Volume 1 Beginning to Show Strength Chapter 5 Escort Mission (2)
To go out from the east of the city, you have to pass through the outskirts of the Kadir jungle, which is a place that Florence is all too familiar with, where he can meet the types of magical beasts, what level, and how to deal with them, he can quickly answer them one by one.
It was out of his knowledge of the surrounding area that Florence rode his horse at the head of the group, staring around at the areas on both sides where demonic beasts might appear.
Of course, the appearance of robbers is also possible, but there is only one gang of robbers in this vicinity, called the bearded bandit group, but it is a large bandit group, and every crime is against a large caravan, and a small caravan like them will not be interested.
At the back of the team was another warrior in the team, Punk, who was much more nervous than Flens, and this was his first time on such a mission, and he was somewhat worried and uneasy.
His eyes swept from side to side a little more often, his left hand pulling the reins of the horse, and his right hand tightly gripping the hilt of the giant sword behind him.
"Are you the exclusive supporter of your squad?" asked Sock suddenly, while doing Byron.
Byron shook his head and said, "No, I was hired." ”
He was indeed hired freely, and Ference had never offered Byron anything to make him the exclusive support of the squad.
Soke sighed after hearing this, and continued: "Fortunately, you are part of a team that hunts low-level magical beasts, although the reward may be a little less than the exclusive supporter, but it is not bad to be free. ”
"If you are hired by a stronger team and hunt high-level monsters, maybe if you dispose of the corpses of monsters, they will have someone watching you and doing things, and they will even attack you for the distribution of loot. ”
Sock turned his head to look at Byron next to him, he was wearing a mask, and he could only see those dark eyes, and he couldn't read a trace of emotion.
However, this young man is very young, no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, and supporters of such an age will inevitably make people look at it a few more times.
Byron nodded in agreement and said "yes"
He had heard a little about what Sock had said, and at dusk, in the tavern around the adventurer's hall, adventurers often gathered to drink and talk about what they had seen and heard today, and Byron occasionally followed Furance to hear some stories about the supporters.
The protagonist of the story in it may be the person who drank together yesterday, but the next day he became the object of discussion after drinking, and he really never appeared again, this kind of thing is commonplace, and everyone will not find it strange.
However, Byron does not care about this, he will not take on the role of supporter forever, and now it is only temporary.
"Of course, it's not that your captain will embarrass you for this mission. Sock immediately realized that it was not good to say this, and immediately explained: "It's just that you are young, so you must pay more attention when you are outside." ”
"Well, thanks for the reminder. The kindness from a stranger, Byron gladly accepted, and had a slight affection for the senior next to him.
"Senior, are you also a supporter?" Byron asked casually.
But Sock replied a little hesitantly: "Take... I've been a freedom supporter for a while, so I know a lot about it. ”
"Well, have you ever heard of the Blood Shadow Grass in that senior?" asked Byron, the herb he had discovered in the herbal illustrated book he had bought, and its effects might have helped Byron in his current state.
"Blood Shadow Grass, that's a D-rank low-grade rare herb, I've seen it once at a black market auction in North El City. Sock replied as he searched his memories.
In this world, herbs are divided into six grades of ABCDEF, A is the highest, and under each grade, there are three grades: upper, middle and lower, and the D-grade lower grade is called a rare herb in South El City, and it is rare to hear such herbs appear in local auctions.
"Do you need to find the Blood Shadow Grass?" asked Soke curiously.
Byron nodded.
"Is it for elemental communication?" asked Sock tentatively.
Only those who have completed elemental communication can use magic, this is the first step to becoming a magician, and there are rumors that Blood Shadow Grass can help people communicate with elements for a short time, and Sok still has heard about it.
Byron nodded sincerely, without hiding the facts, which greatly increased the goodwill of Sock, who thought Byron would find some excuse to prevaricate, and this kind of sincerity was one of the few people he met.
"That's just a rumor, and no one has ever come out to prove the actual effect, so I advise you not to rush to the doctor, you shouldn't be too old, and you still have a chance." "Sock can only say such comforting words, for people who can't practice magic, it's really sad in this world.
The two of them continued to talk for a while along the way, and the caravan encountered an attack by a magical beast, and this attack, as the captain, Florence foresaw it very well, and made arrangements in advance.
What he encountered was a first-order long-fanged boar, and with the good cooperation of Ference and several other teammates, he quickly killed it, and Byron stepped forward to deal with it, but the interesting thing was that Sock followed Byron's side.
Seeing that Byron was very familiar with his techniques, it was exactly like an experienced supporter operating, using different tools to completely peel off the fur of the monster and pack it, and then cut the corpse into different small pieces, and selected some of the best parts of the flesh and put them in the backpack.
After doing this, check if there is any omission, then stop to deal with the stains on his body, the whole process Sock was wide-eyed, he also wanted to guide this young man, but he didn't expect him to do a good job, even Sock at his age may not be able to do this level.
"How long have you been a supporter? Back in the carriage, Sock picked up the reins with both hands and asked Byron.
"It's been more than a month. ”
"More than a month?" Byron's honest answer made Sock even more incredulous, and he asked rhetorically, the look of surprise in his eyes revealed.
Byron nodded again flatly, his affirmation made Sock's heart unable to calm down until the evening when he set up camp to prepare dinner.
In a tent, Flence and the caravan consul discussed the route and some plans for the journey, while the others built a fire outside and began to make dinner.
Making dinner for the team is also one of the Supporters' tasks, although they have already prepared lunch for lunch when they went out on a hunting mission with Ferns.
But now, due to the length of this mission, and the hunting of a long-fanged wild boar in the morning, it is natural to take a wild boar meat to become the main ingredient tonight.
Byron rolled the meat skewers in his hands by the fire, staring at the change in the color of the meat on it, and immediately took it out of the fire, and when the time was ripe, he sprinkled the seasoning he brought on it, which were some common seasonings.
The seasoning made the meat more fragrant, so that many people who were still doing things on the side moved their eyes to Byron's side.
In fact, it was not only Byron who was in charge of the barbecue, but there was also another person in the caravan, that is, Sock, and a few skewers of meat had been roasted on the fire on his side, but they were still attracted by the aroma of Byron's side.