Arcane Lord

After showing the mission credentials, the guard called over a person who looked like a manager. As soon as this person came, he looked at Xia Duo with a very critical look, "You are the one who took over the task of cleaning up the goblins?"

"It's me." For an ordinary person, Xia Duo didn't bother to talk to him and asked directly, "Can you tell me about the situation in Hexi Village? Where are the soldiers who are accompanying you?"

"You——" The steward seemed to be used to being arrogant, and did not realize that even if he was just a mage apprentice, he had essentially surpassed his class.

He pointed to the guard who called him before and said to him, "Sam, take him to the East District Barracks."

Then he looked at Xia Duo and said in a not very good tone, "Xia Duo, right? Sam will introduce you to the situation in Hexi Village. The fellow soldiers are in the military camp. You'd better complete the mission as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to get the 20 gold coins." arrive."

After saying that, he left directly.

The guard named Sam looked at Xia Duo flatteringly, rubbed his hands, and didn't know what to say. This scene was quite funny.

Xia Duo broke the deadlock, "Sam, take me to the military camp, and tell me about the situation in Hexi Village on the way."

"Okay!" Sam said hello and walked ahead. When he came back and saw Sha Duo following, he slowly told the story——

"Hexi Village is a small village west of the Wolfburg River. Similar to other villages in the territory, it mainly makes a living by growing rye and also raising some livestock. However, Hexi Village has a special product."

"What special product?"

"An olive grove, or olive oil, is sent to Conifera City every year and sold to the elves. The elves like this vegetable oil very much, and it is also a very important income in the territory."

"Huh -" Xia Duo suddenly let out a soft cry of surprise.

Sam quickly asked, "What happened to Master Shado?"

"Nothing, just keep talking!"

Xia Duo found that his understanding was wrong. It was nothing for the town hall guards to know these things. Maybe this Sam knew more secret things!

Signaling Sam to continue speaking, Shado also considered some of the situation in Savile Territory. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, he would stay here for a long time.

"Master Shado, I continued. Although olive oil is a good thing, it is not easy to take care of olive trees. In addition to daily maintenance, the most important thing is to protect against harassment by goblins.

"Not only are they easily attracted by the scent of the leaves, they also like to damage the tree itself. During harvest time, they come in groups. However, with the Lord's attention at that time, it is not a problem."

"Then what's the problem this time?" Xia Duo asked.

"I don't know what happened this time. The snow outside had just melted, and the goblins came over early. They were beaten back many times and they still didn't give up. This is very abnormal!"

Sam had never seen anything like this in so many years. Seeing that Sha Duo was not disgusted with his story, he added a few more words, "This mission is actually to find out the cause of the goblin anomaly. A person also took over the mission before. He came over, but he only cleaned up some of the goblins and did not find out the cause of the goblins’ abnormalities.”

"Oh?" Xia Duo raised his eyebrows, "That's what the steward just said when he said he couldn't get 20 gold coins?"

"Yes, but it's not like you can't get gold coins at all. You should still be able to get some."

Sam's words almost made Xia Duo laugh. He came here just for a cost-effective mission. If he couldn't complete the mission, wouldn't his trip be in vain?

"Okay Sam, tell me about the situation in Hexi Village? Tell me about the terrain, villagers, and even weird rumors!"

"okay!"

Sam was eager to show off in front of a mage apprentice. He thought that he had also dreamed of joining the mage tower, but after three years of working there, he didn't even learn the most basic spell-casting concentration.

Therefore, he looked up to anyone who came out of the mage tower, but at the same time, he also had the idea of ​​being better than a trace in some aspects.

…

From the town hall to the East District Military Camp, you only need to pass through the central square. After reaching the East District, you can walk a short distance. However, the square is not crowded, but the East District is lively.

The impact of the orc war years ago has finally disappeared. The dead people are dead after all. No one can make trouble with the gold coins, especially the Chamber of Commerce. No matter how dissatisfied the head of the branch is, if the master behind the scenes does not speak for him, he can only fight. Drop your teeth and swallow in your mouth.

This time Xia Duo saw all the stores of chambers of commerce in various countries. There were even special servants shouting at the door of some stores to recruit armed guards. The chambers of commerce provided professional training and generous wages.

Seeing this scene, Sam seemed to be very disdainful. After walking far away, he whispered, "These foreign chambers of commerce know how to deceive young people in the territory. No matter what professional training they have, they are all lies."

"How do you say this?" Xia Duo was also a little curious. Since he was recruiting guards, it should be natural to provide training.

Sam looked at Xia Duo carefully and said, "You are still young and don't know the viciousness of those chambers of commerce. They tempt young people with high prices, but in fact, only a few can actually get money alive. The so-called professional training is just to find any adventure. The teacher teaches.”

"Do you have any objections to adventurers?" Xia Duo found out about Blind Life.

"Of course, how can adventurers compare to those who come from our military camp! And do those adventurers only know how to drink, fight, and train people?"

Xia Duo did not ask again. Once prejudice is formed, it is difficult to change. He believes that profit-seeking people know how to get the maximum benefit. If you lose guards frequently, you will not only lose money, but also reputation.

If your reputation is lost, it will be difficult to recruit people next time.

…

A moment south of the trade area is the East District Military Camp. This is Xia Duo's first time here, but he is no stranger to the layout of the military camp. The Western District Military Camp he was in during the Orc War is very similar to here.

After checking his identity, he immediately felt familiar.

"Master Shado, this is Captain Uk. His team will go on a mission with you later." Sam introduced Shado to the team leader who would cooperate with him, but Shado felt that this introduction was a bit redundant.

He looked at the familiar big man in front of him and said with a smile, "Captain Uk, long time no see!"

"Master Xia Duo, I didn't expect it to be you? Maybe you can really deal with those damn goblins this time!" Uk was very excited.

He experienced two mission failures. Although the main responsibility did not lie with him and he was not punished by his superiors, it still left a bad impression on his superiors. He really needed a turnaround!

"I didn't expect to meet Captain Uk on this mission. By the way, do you know how Gibb and the others are doing now?"

"In previous wars, the main force was severely attrited. We were all transferred to the main force, but Gibb is out on patrol, otherwise you would have seen him." Uk said.

The two of them chatted regardless of the presence of outsiders, which made Sam feel that he was a bit redundant, so he said goodbye to Sha Duo, "Master Sha Duo, since you have handed over the handover, I will go back first. If there are any questions, You can come to the town hall to find me at any time.”

"Yes, I will!"