Really? I get about 5-6 gems a day, probably because I'm Felyne and I do activities in certain towns and places that score me gems. I'm not hurting in the gem department, especially after the truckload I've spent on various things.
I personally think gold in the tens of thousands is more difficult to achieve, especailly when you have spend that gold on weapons, armor, healing and other assorted specialities during the first half of the game.
The same goes for me ... I just keep spending my gems on silly things, ''Oh yeah, lets give the lady a gem'' ''Let's throw a gem in the sea'' ''Let's throw a rotten onion'' ''Let's get a new unicorn'' I have plenty of gems and plenty of gold, no complaints in the gold and gem department. I did however try to kill my husband earlier on ... I failed. at Lopez!
You have slain Legioness littletwinstar!
You receive 679 gold!
***Because of the difficult nature of this fight, you are awarded an additional 4 experience!
You receive 47 experience!
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When you turn around, Dag Durnick is standing there. "Legioness littletwinstar had a bounty of 1068 on th' head", he says as he tosses you a leather purse which clinks with the sounds of your new fortune.