Wizard: I am a goblin

Chapter 85 Poor Little Lin Enters the City

Wow, it's so warm!

So this is a fireplace! It's so cozy to be able to light a fire inside the house!

They even have a bathtub! No more rolling around in the mud!

Geb excitedly ran around the room on the top floor of the hotel, sometimes smelling the oak furniture, sometimes jumping on the soft bed.

This was his first time staying in a luxury hotel. The country goblin had finally seen the world in the city—humans really knew how to enjoy life!

To ensure his privacy, he spent a lot of money—two gold coins a day—to rent a top-floor suite at the Red River Hotel in the center of Chifang Town. The suite had a private bathroom and included two meals.

Geb needs to make potions, do alchemy, practice magic, and meditate. To do all these things, having a safe base is very important.

Here, you can open the window and overlook the entire town square, where you can see the church, the castle, and the entire central commercial street. In the distance, you can also see the movements of caravans.

Closing the window creates a private, secluded space. It's private and safe.

It's a bit pricey... but compared to the 5000 gold coin deposit, this investment is nothing—Gebu doesn't want to save money by living in a stable and then getting... well, you know... taken advantage of by that wicked uncle...

...They discovered he was engaging in illegal activities, reported it to the church, and then arrested him and burned him as a witch doctor.

After the initial excitement subsided, Gebu calmed down and began rummaging through his dimensional bag to arrange the room. This corner for herbal medicine, this corner for alchemy, this for materials, this for clothes…

While organizing his assets, Gebu also took the opportunity to calculate his current net worth, and the results are as follows:

Gold coins: 1104 (The swordswoman had some change in her purse, which she used to pay for the inn's food and lodging, and some was left over. She also received 100 gold coins as commission from the dwarf.)

Herbal materials: almost exhausted.

Alchemy materials: There are still some left, but they are all basic metal powders and sulfur. The high-grade materials have been used up.

Potions: Energy Potion*1, Primary Healing Potion*2, Tranquilizer*1 (I originally had two bottles, but the dwarf's snoring was too loud last night, so I had to use one), Tree Skin Potion*1

Weapons and equipment: 1 hand crossbow, several bolts, 1 "Little Baby" bone dagger, camping tent, sleeping bag, and a bunch of other miscellaneous wilderness survival gear.

Ingredients: We've eaten everything except the seasonings, so we don't need to cook in human towns.

Valuable items: Herbal tools, alchemy tools, paper for magic scrolls, quill pen, magic ink, Book of Sand, sapphire ring.

By the way, the dwarf appraised the ring, and it's worth around 600 gold coins. Geb originally wanted to trade with the dwarf to make a profit and get 100 gold coins in cash, but the dwarf didn't have any gems worth 500 gold coins either—and there were no jewelers in this town.

"The Old Kingdom is truly poor and arrogant..." Gebu grumbled. Under the church's rule, the people lived incredibly simple lives; no one could afford luxury goods. At least not in towns like this.

So, 600 gold is fine. It's a pity to waste 100 gold, but don't delay the breakthrough node.

Gebu put the ring on his hand, looked at it from left to right, and liked it more and more.

Tonight, I'll make the potion! Then I'll meditate for 24 hours!

Before that, Gebu asked the hotel kitchen to cook two days' worth of meals together for a big meal.

While waiting, he boiled a tub of hot water for himself, locked the doors and windows, stripped clean in the steamy bathroom, removed his Thousand Faces mask, and transformed back into his goblin form.

He dipped his toes in to test the water temperature.

Ouch! My green toe has turned red!

Gebu poured out some hot water, then added half a bucket of cold water, tested it again, and only when the water temperature was right did Lin lie down completely inside.

Ah—it's so comfortable—

The chill of Mid-Autumn Festival instantly escaped through my open pores. I was a little cold a moment ago because I wasn't wearing any clothes, but now I feel comfortable.

Gebu took a towel, wet it, and placed it on his forehead. He then immersed his entire body in hot water to completely relax.

Enjoy the moment—even when the future is uncertain, you don't feel discouraged.

The body is a temple of the soul—when the body is comfortable, the mind is optimistic, and there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome!

The goblin's skin gradually turned red, and its mood became increasingly cheerful.

He thought about his conversation with Madam Shi Xin today and gradually sorted out his plans for the future.

First and foremost, joining a caravan is a must. This opportunity cannot be missed.

It's not impossible to get 5000 gold coins... I once earned 1000 gold coins in three days, back when I wasn't even a proper wizard yet!

Now that I know alchemy, herbs, and magic—there's always a way.

However, as before, I need market research, help, and opportunities.

He thought about the bounty the female dwarf had mentioned on the manticore—3000 gold coins, which was indeed a lot of money. But first of all, this money wasn't for one person, but to be shared among the team.

Hunting a manticore is not something that can be done by one or two people. The more people there are, the less money they get, so it may not be worth the risk.

However, Gebu had some doubts about whether this manticore really existed.

First of all, the dwarf camp I encountered earlier did not show any trace of manticores; instead, a group of unidentified humans appeared.

Combined with the strange remarks of the old priest in the square, there is reason to suspect that the church hired bandits to attack the members of the salt and iron caravan in order to stop them, and then framed the beasts for it.

Hmm... that sounds a bit like a conspiracy theory, there's no real evidence.

"The church and the merchants are at odds, so which side should the lord of this place stand on?" Geb pondered. "On the one hand, the kingdom's nobles are closely connected with the church and should stand together."

On the other hand, who doesn't like money? The church advocates that everyone live a hard life, but the lord may not be willing to eat bland food every day... Dulin said that because of the church's various restrictions on commerce, the dye houses in this place have all moved to the New Kingdom - if I were the lord of this place, I would be furious.

This directly affects the conditions for joining the chamber of commerce:

Three letters of recommendation.

Judging from Lady Stoneheart's intentions, she would have to cultivate relationships with the lord, the church, and the merchant guild herself. This was an incredibly difficult task... She was new to this place and knew no one; where was she supposed to make connections with influential people?

You have to help them get things done before others can help you...

The church doesn't like the merchant guild, the merchant guild wants to set off quickly, and the lord's attitude is unknown... Hmm, we need to investigate before we can formulate the next plan.

However, there was a ready-made candidate for recommendation right in front of them—Dulin.

Geb thought of the blueprint that the dwarves had secretly hidden in the kobold camp, and used the wizard's hand to hold the Book of Sand in front of him to examine it.

Machina：Anima Vas

Machinery: A container for the soul.

Could these words refer to something like golems? Geb remembered Belle, the female apprentice he met in the Aether Plane; she was a golem programming specialist.

If I can help Dulin get this thing... maybe the dwarf will recommend me?

That might be a bit too ambitious. Belle once said that creating a golem is a fifth-circle spell. I'm only a first-circle spell, far from it.

This could be a starting point... I'll talk to Dulin tomorrow, no, it has to be the day after tomorrow (after meditating for a day and a night).

After soaking in the bath for a while, Gebu felt a little dizzy. He got out of the bathtub, and just then, there was a knock on the door. Dinner was coming.

Gebu calmly wiped his body, wrapped his lower body in a towel, put on his mask to transform into a half-human, and went to open the door.

"Finally here! I've been starving..."

When Gebu took a look, he exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, the person wearing an apron who comes to deliver food is none other than our adorable little meat ticket!"

He was just about to tease the child when the hostage saw the ring on Gebu's hand, raised his eyebrows, and kicked the halfling in the crotch!