Chapter Forty-Six: The Town of New Loka
A few days later, the traversers arrived in the town of Loka.
Of course, it's the town of New Loka, not the old one.
When the captain of the city defense team at the gate of the town, who was obviously only fourteen or fifteen years old, but wore knight's armor and forced to look old, asked them about their intentions, they did not hide their intentions, and clearly told others that they had come to the ruins of Lao Luoka Town to hunt for treasures.
This thing can't be hidden, and since it can't be hidden, then simply don't hide it.
Anyway, when they go to search the ruins of Old Loka Town, they will still be seen. Instead of sneakily attracting attention, it is better to say it clearly.
"Treasure hunting for the ruins of Old Luoka Town?" The young man who was guarding the city gate with a small group of subordinates who were at least twice his age was stunned, and asked suspiciously, "It's almost fifty years, and there are still treasures in Old Luoka Town?"
When this was said, everyone was stunned and looked at each other.
Don't...... Is there really anyone going to the old Loka town to hunt for treasure? Is there really a treasure in that place?
The young man misunderstood their expressions, but instead comforted them with a smile: "Don't be sad, adventurers are out of the house, and it is a blessing to be safe and sound." As for making money or something, as long as there are people, there is always money to be made...... I think you guys have some skills, would you be interested in helping us sweep up the nearby goblin tribes?"
"The Goblin Tribes, it's almost winter, and they dare to stay near town?" asked Sleepless in confusion.
Winter is the season of farming, and it is also the season when the lords of all parties train their armies. Usually at this time, everyone will sweep around the town with their own troops, destroying all the ghosts and ghosts they can encounter. On the one hand, it can train troops, and on the other hand, it can also generate income - except for poor ghosts such as goblins, who are really short of oil and water, most monsters can provide some rare and precious resources, which is not a small supplement to the financial income of the territory.
This kind of winter training is called winter hunting, and it has long been a common practice. Except for those fools who really have no brains, all the monsters who have a little memory know that once it is late autumn, they must hurry away from the human town, and the farther away the safer.
Of course, if you are strong enough to be provoked by the human army, you can not move at all, or even run to the side of the town - there have been cases in history where dragons wake up in winter and want to eat human food, so they go to town and extort a few roasted whole cows.
However, goblins certainly don't have this ability, and they are almost the lowest in the monster's food chain. One-on-one, even ordinary farmers can kill them. Even in groups, they are vulnerable to human armies.
So once it's late autumn, weak monsters like goblins are sure to migrate far away from human towns. This situation has happened more than once in the original game.,The official also made a promotional CG.,How did it come to reality.,It's not according to common sense?
The boy saw that he was puzzled, so he explained—it turned out that several extremely powerful monsters had appeared in the mountains near here, and according to the adventurers, they had even seen the footprints of the Earth Walking Dragon. The Earth Dragons are heavy eaters, greedy creatures, and most fond of attacking creatures that swarm in groups. They have a certain amount of intelligence, and they know that attacking human towns will attract a large number of masters, but if they change the target to goblins or something, they are not worried at all.
As far as the food chain is concerned, monsters like them are precisely natural enemies like goblins. So even in the face of the danger of winter hunting, the goblin tribes around the town of New Loka did not migrate far enough away from the town.
"Then why don't you use them as training objects?" asked True Remnant curiously.
The boy smiled awkwardly and turned his head without explanation.
True Remnant Nian immediately understood that he had asked a stupid question - goblins are afraid of the Earth Dragon, why are humans not afraid? There are no powerful masters in New Loka Town, just a few knights with a group of soldiers, maybe they can kill the Earth Dragon, but how many lives will it take?
Obviously, the winter hunt in New Loka Town will not be able to be completed until the Earth Walking Dragon is killed or left.
Overall, this task is quite good, the risk is not too great, and the reward should be okay.
The most important thing is that while doing this task, you can pick up the grass and beat the rabbit, and by the way, do another business.
"This little brother, can you talk well in Loka Town?" Sleepless was about to end the conversation, when he suddenly heard the panda's private chat, immediately changed the subject, and asked.
The boy hesitated for a moment, then replied, "I am the heir of the Loka family, but ...... It will probably take another twenty years to inherit the family......"
Sleepless smiled: "Then you can speak." I want to ask, there is a reward for exterminating goblins, is there a reward for exterminating the earthly dragon?"
The boy was stunned and looked at him suspiciously.
The Earth Walking Dragon is not easy to deal with, this monster has a huge body, has amazing strength and vitality, and although it has no scales on its body, its tough thick skin is stronger than the defense of two layers of leather armor. In the face of such an opponent, ordinary adventurers are simply vulnerable, and it must be the kind of brave team that is really composed of strong people and acts chivalrous everywhere to be able to clean it up.
The young man looked at the group of adventurers, they all looked crooked and cracked, and few of them looked like people. Although many of them are very burly, and a few of them are so burly that they look like monsters—no, monsters at all—but with such a team, can they deal with the Earth Walking Dragon?
He didn't believe it.
"Of course, the remuneration thing is easy to say. If you can really crusade against the Earth Dragon, we won't dare to repay the debt...... It's more dangerous than provoking the Earth Dragon!" the boy thought for a moment and said, "But...... I still have to advise you, the Earth Walking Dragon is really not easy to deal with. What's more, we don't know if the Earthwalkers deep in the forest are a pair or a nest...... I'll admit you're strong and might be able to take them out. But how many people will die? Although the risk is made by going out on an adventure, it is not worth the risk, but the risk is so big......"
He still wanted to chatter a little, but the real remnant interrupted directly: "We understand what you mean, now we want to go into the town to fix it, can we?"
"Of course no problem, please come in!"
The group entered the town, looked at the neat and stable appearance of the town, and couldn't help but nod secretly.
[Panda: Although the origin of the territory is not legitimate, this Luoka family really manages the territory very well!]
[Sleepless: Their tutor is also good, which is worthy of recognition. 】
[Harmony: Mario Loca, heir to the House of New Loca.] When he was just getting married, he encountered the invasion of the empire, and he led a volunteer army to carry out several effective harassments in the rear of the empire, and made a great contribution to the resistance of the Earl of Tara Khan to the imperial army, and finally died in the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army because he was outnumbered, leaving behind a posthumous son Fian, which is the famous "Lancer of Loka" in the later plot. If I'm not mistaken, this kid is Marius, Finn's father. 】