"Excuse me, could you move aside?"
"Sorry."
Gauss stood there dazed for a long time. Only when he heard movement behind him did he realize he was blocking the stairway. He quickly stepped aside.
The woman coming upstairs smiled.
Gauss smiled back in greeting, though he felt a little embarrassed.
Still, he supposed he couldn't be blamed. Every new adventurer coming up here for the first time probably went through this.
Perhaps the scenery itself wasn't so breathtaking that it should leave someone spellbound, but the emotions welling up inside made every impression feel more intense.
If even he felt this way, then for new adventurers who had struggled for years, decades, or even longer, these complicated, conflicting feelings must be all the more overwhelming.
"Let's find somewhere to sit, sort through what we know so far, and take a look around."
Tables and chairs for resting were scattered throughout the hall.
Gauss found a table and chairs with an excellent view and no one nearby, then sat down.
He began to calm himself.
First, counting the spoils he'd sold yesterday, the commission payment he'd just collected, and the five gold coins from the newcomer's gift pack, he now had 14 gold and 35 silver in cash.
As for his other items, the Life Magic Stone was worth around 2.5 gold, the Teleportation Scroll 4 gold, and the Healing Scroll 3 gold.
Adding these three relatively valuable items, his assets came to about 24 gold.
If possible, he wanted to keep both scrolls.
Considering that the Life Magic Stone seemed to have become far less effective after he officially advanced to a professional, and barely nourished his body anymore, he could sell it if he urgently needed the money.
That would leave him with about 17 gold he could spend