Newt and Demon: A Low-Stakes Cozy Fantasy LitRPG (The Newt and Demon Book 1) by Edwin M. Griffiths

Author:Edwin M. Griffiths [Griffiths, Edwin M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2024-11-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Third-Best Adventurer

Theo left the Newt and Demon before midday, feeling as though dusk was around the corner. His deal with Fenian took a toll on him, even if the news was good. He successfully predicted what the merchant wanted, not that it was a difficult thing to guess. The restoration potions he made were extremely useful and often the difference between life and death for adventurers. He mentally informed Tresk of the deal he made, and she screamed into his mind with excitement.

“Three gold? Are you kidding me?” Tresk said. Her words came labored, as though she were exerting herself at that moment.

“And monster cores for the attribute potions,” Theo reminded her. “It’s a lot of work, but obviously worth it.”

“No kidding. Now you just need to collect a whole lot of stuff,” Tresk said. Theo wasn’t happy that she could laugh into his mind while using Tara’hek Communication.

“Stay safe out there,” Theo said.

“Of course.”

Instead of taking the road directly south, he headed toward the river. Theo harvested Spiny Swamp Thistle Root along his ambling path, eager to take advantage of the early hour of the day. It was unlikely that Perg’s laborers were back from their task, but he wanted to instruct them to bring it to the lab. The Spiny Swamp Thistle he harvested the other day had returned. The alchemist didn’t understand what made the precious plant grow, and he didn’t care. It was an endless supply of reagents provided by the swamp.

Theo arrived at the river, clearing every plant he found along the way. He inspected the flora he had seen before but found it to be common weeds and other plants. The goal wasn’t to fill his entire 500-unit requirement for the Lesser Healing Potions, but to get more experience in his Drogramath Herbalist Core. It was at 15% of Level 6, whereas his alchemy core was ready to level to 7. The obvious imbalance in the way he hired others to harvest his ingredients was showing, and he made a mental note to make more of these trips. The prize for his trouble was a thick patch of Widow Lily near the river. He carefully harvested the poisonous flowers and stowed them away in his inventory, not willing to risk exposing himself to the deadly things.

When he finally looped around to the tannery, Perg was standing around the back, where the hides used to start their journey. She dug into her satchel and produced a fist-sized object that looked like a giant seed. “Guess who spent their life savings?”

Theo inspected the object, knitting his brow.

[Tannery Building Core]

[Building Core]

A seed-shaped core that can be planted in the ground. When fed monster cores, this building will grow into an upgradeable tannery. When using a building core inside a core town, permission from the king, governor, mayor, or appropriate functionary is required.

“Fenian had a building core?” Theo asked. “I don’t even know how you get these.”

“Dungeons,” Perg said. “He stopped by before leaving town. We’re going to demolish this tannery and replace it with a core building.

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