I have a Human Emperor's Banner; I'll start by educating the goblins.

It was pretty much what Luo Qi had guessed.

The Rose Squad's battle went exceptionally smoothly. The female swordsman captain charged into the goblin tribe, her two-handed greatswords whirling like windmills, slicing any goblin that got close in two.

No goblin could get close to her.

Some of the goblins' ranged attacks landed on the female swordsman's plate armor, but neither the crude arrows nor the small stones left a mark on it.

Three layers of armor—this level of protection is far too overpowered for a weak goblin.

They simply don't have the ability to break through this defense.

These ranged goblins can't attack many times either. Once their location is exposed, the archers of the Rose Squad will quickly fire and kill them.

A professional archer's most basic requirement is to hit the target every time when attacking a stationary target.

To the Rose Squad archers, the slow-moving goblins were no different from stationary targets.

The Rose Squad's spearmen would occasionally thrust out to take down goblins who attacked from the side.

This adventurer rarely takes action, leaving most of the goblins to the captain, just so the captain can enjoy the battle.

However, judging from his act of knocking the goblin away, this adventurer's strength is no less than that of the swordsman captain.

The shield bearer kept a close eye on the last remaining elite goblin in the village.

Whenever the most troublesome monster launches an attack, this powerful figure will step in and hold off this biggest problem.

This squad demonstrated exceptional teamwork during the battle.

As the elite goblins in the goblin village saw their forces dwindling, they were forced to make a desperate last stand, attempting to take down a human adventurer with them.

But it was met with a flaming arrow.

The spell looked unremarkable, like a large arrow, but when it landed on the goblin elite, it immediately ignited the massive monster into a torch.

Upon discovering their leader's death, the other goblins planned to scatter and flee.

But they were caught and killed one by one by the scout girl who was blocking the village entrance.

In a short time, all two hundred goblins in the entire settlement were transformed into the adventurer team's kills.

"Mission accomplished!"

The female swordsman Grace shook the green blood off her sword, took off her helmet, and said, "Just as I thought. Goblins are a piece of cake to deal with. Dorothy, if you take on any more of these time-wasting missions, get out of the Rose Squad."

The rabbit-girl remained silent for a moment.

After a moment of contemplation, she walked over to the captain and recounted the events of the previous night in detail.

Instantly, the female swordsman's gaze turned icy: "Black Ape Mountain... do you know the enormity of the trouble you've gotten yourself into?"

This adventurer had always looked down on goblin quests and had never even heard of the Black Ape Mountain Goblin Settlement quest.

However, we can still recognize the problem from the information described by the rabbit girl.

There's something fishy going on there.

The stakes involved were so high that even her parents couldn't withstand them, yet this foolish rabbit-person scout rashly ventured into such a dangerous situation.

"Captain?" The rabbit-man scout blinked.

She didn't think that much about it.

I just want to complete more tasks and earn more gold coins.

"Accepting a mission rashly, acting on your own, disobeying orders..." The female swordsman sneered, "Doross, you really are a formidable scout!"

In an adventurer's party, scouts often bear the greatest danger and are extremely important to the team. Strong scouts often have a high degree of freedom.

But in the female swordsman's eyes, the rabbit-man scout had not yet reached that level.

She should be grateful to be a member of the Rose Group.

"The Rose Guild can't afford to support someone as great as you. You'd better find another job!"

Grace snorted coldly.

Then, he led the rest of the Rose Guild back to the pioneer village to carry out the final step of the adventurer's commission—collecting the commission fee.

The rabbit girl intended to chase after him to explain.

But the archer in the Rose Squad, who was closest to the rabbit girl, stood in her way and explained to her why the captain had expelled her, making this naive girl realize the cruel reality.

Night fell.

The remaining five members of the adventurer team accepted their commission and left this worthless place without looking back. They didn't even plan to stay overnight and braved the dangers of traveling through the night.

"Is it too late to cut ties with that scout?" asked Frey, a mage from the Rose Order.

"After returning to River Valley Town, I'll just use the information broker to inform the adventurers that the mission will be completed by these two from the Pioneer Village. Heh, I was originally planning to personally cause trouble for that hypocritical priest, but now it seems that it's better to let those with vested interests take care of them."

The entrance to the pioneering village.

Misfield found the bewildered scout: "Miss Doross, thank you very much for your help to Pioneer Village No. 21 this time."

"No need to be so polite... Most of the goblins were killed by the captain... Miss Grace." The rabbit girl said with a sense of loss.

The young pastor smiled and said, "To celebrate the end of the crisis, everyone in the pioneer village is planning a bonfire dinner. Would Miss Doross be interested in joining us? The pioneer village has very little money, but we have plenty of food."

"A bonfire party?"

The rabbit girl wasn't in that mood at the moment.

But she was not good with words and could not resist the pastor's enthusiasm. With the encouragement of some orphans in the church, she reluctantly came to the center of the village.

Bread, cheese, ale, roast pork, soup... and alfalfa cakes, the orcs' favorite.

The bonfire dinner in the pioneering village was simple yet plentiful.

"After tonight's celebration, everyone will be busy making a living starting tomorrow," Misfield said softly.

The autumn harvest season has arrived.

The pioneers, who make a living by farming, are about to realize the harvest of their hard work over the past six months. Without the interference of goblins, the various kinds of wheat in the fields will fill the granary of the pioneer village.

Although the coming year will still be tough for everyone, no one will starve to death.

"Life...no matter what kind of job you have, just being alive...is exhausting."

"The rabbit girl said in a low voice."

"A superhuman like you shouldn't be so dejected," Luo Qi joined the conversation between the two girls. "I'm sorry, my decision caused you to lose your original teammates."

The time traveler unceremoniously took on the responsibility.

They were not worried at all that this move would provoke hostility from the rabbit girl.

"This kind of thing... the main reason is probably because I'm too stupid..." Doros said dejectedly, "The captain said a lot, I'm not a qualified adventurer!"

Adventurers must prioritize their own interests and never be overly enthusiastic... The captain of the Rose Squad repeatedly told his teammates this.

But when the rabbit girl encounters people in trouble, she can't help but want to help them.

The discord between the two had been brewing for who knows how long.

"Heh." Luo Qi sneered, "Miss Doross, don't take that good-for-nothing's words as gospel."

"Do you really think the goblins have absolutely no ambushes?"