Becoming the Shortcut Myself

"Sure."

With permission granted, Adam opened the five chests.

One chest contained gold coins, one held silver coins, one held copper coins, and the remaining two contained several pieces of equipment that looked like they had been used by humans, along with a few uncut gemstones.

Not a single chest was full.

Adam silently reached into the chest of gold coins, glanced at the seven coins that barely covered his palm, then looked back at the dragon.

"W-W-W, don't look at me like that—"

Hughgel covered his face with both claws and could not help crying.

"Looking at me like that makes me feel so pathetic, QAQ..."

"Sigh..."

Adam could not help sighing. Never mind that he had never had access to gold coins in his previous life—ever since the moment he first encountered Galleons in this life, he had never been this poor.

He reached out and patted the dragon's head, speaking sincerely.

"How about you follow me from now on?"

"Follow you... Cough, cough!"

Hughgel nearly got led astray by Adam for a moment. He coughed violently several times, then stared warily at the man before him.

"Human! Don't push your luck! Finish the contract first!"

At that, a flash of smugness appeared in Hughgel's eyes.

This forest was filled with high-level monsters and Demons. Finding valuable treasure here was by no means easy. The treasures he possessed represented several years of accumulation since leaving his lair.

That human had just looked down on the treasure he had collected. Once Adam tried for himself, he would understand just how...

Difficult... it... was?

Adam flipped his hand, letting the seven gold coins fall back into the chest. Then another seven gold coins dropped from his palm, followed by another seven... The falling coins became increasingly dense, and the sound