Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

The red magic stone that was emitting hot air. The magic stone was the material of magic tools, and a magic stone with obvious properties like this was more valuable than other magic stones.

If it were an ordinary mercenary, he might have grabbed it with joy, but Cardin picked up the Philosopher's Stone without any interest.

"This is not what I need." If it was magic related to fire, it might be different, but for Cardin, the Philosopher's Stone was not something he needed urgently.

"Rewards from dungeons can be exchanged for what you need at the Mercenary Guild." The Mercenary Guild provides a service that can exchange rewards from dungeons for money or items of equal value.

"It seems there is nothing else to take now." Cardin picked up the Philosopher's Stone and the Queen Ant's shell, and soon turned and walked towards the exit of the dungeon.

After a while, a mercenary who had just escaped from the dungeon pointed at Cardan and shouted.

"That's the guy!" At the same time, the armed mercenaries began to rush towards Cardin.

"What is this?" Is this an attack? Cardin thought so and quickly activated his magic power.

"Did you really do it?"

"Hmm?" However, the mercenaries' subsequent actions forced Cardin to stop.

"Have you really reached the end of this dungeon?"

"It's true! I saw him enter the Queen Ant's room with my own eyes!"

"Are you crazy? Did you catch the queen ant as well?" The mercenaries excitedly asked a series of questions, and Cardin nodded with a blank expression.

"Yes. I even dealt with the queen ant." Hearing this answer, the mercenaries gathered around Cardin cheered in unison.

"Finally liberated!"

“It’s been months!”

"Okay! Now we can go to other dungeons!" Conquering a dungeon is indeed a big deal. But I didn't expect to be cheered so much by the mercenaries.

"Why are you so happy?" Cardin asked, stopping the mercenary who wanted to hug him.

"How can we not be happy! We are all mercenaries who were forcibly assigned here."

"There are only a handful of mercenaries who like this anthill dungeon and take the initiative to conquer it." Low-level mercenaries affiliated with the mercenary guild must conquer the dungeons assigned by the guild.

"The Mercenary Guild said that the Douglas family gave us a chance, but for the sake of face, they sent us here for a few months." The Ant Nest Dungeon is a trouble for both the Mercenary Guild and the mercenaries.

If the right to attack was taken away by the Douglas family, the Mercenary Guild would lose face once again.

“It’s called symbiosis. It provides opportunities, but it also comes with a sense of responsibility.”

The Douglas family gave an opportunity in the name of symbiosis, and the mercenary guild in this city could not miss this opportunity for its own existence value. Cardin thought this was not a bad system.

A semi-compulsory way of making the mercenary guild do their best. Perhaps it is because of this system created by the Douglas family that the kingdom has achieved a recognized law and order rate?

"We're going to have a feast in the guild today!"

"I want to go home and rest. Take a break for now."

“Do you want to go to the Mercenary Guild…” Cardin left the mercenaries who were feeling the joy of liberation behind and got on the carriage heading to the city.

"But didn't that man go into the dungeon last night?"

"What? You conquered this dungeon in just one day? That's crazy."

"Who is that person? Is he a freelance mercenary? Looking closely, it seems like I'm seeing him for the first time."

"I'm here to exchange something." After returning to the city of Dogras, Cardan immediately found the Mercenary Guild.

Any rewards or monster by-products obtained from dungeons will be handled in some way by the Mercenary Guild.

"What do you want to exchange?" The receptionist of the Mercenary Guild asked with a smile. Cardin immediately opened the space and placed the red magic stone on the table.

"This is the Philosopher's Stone obtained from the underground city of the Thorn Ants." The receptionist's eyes widened instantly, and then he spoke eagerly.

"This question seems to be beyond my authority. Could you please wait a moment?"

“Okay, of course.” Cardin nodded, and the receptionist disappeared in a hurry, returning a short time later with a middle-aged man.

"I'm Horace, the head of the Douglas branch mercenary guild." What is the red magic stone that even the head of the group was called here? Cardin nodded nonchalantly.

"Can you confirm the Philosopher's Stone?" "Of course." Cardin nodded, and Hollus's eyes immediately turned to the Philosopher's Stone on the table.

"Hmm. You said you got this from the dungeon?"

"Yes. I found it near the head of the queen ant."

"You're so lucky." Horace, who was checking the Philosopher's Stone, smacked his lips in envy.

"This is a top-grade magic stone containing the magic power of fire. With a stone of this size, it can buy a building in this city." Douglas is a wealthy city.

It is a big city comparable to the capital. Buying a building in such a city means that the value of the red magic stone is higher than expected.

"How about giving it to Blanche?" If it's a building, wouldn't it be a very suitable gift as a favor to the Douglas family?

"No, a gift that's too big might become a burden." Cardin shook his head and asked Horace.

"Is there anything we can exchange?" Perhaps the Mercenary Guild might have something of similar value to this Philosopher's Stone.

"Do you want to sell it or exchange it?" Horace, who was carefully examining the Philosopher's Stone, stood up again and asked Cardin.

Fortunately, judging by Hollus's reaction, there seemed to be something of comparable value.

"Let's make an exchange."

"Then follow me."

Horace took the lead and started walking, and Cardin naturally followed him. The place where Horace took Cardin was the guild warehouse on the second floor of the guild building.

"This is where valuable items are collected. There are rewards from dungeons and weapons made by craftsmen. Take your time to look around."

Horace said, pointing inside the warehouse, Cardin nodded and walked into the warehouse.

"You have to know what it is before you can choose." The things in the warehouse all look valuable, but I don't know what they are used for.

"Hmm?" While observing the items, the gold ring in the safe attracted Cardin's attention.

Feeling the flow of magic from the small golden ring, Cardin pointed at the ring and asked Horace.

"What kind of ring is this?" I could feel the magic power, it seemed like it was no ordinary ring.

"This is a ring made by Matap. A magical tool that can use evasion magic."

"dodge?"

"Yes. Although it cannot move a long distance like teleportation, it is a very useful survival magic for magicians." Cardin also knew the existence of dodge magic.

It is a short-range instant teleportation magic learned by magicians above level 6.

"Although it can't pass through walls, it can move about 5 meters in the desired direction?"

That would be impossible if the ring contained 6th level magic.

"Is the magic one-time?" It looks very useful for Cardan who needs to keep a distance in battle, but if it is one-time like the magic scroll, then there is no need to choose this ring.

"No. As long as the magic power is replenished, it can be used at any time. Because this is a masterpiece made by the craftsmen of Matap." In this case, isn't it more expensive than the red magic stone?

"Well, if it's not enough, we have to use currency." Cardin said, pointing to the ring.

"Can I exchange this for this?"

"Although it is a top-level magic stone with fire attribute, it is not enough to exchange with this ring." Cardin seemed to have expected it and immediately opened the space.