Skretil's Ignorance Walker

"The Priory? What is that? Is it something like the Secret Order?"

After hearing Lina's words, Lu Ren looked at Lina in confusion. His lifeless eyes seemed unusually moving. Lu Ren didn't know the origin of this organization.

"The so-called Priory is an illegal association composed of a group of mysterious magicians. They operate in secret and cause trouble from time to time."

Lina sighed. This group of guys had been causing trouble for a long time, which caused a lot of trouble for the rulers of Frannia.

"It was fine before, they only did some minor things, but since Xidao City was recaptured, these guys have been making more and more noise. Just like the explosion just now, I'm afraid it was also their work."

Hearing this, Lu Ren couldn't help but frown. Since it was such a dangerous organization and was causing trouble in the capital of Frannia, the royal family would surely take action, right?

"So, Wildy went to deal with this?"

Lu Ren thought of Wildi again. Since he was called away by the king, there must be something wrong. And now a document has been sent here, it must be related to Wildi.

"Well, His Majesty has asked Lord Wildy to take full charge of this matter, but it is really difficult to deal with these guys."

Marlene said this with some melancholy at this time. She felt a headache when she thought of the members of the monastery.

"Are they strong?"

"They are not very strong, but the Priory is an organization composed of a group of magicians, some of whom are very proficient in magic. This has caused a lot of trouble for our search and capture. Even if we catch some of their members, we still cannot eradicate them completely. And recently, as the trouble they have caused has become more and more serious, I suspect that some particularly powerful magicians may have joined them."

Marlene intertwined her fingers and placed them horizontally in front of her face, showing a gloomy look, which was very different from her usual gentle and considerate self.

"A powerful magician?"

Hearing this, Lu Ren became interested. No matter how powerful a magician is, can he be as strong as herself? But she didn't say this out loud. The reason was that Lu Ren felt it was a bit troublesome. Since Wildy was in charge of this matter, she was too lazy to intervene. The less trouble there was, the better.

Never sit when you can lie down, never stand when you can sit, push all the troubles to others, and never take the initiative to take on anything. This is Lu Ren's code of conduct.

"Really? Then do your best. It's getting late today. We'll go back first."

Seeing the atmosphere change, Lu Ren made up an excuse to slip away, but just as she stood up, she was stopped by Lina.

"I say, are you planning to slip away like this?"

"Huh? What else?"

Seeing that Lu Ren was still playing dumb, Lina looked at Lu Ren with disdain, and then said:

"Isn't it obvious that your help is needed? You must be thinking it's troublesome so you want to escape, right?"

"That's what you said..."

After being exposed by Lina, Lu Ren did not panic, but instead refuted with confidence:

"This is none of my business, right? I'm just a civilian. You guys take your time to handle it. I will provide all the support other than practical help."

"you……"

Seeing that Lu Ren didn't hesitate at all, Lina got a little angry. She grabbed Lu Ren's hand and refused to let her go.

"We are friends after all, right? I've already agreed to do what you asked me to do, can't you help me out? And I won't let you do it for free. You took a lot of money from my dad last time, right?"

"That was the reward your father voluntarily gave me. I didn't steal it."

"I know. I'm just saying that if you help, you'll get the money. You have nothing to do anyway, so why not help us? His Majesty will definitely be more generous than my family."

Hearing Lina's words, Lu Ren was indeed a little shaken. Indeed, Lu Ren had no other source of income except for taking on missions at the Adventurer's Guild. Although he still had some savings for the time being, no one would complain about having too much money.

"So...what do you want me to do?"

Lu Ren, who was excited, asked tentatively. If it was too troublesome, she would not want to get involved in this mess.

"Well... it's nothing. Just help us keep an eye out for any anomalies around us on weekdays, and help out when needed. It would be even better if you can be there whenever we call."

"Uh...it sounds like hard labor."

Hearing this, especially the last sentence, Lu Ren shook his head decisively.

"You have to know that after the work is done, when the remuneration is calculated, your remuneration will be increased according to the extent of your contribution. The more you contribute, the more you get. Isn't this a normal thing?"

"But I'm an A-rank adventurer after all, so the minimum reward shouldn't be too low, right?"

"you……"

Seeing that Lu Ren started discussing the minimum salary with her right away, it was obvious that he wanted to make money without doing anything. Lina was speechless.

"Anyway, all you need to know is that the money is definitely much more than what the Adventurer's Guild will give you. Just treat it as an emergency request."

Lu Ren fell silent at this time. She was thinking carefully whether to take this job. Otherwise, she had just reunited with Favre and the others, and she hadn't enjoyed her happy days enough. She really didn't want to work for others. But as Lina said, the reward here must be a lot, so Lu Ren was still a little tempted.

While hesitating, Lu Ren turned to look at Amy and Mia. They had already stood up and were waiting for Lu Ren's decision.

Seeing Lu Ren looking at them, Amy and Mia nodded at the same time. Lu Ren understood what they meant, so he said to Lina:

"Okay, I'll take it. I don't have to report in every day like I'm going to work, right?"

Seeing that Lu Ren agreed, Lina was very happy. She waved her hand and made a promise to Lu Ren.

"Don't worry, no need. We will contact you when we need you. At the same time, you can also contact us when you need anything."

After that, Lina gave Lu Ren a special voice transmission prop, which was engraved with Frannia's internal special communication magic, so he could contact Lina and the others at any time.

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

"Well, see you next time."

After saying goodbye to Lina, Lu Ren took Amy and Mia away from Wildi's house. When they walked onto the street, Lu Ren and the others saw the place where the explosion had just occurred.

"Hmm... is it so tragic..."

From a distance, Lu Ren could hear many wailing sounds. At the same time, a huge building not far from them had been blown to pieces, with flames and debris all around. Several magicians were working with the soldiers to control the fire, but the flames were too big, and the magicians could only barely limit the fire from spreading.

The building seemed to be used to house refugees. Although he only saw it from a distance, Lu Ren could still tell from the injured and dead around him that the explosion probably caused the deaths of hundreds of people.

"Hey, how could there be such a madman..."

Lu Ren shook his head, feeling sad for those innocent people, and at the same time feeling disgusted with the monastic order.

Just as Lu Ren was about to go back first, she suddenly noticed a familiar figure appearing not far from the explosion site.

"That is……"

At first, Lu Ren thought she had seen it wrong, but after a closer look, she realized that she was not mistaken, it was indeed someone she knew. But Lu Ren was a little bit unconvinced, she stared at the figure of that person in a daze, and then subconsciously walked over.