My bloodline yearns for progress.

Chapter 72 Inquisition

Upon learning that the two had become tainted by the curse after witnessing some kind of sacrificial ritual, Tessa immediately decided to return to her old ways.

"Our meeting must be Callum's guidance; divine punishment must be brought upon those heretics!"

Tessa's unusual behavior caught Goren's attention.

He thought he had encountered some trouble, so he hurriedly carried the spider nest back, only to find Tessa yelling that she was going to roast all those kobolds!

"Calm down, devout priest. It's getting dark. The first thing we need to consider is where we should rest tonight."

Goren didn't just find any random place to rest at night.

But the two people who were treated by Tessa seemed to have thought of something and quickly added something.

"If you reach the lair of those kobolds, just walk about a kilometer to the west and you will see a large area where Moonflowers grow."

That's a good place to rest.

Upon hearing this, Goren thought it was feasible.

"Moonbreath Flower is an auxiliary material for various healing potions and requires a clean growing environment."

"Where there are Moonflowers, there must be no pollution or monsters."

After much deliberation, Goren decided to pull off one more heist before it got dark.

As for the two adventurers, they were going to take the Moonbreeze flowers they had picked back to get treatment.

"My name is Dalton, and this is Curtis. When you get back, I'll buy you drinks."

Dalton simply said goodbye to the three of them and then quickly left with Curtis.

They need to hurry while the toxin is sealed.

The same applies to Goren.

Goren took out some reagent bottles and taught the two novices how to collect toxins.

"Watch closely, all we need to do is place the reagent bottle under the fang and then give it a simple squeeze."

After receiving instruction from Goren, Otto and Tessa quickly collected twelve vials of Blackthorn Giant Spider venom.

As for Goren, he was simply happily counting the spider eggs in the spider nest.

According to Goren's count, there are at least three hundred black-spined giant spider eggs in this nest.

Even at the base price of three silver Thorns for one spider egg, they could still obtain at least nine hundred silver Thorns!

"We really hit the jackpot this time, we were so lucky!"

Goren was very excited, knowing that this amount of compensation far exceeded that of most medium-sized commissions.

Even elderly adventurers rarely encounter such a gift from nature!

However, the spider nest is too large and difficult to carry.

Removing and storing the spider eggs would take up too much time.

After much deliberation, Goren immediately took some of the supplies out of his spatial pocket.

The three of them shared the burden of carrying it.

This is a situation that adventurers often encounter.

In fact, the adventurer team prepares far more supplies than needed in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

Therefore, if you obtain worthwhile materials, sometimes it is a necessary sacrifice to abandon some resources.

"Alright, it's time to go."

Let's go and meet those kobolds.

After putting the spider nest into his spatial pocket, Goren immediately shouldered the supplies and headed in the direction indicated by the two adventurers. However, although Goren agreed to the operation, he still gave Tessa a serious warning.

"We're just going to take a look first. If we can't hunt there, we'll just go and rest in the area where the Moonbringer grows. Understand?"

Goren didn't disbelieve the two adventurers; he just had a habit of questioning everything that happened on his journey.

In Goren's view, taking risks is a business to make money, not a way to lose your life.

Therefore, even though he had some intelligence, Goren only planned to investigate first.

Fortunately, as time went by, Otto's magic power recovered considerably, and he was able to use Shadow Step and Soul Purification again.

This is one of the advantages of using zero-ring spells; at least the recovery time won't be too long.

Just as Otto was pondering this, they arrived at the kobold settlement.

The three temporarily set aside their supplies and cautiously explored the area, soon gaining a full view of the settlement.

Inside the dilapidated wooden house, four dog-headed men lay on the ground, resting soundly.

As for the remaining one, it was leaning against the wall, fiddling with something.

To Otto, it appeared to be the broken blade of some kind of weapon.

The broken blade was covered in black miasma, which looked very ominous.

Otto figured that this broken blade was probably the gift these kobolds received after their sacrifice.

The kobold tossed the broken blade away cleanly and efficiently. Then, the broken blade circled the wooden house in the air before flying back into its hand!

Tessa immediately realized something was wrong.

"That's probably a cursed artifact."

Tessa carefully explained to the two people beside her.

"Cursed tools, as the name suggests, are tools that produce wondrous effects after being imbued with a curse."

It can be naturally formed, made by sorcerers, or even a gift from an evil god.

These kinds of items often have negative effects when used, and one can easily be corrupted by a curse if one is not careful.

Leave it to me to purify!

Tessa looked at the kobolds in front of her with a burning hatred. It was because of these monsters that the curse continued to spread in the mortal world. They had to kill all these heretics as soon as possible and purify the cursed artifact!

Fortunately, the three of them were in good condition, and their opponents were just five small kobolds.

Judging from their appearance, they've already eaten dinner and are getting drowsy. This is a perfect opportunity to attack!

Goren glanced at the two people beside him, simply nodded, and gestured for them to follow.

Goren suddenly leaped up from the bushes, then slammed his fists into the ground, roaring as he unleashed his combat technique.

Immediately afterwards, four ice pillars rose suddenly from the ground, pinning the four kobolds lying on the ground firmly in place.

This is a combat technique called Heavy Punch Grip, which is essentially a technique that uses fist force to stimulate the earth's veins. However, under Goren's interpretation, Heavy Punch Grip resonated with professional combat techniques.

Just as Goren cleared the way, Otto followed closely behind, activating the Windwing Messenger.

Otto's weight was reduced by the Windwing Messenger, and he arrived in front of the remaining kobold in the blink of an eye, then slammed the iron sword down hard!

By using the Windwing Messenger, Otto reduced his own weight and transferred that weight to the Iron Sword.

Therefore, the moment the iron sword swung down, the kobold's head was completely smashed to pieces.

But the kobold had already thrown out the broken blade before it died.

Seeing the broken blade fly out, Tessa, who had been preparing for a long time, immediately raised her hammer and staff.

"In the name of Callum, may the inhabitants of this world never be harmed!"

While Tessa was explaining the magical artifacts to Otto, she was already preparing to cast the Law Seal.

Tessa had been hiding in the bushes all this time for this moment!

The translucent cube completely engulfed the broken blade.

The black miasma disappeared, and in its place was a mark resembling a balance scale!

Just when Tessa thought the seal was successful, miasma suddenly erupted from the broken blade again!

The black miasma transformed into a hideous skeleton that lunged at Tessa!