Chapter 13 The Thief

  As they entered the town, Lin Chen and Xia Lu walked directly to the inn in the town. After escaping for so long in the morning and riding horses all afternoon, both Lin Chen and Xia Lu were very exhausted at this time.

  Especially Xia Lu, it's not just mental fatigue, but also physical exhaustion. After hastily eating some food, the two of them returned to their respective rooms to rest.

  "If I enter the Setting Sun Forest tomorrow, I hope to gather some practical materials", Lin Chen muttered to himself as he thought about entering the Setting Sun Forest tomorrow.

  As long as you give yourself the materials you want, you can definitely refine a batch of unstable potions. This type of aggressive potion is no problem for people below level 50. Even if you encounter someone at level 60, I believe there's still hope for escape. It's just that things about potions can't be too publicized.

  "It seems that refining equipment for myself is also a top priority...". Thinking about the medicine, it can't be too publicized, lest someone gets jealous, so Lin Chen naturally thought of equipment. However, the identity of the casting master is also very sensitive, and it seems that he must also be careful not to refine too powerful equipment, lest he suffer the same fate.

  "Alas, this world is really troublesome. Having abilities that are too strong is also a troublesome thing......" Thinking of the sensitive identities of blacksmiths and alchemists in this world, Lin Chen couldn't help but secretly lament that even he, a top-tier blacksmith and alchemist, had to hide his true strength.

  This is also an unavoidable thing. Before having the strength to protect oneself, too strong abilities will only bring trouble. These things don't need personal experience, just looking at the 5,000-year history of China before crossing over leaves a deep lesson.

  Lying in bed thinking about the road ahead, Lin Chen slowly fell into a deep sleep, after all, today's events were too much, and Lin Chen also felt very tired.

  Deep in sleep, he didn't know how long he had slept, when Lin Chen suddenly felt someone rummaging through his clothes, which made him wake up alertly and open his eyes.

  It was already late at night, and a patch of bright moonlight spilled in through the window. With the help of the moonlight outside the window, Lin Chen could see a boy about 14 or 15 years old, with his head down searching for something on himself. His movements were very light, but they still made Lin Chen feel it.

  "Thief!?", seeing this overly focused young man, Lin Chen instantly reacted, but didn't directly expose him, instead secretly smiled and continued to pretend to be asleep, his eyes sneaking a peek through a slit, watching the young man's thievery.

  Having been in this world for only one day, I can be said to have no money or status. Even buying a horse and staying at an inn were done with Xia Lü's money. And yet, there are still people who come to steal my things. Moreover, even if I did have something, it would be placed in a package, so why would I carry it on me?

  “Sigh……” After carefully searching around without finding anything, the disappointed young man let out a low sigh and quietly opened the window before agilely climbing out of it. Seeing the youth's nimble movements, Lin Chen was slightly taken aback, then sat up with some interest and followed after him.

  Lin Chen, who had already been woken up, didn't feel sleepy at this time. Moreover, the agile movement of that young man just now seemed to be someone from this world who had undergone training, but his clothes were very tattered, which made Lin Chen's heart extremely curious.

  He quietly followed out of the window, and the boy in front walked stealthily on the roof for a while before identifying a room, then flipped down to the windowsill, pulled out a dagger, and inserted it into the gap between the windows. The boy quietly opened the window from the inside.

  Lin Chen quietly followed, taking advantage of the opponent not entering another room yet, and opened his information, sizing him up. It turned out to be a Lv16 apprentice assassin, which made Lin Chen slightly stunned - an assassin who steals things?

  "What the hell are you doing here?! Get out!", just as Lin Chen was secretly shocked, suddenly a loud explosion came from inside the room, and immediately the window was smashed open, the boy who had snuck in was directly blown out, spitting out a mouthful of blood before landing on his feet and running wildly.

  "Hmph! That little rabbit actually dared to steal from me!?!" A robust man by the window coldly hummed, looking at the quickly fleeing youth. Upon seeing this robust man's information, Lin Chen secretly felt sorry for that youth. This man was unexpectedly a mid-level swordsman, and it really served him right for being unlucky - stealing things and actually stealing from someone with a mid-level professional title!

  Following the injured young man, Lin Chen arrived at a dilapidated house in the corner of the small town. The old house looked like it had been there for many years, with cracks as wide as a palm on the walls and a worn-out wooden door.

  "It's really tough, isn't it...", Lin Chen sighed silently as he looked at the dilapidated house, shaking his head in helplessness. Although there were countless poor people in the world and he couldn't help them all, since he had encountered this situation, he might as well lend a hand.

  He took out a bottle of epic flame potion from his bag, which could add 200 points of fire attribute damage to his weapon for a short period of time. If he were to sell it, it should be worth quite a bit of money. Holding the small bottle of potion, Lin Chen walked to the door of the small house and was about to put it down when suddenly there were voices coming from inside.

  "Jack, how are you? Is today's work going smoothly? If it weren't for my mother being blind and holding you back, you wouldn't have to suffer with me," a weak female voice echoed in the house, saying self-reproachingly.

  "Mother! What are you saying?! I'm doing great at work! Today, while walking on the road, I even picked up three silver coins! That's enough to buy you medicine for several days. We'll definitely be able to cure your eyes!" Following the weak female voice, a slightly childish male voice rang out, seemingly from the young man who had just spoken.

  Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's hand hesitated for a moment as he slowly pushed open the old wooden door and peeked inside through the gap.

  Under the dim oil lamp, a woman of about forty years old looked unusually old and worn out, with her eyes covered by a black cloth, clearly unable to see anything. The young man sat on the bed beside her.

  "It's all because I'm no good, can't afford the Bright Medicine! Otherwise, your eyes would have been cured..." The young man said with a melancholic expression, hanging his head.

  "Alright, don't mind my eyes, as long as you can live well, that's all that matters. My eyes have been blind for three years now, and I've gotten used to it. That Brightness Potion is a second-tier potion, something that can sell for 2000 gold coins. Not just us, even some noble lords might not be able to afford it." The woman hurriedly comforted the young man, seemingly sensing his sorrow.

  "Is this Luminescent Medicine? Can something like this really sell for 2,000 gold coins? Is the gold coin in this world not valuable?" Upon hearing the old woman's words, Lin Chen was slightly stunned and thought to himself in surprise.

  Glowing Medicine Lin Chen was aware that it was a medicine that dispelled visual disturbances, and could only be considered a second-rate medicine. How could something like this sell for 2,000 gold coins in this world? Was the gold coin not worth anything? Or was the price of the medicine just too high?

  But thinking of the fine horse he bought today, which cost only 30 silver coins, and the lodging at the inn for one night was also just 20 silver coins, Lin Chen immediately understood that it wasn't that the gold coins in this world were worthless, but rather that the price of medicine was simply terrifying.

  "If it's a luminous potion, I can help you find one. Do you want me to?" Although secretly shocked by the exorbitant prices of potions in this world, Lin Chen pushed open the old wooden door with a creak and walked in.

  "Is it you!?", seeing Lin Chen walk in, this young man's face changed greatly and he cried out in surprise.

  But he immediately reacted to Lin Chen's words, although he was very afraid that Lin Chen might beat him like the intermediate swordsman, but when he heard the Bright Medicine, this young man's eyes lit up, "Brother, can you help me buy a Bright Medicine? As long as you can help me buy a Bright Medicine, I'll listen to you from now on! I'm willing to be your servant!!!"

  "Ding, triggered task One-Star Task 'Find the Luminous Potion', reward 2000 experience points, accept/reject".

  "Quest? Is this the way to trigger a quest?" Upon hearing the system prompt in his mind, Lin Chen's eyes widened slightly as he suddenly understood how to accept quests.