Chapter 2: The Attack of Evil
In the Yaoguang City Adventurers' Association.
Even at night, there are still many people in the hall of the association, some submitting tasks; Some drink freely with their brothers who were born and died; Some share anecdotes about what they have seen with others. In short, everything is available, everything is available.
The young man led Xiaoyu into the association, the excitement here didn't seem to have much to do with him, while chatting with Xiaoyu, the other side passed through the side of the passenger road, and went up to the second floor.
"Yes, yes! With my mother's care, the Adventurers' Association in Yaoguang City is finally on the right track, and the previous badass president has also been reported. Now he's been expelled from the association! I have a new president, and I feel that this new president is quite competent. ”
Xiao Yu continued with great interest.
"Since the new president, the original commission of the same value has obviously earned more."
The boy listened to it from time to time, thinking about other things. Hearing that there is a new president, my heart is also clear, although he is in the forest these days, this kind of big thing, but he has also heard of it, of course, from the mouths of other adventurers.
Just thinking about something, Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, and the young man knew that he was walking his mind, and in order to relieve the embarrassment, he hurriedly started a round.
"Oh, I'm sorry, but that's a good thing."
Xiao Yu stopped, his eyes stared straight at the boy, the boy looked back, looking at the child's face full of disappointment and sadness, the boy also felt that he was a little short of words for a while, so he had to try to find something else to divert the topic.
"Well, that's the part that the original president deducted privately, and now the part deducted is gone, of course I earn more. It seems like the best news I've heard this month. Yes, I'll go wash it, and take these changes of clothes to the laundry room for me to ask Aunt Zhang to help wash them. ”
As he spoke, the boy walked into the shower room, and smiled as if he remembered something.
"Although I have been in the forest for more than a week, I also know that this new president is your father. Well, quite competent indeed. ”
The young man opened the door of his guest room, and the little fish behind him blushed when he heard the young man's words. In fact, in order to alleviate the embarrassment of his mind just now, the young man teased his father at Xiaoyu, but he didn't expect this trick to be so effective.
"Well, that's not what I meant. My dad is stronger than he used to be......"
Xiaoyu was embarrassed to say, compared to the comparison, as if to describe his father's goodness.
Seeing this, the boy just smiled, and suddenly felt childlike, and couldn't help but want to continue to make fun of Xiaoyu, but thinking that it was getting late, Xiaoyu should also rest, so the boy restrained his thoughts, got up and walked to the shower.
The boy turned on the shower head and tested the water temperature. Seeing that the water temperature was not well adjusted for a while, and he was idle, he wanted to tease the little fish again.
"How so? Oh, by the way, Xiaoyu will help me take those dirty clothes to the washing department in a moment. ”
The boy pointed to the dirty clothes on the table, took out a lollipop from his pocket, and handed it to Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu happily picked up the candy and wanted to eat it, but the young man said that it was too late to eat it tomorrow, so Xiao Yu had to put down the candy that was raised to his mouth again, and cried with a sad face.
Seeing that the sugar was not available tonight, he planned to pick up the clothes that the boy wanted to change and send them to the laundry department, but suddenly thought of the question the boy had just asked, and said.
"Well, because my dad is very strong in his own right, and he is recovering the stolen money that the bad guy will withhold before, and he also said that he will be able to recover it soon."
Xiao Yu picked up the young man's change of clothes and continued.
"The important thing is that he promised everyone that he would reissue back the part that was originally deducted."
The young man was very surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect Xiao Yu's father Brother Lu to do this, but he was relieved when he thought about it.
Xiao Yu's father, as the vice president of the original Yaoguang City Adventurer Association, can be said to have been filling in the hole for the original president when he was in office, and it can be said that it is because of him that the basic income of the adventurers in Yaoguang City is guaranteed, and he is friendly and strong, very sought after by adventurers, and is a person who can convince the public.
"Okay, when the reissue comes down, I'll have the money to buy lollipops for Xiaoyu."
The boy felt that the water temperature was just right, so he bathed his whole body in the water to relieve his fatigue, and remembered that he had troubled Xiaoyu, and said apologetically.
"Xiaoyu, I'm delaying your sleep, please help me carry the dirty clothes to Aunt Zhang's side, thank you."
As soon as Xiao Yu heard that there was still candy to eat, his eyes instantly lit up, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
"Hee-hee, thank you, Brother Yu."
Xiaoyu was very happy to hear that there was a lollipop, and walked out with the boy's change of clothes, and did not forget to say when he opened the door.
"Brother Yu, I'll go out first."
The boy leaned against the wall of the shower, now homeless and boarding in the Adventurers' Guild every day. Although he repeatedly insisted that he would settle the house money if he had money, in fact, Sister Yu's family did not urge him to settle the house money, and even deliberately left some commissions that were easier to earn more to him and did not stick them on the wall. He knew that this was the kindness of Sister Yu's family, so he never refused, although he had worked hard to make money, but these were not enough to pay off the rent, let alone repay it.
The boy patted his cheek lightly, and suddenly sobered up.
"Whew, it's so cool, sure enough, after completing the commission, I just want to take a hot bath, with the gift of hot water, I feel that all the fatigue has dissipated." This time there is the interference of the flame pony and the red wolf, and one of the commissions this time is still not completed. But this red tiger is really persistent, and he dares to chase it out, there is nothing missing outside, but there is no shortage of traps, hehe, I will accept your source core. ”
The boy finished washing the gap that was drying and took out the extra loot from his backpack.
A red crystal - the source core of the first-order red wolf.
The young baby held it in his hand and checked it, and after feeling the truth and the energy contained in it, he also smiled with satisfaction.
"Haha, cool!"
The boy was in a very good mood, and when he was happy, he dressed himself and prepared to wash his underwear, after all, he needed to wash it himself. But the boy soon felt that something was wrong, because he didn't find the target in the place where he often put his underwear, and there was nothing on the smooth table, and the boy felt that something was wrong.
"Uh, where's my underwear? I should have washed this myself, not ......."
Only then did the boy realize that something was wrong and hurriedly opened the door.
"Little fish, come back...... My ......"
Although the boy remembered what was wrong, it was too late, and there was no trace of the little fish in the corridor, so he had already sent his clothes and went back to sleep.
The young man shook his head with a smile, covering half of his face with one hand, this is what he should have thought of, but when he meets Aunt Zhang tomorrow morning, he will inevitably be a little embarrassed.
The next morning, the Adventurers Guild.
The boy walked to the hall of the Adventurers' Guild and checked the commission, the events of last night had made him feel embarrassed all over his face early this morning.
"Feather? Pick up some tasks today? ”
Fang Yu greeted him politely.
"Good morning, Sister Yu."
This young woman is distributing free breakfast in the hall, she is Xiaoyu's mother, Sister Yu is as her name suggests, less than thirty years old, the corners of her eyebrows and eyes are delicate, her voice and smile are gentle, her demeanor is rich and far-reaching, real and natural, her skin is delicate, and her flesh and bones are well-proportioned. Similar to Xiaoyu, she has a pair of beautiful eyes with childish eyelashes on her face, like two crystal grapes. The face is like a silver plate, the eyes are like apricots, the lips are red without dots, and the eyebrows are green without painting. Sister Yu always smiled sweetly at people, revealing a few neat little white teeth in her slightly open mouth.
Although there were many people surrounding Sister Yu, she still saw the young man who was about to take the order at a glance, and handed him a bowl of porridge, an egg and two fritters.
"I'm going to take on some difficult tasks today. After all, because of a wolf, I couldn't complete all of my tasks. I'm going to work hard today and make up for the financial loss I suffered from not completing my commission last time. ”
The young man smiled, took the porridge, eggs and fritters given by Sister Yu, and did not forget to thank him.
"Thank you, Sister Yu."
Sister Yu nodded, she initially watched the young man begging for work on the street, Sister Yu could see that he hadn't eaten for several days, and wanted to give him something to eat out of kindness, but he refused to eat white food, and his determination to not want to get something for nothing infected Sister Yu.
In the end, Sister Yu recommended him to become an adventurer, it can be said that Sister Yu gave him direction when he was in trouble, so the boy is grateful to Sister Yu herself, not to mention the care that Sister Yu's family has given him in recent years, I am afraid that these kindnesses will not be repaid.
"You're welcome, although it is true that there is a lot of money to be made by difficult commissions, the risk factor is also multiplied. Let's pick up some simple ones. ”
Sister Yu persuaded, the concern revealed between her eyebrows made the young man's heart warm, and Sister Yu looked at the now sturdy young man and couldn't help but sigh.
"I really didn't expect that you were dying of starvation when you were so thin at the beginning, how could you have thought that you are so strong now."
When the young man saw Sister Yu mention the original matter again, he was a little embarrassed for a while, he was able to come back from the ghost gate, thanks to Sister Yu's family taking care of him.
"Hey, this ...... It's okay. Sister Yu, I'm not a child anymore. I'm about to turn fourteen, and as long as I can successfully condense the cyclone, I will be able to become a Condensation Mirror Source Master, although I only have one star, but I will also truly step into the ranks of Source Masters. In the future, there will be a chance to advance to the Creation Mirror, and after becoming a Source Master, the cultivation speed will be accelerated, as long as you can successfully advance to the Five-Star Condensation Mirror before the end of August next year, you will have the opportunity to be admitted to Canglan Academy. ”
Sister Yu was very relieved to see that the young man already had a plan in his heart, so she stopped blocking it, beckoned him to pay attention to it and hurriedly handed over breakfast.
"Ahh yes, then I'll congratulate you in advance. And you're going to have to come back on. I know your birthday is at the end of October, but it's not a few days away. ”
Sister Yu smiled, she knew that she couldn't persuade him, when the young eagle was still flying high, she couldn't arrange his future, but she could still encourage him, and she didn't forget to laugh at the end.
"Don't leave when you still owe rent! Go eat it, it's not enough. ”
The young man smiled bitterly, of course he knew that Sister Yu was not urging him to pay back the money, she was just hiding the sadness in her heart. But what the young man didn't know was that after three years of getting along, from the original street downfall, to the current positivity, all the way, Sister Yu has long regarded him as his younger brother, and there are not some hopes mixed with this?
"No, trust me."
The young man checked his equipment, locked his room, and recalled Sister Yu's congratulations, but said with a wry smile.
"It's the end of September, and it's only 30 days until the end of October, and it's only a few months before the end of April after the Chinese New Year."
"Time is really scarce."
After Sister Yu handed over the work in her hand to the others, she came to the young man's side, listening to his bitter muttering, and couldn't help but sigh.
The young man didn't expect that his words would be heard by Sister Yu, so he smiled and said.
"There's still very little time, and it's a good challenge to do something extremely difficult in very little time."
After packing the luggage needed to set off for the commission, and after greeting Sister Yu, the young man walked towards the gate of the Adventurers' Association.
"Let's go!"
The boy cheered himself up as he walked.
The boy knew that this return might be the time of parting, he could not stop here, he had to go higher anyway, so that he could find his mother, and I am afraid that he could only see him again when the dust had settled.
"This little brother, yes, it's you."
As soon as he reached the gate, a man blocked the boy's way. The boy looked up at him.
This man, he knew, was a student at the local middle school, about forty-five or sixteen years old. A black and yellow face with greasy face, and two glass balls with more white and less black in the eye sockets. An eagle's nose with a high middle and some dry yellow tassels hanging from the nose to cover the beak. Wearing an old gray formal suit, a pair of black trousers made of silk underneath, but apparently the trouser legs were not fat enough to stretch his lower body like two sausages. A pair of short, semi-new leather shoes with socks made by local cloth families are exposed.
At first glance, it makes people feel that the light is a little uncoordinated, and it makes people uncomfortable when they are used to seeing it.
"Leaving in such a hurry, I must be worried about money. I have a commission here, which can definitely make you a lot of money, how about it? Take a look. ”
Seeing the young man raise his eyes to look at him, the school affairs hurriedly put on a smile, although it was a very penetrating smile in the eyes of others.
The boy didn't want to pay attention to him, the boy was studying in the school where he worked, and he knew that this person was very brute, and he didn't miss the female teachers and students in the school.
"If you want to issue a commission, please come into the house, if you don't have a graded commission, let people take it at will, it will kill people."
The young man didn't pay much attention to him, and naturally there was no compliment in his words, so he raised his feet and wanted to go out.
When the man saw that the young man was about to leave, he hurriedly blocked his way, and a flattering smile appeared on his face.
"Don't, don't, don't. I was sent in and waiting for someone to pick it up, it was too time-consuming. Hehe, little brother won't hide it from you, I'm in a hurry, but you can rest assured that the level of this commission is a first-level one, and you can definitely complete it with your ability, so help me, okay?! ”
Although the boy's words have undoubtedly revealed the meaning of rejection, this greasy student shows that he hopes that the boy can accept the commission, saying that there is nothing greasy in it, and I am afraid that the boy will not believe it.
The boy stopped talking, just quietly examined the school affairs, and under the young man's sight, he felt that he had nowhere to hide.
"Oh? You seem to want me to take this commission!? ”
The boy stopped walking out the door, and turned around and a gust of wind passed between the boy's brows. The wind faintly drained from between his eyebrows, and the eyes that were originally smiling and groaning suddenly changed, becoming very sharp, and in the sharp eyes, there was a faint hint of danger, and half of his face was hidden in the direction beyond the sight of the school, and his eyes shone with a sharp light, crystal clear.
The school affairs are not bad enough to do all the bad things in the school, seeing the young man's face, he actually felt a touch of danger in an instant, and suddenly the fat on his face was stunned.
When the young man saw this, he smiled instead.
"Oh, there is. Haha, still ......"
The fat man was suddenly a little timid, and the student soon couldn't stand the scrutiny of the teenager, and wanted to say it.
Syllable!
The boy snatched the scroll with the commission written on it, spread it out and looked at it.
"Oh? , An easy commission can earn a hundred, forget it, then I'll take it, who will have trouble with money, why not! ”
Unconsciously, the young man's sharp eyes were gradually soothing, but when Xuewu saw the greed on his face, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
However, just after walking through the corner of the gate, the fat scholar's original honest expression changed, his original treachery was exposed, and the corners of his mouth curled.
"Hehe, it's really still a child, although it's very clever, and in the end, it's not just a matter of seeing money, but it's a pity! After all, this is not a society that everyone loves, so it's better for you to be a little more restrained. ”
The young man walked calmly, and as soon as he turned the corner, his eyes, which had been soothed, sharpened again, and he whispered.
"Hmph, you really take me for a fool! There is a problem with his designation that way. Hey, forget it, let's go, it's not easy to walk any later, this journey is not easy. Possible...... Some are going to suffer. ”
Somewhere in the city.
"You've done a good job, and it's time for this arrogant boy to be quiet. This is the reward I promised you before! ”
In some shadow, a hoarse voice rang out.
"Ahh Isn't it all the result of your careful cultivation?"
Another voice followed, and his words were full of flattery, and he continued.
"It's my pleasure to be able to do something for you, by the way, a young female teacher just came to the school recently, you see......"
"Don't worry, I'll talk about it when the time comes......"
Yaoguang City.
Not long after the boy walked out of the Adventurers' Guild, someone came out of the shadows and followed closely, and a few people around secretly glanced in the direction the boy left. Passing by several vendors in a row, the boy could always find that there were several people who coincided with his walking trajectory at a high degree, and he was sure that there were people following him, and of course there were some people who did not follow him, but they also cast glances at him from time to time.
"Hehe, this group of guys is still engaged in tracking, and it is so unprofessional to engage in tracking. Let's go into the forest early, and come with you, where are ...... It's a good place to belong. ”
The young man skimmed the uncle in front of a certain fruit stall with his spare eyes, and when he saw that he had just picked up an apple and looked at him again, he couldn't help but say.
"It's obvious that I'm really a childish child! Hehe, such a gloomy uncle still buys fruits, and he is not even professional enough to monitor, so he should change careers early and benefit himself and the people. ”
Beidou Forest, the border of Yaoguang Peak.
This is the 10th time that the boy has entered the Beidou Forest this month, and this time everything is no different than usual, if that commission does not appear, of course.
Beside the main road at the entrance of the Yaoguang Forest, a figure flashed quickly. After the first figure disappeared for a while, the two black figures also galloped towards them, and finally stopped at the entrance.
"Damn, this slippery head is really fast."
It turned out that both of them were dressed in black, so they looked like two black shadows, and one of the men in black spat and scolded in the direction where the young man left.
The other man in black just frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the foul language that the man had blown up before.
"Don't be careless, this kid can make anyone very angry. Well? This entrance is like a beast's mouth waiting for us to walk in......"
The other spoke with ease, but with a hint of fear.
"But the beast's mouth was destined to eat the boy. Let's hurry up, don't we, my lord. ”
The man in black with an unclean mouth was obviously more reckless and entered the forest first. The other sighed slightly, and then followed.
After the two of them walked away, a person jumped from a tree just a dozen meters away from the entrance, showing a mocking smile.
"Heh, finally ......"