After wishing to finish talking to the Prestige Guards, the three of them returned to the inn to continue their previous discussion.

"There was something odd about the attack. Eighty percent of the beasts are minions, and we know that they don't last long, which means the druids should be nearby. However, when Aya and I went to the rear to investigate, we found nothing. Mike, who tried to capture the captive unsuccessfully, said with a puzzled face. This is too similar to Gina Fei's previous proposal to attack the city for the druids, but why can't anyone find it?

"Maybe they left immediately after being summoned, and we were delayed in destroying the beasts?" said Gina Fie, who seemed to her that it was normal to find nothing without the first pursuit.

"Maybe. "** Ye pouted, although there is no way to play with all his strength now, but even if there is only a caster level 15 plus a pseudo 8th order 4 times extended range super demon, the detection radius of my brother is more than 1.5 kilometers, and even those wild people can really dodge it?

"Well, I wonder if they're turned into critters, and we'll not be able to find out if they're hiding in the grass. "Sweet felt the need to remind his teammates.

"Uh......" I forgot that there is still this stubble, but even if I think about it, it is useless, in this case, I need to locate the deformed species instead of the ontology, and I don't know what they will become, so I can't locate it. In this way, if those wild people kept turning into animals, wouldn't they be found at all......

'Bang bang bang' A few knocks on the door came, interrupting the ** master's contemplation.

"Who?"

"Manod, Keron 'Manod, the most successful merchant in the whole of Lake Esmere region. A somewhat shrill male voice said.

"Please come in. Mike motioned for Gina Fey to open the door, and then saw a well-dressed elementary school student walk in.

“...... Kid, uncle is very busy right now......"

"Hell, I'm a halfling, do you know?!I'm over fifty this year, and it's almost the same as you call me uncle!" The halfling, who was about the same height as a primary school student, was very dissatisfied, "I really didn't expect that someone would have mistaken the halfling, if it weren't for your performance just now, I really want to wonder if you are a seasoned mercenary!"

"Oh, sorry, I didn't deal with you much before. "The Lori family, my brother didn't have many places to go before, so I didn't expect it for a while.

The so-called halfling is one of the five "civilized races", similar to human beings in terms of intelligence, and has a lifespan of forty percent longer than human beings. Apart from their birthplace, Ruren, Amm is the main area to live in, which is why Kerron'Manod would say, 'Amm still has someone who mistakes a halfling'.

"Hmph, I, Lord Manod, will forgive you magnanimously. Lord Manod pouted, "I came here this time because I have something to discuss with you. Time is money, and useless nonsense will not be said more. I think you're a mercenary hired by Logan. What does our noble chief of commerce want you to do?"

"Go talk to Thorn, the druid you caught earlier, and see if you can find out why the druids and animals attacked the town. Mike could hear the sarcasm in Lord Manold's tone, and it seemed that he was not in harmony with the Chief Trader.

"Hmph, it's pretty obvious. They are attacking because they want our land, because they are beasts," Lord Manod waved his hand in rage, "but even as it is so obvious, some people are like ostriches with their heads buried in the sand, and they are not willing to face reality at all. Tell me, do you really want to solve our problems, or do you just want to do what those people do stupidly?"

Mike raised an eyebrow, "Why should I listen to you? Sir Copelis is the leader of Trimie. ”

"Aha, he's now, he's now! He was elected solely because the House of Coples had two hundred strong soldiers. Since now it turns out that his soldiers are nothing more than a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, then ...... Hmph, the real merchants in this town have long been very dissatisfied with a businessman with a muscular brain, and I am the most successful businessman here, and if you are smart enough, you should know what I mean. ”

"Oh, who knows what the future holds. But I just have time, so I can hear your opinion, don't get me wrong, just listen. ”

"Aha, just listening. "Three months ago, my company was going to open a road from the middle of the forest, a straight and wide road, half the length of the road that now goes around the forest. Obviously, it can save a lot of manpower and material resources, and significantly promote the economy of Cuimi Town. ”

"Sounds good, but then?" "If you want to get rich, you need to build roads first, and the natives of the other world also know how to do it."

Then, just as the first tree fell, a wild man ran out of the woods screaming, and said some nonsense about the soul of the woods, the balance of nature, and other nonsense. In order to let him stop for a while and everyone can work at ease, we had to make some effort to let him sleep first. But then a dozen wild men came out and performed evil magic on my people, tying us up and tying us up for the whole afternoon!

"Oh?" "Economic development has been undermined by extreme Greenpeace.

"Since they can cast the demon spell on us, then of course we can return it as it is. So when they jumped out the second time to make trouble, my men threw two fireballs at them. ”

"Aha. ”

Then the wild chieftain named Greygoth came running over and made a big fuss, and scared the fool of Logan—maybe they were in this group. In short, instead of trying to protect the rights and interests of us law-abiding merchants, our 'reliable' chief merchant forbade my companions from entering the woods, costing me a whopping 20,000 gold!"

"It sounds like the druids were victorious, but what does it have to do with the current situation?"

"The purpose of the savages is to find an excuse to rob our land and enslave our people, and how can they give up until they succeed, and Logan's foolish concession has only boosted their arrogance. So in the days that followed, they became more and more rampant, and even launched wild beasts to carry out indiscriminate attacks on the townspeople as they did today. If they really get in, I'm afraid everyone in Trimi Town will be killed, including Logan, who is unwilling to face reality. Hmph, maybe he was their dog!"

"What do you think?"

"I don't want to be killed, I don't want to be a slave to nature, and neither do the townspeople of Tremi. There's only one way to solve this, get rid of those natural lackeys!"

"It's quite simple. "It sounds like you're besieging them instead of them besieging you.

"It's not easy. Lord Manod nodded, "But it's not entirely impossible. As far as I know, those wildlings shouldn't have had that much ability, at least not a year ago, when they were still being chased around by the trolls of the forest, but just a year later, they were capable of launching a massive invasion of civilization. I thought it was the wildlings who had brought in a few powerful people, such as their new Grand Chieftain Fado, but it turned out that this was not the case, and almost every one of them was much more powerful than before. It's weird. ”

"How do you know?"

"Even a wild man can't be self-sufficient in everything, and I'm the most successful merchant here. ”

"I see, please continue. ”

"As far as I know, they have been worshipping a spring for years, supposedly trying to draw the power of the forest from it. I thought that kind of primitive nature worship would not make a name for itself, but now it seems that it really caused them blind cats to meet dead rats. If that were the case, then it would be very easy to deal with the mob by restoring the spring to its original state, or better yet, destroying it completely. ”

"Sounds good. Mike nodded. If the truth is not far from what the 'Lord Manod' in front of him says, then it is here that the druids have built their natural sanctuary.

The so-called Sacred Natural Sites are similar to the Mage Towers, where the druids study their arts, and usually provide some caster level bonuses. A similar feature is the temple of priests.

Although the functions are similar, the resource requirements of the three vary greatly. For the Dharma Tower, the most important thing is the strength of the owner of the Dharma Tower, the stronger the master, the more assistants, the stronger the function of the Dharma Tower; for the priest's temple, the most important thing is the number of believers, the more believers and the more devout believers, the more and stronger the function of the temple; for the natural shrine, the most important thing is the surrounding greenery, the more trees, the older the tree, the more and stronger the function of the holy place. Therefore, the location of the mage tower varies from barren mountains to bustling cities, mainly depending on personal preference, the temples are all inhabited by intelligent creatures, especially in large cities with large populations, and the natural sacred sites are all deep in dense forests, and ancient trees near springs are the most common.

"It is said that there is a medicine that can bring the spring water back to its original shape, so I bought a few bottles at a good price. Just throw a bottle into it...... Will you do it, my friend?"

"Why don't you do it yourself?"

"If my men dare to go into the woods, the terrible chief of commerce will put me in jail. Hmph, that coward who only dares to be in the nest. Lord Manod pursed his lips, "What's more, you are outsiders, even if you are hated by the savages, it is not a big deal. Therefore, you are more suitable than others. ”

"That's just as well. Mike nodded, "However, it must be just as difficult for us to sneak through the dense forests where the flora and fauna that can be used as eyeliner by the druids and poison their sacred places, whether we are outsiders or not." ”

"I can give you two thousand gold coins!" said Lord Manod, who seemed to be determined.

"Not bad for a normal mission, but if you're going to Nature's Child Base Camp......"

“...... If you do a good job, I'll add another magical shield that is extraordinarily strong. Lord Manod gritted his teeth.

"We need a little time to investigate and discuss, and we'll get back to you by this time tomorrow. ”

"Hmph, hesitating how to do it. Hopefully, your decision will not disappoint me at that time. ”

"Sweet, what do you think of that Manod's suggestion?" Closing the door, Mike began to ask for advice. According to his own opinion, the idea itself is okay, if it is done well, it can be done once and for all, and if Sanzang Town is facing such a situation, he will probably take the same approach. But the problem is that this is Cui Mizhen, who is here just to make a bottle of soy sauce, hoping to use the fastest and most labor-saving solution instead of the best and most thorough solution.

"Although from today's situation, the conflict with the druids is inevitable, but the act of destroying the Holy Spring is afraid that it will form an irresolvable grudge with them, which is very detrimental to the development of the mercenary group. Sweet spoke. In fact, it is not a big deal for the mercenary group whose main area of activity is scheduled to be around Askatra, there are few druids there, but it may be more troublesome for him who wants to go to Sword Bay to explore the Tooth Forest in the future. "So, I think it's better to leave it alone. ”

"Well, Aya, what do you think?"

"I think if things don't work out, then even if we don't do it, they'll find someone else, and there's a good chance they'll blame us. Gina Fei, who has a lot of experience in the struggle, opened her mouth to explain. Although I'm not very good at intrigue, I've never let go of my vigilance!

"That's true. Mike nodded pretendedly. As a well-informed traveler, I didn't even think of this little bit of caution from the natives of the other world, and I have watched film and television novels for so many years......

"Uh......-huh," Sweet frowned. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine that such a thing that needs to be done in secret would be approached by a stranger for the first time, or openly and seemingly covertly at the most conspicuous moment. "If that's the case, then unless we quickly and completely abandon our mission here, I'm afraid it's going to be hard to get rid of it anyway. But if you really do nothing just because of this speculation and quickly abandon the mission given by the influential Woking Church, the stain will be very serious, and it will be very difficult to win the trust of people in the future. ”

In this way, won't the high-paying job you just found disappear immediately?

"In fact, if you think about it carefully, being framed and blamed is not necessarily a bad thing, at least the assessment task is completed. Mike spoke again.

'You're really good at finding good in bad things......

"That said, it's better not to be framed or not. We need to get to the bottom of the situation as soon as possible and see if there is a better solution. Well, it is necessary to quickly obtain the establishment of the mercenary group as the first priority. As for now...... Mike pondered for a moment, "we'll split up. Aya went to the town to talk to the merchants and guards to see if she could find out anything new, Sweet went to the djinn mentioned by Priest Lanwison to see if the druid's natural sanctuary was not repaired early or late, but they were repaired as soon as they came, which made people have some bad associations, and I myself will keep an eye on the Norman to see if he will happen to meet other friends next. ”

The so-called "pay attention" is to use detection techniques to "pay attention", the magic version of the camera, the good friend of the master, you know.

It's a pity that Master Norman didn't go to see "other friends", but just returned home as usual, took a shower as usual, and played master-servant play with the maid very usually.

‘...... This elementary school student is really a**. As a pivotal member of Trimi Town, now that the town is in a serious crisis, he is still bent on playing this depraved game. As a friend of justice, how can he tolerate this kind of behavior, although it is inconvenient to act at will due to various obstacles, but he should also record his ugliness for the people's trial...... 'took out a photo crystal, and the omnipotent traverser immediately turned into a tabloid reporter, and happily began to record the scandals of celebrities that he liked to see.

"Today is July 2nd, another dark day, the siege of animals continues, the monopoly of bad merchants has not been lifted, Captain James has dragged his tired body home after a day of fierce battle to defend the town, but he can't even drink hot water because he can't afford to buy firewood that costs as much as two silver coins a pound. But even in the face of such a difficult situation, the heroic Captain James never thought of backing down, just because he had a belief in his heart that he would use the sword in his hand to open up a space where the kind people of Cui Mi Town could live in peace!"

"I think everyone must be very curious to know when these dark days will end, and what our leaders of Trimi Town are trying to do to turn things around. As an ordinary citizen, I will now interview the most successful merchant in Trimi, the esteemed Lord Manod, and ask him to share his thoughts on the current situation. ”

"Now, we are at the house of Lord Manod, well, I saw that he had a large bucket of hot water boiled and a lot of rose petals sprinkled, was he going to give a pot of rose tea to the soldiers who were patrolling in the cold wind at night? Maybe feeling a little difficult to be alone, he asked an assistant to come in, Amy, I heard him call him that, a lovely girl. We know that, because of his race, Lord Manod does have a hard time doing physical work, and it is easy to understand that he needs help from others. I saw Lord Normand tidy up Amy's clothes, what a kind man, hey, was the room too hot, how did he unbutton Amy......"

can explain the common ** behavior of aristocracy and rich businessmen like powder, and I have to say that someone in the field of tabloid reporters does have some talents that others do not have.

Just when someone was trying to do a promising job as a tabloid reporter with great enthusiasm, there was a banging knock on the door again.

"Sweet?" the tabloid reporters were a little unhappy, my brother is only halfway through his important work, so you can't report back later.

"Sir, do you need special services?" asked a soft, whispering female voice outside the door.

"No, thanks, wait, please come in. The tabloid reporter subconsciously wanted to refuse, but as soon as the words came out, he changed his mind, thinking that when he was on the earth, he was afraid of the immortal jump, and he never dared to make a mysterious call when he stayed in the hotel. Even if my brother has always been clean and self-conscious, he loves his wife, but it is not illegal to open the door to the waiter, maybe people really just want to come in and clean......

So someone was about to get up and open the door immediately.,But it's only halfway through and I changed my mind.,There's obviously a lot of exclusive cute girls to ask for.,Brother is not panicking when he's full of food.,Well,Forget it......

However, before he could say no again, the locked door was pushed open with a creak, and a black shadow flashed in.