Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 41 To Sell or Not?

For several days in a row, they worked day and night, patrolling back and forth every night.

House finally confirmed that there were no more traces of monsters hiding in Theresa's house, thus officially ending his observation period of Miss Theresa's house.

Adventurers' Guild.

Having successfully adjusted his sleep schedule, House arrived at the Adventurers' Guild early in the morning to accept a quest.

Considering the convenience of the manual, House only accepted gathering quests that overlapped with the monster materials required for the mission.

The task involves collecting two herbs: Dewdrop and Hyacinth.

Soon, House took over all the gathering commissions related to Dewdrop and Hyacinth on the task list.

"Who is this person? Why did they take on so many missions at once?"

"Can he finish it?"

"Are you a professional?"

"Idiot, what professional would do this kind of task? At the very least, they would go and exterminate goblins."

"Bullshit! What are goblins? They don't even deserve a professional's attention!"

Under the puzzled gazes of the surrounding adventurers, House calmly greeted Theresa at the front desk before quickly leaving.

time is money.

Thanks to the manual's automatic retrieval of task materials within a certain range, House didn't need to specifically observe the surrounding bushes with his eyes.

He only needs to walk slowly along the forest path, and with the help of the tips in the manual, he can accurately and easily find the dew-covered grass and hyacinths scattered everywhere.

No, there's not even a need to slow down.

After trying to sense the monster contract manual accurately and provide material prompts even when he sprinted past at 100-meter speed, House was startled and a bold idea popped into his head.

Let's do a one-click scan!

Throughout the day, House barely stopped, sweeping around the southern part of the town.

As dusk fell, House carried his day's harvest straight back to the Adventurers' Guild.

When the large sack, about half the size of a person, was placed on the reception desk with a thud, not only was Theresa, who was on duty, stunned, but even the ordinary adventurers who came to submit their herbal quests were all dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief and astonishment.

One of the adventurers glanced at his own shriveled bag containing only a dozen or so herbs, then looked at House's bulging bag in front of him.

This adventurer, who had already taken on numerous herb-gathering quests and could be considered a seasoned expert, began to doubt his own gathering skills for the first time in his life.

"Mr. House, here is a total of 9 silver coins and 70 copper coins. Please keep it safe."

Miss Theresa smiled and placed the money on the counter, then waited quietly for House to count it.

House quickly finished tallying up the payments.

At this point, Miss Theresa spoke again:

"Mr. House, there are some herbs left. Would you like the guild to purchase them on your behalf?"

House collected such a large quantity of Dewdrop and Hyacinth that even after completing all the guild commissions, he still had a small amount left over.

It is important to know that if freshly picked herbs are not stored and preserved properly, their medicinal properties will be lost very quickly.

Once it's completely dried out and spoiled, it's worthless.

For this reason, the guild has specially set up a guaranteed purchase channel, willing to buy up the surplus herbs from adventurers at half the market price, so as to avoid the waste of resources.

Well, this 50% discount... well, how should I put it, it's a pretty bad deal.

House looked at the remaining half-bag of herbs and suddenly felt a pang of regret.

Previously, the "sweep" mode was unlocked, which activated House's collecting habit. Without paying attention, he accidentally over-sweeped with one click, ignoring the actual amount required for the task.

He doesn't have the professional means to preserve and store this extra batch of herbs for a long time, so he can't keep them. He'll submit them when new harvesting commissions are available.

House was secretly conflicted.

Are we doomed to suffer a loss and sell to the guild at half price with a guaranteed buyback?

Or should we sell them individually?

But selling them individually is too time-consuming and energy-intensive, and besides, if those pharmacies were to buy them back, they probably wouldn't offer a good price...

Are you going to sell or not?

A slightly rough voice suddenly rang out from behind, and the adventurers waiting in line behind him had already lost their patience and couldn't help but urge House on.

If you're going to sell, sell now; if not, get out!

Startled back to his senses by the shout from the burly adventurer behind him, House suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Eh!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

After repeatedly apologizing to those behind him, House took the remaining small bag of herbs from the counter and quickly walked out of the Adventurers' Guild.

He briefly recalled the location of the Healing Spring Pharmacy in his mind, and after determining the direction, he quickly walked towards it.

It doesn't matter who you sell to.

Rather than letting the guild benefit, it's better to let Sylvia benefit.

House intends to sell it to Ms. Catherine for half price.

In any case, the remaining amount of herbs is not much, and the two herbs, Dewdrop and Hyacinth, happen to be on Ms. Catherine's list of materials to be acquired.

......

House arrived at the Healing Spring Pharmacy very quickly.

Reaching out, I gently shook the brass bell by the door, and its clear, ringing sound rang out.

Stepping into the store, you'll see Ms. Catherine behind the counter with gentle features and a soft smile on her face, her demeanor as warm and approachable as ever.

After a brief greeting, House got straight to the point and explained the purpose of his visit.

"Mr. House, you've worked hard."

Ms. Catherine greeted him gently, and without a verbal response, she reached out and took the herbal bag from the counter.

Afterwards, he bent down, untied the bag, and gently took out the herbs. He then began to carefully count the Dewdrop and Hyacinth on the counter.

Clearly, Ms. Catherine agreed to House's proposal.

Today, Ms. Catherine wore an elegant long dress with a slightly low neckline, exuding a gentle and languid charm.

The emerald necklace she wore around her neck was warm and lustrous, complementing her long dress perfectly. Against her fair skin, the emerald's green hue appeared even more intense and vibrant, making her exceptionally eye-catching.

House's gaze was instinctively drawn to it, but he quickly forced it away.

Upon discovering that his mother and daughter were exactly the same, House, out of politeness, could only turn his head away discreetly and start playing with the Happy on his shoulder.

Fortunately, Ms. Catherine was very experienced and quickly finished counting all the herbs, picking out one that had been damaged due to excessive squeezing.

"Mr. House, this Dewdrop Grass is damaged, I'm sorry I can't help you... Mr. House, are you listening?"

Catherine straightened up and looked up, only then noticing that House was tilting his head and rubbing the monster on his shoulder.

It looked like it had been rubbing for quite a while, and some of the bird feathers had fallen onto its shoulders and the counter.