Players’ NPC daddy

Chapter 2123 Little clever ghost
As soon as Blazer pushed open the door and sat down on the desk with his legs crossed, Herbie, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, immediately spoke.

"You've finally shown up? What trouble have you brought this time?"

"I haven't said anything yet! Maybe it's a good thing?"

Herbie smiled without saying a word. Blazer would never have appeared in front of her now if there wasn't some troublesome business to attend to.

However, she didn't explain it that way. If she did, Blazer would probably start preparing to run away. After all, he himself had only come to see her because it was finally time to get down to business.

But she didn't want to miss out on such a "handle" for no reason. She had to find an opportunity to tease Blazer with this "handle." Time was running out; in another month, the teasing would turn into an invitation.

“Let the girl outside in. I can see her shadow. She’s trembling like that, so scared, as if I’m going to eat her.”

“It’s normal to be afraid.” Blazer shrugged and stepped aside so that Herbie could see Helvie walking in, crouching low.

Herbie paused for a moment, then nodded in sudden realization.

"So they were hyena beastmen, no wonder."

"Your reaction is so calm. Didn't that bandit gang, mainly composed of hyenas and orcs, cause you a lot of trouble?" Blaze casually sat down on the sofa, sinking into its softness.

"You really think I make money by delivering goods?" Herbie rolled her eyes.

"The teleportation tower network has long replaced the traditional transportation system. If it weren't for those old guys being so nostalgic and willing to pay out of their own pockets to keep it running, the Running branch would have been disbanded long ago."

"Then why did you take it? You don't seem like the type to suffer a loss."

"Of course, it's because I found a way to make a profit." Herbie proudly crossed his arms and swung his leg up when he mentioned his past achievements.

"I chose to develop the land!"

"Using the mobility of the running division, I have gathered a large amount of detailed information on undeveloped areas and provided this information to kingdoms that intend to add new towns and villages."

"Sell?"

“It’s free.” Herbie smiled brightly, like a little angel, but her face was in shadow. “However, the kingdom must contract out all the material transportation work to me.”

"Awesome!" Blazer gave a thumbs up.

The kingdom is not a pushover. If Herbie tries to raise the price, the kingdom will not let her succeed. But all Herbie wants is a job, a job that will be given to anyone.

The traditional transportation industry has been severely impacted by the convenience of today's cell tower networks, but the traditional transportation industry must exist because cell tower networks can never cover every region.

Anyway, if it were Blazer himself, he would definitely be willing to offer business to this clever little guy who was willing to venture into dangerous places and get himself all dirty in order to find business.

“Wait, how did you find those undeveloped areas?” Blazer discovered a blind spot.

Herbie smiled, but did not answer.

Needless to say, the funds were definitely provided by [Hermes' Traveling Hat]. This act of unilaterally altering transport routes to find business for oneself is a borderline violation of the law.

But it's estimated that the partners, including Kulenerne, tacitly approved of Herbie's actions. "Still talking? You really do cause big trouble the moment you show up." Herbie abruptly changed the subject by talking about serious matters, which also confirmed Blazer's guess.

"Are you talking about that group of royalty who came looking for trouble?"

“No, it’s about your plan to unleash your aura.” Herbie leaned forward, his face full of helplessness. “You may not be aware of it, but you are quite enormous right now.”

"Those ordinary human royalty couldn't sense it, but the other beings in the giant's house could feel it clearly. It was as if a giant object suddenly grew larger, and a huge shadow loomed over them. I guess only I could withstand it."

“I’ll be more careful next time,” Blazer said, waving to Hervie in hopes of making her feel better. But Hervie insisted on standing in the corner, while Lottie had already settled into a large sofa as if they were old friends.

"But why would someone like that be in the Giant's House? Won't it ruin the atmosphere?"

"A large forest has all kinds of birds, and the Giant's House is a publicly declared neutral zone. As long as they don't cross the line, there's no reason to refuse them. Besides..."

Herbie jumped forward, landed on the ground, took a few steps forward, crossed his arms, and sat on the armrest of the sofa where Blaze was sitting, turning his head to look down at Blaze.

"You also bear some responsibility in this matter."

"where?"

"You lack self-awareness. You should know what kind of situation bringing these two to the Giant's House will cause, but you obviously only thought about how to solve the problem and didn't think about prevention."

“If you were just wearing your gear, or that signature Soulsteel armor, those people wouldn’t even come near you. It’s good to avoid causing a commotion, but that would prevent more trouble.” Herbie tapped the feather badge on his chest.

"After becoming a partner in Hermes' Travel Hat, I have always worn this symbol of identity, which has helped me avoid a lot of trouble."

"Don't complain that those people are blind. If the emperor is traveling incognito, he'd better be prepared to be treated like an ordinary person, and being an ordinary person is quite difficult."

Blazer neither agreed with Herbie's statement nor refuted it; he took the lesson to heart.

"Alright, let's not waste time chatting like this and neglect these two. Tell me about your business. I know about the big events that have happened in the orc region recently."

“It’s a legacy of the war; some of the hyena orcs hope to have a normal life.” Blaze gestured with his chin toward Helvie.

“Then you’ve come to the right person. It was our [Hermes’ Traveling Hat] who facilitated the connections between the various orc clans back then. We can say that we’re experts in this area.”

Herwie's eyes lit up and her ears perked up, but Herbie's words then dimmed her expression.

"About eighty years."

"Wow, that's way too long! Could you even be the guild leader back then? Didn't the other orc clans succeed in less than six months?"

“Those orc clans have fertile lands that can generate huge profits. With profits, everything is fine, but the hyena orcs don’t have these. If I’m not mistaken, they might not even have a fixed abode.” Herbie glanced at Blaze.

"It takes a long time to develop from being homeless to generating huge profits. I think you understand that, but you still came. It seems you've also come up with some crooked ideas."

"I'd like to borrow your aesthetic sense and prepare some formal wear."

(End of this chapter)