Gold is Justice

Arrow said something casually.

Napa yawned, wagging her tail, and continued to maintain that lazy expression: "You are really relaxed, a simple investigation task has five silver coins? This is the biggest money you have earned since you started the guild. Pen."

After packing up the money, Ai Luo re-locked the cash drawer, stuffed the key into his underwear, and kept it close to his chest. He smiled and said, "This can only be regarded as a generally low price in a big city. You should be more happy that our guild has finally started You've made a lot of money! As long as this business is done well, there will be more and more business in the future!"

Napa licked the fur on her front paws, stroked her ears, and said slowly: "I don't like this guy. His arrogance makes me very uncomfortable. You should be glad that I hide, if he dares to tell me Any inappropriate words, then I will definitely make this kid pay a heavy price."

After grooming her body, Napa sat on the cushion with a clean look, and said with a serious face: "Ariel, I thought about it carefully, although I don't like this human being, and I don't think much about it. He appeared in front of him. But I will go with you for the inspection mission in three days' time."

"No, you still help me watch the house."

"you!"

Napa didn't seem to have expected Airl's resolute refusal, her body floated up again, and a strong magic power slowly radiated from her body!

"You said before that the emergence of gold mines will cause many unrest. This commission is obviously to investigate the gold mines this time. I can't trust that guy named Cream, he has a sense of danger. This investigation is not something a foolish soldier, a third-rate mage and an ordinary person like you who know nothing can handle!"

It's a pity that Arrow still can't see these thick magical powers.

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The chairman still maintained his composure, and the smile on his face remained unchanged for a long time without any change.

He poured himself a glass of water, took a sip, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion. And, don't underestimate our members, they just haven't shown their strength yet. Besides—" —”

Airl took another sip and showed the most commercial smile to Napa: "Don't forget, you still need to help me take care of those children~~~"

That night, as soon as Brad, Buffy, and Coco came in after finishing their work, Arrow told them about the expedition.

The performance of these three members is quite happy, especially Coco.Maybe it's just too boring to watch the undead soldiers harvest the wheat for a day, and she looks very longing for this adventure.

Of course, Brad also wondered why the vice president was always so angry and kept yelling.Never mind, Arrow brushed off the question well.

After dinner, Airl took the members of his family to the rear warehouse to conduct preliminary cultural education in the temporary classroom.I have to say that after two hours of class, Ai Luo only felt that maybe he should find a serious teacher to come over, otherwise there is only one word - tired!

——August 1301, 8, Sun Festival, harvest commission: 31 copper and 4 iron, child care commission: 5 copper, mine visit commission: 5 silver, food: -5 copper and 1 iron, balance: 7 gold and 79 iron——

On the second day, under the strong appeal of the mayor, 23 children accompanied by their parents came to the Mermaid Song Guild.During the day, warriors and mages went to work in Mai's wheat fields, while Arrow took care of the children in the guild.After sending off the children at night, Arrow taught the three members writing and language.

The third day was the same, except that the number of children increased to forty, one month at a time.From this point of view, Airl really thinks that he did the right thing in wooing the mayor of Round Cheese!It's just that the level of fatigue is also rising linearly.

And then on the fourth day...

"Okay, let's go!"

After throwing all the children to the cat with blue veins on his forehead, Arrow led Brad, Buffy and Coco and strode towards the Sleeping Mountains.

——1301年9月4日，照顾孩子委托：3金6银，伙食费：-5铜1铁，孩子伙食：-1金2银，结余：81金3银5铜——

Chapter No.17 An annoying thief

Walk out of Pelican Town along the road, and you can see three people standing on the side of the road from a distance.

One of them is Cream. He is different from the time we met three days ago. He is wearing a more capable leather armor suit and even has a turban on his forehead. If you look carefully, you can see that there is a piece of iron wrapped in the turban. Tablet, used as a forehead protector.On the contrary, the two short swords on his waist remained unchanged, and the scabbard felt very thick.

For the other two, Airl could tell at a glance that these two were not in the same way as Cream.

Not to mention the equipment on their bodies compared to the two members of their own family, even compared to Cream, it is obviously much better.Fully armed chain mail with a layer of cowhide armor on the outside.With a helmet on his head and a satchel on his waist filled with various potions, he looks like an experienced adventurer!

However, judging from the carefully carved but meaningless lines on the equipment, and the spotless and clean armor that can reflect the human face, it should be a big city person who has received adventure education and knows that he should make some preparations, but he doesn't have much experience. .

"The weather is good today, it's a good day for climbing!"

Airl was the first to say hello, and he quickened his pace towards Cream and the other three, especially bowing gracefully to the two tightly packed people, and said——

"The president of the Mermaid Song Guild, Eero Garcia, is here to serve you wholeheartedly. These are my two guild members, Warrior Brad and Necromancer Coco."

The city man who is slightly taller among the two looked Ai Luo up and down, and glanced at Cream impatiently: "It's fine with this soldier, he looks pretty good. Why didn't you tell me Is the little girl mage participating in this mission?"

Ke Ke was taken aback for a moment, and the hand holding the broken branch couldn't help but tremble.

Cream, on the other hand, laughed and said, "Small place, small guild, there are really no talents, so we can only make do with it, make do with it."

The slightly short city man frowned and said, "I'm going to do it? Don't you know that women shouldn't do these vulgar jobs? Women should be refined, cultivated, and stay at home with peace of mind. Instead of joining any guild , what risk. I can’t even imagine what it’s like for a woman to fight. If our country becomes a country that requires women to fight, what will other countries think of us? How will we think of ourselves?”

Cream continued to apologize, but quickly turned his face and stared at Airl viciously, the dissatisfied look was beyond words.

Airl was also smiling, but before he could speak, Coco behind him couldn't help but said: "What's wrong with girls? Girls can fight too! Girls can also do many things that you men can do!"

"Cocoa! Go back."

Ai Luo immediately scolded his necromancer, stepped forward and smiled and said, "I'm sorry, our small country guild is not very polite. But please believe in our professional standards, we will definitely complete this mission successfully. Yes!" The two city people glanced at each other and frowned, obviously still a little dissatisfied, but there was nothing good to do right now.

Now that they agreed, the group of people adjusted their equipment and started walking towards the Changmian Mountain Range.The Mermaid Song Guild walked in front, and the three of Cream walked behind.

But even though it was far away, Airl could still vaguely hear the murmurs of the two city people.

"How can a girl be as good as a man? Girls should play with dolls at home. When they grow up, they just need to find a good man to marry. What kind of work do they do? I think we were cheated this time."

"Forget it, forget it, just calm down. This kind of border town has no culture, and they don't know how to treat ladies. They even think that women can do things that men can do? I think this guild is like this. Check it out soon. Go back when you're done."

Ai Luo heard it clearly, he turned his head away, and saw Ke Ke who was holding a twig next to her, with a stubborn face but unable to attack, he could not help but smile slightly, and stretched out his hand to hold her hand.

"Brother President... Do you... also think that I... can't do anything? But... I can clearly do it... Xiaobai and I can definitely exert our combat power!"

"Well, I believe it."

Ai Luo took her hand and walked all the way, with a sincere smile on his face——

"Girls are no worse than boys. This time, let those city people see how powerful our Coco is!"

"Ok!"

With Airl's persuasion, the aggrieved face on Ke Ke's face finally relaxed.

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The Sleeping Mountains are located in the northeast of Pelican Town. Although they can be seen from a distance, it will take some time to really walk up.

One corner of this mountain is connected to the Shining Forest, but it is a little farther than the Shining Forest.

During this period of time in Pelican Town, Airl also took advantage of the time when he had no missions to visit around, to communicate with the residents of the town, and to collect information about the Sleeping Mountain Range.

This mountain was an active volcano a long time ago, but it has not erupted for thousands of years so far, so it should have become an extinct volcano.

On the other side of the Eternal Sleeping Mountains is the area known as the "Land of the Abyss". There are no countries in the Land of the Abyss, and there are no rich products.The mountains are barren, and there are very few animals and plants. From a distance, there is only a mountain composed of bare rocks.Although there have been people who wanted to investigate, but every time the person who went to investigate was either missing, or said that it was easy to get lost inside, and there was really nothing.

This is where the name Long Sleep comes from.

It is precisely because of this reason that the Changmian Mountains have become the frontier border of the Blue Bay Empire in the northwest region.But since there is no other country on the opposite side of the border, there is no need to garrison troops here.

In the past, the Long Sleeping Mountains seemed to have produced some iron ore, and Pelican Town and several small towns around it also benefited from this reason.But with the passage of time, the iron ore was gradually exhausted, and the former prosperity gradually declined.Even Pelican Town, the largest of the surrounding small towns, has shrunk from a large city with a few thousand people to a small town with only four to five hundred people, and the young people in the town are gradually moving to the big cities. If there is no change in this shrinkage, it should continue in the future.

In the end, these small towns will gradually die out just like completing their historical mission.

Holding a cane in his hand, Airl walked slowly up the rugged mountain road.

He looked at this mountain range that had been prosperous hundreds of years ago, and imagined that countless people came and went along these mountain roads in those years, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit sad.

Looking back, you can see Pelican Town from a distance, and you can't help but sigh that the thing that can destroy a town most in the world is definitely not war, but the economy.

"What place do you two want to investigate? Are you going to the land of the abyss? If you have the time, I can take you two to see the scenery of the Changmian Mountain Range. It is definitely a must!"

Airl asked knowingly.

The tall city man waved his hand. He took out a blueprint from his pocket and looked at it. Then he compared the surrounding terrain and said, "Go up the mountain first. There should be an abandoned mine near here."

Arrow smiled and nodded, "Okay!"

Continue to climb up the winding mountain road, and when you reach a mountain top, Airl thinks you have reached the top, but you don't expect that there is a higher mountain behind, and you don't feel like there is a bottom at all.

Fortunately, the entrance and exit of the mine have not been completely buried due to the passage of time. When the sun is about to set, a huge mine entrance finally appears in front of everyone.

Brad carried the hammer, weighed his wooden shield, and prepared to go in.

But before he could take a step, Cream stretched out his hand to stop him.

This rambunctious young man squatted at the entrance of the mine and took a look inside, then lit a torch and threw it inside.

The torch rolled a few times inside, showing that there was a downhill road in the mine.But after about five or sixty meters, it got stuck at a corner, and I couldn't see the inside.

"Just rest here."

Cream clapped his hands, turned around and said——

"Mines that have been empty for a long time are easily occupied by some monsters. It is too dangerous to explore at night. Let's rest for a night and explore energetically tomorrow morning."

Although Cream wasn't dressed as well as those two city folks, Arrow could tell that these two city folks were quite obedient to him.

Now that the decision was made, everyone found a place to shelter from the wind outside the mine to camp, set up tents, set up a bonfire, and prepared dinner.

This process is quite busy, but there are not many words.Except for a group of people from the Mermaid Song Guild, there was almost no communication among them.

As the guild leader entrusted this time, Airl looked at the fire, confirmed that the omnivorous porridge inside was cooked, and raised his head to greet everyone to come over for dinner.

Under the starry sky, the entire mine was as clear as if covered with a layer of white gauze.If you meet a bard in such fine weather, I'm afraid he will start playing.

Airl filled a bowl of omnivorous porridge and handed them to the two townspeople.The two were a little upset when they first saw it, but after taking a sip, they all raised their eyebrows.

“Dinner was good.”

The tall city man took another sip, picked up a small piece of corn with a spoon and stuffed it into his mouth——

"This is a plus for your guild. President, were you a kitchen apprentice before?"

Arrow cheerfully served a bowl to Brad and Coco: "Where is it, I learned it by myself. As the saying goes, you have to eat a good dinner to be energetic the next day. Coco, let your little White Vigil has no effect on your magic power, right?"

Coco took the bowl, took a sip impatiently, licked his lips and responded: "No."

As he said that, he waved the broken branch and uttered the spell. The undead soldiers held rusty swords like the most loyal knights, standing outside the camp and guarding against any monsters that might invade the camp.

Perhaps it was the first time for the two city dwellers to see the Necromancer, they couldn't help but glance at the skeleton, and then at Ke Ke, the contempt in their eyes receded a bit after all.

After eating, the two urbanites sat next to each other, picked up the blueprints in their hands and began to communicate.Airl ignored them and asked everyone to clean up the dishes before continuing to teach his family members to read and write.

Cream was watching the whole process, with a smile on the corner of his mouth. I don't know if he was laughing at the mermaid song guild for being a bunch of illiterates?Still curious about this guild.

Look at the time, it's almost ten o'clock.

The members all yawned and returned to the tent to sleep, and the two urbanites also put away the blueprints, and started chatting with each other sentence by sentence.

Airl packed up the paper and pen, looked at the two city dwellers for a while, and then wanted to go over to talk to them.

"Hey, what's your profession? Warrior? Mage?"

It's a pity that Cream stood in front of Airl "appropriately" and said something contemptuously with a dog's tail grass in the corner of his mouth.