Magicians never make wishes

Does Silver Wolf have that much purchasing power?

The food the villagers of Jiuwan Village prepared for themselves wasn't particularly lavish...

If both tasks only reward 1 silver wolf, then there are two possibilities:

Either the villagers couldn't afford it and planned to organize a rescue themselves after finding clues;

Either the villagers were too greedy and simply stole the huge sum of money Ronan had given them.

Considering that Parker had mentioned someone in the village being thrown onto the street by the Adventurers' Guild, Ronan guessed that it was probably because of this quest.

"Has anyone gone missing from your village?" Ronan asked Parker.

"It seems..." Parker's eyes narrowed, and he stammered, "It's said that we encountered something unclean..."

Seeing that he didn't want to talk more, Ronan didn't press the issue and instead changed the subject.

"By the way, how much is a loaf of bread?"

"Huh?" Parker was caught off guard by the sudden shift in the topic. "Oh, one Iron Badger."

The Iron Badger is also part of the monetary system; it's an iron coin with a badger's head engraved on its surface. The one Parker gave him when he entered the city was an Iron Badger.

Ronan learned that the world's monetary system existed in the form of metal coins.

The order of value from highest to lowest is: Golden Dragon, Silver Wolf, Bronze Eagle, and Iron Badger.

兑换比例为：1金龙=100银狼，1银狼=100铜鹰，1铜鹰=100铁獾。

In terms of purchasing power, one iron badger is equivalent to 10 yuan in the previous life.

In other words, Ronan asked the village chief to help him find someone to lead the way, and then casually gave the person a reward of 100,000.

Holy crap, he threw away 100,000 gold coins!

Upon learning the prices, Ronan felt a tightness in his chest, as if he couldn't catch his breath.

No wonder the villagers reacted that way when he took out silver coins as a reward...

They're treating me like a lamb to the slaughter.

However, even a reward of 100,000 is considered a paltry sum by the association, as the average cost of living in this other world is far too high.

Ronan's speed in selecting tasks seemed to have increased slightly.

"Investigation into clues regarding missing persons in Jiuwan Village. Reward: 1 Silver Wolf, Points: 0. No requirements, no other restrictions." [Wish Power Acquired: 1]

"Long-term purchase of Moonsleeping Flowers. Reward: 1 Silver Wolf per flower. Points: 0. No acceptance conditions, no other restrictions." [Wish Power Acquisition: 0]

"Clear the gargoyles in the abandoned castle. Reward: 3 Silver Wolves, Points: 2. No requirements, no other restrictions." [Wish Power Acquired: 1]

After careful consideration, Ronan finally chose these three tasks.

The task of Jiuwan Village was just a side effect of this.

The journey to the abandoned castle would take him through Jiuwan Village, which he planned to visit sometime when he had the chance, since even a small trip was still a trip.

Moonsleeping Flower is an auxiliary material for magic potions, and it is mostly found on the edge of the Monster Forest.

Ronan vaguely remembered seeing a patch of Moonsleeping Flowers growing in a depression when he left the Monster Forest.

Take your time to look; if you're lucky, you might make a lot of money for free.

Of the three tasks, clearing out the gargoyles is currently the most suitable for him.

Gargoyles are fantastical creatures that appear as stones during the day and transform into ferocious guardians at night.

Some high-level mages like to place several gargoyles as guards in their residences or tombs to defend against intruders or tomb robbers.

Gargoyles possess extremely strong physical defense, but almost no magical resistance.

Against certain elemental magics, such as high-temperature and light magic, it is easy to inflict irreversible damage.

Ronan's only magic skill is the "Burning Ray," which produces intense light and heat and is a perfect counter to gargoyles.

He actually wanted to settle down, thoroughly understand the original owner's magical knowledge first, and then explore the mysteries of adventurer quests and the power of will.

Unfortunately, he was penniless and had no foundation to settle down.

If we can't even afford to eat, why aren't we fighting for our lives?

"Miss Alice, I would like to accept these three missions."

Ronan handed the task number he had written down to the receptionist who blushed whenever she spoke to him.

"Yes, adventurer, please provide your code name and squad number."

Only after Alice said that did Ronan realize that he didn't know the squad's number.

"Code name 'White Night,' could you help me check the squad number? I can't quite remember it."

"No problem, Lord Byakuya. Your team... huh?"

"Squad 408, as confirmed by the mission issuer, suffered a fatal accident; all members of the squad perished..."

Alice looked at it several times and said in surprise.

"The employer was taken away early, and we don't know what happened afterward. My teammate and I were lucky to survive..."

Ronan offered an explanation, then instantly realized that it was very likely done by the mercenary Russell.

They specifically came to the Adventurers' Guild to register the information that the entire team had died, so that once the team's condition recovered, the guild would know whether there were any survivors.

"Would you like me to reactivate the latest status of Squad 408 so that you can accept missions as a team?" Alice asked considerately.

"No need, let another teammate handle it. Please accept the missions on your own." He chose all three missions for himself.

Leave the task of drawing fire to Evil Axe, since he's a front-line melee fighter.

You can't expect me, a mage, to be the one taking the damage, can you?

Thinking of this, Ronan couldn't help but wonder where the evil axe had gone.

Judging by the timeline, he should have arrived here long ago, so why haven't we heard from him...?

Could it be that he's also waiting for me to activate the team's status?

That's truly a perfect understanding between two people.

Ronan decided to keep a low profile in Moonless City from now on, otherwise, if he ran into a mercenary acquaintance, things would get complicated.

Let's develop our forces first, then find an opportunity to kill this vice-leader of the Dawn Mercenary Group.

"By the way, what's the relationship between the Adventurers' Guild and other large organizations?" Ronan asked Alice.

"Lady White Night, are you looking for information about the association?" Alice took out a pair of glasses from her pocket, put them on, and began to introduce the information like a salesperson.

"I have all kinds of price tiers available, the lowest tier is 200 points."

"Since your team status has not yet been updated, payment using team points is not currently supported."

"However, your personal points are sufficient. Would you like to use your points to exchange for information?"

Ronan thought about it and felt it was necessary to understand the relationship between the major powers in Moonless City and the Adventurers' Guild.

To prevent the awkward situation of "an enemy standing in front of you, thinking they've come to rescue you" from happening again.

How many personal points do I have?

"Your personal score: 374, team score: 23196."

How many?

The team has over 20,000 points, while individuals only have a few hundred.

Hey, you rascal, come back and activate the team!

"I'll redeem the lowest tier," Ronan thought to himself through gritted teeth.

Don't underestimate the lowest-tier information; it's worth at least 200 points.

After the payment was completed, Alice pushed a paper document in front of Ronan.

Parker, who was behind him, had wisely retreated a long distance from the very beginning.

"The Moonless City Adventurers' Guild Branch, its superior organization: *****, head: *****, ..."

Current power dynamics:

"Hostile forces: Mercenary Blood Alliance Wuyue City Branch; "

"Friendly Faction: Arcane Arts Society, Moonless City Branch"

"Neutral factions: Dwarf workshops, Elf trading companies..."

That's it?

Such a simple introduction costs 200 points?! Why don't you guys just rob someone?!

Ronan felt like the sky had fallen. He pointed to the area marked with an asterisk (*) on the document and asked Alice,

Why isn't the content displayed here?

"That's a different price, Lady White Night." Alice adjusted her glasses.