Guild Boss's Ambition

"Why does the Chamber of Commerce want to hunt these monsters?" I asked.

Hai Lao glanced at me and said calmly, "The horns of dragon-horned rhinoceros are popular collections among wealthy orcs. After proper processing, the horns with good quality can be sold for a good price. This is a business."

A business?

Killing 40 innocent creatures just to satisfy a rich man's collecting desire?

"No, I cannot accept this mission."

Upon hearing this, Hai Lao took back the task scroll, and Bai Ye didn't say anything.

The second mission is also a crusade mission. This time the target is one hundred marching wolves. The condition for completing the mission is to reduce the number of marching wolves by half and take the head of their leader as proof.

Given the tough habits of the marching wolves, this mission is more difficult than the previous one, but the reward is the same.

As if he could see through my thoughts, Hai Lao said, "This is a mission issued by the Monte Town Guard. The reason is that a hundred marching wolves are gathering on the nearby trade routes. You can find more detailed information by looking for the guards locally. Finally, I want to remind you, Miss Paladin, please do not let your emotions get the better of you during the mission. It will not do you any good."

I frowned and said, "I don't quite understand what you mean. I'm just doing the right thing."

Hearing this, Hai Lao put away the mission scroll and threw it into the air.

I quickly caught it.

Hai Lao said indifferently: "So, in our Stone House, this mission is the most suitable mission for you, but don't think that there are so many similar missions in the world, and the world does not work as you think."

"What did you say!"

I started to get angry at the appraiser's attitude, but Bai Ye held me back.

She said with a smile, "Well, Miss Fritz, you don't have to be angry with him. He has this weird personality. He won't be satisfied until he makes every contract adventurer gnash their teeth."

Mr. Hai Lao did not refute Miss Bai Ye's criticism, but simply picked up this issue of Qunfangshu.

Seeing this, I immediately lost the desire to argue with him and just wanted to stay away from him.

Bai Ye and I walked aside to discuss.

Miss Bai Ye confirmed with me and asked, "Although the deadline for completing this crusade is within a month, I believe Miss Fritz doesn't want to delay it for too long, right? It takes half a day to get to Monte Town. We will set out tomorrow morning and arrive in the afternoon. If everything goes well, we can complete the mission that evening. Do you think this arrangement is a good idea?"

That’s good, but isn’t this too idealistic?

The marching wolves are very smart monsters. How can they be as easy to deal with as she said?

I had to remind her, "Miss Bai Ye, I think we must be careful when dealing with marching wolves. Although the parchment says there are only a hundred of them, their colonies usually have more than three hundred of them, and their leaders have high intelligence comparable to that of humans. If we are careless, I am afraid we will pay an unnecessary price."

Bai Ye smiled gently and replied softly, "Ms. Fritz, please relax. I have personally fought against the marching wolves once, and I have definitely had a duel of military tactics with them. Rather than saying that they have an IQ comparable to that of humans, it is better to say that ordinary humans and subhumans are far from being able to reach their tactical level."

"So, you still want me to relax?" I asked questioningly.

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows confidently, his delicate face as charming as the moon: "Because the two of us together are a small army, and more importantly, I did not lose in that military duel. They could not kill me, and I survived."

Finally, she smiled warmly and changed the subject: "By the way, Monte Town is close to the mountains. It is much colder than our Mopolis City in this winter. When you go out tomorrow, remember to prepare a few more warm clothes in your space ring, and bring some dry food, in case you encounter disasters such as landslides and heavy snow and can't find food."

"Okay, thank you Miss Bai Ye for your advice."

"Don't be so reserved. I'm not some noble. Just call me Bai Ye."

"Then please call me Raftan directly."

"Uh-huh, Raftan."

Different from the impression when we first met, this time Miss Bai Ye had no longer the cold and deep image, but instead gave people a feeling like a spring breeze. This made me a little uncomfortable, and I just felt that I was being cared for by an elder.

"Bai Ye, um, I have one last question."

She blinked her deep eyes and said with a smile: "This will never be your last problem."

I was stunned for a moment, then mustered up my courage and asked, "Excuse me, how old are you this year—"

"Eighteen years old, a little older than you." She replied immediately.

"..."

Now 24 years old, I have no comment on this dishonest necromancer.

Then we exchanged a few more pleasantries and went back home.

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26. Lannong Girl (Raftan)

(Raftan-Fritze)

After saying goodbye to Miss Bai Ye, I decided to follow her advice and go out to buy some clothes.

As soon as I walked out of the door and turned from the street into the alley, I saw a familiar face.

If I remember correctly, her last name seemed to be Zuo Lannong.

At this time, the small figure of Miss Lannong was wandering anxiously on the street. She looked around and pursed her lower lips, as if she was eagerly looking for something important. Seeing this, I walked over and asked her the reason.

"Miss Lannong, are you looking for something?"

Miss Lannong remembered my name after only seeing me once: "Eh? Who called me? It's Miss Laftan. Yes, I'm looking for Lian'er. I don't know where that girl went after class. It's okay if she comes home an hour or two late on weekdays, but it's already two o'clock now. I'm a little worried that she might have an accident!"

Speaking of Lian'er, Miss Lannong's face was full of sorrow.

I couldn't help but frowned: "Well, can I help look for it?"

"Thank you, Miss Raftan!"

Miss Lan Nong held her head and sighed, "Oh my, why can't I find Bai Ye at this moment? I can clearly sense that she is nearby, but I just can't find her no matter how hard I try. If Bai Ye is here, she can use the tracking magic that she has been using on Lian'er to find her right away!"

I was stunned when I heard that. "You mean Miss Bai Ye? I just chatted with her on the third floor for a while, and now she should be on Sakura Street. I'm afraid I won't be able to find her to help me for a while."

Miss Lan Nong's expression became even uglier.

But she quickly made a decision: "How about this, Miss Laftan, please look around the clock tower, and I will look around the stone house. In an hour, whether we find Lian'er or not, we will gather at the door of the stone house."

"Well! Let's decide it like this!"

So we started looking for the mute girl separately.

In contrast to Miss Lan Nong's solemn expression, the process of finding Lian'er was very simple.

As soon as I got to the street in front of the clock tower, I saw a gray-haired girl chasing a black cat.

The black cat was very agile. It jumped onto the wall and then dived into the crowd, trying to escape the gray-haired girl at full speed. However, the gray-haired girl was also very clever. Not only did she keep up with the cat, she also cleverly avoided bumping into the passers-by on the street. Her movements were as agile as a meerkat.

But no matter what, now is not the time for her to play with the black cat. Miss Lan Nong over there is worried.

I predicted the direction the black cat would escape, and then caught it with one hand when it was not on guard against third parties.

The black cat I caught by the neck did not struggle. It meowed at me cutely, obviously not afraid of humans. There was an iron plate with words engraved under its neck: "Stone House, Augustus."

Although her name is Augustus, she is a female.

“Ah ...

Just as I was confirming the gender of the black cat, an unpleasant sound came from below. I lowered my head to look at the little owner of the sound, then stuffed the black cat into her arms and taught her a lesson: "Okay, it's time to play hide-and-seek. It's time to go home. Your sister Lan Nong is so anxious that she has sent people everywhere to look for you. Are you ready to go back and accept the punishment?"

She hugged Augustus tightly, and trembled with fear as if she remembered something terrible.

It seems that Miss Lan Nong's family's education method is also quite strict?

Looking at Lian'er with a bitter face, I couldn't help but think of Sophie a few years ago. Sophie a few years ago was also as naughty and active as Lian'er, but since her stepfather died, she suddenly became a different person, mature and sensible to the point of being distressing.

It’s all my fault as a useless sister.

Reminiscing about the past, I reached out to touch Lian'er's head──

however……

It was avoided!

Lian'er's eyes strongly resisted any physical contact with me──

"Are you hated? Did you look really fierce just now?"

"She clearly enjoyed my patting her head when we first met..."

I was deeply shocked by Lian'er's change. As a 24-year-old woman, my self-confidence had been worn down by the years and became more fragile than glass. The indifference from the loli shattered me in an instant. I had to wipe away the invisible tears, silently grab Lian'er's little hand, and bring this lost little lamb back to the stone house.

However, when she reached an empty alley halfway through the journey, Lian'er stopped.

Because Augustus was standing on her shoulder, she had one hand free.

But at this time, the empty left hand had one more thing.

Another piece of parchment.

“Ahh—”

She handed the parchment solemnly to me.

With a subtle premonition, I picked up the parchment and examined it.

really……

It's our pawn book again.

Judging from the cause and effect, Lian'er must have an uncontrollable stealing skill.

Oh, Miss Lannong, you should have told me such an important thing in advance.

I put the parchment book back into my arms in silence, and did not let go of Lian'er's little hand. I just tested the activation conditions of her skill while taking her back to the stone house. As a result, her stealing skill was not activated again along the way.

When I arrived at the stone house, I first left Lian'er with Mr. Hai on the third floor, and then went out to look for Miss Lannong.

Like Lian'er, Miss Lannong was also very easy to find. When I walked along a certain road, I clearly noticed that almost half of the people were looking in the same direction. Then I heard some strange discussions about something so cute. And the object of everyone's discussion was exactly the Miss Lannong who was like a flying bee.

I quickly stepped forward and stopped the little poster girl who was being watched, to prevent her from being lured away by some strange uncle.

"What are you looking for, little sister? Looking for a gray-haired mute girl? Oh, uncle just saw her! Come on, follow uncle this way, I'll take you to see her! Hey, you asked uncle why I took you to the dark alley? Because it's faster? What, you said this is not a shortcut? Don't you believe me, uncle? Hehe, you've seen through the truth, so I have no choice but to... hehe!"

I instantly imagined the crime scene in my mind and said to the young lady on duty, "Well, Miss Lannong, I have found Lian'er for you near the clock tower. I have left her with Mr. Hai on the third floor. She probably forgot the time because she was chasing cats. Well, that's how children are. Once they start playing, they won't remember anything. Miss Lannong, please don't blame her too much."

Hearing this, Miss Lan Nong's expression changed several times, and finally she sighed: "Sometimes I really want to tie her up with a rope and keep an eye on her. When I first adopted her, she was obviously a quiet child, but once she got familiar with the environment, her true nature showed. She is simply a child with ADHD. If you ignore her, she will be more clingy than a cat."

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard Miss Lannong's guardian-like complaints.

They both look the same age.

Looking at the poster girl who seemed more mature than Sophie, I smiled and said, "Haha, Lian'er is indeed very lively. Just now, when I saw her chasing the cat, I felt that with a little training, she could definitely become an excellent physical fighter. However, in our era, a girl's future is not just about fighting and killing."

Hearing this, the blue farmer girl's eyes immediately lit up, pointed at the tip of her nose, and asked actively: "What about me? What about me? Miss Raftan, can you please help me see if I have the potential to become a warrior?"

I examined her hands and feet and did some simple tests.

I thought for a moment and used a more tactful tone: "Well... Miss Lan Nong, actually, being a poster girl is also a very promising career. If my inspection is correct, you should be a one in a million person who is immune to magic and martial arts, so please accept my condolences."

Miss Lannong was neither surprised nor sad. "Well, Raftan, your diagnosis is exactly the same as Hai Lao's. Although I can live well even if I get this demon weapon insulator, sometimes I still fantasize about being like you and the president, wearing fine clothes and riding horses, taking revenge and killing all those bad guys in a few strokes."

I found it funny to see Miss Lannong imitating a chopping motion in a half-baked manner.

I smiled and comforted her, "Silly girl, apart from the Dark Alliance, where else can we find so many bad guys in the Light Alliance for you to punish? We should show our usefulness and not be limited to our profession. We should just do what we can for everyone. When you were the poster girl, who knows how many people became happy because of your existence."

Miss Lan Nong wrinkled her nose and repeated the action of swinging the sword. "But, if I can choose, I still like to brush it! The best thing is to learn something like Dugu Jiujian, and then brush it up, and then upgrade the agility to the highest level in one go, and then come up with a martial art that is indestructible except for speed! Humph, just thinking about it makes me feel awesome."

Dugu Nine Swords?

There is no martial arts in the world that is invincible except speed?

I carefully corrected her basic knowledge: "I don't know which ranger novel you're reading, but it always feels stupid. No matter how fast you are, you can't beat the fireball spell that has the magic of guaranteed hit. If you don't fall down after one shot, then shoot two! Three! Four! Until that idiot with only speed falls down!"

The Lannong girl half opened her mouth and asked in surprise: "Raftan also knows the great Mr. Antonidas?"

"Is that the hero of your chivalric novel?"

"No, no, no, even though he can fire unlimited fireballs, he's just a supporting character."

"You're so amazing but you're just a supporting role?"

She said with great excitement: "In that story, there are many people who are more powerful than him!"

I couldn't help but wonder: "What's that story? It feels so exciting?"

On the way back to the stone house, Miss Lannong told me a small part of the story. Although she only talked about the birth of the King of the Dead, and that period of history obviously did not match the real history, the epic feeling in it still fascinated me. I wanted to travel through time and space, go to that vast continent, and fight those different undead spirits.

After waving goodbye to Miss Lannong in the stone house, I remembered something.

I haven't bought anything for the trip yet...

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