Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 68 Dendrobium Village
Dendrobium Village is built about two kilometers away from Dendrobium Mountain. It is correct to say that it is at the foot of the mountain, so it is named after the mountain.

The Dendrobium Mountain Range has five peaks and stretches for dozens of kilometers. Because the mountains are relatively flat, they provide a good growth environment for many plants and a good living environment for animals.

As the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. In the past, when the harvest was poor, the villagers of Shihulan Village often went to the mountains to pick and hunt, and at the same time they would be on guard against wild animals that occasionally came down the mountain to look for food.

Because of this, the villagers cut down trees and used rough wood to build a tall wooden wall outside the village.

There were even two watchtowers set up inside the wall, on both sides of the gate, one on the left and one on the right.

Two members of the Hunter team were standing guard on the watchtower.

Previously, they saw a strange big crab running nearby and then suddenly disappeared. They thought they were too tired and dizzy, so now they were complaining about why their companions hadn't come to take over their shift.

Just then, they saw six strange beasts slowly walking towards the gate.

"Bit! There's a strange beast coming!"

"I saw it, Mastiff! It's not an illusion this time." The young man called Bit picked up the bow and arrow.

"Ring the bell, call everyone... Wait a minute! There is someone on the back of the beast."

As the six figures approached, the two guards saw that two of the strange beasts were carrying a black-haired boy and a cherry-haired boy, and there seemed to be a cat as well.

Not only that, the beasts were walking backwards because they were dragging something. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be wild boars?
Rhodes noticed that someone on the watchtower was pointing a bow and arrow at them, and quickly raised his hand to ask the stone beetles to stop.

Natsu looked at the man holding the bow warily and shouted, "We are the wizards of Fairy Tail, and we have accepted a commission to subdue the beast!"

Hearing that it was a wizard, the two men relaxed their vigilance a little, but Mastiff still held the rope that rang the bell and asked, "What's going on with those monsters?"

"This is my magic. I use it to carry the wild boars I defeated on the road." Rhodes waved his hand, and the three stone beetles disappeared. The wild boars they were dragging fell to the ground.

Beetee finally put away his bow, but said, "Please come closer. We need to confirm your emblem before we can open the door."

Natsu and Happy jumped off the stone beetle and went to the gate to display the emblems, one on their right arm and one on their back.

Rhodes walked forward while sitting on the stone beetle. He was worried that the other party would have a brain seizure, and he would immediately pull Natsu and Happy and run away underground.

Fortunately, this did not happen.

The two guards confirmed that they both had the Fairy Tail crest and immediately turned the capstan, raising the gate.

This way of opening the door made Rhodes feel uneasy. He always felt that the rope might suddenly break when he passed through, and then the door would fall and crush him.

"I'm so sorry. I was so rude just now." Mastiff looked at the stone beetles dragging the wild boars into the door and asked, "May I ask these wild boars..."

"On the way here, we encountered these wild boars destroying the wheat fields, so we took care of them."

Rhodes said, "But a large area of ​​wheat fields was destroyed during the battle. I wonder if we can use them as compensation."

Mastiff said quickly, "So that's how it is. Please don't blame yourself. If you hadn't stopped them, they would have destroyed it just as well."

Natsu smiled at Rhodes and said, "Well, I said it's okay, right?"

Rod looked at him and said, "No problem at all. If I hadn't come today, this guy would regret what he said."

Rhode asked Naz to take out the letter of authorization and asked:
"Excuse me, where does Mr. Panther Leopard live? We need to find the client to confirm the details of the mission."

"That's the name of the village chief. I'll take you there," Mastiff said. "Bit, I leave this to you."

Beat nodded. "Remember to call someone to deal with the wild boar."

Mastiff waved his hand and walked in front to lead the way for Rod, Natsu and Happy.

The village chief's house is located on a street in the center of the village. The main structure is a two-story building with a large yard.

"Village chief, the wizard from Fairy Tail is here!" Because the gate to the yard was open, Mastiff shouted outside the door and led Rhodes and the others in and waited in the yard.

Rhodes took the opportunity to observe the terrain.

The village chief's yard is not small. Near the left side of the door is a cowshed where a cow is standing, chewing something.

On the right is the chicken coop. As it is getting dark, there are no chickens running around outside and occasionally clucking sounds can be heard from the chicken coop.

Further in, there is a slightly simple house on each side, which may be a woodshed or a warehouse.

"If the situation is urgent, you can ask the stone beetle to burrow underground and run away. The courtyard wall is not very high, so you should be able to ask the razor-beaked bird to carry it and fly out. It is also possible to ask the river crab to crash into the wall."

"If you don't have time to call the wild monsters, you can step on the chicken coop to gain leverage and climb over the wall, or even climb the cowshed."

Rhodes planned several escape routes and felt much more at ease.

At this time, an old man about fifty years old came out with a cane, followed by a beautiful woman who was less than thirty years old.

The old man had sunken eyes and a sad look on his face, probably because he was worried about the affairs of the village.

The beautiful woman's lips were slightly pale and her face looked sad, as if she had just cried.

"Are you two the wizards who accepted the commission?" The village chief's voice sounded old and a little tired.

"There are three of you. My name is Happy, and I'm also a wizard from Fairy Tail!"

The harpy sprouted wings from its back and flew up, turning its back to display its emblem.

Natsu and Rod gave their names.

"I'm sorry, I'm the village chief Panther Leopard, and this is my daughter-in-law, Shinuo." After introducing them, the village chief gestured for them to come in and take a seat.

"Village chief, there is one more thing..." Mastif told the story of the wild boar.

"That's not a big deal. Once the wizards have dealt with the matter, we can check whose wheat it is."

Panther leaned on his cane with both hands. "Then we'll do as the wizards wish. If it's not enough, I can pay for it."

"No, old village chief." Natsu was the first to refute, "We, the Fairy Tail wizards, must compensate for what was destroyed! Right, Happy, Rod?"

You're so proud of yourself!
This was indeed the rule, and Rhodes nodded helplessly.

"It's decided then, Mastiff, go do your own thing."

"Yes, village chief."

Mastiff left and Rhodes frowned. He felt that the village chief seemed a little anxious. Would there be any problem?

Several people followed Panther and Snow into the living room. The beautiful woman Snow poured tea for them and then stood quietly behind Panther.

Rhodes picked up the teacup and put it to his mouth to drink, while taking a look at the layout of the living room, and finally found the problem.

There was a picture of a grown man hanging on the living room wall—in black and white.

Looking closely, I found that Panther and Snow both had a black cloth belt tied on their sleeves.

Were their relatives killed by wild beasts recently?
There is actually another step in accepting the task, which I omitted.

After the wizard sets out, the guild will usually use communication magic crystals or communication birds to send letters to notify the client that the task has been accepted. Sometimes a brief information about the person who accepted the task will be attached to facilitate both parties to confirm their identities to avoid impersonation.

A similar method can be used to issue commissions, and the commissioning party does not necessarily need to go to the guild in person.

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(End of this chapter)