"These cards are your ID cards in the institute in the future, you need this card to eat in the cafeteria and register in the research institute, don't lose it!"

Hand Harper the paper mill's ID card and tell him to distribute it, Charlin admonished.

These identification cards were attached with anti-counterfeiting spells, and Xia Lin had the names and positions of the researchers written on them, as well as a simple description of their appearance, which could be used by the Institute's security and cleaning personnel to identify them.

In order to ensure the progress of the research, Xia Lin divided the canteen of the institute into two types of stoves, and the food provided did not change, except that the one type of stove used by the researchers had to be kept in supply at all times, because not every researcher could go to the canteen to eat in the busy research.

As for the second-class stove, it is used by the security personnel and cleaning and maintenance personnel of the institute.

After arranging the affairs of the research institute, and seeing that his researchers were very satisfied with the new research and living place, Xia Lin was relieved to take Harper, Cook, and the five members of the security team to the Adventurers' Guild to receive the four low-level demonic beasts.

Coming to the Adventurer's Guild and getting the briefing, Vice President Russell quickly walked out.

"Your Excellency Xia Lin, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, Vice President Russell! I'm here today to receive the Living Warcraft that I commissioned to acquire.

I didn't have a way to accommodate them in my lab, so I put them in the Adventurer's Guild, hoping they didn't cause you too much trouble!"

Xia Lin greeted Vice President Russell and explained his intention.

"Don't worry! Mage Xia Lin, we have commissioned the alchemist to make a powerful sleeping potion with the storage fee you paid, and those low-level magical beasts are locked up in a remote dungeon on the outskirts of the city, and they will not cause us much trouble.

If you need it, we can arrange for someone to get it to you right now!"

Vice President Russell laughed and said cheerfully.

"yes, then it's going to trouble your guild!"

Xia Lin was sincerely grateful, the Adventurers' Guild was willing to help him save the acquired Warcraft, which really solved his big problem.

"Vice President Russell!"

At this moment, a sturdy man stepped down from the second floor of the guild and abruptly interrupted the conversation between the two.

The man called Vice President Russell and talked briefly, handed Vice President Russell a piece of paper that seemed to have some kind of map drawn, and then hurried back to the second floor, not noticing Xia Lin's presence the whole time, as if there was something urgent.

Waiting for the conversation to end, Vice President Russell turned back to Xia Lin with an embarrassed smile on his face and explained:

"I'm really sorry, Master Xia Lin, there have been some problems in the sewers of the imperial capital recently, and our Adventurers' Guild has been a bit busy recently, so I also took time out of the meeting to meet with you."

"Something went wrong with the sewers? Vice President Russell, can you tell me more about that?"

Xia Lin heard Vice President Russell's explanation and asked with some concern.

As a metropolis with a permanent population of 600,000 in this era, the imperial capital has extremely complete sewer facilities, and many low-level people in the slums will also engage in occupations such as scavengers under the control of gray organizations, so Xia Lin vaguely feels that this matter may have something to do with the industrial park.

"I'm sorry, Lord Charlin! This is a commission from the city guards, and we can't reveal it.

That's right! There is already news of several minerals that you have commissioned our Adventurer's Guild to find, but the person who provided the information is not sure that what he knows is what you are looking for.

So you'll also need to make a trip to the North Docks to meet with the person who submitted the commission, and the specific meeting place is a ship called the Thorn Bird, and once you've found your target, all you have to do is ask the crew of the ship to find Captain Nick."

Vice President Russell explained apologetically, and Xia Lin heard that it was the commission of the city guards, so he didn't continue to ask, and followed Vice President Russell's words

The head nodded and said:

"That's the second best news I've had in a while, isn't it? I'll leave right away, but the matter of handing over the living monster will require a lot of trouble from Vice President Russell!"

After receiving the unexpected good news, Xia Lin arranged for Harper and them to be in charge of the handover with the Adventurers' Guild, and he immediately set off to the North Docks to find the Thorn Bird.

Previously, Xia Lin entrusted the Adventurers' Guild to find six important industrial raw materials: graphite ore, fluorite ore, manganese ore, chrome ore, nickel ore, and rubber.

These ores play an important role in Xia Lin's next industrial plans, so he must confirm the specifics of these products as soon as possible.

Riding a carriage to the North District docks, Xia Lin wanted to find the Copperhand and ask them about the berth of the Thornbird, only to find that the territory that was supposed to be the Copperhand was now occupied by a gray organization called the Bloodhook.

Although the development of industrial parks offers a large number of jobs that pay more than those of dock contractors, no gray organization dares to charge regular employees and employees of the industrial park because of the background of industrial parks.

Their main source of income is still the wharf and some chores in the city, and in this case, the bronze hand, who has developed quite well, would give up the site of the wharf, which really makes Xia Lin feel a little strange.

Silently keeping this phenomenon in mind, Xia Lin questioned the pedestrians at the pier, and finally found the Thorn Bird parked at the northeast corner of the pier.

After explaining his intentions to the sailors on duty on the ship, a sailor soon disembarked from the ship and led Xia Lin to a tavern called the "Old Tavern".

Although it was daytime, the tavern was still very lively, and as soon as he walked in, Xia Lin smelled the unique sour smell and sweat of the sailors, coupled with the alcohol smell of inferior ale wine, the inferior smell of fragrant powder on the tavern maid, and some unknown smells, even Xia Lin, who grew up in the slums, frowned a little uncomfortably.

"Your Excellency, please go this way!"

Because of Xia Lin's identity and clothing, this vulgar sailor also rarely showed any etiquette, and in the midst of the noise of the sailors in the tavern and some casual attention, the sailor of the Thorn Bird led Xia Lin to a room on the second floor.

After ringing the doorbell repeatedly, after a while, a middle-aged man with black hair and a scruffy beard with a strong smell of alcohol and fat powder opened the door:

"Who?! If it's Ike, I'm going to have to smash your head, haven't I already paid for three days? It's a great time I'm going to spend with Susan, and I can't afford to be disturbed by you, a worthless fellow who cares about copper!"

"Boss, it's me, Parker!"

The sailor said awkwardly to the middle-aged man.

"Huh? Parker, you guy shouldn't have been yesterday... Not right, today? By the way, what time is it today? Forget it, aren't you going to be on duty on the ship? How did you get off the boat? If there's no plausible reason, you're going to hang the mast for me when you go back!"

Hearing the familiar voice, the middle-aged man calmed down a little, and then he saw the appearance of his subordinates clearly, he thought for a moment in distress, and finally said impatiently.

Looking at his obviously drunk appearance, Xia Lin couldn't help but start to wonder if he could complete his commission.