23. Tasks
"Okay! You can go with confidence! Dirk shouted.
“……”
Dole shook his head, helpless to say anything, and followed Mentor Niel to see the house.
There were people coming and going on the road, and Mentor Nier couldn't help but take a good look at this blue-haired boy who didn't talk much, wondering how such a thin body could have so much strength.
"Dore, where are you from? What is the relationship with Doramy? She couldn't help but ask.
Dole didn't think much of it, the young female tutor had already gained his favor, "I'm from the village of Hall, and Dorami is mine...... Not...... Sister. ”
Dole paused, in fact, even he didn't know in his own mind about the position of his relationship with Doramy.
"It's impossible, you and Dorami have different hair and eyes, how can you be a brother and sister."
Dole briefly talked about his amnesia and his relationship with Doramikale.
Teacher Nier's originally relaxed expression instantly became a little solemn, she was a kind woman, and now she knew that Dole was an orphan, and then looked at this blue-haired boy who didn't care about everything, she felt sympathy, and she didn't feel a little sad in her heart.
"What's wrong, Teacher Nier?"
“…… Well, it's okay, you're great! ”
Dole didn't expect her to say this, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but when he thought about it, he instantly understood her thoughts, and smiled slightly, "Hehe, it's okay, I'm used to it." Besides, regardless of my past, I'm happy now. ”
He said this to Lily, and at the same time to himself.
"Ahh It's here. Tutor Niel said, pointing to a courtyard not far away. My friend has left because of a hurry. He said he had contacted his host and would be there this morning waiting for us. ”
Sure enough, when they entered the door, a somewhat fat woman came up to them and asked them, and after confirming that they were going to rent a house, she took Dole and Tutor Niel around and gave them a brief introduction to the surrounding facilities
Dole surveyed his surroundings and found them to be old wooden houses. It's an hour away from the high street. The courtyard is not large, there are two small two-story buildings in the courtyard, a total of four, the other three of which have been rented out.
"I heard you're adventurers, right? I have to say in advance, if there is damage to the house, but I have to compensate for the original price! ”
Dole was embarrassed for a while, thinking to himself that adventurer's destructive power was so strong.
When you walk inside, it's only about 40 square meters. Because it is located in a forest, it is basically a wooden structure, and it is neat to visit some simple furniture. There is also a three-square-metre kitchenette.
It's not very good from the location, and the hostess offers a rent of 700 copper horns a month. But bet one and pay three. Dole calculated, an average of more than 20 copper corners a day, although a little far away from the commercial street, but far is acceptable. What's more, there is a kitchen here, which can save a lot of food expenses, and finally he handed over 2800 copper corners to the owner and rented this house.
"Well, here's the key, you can move in tomorrow. Pay attention to your own safety, I am not responsible for the loss of things. The fat woman took the money, ignored them, and left.
Looking at the only 600 copper horns left on his body, Dole couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, and finally realized a fact - alas, money is such a thing, what a problem!
Spring 31st.
Dorami's injury was only a traumatic injury, and after five days of recuperation and treatment with wound medicine, he was basically able to move. Under the urging of the principal and Mentor Niel at the same time, although she still wanted to accompany Dole for a while, she had to go to Mousse Academy.
Before leaving, Dorami must leave 2,000 copper horns for Dole, but Dole resolutely refuses. The two pushed back, and in the end, Dole only took 500 copper horns down. …
In fact, although the expenses of the past two days have decreased, there are only 200 copper horns left in Dole's pocket. If it weren't for Dorami's physical condition, he would have gone out on a duty duty long ago.
Now, Dorami has left his side, although he is a little reluctant, but his heart is a lot more steady.
After all, after spending 5 days in Mitte City, Dole is basically familiar with this small town. Soon found the location of the White Cloud Adventure Guild.
The Adventure Guild in Mitte City is obviously much larger than the contact point in Hall Village, with an area of 300 square meters and a four-story building from the outside, which is extremely imposing. There were also two guards standing at the door, on duty solemnly, and many adventurers in armor came in and out.
Dole went up the stone steps, and as soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by the guards.
"This is the Adventure Guild, only for adventurers, please show your adventure medal."
Dole took out his Adventure Medal and proved his identity. The guard looked at the two-star medal and was a little surprised, but didn't say anything and let him in.
In fact, what Dorami said before was not entirely correct, the one-star Adventure Medal is indeed easy to obtain, while the two-star Adventure Medal must first meet the adventure point requirements and then hunt a two-star demonic beast to obtain. This is also a barrier to divide an adventurer's rank.
In the past, when Dorda completed the test, he relied on traps and other tools, and finally hunted down a Toothed Beast with great effort. At that time, the entire village of Hall was shaken, and finally the person in charge of the contact point came out to confirm the certificate, and then awarded him the two-star medal. Now Dole looks no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, and it is natural to be surprised that he has achieved this result.
The White Cloud Adventure Guild is very large, and the current authority of Edor can only operate on the first and second floors, the first floor is some trading and selling areas, where you can buy a lot of other materials. However, the prices here are on the high side compared to the outside, as the risk-taking unions charge a portion of the commission. Of course, you can also find some weapons and armor here, or a manufacturer of them.
The second floor is the pick-up area for the mission, which is obviously much more than the contact point in Hall Village, but here the tasks are all classified and recorded in the general content, such as the first and second walls are collection tasks. Only the general content is indicated above. You can then go to the service desk to inquire about the specific requirements of the task.
Dole searched the hunting plate for a while. Seeing that there was a task to hunt the Megalodon, it was relatively easy for him to hunt the Megalodon now, because he was more experienced and knew more about its habits. However, when he saw the reward of 2,000 copper horns, he still gave up. Last time Calle hunted a megalodon and was paid 4,000 Copper Horns. As a matter of fact. Even if you just get the body of the Megalodon back, it can have this value.
Just as Dole was looking back and forth for the mission, a voice was suddenly heard nearby, "Get out!" If you don't get out of the way, I'll throw you out! He couldn't help but turn his eyes to see a little girl falling to the ground, and a bearded man standing next to him was scolding angrily.
The little girl and Dorami looked at the brown hair, looked a little thin, and were dressed in gray linen, which looked a little old, and he looked at the big man's fierce eyes. There was a frightened look on his face, and he was too scared to speak. The big man glanced at her. He cursed and left.
Seeing this, Dole hurriedly walked over, pulled her up from the ground, helped her tidy up her slightly messy hair, and asked, "Little sister, are you okay?" Do you know what this place is, how can you be here alone? ”
The little girl looked panicked, thinking that he was going to drive herself away and leave here, so she hurriedly panicked: "My lord, please, please don't drive me away, okay." ”…
Dole couldn't help but be stunned, looking at her panicked and scared expression, there was an inexplicable discomfort in his heart, "Don't be afraid, I won't drive you away." What about your parents, why are you left here alone? ”
Maybe it was Dole's concern color, or maybe Dole promised that he wouldn't get rid of her, the little girl's panicked expression changed slightly, and she just asked timidly, "Big brother, are you also an adventurer?"
"Huh?" Dole didn't expect that when the little girl was still a little scared, he didn't say anything, but asked himself this question, "Well, I'm an adventurer, little sister, what's wrong?" ”
"Ahh Big Brother ...... I...... You ......" Once the little girl heard his affirmation, she didn't know for a while.
"Don't be afraid, you can just say anything."
The little girl was silent for a while, but finally made up her mind: "Big brother, can you do me a favor?" ”
"Help? What's the matter, you say, you can help me as much as possible. ”
"I'd like to ask you to help me kill a few monsters."
"Huh? How many monsters do you kill? "Dole was frightened by the little girl's request, can the monster kill a few at will?
Although he thought so in his heart, Dole still asked patiently: "What are you going to kill, why are you killing a monster?" ”
Maybe Dole was the first person the little girl met who was willing to ask clearly, so the little girl's eyes lit up, "It's to kill a few berserk rabbits!" ”
"Berserk Bunny?" Dore's mind couldn't help but rummage through the information of this magical beast.
It is a small monster similar to a rabbit, but extremely aggressive, the size of a cooing chicken, but it is fast and its teeth are extremely sharp. Because the furious rabbits don't have access to any particularly valuable materials, no one wants to hunt them. This berserk rabbit itself is only a one-star magical beast, but it often appears several together, and even experienced adventurers will accidentally get hurt.
The little girl continued: "Big brother, my family lives on the outskirts of Mitte, and my father has planted a lot of corn, but recently several berserk rabbits have come and not only stole the corn, but also destroyed all the corn fields. Dad tried to drive them away, but was injured as well. ”
When Dore heard this, he immediately understood what was going on.
Although the Raging Rabbit is not a big problem, it is a big problem for ordinary people. And the average adventurer is reluctant to deal with this kind of thing, after all, the benefits are small and it is very laborious. If you entrust a task to the adventure union, it will cost a lot of money, but how can ordinary people get that much money? So, the little girl had to sneak in and ask for help, but no one cared.
When the little girl saw that Dole didn't speak, she thought he didn't want to: "Big brother, I beg you, help me." Otherwise, Fanny will starve to death, and I will pay you!" I have 500 copper horns! ”
Dole smiled bitterly, no wonder the adventurer just now would chase her like this, now is the time when he can't open the pot, and it is obviously not easy to drive away this berserk rabbit.
Reason told him not to be nosy. But look at the little girl's hopeful eyes. Suddenly. His heart was extremely unbearable.
Alas!
He sighed silently in his heart and smiled at the little girl, "Okay, I accept your commission!" ”
"Great!" Little Fanny cheered, and her face, which was originally full of worry, suddenly became sunny.
When Dore saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his heart was full of bitter smiles......
See Dole agreed. Little Fanny hurriedly dragged him to the northern outskirts of Mitte City. And Dole himself is not a procrastinator, thinking that he will not let it go, he will have to see the specific situation first.
The two hurried and hurried, and even later, little Fanny couldn't run, but she continued to insist on walking, and Dole had no choice but to carry her on her back. …
The northern suburbs of Mitte City.
Outside the city is vast, and the southern suburbs of Mitte are like two places. There are also a few sparse trees, but they are far away. As far as the eye can see, there are only golden cornfields. There is also a heavy layer of rice. This scene looks extremely freehand, and contains the beautiful charm of the field.
Dole, however, frowned.
Such a scene seems to be rich in the joy of harvest. But if, as Fanny Jr. says, it's a berserk rabbit threat, then it's tricky to deal with. And, according to Dole's recollection, the Raging Bunnies don't attack a person's range for no reason.
Led by Little Fanny, they crossed two ridges and followed a small stone path to an open lot, where four wooden bungalows stood alone, which attracted special attention.
Finally, Dole stood in front of the door of one of the houses, and little Fanny went in and shouted excitedly, "Daddy, I've got the adventurers to help us deal with the raging bunnies!" ”
"Really? Someone willing to help us? "Out came a man who looked to be about thirty-five years old, with dark skin and some of the peasant's qualities of a farmer in the field, and he limped out, with a look of excitement on his face, but when he saw Dole, he instantly wanted to deflate like a ball.
"Little Fanny, is this the adventurer you found?"
"Yes, Daddy! Big brother is an adventurer, and he says he can help us destroy the Berserk Bunny! Fanny affirmed.
Little Fanny's father looked Dole up and down, "Well, young man, the Berserk Bunny is very powerful. I know you're a kind person, and that's why you came here because of Fanny's request. But the Berserk Bunny wasn't joking with you, did you see my legs? ”
He said, gesturing, his legs.
Dole looked at his legs, even if they were tightly wrapped in gauze, and there were red marks around the gauze, it was obvious that the injury was not light.
"My leg was bitten by a berserk rabbit, so it's really not a joke. I ask you to get out of here before you are hurt. ”
After hearing this, Doll didn't blame him, because from the other party's words, he didn't look down on himself, but just thought about his own safety.
It seems that the other party doesn't believe in him, and thinking of the crux of the problem, Dole took out the two-star adventurer medal from his body.
"Hello, I'm Adventurer Dore, and I'm willing to help you with this if I can. If I can't fix this, I'll also think about my own safety, so don't worry. ”
Little Fanny's father saw that it was indeed a genuine proof, and his eyes changed unconsciously, "Are you really a two-star adventurer?" ”
In fact, when little Fanny said that Dole was an adventurer, the injured man thought in his heart that he should be a first-level adventurer, although he was an adventurer, but in fact, it was not enough to fight against the monster of the berserk rabbit, but he didn't expect this young man to be a second-level adventurer.
Dole didn't answer his question, just smiled sincerely, "I accepted Fanny's commission to help destroy the Berserk Bunny. ”
"Great! My name is Cook, and I've been so annoyed by this berserk bunny for the past two days! Although Dole looks very young, the adventure badge definitely can't be faked, so Cook still believes in Dole's ability, and the originally gloomy look lights up again, "Little Fanny, please invite this little brother to come in and sit down." ”
"Okay, Dad!" Little Fanny jumped up and down and took Dole into the house.
The house was not big, only twenty square meters more than the house rented by Dole, Dole glanced around, looked at Little Fanny and Cook, couldn't help but think of Calle and Doramy, and asked, "Little Fanny." Are you and your dad the only ones living in the house? ”。 …
"Not really. And mom and sister. It's just that they all went out to find someone to help. ”
Dole thought about it, and if Fanny hadn't met her, Cook would be alone at home by now.
"So, Uncle Cook, can you tell me how you were attacked by the Berserk Rabbit? As far as I know, the Raging Bunnie does not actively enter the range of human life. "Dole didn't talk a lot of nonsense, after all, he knew his main purpose.
"Well, I really don't know about that. Three days ago I noticed some signs of gnawing on the corn in the field, so I stayed there that night to see what it was. In the end, I didn't expect it to be a few berserk rabbits, and they were not afraid of people, not only did they not run away when they saw me, but they also bit me directly when I drove away. ”
"Well......" Dole listened, thinking in his heart.
"Ever since I got hurt, Fanny and her mom and sister Minnie have all gone to help, but we don't have much money. And this berserk rabbit is said to be of little use, so I haven't found any adventurers to help in the past few days. Cook said with a sad look on his face.
Dole looked at the father and daughter sympathetically. Feeling the cruelty of reality, others will not look at things that have no value. The weak will be eliminated in the end, no wonder money and power will make so many people intoxicated.
Dole looked at little Fanny's eyes eager for help, touched her head, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, little Fanny, Uncle Cook, I will help you deal with these berserk rabbits." ”
At this moment, a cry of joy sounded outside: "Dad! I'm back with an adventurer! ”
"It's Minnie!" As soon as Cook heard this, he recognized the owner of the voice, "Little Fanny, go and open the door for my sister." ”
However, before he could speak, little Fanny had already rushed over to open the door, and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in a floral dress rushed in, "Daddy, I'm here with an adventurer!" ”
She pointed to the door, there were two men and a woman, dressed in light green leather armor, standing in the doorway, the three were not very old, about twenty years old, and there was a faint arrogance on their faces.
Cook and Fanny looked at the three people at the door, their expressions a little unnatural.
My weird, why don't these adventurers come, or just a bunch of them?
Minnie looked at Cook and Little Fanny's strange expressions, and couldn't help but wonder in her heart, Dad and Sister should be happy to see the adventurer, but now, "Daddy, little Fanny, what's wrong?" ”。
"Uh, it's okay, it's okay." Cook reacted, beckoned to the two men and one woman at the door, and said, "Come on, come on, if you don't mind, please come and sit down in the house first." ”
One of the women said, "There's no need to go in, we're the Hammer Adventure Troupe, and we promised this little girl to deal with these berserk rabbits, you," he pointed to Dole, "you bring that stool out for me, and we'll discuss it outside." ”
"Gree......" Cook looked at Dole, didn't know how to answer for a while, and hurriedly explained: "This is also the adventurer we invited. So ......"
"Huh? Are you a little broken child and an adventurer? Are you kidding? The woman looked at Dole as if she was no more than sixteen years old, "Even if it is, it's a one-star adventurer at most, right?" It's okay to do the collection task, but isn't it purely looking for death to do this task of cleaning up the monster? ”。
Cook and Fanny turned pale at the same time, and they all looked at Dole, worried that he would be angry.
However, although Dol was a little angry in his heart, his expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "It's not up to you to decide whether to find death or not, facts are facts, and they won't change because of some people's opinions." ”
"Hmph, but whether it's delusion or fact, time will tell." Not to be outdone, the woman replied sarcastically.
"Uncle Cook, it looks like I don't need me here anymore." Dole felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and didn't want to entangle with these unreasonable people, "Then I can only go first." ”
"Little brother, don't do this. I...... I ......" Cook didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Humph! If you don't have the ability, you still have to pretend to be anything, just your little ability, let's go back and do the collection task well! When the woman saw him retreat, she drew closer.
Although Dole felt uncomfortable in his heart, he endured it, shrugged his shoulders, and was about to leave.
At this time, little Fanny tugged at the corner of his coat.
Little Fanny was also very strange in her heart, there was a feeling that the big brother in front of her gave people more confidence than the other three, giving people a sense of stability and reliability.
"Big brother, don't go." (To be continued......)
23. Tasks.
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