Chapter 31

That freshly baked task had been posted on the mission wall for a full two hours, and Xia'er was waiting anxiously, but still no adventurer tore it off.

It attracted a lot of attention as soon as it was hung up, but after seeing the task requirements and rewards on it, those people dispersed one after another.

Afterward, people looked at it from time to time, but soon moved their eyes away. On the contrary, many tasks next to it were torn off.

Mali was not with Xia'er. He took advantage of this time to go to the market.

He didn't go too far, there was one next to the Adventurer Association.

Thanks to the huge flow of people here, some guys with business minds simply set up small stalls nearby, and even a street became very lively.

Mali bought a map of the Jiadelan Gongguo here. Although he couldn't understand the place names on it for the time being, the hand-drawn mountains, rivers, forests, and roads on the map could still provide a lot of convenience for his future travel.

In addition, as a map mainly for adventurers, it also marked many monster habitats and dangerous areas. Coupled with the exquisite painting skills, it was no wonder that the selling price would be as high as three Gold Eagles.

Mali also wanted to buy a map of the entire continent, but unfortunately, Yingjiao City was just a border town, and he couldn't find one after shopping through the market.

However, he accidentally harvested three beautifully bound calfskin picture books. Looking at the content, it should be for the enlightenment of children in a noble family. There was a word on each page, and the corresponding picture next to it.

Mali bought these three picture books in a package for five Gold Eagles, intending to learn characters when he was free. Afterward, he also purchased some vegetable and fruit seeds. These didn't cost much, adding up to less than one Silver Shield.

Although from Xia'er's previous description, the red mist was extremely fatal to the life and even matter of this world, Mali still wanted to try it himself to see if he could bring these seeds back.

He accidentally ran into a familiar face on his way back to the Adventurer Association.

—The man with three swords on his waist and several scars on his face that he saw at Squirrel's Tail before.

He also saw Mali and raised his eyebrows. "Ah, it's you."

His gaze swept to the brooch on Mali's chest and paused. "I wouldn't recommend you wear that thing to buy things."

"Why?"

"This place can often find some good things, but the small vendors are very cunning. They know that alchemists have money. If they find out you are an alchemist and a new face, they will add two or three percent to the original price."

"It's okay, better than I thought. Are you going to the Adventurer Association too?"

The man with scars on his face adjusted his belt. "I've been resting for more than half a month, and the money I earned last time has been spent seven or eight-eight. I have to find some work to do, so as not to be kicked out of the inn by Luonisha."

"Are you an adventurer?"

"They all call me Monster Hunter—Suoluo. I am an adventurer who specializes in extermination tasks."

"Why? Isn't that the most dangerous task?"

"It looks like it on the surface, but as long as you know enough about those guys and are well prepared, you can reduce the danger to the lowest. On the contrary, other types of tasks are more uncontrollable. On this continent, there are many things more dangerous than wild beasts," Suoluo said meaningfully.

"Makes sense."

The two arrived outside the Adventurer Association while talking. Mali saw the half-elf girl with a dull look in the crowd at a glance.

She had been staring at the mission wall, and was still muttering in her mouth.

Mali approached and heard what she was muttering. "Why, why are there no young nobles who hide their names and want to hone their martial arts?!"

"Are you also looking for tasks?" Suoluo asked curiously.

"No, Xia'er posted a task, but so much time has passed, and no one has taken it."

"Let me see what task it is?" Suoluo leaned over and found the task that no one asked about under the guidance of the half-elf girl.

"Exterminate the Goblin tribe, seven Silver Shields? This reward is too small. Give up, even if it hangs for another half a year, no one will be interested."

"But this is all the money on me," Xia'er said weakly.

"Do you want me to lend you some?" Mali asked.

"Uh, but you have already helped the village once, and saved me twice. How can I ask for more from you?"

"Then there is no way," Suoluo said. "Goblins are not difficult to deal with. A medium-sized tribe, as long as two or three experienced old birds lead the team, plus seven or eight novice adventurers who have received certain training, can solve it. According to the market price of six silver coins per person and double the captain, it will cost at least sixty-six silver coins."

Mali then thought of something and took out a small money bag from his mountaineering backpack. This was the reward given to him by the village chief of Baimu Cun for killing the Goblin Chieftain before he set off.

Mali didn't intend to take it at the time, but because he really needed some change, he carried it with him. However, after making a fortune at Meimiao Tiyan, this money was already dispensable to him.

"There are 14 Silver Shields and 116 copper Krun here. It was originally collected by the people in the village, so count it in."

"That's not enough either," Suoluo still shook his head.

"Oh, by the way, the chieftain of that tribe died not long ago. Those Goblins should be leaderless now. I don't know if this news is useful."

"Their chieftain died?" The monster hunter was stunned. "How did he die?"

"I hit him to death with a car," Mali said truthfully. "There was also a Goblin with a red hat."

Suoluo still didn't understand how the Goblin Chieftain died, but Mali was an alchemist, so he thought he shouldn't lie about such things. His tone softened.

"The Goblin Chieftain is generally the most powerful warrior in the tribe, and other Goblins will listen to his command. If he dies, it will indeed make the extermination work much easier. As for the red-hat Goblin..."

He paused. "It should be a mutant—Huoyan Gobulin. Possessing fire enhancement ability, it probably also mastered one or two zero-ring spells. It is not strange that a mutant will appear in a tribe of this scale."

"If it also hangs up, things are simple. The danger of that Goblin tribe can be reduced by at least half. The reward can be appropriately reduced."

Xia'er also said hurriedly at this time, "There are also militiamen in our village, four in total, all of whom can listen to the dispatch and clear the Goblins together."

Suoluo looked at the half-elf girl. "Have you seen blood?"

"Captain Laibutuo once participated in the Battle of the Four Saints. According to him, he killed several enemies in that battle, including a knight attendant. As for me, I am a hunter, does the battle with prey count? And we are very familiar with that forest." ===== CHAPTER 32 =====