Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 36, First Monster Material

half a month later.

Adventurers' Guild Hall.

Standing in front of the quest log, House, clad in tattered leather armor, ignored the whispers of the people around him and focused intently on scanning the quests that could be completed solo.

"Sigh, I'm out of money again."

House touched the last silver coin in his pocket and sighed silently.

He had originally thought that the reward he received from the last mission, plus his previous savings, would be enough to support his full-time training for a longer period of time.

It will take at least a month.

Unexpectedly, the wallet only lasted for half a month.

Ultimately, it's because the training is too demanding, and ordinary hard black bread simply can't support the body's energy expenditure.

He needs to eat meat and high-energy foods!

House clenched his fist.

He could sense that under the guidance of the veteran adventurer Garp, his own strength had improved by leaps and bounds, and his speed, strength, and reaction speed had increased significantly compared to the beginning.

However, this increase did not show up on the panel; either the panel did not include the normal increase in data, or the panel did not display the decimal point.

For example, his strength was 6 points before, but after Garp's special training, his strength reached 6.9. However, because the panel does not display decimal points, the data displayed on the panel is still 6.

But none of that matters.

It doesn't matter if it's not displayed, as long as you actually become stronger and your attributes improve, that's enough.

House searched through the task list for a moment and finally selected a commission that could be easily completed by one person and that met his current needs.

{Task ID: 78}

{Type: Collection}

{Requirement: 20 Dewdrop Grass}

{Reward: 50 Copper Coins}

{Task Summary: Dewdrop Grass mainly grows in the southern plains of Wind Chime Town and the outer areas of Mist Dwelling Forest.}

To be honest, the reward wasn't high; it was about the same as the reward for hunting a goblin.

However, its advantage lies in the extreme simplicity of the task, and it can be said to be completely safe.

Because it doesn't require entering the forest, even ordinary people without the necessary skills can accept and successfully complete the mission.

This is also why the pay is low.

In contrast, goblin hunting commissions often require clearing out an entire nest while facing several or even dozens of goblins.

Both the level of danger and the difficulty of the mission are far greater.

Therefore, the reward is quite substantial; the bounty for a single animal is equivalent to half a month's wages for an ordinary farm worker.

"Although it's a small number, it's safe enough."

And you can also collect the materials needed for Lilim's evolution along the way.

House was well aware that Karp's special training alone was not enough to quickly improve his strength in a short period of time.

With my current [Chopping] skill level, it's difficult to level up to lv4 in a short time, so I can't focus all my attention on that anymore.

As for contracting new monster girls and unlocking new skills, it is not only quite difficult, but also extremely risky.

With his current strength, if he were to re-enter the Monster Forest, he might accidentally encounter goblin warriors or monsters of the same level again.

His adventure in another world would then come to an end.

After much thought, the most suitable option at present is to focus on collecting evolution materials for monster girls.

Although it is quite difficult, the materials involved in evolution are not only expensive, but also very rare and hard to find.

But it's still better than the previous two.

Common herbs like dewdrops and hyacinths can be obtained from the town's pharmacies and the surrounding forests; Sylvia even has some at home.

The guild also has some of this special ore, Soil Essence, which sells for 30 silver coins each.

As for the final monster magic core, it is extremely rare. Even a monster that has just been promoted to a professional level may not be able to condense one in its body.

But House "accidentally" learns from a casual conversation with the receptionist Theresa that there happens to be one in the guild's vault.

It was brought back last year by a professional adventurer, and it is said to have come from a giant swamp frog.

The price is 1 gold coin.

It's expensive, but not that expensive; it's the bottom price for core products.

After all, the producer was just an ordinary swamp frog, not some rare monster like an elemental spirit or a lake siren.

"My current goal is to accumulate at least 2 gold coins."

House not only needs to buy the evolution materials required for the monster girls, but also needs to repair the half-broken hard leather armor on his body.

Given his current appearance, even if he wanted to team up with someone, they probably wouldn't even consider him.

What normal adventurer would go out on an adventure wearing tattered armor?!

"It's a pity that Sylvia has to mind the shop because of her mother and can't go out on adventures. Otherwise, with her around, taking on these kinds of missions would be much easier."

Sylvia is both the daughter of the apothecary and a half-elf, so she must have more experience in finding herbs.

Never mind, there are task instructions anyway.

Stopping thinking about Sylvia, House accepted the gathering quest and headed to the quest location.

......

Leaving the town, looking up at the bright sunshine, one fireball spell after another had already evaporated all the clouds above the town.

The adventurers' guild and the townspeople were already used to the mage apprentices' casual use of spells to manipulate the celestial phenomena.

Anyway, it won't affect the crop yield.

After all, in such a fantastical world, the harm that natural disasters can cause to farmers is negligible.

Looking around at the many mage apprentices on the plain, they were unleashing powerful fire spells at will.

House's longing for the mage grew even stronger.

That's a prestigious ranged attack!

In the past, when House played games, whether it was PvP or PvE, he would always bring a ranged weapon.

Providing ranged attacks and engaging in safe combat is far more pleasant than close-quarters melee.

"I need to raise my target by ten silver coins and learn a powerful ranged spell."

House thought to himself.

Above them, Happy, who had just learned to fly, was excitedly circling in the air not far away, practicing his flight while keeping watch for House.

Even in a place like this, slimes might not even exist.

However, the focus should still be on stability.

Taking out the sample and looking around, House then disappeared into the lush grass and sparse bushes to begin searching for the Dewdrop Grass needed for the mission.

This place is less than a kilometer away from the Misty Forest. Immersed in the rich magic of the forest, the surrounding vegetation grows exceptionally lush and verdant, and various herbs thrive everywhere.

Even with a sample of the task as a reference, the wild grass growing everywhere made it impossible for House to distinguish which was an ordinary weed and which was the Dewdrop Grass that the task required.

At this moment, House missed Sylvia again.

"Perhaps we should talk to Ms. Catherine; the children are grown up, and it's time to let go."

The thought had barely crossed his mind when House couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

At this moment, he inexplicably felt like a blond guy trying to abduct a well-behaved girl from someone else's parents.

It's all my old childhood friend's fault. He always had blond hair and kept muttering about settling down and working hard, but he was actually just slacking off at his desk.

Under the influence of what they saw and heard, even they themselves were led astray.

As his mind raced, a hint flashed in House's eyes.

【Dewdrop Grass: A material needed for monster girl evolution】

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Is there a hint?!