with sea beast tattoos on his upper body passed by Woody's vision.

His bare skin glistened in the sunlight.

If you look carefully, you can find that a thin layer of transparent cuticle has condensed on his skin.

It's like the calluses that everyone has in their hands.

From Woody's point of view, the bald man not far away is an elite fighter with at least three professional levels.

The cuticle on his body is the most effective melee defense specialty for fighters in the early stage.

"Horny Plating"

Not only can it effectively resist physical attacks, but it can also reduce damage to a certain extent.

And even if a creature with insufficient strength holds a sharp weapon, it can't even break through the skin.

As a result, many fighters were beaten by righteous groups of newcomer killers "kobolds" and "goblins".

They'll find that sometimes it just takes care.

Their feces-coated weapons can't penetrate their own skin at all.

So much so that it was in the early stage of "Holy One".

Many fighters chose to single-swipe the low-level monster lair after clicking on the horny coating, in order to gain more combat experience.

The upgrade efficiency is much faster than the mage at that time.

But later, when the professional level of the mage reached level 5, he could come into contact with the three-ring spell in the magic net.

The situation changed subtly.

The title of Fa Ye gradually became widely known.

After all, there is no enemy or difficulty that cannot be solved by a fireball.

If one shot fails, then two shots, and if two shots fail, then three shots.

However, Woody remembered that there was a player who claimed to be a "Fireball Cultist" at that time, and he memorized all the spell bits that could be memorized in his body as Fireball.

It's a pity that during the subsequent field trip, I accidentally bumped into a young red dragon that had just left the nest.

And then... no more.

But even so, it couldn't conceal the power of the fireball technique.

If given the chance, Woody would definitely keep a few spare ones in his backpack.

Even if it is not used, it is still very effective as a deterrent at critical moments.

The carriage quickly turned right and drove to the east of the dock area, which is the area near the canal in the city and away from the overseas docks.

The road has gradually become wider from a narrow four-lane road, and the locations of buildings on both sides have also begun to expand to both sides.

The surrounding carriages and the number of pedestrians are also increasing, until a prosperous and wide square that can accommodate tens of thousands of people appears in Woody's eyes.

He knew that this was the destination of this trip.

——"Avenue of Wealth"

The taverns that can be seen everywhere, the mercenary guild with well-dressed guards at the door, and the adventurer's association where people keep entering are all located around this square.

In the very center of the square is a small market made up of long tents, where merchants from all over the world sell all kinds of strange goods.

Woody parked the carriage in a special waiting area, and told the coachman when to pick him up, and got out of the carriage alone.

Here, there are not many people in strange clothes, and it is not an exception to cover their eyes, so Woody's attire did not attract too many people's attention.

But the carriage made a group of people stare at him.

The wharf area is not like the small pond in the slums. The Viscount's name can suppress the restless slums, but it cannot contain the wharf area with a large flow of people.

They are not afraid of nobles.

As long as you don't kill them, strip them naked and throw them in the alley, there won't be any big disturbances.

If it doesn't work, just take the merchant ship that leaves the port the fastest, and then go to the next city.

However, these guys found that the strange noble boy who had been following in sight just now hadn't walked a few steps, and didn't even catch up.

It had already disappeared into the sea of ​​people in the square without any trace.

After Woody felt the gaze disappear, he set off from the shadow of a building.

He who was motionless just now has become one with the environment. If you don't observe carefully, it is easy to ignore him and the wall together.

This is precisely because just now on the carriage, Woody allocated the initial 32 skill points, except for the 10 points necessary for alchemy, he allocated the remaining points to stealth.

This reduces Woody's sense of presence in the shadows, and will gain a certain amount of buffs in concealment.

It is difficult for ordinary people to notice.

Woody had no intention of getting involved with the Quayside gang, nor was he interested in teasing them.

Although it seems that killing people can also gain killing experience, for Woody, killing monsters is much easier than killing people, and the experience is also much richer.

The most urgent thing is to purchase a series of adventure items, and then go to the Adventurer's Association to see if there are any tasks that overlap with the memory of the previous life.

Adventure supplies are sold in several hotels on Fortune Avenue, including sleeping bags, tents, flints, and various tools for outdoor use.

Woody randomly picked a family with good traffic, and spent fifteen gold coins to buy a whole set of adventure supplies.

This is essential.

As for the clothes to wear during the adventure, Woody just bought a set of ordinary hunter clothes, the fabric is strong and comfortable to wear.

The chest, shoulders, and abdomen of the clothes are protected by hard leather to reduce injuries to important parts.

The included leather gloves keep him from getting wet with sweat when holding the weapon, and the tight-fitting breeches allow him to move freely without being hindered by the thorns and vines of the wilderness.

There is also a black tricorn hat that can cover part of the forehead and hair.

It might be better to tie it up, but unfortunately...

After Woody walked out of the clothing store in this suit, he headed towards the weapon store not far away.

Of course, the weapon store couldn't buy the weapon Woody wanted, and even if he had it, he couldn't afford it.

But he still bought two steel long swords and suitable long-bladed daggers each.

It cost exactly fifty gold coins.

Buying one more is to prevent damage to unused weapons after the battle.

In the wilderness, this item is fatal.

……

After visiting the weapon store, Woody deposited the purchased items in the special management office of the market.

Then he turned his attention to the trading market surrounded by tents in the square.

In addition to the merchants, many of them have just returned, and the figure of the adventurer who cleaned up the harvest shuttled inside.

And what Woody wants is the "trophies" in their hands.

Organs of monsters - an essential main material for alchemy potions.

(End of this chapter)