In the inn guest room.
Enri would glance from time to time at the tabletop nearby; the glittering light of gold coins and a small pile of copper coins made it hard to look away.
She had originally thought that healing potions priced at ten gold coins a bottle wouldn't sell, given how exorbitant the price was, but to her surprise, they were actually the fastest to sell out.
"I heard the customers buying the potions say that the Captain seems to be a Genius alchemist. That's amazing."
Enri thought to herself, forcing her gaze away from the gold coins. No wonder he had casually tossed her 20 gold coins yesterday to buy supplies.
Perhaps she had followed a truly extraordinary figure.
"The potions sold out in such a short time; it was a bit faster than expected."
Lyle looked at the coins on the table and spoke with a light smile, though a flicker of thought passed through the depths of his eyes.
His "regeneration potion" had only appeared in the imperial capital of the Baharuth Empire, yet it had sold out here in such a short time.
It was clear that intelligence about him had already spread within the Kingdom's borders; at the very least, there were likely many people in the city of "E-Rantel" who knew about him.
For Lyle, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
He originally needed a public identity, and the higher the fame of this identity, the better. In many cases, first impressions and preconceived notions are crucial.
Just like those "Adamantite-rank" adventurers, they can use the influence of their fame to easily accomplish things within human territories.
Even if the "Great Tomb of Nazarick" were to descend in the future and investigate him, they would only find the information Lyle had intentionally exposed.
This could be considered learning from the Bone King's strategy—making the identities of the adventurer Momon and the King of the Sorcerer Kingdom two separate, independent entities.
However!
Just this was not enough.
This thought flashed through Lyle's mind. With an unchanged expression, he picked up a money bag, grabbed a handful of copper coins and stuffed it full, then took two gold coins from the pile and placed them inside.
Whoosh!
The money bag was tossed over.
Enri's hands dipped under the weight, and her body couldn't help but lean forward. She hurriedly hugged the money bag to keep from falling and looked at Lyle in a slight panic: "Captain."
"I'm not a stingy person. This is your share of the money," Lyle said with a light smile.
"But, but, this is too much."
Enri held the heavy money bag, her voice stuttering. She felt her heart beating violently.
This was a completely different situation from when Lyle had previously thrown her 20 gold coins to buy supplies.
Although she didn't know exactly how much was in the bag, those two gold coins alone were already more than her family earned in a year.
"Is it really a lot?"
Lyle pointed his finger at the small pile of gold coins on the table, then at the money bag in Enri's hands.
Enri certainly knew there was a lot of money on the table, and she also knew that money had nothing to do with her; it was all earned from the alchemical potions the Captain had made himself.
She had merely sold the potions; even someone else could have done it easily.
Before Enri could speak...
"Enri, don't limit yourself to Carne Village. You have already left the village, and this world is much larger than you imagine."
"Whether it's money or anything else, as long as you realize your talent, it won't be as far out of reach as you think."
Lyle spoke again to Enri, who was wearing a faded light pink cloth dress underneath, wrapped in a black cotton coat, and wearing blue cloth boots.
Her outfit could hardly be called "pretty." Compared to the exquisitely dressed Emerald Leaf Witch beside her, the gap was obvious.
The black cotton coat was something Lyle had told Enri to buy yesterday; it was also very cheap, costing only two silver coins.
It was fine for keeping warm, but definitely not exquisite. She was clearly trying to save him money.
Enri didn't quite understand, but she heard the phrase she was most curious and concerned about, so she quickly asked: "Captain, I want to know, what exactly is this 'talent' you're talking about?"
To the side.
The Emerald Leaf Witch's eyelids fluttered open, her eyes also revealing a look of curiosity. She was also somewhat puzzled.
Through her observations over the past few days, the Emerald Leaf Witch was certain that this little girl named Enri was indeed just an ordinary human.
At least, she hadn't detected anything noteworthy.
"It's still too early for you; you'll find out in the future," Lyle said softly, having no intention of explaining. He continued:
"Go to the courtyard behind the inn and have Little Black pull the carriage out. We're getting ready to leave."
The reason Lyle recruited Enri wasn't for that "ethereal" talent of having a certain favorability with creatures like Goblins.
What he valued was Enri's true talent in the "Commander-type" system!
In just a year or two, she had relied on her own ability to acquire three advanced classes in the "Commander-type" profession: "Sergeant," "Commander," and "General."
This was much more intuitive than the so-called "Goblin Favorability."
Of course!
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