The townsfolk parted their ways and let the fast horse pass quickly. The rider on the horse was very flustered and hurried, and he didn't even have time to stop before he reached the gate of the Mermaid Song Guild, and hurriedly rolled off his horse.

"Be careful!"

Brad was quick and immediately stepped forward to catch the man who had fallen off the horse. Coco flicked a dead branch, and the skeleton soldier quickly stepped forward and grabbed the reins of the horse that was about to lose control, causing the panting old horse to stop.

Arrow frowned, stepped forward and said, "Doctor Kora? What's so tense, your old horse usually takes you to the next town for a doctor, and the daily baby is going to die, why are you so nervous today? ”

The man, Kora, was in his sixties and belonged to the Pelican Town doctor. Although he is a doctor, judging from Arrow's knowledge in big cities, he should be a barefoot doctor at most. A small cold and bruise in Pelican Town may be okay, but if the disease is more serious, the doctor's only recourse is to carry the patient into his carriage and quickly transport him to the nearest city to find a professional doctor.

Dr. Kora was out of breath, his face was pale, and with Brad's support, he finally walked up to Arrow, and said with a look of lost soul, "Monster...... Monster! The monster is out! Shine inside the forest, monsters! It's a big, terrible thing! ”

As soon as they heard that there was a monster, the townspeople who had been about to disperse around them gathered around again, and everyone had a look of excitement on their faces that was both scared and wanted to hear the gossip.

But it was indeed inconvenient for so many people, so Arrow thought about it and asked Brad to help Dr. Kora into the guild and sit down in the rest area. Coco brought a glass of water and placed it in front of him.

"You take a breath and tell me what's going on?"

With this glass of water, Kora's expression finally eased a lot. After letting his breathing be as smooth as possible, he finally spoke—

"Monster! I...... I saw monsters! ”

"I'm going to the Shining Forest to collect herbs during the day today! You should know that, right? The Shining Forest is rich in a lot of herbs, so I will collect some of them and dry them, and then find a time to ship them to the big city and sell them for a lot of money. ”

"But today...... This afternoon! Just when I felt like I had gained something about the same and wanted to come back! Still...... But all of a sudden, I saw ...... So big! Such a big lump of sludge-like stuff! The sludge was like it was alive! Crawl slowly in the forest! ”

"I was so frightened that I couldn't move! Then, with my own eyes, I saw this earthy mass that suddenly wrapped a passing rabbit! ”

"The rabbit...... Rabbit! The monster's stomach kept struggling, but it was as if it was drowning, and no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't escape! ”

"I'm just seeing it with my own eyes...... Watch the rabbit melt little by little in the belly of that lump of sludge, that transparent belly, first the hair, then the skin, then the meat, then the internal organs, and the bones! There's really not a little bit left, it's really terrible...... It's horrible! ”

With that, he suddenly got up and tried to grab Arrow's hand, but Arrow instinctively shrank back, continuing with a gentle and polite smile on his face. The doctor didn't grab Arrow's hand, he could only turn his head and grab Brad's huge and rough palm next to him, and said in an excited tone: "That monster saw it, I have a hunch that he must have seen me!" If I hadn't reacted and escaped quickly, he would have eaten me too! ”

"You're an adventurer's guild, aren't you? It's for these monsters, isn't it?! You guys...... Can you kill that monster? Will that monster crawl to my house at night? My house is on the east side of the town, and as soon as that thing enters the village, it will touch my house, and I'm afraid, I'm really afraid! ”

Judging by Kora's rhetoric, it should be King Slime. No matter how bad it is, it should also be some slime guards under King Slime.

It's just that Arrow didn't expect that in less than two months, these slimes have changed from eating wheat to eating living creatures directly. Looks like they're really starting to swell.

Once you've confirmed your mission objectives, think about your team lineup—

One warrior and one mage. barely counts the parfait who can only be scented, plus he is also a non-combative person, at most two combatants plus an ornament and a brain of his own.

So, the answer is obvious. King Slime is far from a problem that their guild can solve.

"I understand, there are monsters, there are commissions, we have a business. Mr. Kora, let's talk about compensation. According to the difficulty level of our guild's adventurers (pointing to the task level description on the wall), this quest should be above the bronze level. That is, start with at least 1 gold. ”

"A gold coin?!"

Sure enough, when it comes to money, what terrible monster or something is immediately forgotten.

Kora's brows were squeezed into a heap, and he shook his head, "It's too expensive!" I see a patient's consultation fee for a maximum of one silver coin, and you directly ask me for a gold coin? I can't see a few patients in a month, you know?! ”

Arrow smiled, spreading his hands as if he couldn't do anything: "This is a monster, and a monster slime that has begun to eat living life." God knows what terrible things they'll do next. Or...... Doctor Kora, you will just wait and never go to the Shining Forest to collect medicine again. Anyway, as long as you don't get close to there, those slimes probably won't come to you for trouble. ”

"How's that going to work?!"

Maybe it was because he was too nervous, the doctor blurted out—

"I ...... I usually live off these herbs! Otherwise, how are you going to let me eat? How to go about drinking? If you can't pick herbs, you're going to kill me! ”

After yelling, Kora let go of Brad's hand and tried to grab Arrow's hand again. After being dodged by Arrow again, the old man suddenly said with a vicious face, "You guys...... There are monsters, and instead of killing them, you come and ask me for money? Isn't killing monsters the most important thing you adventurers should do? You exercise, you formed this guild, didn't it exist to kill monsters?! If we can't afford it, are you going to watch our whole Pelican Town be destroyed by monsters?! ”

With that, Kora slammed up from her seat, pointed at Arrow with an angry face, and said loudly—

"Ah~~~ I kind of get it. So you're not a resident of Pelican Town at all! You're just some ruthless mercenaries, some cold-blooded killers who just want to make money! I tell you, if I can't get by, I'll make it impossible for you to either! I will...... I'm going to speak ill of you everywhere! Wait and see! ”

Brad is good-natured, but Coco is not. She has endured this doctor for a long time to provoke her own president three times and twice, and she wants to entrust the task and not give money, but now when she sees this guy scolding her head and face, she is angry, and immediately pinched the dead branch and took a step forward.

But Arrow finally reached out and gently stopped her.

"Oh, look at what Mr. Kora said."

Moral kidnapping, emotional indebtedness.

Iroult had only seen this kind of thing in books before, but I didn't expect to see a living example now, right?

It can only be said that this kind of behavior is quite a scoundrel. Even though he is not reasonable, he can still come up with all kinds of messy reasons to convince himself to be right, so as to oppress others. In a way, this kind of cheekiness is also a skill.

Looking at this annoyed guy, Arrow continued to maintain his commercial smile and said, "Then let's do it, we also hope that the business can be more developed." But at the same time, our guild is often short of manpower, and once we encounter any problems with the shortage of manpower, we will be very passive. ”

Seeing that Arrow didn't follow his words, but changed the topic, Kora immediately became anxious, and hurriedly wanted to pull the conversation back: "What are you talking about?" I said you have to help us townspeople solve their problems! ”

Arrow was not in a hurry, and continued to smile: "Don't worry, let me finish." As for me, I don't like to fight against people, I like to cooperate with people. So don't be so angry with me, Mr. Kora, we're all residents of Pelican Town, so there's no need to make each other unhappy over such a trivial matter. Don't you just want to destroy this monster so you can continue collecting herbs? Then let's sign a contract. ”

Kora: "Contract? ”

Napa on the counter glanced at the barefoot doctor and yawned, "It's going to start again." ”

Arrow grinned and said, "That's right, we make a contract. Since you think one gold coin is too expensive, how much do you think is appropriate? Of course, free is not possible. It's like a doctor, you can't help people all day for free, right? Although saving lives is the vocation of a good doctor like you. ”

After being flattered for a few words, Kora's complexion softened significantly. He nodded and sat down in his seat again: "I didn't say I wanted you to be free, I just said that your price is too expensive!" Well, I wouldn't have been in a hurry if you had talked to me so politely earlier. That...... How about five silver coins? ”

"Deal!"

In order to prevent this guy from repenting, Arrow immediately agreed, but then added his own conditions-

"It's just that five silver coins are too cost-effective, and we need to prepare more than that. In order to make up for it, and as I said earlier, our guild is not very well staffed at the moment, so I hope to be able to buy the herbs that Dr. Kola will collect in the future. ”

Kora froze slightly, he was afraid that he didn't expect this aspect of the matter at all, and his face was full of confusion: "You...... Want to buy the herbs I bought? ”

Airo smiled and nodded, "In the future, after Mr. Kora collects any medicinal materials from the Shining Forest, he must first send them to our guild, so that our guild can take the lead in purchasing." As for the purchase price...... It may be a little cheaper than if you were to sell it in the big city, but it will save you the hassle of traveling and traveling. The closest slightly larger city to Pelican Town is Lagoon City, and even if you ride a horse, it will take you two or three days to go back and forth. If you're cheap, you'll be deducted from your travel expenses. ”