Chapter 11 - Bounty Exchange

Next, let's accumulate experience on these two floors. Link thought this after packing up the dropped items and magic stones.

After reaching the second floor, the probability and number of monsters increase.

If he go down to the lower floor, he may encounter more powerful monsters. If he find yourself in danger, the gain outweighs the loss. Choose to go to the second floor first. On the second floor, use combat to hone his skills and increase his combat experience and proficiency. 

Moreover, throughout the previous series of battles, Link felt that his five senses had sharpened, his strength had increased, and his reaction ability had also improved.

Perhaps this is the change brought about by the improvement of his skill value.

Sure enough, choosing to enter the dungeon is the fastest way to become stronger.

In this way, Link became addicted to the dungeon and began to work tirelessly to hunt monsters...

He entered the dungeon at dawn and didn't leave until the evening, when the sun was about to disappear over the horizon. Without detouring to other places, Link went straight to the Adventurer's Guild.

After a busy day, the magic stones collected in the dungeon still need to be processed.

In addition to the magic stones, there are also a large number of dropped rare materials that need to be dealt with. 

"I don't know if Eina is still there." As a guild worker whom Link met for the first time, Eina is more familiar to him than the others, so Link naturally looks forward to working with her. But it's already getting late, and maybe the other person isn't working.

Link quickened his pace and swiftly finished the matter. He then went home and took Hestia out to dinner to get down to business.

If he didn't hurry, he would definitely waste more time later counting the magic stones and dropped items.

He could endure hunger, but the main reason was that he didn't want Hestia to worry too much, so he decided to go.

It would be better to return early to ensure she was safe. Link's luck was very good; perhaps the Gaia's Love skill was working again.

When they arrived at the Adventurer's Guild, Miss Eina had just finished her shift and was starting the night shift.

In fact, because the guild's work is quite complicated and hard, in order to retain staff, the guild's benefits and work hours are actually quite comfortable. The workday for Eina and the others is not long—only 6 hours—divided into 3 shifts, from 6 to 12, from 12 to 18, and from 18 to 24.

Today, Eina was working the night shift, so Link greeted her.

"Miss Eina." Eina, who was sorting documents behind the counter, suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind her.

Looking up, she recognized the new adventurer who registered yesterday. Eina had some impression of this newcomer; he seemed to be called Link...?

As Link approached her, Eina also noticed some monster blood on Link's cloak. It seemed he had been to the dungeon.

"Link, did you just return from the dungeon?"

"Yes, I was very lucky today. I didn't encounter any powerful monsters, and I also obtained some loot. I came here hoping that Miss Eina could help me deal with the items I collected from this adventure."

Link didn't beat around the bush but directly stated his purpose.

As an adventurer, he came to the guild for a few reasons. Besides wanting to know about the dungeon, he also needed to deal with the magic stones and dropped items obtained in the dungeon.

Eina naturally understood what Link meant and pointed to the counter next to her, "Link, you can sell magic stones and dropped items at that counter."

"Well… actually, that's a bit inconvenient…"

Eina was taken aback. 'Was there something unspeakable?'

Eina didn't know the exact reason but refrained from asking anything directly in such a public setting.

Instead, she indicated the dedicated room next to her for handling private matters.

"In that case, Link, go to that room and wait for me. I'll be right there."

"Thank you." Nodding, Link walked toward the room that Miss Eina had just pointed to. There were no locks on the outside; one could enter by simply opening the door.

But as he closed the door, Link noticed it locked, and once shut, no sound could be heard from outside.

It seemed that the sound insulation was excellent, and there were no windows in the room.

Only a magic stone lamp provided the necessary lighting.

In addition, there is a long table in the center of the room, with corresponding sofas on both sides that can accommodate several people sitting at the same time. It can be said that confidentiality has been achieved to the extreme.

As long as the gods do not deliberately use their divine power to observe this place, they probably will not be able to know what is going on inside.

Link did not decide to sit down; instead, he stood aside and waited for Eina to arrive.

Soon, Eina entered the room alone.

After opening the door, she noticed that Link was there waiting for her.

Eina was a little surprised and then asked Link to sit down.

"Mr. Link, please sit down first."

"Thanks." Link did not show any negative reaction and sat directly in front of Miss Eina.

"Mr. Link, where are the things you want to deal with?" Eina now wants to know why Link wishes to meet with her alone.

If it's just to sell some magic stones and dropped items, then he'll have to be careful, as doing so would merely delay his work.

Of course, the reason Link did this was no joke. In fact, there is a lot to be gained by entering the dungeon this time.

The most important thing is that the fewer people who know about the spatial storage ability, the better, in order to avoid other complications.

Therefore, it is necessary to inform Eina in advance about his special characteristics. After thinking about it, Link smiled at Eina and spread his hands. Suddenly, countless magic stones seemed to form a small rain of magic stones and scattered on the table in front of Eina.

"Huh?" Even the well-informed Eina was stunned at this moment. He simply spread his hands, and Link did not hold anything. Then how did the large number of magic stones that fell on the table appear? Magic! Eina instantly understood.

"Link, was that… magic just now?" Link nodded slightly.

"Is that... space-type magic? The kind that can store items?"

Link nodded again.

Eina, who confirmed this, immediately covered her face in surprise.

This situation is very serious. If Link's magic is exposed, all the gods of Orario will come for him. Which family member would not be intrigued by this kind of storage magic? Especially those who can go on dungeon expeditions; if they had this kind of magic, they could bring a large amount of supplies into the dungeon. They could persist longer in the dungeon without extra supplies and explore deeper floors.

Even ordinary family members could carry more spare weapons and medicine into the dungeon, which could better protect their lives. No wonder... Now Eina can understand why Link was so careful to let her deal with the matter alone.