Gold coin is justice

In the morning, Ai Luo lifted his patched bedding and got up.

This room was the least damaged among all the rooms on the second floor, and it was facing the street, so Aylor decided to use it as his room.

Looking out the street through the window while changing clothes, the early morning in Pelican Town seemed very quiet, not at all like the capital that was already busy before dawn.

Get dressed, gather your hair again, and wear a hat.Ai Luo glanced in the mirror, confirmed that he was an ordinary guy, nodded, opened the door, and went downstairs.

After three days of tidying up, the layout of the tavern on the first floor has almost been remodeled. The wine rack behind the bar has been transformed into a cabinet for storing documents, the bar has been transformed into a reception area for entrusting and placing tasks, and on the wall next to the entrance of the gate. A wooden board was hung up to post the power of attorney.

Tables and chairs placed in the corners are regarded as resting places.

Although simple, the facade of a guild can be considered complete.

Turning his head away, Ai Luo glanced at Napa, who was still lying on the reception counter.The cat hadn't spoken to himself since cleaning up the first floor three days ago, and even after waking up, he was lying there and wagging its tail.

of course there are exceptions.When Ai Luo prepares three meals in the morning, lunch and evening, the cat will consciously come to his side to take a bite.

As for how the guidance it said to set up the Adventurer's Guild, the cat didn't mention a word.

"Hey, Napa."

Holding a bowl of milk porridge in front of Napa, Airola sat down on a bar chair and said with a grin—

"You said before that you would help me build an adventurer's guild. It's been three days, do you have any ideas?"

Napa raised her head slightly and glanced at Ai Luo, a little wary and disdainful, and a little lazy.However, the cat's body is very honest, walking slowly to the milk porridge and eating.

"Don't answer me? Okay."

"I'm going out to work later, you just stay here. Even if you don't like me very much, it's okay to help janitor not let people come in and steal things? Although I don't think anyone wants to steal things. The tatters here."

Napa's head lifted from the bowl, with some milk stains and rice porridge on his beard.It paused for a moment, and finally said--

"Are you going out to work? What do you do?"

His eyes were still full of mistrust, but Airo felt that the cat might have more questions than distrust.

Seeing this, he confirmed one thing even more-this cat may have a lot of knowledge in some aspects, but obviously he didn't have any ideas in the initial stage of the guild.

Although I have thought about this possibility before, I am still a little disappointed after confirming this...If I can, Airo also hopes that there is something that can help me design everything, I only need to follow the specified Method to execute.

"Of course it is the job of the Adventurers' Guild. Do you have any ideas about what our guild should do now and how to make money?"

Napa lowered her head and licked two mouthfuls of milk porridge again. Its tail dangled, and after a while, it drooped down. She turned her head and continued to lie on the cushion, showing indifferently: "I...Of course I know! This is what I asked you to create an adventurer's guild. How could you not know? But now I have to look at your performance. At this stage, you can do it yourself!"

Just know.

Ai Luo was not disappointed either, and pushed the bowl to Napa: "Don't want to help, help me wash the bowl at the head office. I'll go out for a while, maybe I won't be back at night, take good care of the house, don't let people in casually."

After speaking, Ai Luo tidyed up his hat, and after making sure to wear it, he turned and walked towards the door.

But when he came to the door, he found that the cat was drifting along again.

"Don't get me wrong, Ariel, I'm not worried about you. I'm not worried about your way of doing things."

Napa's tail is hanging down, and such a long tail really makes people feel an urge to pinch.

"Housekeeping. You are not good for our business, but only bad."

Ai Luo didn't give it a chance to follow, and he pulled the brim of his hat with a serious expression.

Seeing the guild leader's resolute attitude, Napa could only watch him shut the door.

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Napa's existence is not bad for business.

The real disadvantage is to let this monster know how to work.

Ai Luo put his hands in his pockets, groping for the few copper coins walking slowly in the street.

After three days of contact, he was pretty sure that the cat must have not told him a lot, but it didn't matter, he also had a lot of things he didn't tell him.

Now the "trust" between the two parties is only preliminary. If Napa is allowed to follow her all the time, let it know her own way of working, some of her habits, and even some "little habits" that are not even aware of herself, then it will be useful for long-term cooperation It's not a good thing.

Don't know your business partner too much, because this will make you lose interest in working with him.

Similarly, don't let your business partners know you too much, because this will not only make you lose many opportunities to make money, but also lose a friend.

Ai Luo felt that this monster should be a friend.

So, having a little secret between each other is good for both parties.

He raised his head and looked at the morning sun in Pelican Town.

The economy of this small town is really underdeveloped, its commerce is sluggish, and its industry is decadent. Now it is all barely maintained by the agricultural products of the surrounding villages.

The former prosperous era is gone, and now there are only a few hundred people living in towns where thousands of people can live.This is why Airlor can buy the largest house in town with just fifteen gold coins.

But... it's not Airo's idea to wait for nothing.

He felt that he was not that great, and wanted to earn his 1,000 gold coins by prospering the entire town.

To make money, the first thing to do is to collect information, and the reason why he went to this small town where birds do not shit naturally has his own reasons.

Gold mine.

A gold mine was discovered in the Eversom Mountains near Pelican Town.

Moreover, it is also the largest gold mine in the entire Blue Bay Empire.

This news was obtained through special channels when he was in the capital. The news is absolutely reliable and has not been distributed yet.It is conceivable that the aristocratic level of the capital has already begun to act. In a short time, this Pelican Town will gradually welcome many people of all kinds.

However, he didn't want to share a piece of the gold mine.

There will definitely be a lot of blood and blood surrounding this gold mine, and if he is involved alone, it is tantamount to looking for death.

However, as there are more people, there will be more exchanges, and all kinds of materials will become urgently needed.In three years, I used the time I had just excavated in the gold mine to make a fortune. 1,000 gold coins are not a idiot.

Ai Luo habitually smiled and looked at the guild management certificate in his hand. The type of guild had not been checked on it, and it had not been named.

It sounds like a dead end, right?An economics student who does not know martial arts or magic at all runs an adventurer guild?It must be laughed to death by those classmates and teachers when it reaches the school.

Putting away the business license, Ai Luo continued to take steps.

Although the angles are different, but when I think about it, it’s not all about making money.All need "purchase channels", "commodities" and "sales channels", but the purchasing channels of the Adventurer's Guild have become people who issue tasks, commodities have become tasks, and sales channels are the way to complete tasks.

"It's always changing, isn't it?"

Airo walked to the east side of Pelican Town and opened a door called the Unicorn Bar.

In the lobby of the bar, there are a few big guys lying all over the place, and the small town with poor entertainment is just a reluctant pastime to drink until dawn.

The tall and thin male boss in his forties glanced at Airo who came in, and did not pay attention, wiping the glass with himself.After he sat in front of the bar, he slowly said, "New here?"

Airo smiled and stretched out a finger: "A special breakfast in the unicorn bar, Airo Garcia. Currently running an adventurer's guild in the town."

The boss glanced at Airo, put down the glass, turned around and started beating eggs and vegetables, preparing breakfast: "Little Liquor Johnson. You can call me Little Liquor."

While talking, a salad of dried fried eggs with celery dipped in wild mushroom sauce was placed in front of Airo, and a cup of warm milk was also served.Ai Luo took a sip of the milk, breathed out a sigh of heat, and smiled: "Little spirits boss, it seems that you will have one more regular customer in the morning."

The corner of Xiao Lijiu's mouth raised a touch of inadvertent pride. He continued to wipe the glass and slowly said, "Adventurer's Guild? In such a place? I always thought that only big cities would have Adventurer's Guild."

He lifted the cup and looked at the gloss. He seemed to be satisfied with his work. After inserting the cup into the cup holder, he picked up the next one, and said while wiping it: "In our place, I'm afraid I only have to clean the sewers and catch mice. I am. I'm not even sure that this kind of work will be released."

Ai Luo smiled slightly and said, "Boss, it looks like you have seen the world?"

Little Liquor snorted: "Living for a long time, naturally you will see everything. If you come on vacation, I welcome it. But if you want to come to Pelican Town to make money, I advise you to hurry up before you lose much. leave."

Ai Luo used a spoon to scoop up a spoonful of sauce, and sent it to the import with wild celery to chew slightly, nodded and said with a smile: "The role of the Adventurer's Guild is to solve problems, and humans, most of them are problems. The harvest season is about to enter. I really want to have breakfast with you for a long time."

Little Spirit glanced at Airo again, and Airo was also looking at the boss with a sincere smile.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Lijiu exhaled slowly, and said: "About three kilometers east of Pelican Town, the countryside over there seems to have encountered some problems recently. Those guys (glanced and still screamed) Sleeping alcoholic) There are always rumors that there are terrible monsters. But where are the terrible monsters in small places like ours. If you think it’s okay, go and see."

Ai Luo put down his knife and fork and nodded with a smile: "Thanks to the boss, how much is it?"

Xiao Lijiu glanced at the empty dinner plate in front of Airo, and continued to wipe the glass and said: "The town hasn't been a newcomer for a long time, just treat it as I welcome the newcomer, so let's catch the wind for you."

Although this boss looks unhappy, he is quite enthusiastic~~!

Although it is said that free things are the most expensive, Ai Luo feels that the boss has already acquired a long-term diner.Of course, the premise is that your own guild can really be opened in such a place.

Leaving the Unicorn Tavern, walk straight ahead along the dirt trail to the east. After turning over a small hill, you can see a house and several livestock tents sparsely standing in front of it. It looks like a farm.Looking from a distance, I saw four people standing in front of the biggest house, not knowing what they were arguing.

"I just said! There are definitely mice here! Such a big mouse! I saw it!"

"Mouse? The mouse will completely destroy this piece? You women don't understand anything! Haven't you heard of the monsters that have been rumored recently?!"

When I came closer, I saw that the arguing was a man and a woman. They were accompanied by two children, one large and one small. They looked like a very ordinary farm with a family of four.

Ai Luo walked outside the farm without going in, just standing at the door watching.

The pair of men and women were obviously a little tired from quarreling, and they were not convinced by anyone, and their momentum seemed a little weak.The man turned his head and saw Airo here, and immediately became a little angry, and shouted: "What are you looking at? I haven't seen a woman disciplined!"

Seeing that there was an outsider, the woman hurriedly adjusted her hair and took the two children into the house.

"Hello, I'm Airo Garcia who has just moved to Pelican Town recently, so I want to come to say hello and get to know each other."

The population of Pelican Town is so large, and the rumors of new neighbors coming in three days are enough to reach these slightly far away farms.

Sure enough, the man looked at Airo up and down. Although he was still a bit angry, he wiped his hands on his pants and said, "Well, I know you. You are the businessman who came to do business. I am the farmer here. Mai Yi, what do you want to buy? Although there are not many agricultural products here, they are all top quality. Would you like to see my cheese?"

It's a pity that if Ai Luo is currently running a business guild, he is really interested.

But now, his gaze is on the wheat field where there is obviously a large piece of wheat missing, and he said: "Actually...I run the Adventurer's Guild. I heard you seem to be a little troublesome, do you mind if I take a look? "

Mai Yi was taken aback for a moment, with doubts in his eyes.It seems that there is no idea of ​​what the Adventurer's Guild does.

Seeing this, Ai Luo waved his hand quickly, showed his smile, and said: "You can treat me as a professional. I heard you said that there are mice? Maybe I can help you deal with it?"

Although Mai didn't quite understand what Airo was doing, he was very satisfied with Airo's politeness.Look at this adventurer's guild boss who is a head shorter than himself, looks thin and small, and the strong farmer also put down his guard, walked over and opened the wooden fence.

"I don't know what you want to do, but it must not be a mouse!"

Mai Yi led Ai Luo to the wheat fields, still chattering--

"The harvest season is coming soon, and my wheat can be cut right away! But in recent days, the damage has become more and more serious. I guess I can't harvest it anymore!"

Ai Luo walked to the wheat field, squatted down and looked at the field in front of him.

The already slightly yellowed wheat swayed gently under the early morning breeze, and everything looked very beautiful.

But near the edge of the wheat field, many wheat suddenly disappeared, revealing only the dark soil underneath.

"This must be a monster! I saw something so big get into my wheat field with my own eyes. But my wife just didn't believe it!"

Mai Yi squeezed his fist and looked unwilling.

And Ai Luo began to look carefully at this wheat field.

Well, from a visual point of view, in the neat wheat field, only a piece of wheat the size of about three rooms disappeared.But the land has not been turned upside down, that is to say, it is unlikely to be uprooted by people, and it is more like some kind of magic, which completely transfers it.

Ai Luo walked into the wheat field and walked around the bare land.

The ground below his feet looked a bit solid, as if it had been crushed by heavy objects.

Finally, he squatted on the black ground, reached out his hand to dig up a piece of soil and looked at it repeatedly, then smelled it again.

The soil has a slightly moist smell and a little fishy smell... well, I see.

While Mai Yi was still nagging, Ai Luo had already completed the investigation and returned to his side.

"Tell me, it's not a mouse, right?"

It is an excellent compliment to make guests feel smart. Ai Luo accompanied the smiling face and said very softly: "Mr. Mai, you are really smart. This is not a mouse. It is more troublesome than a mouse. thing."

Mai Yi's face is full of pride!He glanced at the farmhouse, and his contemptuous gaze fell on his wife who opened the door and peeked—

"What's more troublesome? What is it? Is there really a monster destroying my field?"

Airo: "Yes, this is caused by a monster called a slime. In terms of quantity, there should be at least a dozen."

Although Lao Tengshu's natural history book is not complete, it is quite detailed about this relatively low-level monster.

"This is a kind of sludge-like monsters that can move. They often act in groups. They have no will and rely on instinct in their actions."

Ai Luo looked at the sky and said with a smile: "It is summer, the sun is strong, and the temperature is high, so these slimes are turned into night activities in order to avoid the high temperature. Because your wheat is about to ripen, the fragrance follows the wind. Wandering around, even the slimes four or five kilometers away can smell it. To them, your wheat field is a big meal, so naturally you have to come over in the evening to have a good meal."

He squeezed his chin, pretending to be worried, and said, "The slimes reproduce very quickly. I ate such a large piece last night. I think they should reproduce a large piece today. When they are digested, they will come soon. For the next meal. When their team grows stronger, it should be their turn to eat flesh and blood, eat animals, and then eat people."

Obviously, Ai Luo's worried expression and professional-sounding terminology made Mai Yi look flustered.He hurriedly came up and asked, "This...what can I do? I have never seen any monsters since I was a child! I only know about monsters when I listen to those bastards bragging in the Unicorn Tavern! This ……This is how to do?"

Although this is bad, it makes people lose their ability to think, and after turning all their minds into expecting others to provide solutions, it is too easy to gain the trust of the other person.

"You are lucky, Mr. Mai."

Ai Luo said with his arms on his hips cheerfully: "Professionals will naturally be dealt with by professionals. I will help you deal with the slime problem."

"Really? Thank you! Thank you so much!"

"Thank you, but no, but I need to prepare some professional props to drive the slime. I wonder if you can provide them?"

"Can you! What do you want? I can provide them all!"

Ai Luo looked like he wanted to help and said, "I need a chicken, a living adult chicken. A rooster and a hen will do. Then I need a silver coin as a reward."

"Ask for money?"

Mai Yi, who was still very nervous just now, immediately raised his spirits, his eyes returned to calmness, and he began to look up and down at Ai Luo.

Since he was suspicious, Ai Luo immediately turned and left: "Don't believe me? Then assume that I haven't said it. By the way, although slimes are weak, they also have an extremely terrifying ability. They can't be stabbed with a sword. You can't die with a pitchfork, let alone a hammer. If you leave it alone... then I will wait until others are willing to pay a higher price. Only then I hope to see Mai Yi again. Sir, don’t miss a broken arm."

The continuous intimidation really worked, Mai Yi quickly stopped Ai Luo's way, and smiled a little worried: "Don't worry, I will definitely pay the chicken. But this price... 1 silver coin? Our family of four can only pay for food a day. 8, 9 iron coins!"

Ai Luo spread his hands and said helplessly: "Mr. Mai, expelling monsters is a terrible job. You should also know that if a slime is not handled properly, it can cause life danger. A silver coin is really very important. It's cheaper."

"That... that... is really expensive."

Mai Yi rubbed his hands and stretched out a palm.

"How about 8 copper coins? This is already the maximum price I can offer."

It just so happens that this is the price in Airo's heart.

"Mr. Mai, you really will bargain..."

Ai Luo put on a very embarrassed expression and nodded "reluctantly" after thinking for a while.

At this moment, the farmer was very happy. He immediately brought a chicken and 8 copper coins over, but after thinking about it, he still only placed 2 coins on Airo’s palm, indicating that it was a deposit. , Pay 6 more after the event is completed.

This is fair. After all, it’s the first time you do business, you can’t get too far.

Ai Luo returned to Pelican Town with two coins in his pocket, made some preparations, and returned after buying some things. After receiving a big cock from Mai Yi, he confidently moved eastward. Walked to the forest.

——On August 4, 1301, the task deposit: +2 copper.Balance: 84 gold, 2 silver and 9 copper——

Shine the forest.

This lush forest has such a beautiful name.

But in Ai Luo's eyes, it is no different from other forests.All kinds of plants are piled up in the same way, and there is no place for people to walk.

Ai Luo carried the bag with chickens and other preparations, stretched out his hand with linen gloves to poke away the sharp vine leaves, and walked carefully inside.

Speaking of it, it is lucky.

If the goal of this mission is not slimes, but some other beasts, such as those greedy and strong hook-toothed rats, Airo will weigh his own weight and turn around to see what the cat has. Method.

But with the words of slime, he thought he might be able to cope.

But there is a problem.This forest doesn't look so barren. Even if you don't have any magical power, you can tell through the naked eye that the plants here are not ruined and withered.

That being the case, why would the slime leave the forest and go to a farm almost five kilometers away to hunt for food?

At the thought of this question, Ai Luo couldn't help but shudder.Although there are very few cases of death caused by slimes, this abnormal behavior is not recorded in the Museum Illustrated Book...

"When it comes to war, even books describing the living habits of monsters are so perfunctory? It seems that I can try to record it myself in the future."

With the experience of this day, the sky has become dim.And the more you get into the depths of the forest, the more you have a sense of horror that you can't see your fingers.

"It's almost here."

Ai Luo looked around, the visibility was already low.He nodded, preparing to set up a trap here.

"……Ok?"

Suddenly, a faint sweet smell came inadvertently from the shadow in front.

"smell good!"

The sweet smell can make people feel refreshed even if it is smelled, Ai Luo squatted down and moved forward carefully leaning against the trees on the side.

"With such a fragrant taste, is there any fruit here? This would save the chicken."

With that, Airo moved forward slowly, unloading the sack at the same time, taking out a few potion bottles from it, and moving forward with joy.

The fragrance is getting stronger and stronger!Obviously, the destination is about to be reached!Airo can almost imagine the scene where those slimes are surrounded by a plant that doesn't know what fruit it bears, so that he can catch it all!

...Wait a minute, this smell...is too fragrant?

Just as Airo was about to walk into a dead end formed by trees, he suddenly became alert.

But it was his footsteps that stopped like this, and a manic footsteps instantly tore the silence behind him. Accompanied by the whirring sound of the wind, a huge gavel slammed at him fiercely!

"Drink...!!!"

The situation changed too quickly, and Airo quickly dodged aside.With a click, a tree next to him was smashed into a big hole by a mallet!

Looking closer, what appeared before him turned out to be a giant with a height of almost two meters in animal skins!

"Ogre?!"

Ai Luo can hardly believe his eyes!But the giant didn't pay attention to Ai Luo. He stretched out his hand and directly grabbed the sack left by Ai Luo just now. The potion bottles inside fell and smashed to pieces, and all the liquid in it flowed out.

The giant was holding the chicken, nodded and didn't even look at Ai Luo, turned around and walked into the forest.

Although shocked at first, as the giant left, Airo immediately calmed down.He glanced at the smashed potion over there, and quickly followed up with his waist.

That was not an ogre. Although it looked terrifying, this huge man did not reach the height of an ogre.If you read it correctly, it should be just a tall human.

The scent just now was obviously a bait, and this bait also reminded Airo of some very strange things, which made him decide to catch up.

The surrounding sky was completely dark, and only the footsteps of the giant man that shook the earth wandered back and forth in the silent forest.

Airo followed behind like a frightened cat. He was even a little strange. Although he was scared, he still had the courage to follow?That giant man looked like he could squeeze his head with a slap!

After thinking about it, Airo could only smile wryly.Probably because there are too many things in his body, he has no energy to think about whether he is afraid of this kind of problem.

After walking for about a kilometer, an artificially shaped open space appeared ahead.

Several trees were uprooted and piled aside. The stones formed a pile of burning bonfires. Some slightly thick branches were stacked on top of each other, covered with a thin layer of leaves, forming a simple shelter.

Ai Luo cat was behind a tree, peeking out his head and looking at the giant man.

Under the light of the fire, the simple cloth sewn of many rags on the giant man appeared very conspicuous, but he carefully reached out his hand into his arms and held something cautiously. Come out and put it on a dry stone in front of the shelter.

"Today we were lucky, ha ha, there are chickens to eat, ha ha ha."

The giant man's smile looked very simple and honest, and it was not the same as the fierceness when facing Airo just now.

Afterwards, he stretched out his hand and broke the poor rooster's neck, grabbing the hair and plucking the ground.In a short while, a bloody rooster was pierced through the ass and chest by a branch, and was roasted on the campfire.

However, Ai Luo's sight was always focused on that stone.

There, sitting there was a girl about the size of his palm. She had a pair of translucent wings. The clothes on her body seemed to be made of flowers, which formed a strong contrast with the giant man.

This is exactly what surprised Airo the most!

Flower fairy.

It can be regarded as an entire chapter to be introduced in the Museum Illustrated Book!If it weren't for the strong sweet smell just now and what I saw with my own eyes, I'm afraid Airo would never believe that a flower fairy appeared in front of him?!

What is even more surprising is that this flower fairy and this giant man seem to have formed a partnership relationship?She didn't have any forced expression, but shook her legs, looking expectantly at the roast chicken that was slowly getting cooked on the campfire.