"If you're on your own foot, I'd like to see Clematis get the 'Choice Guidance' expertise first. Once we have a wartime regional healing ability, our margin for error is greatly reduced. And the first time to exchange experience for expertise is not a big consumption, and it will be able to make up for it soon. Speaking of this, Barrett paused slightly, "Of course, this is just my suggestion from the perspective of the team, and the final choice is still in your own hands." And the days of not guiding positive energy for such a long time have also passed, and it is not bad for a while. ”

The reason why Barrett added this last sentence was to prevent Clematis. Bot felt like he was putting pressure on her with the overall benefit of the team. Many times the rift between people starts from such small places. Even if such a response may not work, Barrett doesn't mind wasting more saliva.

Claymatis. Bot sighed and said, "Forget it, it's only 1,000 experience in total. At most, it's just a task, and it doesn't take much time to make it up. ”

"Ties, you don't really need to be wronged. If you're here to play a game, of course, you can do whatever you like. "Claudia. Auditore apparently didn't want his friend to regret it. Although this is not a major event, it may still be uncomfortable in retrospect.

Claymatis. Bot smiled and waved his hand: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who will take care of the big picture?" I know this kind of thing. Didn't you see that I said I couldn't make up my mind before? If I really don't think like that, who can sway me! ”

"Ties, your words?" Claudia. Auditore tried to think back to the experience of the two of them, and then laughed: "Hey! It's not that type! ”

As the Turingnius comptoir began to pay the reparations, the remaining tensions in Walkerson were gone. The guards, who had been scurrying around, also returned to their posts, and patrols were only organized at certain times. After the commotion subsided, the affected business began to recover. The owners of the shops on the street had smiles on their faces.

And the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce can finally begin its long-stalled project. Temples and cultists throughout the Federation of Seven Cities. Under the influence of the same purpose, it operates rapidly. A large amount of supplies were concentrated in the temple along with the wagons, and more and more of the church's armed forces that had been scattered in the small cities began to gather in the big cities.

For example, in Walkerson City, people who don't know see the priests of the 'Goddess of Wealth and Commerce' who have suddenly been everywhere recently, and they think that the other party is going to hold some kind of celebration!

And the blood-stained gray flowers who have lifted the lockdown are finally able to enter the city at this time and enjoy the northern scenery of Walkerson. Of course, in terms of urban development, Walkerson can't compare to Repulse City, which is a powerful power that can compete head-to-head with a kingdom. In other words, if the site is not too small. It is not an exaggeration to call them commercial republics.

And Northland cities like Walkerson don't have a strong enough central power. Their system is not completely behind the times in this world of supernatural powers. However, the lack of mobilization capability for overall warfare is still a major weakness.

At the same time, the combination of well-developed agriculture and fisheries, easy shipping and abundant mines - if it were not for the cold winter, it would be a land of milk and honey. It is this heaven-sent land that has formed a thriving city like Walkerson. The only thing that is distressing is that prosperity and affluence invite greedy enemies.

The system of the city-state is not bad for the formation of city defense and the policy of opening elite soldiers, but it is not strong in the face of the oppression of a powerful monarchical centralized kingdom. Fortunately, there is no such unified regime in the Northland. They don't have to grovel in the cracks of powerful neighbors, the fate that can really be decided.

From the final Three-City Alliance to the current Seven-City Alliance, they have had twists and turns along the way, but they are still stable. In the future, there may be a rudimentary form of federalism. As a result, the inhabitants here seem to be somewhat casual, and you can see those laid-back aborigines everywhere. After they have earned enough for life, only a few choose to continue to work hard, and many of the rest choose to enjoy life.

In this environment, the atmosphere in the city is naturally more open than the places where the players have stayed before. Thus Clematis. Bot and Claudia. When the two ladies were shopping, they were inevitably accosted by others. However, after showing the emblem and expressing his refusal. The men would leave bored with themselves - partly because of the local customs, and partly because of the intimidating power of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce. In the midst of such a commercial city-state. The church's influence is often second only to that of the city government and city council.

By the time the two ladies had finally returned to the shop, an invitation from Priest Weldon had arrived. But this time it wasn't Klaimatis he invited. Bot alone, but all the players of the blood-stained gray flower.

When the servants had led a meeting room, Priest Weldon went straight to the point: "Now that the tasks mentioned earlier have begun to be prepared, do you decide whether you want to join them?" ”

So what exactly is this task? The original message was so vague. "Claymatis. Bot relied on his fellow 'goddess of wealth and business' clergy. So I don't have any scruples about asking about this.

"I don't have the right to tell you anything specific." Priest Weldon's face was slightly apologetic, "But we're going to launch a large-scale search on the Iral Snow Mountain. And you're mainly responsible for the defense of the perimeter, so you don't need to go deep into the core. So whether you know the end goal or not doesn't really matter. ”

"Don't you believe us?" Claymatis. Bot asked with his hands on his chest and a displeased face.

Priest Weldon shrugged: "This is a bylaw made in advance. So I have no authority to share any further information with you. Besides, those of you who are in charge of defense work on the periphery don't know that it doesn't really have much impact. ”

"You can't say that. Several of your temples are conducting dragnet searches on the Iral Snow Mountain, and eighty percent of them are for some kind of relics hidden in the Snow Mountain! Barrett suddenly spoke.

Priest Weldon said expressionlessly: "I said before, and I have no right to disclose the specific content. ”

"It's nothing more than that, anyway." Barrett didn't dwell on a particular issue, but continued to elaborate his opinion: "You can't hide from anyone else about an action like this. I'm not going to hide it from anyone else! This means that organizations that have a festival or compete with your temple are likely to come and destroy it. And the group with the same purpose as you is the main enemy that we peripheral members want to face. In this situation of out-of-town circumambulation, it is not only the participants in the central area who are at risk. For those of us who are in charge of defense, the danger is likely to be even greater. ”

"Yes! We're not going to hide anything about it. And the reward we provide is definitely enough to match your risk. Priest Weldon did not answer Barrett's question directly, but judging by his words. It's already considered soft.

Barrett stopped Clematis, who was about to step forward. Bot then touched his chin: "Then what can you give?" ”

"Participants in the Black Lead rank are 100-500 gold coins each, and there are no participants in the hematite pole who have 600-1000 gold coins. This is only an advance payment, and the rest needs to be decided depending on the results of specific actions. Priest Weldon laughed with the standard eight teeth, "You are free to choose cash, vouchers, and church items for these rewards. At the same time, in the event of an attack, all your loot will belong to you, and our church will not take a cut of it. ”

"Will the advance be a combination of subsequent dividends?" Behind Barrett is Clematis. Bot frowned.

Priest Weldon nodded: "This is conducive to mobilizing the enthusiasm of the participants." And in this mission, we will hire the pastor of the 'Lord of Notary' to be responsible for recording your contributions, and we will not let anyone who works at a loss. ”

Barrett turned to look at his companion, and nodded after finding no objections: "Then we have taken over this task from the Bloodstained Gray Flower Mercenary Regiment." However, the two companions mentioned earlier, please solve their problems as soon as possible. ”

"Don't worry! I'll definitely be concerned about this. With this, Priest Weldon took a silk scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Barrett.

And Barrett confirmed that there were no ambiguities, pitfalls and suspicious patterns on this contract. I signed my name on it. At the same time, a system prompt sounded in the players' ears: "The Bloodstained Gray Flower Mercenary Group undertakes the regional mission 'Flying Edelweiss'...... Prepayment ...... Remaining Rewards...... Will be ...... after the mission is completed"

Once signed, the contract was automatically divided into three, one of which remained in Barrett's hands. Priest Weldon, who had completed the task, reminded, "Before the action begins, you should stay in the temple as long as you can!" Just like this gentleman said, we can't hide our actions this time, and those who want to hide them don't want to hide it. Although we don't shoot anyone in terms of positive power, we still have to prevent those guys from swiping tricks behind their backs. ”

"Don't worry! Now that we've taken on the task, it's natural for us to get into the groove from now on. Barrett nodded in understanding. In the days that followed, the players who were stained with blood and gray flowers seemed to be back to the days when they were grounded before. Fortunately, the Church of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce has been prepared for a long time, and the food and services provided are embarrassing. This made all the players have to enjoy it in this semi-enclosed space.

But in this world of lack of entertainment. Getting together to play bridge became the main way for players to pass the time in the next few days. After five days of card 5, Priest Weldon knocked on your door. And he came with Rielly, who had been separated from the players for more than a month.

"Lily!" With a cry of joy, Laru landed in Rielly's arms with a flying pounce. Although the weight of the cat boy is not very good, the impact after this acceleration is not small. As a mage, Rieli shook twice, and then managed to reach out and grab the doorrail to hold her footing.

"Lulu, you're hurting me." The mage who said this reached out and stroked Lalu's fluff. In the eyes of the players in the house, the two at the door are more like mother and son than husband and wife.

Barrett, who was the captain, stepped forward and stretched out his right hand: "Reelly, welcome you back." ”

"What's the matter, Lily, you're one. Where's the noodle kid? "Meanwhile, Clematis. Bott also asked—after looking left and right, he couldn't find the halfling.

"I'm sorry, but one of your other teammates didn't make it to this mission." Priest Weldon said with some embarrassment.

Claymatis. Bot was a little unyielding: "How can this be, didn't you say that Lily still has a problem before?" How now the result is the other way around. ”

"Catholics, you have a problem with your understanding. What I said earlier was that the mage's organization wasn't necessarily participating. This level of restriction has not yet reached the individual. Priest Weldon paused, "That Noodle No. Noodles' church is the Dragon God of Good, and that's right, we're working with. But the halfling had already been assigned a stealth mission. There's no way to give up the mission and come to the Northlands at the moment! ”

"Was it the reason for the noodles? If that's the case. That's normal. Barrett understood.

Then Priest Weldon reminded him before leaving: "Prepare more! Al Snow Mountain is not so easy to conquer. ”

These days in the temple, players have an idea of the destination of this mission. The Iral Snow Mountain, or the Al Mountains, is one of the main sources of water for the inland rivers of the Northland Seven Cities Alliance. Every year after April, the frost and snow on the mountains slowly melt, and below the slopes where the snow melts, the clear snow water trickles down the depressions at the foot of the mountains like a small waterfall. These streams flow into the creek and eventually merge into the river. As a result, the entire basin in this area is covered with a dense water network and dense channels. (To be continued.) )