"This is good stuff!"
Asta's eyes lit up. With this item, he could continue to accumulate a large amount of Chakra in a short period. This way, if he opened the Eight Gates while having a powerful amount of Chakra stored in his body, the power gained in that instant would likely be heaven-defying!
Furthermore, he had complete control over the chakra tinder and could strip away other tinders at any time, so he didn't have to worry about backlash. However, this tinder was a bit expensive; even if he used all the points earned this time, he could only exchange for five.
"Still poor!"
Asta shook his head, having no plans to exchange for chakra tinder for the time being. After all, he still had 48,000 points and needed to spend them sparingly.
"Next is the recovery potion, 50 points!"
"Instantly restores half of the Mana and Chakra consumed!" "007"
"Not bad, I'll exchange for three bottles first!"
Asta immediately bought three bottles of recovery potion and gave one each to Noelle and Finral.
*Gulp, gulp!*
Asta didn't hesitate to drink the potion dry. Not to mention, it was a bit sweet. After one bottle of recovery potion went down, Asta suddenly felt his energy was mostly restored.
"What is this dirty-looking water?"
Noelle spoke with a hint of disdain.
"Good stuff, it can restore physical strength."
Asta smiled mischievously. Noelle was clearly chickening out; she was scared and didn't dare to drink it.
"Really? Then I won't be polite!"
Since Finral saw that Asta had already finished a bottle, he had nothing to worry about and drank the recovery potion. The effect was more than just good; originally, he felt as exhausted as an ordinary person who had run a marathon, but he didn't expect that after one bottle of recovery potion, he actually felt himself come alive instantly!
"Asta, what kind of treasure is this? The effect is even more powerful than medicinal herbs that restore stamina!"
Finral's eyes widened in disbelief.
"You hillbilly, now that you've recovered your strength, hurry back and report so we can snatch that non-urgent combat mission!"
Asta rolled his eyes. Explaining this thing was so troublesome that he couldn't be bothered. It was better to put on the air of a transmigrator and mock Finral for being ill-informed.
"What? I'm a hillbilly?"
Finral felt like a stampede was going on inside him. You have to know, he was a noble who grew up in the Neige Kingdom; what hadn't he seen in his life? Now, he was being mocked by a boy from the most remote mountain Village in the empire. Dammit...
"It's that effective?"
With a scrutinizing gaze, Noelle lightly tasted the blue liquid in the glass container. A sweet taste came from the tip of her tongue, and she found the potion wasn't bad—it actually tasted quite good. So, she tilted her small head and took a large gulp. After drinking it, her body felt warm and very comfortable, as if she were bathing in milk.
"Mmm~~~"
Noelle couldn't help but let out a soft hum of comfort. This unintentional act was surprisingly alluring, causing both Asta and Finral to look her way.
"What are you looking at!"
Noelle turned her head away with a huff. Although she was still like a budding flower, she was already as eye-catching as a tender sprout in the early morning.
"Cough, let's go!"
Asta was still thinking about that combat mission and couldn't help but speak up. After all, the battle maniac Luck was no joke; he was probably in the middle of a full-throttle slaughter right now. If Asta didn't hurry them along, the mission might be snatched away, and then he'd lose a good opportunity to earn points!
"I'm really done with you. Can't you let people rest for a bit?"
Finral rolled his eyes. He originally wanted to rest here more, especially since he had genuinely surpassed his limits today. But now that his exhaustion had been mostly cleared by the recovery potion, he was too embarrassed to linger. Thus, he immediately channeled his spatial magic to create a long-distance magic passage.
"Hmm? Back so soon?"
Yami put down the beer in his hand in surprise. It had only been a few minutes since he issued the mission, and Asta's group was already back.
"Captain, the enemy bandit group in Longxi Village has been completely dealt with. So, can that non-urgent combat mission be given to me?"
Asta said full of anticipation. This time, he didn't expect to earn that much from the combat mission; he'd be satisfied with 100,000 points. Since the mission wasn't urgent, it meant the difficulty might be lower...
"Hmm, well done, kids!"
Yami gave a brief word of praise, then puffed out a cloud of smoke and said, "This third combat mission, although also caused by an enemy bandit group, is strictly speaking not a combat mission, but a rescue mission..."
"A rescue mission?"
Noelle said in surprise, because she subconsciously thought of what happened in Soshi Village. If they could have arrived faster then, the villagers wouldn't have suffered unnecessary casualties. After that incident, she had a bit of a shadow over these kinds of missions.
"Yes. The location of this mission is a mountain Village built next to an ancient battlefield. It is reported that a large enemy bandit group saw that this place was easy to defend and hard to attack, and wanted to use it as a temporary base. But who would have thought the villagers there were also exceptionally fierce? After several fights, the bandits couldn't do anything to the villagers and could only surround them, trying to starve them out. At this time, a man named Kryss feigned surrender, but in reality, he led these bandits into the ruins of the ancient battlefield. Your mission is to annihilate the bandits inside and rescue this villager while you're at it."
Yami felt his throat go dry after speaking so much at once. At this moment, he realized how uncomfortable it was without his reliable subordinate Magna around; he didn't even have someone to pour water for him when he was thirsty.
"So where is the mission location?"
Asta asked.
"Wind and Thunder Village, a Village whose name sounds like it's anything but peaceful."
Yami stretched and said.
"Captain, I've never been to a Village that smells of blood and isn't romantic at all, so we can only go by magic broom. However, I'm afraid my current Mana won't last until we fly there, so why not switch to someone else?"
Finral spoke with a bitter face. After getting to know Noelle and Asta, he was shocked to find that there were actually Mages in the world who couldn't even ride a magic broom. Having three people on one broom was indeed a bit too much to handle...
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