Saving the Freckled Boy

The freckled boy struggled to fend off the goblins, but the ones before him grew more and more excited.

Seeing the two surviving goblins in front of him, he felt a sense of dread and wanted to find a chance to escape, but the goblins blocked his path.

After a day of searching, his stamina was severely depleted. If he wanted to escape, he had to deal with one goblin first.

Green skin, a small body, pointed ears, limbs with claws, and a constant sharp laughter from its mouth, as if mocking the boy's weakness.

The intelligence was fatally flawed. The boy hadn't prepared enough, nor did he have teammates. He thought he could claim the reward himself.

Clenching the sword in his hand, he charged at the goblin again, slashing fiercely. The blade struck the goblin's neck but got stuck.

As the other goblin swung its blade, the boy's sword was knocked away. He didn't have time to pull the blade out and chose to abandon it.

In a moment of peril, he stumbled and fell. A goblin's sword slashed his right arm. He scrambled forward in a panic, not wanting to die here. "Help! Someone save me! I don't want to die!"

Just then, a dagger flew from a distance, piercing the goblin's back. The goblin hurriedly fled into the nearby forest.

The boy, who had closed his eyes waiting for death, slowly opened them. He recognized the child in front of him; it was the newcomer who had accepted the slime commission that morning.

The boy didn't seem to intend to help him, just watched him quietly. "What? I thought it would be at least a beautiful girl. Seems my luck isn't that good."

"Hey, I lost a dagger saving you. What now?" Mel Carlo finally focused his gaze on him. There was a cut on his right arm, and if the bleeding wasn't stopped promptly, he would likely die.

[YunX Baiyao], [bandage], no matter what, the bleeding needs to be stopped first.

Ever since he used medicine not of this world on Kate, Mel no longer had to constantly think about whether or not to take out the medicine. After all, there was always a risk of exposure whenever these things were used.

The freckled boy stared blankly at Mel, feeling a wave of shame. He had mocked this child that morning, and now the child had saved his life.

After stopping the bleeding, the freckled boy, enduring the pain, cut off the goblin's left ear. This was proof for claiming the reward.

The two returned to the road back together.

If Mel hadn't heard the cries for help and decided to intervene, this freckled boy would likely be dead.

"Thank you, thank you so much. My name is Lavi. What's your name? I'll pay you back for the medicine and the dagger later."

"My name is Mel. I don't want to talk much right now. I'm soaked all over and want to go back and take a hot bath. If you really want to help me, can you lend me some clothes?" Mel certainly wouldn't be so polite. He was very resentful now; today's losses far exceeded the reward.

He had no money now, and these were the only clothes he had. If he hadn't washed himself regularly, he would have stunk long ago. The month of travel was the hardest.

"Okay, I have some clothes, but they're my old ones. I hope you don't mind," Lavi said, feeling somewhat relieved by Mel's coldness. The other person hadn't explicitly refused him and had even made a request.

Such a request was not a big deal for him.

"Um, Mel, where do you live?"

"At the inn on Adventurer Street."

"When I get back, I'll bring the clothes to you immediately."

"Alright." Mel quickened his pace.

Can't find the book by searching the title, maybe try searching the author? Perhaps the name was just changed!

When he heard the cries for help, he thought it was some beautiful girl's unexpected turn of events, but it turned out to be a boy covered in pockmarks.

A bit of a loss. The only thing he was grateful for was saving another life in this different world.

As the sun set, the two returned to Oak City, and Mel immediately went back to the inn.

The innkeeper greeted Mel warmly, "Great Adventurer, how was your first day of adventure?"

"The slime commission is done, but I'm soaked all over. It's terrible."

"Then take a hot bath to wash away the fatigue. We still have hot water at the inn."

"Thank you." Mel headed towards the inn's bathhouse.

The inn's bathhouse was a small, medium-sized cubicle with a wooden tub where one could lie down and soak. But could they really recoup the cost of boiling so much water?

However, it was also possible that people in this world didn't bathe as much as he did. At least water wasn't considered evil in this country.

After adding hot water, Mel directly took off his clothes and soaked in the hot water. Instantly, the day's fatigue was relieved. He lay completely in the tub, able to do a backstroke.

The distance was still quite far at the time, so he acted directly. The dagger hit the goblin's back. He couldn't kill it, even with the [Dagger Attack] passive. In the end, his strength was still too low.

A 7-year-old body is hard-pressed to have much strength. It's like a game account; the basic attribute panel is too weak. Even if the skills have strong buffs, if the base attributes don't improve, the buffs won't increase much.

Are there even attribute points? That depends on whether he levels up. If he can never level up, he feels this system is really not very useful.

ID: Mel Carlo

Level: LV1

"Why does it feel like the mana bar has gotten a little longer? Is it just my imagination?"

Closing the system menu, he closed his eyes again, enjoying this moment of peace.

When the water temperature started to drop slightly, he stood up and looked at the clothes beside him. Those clothes were soaked and unwearable.

Lavi also brought the clothes as promised. The innkeeper looked at Lavi with some confusion. She remembered every guest. This person seemed to be an adventurer, but he should have had his own residence in the city and hadn't stayed at the inn.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Mel. Does he live here? I'm bringing him clothes."

"Oh, he's taking a bath. Go in and find him." The innkeeper glanced at the freckled boy's bandaged arm, from which blood was still seeping.

No wonder Mel Carlo said today was terrible; it seems a lot has happened. Slimes wouldn't cause wounds like these.

Lavi quickly arrived outside the bathroom door and gently knocked. "Mel, I've brought your clothes."

"Thanks, just bring them in. I'm waiting."

The clothes were delivered into the bathroom, and Lavi retreated outside the door to wait. He was a person who valued his reputation, but when facing Mel, he always felt drawn into a state of "sincerity"—Mel's sincerity was influencing him.

Because no matter what he said, Mel wouldn't pay much mind, so he didn't deliberately speak his usual arrogant words.

After Mel changed his clothes, he immediately came out. He glanced at Lavi's injured arm and saw that it seemed to have stopped bleeding. The medicine's hemostatic effect was very good, but did this world not have red and blue potions like in games?