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You decide to watch silently and give an opinion later just for information.

Soon, almost all the adventurers gathered, the guild doors were closed, and the internal trial began.

There was no unanimity of opinion on the "Golden Crown". Three men said stabbing in the back was a shameful act and should be put to death. Rachel says that the dark elves should be atoned for, and since she is good at stealth operations and fighting mages, wouldn't it be better for her to solve the problem of Baron Roberts Doug?

"Gravel spirits" are unanimous. All dark elves are not trustworthy, cannot be companions, and should be put to death or banished.

"Rainbow Shadows" is unanimous. Kill it. Now that we've already dealt with each other, it would be awkward to continue working together.

The "Hill Explorers" are unanimous. Executions and betrayals are unforgivable, especially the stabbing in battle is even more hateful, and it almost killed the two squads. If this kind of thing is not killed, the Adventurer's Guild will not be able to continue to stay.

The "Witch Sigh" is not unanimous. Matthew suggested that he should be simply removed from the list, Scarlett suggested that he be executed on the spot, Ash suggested banishment, Sein suggested a way to reform, and Serafino suggested atonement.

"Water Moon Companion" has a unified opinion. Give the Dark Elves one more chance, and it's up to her whether she wants to stay or get rid of her name.

SHIELD BREEZE is of the same opinion. The only fate of the traitor is execution.

"Akami Tide" is unanimous. They are reluctant to continue working with the Dark Elves, or at least remove them, regardless of the verdict.

"Thorn Totem" is absent...... Claims to be resting at his own pace, and doesn't care about the trial of traitors or anything like that.

After a heated debate, the adventurers decided to decide the fate of the traitor Dark Elves by secret ballot. Before voting, they gave the Dark Elves a chance to defend themselves.

Despite not gagging his mouth, the dark elf kept his head down and did not say a word.

Now she had to say something. Under the effect of Julianne's Level 4 Divine Skill "Identifying Lies", any lying will cause the aura on her body to change. Perhaps, this is her last and truest last words.

The Dark Elf didn't look up.

"I became a slave when I was 47 years old and was rescued by humans 10 years ago, at the age of 91......

What?

Seeing that your expression was a little stunned, Hathaway explained in a low voice: Elves are 110 years old adults, and 400 years old is considered a short life. Because of the special social habits of the dark elves and the deep underground, she doesn't know how old the dark elves are to become adults, probably about the same as the elves.

That is, the dark elves in front of me are not yet 13 years old of humans, and the skin is too dark, and the elves and dark elves are all beautiful races with eternal youth, so you can't see it.

The dark elves continued to bow their heads and said, "I was basically rescued by the first batch of the Anti-Slavery Act, at that time, the main targets of the kingdom's rescue were elves and dwarves, and we dark elves were a good match. Most of the elves have also returned to their homes after being rescued, but those who were captured as slaves at a young age do not even speak elven language, and have been assimilated by humans, making it difficult to adapt to the special social habits of elves, in other words, they cannot go back. We Dark Elves are in a similar, if not worse, situation with Elves. ”

Fierting lowered his head when he heard this.

"I was young at the time of my arrest, and I had many experiences during my slavery days, so I have very vague memories of the Dark Elves' hometown, but I ......"

"I want to go home. ”

"Not long after I was rescued, I met a friendly human mercenary who called himself a "mage killer", but in fact, he was only level 8 until he died, and the only thing he was good at was killing mages. By chance, I worked with him. Maybe it's love, maybe it's just long-term love, but ...... Human lifespan is too short. I met him as an uncle in his forties, and eight years later, he died in an ambush. Also...... Dying of old age, if I had just met, he would definitely have the power to escape with me. I'm starting to get scared of human companionship. ”

"Because I saved some money and collected a lot of information about the hometown of the dark elves, I finally found the kingdom of my compatriots after many twists and turns. But – probably not where I was born – no one knew me and couldn't prove my ancestry. The most ridiculous thing is that I am still an assistant working for mercenaries on the surface, but I am not much better than a slave in my own territory. I, a foreigner with the scent of humanity, found an opportunity to escape from my homeland before I was completely enslaved. ”

"I became nowhere to go. My dearest boss and best friend is dead, and my compatriots are callous and unwilling to accept me. I began to feel a deep fear of hundreds of years to live, and I didn't know where to go......"

"When I saw that the leader of the thieves also had a slave mark on him, it instantly became clear that she couldn't go back just like me. She was my companion and she understood me, even if it was just a little bit. ”

“...... It doesn't matter what the verdict is, you can do whatever you want. If I were to go back in time, I would still be on the side of my countrymen, no matter who needs to betray. My actions were wrong, but I don't regret it. ”

The Dark Elves are finished.

The hall fell silent.

No one was in a hurry to vote, and you could tell from the looks on the adventurers' faces that the final verdict would be different from what they had previously discussed. Truthfulness is more effective than pleading.

"Can I, an outsider, say a few words?"

At some point, in the corner of the guild hall, which had been closed, stood against the wall another dark elf, the owner of a massage parlor. She was still armed.

"I have a small proposal. The Dark Elf shopkeeper walked slowly towards you, "Let me take her away, she's just a child, who doesn't make mistakes?"

"As compensation, I'm willing to do three things: first, provide 500 gold coins to resurrect the slain adventurers, second, assassinate the nezumi leader for the guild, and third, move to a camp near the entrance to the dungeon, which is considered to increase the defensive combat power by the way. Not only me and this kid, but also my team will move in together. I think such a proposal is more rational than executing the murderer to vent his evil anger, right?"

After saying that, the shopkeeper squatted beside the traitor, touched the latter's head, and waited for the result of the trial together.

They really look about the same age! Is the shopkeeper too young or the traitor too old?

The voting process is simple, each adventurer squad casts one vote, you and the other employees collectively vote one vote, and the minority obeys the majority, and the name is not allowed.

It doesn't matter what exactly you vote for. In the end, in addition to your vote, five votes agreed to the Dark Elf owner's proposal, two voted for execution, and one voted for expulsion.

The die is cast.

Thank you all - the shopkeeper thanked everyone around him, untied his fellow man, took the latter by the arm and came to you, and bowed deeply again. There are some things that are well known to the wise, and if you have the heart to kill a traitor, it is useless for anyone to say anything. It was only left to the traitor to plead his case, and the shopkeeper to intercede, which was already worthy of thanks.

The shopkeeper suddenly stuck out his tongue at you playfully: "I'm sorry, but in fact, several of our sub-races have long been unable to stay in the market, and the camp built by the adventurer's guild should be easier to survive - after all, rumors of no discrimination in the guild have spread, and everyone appreciates it; Before leaving, kill the leader, although there will be a new leader soon, but at least let those nezumi fight among themselves for a while, 500 gold is not a small amount, I will educate this child well...... Okay, huh. ”

Pressing the head of the traitorous Dark Elf, whose eyes are still straight, the two women bow to you and leave.

The Adventurer's Guild is back on track again.

Adele announced, "In fact, there is a mysterious third prize for the third prize. Originally, it was to encourage everyone to compete for the first and second, so the mystery prizes were not displayed. The performance during the event will also be linked to the promotion appraisal later, and we hope that everyone will continue to actively participate in the activities of the guild. 」

If you are promoted to D-rank, it means that you can barely enter the dungeon. Seeing the fame and fortune of the "Thorn Totem", every adventurer is eager to try for the promotion assessment.

The adventurers took over their respective tasks and left one after another.

Because they are all regular tasks on the bulletin board, Fiertin and Adele are also doing their own reception work in an orderly manner, so you don't care if the tasks they take are appropriate or not, and enjoy Annette's shoulder massage and the coffee handed to you.

You're working with a witch's curse. Someone should give you the best president award.

Approaching noon,

Only the "Witch Sigh" team was left arguing because the four of them could not agree on which task to take, and they were about to draw their swords several times. Matthew knew this and knew that it was normal for these people to quarrel, and if they didn't quarrel, something would happen.

When you get up and plan to go to the "Dragon Pavilion" to eat, there are more people who are rubbing the rice: Hathaway and Annette plan to follow you, which is understandable, Coco will not spend money and hand over all the money earned to you, and it is understandable that he intends to follow, Caleb said that he was the only one who was repaired last night, and it was unfair to find an excuse to follow him, okay, it is barely within the scope of understanding......

"Ah, Elder Wait, may I go to dinner with me?"

Unexpectedly, Adele also stood up and applied so. This is a bit out of comprehension. It's not that she doesn't know that the receptionist should stay on duty at the guild at noon. In fact, she was honestly watching the house in the hall a few days ago, what's wrong today?

You have no reason to refuse.

"Wait a minute, I'll be right there!" Adele saw you nod her head in agreement, and happily ran into the guild. She needs a change of clothes.

Now the uniform style of the guild has long been changed to a crop top low-cut skirt because of a certain female mage, Fieltin is the first victim, and Adele is the second. Because it's really good-looking, it became a new tradition for guilds. It is a bit inappropriate to wear such highly revealing overalls to dine at the "Dragon Pavilion".

Adele is changing her clothes.

In a hurry, she changed her clothes in the hallway behind the door she had just left the hall, for fear that you and the group would wait too long. Anyway, there was no one in the guild at this time.

Squeak,

"Adele, my companions are pestering me to ask you privately what the mysterious prize is......"

Matthew pushed open the door, stunned.

Halfway through Adele's change of clothes, her whole body froze.

Yikes——!

Although Matthew immediately turned his head and apologized, Adele still covered her face and squatted down, screaming in a broken voice.

It's not good to be seen by anyone, but when she is seen by Matthew, Adele wants to die at the moment. The style of overalls is too much, and you can't put underwear inside!

"What's wrong!" Julianne rushed inside.

"What's wrong! something's wrong!" Caleb rushed inside, then Julianne knocked her to the ground and dragged her back down the hall.

The female staff members quickly cover up the disheveled Adele, and you take Matthew back to the hall.

When Adele, under the protection of other women, changed into civilian clothes, she didn't even know what expression to use to face Matthew. Adele was mainly taken aback, in fact, it didn't seem to be a big deal to be seen by her crush when she thought about it, but Matthew's expression was extremely guilty.

Matthew bowed deeply and apologized: "I'm sorry, I ...... Unexpectedly. ”

Adele blushed and didn't know what to say, just lowered her head.

While hugging Adele, Fierting said, "I've seen it all, why don't you think about how to be responsible?" Hathaway secretly gave Fiertin a thumbs up and signaled: Good assist.

It's just a joke.

If he was responsible for seeing it, the old man who cleaned in the public bathhouse would probably be able to marry an army, and Kaleb would not have a chance to continue to breathe.

“...... That's right. I have to be responsible. ”

"Huh?"

"Because of my immaturity and inconsiderate consideration, I rushed into the guild and did something very rude to you, and I am all to blame. Maybe you'll have a hard time getting married, so I have to take responsibility. ”

“...... Huh?"

Matthew suddenly says something serious, and Adele and the other women are all dumbfounded by how quickly things are going. The most surprising thing was actually Julianne, because she had just officiated at a special wedding, how long had it been?

Ahh......hhhhhh Finally married—Hathaway can't help but grab your arm and murmur in a low voice.

Adele: "Senpai...... Don't make such jokes, it's not ...... at all"

Matthew: "No, Adele, I'm serious. I thought about it myself. For everything I just accidentally saw, please give me a chance to take responsibility. ”

“...... I ......" Adele's face blushed exaggeratedly, staring at her feet, her voice getting quieter and quieter, "...... I'm willing to ......."

"I'm very willing, too!" Matthew said, turning back and pressing his hands on the shoulders of the bleeding Kaleb, "Caleb, please erase my memory!"

"What?" said Caleb, who didn't understand because of the heavy blow, "'Tampering with Memory' is a level 5 spell of the Bard, and I can't." ”

Really...... Matthew clenched his fists and stood up, and said to Adele solemnly: "I will definitely find the senior bard as soon as possible and erase the scene I just saw!

Adele opened her mouth wide,

Adele slowly retracted her half-outstretched hand,

Adele smiled at you and said, "Lord, I've been waiting for you for a long time, let's go?" What is the business smile full of murderous intent, just look at her.

Among the group, Kaleb left the team due to a serious injury.

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"If it's about a joint venture for camp construction, the boss should not be respectful. Adele said before the boss of the Dragon Pavilion could sit down.

Why did Adele come to eat?

Because she expected that at noon today, the boss of the "Dragon Pavilion" would definitely represent the interests of the market and come to you to discuss business. Just as she expected, as soon as you walked into the "Dragon Pavilion", you were enthusiastically ushered to the private room on the second floor, and soon, the boss came.

embarrassed

The boss hasn't even sat down yet.

"It's really my fault that I'm shut up. The boss scratches his head and squeezes out a smile and asks you, "When did the spokesperson of the Adventurer's Guild become her?"

Hathaway lowered her head to eat, Coco squatted on a chair and reached out to grab the meat, and Annette sat next to you to pick up the food, and no one paid attention to him.

Adele laughed, "Of course, it started after you "did a good deed" to the guild. I've been in the market for a long time, and I know that even if you don't have the face to talk about business, you have to come - for the good of the market as a whole, otherwise some people won't let you go. Right?"

The boss wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"I'm here today to avoid some people misleading my family president. As we all know, adventurers are extremely risky professions, but they are also extremely high-income professions, frequently changing equipment, buying spell casting materials, potions, various props, and entrusting appraisals or repairs, and their spending power is strong. If you build a camp near the entrance to the dungeon, it won't be long before it becomes a trading bazaar with a lot of potential. ”

"It's a virtuous cycle: there are more and more adventurers, the purchasing power is getting higher and higher, the merchants are getting more and more, the bazaar is getting more and more prosperous, and more adventurers are attracted to buy props and dump the loot, and the camp will snowball and get bigger and bigger, and the camp will become a walled city, a village, a town, or even a city, and even a treasure in the dungeon. Monsters don't stop growing until they're completely drained, and in fact, the vast majority of dungeons use constant magic to summon monsters periodically, and monsters will not only drop equipment and materials, but also collect more treasures, and the day when they are really drained may never come. ”

"The guild is responsible for investment and construction, and of course the guild is also responsible for recovering investment: trade tax, transmission tax, household tax, security tax, public facility use tax, etc., etc., the president can be flooded with gold coins while lying down. How will the joint venture with the market "build multiple business accounts" and "intermediate post stations" in the future?"

The boss wiped his sweat: "Of course it's an equal share ......"

"It's the first time to divide it evenly, right?" Adele interrupted the boss's explanation, "Who can be richer than the market than investment? There will be a day when the adventurer's guild funds will not be able to turn over temporarily, right? ”

"You're just speculating......"

"Gradually, the investment of the market side will exceed that of the guild, and the control of the entire camp will run into your hands. ”

"Little girl, what you said is too ugly, the truth will not ......"

"Ugly?" Adele laughed, "it's even worse to hear when our secretary finishes eating." I understand the operation mode of caravans, most of them do not go through the teleportation array, because the teleportation array is charged according to the total weight of the items carried, which is the fundamental principle of spell operation, and no one can reduce it, so except for foot merchants, the transportation of large caravans all needs "intermediate stations", and shopkeepers need "multiple camps". Joint venture?...... Huh, joint venture?"

Well, it seems that the little girl who is the receptionist is in a very bad mood, so I won't disturb you to eat—the owner of the "Dragon Pavilion" said and fled in embarrassment.

Adele showed a bright smile: "No, I'm in a good mood, hehe, very good!"

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Suddenly, a high-ranking mage knocked on the door and entered the private room, followed by seven armed men of similar style, who seemed to be adventurers from other places.

Hathaway immediately put down the food, wiped the corners of her mouth, stepped forward, and saluted the senior mage slightly: "Hello, I haven't seen you for a long time, thank you very much for coming from afar to help." ”

"It's been a long time, Hathaway. The High Mage smiled, then looked you up and down, "This is the fourth president, and it does look like he will live longer than the first three." ”

Hathaway introduced that this is a high-level mage who is willing to help build a teleportation array for free, and he is also a former adventurer in the first period.

You shake hands with him.

"Our current session is dead, crippled, and we have retired one after another when we saw that even S-class adventurers like the first president had hung up. After all, as the saying goes, retire early, die late. ”

This high-level mage is at least level 17, has few features in appearance, and is about fifty years old, human male. Behind him was a team of private mercenaries he had brought up, with an average level of 8.

"I've been concentrating on spell research lately, and I want to move my entire belongings to the camp so it would be more convenient. The Senior Mage explained, "Basically, I rarely leave the research room, and I don't think you and I will have much to do in the future. In addition to providing free teleportation array maintenance, I will also pay 20 gold coins to the guild every week as a household tax according to the market price, after all, my family building is not small, and there are some subordinates. This squad of mercenaries I brought with me provides defense and security for the camp. What do you think of the elders?"

You look at Hathaway, who explains, "This mage has nothing to do with his personality except for the otaku, and he may not have any intersection with him in the future...... Except to buy something from him. He has good skills in making activity golems, and he can also make a lot of other magic items. ”

The final decision is yours. What are you going to do?

A, there is no objection.

B. There is an objection to the joint venture.

C, there is an objection to the relocation of the senior mage to the camp with his family.

D, both have objections.