Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 131 Reputation

Chapter 131 Reputation
Have no fear.

Those adventurers did not hide their gazes at all, and the evil desire in their greedy eyes almost overflowed.

"Polly!"

"Didn't I tell you to stay in the house and not come out? Why are you joining in the fun? Go back quickly!"

Noticing the unfriendly gaze of the adventurer in front of him, the village chief's already ugly expression became even more anxious.

He quickly squeezed into the crowd, shouting angrily, and at the same time pushed the blonde girl towards the village with his skinny hands.

Although she lives near River Valley Town, the girl named "Polly" has never actually come into contact with the adventurers in the town.

Often, at the slightest noise, they would be forcibly locked up at home by their relatives and not allowed to go out.

Now, the team of adventurers who helped the villagers clear out the nearby goblin nest is in the village. She can no longer suppress her curiosity and sneaks out of the house.

But...it seems different from what I expected.

There was no marble-like handsome face as described by the bards, nor was there any smooth golden hair that reflected the sunlight.

Even his body is not as strong as Uncle Jack who was snatched away by a giant eagle last year.

The uneven yellow-brown rotten teeth, the unpleasant stench from not washing for a long time, the arrogant attitude towards servants, and the strange gaze that seemed to be condensed into substance and made his back cold...

At this moment, Polly suddenly remembered the rumors about several nearby villages that the village chief had told her in order to get her to stay at home.

It was rather obscure, but she was not young anymore and vaguely understood its meaning.

But it's just like the bedtime story about the "ghost witch" when I was a child.

No one takes these things seriously until they actually happen to them.

Polly suddenly felt a little regretful.

Maybe she shouldn't have come out.

But it was too late when she reacted to the village chief's scolding and turned around to leave.

The adventurer with a scar on his face and a ferocious smile also noticed the blonde girl with freckles on both sides of her cheeks after being reminded by his teammates.

"Hey, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"We can't eat you."

The adventurers behind him laughed, with blatant malice on their faces.

"It's normal for a little girl, who is still young, to be a little curious about adventurers."

"How about going to town with your uncle for a couple of days?"

After hearing what he said, the crowd around him, which had been a little noisy, suddenly quieted down.

The village chief protected the blonde girl behind him and begged:

"My lord, Polly didn't mean it. Please...please let her go."

It seemed that he sensed a subtle change in the atmosphere in the air.

Scar placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, which was slightly unsheathed, and the blade reflected a cold light.

With a gloomy face, he slowly scanned the crowd.

No one dared to look him in the eye.

The anger in my heart did not subside but instead increased.

He stared at the hunchbacked old man in front of him with a grin:
"Step aside."

"Sir, I will definitely collect the one hundred gold you asked for. If it's not enough, I can use the granary..."

"Step aside!"

The sword light emitted such a cold light that the old man could hardly open his eyes, but his feet did not move at all, standing firmly in front of Polly.

That resolute attitude and the sudden silence of the villagers around him seemed to make Scar feel that the armor on his body, which symbolized his identity as an "adventurer", had suffered an invisible insult.

hum-

Gripping the hilt tightly, he had already pulled the one-handed sword out of the scabbard.

Take two steps forward.

Suddenly, there was a pulling force behind me.

He paused, frowned and looked back.

But the adventurer with a pointed chin and monkey face, who had just been showing off in front of the villagers with him, now seemed a little flustered.

He moved closer, lowered his voice, and pointed in the direction of the road.

"Boss, yes, someone is coming."

"It seems...a bit familiar!"

Scar's eyes looked in the direction the other person pointed.

What came into view were four figures approaching on the country dirt road.

The first and most eye-catching thing was naturally the young man in the middle of the team, carrying heavy luggage.

There was no need for any additional observation. One could tell at a glance that he was a complete newcomer from his youthful and simple temperament, which was no different from that of the villagers around him.

His greedy eyes subconsciously looked at the bulging backpack behind him, and a different idea emerged in his mind.

"It looks like there are quite a lot of spoils..."

He glanced over, as if considering whether the configuration of the four-man team in front of him was within the range that he and others could handle.

After all, compared to those country folk who couldn't even afford food, as a "colleague", he really knew how many gold coins those dirty-looking equipment covered in dust and blood could be exchanged for if they were sent to a grocery store.

The profits from "black eating black" are far more than what they can earn from working hard on their tasks.

My mind was full of thoughts and I couldn't help licking my dry lips.

But the next second, when Scar's sight came to the front of the team, he saw the strong woman with a flat head and a hammer hanging from her waist;
When there was a black-haired young man with two swords on his back beside him.

The eyes were originally cold but now contained some murderous intent.

Instant clarity.

"Green blood, gray sword..."

The extremely obvious appearance features allowed Scar, who had been in River Valley Town for many years and considered himself to be quite shrewd, to recognize the identities of the two people in an instant.

"Damn it, how could we meet in a place like this!"

The expression on his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Just now, because of the other party's considerable gains, he was arrogantly considering whether to "rob the thieves".

At the moment, Scar, who has recognized the identities of Adeline and Xia Nan, needs to worry about whether he will become the one who is eaten in the "gang eating gang" situation.

As a low-level adventurer who often hangs out in the town's taverns, makes a living by completing simple goblin quests and occasionally earns some gray income from the equipment he carries.

Of course he had heard of the name "Green Blood Team".

Especially after the infamous "Gaptooth" Bennett was beheaded by the black-haired young man with sharp features in the team, along with his three teammates and six goblins (tavern rumor).

Almost half of the low-level adventurers in the town know that there is a ruthless man in the green-blood team who often uses a gray two-handed sword.

It's definitely not something I can handle!
In the past, small characters like Scar would have to avoid "Gaptooth" Bennett when they met him in the tavern, for fear of being targeted by the other party.

Now, they encounter characters like "Green Blood" and "Gray Sword" who are equally active in tavern rumors and whose reputations are even better.

Even though they have never fought or even spoken to each other.

The arrogance he had when facing the villagers had already died down.

Put yourself in the position of an inferior.

What's more, from another perspective.

In fact, their team had just finished their mission and had not yet returned to River Valley Town to rest. They were all carrying spoils of war...

Thinking of this, Scar felt a chill on his back and became uneasy.

He coughed twice, forced a stiff smile on his face, and without waiting for the others to approach, he called out to Berg, the only member of the team he had met twice in the tavern, from a distance:
"Hey, Berg!"

"Just got back? It must be hard work."

"We didn't finish the wine last time. Tomorrow, White Tit, I'll treat you. Let's have a few drinks!"

Silence. Berg seemed to have no impression of him, with a puzzled look on his face, and did not respond.

Scar felt something was wrong.

His eyes turned, thinking about getting close to other people in the team.

But when his gaze fell on the black-haired young man beside him.

Just like the villagers who didn't dare to look up in front of him before.

Those deep and calm dark eyes clearly did not contain the slightest bit of extra emotion.

However, he subconsciously avoided the other person's sight and dared not look at him.

My mind involuntarily recalled the rumors that I had heard countless times in the tavern.

There was a sudden unnatural chill on my neck, and goose bumps appeared on my skin.

I lowered my head and found that my forehead was covered with cold sweat.

Xia Nan looked at the adventurers on the roadside ahead.

His expression remained unchanged, but he felt strange in his heart.

Coming from modern society and having received a normal moral education, he naturally cannot tolerate the behavior of these people.

It just so happened that the team leader Adeline seemed to have some friendship with the village chief, and brought them to help.

So he also made plans to take action.

Just now, he had even observed the opponent's position in advance, thinking that after using [Fang Hunting] to get close, he would first chop off the head of the adventurer who looked like the leader and had a scar on his face.

Or go directly to the back row and disrupt the opponent's formation.

But what I didn't expect was.

I didn't even have time to do anything, I just got a little closer.

These adventurers who were ferocious to the villagers seemed to have lost their will to fight.

The one with a pointed face and monkey cheeks retreated to the end of the team silently, looking like he was about to abandon his companions and run away in the next second.

"Lady Adeline, long time no see."

"I wonder if you have been having a good time these days?"

Seeing that the situation was turning for the better, the village chief who was blocked by the adventurers would not miss this opportunity.

He took the initiative to step forward and greeted Adeline.

There are never enough goblins to kill.

Green Creek Village is located near the Misty Forest and is invaded by goblins almost every once in a while, so it often seeks help from adventurers in the association.

Like Scar and others, Adeline once helped the villagers clean out the nearby goblin nests.

Of course, her reputation was much better than that of ordinary adventurers, and she did not ask for any extra bounty.

As a result, he was invited by the simple and friendly villagers to have a simple meal and became friends with the village chief of Cuixi Village.

Right now, just by borrowing her name, she could help these poor villagers avoid a disaster, so Adeline wouldn't mind.

He nodded slightly to the village chief, which was considered as accepting the other party's greeting.

Seeing this, Scar and the others' expressions became even stiffer.

But as for regrets... actually not much.

He just felt unlucky because he happened to meet the "Green Blood Team" on their way back while extorting money.

"Haha, so you all know each other. What a coincidence."

Scar smiled wryly and moved quietly.

"Then you guys chat, I won't disturb you."

As he spoke, he led his team and hurriedly fled in a direction away from the crowd.

Because Xia Nan and others were blocking the middle of the road, with Cuixi Village behind them, the direction they fled was to the other side of the wilderness.

It was obvious that they were planning to make a big circle and then return to River Valley Town.

Xia Nan stood there, looking at the adventurers' embarrassing escape, frowning slightly.

But seeing that the people around him, including Adeline, had no intention of pursuing him, he just watched the other party's figure disappear into the woods in the distance before retracting his gaze.

"Adeline...your Excellencies, thank you so much!"

"If you weren't here today, I don't know how this would end."

The departure of Scar and others made the village chief's originally tense body relax suddenly. With the help of the villagers behind him, he could barely stand firm.

Abi stood in the team, looking like a "fox borrowing the power of a tiger" and spat fiercely in the direction where Scar and others were escaping.

"Bah! You dare to make this kind of money? Aren't you afraid of being punished by God someday?"

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, a trace of worry appeared on his face, and he asked Adeline:
"These guys were scared away today. In two days, after we leave, will they..."

Before he could finish his words, Berg behind him interrupted with a smile:

"You think a lot, kid."

"If you are so kind, why don't you work harder to improve your combat power, kill those people and bury them? Then you don't have to worry about them, right?"

Hearing this, the village chief, who was asking the villagers to disperse, couldn't help but sigh.

Green Creek Village is located between the Misty Forest and River Valley Town, which naturally has its conveniences.

Whether it is the trade of goods or some basic food and accommodation services, the generous adventurers have allowed the villagers to enjoy a generous income that other border villages do not have.

But on the other hand, there are good and bad adventurers. There are good people, of course, but there are also a large number of them who put gold coins first and even disregard their lives and morals.

Under such circumstances, throughout the year, compared to the dangerous monsters that occasionally emerged from the misty forest to hunt for food in the countryside, it was the adventurers who caused more damage to Cuixi Village.

Two months ago, a drunk adventurer almost set their village's granary on fire.

Xia Nan stood in the team without saying a word, listening to the other people talking with the village chief, feeling the local customs and culture while also absorbing useful information.

Suddenly I felt my gaze.

He frowned and looked over.

The blonde girl, who had been harassed by Scar and his men, lowered her head with a pale face, as if she was frightened by him and didn't dare to look at him.

This is normal. After all, he had just finished the mission and there were still traces of blood left by the jackals on his body. He had not yet completely emerged from the combat state. To put it more mysteriously, he still had "murderous aura" left in him.

In addition, Xia Nan has sharp facial features. Not only can he stop a child from crying at night, but at first glance, he doesn't look like a good person.

Happy to be quiet.

After listening to a few people chatting for a while, he declined the village chief's invitation to stay overnight.

The team was about to leave.

But suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard in the wilderness nearby.

The air surged, carrying with it a faint smell of blood and heart-wrenching howls:

"Help!"

"They are all goblins, those goblins..."

We were so far away that I could only vaguely hear a few words.

Turn around and look.

The person who appeared before him was Scar who had just left not long ago.

But now, the teammates behind him have disappeared.

Scarlet blood flowed from the forehead, covering half of the cheek.