Adventure: My Skills Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 255: Chapter 165: Reward Calculation (2)

A price of 1 Silver Coin was, of course, far more than a normal drink should cost. It was so expensive because the "Sour Orange" used to make the fruit wine was rather costly. Indeed, this wasn’t some ordinary fruit, but a special variety cultivated by Planting Masters.

Sour without being astringent, with a crisp, clear juice.

Sour Oranges were one of the most common Special Crops, but even so, not just anyone could grow them well. They required the careful cultivation of a professional Planting Master.

That was why they fetched a high price.

However, a low-grade item like the Sour Orange had little practical value among Special Crops. Its price was based purely on the labor of the Planting Master.

If a truly skilled Planting Master were to cultivate "C" or even "B" grade crops, the plants would possess extremely high Energy, comparable even to the flesh and blood of a Lord Level Demon.

Some crops also had additional special effects, such as temporarily increasing Strength, enhancing Perception, or providing poison resistance and detoxification.

If prepared into high-level cuisine by a Culinary Master, these effects could be enhanced even further.

Of course, a small place like Silver Stream City would never have such a skilled Planting Master.

The distribution of rewards was still proceeding in a flurry of activity. The newcomers in front of him eventually ordered cheap ale and chatted about adventuring matters as they drank.

Lin Mo listened with great interest to the kinds of experiences only newcomers could have.

’Come to think of it, based on the time I’ve spent, I should probably still be considered a newcomer, right?’

’No, I definitely count.’

Normally, even someone who had been an Adventurer for two or three years—like Evan, who’d adventured with his uncle Bain for two years—wouldn’t dare call themselves a veteran. They’d still be considered a rookie.

Newcomers always had endless things to talk about. Of course, it wasn’t just about themselves; there was bound to be plenty of gossip and news.

"Speaking of which, the losses from this special rescue operation seem pretty heavy!"

"You can say that again! I heard there was one team of Adventurers that lost more than half its members! And they didn’t even manage to rescue many people in the end..."

"The other teams didn’t fare much better, either. Both the Guards and the Adventurers took heavy casualties. If you ask me, it would’ve been better not to go at all."

"Not go? You want to just let the Goblins use those girls to grow stronger? They’d just attack the city eventually anyway. Dealing with them now is still a little easier."

"True. Since the City Lord acted, she must have had her reasons... If you were the City Lord, Silver Stream City would’ve been doomed long ago!"

’News travels fast.’

’It seems they paid a heavy price this time to rescue those people... or more accurately, to destroy the Goblin stronghold and rescue people in the process.’

But it was all worth it, because the Goblins’ losses were easily more than ten times their own!

Even if the Goblin Race’s population was enormous, losing so many Goblin Guards, Mutated Goblins, and even Bronze Goblins and Giant Goblins must have hit them where it hurts.

After all, those were the race’s Elite. Losing them not only meant a reduction in existing Combat Power, but would also affect their future propagation.

A powerful bloodline flowed through those Elite Goblins. Even without using human hosts, the offspring they produced on their own would inherit a degree of their strength.

This was the result of generations of breeding, consuming countless "hosts" to cultivate...

If a Lord Level Goblin Leader had truly appeared in the Loran Forest, it must be tearing its hair out right now.

Perhaps because the reward distribution had just begun, the hall had been crowded. But since the number of Adventurers who actually participated in the operation was limited, the crowd quickly thinned out.

Lin Mo stood up and joined the line.

The newcomers at his table were stunned. "He was one of the Adventurers on the Call-up Order?"

"No wonder he could afford such an expensive drink..."

Since it was a day off, both Lin Mo and Ali were out in casual clothes. The newcomers could tell from their spending that they were no ordinary people, but they never imagined they were *this* extraordinary.

Any Adventurer who could answer the call-up had to be at least Professional Level. It was said there were very few Level 1s, since most Level 1 Adventurers lacked confidence in their strength and didn’t dare to go. Thus, the majority were Level 2.

After a few more Adventurers collected their rewards, it was finally Lin Mo and Ali’s turn.

First up was Ali’s reward...

"According to the rules of the Call-up Order, in addition to the base reward of 25 Gold Coins and the rescue reward of 21 Gold Coins, you also have kill rewards for nineteen Level 1 Goblins and two Level 2 Goblins, for a total of 248 Gold Coins."

Compared to most other Level 2 Professionals, Ali’s combat record was far more impressive. She had not only taken down numerous Level 1 Goblin Guards and Mutated Goblins, but had also killed two Level 2 Goblins.

A Professional of the same Level, without the advantage of good equipment, is often at a disadvantage against a Demon. Even low-tier Demons like Goblins aren’t easy to fight. While many might be able to defeat a Level 2 Goblin in a simple one-on-one duel, killing a Level 2 Goblin amidst the chaos of a siege by numerous Goblins was a different matter entirely.