Sharem raised her hand, the gray-brown owl fell lightly, magic power surged, and the message began to play.

Emperor Solon is scheduled to arrive in Civita fifteen days later. At this time, the lords of the surrounding areas of Civita have gathered to help maintain law and order.

Among the six pillars, except Royer and Charem, all had arrived early.

Royer looked into the distance, was silent for a long time, and then took Charem's hand and walked in the opposite direction of Civita City.

"Aren't you going?"

"Go, but I don't want to appear in front of them now... It will be troublesome to deal with those lords and princes for fifteen days." Royer said, "Find a place with plenty of prey to rest for a few days."

Xialem didn't object. She and Royer were both outliers among the six pillars and neither fit in with the crowd.

It is far easier to deal with monsters and beasts than with humans.

A rampaging, bull-shaped monster with thick brown hair was decapitated by Royer. He skinned the monster skillfully and bled it. He laughed while busy: "Warren and Waller did a good job in this matter. Before, we

After catching the prey, their hands flew all over the prey, and they cooked it clean in a short time... In comparison... what I did was really too rough."

The bloody beef was placed on top of the bonfire, and the dripping blood made the smoke of the fireworks particularly abundant, causing the sleepy Sharem to cough non-stop.

She and Roye used to solve the problem of food and clothing in the wild in this way, and never felt that there was a problem, but after being taught by Lu Yu...

Shareem stared at the black spots on the barbecue and the dry appearance for a long time.

"It seems that they can bake well without Lu Yu..."

Both of them are pure adventurers. They know that they can't force anything in the wild. They have always eaten whatever they have, no matter the taste, as long as they are full, but...

Royer took a bite. The meat was dry and woody, and tasted like chewing wax.

"Lu Yu will bring some seasonings with him when he travels... We will bring them with him in the future."

"Agree..."

"I try to be on par with Lu Yu and the others."

"Please try harder."

The rustling sound in the distance made Sharem stand up. Her sight passed through the obstacle, and the surge of magic instantly outlined the outline of the person peeping in the distance.

Sharem left the bonfire, and after making sure that the wind she stirred up would not extinguish the flames of the barbecue, she rode the wind. When she came back, there was a trembling squirrel girl beside her with a dirty little face.

With a high percentage of human blood, she is slightly taller than Lulu and looks to be only eleven or twelve years old. The squirrel man's iconic fluffy big tail is somewhat bald, and the remaining fur looks like dandelion pom-poms.

They fall off when blown. The hair on the ears is also sparse, with only three or two clumps left swaying in the wind, which is very pitiful.

Royer put down the barbecue in his hand: "You peeked at us for a long time."

After a brief panic, the girl's eyes remained on the remaining two-thirds of the monster's body, and her swallowing action let the two of them know her intention.

"want to?"

There was a look of hesitation on the girl's muddy face. She was afraid of Xialem who grabbed her casually and subconsciously stepped back, but hunger finally made her let go of everything...

"Can...let me have a bite?"

Royer handed over the barbecue he had taken a bite of.

The girl bit her fiercely, without any sign of eating. At this time, she was like a wild beast, and her eyes even glowed green while biting.

Charem didn't hesitate and handed over the portion in her hand.

The girl ate what she had in her hand, still staring at the corpse of the dead monster.

She ate too quickly, and the girl choked. With her face flushed, she waited for Sharem's water bottle. After taking a big gulp, the girl let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing both Royer and Charem staring at her, the girl's chewing movements became much smaller.

Royer cut some pieces of meat from the monster as food for the next few days, and then gave the rest to the girl.

"Are you adventurers..." the girl asked hesitantly.

"My name is Roye, she is Charem, and we are indeed adventurers... What do you seem to want to entrust?"

The girl's eyes lit up: "Are you awesome?"

"Relatively speaking, our strength is pretty good." Royer asked, "Would you like to hear your name and your client?"

The girl hesitated for a while: "They all call me Mudtail...some people call me Little Mudba...A very scary monster came near our village, and many people have been bitten to death...Are you asking a high price?"

"

"It depends on the strength of the monster. Can you describe the details?"

Little Niba shook his head crazily: "People in the village may know... Our village is relatively poor, do you ask a high price..."

Little Niba was very nervous when he asked about the price for the second time, and his voice became quieter and quieter.

"Take me to have a look. Maybe the other party is not a great monster and can be easily dealt with?" Royer smiled and patted Little Niba's head, and took the initiative to help her cut up the monster's meat and carry it on his back.

Walking in the mountain forest full of fallen leaves, Xiao Niba helped Roye with psychological training several times.

"We are really poor... If you can't afford the price you want, please don't be angry."

Royer's repeated assurances still could not reassure Xiaoniba, so he had to change the topic.

"This is not far from Civita City. There are monsters in the village. Can't we ask the city guard to deal with it? Is the Adventurer Association in the city not functioning? No adventurers come here?"

Little Niba trembled when she heard Civita City. Xialem felt her strong uneasiness and glanced at Roye.

Xiao Niba lowered his head and said: "We... don't dare to submit the commission."

"Because you are squirrel people?"

"..."

"The new lord exempted taxes, distributed a lot of relief grain, improved the status of the squirrel people, pardoned a large number of slaves, and recycled the crops produced in the next two years at a high price... He is a pretty good person, you should

To send a commission."

Little Niba still lowered his head: "Many people died..."

Royer knew that she was talking about the Civita rebellion, but he didn't know how to reply to this heavy topic.

Sharem emphasized with a smile: "The relief food is free, try to get it. I heard that the vacant land nearby is on a first-come, first-served basis and is only given to the squirrel people."

"I used to say the same thing."

Royer sighed in his heart, feeling more exhausted than hunting high-level monsters.

The village that Xiaoniba mentioned was a dozen shabby wooden houses deep in the mountains and forests. During the day, all the young and middle-aged men in the village were out hunting, and there were only old, weak, women and children in the village.

Discovering that Little Niba had brought a stranger back, and it was still a human being, many squirrel people quickly returned to the house, took out wooden sticks and pitchforks, and nervously pointed them at Royer and Charem.

Little Niba hurriedly shouted: "No, no, they are adventurers...they came for that terrifying monster."

"Look, look, this is the food they gave me... They shouldn't have any ill intentions..."

Little Niba's mother rushed out and held her in her arms.

Royer and Charem threw the food on the ground: "I'm only interested in that monster...I don't need any money, just a little, and all the materials are mine."

Hearing this, the squirrel people villagers looked at each other like frightened birds, and slowly lowered their weapons aimed at Roye.

Someone asked tentatively: "Do you really don't need money?"

Royer repeated: "No money is required, but all the materials must belong to me. Now who can describe to me what that monster looks like?"

Xiao Niba's mother saw that the villagers had lowered their guard and said hesitantly: "My husband has seen it, but he is still hunting outside..."

"It doesn't matter, I can wait."

The pieces of meat were distributed equally to every household in the village. The free meat made everyone smile, and soon the village was filled with the aroma of meat.

Xiao Niba's house leaked air everywhere and was extremely simple, which made Roye suspect that no one could live in the room when it rained.

"Sorry... we don't have tea or cakes... here are some pine nuts we collected, please enjoy." Little Niba's mother offered a small handful of pine nuts with trembling hands.

Royer didn't go to get it. He could guess that this was the only food the family had.

If he wasn't so hungry that he couldn't stand it, how could the little Niba, who was very wary of humans, peek at them eating and not want to leave.

"Are you fleeing and hiding here?"

Little Niba's mother said: "I am a pure-blood squirrel man, and Little Niba's father is an ordinary human... Our identities still have a glimmer of hope to survive in Civita. The real refugees have left Civita, but

I heard that after the arrival of the new lord, some squirrel people came back and watched near the border..."

"Are you also waiting and watching?"

Little Niba's mother touched the child in her arms and nodded: "Many ordinary people who did nothing during the war were killed by the lord's army, and they were said to be rebels... The descendants of those lords are still in Civita.

The city is alive and well... Some people say that the new lord is good and should be given some time... But why doesn't he hang those bad guys?"

"Perhaps, Solon's laws are like this." Royer explained.

"The elders do evil, but the descendants enjoy the blessings. Is this the law of Solon?"

Xiao Niba's mother didn't have much knowledge, but every word she said made Roye's heart sink.

He could explain, he could refute and leave her speechless...

But Royer gave up.
To be continued...