Kobold Cave

The Kobold is surprised by the sudden attack. Before it can strike, its spear is held by Ranata in his left hand while his right hand is punching the head of the Kobold. Flinched, it let loose its spear, which in turn is held by Ranata and he stabbed right to its throat. After convulsing for a while, the Kobold died, following which a stream of power flow to Ranata's body. Celes immediately confirm and update his status.

Avadhi Ranata

HP 10/14

SP 8/8

STR 3

CON 4

AGI 5

SPI 4

Skills: Skill Breeder, Darkvision

"Nice, my status power is added by that Kobold's status and also I gain its skill"

After revelling on the aftertaste of his first fight and checking that his skill work properly, Ranata take the Kobold's spear and shortsword. Before he leave, Celes informed him about monster core, a loot that can be taken from monsters and sold for quite a sum of money. Delighted, Ranata immediately stab the sword into the Kobold corpse's chest and pluck off a gray crystal the size of thumbnail from its heart position.

[Monster Core: Depending on its species, each monsters have a crystal core filled with magical energy in various quality. The stronger the monster, the better the quality, resulting in higher price when sold in the magic store or guild store in the town]

Nodding to Celes's info, Ranata stuff the core in the pouch hanging on the Kobold's belt which he currently wear now. He also found 4 iron coin and 1 copper coin inside the pouch. To this, Celes give him explanation.

[Currency of this world is in metalic coins and valuable minerals.

Iron Coin(IC) value the lowest.

1 Copper Coin (CC) = 10 IC

1 Silver Coin (SC) = 10 CC

1 Gold Coin (GC) = 10 SC.

1 Platinum Coin (PC) = 10 GC.

There is also valuable gemstones and crystal with various worth which also can be used as money. Monster core is also a valid currency. Kobold monster core=1 CC, a half of standard daily living cost in this world, which include 2 meals a day and a stay in a private room in an inn for adventurer.]

[So I only need to kill 2 Kobolds everyday and sell their cores to cover the basic necessities in daily life? That's very convenient! Let's start hunting now!]

Running in the middle of the night, Ranata then began hunting the Kobolds in the plains. With spear in hand and augmented by darkvision, he quickly decimate twenty five of them in the span of four hours. White line streak began to expand in the horizon, giving pale color to the dark sku and signing the herald of dawn of a new day. Under the veil of the daybreak, Ranata is currently fighting off with a group of ten Kobolds simultaneously, which one by one is impaled by the spear in his right hand, that he has replaced for the fifth time already due to it breaking from the previous hunting. Suddenly, a Kobold fiercer than anyone he faced from previous time and riding a beast come rushing toward him.

Kobold Sergeant

HP 13/13

SP 4/4

STR 3

CON 3

AGI 5

SPI 2

Skills: Darkvision, Monster Tamer

[Monster Tamer: Cost 3 SP. Tame a defeated monster with less than 25% HP remaining. If the user SPI is higher than target monster SPI, user can tame the target without fight.]

Dire Weasel

HP 11/11

SP 8/8

STR 2

CON 2

AGI 6

SPI 4

Skills: Survival Instinct, Wind Magic

[Survival Instinct: Passive Skill. Increase perception and instinctually know how to survive in life, from knowing what kind of food that is safe to eat, avoiding traps, to perceive danger compared with your current capability and battle prowess]

[Wind Magic: Manipulate the power of wind for various purpose. From making wind blades, bullets, tornado wall and even flying. Cost varied depending on purpose, and the higher the SPI the higher the power output or the lower the cost.]

Grinning from looking at the information provided by Celes, he looked at his current status after killing thirty five Kobolds this night.

Avadhi Ranata

HP 120/154

SP 78/78

STR 38

CON 74

AGI 75

SPI 39

Skills: Skill Breeder, Darkvision

"This will be a very easy fight." He exclaimed.

Dodging the windblade shot at him, Ranata quickly kill the last Kobold and throw his spear to the Weasel then leaping to the Sergeant riding it. Brandishing his sword in mid - air, he smoothly behead the Sergeant. At the same time, the spear he throws pierced through the Weasel's skull, ending its life along with its rider.

Avadhi Ranata

HP 120/178

SP 78/90

STR 43

CON 79

AGI 86

SPI 45

Skills: Skill Breeder, Darkvision, Survival Instinct, Monster Tamer, Wind Magic

"Yeah~!!!!"

Crying out over his easy victory, he continue the work by plucking off all of their monster core. He also doesn't forget to take the Sergeant's weapons which is in better quality than any crude weapon held by other Kobolds and rummaged through all their pouches. Right now, he have 4 pouch dangling in his belt, full with coins and monster cores.

"Huh, the Kobold Sergeant and its Dire Weasel's core really is bigger than ordinary Kobold's cores"

[The Sergeant's core worth 15 CC while Dire Weasel's core worth 1 SC]

[Good Loot! Oh, what's that cave in the far away? It seems that the Kobold Sergeant is coming from there.]

[It's Kobold Cave. Their Nest. Well, with your power right now, its no different than treasure trove laying in the middle of the road, waiting to be pillaged and plundered cleanly.]

With excited feeling, they take a quick breather before running off to the Kobold Cave.

Ranata exclaimed, "It's time to dungeon raid!"