Although the town of New Loka has the word "new" in its name, it has actually been around for decades. Most of the buildings in this town are a little old, but they can be seen to be well maintained, old and not broken, but revealing some heavy feelings of precipitation over time.

Gathered in a small conference room on the second floor of a hotel that is said to be the same age as the town, the travelers discuss their next plan of action.

"Let's go fight the dragon first. Panda said, "Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to find the fraudster Erica." ”

This suggestion, which is a bit of a bear-breaking corn cob, has been supported by many people, and it seems that even if you come to the ruins of the old town of Loca, you may not really be able to find clues to the fraudster Erica. It's better for everyone to go to the forest and destroy the Earth Walking Dragon, at least you can get a large reward.

The last time I fought the dragon in the Miscellle Forest, everyone was still relatively inexperienced, and the cooperation was not perfect enough, and there were many mistakes. But even so, they took down the Earth Dragon without any danger. Now their cooperation is better, and their strength has also increased - through this period of search work, as well as some hunting incidentally, almost all of them have been promoted to the next level, and many of them have also obtained some good equipment that can further improve their combat effectiveness.

"With our current strength, there is no pressure to face one Earth Walking Dragon, and if we face two, as long as we try to lure them away, it is not particularly difficult - unless we are unlucky, there are three or more Earth Walking Dragons in that group, and there is no way. "Overall, that guy is like an experience gift, and it's a pity to miss it." ”

"The main quest is much more important than the side quests!" Sleepless emphasized.

"Where in this world is there any main thread?" someone asked rhetorically.

"War! Isn't the war between the kingdom and the empire the main line of this world in the early stage!"

Harmony shook her head: "Sleepless, have you found a problem......? It came too early. ”

Sleepless frowned and didn't speak.

"When I entered the hotel, I had already confirmed with the guy. The young man who led the team to guard the gate of the town was the heir of the Loka family, Young Master Marliu. He's fourteen years old, let alone married, and he doesn't even have a fiancée yet. "According to common sense, there is at least a year between engagement and marriage. Shortly after his marriage, an imperial invasion broke out. That is, even if we do nothing, the imperial invasion will be at least a year later—only longer, not shorter. ”

"Why won't it be shortened?" asked Sleepless.

"Fighting a war is a big deal and it takes a lot of time to prepare. Changsun Wu, who may be the most knowledgeable about ancient warfare present, said, "Wars in the era of cold weapons generally have to be prepared two or three years or even more in advance. It is necessary to make weapons, train troops, stock up on military rations, repair roads, and build front-line granaries...... Many, many things. That's why "The Art of War" says at the beginning that 'the great affairs of the country of soldiers'. Since the empire is at least a year later, it is absolutely impossible for them to start fighting now. ”

"Sun Tzu also said, 'Soldiers are noble and fast'. Sleepless said.

"The speed of the soldier refers to the actual battle, and it does not conflict with the preparation before the war. ”

"This world is not our earth, but a fantasy world. You can't just take the situation on the planet and make a mistake!"

"Maybe so, but we don't have any evidence that the nations of this world can go to war without spending a lot of time preparing for it. Changsun Wu said, "Since there is no evidence in this regard, it should not be a problem to speculate based on the situation in the era of cold weapon warfare on the earth." ”

"How could there be no problem! As long as there are twenty or so magicians of level 60 or so, and they jointly cast space spells, it is enough to create a large storage space that can store thousands of tons of food. With this means, it is not at all a problem to prepare the baggage of the army. ”

"A few thousand tons is a lot? A soldier on the earth has to eat at least two catties of grain every day. That is, a thousand people eat a day, which is a ton. Assuming that the empire sends 30,000 troops, the expected duration of the battle is two months. That's 1,800 tons – and that's just food. Firewood for cooking, tents for camping, change of clothes, armor and weapons...... The large storage space you imagined could store thousands of tons of food is really not enough. ”

"They can create a few more of these spaces. ”

"Sleepless, you're a bit of a fool. A level 60 magician is not a bad street, there are characters with names and surnames in the game, and there are not many people with this level. Kazune said.

The more noisy the two sides became, the louder and louder they became, and finally the panda couldn't see it, and slapped it viciously: "What's the nonsense! How much time can you delay by playing a dragon on the ground? If it really doesn't work, hire a few people to go to the ruins of Lao Luoka Town to find clues, let's go to the dragon on the ground, otherwise we won't be delayed!"

This method did not satisfy Sleepless, but when the majority of people wanted to "slay the dragon", the "main line faction" led by him had to back down and accept Panda's suggestion.

So Sleepless took the two of them to the bar downstairs of the hotel and asked the boss if there were any reliable idlers in the town. The rest of the crowd began to pack up and prepare for the dragon slaying in the future.

Sleepless soon found two people who were working part-time jobs in the town, and he gave them a deposit to go to the ruins of Old Loka Town to find clues to the old Loka family estate.

"Mr. Eric, we're going to get up front. A short-term worker hesitated for a moment and said, "Over the years, people have been going to the ruins of the old town to search for what they can use, and they have been looking for decades...... I'm afraid that there are only broken stones and rotten wood left over there, and even the whole piece of iron may not be able to be found......"

Sleepless nodded, indicating that he knew, and said gently, "Don't worry, I don't expect you to find anything." I just want you to look as closely as you can and rummage around. Then, when we come back from hunting, just report the results of our search to me. ”

"It's that simple?" the two short-term workers asked in surprise.

Sleepless shook his head: "It's just one silver coin a day, do you still plan to do any difficult work?"

Both of the day-time workers laughed, and the matter was settled.

Sleepless gave each of them three silver coins as a deposit, stating that even if the adventurers had to go out for five or six days, the balance would be settled at that time. And even if the adventurers come back early, they will not deduct their money, and each person will be given at least two silver coins for the final payment - two people combined, a total of one gold coin.

This amount of money is a lot for two short-term workers, but for Wumian, it is just a fraction of the profit he makes by refining a little thing.

As the number one enchanters in the guild, he is now probably the richest person in the entire guild.

Because...... The richest man in the guild, Panda, had already given the money to Tiger to buy the sword of the "Speed Knight".