adventurers in the sewers

After saying goodbye to Liv, Louis went to the commission board and carefully searched for a commission he liked.

Finding a commission that could save four or five hundred people at once was not easy, but Louis quickly came up with a compromise.

If one commission isn't enough, just take on two, right?

After some deliberation, two commissions involving a large number of affected people appeared before Louis.

[Commission: The Wolves Plaguing the Neighborhood (Three Days)]

[Commission Description: The pastures of Silver Fleece Village are being targeted by a pack of more than twenty monster wolves. The herders' sheepfolds are frequently invaded, and the wolves even attack lone herders in the middle of the night.]

[Commission Request: Exterminate all wolves (within three days)]

【Commission Reward: 2 Silver Coins/each】

[Commission: A giant bull in heat]

[Commission Description: It's mating season again for wild giant horned bulls. Having failed to secure females, these bulls often vent their lust on domesticated cows, causing them severe physical and psychological trauma. In a frenzy, the bulls will attack any living creature that approaches them, except for the cows.]

[Commission Request: Kill or castrate the invading giant horned bull]

[Commission Rewards: 4 silver coins for killing a Gianthorn, 8 silver coins for castrating a Gianthorn.]

[Note: The spoils belong to the herders. No bounty will be awarded if the giant bull carcass is taken.]

The two locations were named Silver Wool Village and Golden Dairy Farm, respectively, and were less than 20 miles apart, so they could be considered neighbors.

The two villages together have more than 400 people. Once the wolves and giant bulls that are harassing the villages are eliminated, Louis estimates that the great feat of saving 1000 people will be accomplished.

What's even better is that the location of the commission is sandwiched between Blackrock City and Windchime City, making it even closer to the royal inland.

With Blackrock City blocking the border, the probability of the demons invading these two villages is extremely low, and they won't cause any trouble. After completing the mission, you don't even need to go home; you can go directly to Wind Chime City.

Both Dana and Nora were satisfied with their choice of commission.

After all, Merry is going to be with him on this trip, so he should avoid taking on any high-risk assignments if possible.

"We have a lot of people, and Blackrock City is about sixty miles away from the commission location, so let's just rent a carriage and go."

Nora suggested.

Louis nodded and went to contact the car dealership that cooperated with the Adventurers' Guild.

Before long, the four of them sat in the back of an oxcart. With a crack of the whip from the driver, the two oxen pulling the cart headed out of the city.

The oxcart rental, which is headed to Wind Chime City and passes through Silver Wool Village, is not cheap, costing 20 coppers per person.

Moreover, there were not only four of them hitchhiking, but also four others, making a total of eight people.

With so many people crammed into the small carport, the space for movement is extremely limited.

Fortunately, the other four people were all honest, ordinary people, none of them were the kind of scoundrels who wanted to take advantage of the vehicle's bumpy ride.

And seemingly realizing that Louis and his companions were not to be trifled with, they deliberately squeezed themselves to the inside of the truck bed, trying to avoid contact with them.

After a bumpy ride, the oxcart finally stopped as night fell.

The sewer team jumped out of the vehicle and came across a plain with lush grass and water. A breeze blew in the evening, and the scent of grass mixed with a faint smell of livestock wafted into Louis's nose.

This so-called "livestock smell" is probably a mixture of the natural body odor of cattle and sheep with the smell of the sheepfold, and it's not pleasant at all.

But this is also part of the rural scenery.

At this time, the lambs had all returned to their pens, and only the distant barking of dogs could be heard. Under the bright moonlight, the visibility in the night was not low.

Upon entering the village, Louis met with the village chief of Silver Fleece.

After being warmly received and having dinner, they asked the villagers about the wolf pack's activity times.

They then learned that the wolf pack didn't come every day, but each time they did, it was always late at night, when the villagers were already asleep, making it virtually impossible to defend against.

In some special cases, herders may encounter wolf packs while grazing their sheep. In such situations, they have no choice but to abandon their sheep and flee for their lives, resulting in heavy losses.

Having obtained this intelligence, Louis decided to keep watch near the sheepfold for the night.

They were lucky; they were attacked by wolves on their very first night.

The wolves in this world possess extraordinary powers, making them significantly stronger than the wolves in Louis's previous life.

But beasts are beasts after all, and they're not that hard to kill.

Nora's "Aiming Eyes" detected the wolf pack's location, and Louis immediately activated his "Scent Concealment" skill, sneaking over and taking down the alpha wolf.

When the wolves were leaderless, he and Dana systematically hunted them down, with Nora sniping any that escaped.

With their combined efforts, a total of twenty-seven wolves were easily eliminated without any mishaps.

But because these wolves were all too weak, Louis was unable to acquire any useful attributes.

"Two silver coins per wolf, twenty-seven wolves would cost fifty-four silver coins."

Dai Na counted on her fingers, beaming with delight, looking every bit the money-grubber.

Louis also sighed slightly, realizing that once an adventurer's strength increased, they could earn money much faster than dockworkers or other laborers.

But then I thought, if this task were given to an ordinary adventurer team, and they failed to quickly behead the alpha wolf, the team could be wiped out if more than twenty wolves swarmed them.

The following morning, after having breakfast in Yinmaoyang Village, the sewer team set off for the Golden Dairy Farm while the weather was still cool, amidst the villagers' farewells.

The giant horned cattle are a type of wild cattle that weighs over two thousand kilograms and is as large as a small tank.

As a supernatural species, its strength is terrifying; it can overturn a bungalow with a rampage. Its hide is so tough that even ordinary arrows and spears cannot pierce it.

Let alone the herdsmen, even adventurers with seven or eight points of strength would not dare to easily provoke the giant horned bull.

However, there is one major difference between giant horned bulls and wolf packs: the former has economic value.

Both the bull's head and horns can be sold for money. Furthermore, if the giant horned bulls can be castrated, they will become easier to tame and turn into good helpers in farming.

Unlike wolves, which need to be waited on, giant oxen are already very active during the day.

Upon arriving at the Golden Cow Ranch, Louis saw an incredibly powerful black giant ox pressing its body against a normal-sized domestic cow.

The scene was truly unbearable to watch.

That's incredibly awesome.

Not far away, a black and white striped bull watched this scene, its eyes showing human-like pain, but it never dared to go forward.

Several strong young men were using lassos to pull the giant bull apart from its massive horns.

As a result, the latter simply tossed his head and sent the two young men flying to the side, where they landed in a daze.

Louis quickly pulled the bewildered Merry behind him to prevent him from witnessing this explosive scene.

Nora lowered her head and pulled her hood down even further.

Dana blushed, forcing herself not to look at the astonishing scene, and stammered:

"Louis, what kind of money are we... what kind of money are we going to make? Are we going to just kill the giant bulls, or are we going to castrate them?"

"But, but wouldn't castration be too... too..."