"Xia Nan?" The shop owner, Ms. Edwina, glanced over the claw marks on the front of Xia Nan’s armor, her tone carrying a hint of surprise, "It seems your mission wasn’t too easy this time?"
Having been in River Valley Town for almost a year since crossing over, Xia Nan had become familiar with the owners of a few frequently visited shops. Although they weren’t close, they could at least call each other’s names on sight.
Exchanging a few pleasantries with Edwina, Xia Nan took out several small jars from his pouch and handed them over.
These were items he found on Vireis’s corpse, suspected to be poisons.
"Hmm... a small jar of bat blood, seemingly eroded by negative energy, with some corroded steel fragments unique to the Dark Territory mixed in."
"These two bottles should be a mixture of phosphorescent mushroom folk spore powder and gray dwarf furnace clinker, with a few drops of phase spider venom added."
The lenses slightly reflected the warm glow of the wooden house as Edwina carefully examined the small jars in her hands.
"How do you want to handle this?"
"If you’re thinking of selling, I can offer you a price slightly better than the market rate."
"You can also use them yourself, we’re acquaintances, so I won’t charge you any appraisal fee. Just apply the poison from the jars onto your sword blade, but remember to clean it off in time. Using it long-term, the negative energy in the poison might affect the sharpness of your weapon."
"How much?" Upon hearing that there might be negative effects on his weapon, Xia Nan decisively asked for the price.
"21 Gold, how about it?"
Having done quite a bit of business with this gentle lady who had a penchant for strong liquor, Xia Nan knew that the offered price was quite reasonable, leaving little room for bargaining. So he didn’t waste any more words.
Instead, he reached into his pouch again and took out an egg-shaped item that resembled an eyeball.
This too came from the Half Elf Vireis, who had tried to launch a surprise attack using this as a trump card, only to trigger the counter effect of [Gaze into the Abyss], a type of mental control tool.
It was evident that the moment Xia Nan took out the eye from his pouch, a look of delight appeared on Edwina’s face.
With his consent, she took the eye in her hand and examined it closely.
Then, the initial look of delight slowly faded, revealing a touch of regret behind her lenses.
"This should be a special tool crafted from the compound eye of a tentacle from a dangerous demon, the [Observer Beholder], from the Dark Territory."
"Under normal circumstances, it should contain enough for three to four uses of control vision."
"Unfortunately, the eye you brought has exhausted its stored vision. It’s a single-use tool with no possibility of being recharged."
"And having been processed, its value as a demon material has significantly decreased as well."
"If you’re considering selling it... I can only offer up to 32 Gold."
"The Green Grass Cauldron" is also listed in the Adventurer’s Manual. It has a great reputation in town, trusted by countless adventurers.
They wouldn’t risk their reputation over a bit of money.
Right now, the tool made from the Eye Demon Eye has lost its reusable value, and keeping it isn’t much use, so getting Gold Coins for it is ideal.
He nodded and made the deal.
Adding another thirty-two Gold Coins to his hand.
In total, that’s 53 Gold, which, combined with his savings in the bank, is just enough to exchange for a Magic Scroll recorded with "Remove Curse."
Besides, he still had three pieces of equipment, including the [Tide Rod], left to deal with.
He hopes to gain something from them.