Guild Boss's Ambition

At the same time, I silently prayed in my heart: "Sister, please give me strength and keep me away from evil thoughts."

Seeing that I was unmoved, Miss Bai Ye sighed and looked bored: "Miss Paladin, you are really serious, but do we necromancers have the habit of respecting ourselves in this regard? If you can't even accept ordinary dirty jokes these days, people will find it difficult to get along with you~ Miss Paladin, come on, tell me two dirty jokes, okay?"

Facing Miss Bai Ye like this, I can only keep a cold face.

"Ms. Bai Ye, please respect yourself."

At this time, perhaps noticing my helplessness, Miss Lannong also said, "Bai Ye, don't mess around. Raftan is different from us mortals. She is a paladin with both faith and force. If she kills a few demons by accident in the future, she will probably be promoted to a saint! A marble statue will be erected in front of the church!"

Marble sculpture...

I tried to imagine a marble sculpture of myself...

no!no!

So shameful...

I quickly defended myself, "No, saint is really too much of an exaggeration. I am just a warrior, and my practice of faith is far from complete. A true saint is compassionate and saves people from disasters. Sophie and I can't even save ourselves financially. How can we save others from the sea of ​​suffering?"

Bai Ye smiled faintly: "It is precisely because we are in the same sea of ​​suffering that we can help each other."

The necromancer's words made me depressed.

Miss Lan Nong started to scold with laughter: "Hey, is it really okay for a necromancer like you to say such a heartwarming and touching dialogue? If you change yourself too quickly, it will make people feel disgusted──"

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Hey, what I said just now was obviously not a positive one. What I meant was that we are all rotten idiots, sitting together in the same broken and rotten boat, and drifting aimlessly towards destruction. Uru, think about it carefully, isn't the history of our human beings and subhumans for thousands of years like this?"

"Dear Miss Bai Ye, don't talk to me about history. I hate history, especially fate and tragedy." Miss Lan Nong boldly pulled the necromancer's cheeks, frowned and said threateningly.

I secretly found it funny to see Miss Lan Nong's disrespectful behavior, but I gradually understood why Miss Bai Ye approved her to go along, because this little poster girl was very versatile. She was dignified and polite when she was alone with me, and when a necromancer appeared on the scene, she took the initiative to play the role of livening up the atmosphere.

She knows how to adjust her position.

Maybe when we get to the battlefield, we won't need to give her orders at all.

On the other hand, Miss Lannong said that she wanted to become a task appraiser, but she knew neither magic nor martial arts. Would those who risked their lives really entrust their future to her? But from Bai Ye's words and deeds, she was optimistic about the direction Miss Lannong was heading...

I tried to speak in a senior tone: "Miss Lan Nong, the so-called actual combat observation is actually only a very one-sided reference. If you want to become a task appraiser, you need to have more knowledge and experience. Of course, this is the case for general task appraisers. If you have other special skills, that is naturally another matter."

Hearing this, Miss Lan Nong, who was pulling Miss Bai Ye's cheek, turned her head.

At that moment, her red eyes met mine.

Then, she smiled innocently: "Hehe, to use Miss Raftan's words, I am the one who is different. I don't know why, but I seem to have a reconnaissance skill called the Eye of Truth. I can identify all kinds of things in life, and I can also read the identity information of adventurers and directly understand their personality traits."

I was immediately surprised: "Is there really such a magical skill?"

Miss Lan Nong nodded confidently: "There really is such a skill, and Bai Ye also knows how to use it."

Bai Ye smiled at me and offered me tea.

With suspicion, fear and curiosity, I suggested to Miss Lan Nong: "Well, Miss Lan Nong, can you use your Eye of Truth to investigate my attributes? I really want to know how I am seen by others."

Miss Lan Nong shook her head and rejected my proposal: "No, no! Miss Raftan, your level is too high. Now I can only interpret things whose mystery is lower than the platinum level. Let's put it this way. Take off the space ring in your hand, and I will identify its contents. Then you can verify whether what I said is right or wrong──"

So I took off the ring and gave it to the black-haired girl.

She glanced at it.

Two eyes.

Then, she slowly said, "The Yellow Rose Knight's Certificate, a Paladin certificate issued by the Pure Hall of the Temple of Light, contains 200 square meters of storage space. In addition, the items in this space ring include a Collapsing Mountain Cross Sword, a set of Paladin heavy armor, a giant tower shield, a Fire Elf Cloak, a pawn certificate, some dry food, and my sister Sophie's pillow──"

I was alert and covered Miss Lannong's mouth in an instant.

However, my attempt to cover up my mistake only elicited a ladylike smile from Miss Bai Ye.

"Ms. Raftan, please respect yourself."

"Please forgive me, great God of Light."

I sat back in my natural seat dejectedly, looking out the window at the suburban scenery.

Ahhhh

No amount of green hills and green grass can heal my shame──

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31. Marching Wolf and the Poster Girl (Little Blue)

(Ulu-Lanong)

The journey to Monte Town was much faster than I had imagined. As soon as the two swift horses pulling the carriage came out of the city gate and saw the familiar grassland and fresh and fragrant soil, they ran wildly as if they were given an injection of chicken blood. The coachman was a young half-elf boy, whose actual mental age was about twenty years old, with a happy and simple silly face.

He calls himself Guagua.

With Guagua's excellent driving, we arrived at Monte Town in the evening of the same day.

Monte Town is not big. It is an ordinary town that makes a living by handicrafts. It is not a tourist hotspot with famous scenic spots and historical sites. Naturally, there are not many hotels that specifically accommodate adventurers and tourists. We finally found one, but there was only one big room left. The three of us discussed it and decided to move in together, which made me feel quite embarrassed.

After tidying up the room a bit and putting down some luggage, we waited for Miss Raftan to change into heavy armor, and then we went out together.

First, they have to find the person who is responsible for the mission─Hamaichi Yamakawa, the captain of the Monte Town Self-Defense Force.

At first, when I heard such a Japanese-sounding name in this Western fantasy world, I was very annoyed. But later, when I was sorting out the list of contract adventurers and found a guy named Li Julong, I became indifferent to the false fame in this world.

Japanese, Chinese, Western, breaststroke, freestyle, it doesn’t matter.

Anyway, the three of us went to the Self-Defense Force camp in the town and found Yamakawa Hamaichi.

That's just a fucking Viking with a Japanese name.

He looks like a berserker with a full beard. It’s the cook named Mengjia who looks more Japanese than him.

As a paladin, Miss Raftan consciously used her positive image to negotiate with the Viking Yamakawa Hamaichi and showed the mission certificate to the Self-Defense Forces: "Hello, we are adventurers who have accepted the mission to subjugate the Marching Wolves."

Then, when Yamakawa Hamaichi was checking the contents of the certificate, Miss Raftan introduced our identities one by one in a proper manner: "This is Miss White Night, the wizard, and then Miss Lannong, the poster girl of the Stone House, and the next is Raftan Fritz."

Shanchuanbin looked at Bai Ye and Raftan in turn, and nodded as if to confirm: "The identities of the two ladies are basically confirmed, but the task undertakers listed in the task book are only Miss Fritz and Miss Bai Ye. So, what is this young and lovely Stone House poster girl doing here?"

I spoke for myself, raised my hand and answered, "Oh! I'm just here to watch! No, I'm just here to listen!"

"Listen in?" Yamakawa Binyi frowned.

At this time, Bai Ye interrupted calmly and said, "We brought this girl here. As for what she is here for, please don't worry about it, Captain. Aren't there some troubles with the marching wolves right now? We should not waste time on these unnecessary details. Tell me! What's going on with the marching wolves near your town?"

Unlike the gentle and refined Miss Raftan, our Bai Ye was also well-read, but perhaps because she read too much, her brain and character were damaged. As soon as she opened her mouth, she acted as arrogantly as a queen. When Shanchuanbin heard her tone and words, his brows immediately furrowed deeper and tighter, but he did not get angry.

He glanced at the three of us again, and said in a deep voice, "It's not convenient to talk standing at the door. Please follow me to the conference room. There is a strategic map of the surrounding area. It will be convenient for me to explain to you and for you to formulate a strategy."

Bai Ye and Raftan agreed to the captain's proposal.

We went to the meeting room together.

While we were sitting down to rest, the Self-Defense Force captain and his team members brought in some tactical models.

After everything was ready, Yamakawa Hamaichi continued, "The place where the marching wolves appeared was in the Wawville Forest. As we all know, the marching wolves hate humans very much. They will attack all humans who step into the forest. In the hundred years before this summer, there was no record of marching wolves appearing in the Wawville Forest."

Raftan hypothesized, "So they're migrating wolves?"

Shanchuanbin nodded and said, "It's very likely. According to the habits of marching wolves, once the group exceeds the load of the land, their tribe will split up, with a new wolf leader leading a small number of marching wolves to find new hunting grounds. Generally speaking, the number of wolves in a new tribe will not be large, about a few hundred to less than a thousand, and this time there are 700 marching wolves."

There are more than 700 of them?

When I heard this number, my scalp tingled.

Fortunately, Yamakawa Hamaichi's next words made me feel much better.

He added, "Because of the Marching Wolf Rebellion, our Self-Defense Force had gathered adventurers to conduct a clearing operation a while ago. After the operation, we successfully obtained 566 wolf heads. However, these severely damaged Marching Wolves did not retreat as we expected, but continued to stay in the Wawville Forest."

Yamakawa Hamaichi's tone became increasingly serious. "Unlike at the beginning, they adopted a strategy of breaking up into smaller groups. In the environment of the Wawville Forest, it was difficult for us to find them in the dense woods. When we tried to defeat them one by one, they ended up being scattered and in turn eliminated our troops one by one—"

Destroy, die.

The target of this quest is a monster that kills people.

The sadness on Yamakawa Hamaichi's face greatly irritated my nerves.

My heart started beating wildly unconsciously...

If I had stayed in the stone house, I would never have experienced this terrible thrill.

Yamakawa Hamaichi continued to explain, "Later, due to repeated failures in battle and casualties, the adventurers we had gathered gradually withdrew from the expedition. With no other options, we suspended our operations against the marching wolves. While seeking assistance from the alliance military, we also sought help from senior adventurers from the Adventurer's Union Association."

At this moment, Bai Ye put on a strange smile and murmured, "Didn't the alliance support you?"

Shanchuan Binyi closed his eyes as if he was enduring something. After a long while, he replied belatedly: "The Alliance has not sent troops to support us. The latest reply is to seal off the Wawville Forest and wait patiently for the Alliance's next instructions."

Has the Alliance abandoned their town of Monte? I couldn't help but wonder.

After a pause, Shanchuanbin asked in a tone without expectation: "In short, your mission is to defeat the 100 marching wolves and their wolf leader who are fighting a protracted war. Miss Fritz, after hearing the whole story, do you still plan to continue this mission? If we fail, it may take a month or two to solve this disaster."

Miss Raftan agreed immediately: "Of course! We will complete this task. Monte Town is a small town that relies on handicrafts. Although we can get raw materials from other places, without the Wawville Forest, the cost of the townspeople's work will surely increase a lot, right? No, this Wawville Forest must be cleared out as soon as possible."

"You said you'd like to stay and help?"

Yamakawa Hamaichi looked at Miss Laftan in surprise and saluted her solemnly: "I, Yamakawa Hamaichi, would like to salute Miss Fritz on behalf of all my colleagues in Monte Town. If there is anything in the process that requires the use of our Self-Defense Forces, please feel free to ask us. We are very happy to stand on the same front with you."

"Yes! Thank you, Captain."

Raph smiled frankly and said, "The matter of the marching wolves is complicated and needs to be carefully considered. It is already late at night and it is not suitable to deal with this matter. So, we should stop here for today. After we have sorted out our thoughts tonight, we will probably come back to the guard camp tomorrow to ask you, Captain, for some information or manpower."

Then there was some more chatting before we walked out of the camp.

After leaving the camp, Raftan first asked Bai Ye: "What do you think about the marching wolves, Miss Bai Ye? The captain said that they have been scattered. If we want to catch them one by one, how long will it take? And the forest is so big, if they deliberately hide from us, there is nothing we can do──"

Yawn

Bai Ye stretched his body lazily and said listlessly, "I say, Miss Paladin, you really have the energy and time to talk to that bearded ghost for so long? After getting enough information, can't you turn around and leave immediately? And you dare to use the Self-Defense Forces? Aren't you afraid that those stupid teammates will sell us out? Don't make trouble for yourself."

I poked Bai Ye's waist with my hand and said with a fake smile: "Bai Ye, I'm telling you something serious."

Bai Ye suddenly shuddered, her face turned red, and she grabbed my mischievous right hand and took a defensive posture.

Oh! Oh! It seems that I have stimulated a sensitive spot!

I silently gave myself a thumbs up.

"Cough cough!"

After coughing twice in embarrassment, Bai Ye returned to his serious state: "Well, since you want me to be serious, I will tell you my own thoughts. There are actually two ways to complete this crusade mission."

"What are the two methods of completion?" Raftan asked humbly.

Bai Ye replied: "The first method is to kill one hundred marching wolves and their wolf leaders according to the conditions of the mission scroll."

"So, what about the second method?" I did my job as a good listener.

Bai Ye smiled and said playfully, "The second method is to find out the truth first, and then kill the 100 marching wolves and their leader. If you ask me for my personal opinion, I prefer the first method. It won't cause any unnecessary troubles and put us on the opposite side of other forces."

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32. Pre-War Analysis (Little Blue)

(Ulu-Lannon)

Upon hearing this, Miss Raftan immediately asked, "Miss Bai Ye, why did you say that we should not find out the truth before carrying out the mission? Is there something fishy about the content of this mission?"

Bai Ye raised his hand to hail a carriage, turned around and said with a smile: "Let's go back to the hotel and talk, this is not the place to talk."

After that, the three of us got on the carriage together.

If my intuition is correct, Bai Ye should have set a trap for Raftan just now. She used the half-said attitude to arouse the curiosity of the Paladin lady. In fact, the fact that Bai Ye and Raftan went on a mission together was very suspicious. I think Bai Ye must have some special purpose in her mind.

But right now, the affairs of the Marching Wolves are more important.

After all, Bai Ye knows her limits, and she wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of me.

"Miss Paladin's chastity... No, let's do it again."

"I, Uru, will protect Miss Paladin's body and soul!"

"Wait, I feel like what I just said is full of ambiguity..."

Perhaps because we had been sitting in the carriage all day, the three of us didn't make a sound on the way back to the hotel, and then we returned to our hotel room in silence.

However, even after arriving at the hotel, Bai Ye did not immediately resume the discussion with us. Instead, she picked up Xiaoban, the stitching dog who had been guarding the door, and went to the bathroom in the room with the dog to wash up. But think about it, with Bai Ye's usual pretentious and elegant manners, it must be difficult for her to endure being covered in dust now.

Since Bai Ye had already gone to take a shower, Raftan and I took turns to wash ourselves.