"Very good friend? It's not going to be a friend out of nothing..."

Martin was skeptical of Eddie's words, this woman exuded an air of madness, such a person is not very reliable.

"You can have a few people, and the club or employer generally doesn't limit the number of people."

Susie's voice came from behind the window of the counter.

"When a shepherd accepts a task, he needs to find a partner on his own, and it is perfectly fine to do it on his own, but because the amount of the bounty is fixed, the bounty will be reduced if there are more people."

"It makes sense..."

Martin habitually pounded on his collarbone.

"So you decide how to complete the task you take over, and several people will complete it."

Susie probably saw Martin as a novice and patiently explained it to him.

Martin nodded, he looked at the parchment rolled up in his hand, Susie's tasks were all recorded on such parchment, which should be the usual practice of the club.

It was his first encounter with parchment, and it was more appropriate to say that it was more of a skin than a piece of paper.

It is smooth and soft to the touch, not as rough as plant fibers, but has the unique delicacy of fur.

The real touch in his hand made Martin feel strange, like a modern civilized man stepping into a savage jungle hunt.

The yellow-brown paper curled up naturally, and Martin unfolded it, and saw that the specific terms of the commission were written in beautiful floral letters:

【Mission: Burial】

Quality division: [White Wool] / 20 quality counts

{ Note: Quality certification: Wiesel Foudor Quality audit: Fennier Dorton }

(Handwritten signatures of both persons)

Client: Henry Goode

(Signature of the principal)

Mission: Bury Sir Goode, who died of illness, including putting him in a special suit and placing him in a custom-made coffin

Mission period: December 6 before 10 p.m

Quest Bounty: One year of residency in a property in Sir Goode's name

{ Note: The property is located in the heart of the Red Chapel District, just two blocks from Capernaum Cathedral, with a public streetcar platform in front of it. }

Requirements: The personnel involved in the burial must not be or have been women.

Delegate: ...

At first glance, this may seem like an outlier and a bit of a tricky task, but it's one of the club's most popular businesses.

In the current society, there are no people who specialize in funeral and burial work, and funeral homes have not yet been born.

At present, most of the people in charge of these things are carpenters - they saw this part of the business opportunity when they were in charge of making coffins, so they gradually developed a "funeral one-stop" derivative service.

But in the same way, the early market was always chaotic, there were always families who encountered the kind of funeral master who received money and did things perfunctorily, and the nobles and wealthy merchants wanted to find an experienced and conscientious person or force to give their relatives the last dignity and respect, so that they could bless themselves.

And the Shepherds' Club is one such organization.

The club's composition is very mixed, some of them have done this kind of thing, and with the club's unique management style, burial has gradually become one of the most popular businesses, and its business volume is only less than the commissions of divination, exorcism, and luck improvement.

This information was later obtained by Martin from Shirley, and now he is also very interested in the task because of his bounty.

Although this quest does not offer a bounty of real money, it does offer something that interests Martin even more.

House.

That's a big problem Martin is facing.

As soon as I wanted to sleep, someone handed me a pillow.

"Why can't the participants be women?"

Martin wondered about this.

"It's probably a preference from employers, and the club doesn't ask why it's going to be requested."

Susie replied.

Martin thought that the temptation to live in the city center for free for a year was too great for him, and although he didn't know anything about burial, he could ask the "crazy woman" in front of him or Shirley for help, and Shirley had a huge wrench brotherhood behind her.

"Okay, I'll take over this task."

Martin decided to take it.

Eddie is right, since the difficulty is about the same, why not choose the one with the highest bounty?

And he didn't want to catch people.

"If it's okay, sign your name at the bottom, which means that this deed of entrustment is valid."

Susie handed a round-bellied pen from the window, which Eddie immediately picked up, and then handed it to Martin with a smile on her face.

"When are you ready to go?" I'm going to talk to that friend of mine. ”

"I didn't say I wanted to bring your 'friends' with me..."

Martin took the pen and thought to himself that he always felt that this girl was too familiar, and I don't know if it was because of her personality or because he was "commissioned" by Pleis.

"I'll think about it first."

Martin said as he signed his name to the "delegate" at the bottom.

He didn't say yes or refuse, he felt that he should ask Shirley about this commission first, and at least get some advice before making a decision.

And as Martin signed it, all the information on the parchment began to fade away, as if someone had erased it with an eraser.

Seeing this, Martin cast a puzzled look at Susie.

"This is to ensure the secrecy of the entrusted task."

"[Chaste Parchment] will hide all the contents of the contract after it takes effect, so as to prevent people with ulterior motives from using the information in the contract."

Susie explained slowly.

"Chastity? This is called..."

Martin thought of the name of this hall - [Fetal Bed Hall], and the mural he had just seen in the auction hall, the nine blooming flowers, and the tasks divided according to the grade of "wool"...

The Sunflower Carriage, no, the Garden of Eden, all of these objects and names have a strong religious connotation, like a gray curtain with a long history and many secrets.

Martin thought about it, and the handwriting on the parchment had all disappeared, and there was no trace of it at all.

He rolled up the parchment and put it in his coat pocket, and bowed slightly to Susie:

"Thank you for your help and answers."

"It's my job."

Susie's expression was calm, and she picked up the crochet again and began to knit the sweater, as calm as if nothing could interrupt her.

"If you have any questions next, you can ask Eddie, although she is a little crazy, she is already very familiar with this place."

She went on to add.

"That's right!"

Eddie turned to Martin.

"Master Pleishis has asked me to train you, and in my opinion, there is nothing like an actual commission to give you a better exercise!"

"Don't worry, with that friend of mine, you can definitely complete this commission smoothly!"

Add said, patting him on the shoulder.

Martin looked at the petite girl in front of him, not knowing what to say.

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For the time being, after Eddie's tireless "sales", Martin asked Mrs. Susie where Shirley was.

When leaving the counter where Susie was, Martin felt a little strange, this counter was only him and Eddie from beginning to end, and with their departure, no one stepped forward to ask for commissions, as if Susie's business was very unpopular.

Other than that, he didn't notice anything unusual, so he didn't think deeply.

Shirley, like Add, is currently a mid-level shepherd with a bronze lamb badge, and most of the tasks she receives are "gray wool" or even "silver wool", usually staying in the "shadows" on the second floor of the Sunflower Carriage.

The task there is basically that the employer chooses the shepherd, not the shepherd.

As the number of shepherds completing tasks increased, their fame gradually spread in small circles, so many clients came to find a shepherd to complete the task.

With Martin's current rank, he can't go to the second floor of the club.

He could only wait in the hall on the first floor.

Martin asks Eddie to help call Shirley out, and the mature girl's face suddenly becomes shocked, and she asks Martin why he knows "that bad woman", and Martin can only prevaricate that he has been helped by Shirley before.

This answer was apparently not satisfactory to Eddie, and she refused to go to Shirley until Martin promised to carefully consider her friend's joining.

I don't know what really happened between these two women.

Martin waited for a moment before seeing Shirley descend the stairs on the second floor of the auction room.

Shirley looked delighted the moment she saw Martin, but it only appeared for a moment before disappearing.

The handsome girl didn't seem to want anyone else to know about her acquaintance with Martin.

Especially the "crazy woman" who followed her.

Eddie didn't leave after the message, she followed Shirley back.

Somehow, Martin suddenly smelled an unseen smell of gunsmoke.

When Shirley approached, Martin deliberately kept a rather rusty posture with her, and told her about the content of his assignment.

After hearing this, Shirley also said that this task is relatively simple, and the club has a complete process for the business of "burial", which she can provide to Martin.

As she said this, Eddie rolled her eyes behind her from time to time, and deliberately mimicked the tone of her voice, which seemed a little funny.

"I can get a friend to go with you, he's an expert on this."

Unexpectedly, Shirley and Eddie said the same thing, and both wanted "friends" to take Martin to complete his first mission.

For some reason, Martin always felt that Shirley's friends were more reliable.

But the distribution of the bounty made it difficult for him.

"How much bounty do your friends want?"

He asked bluntly about the two women in front of him.

"He's here to help, and he doesn't need a bounty."

Shirley said indifferently.

"I... I can also do without! ”

As if he was afraid of being left behind, Eddie immediately answered.