Chapter 68: The Lady Who Sighs (38)

After re-entering the hinterland of the Damos Empire, we did not continue to advance towards our original target, the Delloma Empire, but towards the southern coast.

The territory of the Danmos Empire is quite large in the entire continent, but I have to say that the Danmos Empire now has such a large territory that is now restored, which is inseparable from our race and the three kingdoms of Kaiyuan. Why? Because the western neighbor of the Danmoth Empire is the Deloma Empire, but the Deloma Empire has always targeted some scattered small countries in the west and the barbarians and orcs in the north, and the three kingdoms of Kaiyuan in the southwest are only concerned with us. That's why the Danmos Empire took advantage of this to annex large swathes of territory. In the course of a few hundred years, the Dammoth Empire had not achieved much in the west, but almost the entire eastern part of the continent had become their territory. And if it weren't for the resistance of Magellan's kingdom, the Danmos Empire did not achieve its goal 100%, and also made Magellan's capital city Saint Sophie win the name of the unyielding city.

The entire Danmoth Empire has the longest coastline on the continent, and this is where I want to go. After I entered the human world, I heard that just above the sea to the south, there was a large fleet of ships active. Unlike the pirates who raided their homes, this fleet played the role of mercenaries. However, if you want to find them in the various adventurer halls on land, it's simply impossible. If you want to ask them to do something for you, not only do you have to pay them well, but you also have to get to the place they designate. And that place is often a lonely island floating on the sea, and the environment on that isolated island is also very dangerous, densely covered with many isolated animals and plants. Legend has it that some adventurers have even found prehistoric humans on some isolated islands that only existed hundreds of thousands of years ago.

This kind of news has made many adventurers with even adventurers move to their own destinations, and although many ships have died at the bottom of the sea with their pilots because of their dilapidated and cramped, it still can't stop the enthusiasm of some adventurers. Especially after the apostles suddenly appeared on this continent, more and more people chose to flee their homeland and take refuge on small islands far from the mainland in order to escape the threat of the apostles.

However, I didn't want to go there for refuge, the Apostles are the common home of all life living on this continent, and of course they have seriously threatened my existence. There was absolutely no way I could have escaped. The purpose of my trip to the coastal zone was to meet the leader of that fleet for a while.

This was a bit difficult, because no one knew who the leader of the fleet was. They have never landed on the mainland, and it is said that their base camp is scattered among many small islands, each with its own natural hazards: either reefs or tides. Without insiders to lead the way, it is unlikely that those who go on adventures will make it to their destination alive. Once you're the lucky one to get to the finish line, you'll have to face another deadly puzzle. That's how to survive the twin onslaught of the island's terrifying flora and fauna and the angry crew members.

It seems that it is useless to simply reach the coastal strip. For me, however, this is not the case. Ordinary people may have nothing to do in the face of such a thing, but I am different.

Looking at my inexplicable smile, Hua Siqi asked curiously, "What are you thinking?"

"I wonder who is in charge of such a large fleet, and we undead have been at sea from time to time before the war has even begun, and although we usually encounter other ships from the human world and drive us away, we have never heard of such a large fleet. Pirates have often heard of it. I looked at the curious Hua Siqi with a mysterious expression, and continued: "And I have also heard that these pirates often raid people on small boats, including the undead. And a beautiful girl like you who looks delicate is the focus of their plunder. ”

"Huh?" Hua Siqi was stunned and begged me timidly: "Madam, let's not go to the south, okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm kidding you. I put away my joke and continued, "I'm just curious about that fleet. ”

It's a small town, thousands of kilometers away from our destination. Hua Siqi proposed to rush over as soon as possible through the teleportation point left by her own race, but I shook my head and refused: "No, we can't consume too much magic in your body now." You'll have to wait until the moment counts. ”

"But... Hua Siqi rubbed her stomach and whispered, "But if we don't feel it earlier, we will starve to death." I didn't have any money with me. ”

I subconsciously asked, and then looked at Banks, who was also licking his lips unconsciously, and realized that they were all human beings. And I never had any concept of money.

This suddenly made me feel a little embarrassed: "This, I seem to have forgotten, you all have to replenish food as energy." If you want food, you have to buy it, but I don't have any. Then I looked at Banks and asked, "Do you have any money with you?"

Banksy also shrugged: "I never carry money with me either, because I don't have any money at all." ”

Well, having lost the perfect pass to Reading, we finally have to face the first very real problem, and that is money.

It has to be said that, except for a few extremely strange provinces, the other territories of the Danmos Empire are very developed. In the case of the current town, although I don't know anything about the situation without Reading, just from the layout and architecture of this town, the people who live here must be extremely wealthy. And it seems that the people who live in this town are still very self-conscious, and don't care much about things that have nothing to do with them. For example, when I was wearing a black robe and even my head was covered inside, I didn't receive much curiosity and defensiveness.

By accident, we came to one of the most prominent buildings in the center of the town. Judging from the text above, this should be a lobby dedicated to adventurers to issue quests. The Adventurers' Association is a very interesting association, which is composed entirely of civil forces, and has gradually occupied a very important position after hundreds of years of development. Here, you can see all kinds of tasks, at the big you can even get the task of slaying the dragon, and at the small level, you can just find the trivial things in life in the cat and mouse. And because the people in power are very smart to choose to cooperate with every country on the continent, the Adventurers' Association is very open in all countries on the continent. But what I don't care about is the history and size of this adventurer's guild, what attracts me the most is that when you complete a mission, you will be paid more or less according to the difficulty of the mission. In the dragon slaying quest that has been released for nearly ten years at the top, the reward is for a city. And ordinary tasks also give good cash rewards. And that's what I wanted. I don't want to do any difficult tasks, I just want to do one or two challenging tasks and then make money and leave.

When Banksy retrieved the three horses he had summoned, there was an exclamation. The conversations I occasionally hear are probably nothing more than surprise at our abilities and surprise at our gender.

Also, in this male-dominated world, there are actually three women who come to the Adventurers' Association to take on tasks and they look so powerful, which is indeed big news in this town. We ignored them and walked straight into the association through all kinds of eyes, not expecting that someone was receiving us.

"Let me take a look, three beautiful ladies. "It was a chubby middle-aged man who was relatively short. Bald, likewise without a beard. He was wearing a more ornate silk robe, looked at me with a smile and asked, "I knew at first glance that you were definitely not ordinary people, and when I looked at you again, I knew that you were definitely very powerful characters." Especially you, ma'am. ”

"I don't know where you saw it. Also, what are you? ”

The fat man pointed at himself first, then patted his shiny head and laughed, "Oh, I actually forgot such an important thing." My name is Rongz, and I'm the head of this adventurer's guild. Are you here for a mission?"

I nodded, "I need a little bit of living expenses, and it looks like you're the easiest place to get the highest pay." ”

"Ma'am, what you said makes me a little embarrassed. We're an adventurer's guild after all, and some of the missions inside can be deadly. I didn't expect it to be so safe with you. After speaking, he led us to the reception desk, pointed to a sign on it and said: "The signs hanging on this are all detailed records of the tasks that have not been completed, and some of them have not received attention because the reward amount is too low." In some cases, because the task was too difficult, every team that tried to complete the task was wiped out. So, if you really want to earn bounties with us and save your life, it's best to start by doing a few missions that are a little easier to do. It's not a big prize, but at least it's familiarizing you with the process of our Adventurers' Guild. Then, he pointed his finger at one of them: "This mission was released three months ago, and it's not too difficult, just take out a monster roaming the nearby jungle and bring back its heart as evidence." And the reward for this quest is 3,000 gold coins. ”

What does it mean, I don't understand. Money didn't have any concept for me, but Banksy on the side was surprised: "Can you tell me why such a simple task can be paid so much?"

Rongzi replied with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing difficult, but this jungle is densely covered with all kinds of poisonous insects and swamps, and there is also a mysterious race hidden here, they have never appeared, so I don't know too much about the specific information, but it must be very easy for you to have such a task." And it's one of the five highest-paying missions here, but it's much less difficult than those five. ”

Before I could speak, Hua Siqi on the side sneered: "The demon beast you are talking about is the Tiger King?"

"Tsk, I didn't expect this equally beautiful lady to know about the Tiger King. Rongzi still had a somewhat seductive smile.

"I'm a magician who wanders all over the continent, so I know a little bit about the Tiger King who lives in the Bena Dark Forest. Hua Siqi sneered and looked at Rongzi: "And what I also know is that we should not be confused by the name of the Tiger King, although the Tiger King does seem to be a tiger that only existed in prehistoric times, but it has nothing to do with that kind of tiger, it is a fierce beast with dragon blood." What's even more terrifying is that it is much more powerful than the real dragon, according to legend, the tiger is the same as the dragon two divine beasts, and this tiger king may be the only survivor, plus it has dragon blood, so even the dragon is not sure to defeat it. The Tiger King has a strong sense of territory, and it regards the Bena Dark Forest as his own territory, and as for the mysterious race, it is actually its slave. And now, you're asking us to do this almost impossible task, what is your intention?"

Rongzi didn't feel embarrassed at all that his plan was exposed, but continued to maintain the same expression as before. "Yes, a great magician. But ma'am, there should be many nations vying to recruit you and pay you handsomely, but why do you choose to wander?"

Hua Siqi's face turned red and she didn't speak. She didn't want her story to be heard by more people. "This has nothing to do with you. I said, "You want us to take on this mission? Do you know what I think?"

Rongzi was a little nervous in his heart, but after all, he was used to seeing characters in big scenes. "Oh, no, no. This kind of mission is only for people with strength, but I think it's still very dangerous for you. ”

"It's okay, we'll take it. I said indifferently.