Chapter 244
Do-Jun visited the Treasure Goblin Company for the first time in a while.
With the new year, plans were being made to send S-rank Hunters, other than those from Behemoth and Icarus Guilds, into the Core. To prepare them as much as possible before they entered the Tutorial Zone, Do-Jun wanted to gift them some Core artifacts.
“Kerk. That’ll be a hundred and thirty orange stones in total,” said the goblin.
Do-Jun selected fishing rods for each S-rank Hunter taking on the tutorial. The rods, known as Marvelous Fishing Rods, were grade-3 artifacts. They guaranteed a catch rate of grade 4 or higher artifacts from the Artifact Lake located at the center of the Island of Beginnings.[1]
Do-Jun pulled the exact number of orange stones from Ivela’s pouch to pay. However, the goblin wasn’t paying attention to Do-Jun and stared blankly into the distance.
Nearby, Byeol was chewing on something, and when her eyes met the goblin’s, she blinked innocently. In her tiny hand was a worm-shaped gummy. Every time Byeol swallowed a piece of gummy worm, the goblin’s Adam’s apple bobbed in sync.
“Ke... kerk...”
What is that? The goblin’s mind was filled with only one thought: the gummy.
He had tasted Earth’s chocolate bun twice before, but this was something entirely new. A rare and exotic food he had never come across.
“Can I buy these?” Do-Jun asked the goblin, whose mind seemed to be elsewhere.
“Oh! Apologies, kerk.” The goblin reached for the orange stones in Do-Jun’s hand but hesitated mid-motion. “Hey... Can I ask you for something? Kerk.”
Do-Jun already had a good idea of what this request would be.