Chapter 8 A Little Magic
The soldier's weapons were too blunt, but his dexterity was far from being comparable to that of Brad, a semi-professional warrior who had only been trained in combat for two days. But Brad was rough and thick-skinned, and the blunt sword slashed at his body except for two bloody marks, and there were no serious injuries.
"(Fairy words) Parfay! Fragrance! β
With Arrow's command, the parfait in Brad's pocket hurriedly released a rich fruity fragrance, and the movements of the dead soldier who smelled the fragrance paused slightly at that moment. Without hesitation, Brad raised the wooden stick in his hand and slammed it into the chest.
With just one blow, the skeleton was completely shattered, and the skull rolled out of the distance with a gurgling grunt.
The townsfolk were relieved to see that Brad had finally killed the bones.
But Arrowk didn't let up, and he immediately beckoned to Brad: "Don't let up! Dead soldiers don't die that easily! Come back first! β
Brad was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took the wooden stick in his hand and moved towards Arrow while vigilant. Sure enough, the scattered pile of bones resumed its activity after just a few seconds, and it reverted to a skeletal corpse again, and slowly walked towards the crowd with the sword in his hand raised.
"Let's go!"
At the mayor's shout, the townsfolk immediately fled in the direction they came. No one dared to look back, and they didn't know how long they had been running for a long time and finally returned to the town square, and it was only at this time that someone remembered that there were still two wounded people lying there, but their faces were all pale, and no one dared to propose to go back to the rescue.
Parfay flew out, looked at the wounds on Brad's body, showed a distressed expression, and reached out to gently caress the wounds. Brad smirked and stretched out his slap to protect Parfay's figure from being seen by the townspeople.
Arrow, on the other hand, exhaled deeply, his mind racing.
"Before, I said there are no tasks to take here, so let you leave as soon as possible."
Little Liquor pulled the little girl over and threw her into Arrow's arms. Arrow reached out and hugged it, continuing to look at Little Spirit.
"But things have changed now, and necromancers are simply not something that a guild of your level can handle. If you still have a brain, it's best to get help from the guild that has recently been able to handle this level of task, or leave as soon as possible. β
After saying that, the little liquor turned around and left with a look of carelessness, looking unwilling to wade into this troubled water.
Arrow hugged the little girl in his arms, tilting his head to think about the subtext of Little Spirit's words just now. But at this time, the little girl in his arms struggled slightly, silently broke free from Arrow's arms, stood a little timidly, the tears on her face had not yet dried, her hand reached into her robe, and tremblingly felt a dry branch, as if pinching a life-saving straw.
Arrow thought for a moment and turned his head: "Napa." β
Napa: "What? β
Airo was not polite, and greeted him with a smile, this smile made Napa a little hairy, and an ominous premonition immediately rose from this hairball.
Holding Napa in his arms, Arrow slowly walked up to the little girl and said with a smile: "Hello, my name is Arrow Garcia, and I opened an adventurer's guild called Mermaid Song in Pelican Town. What is your name? β
As he spoke, Arrow shoved Napa into the little girl's arms.
Perhaps it was because of Arrow's smile, or maybe she had a natural affection for a fluffy cat like Napa, the dead branch in the little girl's hand finally let go after a few tremors, and she lowered her head and said in a voice so low that Arrow could barely hear itβ
"Cocoa ......"
"Okay, Coco, we're acquainted now. This is my guild member, Brad, and our Vice President, Napa, so let's get to know each other first. β
After a brief introduction, Arrow pushes Napa directly to Brad and Napa and walks to the other side of the round cheese mayor with a sad face.
In the center of the square, the mayor of the town, who had long been out of breath with fright, and some of the most energetic men who had just shouted gathered together, but they had long since lost their vigor just now.
Their faces were pale, as if they had eaten carrion covered with maggots.
Arrow stepped forward, put away the habitual smile on his face, and said slowly, "It seems that we have encountered a hard stubble this time. β
Someone spoke, and the big men turned their heads and looked at the petite-looking boy in front of them.
After a long exhale, the mayor's voice trembled: "One...... ...... a gold coin? Really want to ...... A gold coin? β
Arrow shook his hand: "To be honest, a gold coin at the beginning was just I wanted to raise my worth, a thief is really not worth that much money." β
"So?!"
The mayor had a smile on his face like he had picked up the money, and with the anticipation on his face, the others looked at Arrow expectantly.
"I never thought that there would be a necromancer in such a remote town. This is beyond the realm of 'work' and falls under the category of a threat to our town. β
Arrow deliberately puts "our town" a little more seriously, showing that he is on the same side as the townspeople.
"If there were necromancers in the town, my future work would not be successful. So, finding a way to get rid of this necromancer is my duty as a member of Pelican Town. To this end......"
At this point, Arrowh paused. The townsfolk immediately looked at him obediently, and no one interjected.
This kind of attention shift may not be very useful in big cities, but it works well in small towns and places like this.
Seeing that his reputation was improving, Airo continued to add to the bricks-
"So, for this commission, I don't want a single iron coin. It's my duty as a citizen of Pelican Town to protect Pelican Town, and I just hope that everyone can work together to solve this problem. β
Gratis?
Hearing the word free, the mayor immediately jumped up as if he had drunk a stimulant potion, and his face was as happy as a child. The other strong men were also in high spirits now, with smiles on their faces.
But...... Gratis?
They didn't know, but Iero knew it.
What is the most expensive thing in the world?
Free stuff, always the most expensive.
The mayor of Round Cheese, who was seduced for free, immediately recovered from his paralyzed state, and he hurriedly walked up to Arrow, and swore to the sky with an excited look: "Only! As long as you have any need! Wherever we need our help, we in Pelican Town will definitely get through it together! β
Arrow knew that from now on, he and his guild would truly integrate into Pelican Town, and be treated as the same by everyone here.
He nodded, and the smile returned to his face: "With the Death Soldier, then there must be some necromancer secretly in control. It is not yet known what this necromancer wants to do in our town, but the best way to do it now is to expel him first. β
Everyone nodded, and Arrow then beckoned to the members of Merfolk Song behind him, Brad and Napa slowly came over, and the little girl named Coco moved behind Brad, and once she got close to Arrow, she immediately shrank behind Arrow.
Arrow grinned and touched her head, and continued: "Leave professional things to professional people, since it's a battle, then just leave it to our guild to deal with." But you have also seen the wounds on the bodies of our guild members. β
Brad came over, and the wounds from the fierce battle just now were very eye-catching.
"The warriors of my guild are short of armor right now, and if they can have a suitable set of armor and the right weapons, then the battle will definitely be more effective. But here's the problem...... There doesn't seem to be a shop in Pelican Town that crafts weapons and equipment. β
Round Cheese looked approving, after all, Brad's heroic fighting posture just now was in everyone's eyes, and the wounds on his body didn't lie. The mayor immediately turned his head and beckoned a middle-aged man who looked a little bald to come overβ
"Long stick, can you solve the problem with weapons?"
The long stick looks a little short, but the arms are thick, and the bare head looks like a boiled egg.
He raised his hand, which was still trembling slightly, and patted his chest: "I don't know, I run a tool shop, not a weapon shop." You're going to have to build a pitchfork hoe or something, but the weapon ...... I can try. β
As soon as the tool shop owner finished speaking, another person next to him who looked a little thin raised his hand: "If you are equipped, our tailor shop can do it." β
Arrow didn't speak, he waited for the others to help him finish all the questions.
The long stick nudged the tailor shop owner slightly, "Are you okay?" Budding, can your clothes withstand that monster's attack? β
Budian thought for a while and said, "Aren't the clothes you usually wear for farm work, anti-wear and fall-proof, all from my family?" Isn't the quality all good? Although I don't know if it's okay to fight monsters...... But I'll add two more pieces of cowhide, which may be a bit heavy, but it should work pretty well. β
At this time, Arrow opened his mouth: "Boss Budding, instead of adding cowhide, I have some slime skins here, can you help add them?" β
Budding hesitated: "Are you sure you can?" Is slime skin better than cowhide? β
Joke, Slimeskin is a monster skin that survives the fire. Iero had been thinking about what excuse he was going to find to ask the tailor shop owner to help him sew one, but he couldn't figure out how to keep the price down.
After all, in big cities, the price of customizing a costume with a monster skin is not cheap.
Now that someone is willing to provide it for free, why don't you take it out quickly?
Round Cheese looked relieved, and that round face was full of satisfied smiles. Since the mayor was so happy, and he felt relieved that he had found someone to take over, then Arrow was happy that she felt the same way.
"So, I'll go back and get the materials for Boss Budian now. There's also the boss of the stick, I hope you can build a hammer that you can take advantage of, the kind that you want to pick up the tiger. β
With his equipment and weapons, Airo naturally had a smile on his face. He turned his head to look at the round cheese again, politely, and said with full face: "Boss, under the current situation, let's go back and rest separately." I guess this undead soldier hasn't hurt anyone before, so tonight everyone should close the doors and windows, be vigilant, and it should be no problem until dawn. When the equipment is ready, I will eradicate this scourge immediately! β
With the mayor's endorsement, Arrow proposed to disband, so these frightened townspeople naturally dispersed. Arrow consulted with Brad and asked him to take two strong men who were a bit of courage to rescue the townsfolk who had been left behind. At the same time, it was also confirmed that the undead soldier had indeed disappeared, which was a little reassuring.
After that, Eero returned to the guild and sent all the twenty slimes he had stored to the tailor's shop and handed them to the boss of Budding, explaining the tenacity of the slime. Then I went to the tool shop and talked to the stick boss about the length of the hammer, and then I finished arranging it and returned to the guild.
- August 6, 1301, Propaganda: -4 Bronze. Food expenses: -1 copper and 5 iron. The balance is 84 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze and 5 ironββ