Guild Boss's Ambition

Failed.

"Why are you here, Sora-sister?"

I saw my Lian'er carrying a writing board and leading two good friends, walking towards me with a smile on her face.

I looked at the half-eaten roast rabbit and replied casually, "I'm here to eat game. Would you like some?"

When I handed out another roasted rabbit, the two little girls looked at the only boy present.

Generally speaking, we beastmen don't like to eat our close relatives.

The boy took one look at the rabbit and said simply, "Can you give me the front legs?"

I nodded slightly, made the first cut into the rabbit meat, and then handed the dagger to him.

Huabi, a boy from the Rabbit Clan, was very good at knife skills. He used the knife in a way that would hardly harm the life of the dagger. He did not deliberately touch the hard bones, but cleverly used the blade to cut through the cartilage without damaging the texture, and perfectly cut off a shiny and plump rabbit forelimb. He held the rabbit meat in his bare hands and began to chew it with great pleasure.

"It's more enjoyable to eat with your hands." I said from the perspective of the orcs.

"For game, this method is best." Huabi nodded in agreement.

Seeing Huabi eating with such gusto, the poster girl Taimi showed a despicable look: "Wow, wow, are you rabbit people a race that will kill each other? You actually eat rabbits!?"

"The Swift Rabbit is not a cottontail rabbit. It's terrible that he doesn't read."

While eating rabbit meat, Huabi immediately gave Taimi a look of pity and care in return. Since the historical process of civilization of our subhuman race is relatively late, we are often labeled as barbaric. When we are discriminated against by our friends, in order to avoid unpleasant disputes, most of us will just make fun of each other's ignorance humorously.

"In my opinion, a rabbit is a rabbit! Humph! Look at me eating you!"

Having been outmaneuvered, Taimi immediately realized her gaffe. She did not get angry but vented her anger on my roasted rabbit with a slightly arrogant attitude. Her knife skills were not as precise as Huabi's. It took her a long time to successfully tear a rabbit leg off the grill, which made her face Huabi's ridicule again.

"It's such a waste to use such a sharp knife like this."

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."

Although their manners and speech seemed mature, they were still children at heart. They were seriously arguing over meaningless topics. As for Miss Lian'er, she just watched them quarreling silently with a happy smile on her silent mouth. I acted like an adult, cut a rabbit leg for her and put it in front of her.

──Thank you.

She winked at me, and the sweet sound of my fantasy came through the wind.

Then, when I was lost in thought at Miss Lian'er's smile, the two classmates next to me somehow brought up an unusual topic. Taimi said, "The teacher said that after lunch is our free time. Since there are Swift Rabbits nearby, why don't we go hunting later? We can also prepare our own dinner while we're at it!"

Hunting is a traditional and suicidal activity of the nobility. Although most nobles would arrange a large number of servants to guard them when hunting, if we look through ancient books or listen to historical stories, we will find that in the thousands of years of human history, there are clear records of the names of nobles who died because of hunting...

Falling off a horse, being bitten by a snake, and having a stray arrow...

Acclimation, disease, curse, assassination...

There are more than seventy ways of death that I can remember alone, among which more than twenty nobles died at the age of half-grown people like Miss Lian'er, and more than ten cases were caused by just playing around. As a result, I naturally imagined the bizarre scene of Miss Lian'er and others being kicked to death by the Swift Rabbit.

However, objectively speaking, there are really no dangerous creatures in the surrounding area.

I didn't have the right reasons to stop them from hunting.

So I had to take another approach: "If you want to hunt, I can go with you."

At this time, the boy named Huabi remembered something: "By the way, who are you? Why are you here?"

Among the three, Miss Lian'er and classmate Taimi and I had met in the Stone House, but they didn't know why I came here. According to the content of the commission, I couldn't tell them clearly: "I am Sora, an adventurer from the Stone House. I came to travel nearby. I haven't taken a long-distance flight for a long time, so I suddenly wanted to give it a try. It feels good and I had a lot of fun."

"Flying travel! How enviable──" the young girl Taimi exclaimed with longing.

"It's nice to come here once in a while, but long term it's just torture."

I couldn't help feeling a little shy and had to use my only wing to cover my face so that I could speak.

After the itinerary was confirmed, the three little kids quickly ate my rabbit meat and then urged me without any fear. Didn't I just want to protect them secretly? How did I suddenly become the children's temporary babysitter and tour guide? When Miss Lannong told me at the beginning, the script was written like this!

As a member of society, I see children's excess energy as being a little noisy. Even eating rabbit meat makes me uneasy. Traveling with them is definitely not a fun thing. They are still immature, so they will make some mistakes. As a qualified adult, I must give them corresponding understanding and care.

"The future is worrying... The future is worrying..."

I felt like an old grandfather, sighing deeply in my heart.

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34. Drops (Sora)

(Sola-Court)

At 1 p.m., the time for roasting the rabbit was over. Although I thought about delaying the time, if I deliberately ate too slowly, the sonic power of the two children would definitely pierce my eardrums. In order to make them quiet down, I finished my lunch in a hurry, took out the array of spare bows and arrows in the space ring, and equipped Lian'er and Taimi who had no weapons.

As the investigation results show, the rabbit boy Huabi is a swordsman who learned from the Feilong School and looks very weak.

After preliminary testing, I estimate that among the three children here, Huabi is the strongest, with about the beginner silver level, and the girl Taimi is a fighter. According to her, she fights with fists and feet because she has no money to buy weapons. Her foundation is still very unstable, but her horse stance is particularly good, and she can use sharp kicking skills.

The remaining Miss Lian'er is a rare genius, but she learns too many things and they are too diverse, which results in her not being proficient in any of them. Basically, she is not a fighting force on the battlefield at all. But as for hunting monsters like the Swift Rabbit, as long as she has a set of bows and arrows and my guards, it will not be a problem at all.

At 2:15 pm, we crossed the ranch area and arrived at the grassland area where monsters began to appear.

In addition to the Swift Rabbits mentioned earlier, there are also various snakes in this grassland, including some extremely poisonous cobras. However, I have prepared several antidotes in my bag. Even if they are bitten accidentally, I have a way to give them first aid. However, snakes will not attack humans unless we take the initiative to force them into a corner.

We humans have always been creatures with a very high level of food habits.

At 3:05 in the afternoon, the three kids made the whole grassland area in chaos. Taimi alone shot down five wild geese, and Huabi was so skilled and brave that he ran to challenge the brown bear alone and killed it in one move. After all, Miss Lian'er was the more obedient. Seeing how cute the little animals were, she was reluctant to use even an arrow.

At 3:06 pm, the troublemakers Taimi and Huabi started using sonic magic on me again. Ever since they saw my archery skill of shooting two geese with one arrow, they have been praising me as if I were an unparalleled master in the world. They insisted that I take them to a location closer to the Panlong Forest. I couldn't persuade them, so I decided to keep quiet and take them a little deeper.

When we reached a position where we could see the jungle hounds, I completely forbade the team to move forward. Even though the three kids were a bit noisy, they were actually very well-behaved and knew the rules. They didn't run around, but stayed within my defense range to enjoy the scenery along the way. They also stopped hunting and moved covertly with me.

"Ms. Sora! Can you please check over there? I heard a fight."

After wandering around on the grassland for a while, the long-eared Huabi suddenly stared towards the east.

I thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Okay, but you have to promise me to be careful."

The poster girl Taimi immediately agreed and said with a smile, "Yes! Yes! If Huabi, this stupid rabbit, gets angry, I will be the first to take physical measures to interrupt his actions. So, under the premise of safety, let's go and see what's going on over there? I have seen a lot of fights between humans, but I have never seen a fight between monsters."

With the children excited, I took out my bow and arrow and led them towards the east in stealth. After walking for about five minutes, I finally heard the fighting sounds that Huabi had described.

Fighting on the grassland were a white-fronted griffin and a ground dragon of unknown species.

Logically speaking, neither of them should be gold-level monsters that appear in this grassy area, and I did not find any of them when I scouted in the morning. I guess the white-fronted griffin flew in later, and I overlooked the ground dragon because of its protective coloration.

The two monsters were fighting on the downhill side of the grassland, and we were standing on the uphill side 200 meters away. As long as we didn't show any aggression, even if the monsters fighting below spotted us, most of them would ignore us humans in the fierce battle. At least, the white-fronted griffin would not attack us.

Regarding the white-fronted griffin, I specifically explained to the three children: "The white-fronted griffin is a race that is friendly to humans. Wild white-fronted griffins will not attack us humans. In exchange, we should not hunt them. This is the common rule of all Warcraft hunters. Those who violate this rule will have their luck cursed. There was a rich man in my hometown who went bankrupt because of this."

Among the three children, Taimi had the biggest reaction: "Broke, Broke... Bankrupt?! Wow, that's scary!"

Seeing this, I added: "Of course, some people argue that it is just superstition."

However, Taimi insisted, "It is better to believe in something than not to believe in something! Fate comes first, luck comes second, and feng shui comes third. When it comes to money, the worst thing to do is to believe in nothing. Don't be too extreme. Take the middle way in everything. As for the gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters, we should believe in them a little bit, then good fortune will stay with us."

"Ah!" Lian Er held up a sign and complained: "Tai Mi is like a charlatan."

The Huabi boy snorted disdainfully: "As a human being, believing in yourself is the most important thing."

Seeing that these kids were about to start a quarrel again, I immediately gave each of them a slap on the head. The three boys, feeling the pain, immediately shut up and followed me to carefully observe the battle situation in front of them. It was an exciting fight, in which the ground dragon was at a disadvantage, and the white-browed griffin had the advantage in high-altitude combat, but overall, it was just a fight between 46 people who were evenly matched.

"Ms. Sora, which side do you think will win?"

Although secrecy should be the priority at this moment, within two seconds, the poster girl Taimi was the first to lose her patience.

I observed the battle and whispered, "Both the white-fronted griffin and the ground dragon are melee-type monsters, but the ground dragon's shell is very thick. Unless it dives with all its strength, the white-fronted griffin will not be able to break through the ground dragon's defense. In fact, there is no reason for these two creatures to fight at all."

White-fronted griffins are bred in highlands, while ground dragons live near water sources. The former mainly feed on meat, while the latter survive on sand and plants. The two, who are at the same level of the food chain, have always kept to themselves. Why did they suddenly fight each other to the death in this wild area outside the ranch today? What is the truth behind this?

Under such circumstances, I should have run away with the children.

but……

It's not the job of a detective to leave a mystery unsolved!

I decided to stay and wait until they were done fighting before going over to collect evidence.

The final result was that the ground dragon won, or to be more precise, both sides suffered losses. In one confrontation, the griffin's sharp claws successfully pierced the ground dragon's shell, causing it to suffer severe back injuries, but at the same time, the griffin's wing was also bitten. The frightened griffin adopted a conservative strategy to escape, while the ground dragon stayed alone, silently waiting to die from heavy blood loss.

So, I shot an arrow from the uphill slope, and ended the life of the ground dragon with a surprise attack.

Seeing my actions, the hostess Taimi shouted, "Hey! How can you take advantage of someone like this!"

I didn't need to respond, Huabi immediately contradicted her: "You really don't understand anything! The earth dragon will die sooner or later, and Miss Sora's actions are just to make it easier for the earth dragon to die."

I ignored Huabi and the others' discussion and waited until the ground dragon that was shot by the arrow was completely dead. Then I took a step towards the scene of the fight. The children were not stupid either. When they saw me taking action, they kept their mouths shut and followed me quickly like little ducks.

The environment at the scene was very messy and the amount of information was enormous. In addition to the claw marks of the white-fronted griffin and the ground dragon, there were also traces of other large creatures. Judging from the traces here, more than one battle may have taken place here, and it may even be a fight between several giant beasts... Why did these monsters suddenly become so ferocious?

I looked around hard, trying to find the hidden answer.

After a while, Taimi suddenly pointed at a piece of sand and said sternly, "There is a dangerous atmosphere in this place."

I walked towards the sand and saw signs that it had been dug by monsters.

"You all move back a little."

I took out a shovel from my space ring and prepared to explore the sand.

However, Taimi did not step back as I instructed. She grabbed my arm and frowned, saying, "Ms. Sora, I have a bad feeling. The things in here are definitely dangerous. I don't think it's a good idea to dig it up. We should go back to the camp immediately."

Dangerous? That's good.

Because the truth is often accompanied by danger.

"Let's take a look, and then we'll leave."

I struggled to break free from Taimi's hand, used the shovel, and carefully dug up the soil underneath. When I dug about half a meter deep, I felt something hard at the tip of the shovel. So I slowed down the digging and pace, slowly pushing away the loose sand. Gradually, a harmonious object appeared before our eyes.

That's an egg.

I started to feel something was wrong.

I found out the truth about the fight between monsters as I wished.

There are two kinds of magical beasts in the world, one is the pro-dragon camp, and the other is the anti-dragon camp. The upper dragons will generally give their dragon eggs to their subordinates to take care of and protect, while the magical beasts in the anti-dragon camp will have some primitive induction to the breath of dragon eggs. In the following time, they will do their best to prevent the birth of dragons in order to protect the land where they live.

In many ancient legends, dragons will treat the first creature they see when they are born as their caregiver. Until they reach adulthood, the young dragons will unconditionally obey any orders from their caregivers. It is for this reason that so many magical beasts are willing to risk their lives to protect dragon eggs until the last minute.

"Just pretend you didn't see anything, bury the dragon eggs and go!"

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35. Egg Thief (Sora)

(Sola-Court)

"Just pretend you didn't see anything, bury the dragon eggs and go!"

As I was thinking that, the bunny boy on the other side picked up the dragon egg without thinking and stuffed it directly into his space ring. He then said to us who were stunned: "This is a dragon egg. The non-dragon faction monsters that sense the dragon's breath will soon gather to attack us. We must escape back to Mopolis City as soon as possible."

Obviously, Huabi is well aware of the danger of dragon eggs.

But he took this danger upon himself without hesitation.

I rebuked coldly, "I suggest you put the dragon egg down! Now!"

"Sorry, I am a follower of the Dragon Clan."

Without any room for negotiation, the rabbit boy said this and ran towards the camp. Lian'er and Taimi, who saw the boy running away, followed him. In order to prevent Lian'er from getting implicated, I quickly spread my wings to catch up with Huabi, landed from the air and pinned the running rabbit boy to the ground.

"Throw away the dragon eggs! Now! Immediately!"

"Impossible! Unless I die, it's impossible!"

Religious fanaticism is simply the greatest evil in the world. I have also heard that believers of the Dragon God have the obligation to protect the dragon clan, but I didn't expect that the young man in front of me would be willing to give up his life for a dragon egg. The most troublesome thing is that the personal space connected to the space ring can only be opened by himself, so at this moment I can't forcibly take the dragon egg away from him.

Abandon him - rationality makes such a judgment.

"Ms. Lian'er, Mr. Taimi, let's go over there by ourselves. Don't worry about him."

I gave clear instructions and took the first step, but the two women hesitated to move forward.

so troublesome……

I smacked my lips in dissatisfaction, changed my course of action, and asked, "Taimi, do you know the way back?"

Taimi was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously and agreed: "Remember! It will not go wrong."

Even though I still felt uneasy, time was of the essence, so I had to act decisively: "I will take Huabi back alone later, you and Miss Lian'er have to go back to the camp by yourselves. The monsters you encounter along the way may become more aggressive, so try not to get close to them. If you are unfortunately attacked, you can fight back, but don't fight to the end."