"Trigger B-level emergency mission: Rescue the goblin merchant convoy."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Vikith's three consecutive fireballs instantly killed three bandits.
The guards of the convoy were pleased to see this situation, but the bandits didn't care and took the opportunity to kill the relaxed guards.
"Quick, take this goblin and the goods on the carriage away, stop that person!"
The leader of the bald bandits shouted at his subordinates.
"Yes!"
Several bandit underlings immediately stepped forward.
"Help!" The goblin hiding in the carriage was lifted up by the bandit leader, as if he were carrying a bag of trash.
"If you want money, I can have my father give it to you!"
"Hmph!" The bandit leader exclaimed with delight. "Hahaha! We all know goblins have money. Alright, let me extort you all..."
He greeted his subordinates and dragged away the cargo.
With a loud bang, a pitch-black spear was thrust in front of the bandit leader. The spear narrowly grazed his hair, almost blowing his head off.
"I didn't expect you to react..." Shiki didn't know why, but he liked playing with throwing spears.
The bandit leader tried to pull out the spear, but it wouldn't budge. "What's going on?"
"Boss! Watch out!"
Prompted by his underling, the bandit leader narrowly dodged Shiki's kick.
Shiki effortlessly pulled out his own spear and rested it on his shoulder. He looked at the bandit leader and said, "If you can't pull it out, it means you're too weak..."
"..." The bandit leader's face twisted upon hearing these words. He threw the goblin in his hand towards Shiki, hoping to launch an attack while he was distracted.
But what he didn't expect was that Shiki also had a dagger.
Clang...
The dagger sealed his throat, and the bandit leader fell to the ground. As for the other bandits, Vikith had already taken care of them.
The goblin still in Shiki's hand finally breathed a sigh of relief. Shiki put him down.
"Oh~ dear adventurer, thank you for your help!"
Tidying up his clothes, the goblin bowed politely. "My name is Mana Kin, an employee of the Tenfang City Goblin Merchants Association..."
System: "Mission completed. Congratulations on gaining reputation with the Goblin Merchants Association and good favor with Mana Kin!"
"The goblins' attitude towards you is: neutral."
"Mana Kin's favorability towards you is: approval."
Seeing this string of information from the system, Shiki couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, it's not easy to gain favorability with goblins.
By default, goblins are generally indifferent towards players. Saving the life of one of their members only barely changes their attitude to neutral.
After all, they are creatures who love money. Only through large-scale trading with them would their favorability increase significantly.
"Adventurer, are you also going to Tenfang City?"
"Yes."
"That's great. I beg you to accompany me there..."
System: "Mana Kin has issued a C-level commission to Shiki: Safely escort the goblin merchant convoy to Tenfang City."
Accept.
Without hesitation, Shiki accepted the commission.
"Adventurer, among all the adventurers I've seen, there are no more than three with your agility..."
On the way, Mana Kin had already started chatting with Shiki.
"Oh? Who are they?"
Shiki took this opportunity to learn about the strength of this world.
"One is Viscount Sadak of Tenfang City. He was originally a common adventurer, but he achieved great feats and once single-handedly slew a dragon..."
"..." Shiki thought for a moment. If killing a dragon can earn one the title of Viscount, then can he be appointed as a Marquis or even a Duke?
"Adventurer, I can sense the aura of a dragon from you..."
The tone of Mana Kin's voice became playful. If it were an ordinary adventurer that saved him, he would only give a small reward and send them away.
But this adventurer was different. He possessed the power of a dragon, making him a target that goblins absolutely wanted to win over.
Shiki didn't expect the goblin to be so perceptive, but it didn't matter. He and the goblin both had their own goals.
"Not long ago, I killed a dragon in Lushi Town..."
If he wanted the goblins to take him seriously, he had to talk about his achievements.
Mana Kin couldn't help but be overjoyed. "Adventurer, if you don't mind, you can sell the items dropped by the dragon to our Goblin Merchants Association. We can negotiate the price.""No problem..." Shiki took out 5 intact dragon skins and 10 dragon bones that had dropped from the dragon.
"Five intact dragon skins and ten dragon bones, very good. The price is 2000 gold coins!" Mana Kin directly stated the price he was willing to buy them for.
"One intact dragon skin for 200 gold coins, and one dragon bone for 100 gold coins," Mana Kin added.
"Deal," Shiki agreed.
System: "Because of your transaction, Mana Kin's favorability towards you has increased to friend level!"
Indeed, only trading things that interest goblins can significantly increase their favorability.
Mana Kin neatly put away the dragon skins and bones Shiki gave him, then handed over 2000 gold coins.
"By the way, my friend, do you need to apply for a savings card from our Goblin Merchant Association...?" As soon as one trade ended, Mana Kin started another one, addressing Shiki as a friend this time.
"A savings card?" The first thing Shiki thought of was a bank card. It should be something similar. Judging from Mana Kin's expression, it seemed that he would receive a commission if Shiki opened a card.
"That's right, our Goblin Merchant Association's savings card is accepted throughout the whole world. You can deposit and withdraw at any merchant association..." Mana Kin excitedly explained the various benefits and discounts of the savings card.
"The savings card is divided into five levels: bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and black gold. Bronze is the most common, and it only takes 10 gold coins to open an account. Silver requires 1000 gold coins, gold requires 10,000 gold coins, platinum requires 100,000 gold coins, as for black gold..." Mana Kin paused for a moment, "That is a priceless treasure only the most esteemed guests of the Goblin Merchant Association can obtain..."
"The bronze card doesn't enjoy any discounts, only basic deposit and withdrawal functions. The silver card enjoys a 5% discount on some goods purchased at the Goblin Merchant Association, gold is 10% off, platinum is 20% off, and black gold is 50% off for all goods..."
"..." To be honest, Shiki wasn't very interested in what Mana Kin was saying because he had never cared about money and had no concept of it. But the only thing he was certain of was that even if he thought he was earning, in reality, these merchants were the ones who would never suffer a loss.
"My friend, I can directly help you open a gold card, and I won't charge you a penny in fees, as long as you can do a favor for our Goblin Merchant Association..." Mana Kin explained.
Shiki cursed silently. These goblins were too cunning. They want him to do work for them and reward him with a gold card. This operation really left Shiki dumbfounded.
After all, this guy just said that regardless of the level of the savings card, the processing fee was 3 gold coins. Now he wants Shiki to work for him with just 3 gold coins as compensation?
"Don't worry, my friend. We goblins won't let friends work for nothing. Besides, there will be generous rewards. We can discuss the details when you meet my father..."
Shiki nodded. Since that's the case, he would see what these goblins really wanted him to do...
