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You've picked the bare minimum of the gifts on your list - the handmaiden who assassinated you, a level 11 Assassin, a merfolk maid without a collar, an emaciated Harpy and Pico with a collar, and a letter of recommendation for your next town, which can compile +4 weekly revenues and expenditures +10.

There are five gifts in total that will prove your friendliness and ensure that you leave the mansion alive, though all of them will become worthless when the Speaker's cousin steps down.

The Speaker's cousin was deeply satisfied.

As long as you can take at least a level 11 Assassin acolyte away, he'll be at ease and will at least drag you with him when he dies. Other than that, it doesn't matter if you don't accept it, he can bribe other powerful people according to the original plan.

"Come here, Elizabeth. The Speaker's cousin beckoned to the level 11 assassin acolyte beside him, placing a special slave collar on her as she leaned over. It's not the usual one for humans, it's the one for monsters. "When you get to the Adventurer's Guild, listen to the Elder and be obedient, just like obeying my orders. The Speaker's cousin glanced at you and did not shy away from adding, "But, in the event of my death, my order to you is, "Kill the Elder, and then you will be completely free." ”

The maid named Elizabeth raised the corners of her mouth imperceptibly, bowed to her former master again, and then bowed to you, "Then, please advise, Elder." ”

She walks gracefully up to you. To your left stands Annette, and to your right stands Elizabeth.

To be honest, no one can be sure whether Annette is an undercover agent sent by the Speaker's cousin, but Elizabeth is very obvious, she will monitor your every word and deed, and stab you in the back at any time.

The Speaker's cousin twisted his fat fingers around and motioned for the Harpy and Pikin to go to you.

Pikespirit quickly flew next to you, sitting on his shoulders and hugging your neck, seemingly hiding behind your hair for fear of the Speaker's cousin. The Harpy was pushed by the other maids, and walked listlessly and slowly up to you, looking at you very closely, and even sniffing. She suddenly removed a small metal trinket from your front and hung it on her neckline, even though it was just a knick-knack you bought from a vendor at a big job fair.

"Leia, a cunning little thing that can fly, beware, she has an excessively strong tendency to escape, and will do everything she can to sprinkle fairy dust on anyone and put them to sleep. It took me a lot of effort to train her. Leia, your master, I, officially declare the transfer of your ownership and control to this Elder beside me. Immediately!" The Speaker's cousin continued to chant as he stared at the incantation in his hand, "As for the harpy, she has no name and can't speak, but she can understand the lingua franca, and the elders can just call her Harpy." I'm sure I'm the only one in the whole town who has a Harpy who remembers not to scratch people casually, and it's quite precious. Her food may be a bit expensive and she eats a lot, but she's perfect for helping with the caretaker – from the first syllable of her singing, the thieves never get a chance to get out of the house. Harpy, I, your master, hereby announce the transfer of your ownership and control to this Elder beside me, effective immediately!"

The maids brought a large empty water tank from the side, and after you had seen it, carried it out of the living room.

"The maid of the merfolk tribe is called "Lucy Xia", and she can stand for eight to ten hours, and then she must soak in the water, otherwise she will die of dehydration. Pay attention to her singing, three times out of ten she will try to take advantage of the opportunity to drag someone into the water and drown, even if it is a fish tank. But...... Her singing is truly worth risking her life. The fish tank is a bonus, and I will send someone to your guild. ”

He pulled everyone away, leaving you and him in the living room.

Tell you again and again that only he can get his hands on these treasures, and he has more. You must escort him in the judgment hall, otherwise the five gifts will no longer be gifts, but his funeral, along with you. Although he said it very tactfully, politely and respectfully, it translates to just that.

In the last struggle, he did his best. As he watched you leave, the Speaker's cousin muttered in a very low voice, "...... Damn Roberts Doug ......"

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Back to the guild,

In a guild where there were no refugees or guards, you did something in the hallway that everyone was amazed.

"Oh my God, what are you doing?

Raumi pointed to the ring-sized slave collar in your palm, and then to Leia, who was hovering in mid-air with a sluggish face, completely confused by what you were doing, why would you do that?

Pickle, more than anyone else, was surprised by your move, and froze directly in mid-air, flapping his butterfly wings stupidly. She looks at your face, then at the expressions of the people around her, repeatedly checking the nearby building environment.

Swish!

She suddenly disappeared and disappeared! When Raumi reached for it, there was nothing there.

Raumi jumped to his feet, pointed to where Leia was, and raised his voice in a hurry: "I said dear! Of all the gifts you have brought, she is the most precious! Do you know how many people want to catch a Pico, and how many people actually succeed? I really ...... Unbelievable! Just let it go? Run away for nothing?"

You look down at the tiny collar in your palm and are silent.

Back in the guild, the first thing you do is take off Leia's collar. The first thing Leia did was fly away incognito, and no one could find her again.

I don't understand,

No one can understand what you're doing. Finally, you snatched food and extorted a large number of precious gifts, only to be released after returning, and your behavior is illogical in their eyes.

Fieldin comforted the emotional Raumi: "Maybe it's because the elders think she is pitiful, the feeling of wearing that kind of thing around her neck is hard to describe." It is also considered a good deed. ”

"Actually, it doesn't matter. Hathaway looked at the position where Pikin had been just now, "Anyway, as soon as the Speaker's cousin dies, the slave collar will be invalidated immediately, and Pikejing will still escape, sooner or later." But why doesn't the president take advantage of her a little?"

Linda couldn't help but hear from the ceiling: "It's unbelievable, even if you just bring it with you, you can share the mysterious good luck." ”

Forget it, let it go—Hathaway told everyone, then grabbed Coco's leather armor, which wanted to slip away, and dragged her to the bathroom.

"Why does Coco want to take a shower again?" Coco stretched out her claws and scratched a few deep scratches on the floor, her expression desperate.

"I smelled of dead rats all over my body, and I was about to throw up. Don't be idle, and drag that harpy into the bathroom. ”

Hearing Hathaway's order, Laumi and Annette twitched their cheeks. Obviously, the burden could only fall on the two of them - Julianne and Adele were not there, and Fieldine had no strength. Looking at the sharp claws on Happi's hands and feet, and his extremely reluctant expression, Raumi couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

While shouting cheers, Fieldine began to recite the words: Harpies are evil by nature, have no social habits, hunt and kill any creature that can be hunted, and especially likes to eat human and humanoid meat. Most importantly, they do not wash themselves in any way.

Baby ...... With a bitter face, Raumi gently put his arm around Harpy's waist, and half-persuaded and half-pushed the latter to the bathroom.

Watch Harpy roar and make a high-pitched jabble sound, spread his wings to break free of Raumi, soar into the air, and crouch on your bedroom door. It's impossible, just with the few people now, they don't want Harpy to take a shower. Raumi throws you a pleading look, hoping that you will give a direct order to the slave collar, and Annette looks at you with a pleading look, hoping that you will not use a spell for such a trivial matter.

I really wonder how powerful the Speaker's cousin is to dress up such an unruly harpy in such a bright and neat manner. Her tail feathers lifted part of her skirt high.

Hathaway held her forehead and changed her words: "Forget it, let's wait for Julianne to come back another day, at least Harpy is much cleaner than Coco." "Anyway, Hathaway glared at you viciously - why bring back so many tricky pets and increase her workload!

suddenly

Harpy squatted on the door panel of your bedroom and started singing. Suddenly, everyone present looked stunned. They stared at the girl's face and listened to the magical singing. You feel your head groggy and shake your head, but you finally hold up the charm invasion.

A completely pointless attack.

Even if Happi were able to charm all of you present, he would be subject to a slave collar and would not be able to do any substantial damage. God knows why it did it.

One fled, the other tossed, and the guild fell into chaos.

As if it weren't messy enough, the mermaid "Lucy Xia" sang along, but her tone was more beautiful and not on the same channel as Harpy. You plug your ears in vain, resisting the effects of the double magic, and your head starts to hurt slightly.

Ten seconds later, Harpy was defeated, stopped singing, buried his head in his wings, and curled up.

Lucy Xia smiled slightly, and then saluted you and Hathaway and asked, "I'm a little unwell, can I go to the bathroom first?"

Uh, Hathaway rubbed her forehead and replied, Of course.

Thank you

Luci walked alone in the direction of the bathroom, kissing the huge fish tank resting in the hallway on the way. The two-meter-high, five-meter-long glass shattered inexplicably into debris all over the ground, startling Fierting to squat on the ground with his head in his hands. The sound of clattering high heels on broken glass shards, as Lucy Xia faded away, leaving everyone stunned in place, not knowing what to say.

Elizabeth, the Assassin's handmaid, unwittingly circles behind you and reaches for your waist. At the same time, a very thin wire stretched out from the ceiling, already around Elizabeth's neck, just to be tightened and hanged.

Elizabeth sneered, "Oh, don't be so sensitive. I just want to change the Elder's clothes. With that, she lifted the corner of your coat and tried to pull it up, but Annette grabbed her wrist to stop her. The latter told her: This is not a mixed bath, and even if it is, this glorious job will not be her turn as a newcomer!

Elizabeth was surprised and asked, "Why isn't it a mixed bath?" It's all beautiful girls here, it's obviously the inside of the guild, isn't it a harem?"

There was a silence,

It was finally interrupted by darts thrown from the ceiling.

A halfling male, dressed in camouflage uniforms of a very similar color to the wall, clutched his wounded arm, muttered, "Damn Linda, you slept with me again......" and passed out in the hallway. The darts are coated with extremely powerful Sleepy Poison.

After kicking Caleb and making sure she wasn't dead, Hathaway said to Elizabeth, "It's not all women, and two horny scumbags. Throwing this dwarf out into the street is your first job as a maid here. ”

Elizabeth laughed when she heard this, and for a moment her voice was distorted like a terrifying monster. She wiped her tears from her laughter and said again and again: Okay, Miss Secretary, the supreme ruler of the inner curtain, I will do it. Then he picked up Caleb's feet with one hand and dragged him happily down the hall.

“...... I—Can I go home? Seriously, I'm scared. ”

Fielding was just talking, her home in the market had been smashed by the nezumi, and she couldn't go back even if she wanted to.

You silently return to your bedroom.

What came out of the bathroom was no longer the warm laughter of the spring breeze, but all kinds of piercing and terrifying movements—Coco's whining wails because of the water in her eyes, the mermaid's singing that was forcibly interrupted three times, Elizabeth's unbridled laughter, Annette's screaming as she slipped and fell to the ground, and Raumie's desperate sigh - began to have a sense of imagery, and there was no need to peek at all.

The guards on duty twice tilted their heads to stare at the happi curled up on the door, and knocked on the door to ask if you need to arrest anyone, because the screams like killing pigs kept coming from the guild, and they were very worried. At least, do you need to put the big bird in the cage that is in the way of closing?

Oh, yes

Your bedroom won't even close. Harpy seems intent on crouching on your door tonight, with no intention of leaving.

After a long time, Hathaway is standing in your bedroom door with her face black and her hair wiped down.

She lifted the hem of her skirt, saluted respectfully with aristocratic etiquette, and said, "Hai Fu, Your Royal Highness the Venerable Lord of the Crystal Palace." Please don't worry about this temporary chaos, the fire will always burn, sooner or later, sooner or later, let's die. At the same time, she was holding her portrait in her arms.

You ask her why she holds her portrait at night?

Hathaway didn't answer, but called Annette and Coco into the bedroom from the hallway, and explained, "Because of the evil things on your door, don't dream, no one will do anything strange with you tonight, lest the outsiders in the hall listen to it happily." It's home to two people who are going to booby trap humans with their singing, a graceful girl who once shot you just a few centimeters away, and a large, magical insect that still doesn't know where to fly - so tonight, you'll have to squeeze in with these two makeshift guards. There weren't enough rooms anyway. ”

After a pause, Hathaway pushes Annette and Coco into the bedroom and glares at you, "Everyone needs to squeeze in, and I, I need to sleep in the same bed with a level 11 assassin." Compared to the other girls, at least my portrait has been painted. I remember writing on my tombstone: "The heroine of the female middle school who struggled to survive countless times finally died of other people's lust", and I will not let you go as a ghost. Good night. ”

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The next morning,

You feel aches all over your body.

Last night Annette read until she fell asleep on your arm, but Coco was so big and fully armed, and actually curled up in a ball and used your stomach as a kennel, no wonder last night you dreamed that you were suppressed under the mountains, and you were cursed by the gods to never turn over.

"Your Excellency, you're ready to wash up. ”

Frightened!

Elizabeth appeared by the bedside unexpectedly, holding warm water and a towel, smiling softly at you. It may have been too sudden, and both Annette and Coco were awakened by the shock you had all over.

"Killer! Where's the killer!" Annette shouted in the direction of the window, as she grabbed her wand from under her pillow and jumped up.

"Where's the meat!" said Coco, confused, and jumped up on your stomach, shouting at Elizabeth.

You clutch your stomach and can't catch your breath for half a minute.

Harpy, crouched on the door, pokes his head out of his wings and looks at you, then continues into his sleep. Lucy Xia also walked to your bed with a plate of fried eggs, steaks, and milk, and said, "My lord, breakfast is ready." ”

however

You haven't dressed yet. Due to certain physiological phenomena that are unique to the morning, you will not be able to get out of bed for a while. Even though you asked them to go out temporarily, no one was going to listen.

"What a body to sleep on the master's arm, waste. Elizabeth gently tugged Annette away from you, and then chuckled at you, "The elder is so young." Don't be shy, let me change your clothes. ”

Annette rushes to bed and changes you like a magic trick in just ten seconds.

"Hmph. Annette exhaled triumphantly, "The poisonous ones are back, and the charming ones are also behind." Didn't the Speaker's cousin teach you what it means to come first and then come to be humble?"

Haha, Elizabeth laughed, poked Annette in the head with her finger, and said word by word: "If Linda is not there, I can kill everyone in the guild in three minutes, and she is here, but it will only be extended to ten minutes." When I was a maid, you were still eating, hehe. ”

"What!"

Lucy Xia coughed lightly, calmly cut the steak, knelt on one knee on the edge of the bed, held the fork in one hand and held it underneath the other, leaned out, squeezed between the two women with fierce eyes, and fed the food into your mouth: "Lord, it's time to get to work." ”

...... What?

"Grown, it's time to get to work?" Lucia repeated, shaking her cheeks, which still had droplets of water in her ears.

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In the hall, the deputy captain of the guard looks at you with a stunned face, and the three maids Annette, Elizabeth, and Lucy Xia are followed behind you, as well as Hathaway with a black face. The atmosphere doesn't seem right.

In short, he kept his promise and brought strong foreign aid.

All 11 levels, a total of six former adventurer squads - shield battles, barbarians, wanderers, mages, warlocks, priests, four men and two women, well-equipped......

morale

Morale is so low that it can't be done.

I don't know how the vice-captain captured this team, everyone has "really reluctant" written on their faces, and their expressions are even uglier than Hathaway's. There was also a bruise on the corner of Shield Battle's mouth, as if he had just been punched with a fist.

They said they were honored to contribute to the Adventurers' Guild and had come all the way from neighboring towns to help. Brother, I really know how to grow up with reason, and I finally persuaded them, and I really tried my best. The deputy captain patted the shoulder guard of the shield battle, and what he said couldn't even match the logic.

So, the team of foreign adventurers enters the portal in the backyard and does what they have to do, while the vice-captain sits next to you with his legs crossed, doing what he is supposed to do – chatting with you.

The three maids naturally stood respectfully and quietly, and they were not qualified to interject. But Hathaway was a little out of breath.

Hathaway moved a chair closer to the vice-captain and explained in a low voice, "My lord, last night's incident is actually ......"

"Hey, don't say anything!" Unexpectedly, the vice captain raised his hand to stop Hathaway immediately, and said with a big grin, "My brother is a rough man, he doesn't know what bullshit tricks are, and he knows the word trust." No matter who the elder met last night and what kind of benefits he received, he would never do anything immoral! And then again, I always inquire about the direction of the wind, and it seems that the council is worse than us this time, even if it is not enough to talk about the lack of skills. I can't do things like like, and of course you can't do my friend adult, right?"

This pair of two words,

behind

There is a blank time of half a minute, waiting for you to respond. There seems to be no other choice than nodding yes.

Four or five guards came in one after another on the street, one more anxious than the other, urging the deputy captain to work. After a few words of scolding, the deputy captain pretended to be helpless and stood up to leave. Before leaving, he said, "Come to my house this evening, my sister-in-law has a few good dishes, and my lord must come and try them! Otherwise, "I will definitely regret it"! ”

"Huh?" Hathaway was stunned.

The deputy captain smiled: "The market will prepare meals and other trivial matters, they are too busy to go crazy, so ask me to pass the word, and the elder will only take care of the arrival." With that, the vice-captain hurriedly left the hall.

Why did the Marquis go to the distant labyrinth camp to inspect it? What does it have to do with the rat-man plague?

In any case, you must accompany the inspection because it is your territory.

The question is, what lineup are you going to bring with you?

A, carry as few entourages as possible.

B, leave half of the people to look after the house.

C, try to ensure that the guild is empty.