Chapter 17: Race Against Time

The second mastiff clenched the herbs and blue mushrooms in his hand and looked at Keida.

"The first step in learning to hunt is to recognize everything around you that can help you hunt."

After saying these words with a strong attitude, the second mastiff raised the thing in his hand: "What are these two?" ”

Yesterday, after Keida officially decided to leave Ula Village and join the Dragontail Squad, the second mastiff was very happy to have a new partner joining, and in addition to the excitement, he asked him some hunting knowledge.

The results were disastrous.

So there is now basic teaching.

Keida pointed to the green plant in the mastiff's hand: "This is an herb. It can be used to treat wounds. ”

The second mastiff nodded, showing his encouragement to Keida. Then he raised the mushroom in his other hand.

Keida scratched his head: "This is a blue mushroom?" There was a slight uncertainty in his tone.

The second mastiff got angry, and he kneaded the mushroom in his hand into a ball, as if it was not a pinched mushroom, but Keida.

Keida shrunk his neck, indicating that he was a little afraid.

"It's not a blue mushroom, it's a blue mushroom!!"

"Poof!" Xiaohua snickered beside him.

He didn't explain his nonsense, and his thick skin blocked Kida's gaze from wanting to stab him. said: "You have to remember these two things, and in the future, in the hunting ground, when you encounter a situation where the recovery medicine is exhausted, you can find them to synthesize the recovery medicine." ”

With that, he put down the two things in his hand, and then crossed his ten fingers and broke his palms outward, making it look like he was going to show off his skills.

Then pick up herbs and blue mushrooms.

And then....

The second mastiff looked at Xiaohua and made a distress look.

Xiaohua turned his face and looked at the sky, oh, this cloud is so beautiful.

Seeing that Xiaohua really didn't plan to help him, the second mastiff turned around with a stiff face and looked at the two things in his hand, as if he wanted to see flowers from him.

Keida gently touched the mastiff and reminded him to continue.

When the second mastiff was about to come up with something to distract from the topic, Rook did him a favor.

Luke emerged from a distance, waved at the three of them, and shouted, "Mastiff Xiaohua Jida!" We've got to go! ”

Happiness came so suddenly, and the second mastiff smiled like a flower.

When the four of them came to the approaching convoy, the people of the convoy who were supposed to sit down and have a good rest had already begun to prepare to leave. And Honkai sighed in dissatisfaction.

"I said Luke, why did you set off again?" Honkai is very dissatisfied that after the thrilling hunt, he has to make a hurried march again.

Rook frowned, not bothering about Honkai's arrogance.

"We'll help the convoy pack up first, and then explain on the way." Rook took out the majesty of the captain.

Although puzzled, with the help of five people, the convoy, which had just stopped to rest, quickly began to move forward again.

"Now I can say what's going on." Honkai asked.

"You all remember the honorarium marked on the contract when we took on this task."

As soon as I heard the honorarium, everyone's ears stood tall.

"Eight thousand silver coins?" Honkai touched his chin, a little uncertain.

"That's right, it's eight thousand." Rook took a hard breath to suppress the impatience in his heart. "We took on the expulsion mission of the four-star female fire dragon, and the total bounty was 8,000 silver coins, and the target of this mission was the female fire dragon who mutated into the Flame Queen. According to the rules of the Hunters' Guild, the bounty will rise from 8,000 to 10,000. ”

"Hiss~~"

"And there's a condition attached to the contract, if we can kill it... You will receive an additional bonus of 3,000 credits. ”

Gasps of joy came from the mouths of the crowd.

Rook laughed along with the crowd, but the excited crowd didn't see how fake his smile was.

"Then add the miscellaneous materials from the sale of the Flame Queen, and in the end, even if the money obtained is divided into five equal parts, each person can be divided into three thousand five hundred silver coins!"

The gasps were louder.

And Kida, who didn't know how much purchasing power the three thousand and a half silver coins had, looked at everyone blankly.

"Mastiff, what do you want to do after you get the money?"

Rook smiled.

"Of course I'm going to buy a whole bunch of poetry...."

The second mastiff, who was intoxicated, said.

Everyone muttered in their hearts: "Crazy." ”

Luke looked at Xiaohua with encouraging eyes.

Xiaohua clenched his little fists: "Three thousand silver coins... I can upgrade my ballista! "She's just three hoorays.

"What about you?" The second mastiff looked at the silent collapse on the side.

Honkai snorted, "I'll be as superficial as you guys?" Of course I'm going to the tavern to save the man who has stumbled! The tone was full of righteousness, but the expression on his face ruined it all.

Xiaohua blushed and snorted.

The second mastiff put his arm around Luke's shoulder: "Captain Luke, how are you going to shower your three thousand silver coins?" ”

Rook, who knew the real situation, said something casually.

The second mastiff was bored with Luke, and walked to Keida's side again: "What are you going to do with your three thousand silver coins?" ”

"I don't know..."

The second mastiff glanced at Keida, looking like I knew you would say that. "Three thousand silver coins can buy a lot of things... For example, upgrade a twin blade named Honkai Pulse..."

While in the pit, one accidentally tripped over a protruding stone on the ground, and the second mastiff almost threw it.

"No need... Thanks for the suggestion. "If Kida remembers correctly, the second mastiff's twin blades are called Honkai Pulses.

Xiaohua came over and interjected: "For three thousand silver coins, you can buy a green slash medium-length sword at a blacksmith shop in Kantas City, although it is medium-length, it is far more than the one you originally held. ”

Kida's eyes lit up, this is the right taste.

The second mastiff didn't cheat anymore, he frowned: "But this is skipping the material and buying the knife directly." If he is given the right materials, three thousand silver coins can allow him to make a sword with a trace amount of blue slash. ”

"No way, Kedar doesn't have these materials." Xiaohua shrugged and said helplessly.

Keida will look at the second mastiff for a while, and Xiaohua for a while. Although they didn't understand a lot of what they said, he barely understood, "Three thousand silver coins can directly buy a very strong sword." And: "If you have the materials, you can use 3,000 silver coins to get a stronger sword." "The difference.

As they bounced on their plans for a better life ahead, Rook clapped his hands to attract their attention.

However, a herald from the royal capital set out. Arrive in the city of Kantas at noon in about three days. Luke suddenly said something that didn't seem to have anything to do with the honorarium.

Before they could ask, Rook continued, "And at our original pace, we will arrive in Kantas on the morning of the fourth day. ”

The moment of silence made the players very worried.

"This time it's probably going to be a reduction in the mission honorarium... Just like last time. ”

"No way!!" The second mastiff shouted unconvinced.

"That's a decree from the royal capital." Rook looked at the second mastiff and warned him not to have any bad thoughts.

"How much will it be?" Xiaohua asked nervously.

"I don't know." Luke's tone was helpless. After all, the honorarium you get from birth to death is much less than a word from someone else. Are you helpless?

"Not less than twenty percent."

The second mastiff gritted his teeth and couldn't bear to let the cute money leave.

"Where did your news come from?" Honkai asked without giving up.

Luke mouthed Nunu, the man of the convoy, and it was self-evident.

Seeing that everyone was downcast, Rook was embarrassed to fight down.

He smiled as hard as he could: "We still have a chance." ”

"If we can reduce our breaks, hit the road overnight. We were able to arrive at noon on the third day. ”

Arriving at the same time as the Herald Squad? They looked at each other.

"Fight with the herald team...", a fire of fighting spirit welled up in Luke's eyes.

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"Cat-sama, this is the Ailu fish cake you wanted." A man dressed as a guard flattered him.

This Elu cat is clearly very useful. He grabbed the fish, ate the delicious fish slowly, and then gracefully picked up the dirty hair on his paws.

After a long time, Elu, who had sorted out her hair, seemed to notice that the guard was beside him.

"You go down first, I'm going to rest, meow~"

The guards were sweating profusely: "But His Majesty's order wants us to convey it as soon as possible..."

"It's meow as soon as possible~ As long as it's as soon as possible, it's okay to meow~ But if you don't sleep, you can't meow as soon as possible~"

The guards were obviously shocked by Ailu's crooked reasoning, and they didn't even know what to say for a while.

"What are you doing here! Don't get out of here! ”

The guards were sweating profusely and withdrew.

What they don't know is that on the far other side, there is a handful of people who are competing with them for mortal rivalry.

"Damn! One of the wheels of the board car is stuck! ”

The scorching sun shone through the cracks in the leaves of the trees.

"We'll need to give the herbivorous dragons a rest, or they won't have the strength to pull the cart out of the pit." The coachman felt sorry for his herbivorous dragon.

Honkai eyes were red.

"No, I don't. Wait for me! ”

Concise.

He walked over to the car, grabbing the corner of the stuck wheel with both hands. The sturdy waist exerted force, and the extremely heavy corpse of the Flame Queen pressed against the body of the board, plus the force of the collapse in one corner.

The cart creaked.

"Come on! Hard! ”

The players who were also red-eyed cheered him on.

There were faint bruises on Honkai's face, but he refused to give up.

Because there are a handful of people who can deprive them of the fruits of their labor from birth and death with a casual move of their mouths, how can he give up?

"Drink !!"

Honkai let out a loud shout, and the heavy cart was gradually lifted, and then his left foot struggled to the side, and with a bang, the cart was put on the ground.

Luke was expressionless and instructed the driver, "Drive immediately." ”

The coachman looked at the group of deadly people, shook his head, and then whipped the herbivorous dragon.

"How's Honkai?" The second mastiff asked with concern.

"It's fine."

Honkai struggled to stand up, but the muscles in his arms were shaking.

"We have to move on."