The morning in the forest is always so pleasant, and after the terrible predation time of the evening, the creatures of the forest have won a new day, a day full of hope.

But at this time, I was a little uneasy in Tucker Village.

The reason is simple, the troll tax officer is already 2 days late.

Although it seems unbelievable that humans pay taxes to trolls, it is not very difficult for trolls who used to be a prosperous civilization to learn, and collecting tribute from humans on a regular basis is more profitable than directly slaughtering a village.

As a result, Tucker Village paid a certain amount of taxes to the trolls every month in exchange for the right to survive.

But now there is a problem, the tax collectors are gone, which can frighten the villagers, thinking that the trolls have given up the tax and are instead worried about their flesh and blood, after all, trolls have always been famous for cannibalism.

For this reason, the still sturdy village chief, Bob, is also full of gray hair.

"Grandpa, maybe they've met a wild beast? These trolls are all badass! Looking at her grandfather's appearance, the girl named Lucia whispered comforting on the side.

"Well, kid, there are things you don't understand...... Bob sighed, touching Lucia's head.

"Village, 2 people are here!" At this moment, a young man standing at the entrance of the village shouted at Bob, and Bob bounced up when he heard the shout.

"Is it a troll? Isn't it? Some old bodies strode towards the entrance of the village.

"No, it's two adventurers." The young man's words made Bob's figure fall again.

……

"I'll tell you. When I first came to this world, the first person I saw was in this village, and although I don't know if it is there now, this is indeed the place where I first met people. "On the forest path, Karel was dancing with a long wooden staff and telling Gessra about his experience." I fell from a mountain several thousand meters high and fell into a stream, hey, I was saved by the people of this village, you say it is not a coincidence. ”

"They're still in the middle of the road to welcome you." At this point, Gus stretched out his stubby right hand. He pointed to the entrance of the village in front of him.

"It's you!" Look at the elf in front of you. Bob screamed in a gaffe, he still remembered the elf who had been rescued from the stream on the edge of the village a few months ago, covered in blood, and then quickly driven away by himself.

"Yo. Uncle Bob. I haven't seen you get older in a few months. Hey, Lucia is still so pretty. Seeing the acquaintance, Karel greeted excitedly. Subconsciously raised the wooden staff in his hand and waved it.

"Ah, Karel, it's nice to meet you." After a few months, Lucia was still very happy to see that handsome elf, but unfortunately the time was not right.

"Wait! Where did you get the wooden staff in your hand? Suddenly, Bob looked at the wooden staff in Karel's hand, his face changed drastically, and he suddenly shouted. This cane was the one carried by the troll priest who had come to collect taxes before.

"You say this?" Karel waved the wooden staff in his hand, "I picked it up from a troll corpse, and it's pretty sturdy. Karel waved his staff in the nearby woods, whining and breaking many branches.

"Troll?!! You killed them? How could you possibly kill them? Then Bob shouted hoarsely, alarming the whole village.

"yes, what's the problem?" Seeing that Bob looked like he was convulsing, Karel asked strangely.

"Oh my God!" Bob covered his face sadly, "It's over......

Be all abroad. No longer looking at the neurotic old man, Karel pulled out a blank piece of paper from his backpack, which was densely covered with words and some pictures.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have built a fortress 5 kilometers to the north, yes, it is around that stone mountain, and now we are recruiting lumberjacks and miners, please sign up if you are willing to come, including room and board, 50 gold coins per month." Karel said as he pasted the leaflet in his hand onto the village billboard.

"Of course, we also recruit combat professionals, there is no limit to occupations, and if you are a novice and need to train, you need to sign a five-year work contract. Treatment is negotiable. Guszla was not idle, he pulled out a leaflet, read it, and handed it to Karel to stick it on the bulletin board.

There is no way, the dwarves have short hands and can't reach the bulletin board.

"So, is there anyone you'd like to join now?" After putting up two leaflets, Karel stood in front of the bulletin board and asked the onlookers.

All:......

It was cold, and no one answered.

"Elves, you said you built a fortress to the north? How did I not know? It was Bob who spoke, and the old man seemed to have recovered now.

"That's because the fort was built in the last two days, and if you want to see it with your own eyes, then just follow this road to the north." Karel clapped his hands, "Okay, is there anything else?" ”

This time out of the fortress, the main task is to recruit people, after all, such a large place, there are only 5 people living there, how to look awkward, a little more people would be good, at least the various functional buildings can be put into operation.

Therefore, Karel and Gesra had to go around the three small villages around them, namely Tucker, Shimizu and Songmu, and put up some recruitment notices to solve the problem of manpower shortage.

"Grandpa, is what he said true? Was a fortress really built to the north? Standing beside Chief Bob, Lucia asked what everyone was saying.

"It should be true, they have a lot of confidence in what they say." The village coughed and sat down on a stool beside him, "Perhaps, from now on, there will be no trolls to collect taxes." Looking at the sky, Bob's face showed a hint of relief, as a human being, it is a great shame to bow to a foreign race, to a foreign race that is still in a state of barbarism.

"Shall we go to work at that fortress then?" A sturdy young man said.

"Heh, that's your business, I'm old, so I won't be involved." With that, the old man stood up and walked into the room with his hands behind his back.

And more people are staring at that notice non-stop, 50 gold coins a month, which can be regarded as a very generous reward.

So, people began to walk out of the village and along the road to the north, and among them, a lively figure stood out the most, and it was none other than Lucia.

……

"Yo, you're back, are you having a good day?" On the edge of the fortress door, Lu Lin looked at the two figures walking towards the sunset, and greeted them with a smile.

"Flowers for Miss!" Karel didn't say anything, just made a bouquet of flowers and got down on one knee to offer it to Lulin.

"Thank you...... Uh, what the hell is this? Lu Lin was happy to take it at first, but it didn't feel quite right, what about flowers? What the hell is this long, green-and-white gradient stalk? And what is this ugly yellow tuber? Why do you still carry dirt?

"Green onion and ginger, we found them after a long time in the forest, do you like it or not?" Karel smiled sheepishly, looking super lewd.

"you!" Lu Lin took out a ginger and smashed it in Karel's face, but still held on to the remaining ginger and green onions, which were very good seasoning plants, and they would depend on it for future meals.

"How many people are here today?" Karel tossed the ginger in his hand and placed it back in the "bouquet" in Lulin's arms.

"As of your return, there are 12 people, 8 workers, and 4 fighters, and now they are arranging their tasks."

"Well, take your time, and there should be no shortage of people when Goode returns."

"I hope so." (To be continued......)