The adventurer's guild.
Yang Tao reached out and patted the provoking man's shoulder, a satisfied smile on his face as he said, "You're quite sensible, lad!"
This guy was really quick at stripping equipment.
"It's all thanks to your guidance, sir."
The provoking man wore a fawning smile on his face; the main point was that he couldn't afford not to fawn, because due to his provocation, half of the adventurers were now lying on the wooden floor of the adventurer's guild.
"Given how sensible you are, let's just gloss over what happened before."
Yang Tao weighed the money bag in his hand, a satisfied smile on his face. He only found a little over seventy gold coins from over ten people, but for the world of Ainz Ooal Gown, this was already a considerable income.
He should have known that the total cash of the lord of E-Rantel was only around forty thousand gold coins, although he was among the poorest of the nobles.
"Since you are so obedient, the equipment stripped off is yours. As for whether you have the life to earn this money, that's your problem."
With that, Yang Tao turned and left the adventurer's guild.
"Boss, we're rich!"
In this world, the most expensive items were naturally various magic tools and armor weapons. Although the most valuable magic tools were taken by that man, the armor and weapons of these more than ten people on the ground could still fetch at least two hundred gold coins.
Slap!
The provoking man slapped his subordinate's head and said, "Quickly pick up anything valuable and run! We need to get to another city immediately. If we stay here, we'll be killed the moment we step out!"
The group of people lying on the ground were all stripped by their own hands. They might not dare to seek out that man, but they would definitely not let them off, even if they were also victims.
The two subordinates also reacted, immediately grabbed the valuable weapons on the ground, and followed their boss, also leaving the adventurer's guild.
Only a room full of trembling adventurers remained.
Too brutal.
That guy didn't even let people finish their sentences; whether they were copper, iron, or even silver-ranked adventurers, they were all knocked out with a single slap.
Time to go, time to go.
The once bustling adventurer's guild was left with only the receptionist at the counter and a floor full of adventurers in their underwear.
On the streets of E-Rantel, Yang Tao walked towards the vegetable shop while looking at the blue bottle of healing potion in his hand.
Inferior Lower-Grade Healing Potion
Instantly restores 14 HP.
"Lower-grade, inferior… but being able to instantly restore 14 HP is still pretty good."
The world of Ainz Ooal Gown also leans towards a game world; casting magic and using items require time and also have cooldowns, so they cannot be cast at any time.
Just like healing potions, a perfect-grade lower-grade healing potion can restore 50 HP, while an inferior one only restores 14 HP.
However, they have the same cooldown time.
This 36 HP difference is the boundary between life and death, so when calculating value, it's not simply four inferior potions > one perfect potion.
Arriving at the vegetable shop, the vegetables inside were dazzlingly abundant, and there were many vegetables he had never seen before.
Yang Tao didn't worry about wasting money at all. He bought every type of vegetable in the shop, after all, his HP was directly related to his strength.
With the enthusiastic farewell of the vegetable shop owner, Yang Tao also left this vegetable shop, which seemed out of place in an adventure world.
'Not a single exploration point… That's right, Ainz Ooal Gown's bony body, without even a shred of flesh, doesn't seem like it can eat.'
Ainz Ooal Gown is very strong, but his true form is a skeleton.
Forget eating, he can't even do that, at most he can only use his own thigh bone.
'If I transmigrated as Ainz Ooal Gown…'
Yang Tao couldn't help but shiver.
Ainz Ooal Gown has a constant Calm Mind spell on him, which triggers and forcibly calms him whenever his emotions become intense.
Plus, his race itself doesn't need to eat or sleep, and cannot reproduce through normal means…
Perhaps for ten or eight years, he could still find some fun with his powerful strength, but after one or two hundred years in a world with no opponents, if it were him, he would start thinking about how to seal his memories and start a new life.
"Welcome!"
Lost in thought, Yang Tao walked into the item shop. Amidst the increasing exploration points and the welcoming voice, he also snapped back to reality.
He was a very ordinary young man, but Yang Tao had never seen him in the anime, so he was clearly just a background NPC.
The general store room was not large, but the shelves around were filled with a dazzling array of goods, all kinds of things.
However, Yang Tao merely glanced around before looking at the young man in front of him and asking:
"I'd like to inquire if you have any books on alchemy or forging, as well as books introducing various herbs? I'm preparing to go to the Great Forest of Tob for some quests, and I plan to collect some materials along the way to earn some extra money."
Upon hearing Yang Tao's words, the young man smiled and said, "Customer, you have come to the right place!"
With that, he turned and walked to a nearby shelf, took down a not-so-thick book, and gently blew off the dust on it, revealing the book's title.
"The Road to Riches in the Great Forest of Tob"
Yang Tao's mouth twitched twice.
The title of this book was truly a bit hard for him to accept, but then he thought that this world had many transmigrators, and it suddenly seemed very reasonable.
"This book describes some common magical beasts, common herbs, and minerals in the Great Forest of Tob."
"Of course, this is just a simple description. For the detailed version, you'll have to go to a bookstore to buy related books. As for the knowledge of alchemy and forging you mentioned, you'll also need to go to a bookstore or find corresponding professionals."
"However, if you want to learn alchemy, I can sell you various tools here."
Yang Tao took the book handed to him and opened it, glancing at it. He found that it even had hand-drawn illustrations, and immediately nodded in satisfaction: "I'll take this book, and also give me a set of alchemy equipment."
A moment later, Yang Tao left the general store, carrying a money bag that had shrunk by four-fifths.
His expression was melancholic.
"Indeed, spending money is like a whirlwind, faster than what I earn from robbing…"
After strolling around E-Rantel, gaining some exploration points, and spending his last silver coin, Yang Tao finally embarked on his journey to the Great Forest of Tob.
'Blood-clotting orchid, mountain orchid… can be used to make beginner healing potions…'
Yang Tao flipped through the book in his hand, walking towards the north of E-Rantel, without any intention of stopping along the way. After he finished reading "The Road to Riches in the Great Forest of Tob" and "Alchemist Apprentice," he arrived at the forest.
Gazing at the dense forest.
A meaningful smile appeared on Yang Tao's face: "The Nazarick Underground Great Tomb should not be far from here… In that case, I'll establish a base within this forest."
The Nazarick Underground Great Tomb is located to the northeast of the Great Forest of Tob, and there is also a Carne Village between the forest and the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Walking into the dense forest.
Several incredibly sturdy wild boars burst out from the forest, followed by a few smaller wild boars.
Clearly, this was a wild boar family.
"No wonder they issued a wild boar clearing quest; these wild boars have become so rampant…"
A war spear appeared in Yang Tao's hand. As soon as the wild boars charged, Yang Tao sent them away, one person, one spear.
Looking at the panicked little wild boars, Yang Tao sighed and murmured, "It's better for a family to be together, all neatly…"