Chapter 18: Overlapping Plots
Following.
"This client is very strange, obviously the matter is urgent, and the letter invited us from the capital, but I haven't even seen his figure until now." Nita shook her head.
"What did the lady at the counter say?" Noelle asked.
"The guild passed the news of our arrival to the client last night, and it stands to reason that the client should have arrived in the morning."
Noelle frowned, judging from the client's various performances, maybe the other party didn't want to find the person who was kidnapped by the monster so much.
In that case, why is such a high bounty being offered? Or do the clients not think they can find someone at all?
The sun outside has sunset, and the entrusted tasks in the adventurer's guild hall have also been divided by the adventurers in the border town, and there are many fewer figures.
"Please keep it, this is your adventurer proof in the future." The counter lady handed the new white porcelain nameplate to a blonde girl dressed in the costume of a trainee priest, and her face was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old.
After the little priest thanked him, he looked left and right, and for the first time, the newcomer who registered as an adventurer was unled, completely inexperienced, and didn't know what to do.
Suddenly, she saw that Sarina from Noelle's team, dressed in the same priest's robe as her, could tell at a glance that the other party was also from the temple.
Just as she mustered up the courage to step forward to say hello, a young swordsman and a mage girl wearing a wide magic hat walked out next to her.
"You're a newcomer, aren't you? Why don't we team up together? The swordsman boy was in high spirits, and turned sideways to introduce his teammates, a girl mage, a girl warrior, and a white porcelain nameplate belonging to the adventurer newcomer was hung around his neck.
"We still need a priest, and it just so happens that everyone is a newcomer, so let's team up together." The juvenile issued an application.
"I—" The little priest still looked in the direction of Sharina from time to time, trying to find some advice from the senior.
The swordsman boy followed the little priest's gaze, and then shook his head and said: "That kind of squad doesn't accept newcomers, I found several squads yesterday and didn't want newcomers, and we newcomers have to huddle together to keep warm."
Besides, their team already has a priest, and they won't accept you. ”
"But—" The little priest saw the white porcelain nameplate around Noelle's neck, "Isn't that knight lady a newcomer?" ”
"There's that one in their team." The swordsman boy waved his hand, "If you don't want to give up, you can ask, we are also about to start a new adventure, the opportunity is limited, remember to take advantage of it." ”
"W-Oh well." Under the enthusiasm of the swordsman boy, the already thin-skinned little priest decided to join this new team for the time being, this newcomer team includes swordsmen, warriors, magicians, and she, as a priest, at first glance, it is a very suitable adventurer team.
"Yay!" The swordsman boy shook his fist hard, turned to the counter lady and said, "We're going to fight the goblins!" ”
The counter lady looked at the group of young people who were full of passion and expectation, and opened her mouth to speak.
Bang~
The door of the Adventurer's Guild was suddenly pushed open, and a blonde man dressed in a tight court outfit stepped in, his eyes swept through the hall, until he saw the red shadow sitting in the corner, his eyes lit slightly, and he walked quickly towards everyone.
"You must be the lion and wolf tooth team that wiped out the remnants of the Demon King Army." The man placed his right hand on his chest and saluted gracefully, "It's an honor to meet you." ”
Everyone looked at each other and got up.
The man swept over the Lion Wolf Tooth Squad, lingered for a little longer on Noelle's delicate little face, and said, "I am the commissioner of this mission, 'Yas', please rush here from the capital." ”
"Orton." Orton introduces himself.
Nita clasped her hands to her chest and looked Yas up and down, "I don't think you wanted to find your poor sister who was kidnapped by monsters. ”
From Noelle's point of view, Yas's face was momentarily unnatural.
"It's really a business delay, I wasn't in Roburg yesterday, and I hurried here today when I heard the servant's report, I'm sorry."
Noelle didn't care about Yas's excuses, "Please take us to the place where it happened." ”
"No problem, please here." Yas hurriedly gave up his position.
At this time, a rather gorgeous carriage was parked at the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild, and Yas invited everyone into the carriage and told the general process of the monster's abduction of his sister on the way.
But...
Noelle noticed Yas's movements again, 'This is his fifteenth peek, more than anyone else in the team. ’
Ever since he came to the Adventurers' Guild in the border town, Noelle has always felt that something is not quite right with this mission.
......That's it," Yas said, pointing to the broken carriage on the side of the road, with a look of loss, "and this is where my poor sister disappeared, and this is the last useful information we can find." ”
The experienced Orton stepped forward to check, and Noelle followed.
"See what's wrong?" Orton asked.
Noelle closed his eyes, the elemental vision resurfaced, consciousness hung high in the sky, the colors of the world changed, and everything was hidden.
"There's no magic left, and there's no monster breath on the goblin footprints over there, which is strange." Noelle said truthfully.
Noelle turned to Yas, who had been staring at her, and asked, "How many days have it been?" ”
"I just got the news a week ago." Yasdow.
"Have any other adventurers accepted the quest? What do they say? ”
"I couldn't find any useful clues, but someone gave me the location of a cave near Fort Roth where there might be goblins." Yas smiled wryly, "The goblin hides in a very secret location, and I have hired a lot of adventurers with a high bounty, but none of them have found anything. ”
Noelle walked to the goblin footprints, which were messy, and some places were no longer clear because of the long time, and the footprints spread to the deep forest, and disappeared strangely after passing a stream.
Yas: "Actually, there are still a few caves that may have goblins that have not been found, and those caves have complicated routes and goblin sacrifices, and powerful adventurers don't want to waste time. ”
After saying this, Yas was hairy by the girl's emerald eyes, he knew that this sentence could not withstand scrutiny, but from his father's letter to the decoration of the scene, how could he have so much energy to do this.
"Mark it on the map and we'll be right away."
Noelle looked away, and Yas also breathed a sigh of relief, holding the knight's rapier at his waist in his left hand, "No need to mark, let's go together." ”
"You?" Nita's expression was subtle.
"Don't look at me like this, before I inherited the family business, I was also an adventurer of the 'steel' rank."
Orton looked at Noelle, and then at Yas, who was full of confidence, and didn't think there would be any accidents, "Okay, provided you have to listen to us." ”
"No problem."
A short time later, Noelle and his party led Yas to a cave deep in the forest, and at the entrance of the cave there was a white animal skull supported by wooden sticks, which was covered with blood-red linen.
Underneath the skull, there is also a series of fresh human footprints.
The sense of familiarity is getting stronger and stronger in Noelle's heart, isn't this the cave when Brother Kill first appeared?
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