Ding, ding~
"Creak."
The clear chime of a bell sounded as the door was pushed open.
"Madam Marysheff, long time no see." A smiling voice came, causing the middle-aged stout woman sitting behind the counter to subconsciously look up.
"Are there still rooms available?" Nolan arrived at the small inn where he had previously stayed.
"There are."
"Is that you?" Madam Marysheff saw Nolan, paused for a moment, then remembered him.
However, she immediately saw the Lesser Evil Spirit Dog following behind Nolan, and couldn't help but take a step back.
"Don't worry, it won't cause any trouble." Nolan said.
"I hope so… but it will cost an extra silver coin!"
"No problem."
As a small inn just across the street from the Adventurer's Guild, Madam Marysheff was clearly experienced, having seen various types of adventurers and travelers.
"Here are five silver coins, for the same double room as before."
Nolan took out four silver coins from his pocket and placed them on the counter, then changed his tone and asked:
"After I left, did anyone come looking for me?"
Madam Marysheff deftly collected the silver coins, rubbing them lightly in her hand, and spoke without looking up.
"I seem to recall a woman coming here once." At this point, Madam Marysheff finally looked up, with a hint of ambiguity in her eyes:
"If I remember correctly, she should be from the 'Purple Elixir Pavilion', young man."
Upon hearing this, Nolan's expression remained unchanged, only a faint smile on his face: "I have something I need to attend to first, so I'll be leaving for a bit. I'll trouble Madam Marysheff with the room."
"Don't worry."
"When you return, the room will definitely be spotless." A unique smile appeared on Madam Marysheff's somewhat plump cheeks.
Nolan left the small inn and walked onto the street, his smile already gone.
"Purple Elixir Pavilion,"
Nolan softly repeated the name.
Although the name contained the words "Elixir," it was actually one of the three major brothels in "E-Rantel."
To solve a man's problems, calling it an "Elixir" wasn't entirely inaccurate.
"Eight Fingers." A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Nolan's mouth.
Being able to spread its influence throughout the country, "Eight Fingers" was indeed a formidable organization.
However.
That was for Nolan a month ago. With his current strength, unless "Eight Fingers" sent out the Six Arms.
Now was certainly not the time to go to the "Purple Elixir Pavilion"; he wasn't so rash as to rush over as soon as he heard some news.
The prostitute who was sent out was just a minor character. For a place like "E-Rantel" to become one of the three top brothels.
Nolan didn't believe it had no local power behind it; perhaps even the Mayor, Panasole, had a share of the profits.
In the anime, the head of the Slave Department was captured and handed over to the Golden Princess, but was released by the nobles, showing the deep-rooted connections between Eight Fingers and the Kingdom's nobility.
Not to mention the "Purple Elixir Pavilion," the other two major brothels, "Heavenly Full Moon Garden" and "Amber Honey," might also be under Eight Fingers' control.
Instead of directly confronting them like a hot-headed youth, Nolan preferred for the other party to come to him, which was why he chose the small inn where he had previously stayed.
As for now.
He naturally had more important things to do.
First was the matter of money. After spending five silver coins just now, he only had 6 gold coins and 2 silver coins left.
This amount of money.
Let alone buying a weapon made of mithril, the lowest material capable of withstanding magic, he couldn't even afford a weapon mixed with mithril.
Fortunately.
He had gained quite a bit in the Great Forest of Tob. Just the two bone chains from the Evil Spirit Dog were worth a lot. There was also an entire Black-Green Great Serpent, but its size made it more troublesome to process compared to the bone chains.
Of course, the most valuable items.
Were the two large baskets of herbs that the Big Goblins had personally delivered.
After leaving the small inn, Nolan turned into a nearby narrow alley.
When he emerged again, he was carrying a black, seemingly heavy package.
Nolan didn't know if there was a black market in "E-Rantel," but in all major cities, besides the Adventurer's Guild and the Mage's Guild, various other guilds also existed.
Such as the Herb Guild, Merchant Guild, and so on.
Whether buying or selling, going to the corresponding guild could result in relatively lower prices or higher rewards, but the processing procedures were quite troublesome.
Therefore, for most adventurers who disliked trouble, simply entrusting matters to the Adventurer's Guild to handle was much simpler, though it required an additional fee.
As he approached the Adventurer's Guild.
The atmosphere on the entire street became increasingly lively and boisterous.
Loud shouts continuously emanated from within the open doors.
Adventurers wearing various styles of plate armor and full armor sat boisterously around the thick wooden tables filling the Adventurer's Guild hall.
Adventurers carrying bows, staves, or dressed provocatively, or even completely covered, moved about in the hall.
Nolan, wrapped in a black robe, was a rather ordinary sight within the Adventurer's Guild.
However.
Upon Nolan's appearance, he immediately attracted the attention of many people in the guild. The presence of the Lesser Evil Spirit Dog was indeed quite eye-catching.
While some adventurers did keep magical beasts, they were certainly not many.
"Damn it!"
"Has the Adventurer's Guild not given an explanation yet?"
"What exactly happened in the Great Forest of Tob? Even monsters like goblins are gone."
"Bastards!"
"I was counting on selling goblin ears for some money."
"…!"
A series of drunken voices erupted from one side of the guild hall, immediately drawing many complaints from the surroundings.
Nolan's eyebrows twitched on his expressionless face.
He had almost forgotten that while "E-Rantel" gathered a large number of adventurers, the number of powerful adventurers among them was not large.
Most low-strength adventurers relied on hunting goblins as a means of livelihood.
Although Nolan had killed many goblins, it was actually not much for the entire Great Forest of Tob.
However, the impact of the large-scale slaughter, which caused most goblins to no longer show themselves, did lead to many problems.
"Cough."
Thinking of this, Nolan softly coughed and stood in line at the counter.
Originally, he had planned to hand over some goblin ears for money, but now he had abandoned that idea. In such a situation, taking out a large number of goblin ears would indeed be problematic.
Soon, it was Nolan's turn.
Bang!
Nolan wasted no words, placing the seemingly heavy package on the counter with a dull thud: "I need to sell these two bone chains."
The female receptionist, with brown hair wrapped in a headscarf, dressed conservatively, and appearing to be only in her twenties, displayed a professional smile as she reached out to open the somewhat large package on the counter.
The bone chains, entirely dark and gleaming with a metallic luster, appeared in the brown-haired woman's sight.
Upon seeing these bone chains.
The brown-haired woman clearly paused, then reached out to touch them. They looked incredibly heavy, yet felt surprisingly light to her touch.
"Please wait a moment."
The brown-haired woman's expression immediately turned serious. She bowed respectfully to Nolan, then quickly turned and hurried away.
Meanwhile, inside the Adventurer's Guild, some people had also seen the two dark chains on the counter, revealed as the package was opened.
"Are those—Evil Spirit Dog bone chains?"
"Hiss!"
"These are good items."
"So that was a Lesser Evil Spirit Dog. I wondered why it looked familiar?"
"With your strength, don't talk as if you've seen one before!"
"I remember the last time such good items appeared was half a year ago."
Whispers of close discussion spread through the crowd, and many people's gazes towards Nolan changed, with a newfound seriousness in their eyes.
Monsters like Evil Spirit Dogs were not something ordinary adventurers could handle, let alone many people who had never even seen one.