Ankka accepted the commission and went to a yard where the griffons were rented, and the caretaker paced anxiously in the middle of the yard.

After seeing Ankka coming, he said excitedly: "Great, I didn't expect an adventurer to come to help so soon." ”

Ankh asked, "Excuse me, how much can you pay?" ”

The administrator hesitated for a moment and said, "If you can find the lost griffin cubs, then I won't give you less." ”

Ankh asked, "How about some deposits?" ”

After back and forth, Ankka received a deposit of silver, after which the administrator said, "I hope you can find them before sunset, because if the lord knows about it, I'm sure I'll be done." ”

Ankh nodded and asked, "Do you know where they went missing?" ”

The caretaker said, "It was an apprentice who ran away while taking them to the back mountain for training, and the apprentice was even knocked unconscious. ”

Later, when Anka returned to his lodgings to pack his equipment, he saw soldiers with bags at the door.

The soldier threw Ankh ten silver coins and said, "Okay, I've got the money back." ”

After saying that, the soldier turned his head and left, and Elanch walked out from behind the door and asked, "Are we going to leave now?" ”

Ankh said, "Heh, you must have been in the same boat with that thief in such a hurry, you go after him to see where they are hiding, and when I come back, I will solve it." ”

Alan Xi nodded, jumped to the top of the building, and began to walk quickly through it.

When Ankka arrived at the place where the griffin was lost according to the Administrator, he found that there were a large number of dense plants growing around it that were the same color as the surrounding rocks, and there were even small rabbit-like animals the size of palms jumping in the grass.

"Looks like this is where the griffon cubs usually eat."

As he spoke, Ankka followed a small creature that was trembling with blood, and found a handful of yellow hair hanging from a branch.

Ankka sniffed the fur closer, and noticed that the handful of hair had a very strong smell, the same smell as the griffin that Ankka had encountered at the lord's house.

Ankka then followed the faint smell to a cave, and Ankka walked in to find that there were a lot of traces of human habitation.

Scattered dishes, extinguished bonfires, Anka put his hand on the embers and said, "And the temperature, am I being detected?" ”

Ankka then tried to sniff her surroundings, but still didn't smell any other humans.

Ankka sighed and walked back out of the cave, and just half a minute later, Ankka turned and jumped up and threw the wooden dart he was carrying into the cave.

"Ahh

A child covered in dust howls when Ankka's dart hits his palm, and hides behind a stone in fear when he sees Ankka approaching.

Ankka approached him, jerked the dart out, and poured a vial of life potion onto the wound.

The wound quickly healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the boy looked at his palm and then at Ankh and asked, "Are you here to catch me too?" ”

Ankka shook her head and said, "I'm just here to find the griffin cubs. ”

After hearing Anka's purpose, the boy curled up and kicked Ankka while he wasn't looking.

Ankka grabbed his foot almost the moment he was kicked, and with a double click, Ankka accidentally knocked the boy unconscious.

Ankh sighed and said, "It seems that I will have to collect some strength in the future." ”

Ankh then laid the boy flat on his back and cleaned it and briefly fixed his feet with two wooden planks.

When the boy woke up, Ankka was sitting across from him and looking at him, and Ankka tried to squeeze out a kind smile to face him.

Ankka stabilized his mood and asked, "You know where those griffon cubs are, right?" ”

The boy pursed his lips and nodded in response.

Ankha asked, "Can I bring them back?" ”

The boy shook his head in refusal.

Ankh asked with some confusion, "Why?" ”

The boy looked up at Ankh with clear eyes and said, "I don't want them to get injured because of training, and I don't want them to be locked in cages, I think the wild is where they belong." ”

Ankh asked a little nervously, "You let them go?" ”

The boy shook his head in response.

Later, the boy took Anka to a wooden house, and Anka found that the well-equipped wooden house in front of him was definitely not something that the young man in front of him could build on his own.

Ankka didn't smell the other humans, but she drew her weapon for fear of what had just happened.

The boy pushed the door open, and the five griffon cubs pounced on him with a flick of their tails, and Ankka looked inside to find a spiritless griffin cub lying on the mat.

When Ankka and the boy stepped forward to check, the griffin cub even spurted out a mouthful of blood, and the other griffin cubs stepped forward to lick the fallen griffin cub as if they were concerned, and the boy brought a bowl of broth and handed it to it, but no matter how it was fed, it couldn't eat, so he could only look at the two of them weakly with his tongue.

The boy sobbed, "Woo, how can it never get better?" ”

Ankha asked, "When did it become like this?" ”

The boy sobbed and said, "It was when I brought it back." ”

Ankh rolled her eyes and said, "Could it be a parasite or even an infectious disease?" If left untreated, they are likely to pass on to other griffin cubs, and if left untreated, they are likely to die. ”

After hearing this, the young man asked sadly, "Really?" ”

Ankha nodded in response, "Of course, I used to be an animal trainer. ”

The boy picked up the sick griffin cub and thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back with you, but I must see it get better, or I'll take it back." ”

And the caretaker of the camp, where the griffons are rented, is in despair at the setting sun.

The Administrator said in a desperate tone, "It's over, if the griffon cubs can't find me, I'm sure they'll be killed by the lord who will come to check in a moment." ”

When he saw the lord's procession slowly walking through the gate, the administrator collapsed to the ground in despair.

Almost a few minutes later, the lord came to the Administrator, who instantly stood and trembled and said, "Welcome, Lord Lord. ”

The lord squinted his eyes and silently counted the griffons in the cage and said, "Where are the cubs? ”

The administrator said in a cold sweat and tremblingly: "The apprentice took it to hunt, it may be that the prey is not good today, and the time to catch it is slower." ”

The lord turned to the injured apprentice and asked, "What?" Didn't you get a new apprentice without my consent? ”

The Administrator was covered in a cold sweat and panting, unable to answer for a while, and closed his eyes as if resigned to his fate when he saw the approaching halberd-wielding guards.

"Lord?"

The lord followed the sound and saw that it was Ankka and a teenager who had walked in through the doorway with a griffin cub in their arms.

The Administrator instantly stabilized and sat down on the ground.

The lord stepped forward to pick up the griffin cubs and hugged them affectionately, and after seeing the boy, he also said calmly, "Why did you come back so soon, my son?" ”

After that, he turned to Ankh, who was a little shocked, "You brought it back?" Thank you so much. ”

The boy then put the sick griffon cub out of his hands and said, "Please save it." ”

After checking it, the lord said, "It's just a cold. ”

Hearing this, the boy was also relaxed.

And the lord turned his head and asked Anka: "Why did you accept the commission, aren't you in a hurry?" ”

Ankha responded, "My money was stolen, so I'm going to make enough money so I can rent a griffon." ”

The lord was a little angry when he heard that Anka's money had been stolen, but he quickly calmed down and said, "I will definitely investigate it strictly, it is a shame for me to have this kind of thing happen in my territory." ”

Ankka responded, "I've sent my Wyvern after his accomplices. ”

Soon Ankh looked up and saw a silver streak in the sky and shouted, "She's back." ”

Alanthi then quickly descended and threw the two stripped soldiers he had captured on the ground, then handed Ankka the bag containing the coins and stamps and rubbed his head against Anka.

Alanshi said with some sadness: "I'm sorry, only half of it was recovered, and the rest was lost by them." ”

The lord asked Elanshi, "Where did you catch them?" ”

"I met them in the afternoon at a brothel, and according to them, they had just lost a gamble. ”

The lord's face became even more ugly, and he whispered to his guards.

The lord suddenly turned to Ankka and said, "These should be enough!" ”

Ankh took a bag full of silver coins handed over by the lord and said, "Like, it's a bit much. ”

The lord said, "It's okay, it's just as compensation for you." ”

"Escort them to the square, and let all the other defenders pass."

As the order was given, the two men were carried and tied to two pillars in the middle of the square.

The soldiers in the audience looked at it in confusion and fear.

The lord walked to the front of the stage and said, "You are knights who owe allegiance to me, and I hope you will keep the agreement between us, these two men have stolen the things of my guests, and as my soldiers, they have entered and exited places like casinos, and I hope that you will remember these two men in the future when you do something wrong." ”

After the lord finished speaking, he ordered his halberd guards to cut the two of them in half, and Ankka covered Elanhi's curious eyes.

And the crowd in the audience was even more frightened and heard a cacophony of voices.

The lord walked to the front of the stage and shouted, "Quiet! ”

For a moment, the audience fell into a long silence, and many soldiers looked timidly at the stage.

The lord said: "In order to avoid this situation in the future, I have decided that in the future, your defenders here need to be guided by my own soldiers, and now the captains of the detachments will come out. ”

The five captains with large shoulders and round waists were stripped of their armor and stood in front of the lord, who said, "You will not be able to use weapons and armor for the time being, and you will stand guard and patrol for a month as ordinary soldiers." ”

After that, the lord walked up to Anka and said, "If you want to leave, the weather will be the best tomorrow at noon." ”

After handing Anka two tickets for renting griffins, Anka took it and said, "Thank you very much, but where is this ticket, I won't be taken further and further!" ”

The lord smiled, "The city you mentioned is the second stop on the journey, and it will only take about ten minutes to arrive. ”

After thanking the lord, Ankashi and Ellanch left the gradually quiet, somewhat eerie square.