"This client is very strange. The matter is obviously extremely urgent, and he sent a letter from the capital to invite us, but up to now we haven't even seen him." 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. Logically speaking, the client should have rushed here early in the morning."
Noelle frowned. Judging from the client's behavior, maybe the client didn't really want to find the person abducted by the monster.
If that's the case, why are they offering such a high bounty? Or is it that the client simply doesn't think they can find the person?
The sun was already rising outside, and the missions in the Adventurer's Guild Hall were divided among the adventurers in the border town. There were also a lot fewer people. Noel, a new face on the table, had already become the focus.
"Please keep it, this will be your adventurer certificate in the future." The lady at the counter handed the brand new white porcelain nameplate to the hands of a little blond girl wearing the costume of a trainee priest. Judging from her face, she looked like she was only fifteen or sixteen years old.
After the young priest thanked him, he looked left and right. It was the first time for a newcomer who registered to become an adventurer that he had no one to guide him. He had no experience at all and didn't know what to do.
Suddenly, she saw Serena in Noelle's team, who was wearing a priest's robe like her, and she could tell at a glance that she also came from the temple.
Just when she mustered up the courage to step forward to say hello, a swordsman boy and a mage girl wearing a wide magic hat walked out next to her.
"You are also a newcomer, right? How about we form a team together?" The young swordsman said excitedly, turning sideways to introduce his teammates, a young mage and a young warrior, with white porcelain nameplates belonging to new adventurers hanging around their necks.
"We are still missing a priest. We all are newcomers, so let's form a team together." The young man sent out the application.
"I", the little priest, still looked in the direction of Serena from time to time, trying to find some advice from the senior.
The young swordsman followed the young priest's gaze and immediately shook his head and said: "That kind of team doesn't accept newcomers. I found several teams yesterday and they didn't want newcomers. We newcomers had to hug together to keep warm.
Besides, there are already priests in their team, so they won’t accept you."
"But." The little priest saw the white porcelain nameplate around Noelle's neck, "Isn't that Miss Knight a newcomer?"
"There is already that person in their team." The young swordsman waved his hand, "If you don't want to give up, you can ask. We are also going to start a new adventure. The opportunities are limited, so remember to take advantage of it."
"Okay, then." Under the enthusiasm of the swordsman boy, the already thin-skinned little priest decided to join this new team for the time being. This new team included swordsmen, warriors, magicians, and priests. She seems to be a perfect fit for the adventurer team at first glance.
"Yeah!" The young swordsman shook his fist fiercely, turned to the counter lady and said, "We are going to fight the goblins!"
The lady at the counter looked at the group of young people who were full of passion and expectation and hesitated.
Boom~
The door of the Adventurer's Guild was suddenly pushed open, and a blond man wearing a tight-fitting palace dress stepped in. His eyes swept across the hall until he saw the red figure sitting in the corner, his eyes brightening. He walked quickly toward the crowd.
"You must be the Lion and Wolf Fang team that wiped out the remnants of the Demon King's army." The man put his right hand on his chest and saluted gracefully, "It's an honor to meet you."
Everyone looked at each other and stood up one after another.
The man glanced at the members of the Lion and Wolf Fang Team, stayed a little longer on Noel's pretty face, and said, "I am the client of this mission, 'Yas'. Please come here from the capital."
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"Orton." Orton introduced himself.
Nita crossed her arms 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 perspective, Yas's face looked unnatural for a moment.
"It was really delayed on business. I was not in Robo yesterday. I came here in a hurry after hearing the servant's report today. I'm sorry."
Noelle didn't care about Yas's excuse, "Please take us to the place where the incident occurred to have a look."
"No problem, please come this way." Yas quickly gave up his seat.
At this time, a rather gorgeous carriage was parked at the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild. After Yas invited everyone into the carriage, he told the general process of how the monster abducted his sister on the road.
but
Noelle noticed Yas's movements again, "This is the fifteenth time he has peeked, more times than anyone else in the team."
Ever since he came to the Adventurer's Guild in Border Town, Noelle always felt that something was not quite right about this mission.
"This is it," Yas pointed to the broken carriage on the roadside and said with a disappointed expression, "This is where my poor sister disappeared. This is also the last useful information we can find."
The experienced Orton stepped forward to check, and Noelle followed behind.
"Can you see anything?" Orton asked.
Noelle closed his eyes, and the elemental vision emerged again. His consciousness was suspended in the sky, the color of the world changed, and everything was hidden.
"There is no magic left, and the goblin's footprints over there don't have the scent of monsters. It's very strange." Noelle said matter-of-factly.
Noelle turned to Yas who had been staring at her and asked, "How many days has it been since the incident happened?"
"I just got the news a week ago." Yas said.
"Have any other adventurers accepted the mission? What did they say?"
"I couldn't find any useful clues, but someone gave me the location of a cave near Fort Luo where goblins might be hiding." Yas smiled bitterly, "The place where the goblins are hiding is very secret, and I relied on the high bounty to hire them.
Many groups of adventurers were mobilized, but they all found nothing."
Noelle walked to the goblin's footprints. The footprints were messy and some places could no longer be seen clearly due to a long time. The footprints spread towards the deep forest and disappeared strangely after passing a creek.
Yas: "Actually, there are still a few caves that may contain goblins that have not been searched. The routes in those caves are complicated and there are goblin sacrifices. Strong adventurers are not willing to waste time."
After saying this, Yas's whole body went crazy as he was stared at by the girl's emerald eyes. He knew that this sentence could not withstand scrutiny, but from his father's letter to setting up the scene, how could he have so much energy to do this.
"Please mark it on the map and we will leave immediately."
Noelle looked away, and Yas breathed a sigh of relief. He held the knight's rapier at his waist with his left hand, "No need to mark it, 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' level."
Orton looked at Noelle and then at the confident Yas. He didn't think there would be any surprises. "Okay, the premise is that you must listen to us."
"no problem."
Not long after, Noelle and his party were led by Yas to a cave in the deep forest. At the entrance of the cave, there was a white animal skull supported by wooden sticks, and it was covered with blood-red linen.
Under the skull, there are a series of fresh human footprints.
The feeling of familiarity became stronger and stronger in Noel's heart. Isn't this the same cave where Brother Sha first appeared?
Thanks to ‘Nine-Tailed Yanhu’, ‘Destiny Call 12138’, and ‘Earth Online 2’ for their rewards!