Early in the morning, Arrow lifted his patched futon and got up.

This room was the least damaged of all the rooms on the second floor, and it faced the street, so Eero made it his own.

Looking out of the window while changing clothes, the early morning in Pelican Town seemed very quiet, not at all like the capital, which was already busy before dawn.

Get dressed, put your hair back together, and put on your hat. Arrow glanced in the mirror and confirmed that he was a normal guy now, then nodded, opened the door, and went downstairs.

After three days of tidying up, the layout of the tavern on the first floor has been almost remodeled, the wine rack behind the bar has been replaced with a cabinet for documents, the bar has been changed into a reception area for receiving commissions and placing tasks, and a wooden board has been hung on the wall next to the entrance to post the power of attorney.

Tables and chairs are placed in the corner as a resting area.

It's simple, but the façade of a guild is done.

Don't look over, Arrow glanced at Napa, who was still lying on top of the reception desk. The cat hadn't spoken to him since he tidied up the first floor three days ago, and even when he woke up, he was lying there wagging his tail.

Of course, there are exceptions. When Iero had made three meals in the morning, noon and evening, the cat would consciously come to his side and ask for a little more.

As for the guidance it said about how to set up an adventurer's guild, the cat didn't say a word.

"Hey, Napa."

Holding a bowl of milk porridge in front of Napa, Elo pulled over a bar chair and sat down, grinning and saying—

"You said before that you would help me build the Adventurer's Guild, it's been three days, do you have any ideas?"

Napa glanced up slightly at Arrow, a little wary and disdainful, and a little lazy at the same time. However, the cat's body was very honest, and he walked slowly to the milk porridge and ate it.

"Don't answer me? All right. ”

"I'm going to go out to work later, and you're going to stay here. Even if you don't like me very much, it's okay to help guard the door and keep people from coming in and stealing things, right? I don't think anyone would want to steal the rags here, though. ”

Napa's head was lifted from the bowl, and her beard was still stained with milk stains and rice porridge. It paused for a moment, then finally spoke—

"You're going out to work? Do what? ”

Its eyes were still full of distrust, but Arrow felt that the cat might have more doubts than distrust.

Seeing this, he was even more sure of one thing - this cat may have a lot of knowledge in some aspects, but it is clear that he has no idea in the initial stage of this guild.

Although I had thought about this possibility before, I was still a little disappointed after confirming this...... If he could, he would like to have something to help him design everything, and he just needs to execute it in the prescribed way.

"Of course, it's the work of the Adventurers' Guild. Do you have any ideas about what our guild should do now and how to make money? ”

Napa lowered her head and licked two mouthfuls of milk porridge again, its tail dangled, and after a moment it simply lowered its head, turned its head and continued to lie on the cushion, with a look of ignorance: "I...... Of course you do! This is what I told you to create the Adventurer's Guild. How could it not be known? It's just that now I still have to see your performance, so you can do it yourself at this stage! ”

Just know.

Arrow was not disappointed, and pushed the bowl in front of Napa: "If you don't want to help, help me wash the dishes." I'll go out for a while, I may not be back until the evening, watch the door, don't let people in. ”

With that, Arrow straightened his hat and made sure it was put on, then turned and walked towards the door.

But when he came to the door, he found that the cat had floated after him.

"Don't get me wrong, Ariel, I'm not worried about you. I'm not worried about your approach. ”

Napa's tail hangs low, and such a long tail really makes people want to pinch it.

"Housekeeping. It's not good for our business, it's only bad. ”

Arrow didn't give it a chance to follow, and tugged at the brim of his hat with a serious expression.

Seeing the guildmaster's resolute attitude, Napa could only watch as he closed the door.

————

Napa's presence is not detrimental to business.

The real downside is to let this monster know how to work.

With his hands in his pockets, Arrow groped for the copper coins and walked slowly down the street.

After three days of contact, he was pretty sure that the cat must have had a lot of things he hadn't told him, but it didn't matter, he had a lot of things he hadn't told him.

Now the "trust" between the two sides is only preliminary, if Napa always follows herself, let it understand her own ways and methods, know some of her habits, and even some "small habits" that she is not even aware of, it is not a good thing for long-term cooperation.

Don't get to know your business partner too well, as this will make you lose interest in working with him.

In the same way, don't let your business partners get to know you too well, as this will not only cost you a lot of opportunities to make money, but also a friend.

Arrow felt that this monster should be able to be friends.

So, it's good for both parties to have a little bit of secrecy between them.

Raise your head and watch the morning sun in Pelican Town.

The town's economy is really underdeveloped, with sluggish commerce and decadent industry, all of which are now barely sustained by the produce of some of the surrounding villages.

Gone are the days of prosperity, and towns that could house a few thousand people now have only a few hundred people living here. That's why Iero was able to buy the largest house in town for just fifteen gold coins.

But...... Waiting for a waste is not what Iero thinks.

He didn't think he was that great, and wanted to earn his 1,000 gold coins by prospering the town.

To make money, the first thing to do is to collect information, and the reason why he ran to this town where birds don't to make money naturally has his own reasons.

Gold mine.

Gold mines have been excavated in the Changmian Mountains near Pelican Town.

Moreover, it is also the largest gold mine in the entire Blue Bay Empire.

This news was obtained through special channels when he was in the capital, and the news is absolutely reliable and has not yet been disseminated. It is conceivable that now that the aristocratic level of the capital has begun to act, it will not be long before this pelican town will gradually welcome a lot of people of all kinds.

However, he had no intention of getting a piece of the gold mine.

There will be a considerable amount of bloodshed around this gold mine, and if he is involved alone, he will be looking for death.

However, when there are more people, there will be more exchanges, and all kinds of materials will be urgently needed. In three years, 1,000 gold coins were not a dream.

Arrow habitually smiled at the guild business card in his hand, which had not yet checked the type of guild and had not named it.

At first glance, it sounds like it's self-defeating, right? An economics student who doesn't know martial arts or magic at all runs an adventurer's guild? If it is spread to the school, it will be laughed to death by those classmates and teachers.

Putting away his business license, Eero continued to take a step.

Although the angles are different, when I think about it, it's not all about finding ways to make money. All need "procurement channels", "goods" and "sales channels", but the procurement channels of the adventurer's guild become the person who issues the task, the product becomes the task, and the sales channel is the way to complete the task.

"It's all the same, isn't it?"

Arrow walks to the east side of Pelican Town and pushes open the door of a place called the Unicorn Bar.

There are a few big men lying in the lobby of the bar, and the town with poor entertainment drinks until dawn as a reluctant pastime.

The tall and thin male boss in his forties glanced at Arrow who came in, and ignored it, wiping the glass by himself. After he sat down at the bar, he slowly spoke, "New here?" ”

Arrow smiled and held out a finger: "A special breakfast at the Unicorn Bar, Arrow Garcia." Currently running an adventurer's guild in the town. ”

The boss glanced at Arrow, put down his glass, turned around and began to beat the eggs and vegetables, preparing breakfast: "Robert Little Spirits." You can call me Little Spirits. ”

As he spoke, a salad of dry-fried eggs with celery dipped in wild mushroom sauce was placed in front of Eero, along with a glass of hot milk. Arrow took a sip of milk, exhaled a breath of heat, and said with a smile, "Little Spirits Boss, it seems that you will have one more regular customer in the morning." ”

The corners of Little Spirit's mouth raised a touch of casual pride, and he continued to wipe his glass, and said slowly, "Adventurer's Guild? In this kind of place? I always thought that there were adventurers' guilds only in big cities. ”

He lifted the cup and looked at the glossy, as if he was satisfied with his work, inserted the cup into the cup holder, picked up the next one, and said as he wiped it: "I'm afraid that in our place, there is only such work as cleaning the sewers and catching mice." I'm not even sure that this kind of work will be posted. ”

Arrow smiled slightly and said, "Boss, it seems that you have seen the world?" ”

Little Spirits snorted: "If you live for a long time, you will naturally see everything." If you come on vacation, I'm welcome. But if you want to come to Pelican Town to make money, I advise you to leave quickly before you lose much. ”

Arrow scooped up a spoonful of sauce with a spoon, and brought it to his mouth with wild celery to chew it slightly, nodded and smiled: "The purpose of the Adventurer's Guild is to solve problems, and humans, the most, are problems. The harvest season is just around the corner, and I'd love to have breakfast with you for a long time. ”

Little Spirits glanced at Arrow again, and Arrow was looking at the boss with a sincere smile.

After a moment of silence, Little Spirits exhaled slowly and said, "About three kilometers east of Pelican Town, the countryside over there seems to have been some problems lately. The guys (glaring at the drunkards who were still asleep) always rumored that there were terrible monsters. But in a small place like ours, where do terrible monsters come from? If you think it's okay, go check it out. ”

Arrow put down his knife and fork and nodded with a smile: "Thank you, boss, how much?" ”

Little Spirits glanced at the empty plate in front of Arrow, continued to wipe the glass and said, "It's been a long time since there have been newcomers in the town, so let me welcome the newcomers and pick you up." ”

This boss, although he looks unhappy, is quite enthusiastic~~!

Although the free stuff is the most expensive, Arrow feels that the owner has already gotten a long-term diner. Of course, the premise is that your guild can really open in this kind of place.

Leaving the Unicorn Tavern, follow the dirt path to the east, and after climbing a small hill, you will see a house and a few livestock tents standing in front of you, which should be a farmstead. From a distance, I saw four people standing in front of the largest house, not knowing what they were arguing.

"That's it! There are definitely rats here! Such a big mouse! I see it! ”

"Rats? Will the rats destroy this piece cleanly? You women don't understand anything! Haven't you heard of the monsters that have been rumored lately?! ”

When I got closer, I saw a man and a woman arguing, and the two were accompanied by two children, one older and one younger, who looked like a very ordinary family of four.

When Iero walked outside the farm, he didn't go inside, he just stood at the door and watched.

The man and woman were obviously a little tired of arguing, and no one was convinced, and their momentum was a little weak. The man turned his head and saw Arrow here, and immediately became a little angry, and shouted, "What are you looking at? I haven't seen a disciplining woman! ”

Seeing that there were outsiders, the woman hurriedly straightened her hair, and pulled the two children to go to the house.

"Hello, I'm Airo Garcia who just moved to Pelican Town recently, so I want to come to say hello and get to know you."

Pelican Town has such a population that three days of rumors of a new neighbor is enough to reach these farmsteads a little bit farther away.

Sure enough, the man looked Arrow up and down, although he was still a little angry, but after all, he wiped his hand on his pants and said, "Well, I know you." You're the businessman who came to do business. I'm Mai Yi, the farmer here, what do you want to buy? Although I don't have many agricultural products here, everything is superb. Would you like to see my cheese here? ”

Unfortunately, if Arrow was running a business guild now, he would still be interested.

But now, he looked at the field of wheat where a large piece of wheat was clearly missing, and said, "Actually...... I run an adventurer's guild. I hear that there seems to be some trouble on your side, do you mind if I take a look? ”

Mai Yi was slightly stunned, and her eyes revealed doubts. There doesn't seem to be any idea what the Adventurer's Guild does.

Seeing this, Arrow hurriedly waved his hand, showed his smile, and said, "You just treat me as some kind of professional." I heard you just say there are rats? Maybe I can help you with that? ”

Although Mai still doesn't know much about what Arrow does, he is satisfied with Arrow's politeness. Look at the boss of this adventurer's guild who is a head shorter than himself, looks thin and small, and the strong farmer also let down his guard and walks over and pulls open the wooden fence.

"I don't know what you're trying to do, but it's certainly not a rat!"

Mai Yi led Arrow to the wheat fields, still babbling—

"It's almost harvest time, and my wheat is ready to be harvested! But in the last few days, it has been more and more seriously harmed, and I don't think there will be any way to harvest it if it goes on like this! ”

Arrow walked over to the wheat field, crouched down, and looked at the field in front of him.

The wheat, which had already yellowed slightly, swayed gently in the morning breeze, and everything looked beautiful.

But near the edge of the wheat field, much of the wheat suddenly disappeared, revealing only the black dirt underneath.

"This must be a monster! I've seen something that big get into my wheat field. But my wife doesn't believe it! ”

Mai Yi clenched her fists with an unwilling attitude.

Arrow, on the other hand, began to take a closer look at the wheat field.

Well, visually, in the neat wheat field, only a piece of wheat about the size of three rooms has disappeared. But the land is not uplifted, which means that it is unlikely to be uprooted, but more like some kind of magic, as if it were completely transferred.

Arrow walked into the wheat field and walked around the bare ground.

The ground beneath his feet seemed to be a little solid, as if it had been weighed down by a heavy object.

Finally, he squatted on the black soil, reached out and scooped up a piece of dirt, looked at it repeatedly, and sniffed it again.

The earth has a slightly moist smell and a slight fishy smell...... Well, got it.

While Mai Yi was still nagging, Arrow had finished his investigation and returned to his side.

"Tell me, it's not a mouse, right?"

It's a great compliment to make a guest feel smart, and Arrow smiles and says very softly, "Mr. Maiyi, you're really smart, and you're not a mouse." It's something more troublesome than a mouse. ”

Mai Yi's face was full of pride! He glanced towards the farmhouse, and his disdainful gaze fell impartially on his wife, who was peeking out at the door—

"Something more troublesome? What is it? Are there really monsters destroying my fields? ”

Eero: "That's right, it's caused by a monster called a slime. In terms of numbers, there should be at least a dozen. ”

Although Lao Tengshu's naturalist illustrated book is not very complete, it is still quite detailed for this relatively low-level monster.

"It's a monster that acts like moving mud and often moves in groups. They have no will, and they rely on instinct in their actions. ”

Arrow looked at the sky and said with a smile, "It's summer, the sun is strong, and the temperature is high, so these slimes have switched to nocturnal activities to avoid the heat." Since your wheat is almost ripe, the fragrance wafts in the wind, and even slimes from four or five kilometers away can smell it. For them, your wheat field is a big meal, so it's natural to come and eat it in the evening. ”

He pinched his chin and pretended to be worried, "The slime reproduces very quickly, and after eating such a large piece last night, I guess it should have bred another large piece today." Once they have digested it, they will soon be ready for their next meal. When their ranks grow, it should be their turn to eat flesh, animals, and then people. ”

It was clear that Arrow's worried expression and technical-sounding jargon made Mai Yi look flustered. He hurriedly leaned up and asked, "What's this......?" What can I do? I've never seen any monsters since I was a child! I only knew about monsters when I was listening to those bastards brag in the Unicorn Tavern! This...... What can I do? ”

It's not good, but it's easy to gain the trust of people when they lose their ability to think and turn all their minds to expecting solutions from others.

"You're in luck, Mr. Mai."

Arrow crossed his hands on his hips and said happily: "Professional things naturally have to be dealt with by professionals. I'll help you with the slimes. ”

"Really? Thank you! Thank you so much! ”

"Thank you, but I need to prepare some professional props to drive away the slime, I don't know if you can provide them here?"

"Yes, yes! What do you want? I'm able to offer it all! ”

Arrow said with a look of wanting to help, "I need a chicken, a live adult chicken." Roosters and hens are fine. Then, I will need 1 silver coin as payment. ”

"Money?"

Mai Yi, who had just looked very nervous, suddenly lifted her spirits, and her eyes regained her composure, and she began to look up and down at Arrow.

Since he was suspicious, Arrow immediately turned around and left: "Don't believe me? Then I didn't say it. By the way, slimes, although weak, also have an extremely terrifying ability. They can't be stabbed to death with a sword, they can't be stabbed with a pitchfork, and they can't be hammered to death with a hammer. If left unchecked...... Then I'll wait until others are willing to pay a higher price. It's just that at that time, I hope to see Mr. Mai Yi again, and not to lack an arm or a broken leg. ”

The continuous intimidation really worked, Mai Yi hurriedly blocked Arrow's way, and smiled a little worriedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely give the chicken." But the price...... 1 silver coin? The food cost of our family of four for a day is only 8 or 9 iron coins! ”

Arrow spread out his hands and said helplessly: "Mr. Maiyi, expelling monsters is a deadly job, and you should also know that slimes can be life-threatening if they are not handled well. 1 silver coin is really cheap. ”

"That'...... That...... It's a bit expensive. ”

Mai Yi rubbed his hands, stretched out a palm and said-

"How about 8 copper coins? That's the biggest price I can offer. ”

It just so happens that this is also the price in Arrow's heart.

"Mr. Maiyi, you are really good at bargaining......"

Arrow pretended to be very embarrassed, and thought for a while before nodding "reluctantly".

At this moment, the farmer was overjoyed, and he immediately brought a chicken and 8 copper coins, but after thinking about it, he still only put 2 coins on the palm of Arrow's hand, indicating that this was a deposit, and that he would pay 6 more coins after the deed was completed.

This is fair, after all, the first time in business, you can't get too much into it.

Arrow returned to Pelican Town with two coins in his pocket, made some preparations, bought some things, and then returned, and after receiving a big rooster from Maiyi's hand, he walked confidently towards the forest to the east.

— August 4, 1301, quest deposit: +2 B. Balance: 84 gold, 2 silver, 9 bronze -

Shine in the forest.

This lush forest has such a pretty name.

But in Arrow's eyes, it was no different from the forests of other places. There are all kinds of plants piled up in the same way, and there is no place for people to put their feet.

Carrying the bag containing the chickens and other preparations, Arrow stretched out his sackcloth-gloved hand to pluck through the sharp vine leaves, and cautiously walked inside.

Speaking of which, it can be regarded as lucky.

If the target of this quest is not a slime, but some other monster, such as the greedy and strong hooktoothed rats, Iero will also weigh his own weight and turn back to see what the cat can do.

But with Slime's words, he felt that he might be able to handle it.

However, there is a bit of a problem. The forest doesn't look so barren, and even if you don't have any sense of magic, you can see with the naked eye that the plants here don't look like they're crumbling and withering.

Why, then, would the slime leave the forest and go hunting for food on a farm almost five kilometers away?

At the thought of this question, Arrow couldn't help but shudder. Although there are very few cases of slimes causing deaths, this unusual behavior is not documented in the Naturalist Illustrated Book......

"When it comes to war, are even books that depict the survival habits of monsters so perfunctory? Looks like I'll be able to try and record it myself in the future. ”

After the experience of this day, the sky has become dark. And the more you go into the depths of the forest, the more you have a sense of horror that you can't see your fingers.

"It's pretty much here."

Arrow looked around, and the visibility was already low. He nodded, ready to set a trap here.

“…… Well? ”

Suddenly, a faint sweet smell wafted from the gloom ahead.

"It smells so good!"

The sweet smell was refreshing even when smelled, and Arrow crouched down and carefully moved forward against the trees beside him.

"With such a fragrant smell, does it bear any fruit here? In that case, the chicken would be spared. ”

As he spoke, Arrow walked slowly forward, unloading the sack and taking out several flasks from it, moving forward with joy.

The fragrance is getting stronger and stronger! Obviously, you're about to reach your destination! Eero could almost imagine those slimes surrounding a plant that didn't know what fruit it was bearing and could catch them all!

…… Wait a minute, this tastes ...... Isn't it too fragrant?

Just as Iero was about to walk into a tree-formed cul-de-sac, he suddenly became alert.

But it was his footsteps that stopped, and a manic footstep instantly tore through the tranquility behind him, accompanied by the whirring sound of breaking wind, a huge mallet smashed towards him!

"Drink——!!!"

The situation changed so quickly that Arrow hurriedly dodged to the side. There was only a click, and a tree beside him was smashed into a big hole by a mallet!

If you look closely, what appears in front of you is a giant dressed in animal skin and almost two meters tall!

"Ogre?!"

Iero could barely believe his eyes! But the giant didn't pay attention to Arrow, he stretched out his hand, directly grabbed the sack that Arrow had just left behind, and shook it, the potion bottles inside fell and smashed one after another, and all the liquid in it flowed out.

The giant grabbed the chicken, nodded his head, didn't look at Arrow, turned and walked deeper into the forest.

Although he was shocked at first, as the giant left, Arrow immediately calmed down. He glanced at the shattered potion over there, and quickly bent down to follow.

It wasn't an ogre, and although it looked terrifying, the huge man didn't reach the ogre's height. If I'm not mistaken, it's just a tall human.

The scent just now was obviously a bait, and this bait also reminded Arrow of something very wonderful, which made him decide to chase after him.

The sky was completely dark, and the only sound of the earth-shaking footsteps of the giant man wandered back and forth in the silent forest.

Arrow tiptoed behind like a frightened cat, and he was even a little strange, although he was quite scared, he still had the courage to follow? That giant man's hand looks like he can blow his head up with a single slap!

After thinking about it, Arrow could only smile bitterly. Probably because there are so many things on him, he doesn't have much energy to think about whether he is afraid of this kind of problem.

After about a kilometer, a man-made clearing appeared in front of me.

Several trees were uprooted and piled aside, stones were piled up in a bonfire, and a few slightly thick branches were stacked on top of each other, covered with a thin layer of leaves, forming a simple shelter.

Behind a tree, Arrow poked her head out to look at the giant man.

In the light of the fire, the man's simple cloth garment, made of many rags, stood out, but he carefully reached into his bosom, and then carefully took out something and placed it on a dry stone in front of the shelter.

"We were lucky today, hehe, there was a chicken to eat, hehehe."

The giant man's smile looked very innocent, and it was not the same as the ferocity he faced with Arrow just now.

Then he reached out and wrenched the poor's neck, and reached out to grab the fur and pluck it on the ground. In a short time, a bloody rooster was roasted on the campfire by a branch through its ass and chest.

However, Arrow's eyes were always focused on the stone.

There, sitting, a girl about the size of his palm, with a pair of translucent wings, and a dress that seemed to be sewn from flowers, in contrast to the giant.

That's what surprised Eero the most!

Flower Fairy.

In the Naturalist Illustrated Book, it can be regarded as occupying a whole chapter of content to introduce! If it weren't for the strong sweet smell just now and what I saw with my own eyes now, I'm afraid Iero would never have believed that a flower fairy appeared in front of him?!

What's even more surprising is that this flower fairy and this giant man seem to have formed a kind of partner relationship? She didn't look forced, but shook her legs and looked expectantly at the roast chicken slowly ripening on the campfire.