After a short rest, the trio quickly and skillfully sorted out their belongings and moved them to the caravan parked outside the camp.

"Hey, hey, we're just here and you're leaving?" Xingchen grabbed Ed and asked suspiciously, "Where are you going?" “

"I can't occupy the camp anymore when the mission time is over, and now I'm going back to Jiangbo Village to hand in the mission." Ed replied with a smile, slung several large leather bags containing ores and crystals over his shoulders and walked towards the caravan.

Xingchen tilted his head in confusion, "Jiangbo Village? Is that your village? ”

Ed was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked her, "Not our village...... Don't you know Gangba Village? ”

"It's the first time I've heard of this name......," Xingchen said.

Ed frowned, realizing that things were not as simple as he thought, and continued to ask, "Then where is the village you talked about before?" ”

Xingchen looked left and right, stretched out his slender little hand and pointed, "Well, it's the village in the mountains in that direction, and the old grandfathers and grandmothers there are good to us." ”

Ed was surprised to hear her say this, and there was an old man who could establish a village in the mountains outside the border infested with countless monsters.

"What's wrong...... Weird, isn't it? Didn't you also come out of the village? Seeing that Ed stopped talking, Xingchen, who thought he had said something wrong, muttered quietly.

"Ah, it's nothing......" Ed came back to his senses and took the opportunity to rub her head.

Xingchen suddenly screamed in fright, and quickly retreated, "You...... You, you're really a pervert! This is a beast and is going to shoot at us! ”

Ed looked at her with a smile, "Are you going back to that village now?" ”

"What are you going back for?" Xingchen hid aside and watched him wary, grinding the little tiger's teeth to a creaky sound, "The village is full of old grandfathers and grandmothers who only bask in the sun every day, and they don't play with us." ”

Ed thought for a moment, "Why don't you ...... Will you follow us to Jiangbo Village first? ”

Xingchen turned his head and snorted coldly, "Let's not go with you!" ”

"Alright then......" Ed shrugged his shoulders and walked away with his leather bag.

"Huh! Wait......" Seeing him walk away without looking back, Xingchen blinked his big eyes and opened his mouth slightly, "Are you going to throw us here?" You touched our heads, and you are responsible for us! ”

Eddard ignored Xingchen's words, and walked towards the caravan without hesitation, Xingchen wrinkled his nose and began to grind his teeth, standing there and jumping to his feet in frustration.

"It's not that easy to leave us behind! I'm with you! ”

"The little girl is so easy to deceive...... Ha ha. Ed, who had his back to the stars, was putting on a serious work appearance at this time, but he was snickering in his heart.

In the caravan back to Jiangbo Village, the four of them were surrounded by ores, crystal fragments, dismantled tents and other items, which seemed very crowded. Along the way, Ed fell asleep in the corner as soon as he got into the car, while Dan worked hard with a thick booklet, and in the small space, Wade and Xingchen played very happily, often affecting the other two.

"Ed, there's something I've always been curious about......" Dan suddenly poked Ed with his hand and asked in a low voice.

"Hmm...... What's up? Ed woke up in a daze and looked at her.

"Why would such a little girl appear in the hunting grounds, and still be chased by the ancient dragon...... Will something happen if we bring her back like this? ”

Ed was silent for a while, then changed positions and continued to nest, and said softly, "Although there are many suspicions, I don't see any strange phenomena in her, and besides, aren't we also chased by Xia Long, most of them are in estrus during the breeding period...... It's okay. ”

Dan secretly glanced at Xingchen, who was playing with Wade, "I think it's better to observe it again." ”

"Well...... You can do it. Ed twisted his body casually, closed his eyes and went back to sleep.

Two days later, at noon, the group returned to Jiangbo Village, the thriving atmosphere in the village relaxed their somewhat tired bodies, and after the village presented the mission entrustment, the carriage drove directly into Jiangbo Village, and crossed the village road to the front of the tavern.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Ed, who had been sleeping all the way, immediately opened his eyes, yawned, stood up and stretched a big waist, and then took out a mask from his pocket and put it on his face, "It's finally here, and my waist is about to break." ”

Xingchen looked at him curiously, his big eyes flashing, "Why are you wearing a mask, are we going to steal something?" ”

Ed Han laughed a few times, wearing a mask to see his expression clearly, and said very mysteriously, "It's a secret, I won't tell you." ”

Xingchen snorted coldly and turned his head, "Don't you say that we don't want to hear it yet, ...... stingy." “

Ed pushed the mask, arranged it casually, and then picked up the large leather bag containing the ore used to deliver the mission, took one of the pieces from the other leather bag containing the crystal fragments, and turned to step out of the caravan. Until he has figured out the origin and function of this mysterious crystal, he does not plan to sell it to anyone else.

After getting out of the caravan, Ed and his party walked into the tavern, there were not many guests at this time, only one or two tables of people drinking and chatting there scattered. Dan led Sin and Wade to a table to sit at, while Ed walked alone towards the bar.

But before he could get there, the curtain behind the bar was lifted, and the village chief walked out with a smile, followed by an old man with thick glasses and leather gear.

The village chief greeted him, "Ed, my friend, I'm so glad you're back safely. “

Ed was wearing a mask and others couldn't see his expression, he nodded to the village chief, then stared at the dragon man beside the village chief and was silent for a while, and asked, "Is this from the Scribes, or from the Observatory?" ”

The old dragon man took out a cigarette gun, knocked it on the bar casually, and the cigarette gun was ignited, he slowly took a deep breath and glanced at Ed, "The young man has a lot of knowledge, but unfortunately you guessed wrong, old man...... From the Grand Old Hall. ”

The village chief smiled and said, "This is Mr. Jemain, the deacon of the Great Old Palace, and the task of your trip was entrusted by him on behalf of the Great Old Palace. ”

Ed's heart was shocked, the Great Elder Hall is the place where the leaders of the Hunter Guild gather, with a powerful guardian corps and many directly subordinate hunters with superb skills. And this dragon man named Germain looks old, with short gray hair, a pair of somewhat cloudy eyes under his glasses, and he doesn't look like a hunter at all, he is actually the deacon of the Great Old Palace!

Ed was a little puzzled, and asked suspiciously, "Isn't there a direct hunter in the Great Old Palace?" Why do you need to issue a delegate? “

The old dragon man Germain was expressionless, and pointed to the leather bag that Ed was carrying, "Let's not talk about these things first, let the old man see the task items." “

Ed frowned, sensing that this mission was more than just collecting ore, he put the bag on the ground, untied the rope and ripped the bag open, revealing the ore inside.

The old dragon man Germain stepped forward and took out a few pieces of ore, raised his head and carefully observed it for a while, then shook his head, threw the ore back into the bag, and bowed slightly towards Ed, "Alas...... It's all general ore...... Forget it, your mission is done, hard work. “

Ed also stood aside and bowed in return, which is a kind of etiquette as a hunter, the materials obtained through hunting or gathering are gifts from nature, and hunters will bow like this to show their respect for nature when completing their tasks.

Although Ed was lazy and never paid attention to these details, one of the deacons of the Great Old Hall on the other side said that he could not be lazy.

When Ed was about to ask something, he saw the old dragon man Germain reach into his leather bag and rummage through something, ignoring them at all, and he and the village chief looked at each other.