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After receiving Allen's reply, Cole went back to discuss it with Tom and the others, and finally decided to continue on the road with this batch of materials.

However, when they overtook the caravan, the caravan's supervisor showed great interest and wanted to make a purchase deal with Cole and her group, offering a price that seemed quite good. However, after hesitating for a long time, Cole and the others reluctantly declined the offer.

According to Tom, they didn't really know the specific value of these materials. Although the price offered by the other party was tempting, the more it was like this, the more it indicated that if this batch of materials were transported to Mansha City, they could likely be sold for a higher price!

Allen eavesdropped from the side, his eyes full of gratification and approval. Back then, when he took his clansmen out to adventure, many of their gains were bought at low prices by the humans of the Flash Silver Caravan because they didn't understand these principles, causing them to suffer a lot of losses!

Along the way, they encountered almost no danger except for scattered demon stragglers. It seemed that this demon invasion had indeed caused a lot of damage to the wilderness. Of course, the dozens of large and medium-sized tribal groups they passed along the way were still living as usual, and were little affected by this disaster, still able to maintain basic stability.

After all, tribes with legendary or higher-level powerhouses were far from being defeated by relying on numerical superiority. If the demon army could not collect enough flesh and blood resources, it would not be able to allow stronger legendary demons to cross the vast distance to the Fayman world, and would basically not be qualified to attack tribes with legendary powerhouses sitting in them.

After the small episode with the caravan, Cole and her group's will became much firmer, and everyone collectively agreed to take these goods to Mansha City before selling them.

The only change was that Cole borrowed dozens of silver coins from Allen and purchased a batch of saltpeter. While rushing on the road, she and her partners gradually tanned this batch of furs into better-selling finished leather products. Although doing so would bring a lot of inconvenience to Cole and the others on the road, everyone endured it in order to earn more money and eliminate the smell of rotten meat on the fur.

By the time everyone saw the spectacular and majestic continuous building complex of Mansha City from afar, it was already the beginning of the 4th month after Allen and the others left the Green Field Plain.

Mansha City, this heart city of the wilderness natives where Allen had lived and stayed for more than 3 months, seemed to have not changed at all in the past ten years. Except for the heavier moss marks on the city walls, Allen felt as if the first time he saw the north gate of Mansha City more than ten years ago was just yesterday.

The city was still prosperous. Although the number of travelers and caravans entering and leaving had decreased a lot compared to those years, they were still constantly coming and going in and out of the city. Merchants always like to take risks. Even if the turmoil of the evil god's chaos has not yet subsided, and there are still many scattered demons haunting the wilderness, it has long been unable to stop this group of desperadoes who are rushing for profit.

The tall and majestic city walls with a slight arc made Cole and her group seem very small, just like the first time they saw the towering giant oak Besselmai in the inner city of Thorn Fort.

"Wow! !"

A group of country bumpkin-like goblins showed surprise, envy, and other expressions in their eyes, and stopped at the outer circle of the north gate of the city, and did not take a step into the city for a long time.

"Teacher, is this really our own city in the wilderness?"

Tom walked up to Allen with his short legs and asked softly with an incredulous look.

Although Thorn Fort was prosperous, it was ultimately not a friendly place for the ignorant people of the wilderness. In addition, most elves have arrogant personalities, and they would not have a good attitude towards the lowest races in their eyes, such as Cole and Tom. Therefore, even though Cole, Tom, and the others had been to Thorn Fort many times, their affection for it was not even as close as that of Green Lake Village.

"Yes, this is the city that belongs to our wilderness tribe!"

After many years of separation, now that he has returned again, Allen's mood has also undergone no small fluctuations, and he doesn't know if the few friends he knew in the city are still there!

"In the future, our tribe will definitely have a place in this city!"

"So, for Teacher's dream, you all have to work hard for me! !"

At some point, Cole and the others had all gathered around. Hearing Allen's earnest expectations, everyone uttered a vigorous cry from the bottom of their hearts: "Okay! ! !"

"Let's go, enter the city! ! !"

Allen waved his hand, and a group of people slowly walked towards the city under his leadership.

"Wait! !"

"Come over and pay the tax, one silver coin per person!"

The high morale that had just risen was then shot down by a kobold who had been staring at Allen and the others for a long time at the gate.

"… …"

"Okay!"

Allen touched his purse, expressionlessly took out fifteen silver coins, and handed them to the kobold tax officer.

Along the way, the head tax collected by the tribal towns around the commercial road alone cost Allen almost 2 gold coins. These tribes that occupy the right time and place have been able to develop to the point they are today, more or less because they have benefited from the prosperous commercial road. If his tribe could have such a geographical location, he wouldn't have to rack his brains to find a stable source of thorns, and the development of the tribe wouldn't be so slow, Allen was filled with emotion.

"Okay, go in!"

The kobold tax officer counted the silver coins in his hand, and then, with a contemptuous look, lazily let the city guards beside him let them go.

After the experience at the gate, the emotions surging in Allen's heart gradually calmed down. He led the teenagers on the bustling road, then found the target and walked towards the temple complex of the Nature God System in the south of the city.

For Mansha City, Allen was most familiar with the area near the temples of the many natural gods in the south of the city, so Allen also planned to settle the temporary residence with Cole and the others in the tavern in the temple area in the south of the city this time. Of course, Allen could also take Cole and the others to seek shelter in the monastery of the Oak Temple, but Allen was too embarrassed to visit the monastery for the first time since he hadn't been to the temple in Mansha City for so many years.

Allen didn't know if there had been any changes to Captain Nordin, Priest Reder, and other acquaintances of Allen in the Oak Temple over the years, so Allen planned to find a tavern to stay in first, and then slowly visit them.

Because of its proximity to the temple, the Maple Leaf Tavern in the South District was considered a relatively safe place in Mansha City, but even so, the tavern was still mixed with all kinds of people and filled with smoke. From the moment Allen appeared with this group of goblins in the noisy tavern hall, many unkind eyes began to unscrupulously scan Allen and the others.

This wasn't the first time Cole and the others had come into contact with these places, but when they were in Thorn Fort, they had their own houses. Occasionally, when they were anxious about places like taverns, they would come and go in a hurry, unlike now, where they were staying for a long time in the eyes of many wilderness natives and foreign adventurers.

Cole had a bold and generous personality. At this time, she didn't feel much discomfort in the face of many eyes. Instead, she snorted softly, stared with her big phoenix eyes, and met the surrounding gazes. At the same time, she didn't forget to pat the heavy sword behind her to embolden herself.

The other goblins had different expressions: some, like Erin, who had a more gentle personality, lowered their heads and looked at the ground, advancing and retreating with the team members; some, like Bush, who had no feeling, scratched their heads and bodies stupidly, with a look of peace in their eyes; and others, like Shusheng and Cole, who took care of their companions, stood outward, blocking many prying eyes.

"… …"

Allen originally didn't want to pay attention to the dozens of gazes in the tavern, but after seeing the somewhat uncomfortable expressions on the faces of the little guys like Erin, he took a step forward, and the power of the strong man that had been restrained on his body suddenly spread out, immediately causing those gazes around him to quickly withdraw.

Although Allen hadn't found his own path to legend at this time, he already had some of the spiritual pressure of a strong man, which was completely enough to deter this group of bullying guys in the tavern.

As adventurers, the most skilled thing was naturally to observe words and expressions and quickly judge a person's strength. Now, in the goblin team in front of them, the bear goblin who didn't seem so strong, had a look in his eyes like a sharp blade, able to directly hit the depths of a person's heart, and the solemn aura on his body, like iron, all showed the extraordinaryness of this bear goblin.

"Hello, sir, our tavern does not allow wild animals to appear."

A human waiter mustered up his courage and walked up to Allen and the others, pointing at Little White's strong figure and saying embarrassedly.

"He's not a wild beast, he's my partner!"

Linnaeus, who was hiding in the crowd, poked his head out, constantly waving the snow-white oak short staff in his hand, while greeting Little White to squat down, and with a lunge, he jumped onto Little White's back, and then revealed the grass-green short robe he was wearing as a druid apprentice.

"We're here to check in. We need a few rooms."

"Just treat him like a goblin. Charge him accordingly."

Allen didn't want Little White to stray too far from Linnaeus. After all, that little rascal Linnaeus was too weak. With the highly vigilant Little White protecting him, at least they could prevent many accidents.

"... Ah, alright!"

Seeing Linnaeus's attire, the human clerk felt a bit less uneasy. Druids were undoubtedly experts in communicating with animals. Of course, the human clerk was also considering that Allen was willing to pay for a dire wolf to stay at the inn. No one wanted to argue with money, as long as they could manage this dire wolf that looked like it was not easy to provoke.

"How many rooms would you like?"

"Let's get five. Besides two single rooms, I want the remaining three to be adjoining rooms with large beds."

Allen glanced at Kohl and the other teenagers, estimated in his mind, and gave his reply.

"Sir, with so many of you, won't it be too crowded with just these few rooms...?"

"Okay, I'll go now."

The human clerk originally wanted to offer some advice, but after Allen swept a cold gaze over him, he wisely shut his mouth and went to find the tavern manager to handle the check-in procedures for Allen and his group.

Accompanying the human clerk was Tom, the dwarf goblin. Since Tom had already demonstrated intelligence surpassing other goblins, Allen planned to have him be responsible for the team's external communication and daily life arrangements.

If these daily social matters were left to Kohl, Bush, and the others, Allen suspected they could be sold off and still be helping others count the money!

After settling the goblins, Allen took Tom out of the Maple Tavern and headed straight for the Oak Shrine, which he hadn't visited in many years, not forgetting to wear the oak leaf badge he had bought for several silver coins.

"Father, hello. I'd like to ask, among the priests in your shrine, is there a priest named Redel. Bede? He's a dwarf goblin priest."

The Mansa City Oak Shrine had undergone some changes, with the addition of many exquisite stone sculptures and the construction of several small flowerbeds filled with fresh flowers in the open areas. Allen stopped a passing young acolyte and politely inquired.

"I'm sorry, my brother. I haven't heard of a priest named Redel."

The young acolyte, wearing a dark green robe and not yet qualified to wear a priest's badge, carefully recalled the names of the priests in the shrine after Allen's inquiry, shaking his head to give Allen a negative answer.

"What about Commander Nordin. Thoris? Is he at the shrine?"

"I'm sorry, Commander Nordin took the Knights on a mission to clear out demons and hasn't returned to the shrine for half a year."

"Then thank you."

With apology, the young acolyte bowed slightly, leaving in Allen's disappointment.

Allen didn't know many people at the Mansa Oak Shrine. There were a few shrine cooks, but now Allen couldn't remember their names. Moreover, even if he found these cooks, what use would it be? At most, they would exchange pleasantries before bidding each other farewell.

Since he couldn't find any acquaintances, Allen simply took Tom for a walk in the side hall on the right side of the shrine to see the shrine missions posted there.

Generally speaking, a shrine is divided into several parts. The main hall area is where the statues of the gods are erected, for all believers to look up to, pray, and donate money; the side hall on the left is where the shrine issues daily missions and provides various services to believers and followers; and the monastery on the right is where the clergy and believers live and where the priests and priestesses do their daily work; at the same time, there is also a large area behind the shrine, which serves as the daily training ground for the Shrine Knights, where warhorses are tamed and food is provided, and so on.

Allen was very clear about these areas, after all, he had stayed in this shrine for 3-4 months, although many places had changed, Allen could still effectively distinguish these areas on the whole.

"Hunt down a six-armed snake demon, level 15 peak. Current intelligence indicates that it is active in the White Sand Salt Flats. Anyone who can bring back the snake demon's head can exchange it for 30 shrine merit points."

"Escort a batch of supplies to the Centaur Grasslands. Upon completion of the mission, you will receive 20 shrine merit points."

"Recruit 20 adventurers to eliminate a demon squad wandering in the Nagen Hills..."

"Assist the shrine in ambushing the legendary intermediate Balor Flame Demon, Pano. Upon completion of the mission, depending on merit, you can receive a legendary specialization crystal at most, and a advanced job inheritance crystal at least..."

Just like Master Oscar said, when Allen and the others approached the side hall, the wide and bright hall was filled with bulletin boards hanging with various missions, most of which were related to demons, which made Allen dazzled.

It was a pity that most of the demon army summoned by the Wilderness Evil God's chaos had been wiped out by the cooperation of hundreds of tribes in Mansa and the Natural Shrine. Now, most of the demon armies still alive in the wilderness are scattered small branches, or simply lone abyss demon powerhouses, and each mission is not easy.

Those relatively easier tasks in the early days of the Evil God's chaos had already been completed by countless adventurers and wilderness tribes in Mansa City before Allen and the others came out of the mountains these days.

Of course, there were also missions with relatively generous rewards, such as reinforcing the Centaur Grasslands and sending information to the Spring Country, but all of them involved great risks and required more time.

Not only was Allen looking up at so many missions in the side hall, but Tom, who was beside him, was also focusing on finding a mission suitable for their team.

After searching for a while, Allen felt that there were several missions that were very suitable for him to take on, the only trouble was in finding the target.

Most of the lone demons who were scattered were about to enter the legendary realm, but Allen had previously fought with Feller and Hongji La, two high-level peak demons, so he was very confident in such missions.

It was just that Allen had not yet fully made up his mind to take on which mission. Before Kohl and her team of young novices had adapted to the adventurer's life, Allen would not easily let these guys leave his sight.

Glancing at Tom beside him, the little guy had a lot of hesitation in his eyes at this time. He seemed to be very interested in many of the missions, but he didn't know how to choose.

Although Tom was quick-witted when he was in the village, he often just gave suggestions and then let Kohl and the others make the choice. Now, asking him to choose from these countless mission notices, no wonder he would be a little confused.

"How about it? Have you thought about which mission to take?"

Allen suddenly spoke, drawing Tom's attention back from his slightly furrowed brow.

"I think we can try the mission to eliminate a group of demon stragglers first..."

Tom's tone didn't seem to have much confidence, and he didn't even dare to look Allen in the eyes when he spoke.

"Okay, then take this mission!"

Allen made a decision on the spot, no longer looking at Tom's facial expression, and walked to the bottom of the notice, gently pulled the rope hanging in the air, took the notice board in his hand, and then walked to the front desk position on the left side of the side hall entrance.

"I want to take this mission."

Allen handed over the notice board with the mission written on it, 'Recruit 20 adventurers to eliminate a demon squad wandering in the Nagen Hills...' A troll priest in a dark green priest's robe looked up, frowned and said, "Hello, fellow believer, this mission requires 20 adventurers, because the number of demon squads hiding in the Nagen Hills is around 60, with at least 10 middle-level demons, you..."

The troll priest wanted to persuade Allen to give up this idea, because he didn't see the existence of other companions beside Allen, except for a dwarf goblin warrior who didn't look very strong. However, as Allen exuded a faint mental pressure, under Allen's sharp, blade-like eyes, the troll priest finally gave up the idea of persuading Allen.

If Allen really had the strength of a high-level warrior, then this group of only 5-60 demons might not be Allen's opponent. Agile advanced class like Sword Dancer and Shadow advanced class, even when facing a large number of middle and low-level demons, can come and go freely, and can easily kill these demons one by one without being caught in the encirclement of the other side.

"Are there any other missions related to the Nagen Hills? Or missions that are very close?"

Allen was still not satisfied, thinking about doing one or two more missions in passing, which would be more efficient.

"I'm sorry, we don't have such missions here at the shrine for the time being, but you can go to the City Lord's Office Political Affairs Hall to take a look, maybe there are related missions there."

The troll priest shook his head. During the chaos of the Evil God, the temple issued the most tasks related to demons. Now, as the number of demons invading the wilderness gradually decreases, the number of tasks in the temple hasn't actually been that many. Therefore, in the troll priest's memory, there weren't many tasks near Nagen Hills.

"Alright."

Allen felt a little regret. The merit points given by this task of exterminating demon stragglers weren't too many. The main reward was calculated based on the number of demon heads killed: 1 merit point for 3 intermediate demons, 1 merit point for 15 low-level demons. This was far less rewarding than killing a peak high-level demon.

However, in order to familiarize Kerr and the other teenagers with the rules of adventurers, Allen had no choice but to accept this task.

"Brother, please give me your badge to register."

This wasn't the first time Allen had taken on a temple task. He had previously taken on several tasks to find materials when he was in Thornsburg, and he already knew the specific steps for taking on temple tasks.

However, now that Tom was here, Allen didn't forget to guide Tom, letting him understand the steps for taking on temple tasks. He also spent 10 silver coins to buy an oak leaf badge from the troll priest for Tom, and filled in and registered Tom's identity information at the same time.

As for Kerr and the others, he would wait until he brought them here next time to register them one by one. By then, they should use their own earned money to buy badges.

Temples and adventurers all have their own bronze badges. This is the simplest and cheapest magical tool, engraved with a zero-level trick that can store their own mental fluctuations and general task information, which can help adventurers verify their identity after accepting and completing tasks.

"Alright, brother. If you don't complete the task within 2 months, or come back to extend the task, we will consider your task a failure."

The only advantage of temple tasks is that you don't have to pay a deposit, and there are no specific penalties, except that a record of your task failure will be recorded in the badge. Many team-based adventurer tasks have many requirements for the task takers, such as paying a deposit, signing magic contracts, and so on.

"Alright."

Allen nodded, indicating that he understood.

"By the way, can you print a copy of the Nagen Hills map here?"

Allen suddenly thought that he knew nothing about the location of the so-called Nagen Hills, and the maps in his hand were more about the information along the Green Field Plain and the Tagan Desert.

"I'm sorry, you have to go to the library management department of the City Lord's Mansion and spend 1 gold coin to print a copy."

In the Ferman world, knowledge is money. It's impossible to obtain knowledge for free. Even the library built in Mansha City requires you to spend money to buy tickets before you can enter the library to consult materials and books.

"Alright, thank you."

Allen nodded, and after everything was settled, he took Tom back to the tavern where they were staying.

"Teacher, where did you go?"

Among the 5 adjacent rooms, except for Allen's room, which was empty, the other 4 rooms, which were not very spacious, were crowded with people. Only Kerr and Irene's rooms were relatively empty, but after putting Little White, this big guy, in, there wasn't much space left.

As for the rooms of Bush and the other male teenagers, naturally all the space was used. Some animal skins were casually laid on the ground, which could be regarded as a resting berth.

When Allen and Tom came back, Kerr had already assigned the rooms to all the teenagers. At this time, when she saw Allen's figure, which had disappeared for some time, she jumped over.

"Tom and I went to see the temple's tasks. We will set off tomorrow to go to Nagen Hills to carry out the task."

Allen said calmly to Kerr, while giving Tom a wink: "You can ask Tom about the specific task."

"So, before the sun sets, you have to sell the materials on your bodies and prepare at least one and a half months of drinking water, food, and any supplies you think you can use."

"As for me, I won't care about you tonight. I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion to see if there are any suitable tasks."

"Oh."

After hearing this, a flash of excitement flashed in Kerr's eyes. She wasn't very interested in adventurers, but if there was a chance to fight, she could show off her skills.

After Allen explained the matter to Kerr and the others, he really didn't care how Kerr and the others would find merchants and shops to sell the only valuable goods in their hands.

The quotations given by the caravans they encountered on the way had already been recorded by Tom under Allen's instructions. Therefore, the final proceeds from the sale of this batch of goods in Mansha City would definitely not be cheated too much, at least it shouldn't be lower than the highest quotation of the caravan on the road, but Allen couldn't predict how much funds could be obtained.

And Allen wouldn't pay attention to what Kerr and the others would buy in the end. Since they brought the teenagers out to train, the teenagers had to understand and contact daily purchases and sales themselves.

Allen observed along the way, while heading towards the City Lord's Mansion in his memory, and then arrived at the location of the Inner City Lord's Mansion after half a magic hour. The familiar City Lord's Mansion hadn't changed much. The ogre guards, who were still tall, stood at the gate and were very deterrent as guards, but it was a pity that there was one less familiar face that Allen once knew.

The political hall of the City Lord's Mansion was next to the City Lord's Mansion. At this time, there were also many people coming and going, but everyone looked hurried, and some people even carried a faint smell of blood or scars on their bodies.

From time to time, adventurers shouted loudly in the political hall, either inviting friends or temporarily recruiting team members to take on a certain task together.

Allen didn't stop, and walked into the political hall, and then looked for suitable tasks among the densely packed task bulletin boards. Due to the current technology, if an adventurer wanted to take on a task related to a certain area, they mostly had to search for themselves in the numerous bulletin boards. If they wanted to take a shortcut, they had to spend money to bribe the staff of the political hall. Perhaps some of them had good memories and could help find tasks suitable for the adventurer's requirements from many tasks.

Obviously, Allen didn't intend to spend money to find staff. He planned to find it himself first, and then talk about it if he really couldn't find it. Allen, who had always been accustomed to frugality, still thought that it would be good to save some silver coins at this time, anyway, he had nothing to do before going to bed at night.

Under the illumination of countless fluorite stones and the sunlight outside, the common text on the numerous task bulletin boards was clearly visible. Allen searched for a long time, but didn't gain much.

The tasks in the Mansha City political hall are different from the temple's tasks. If the temple's tasks are more concerned with demons from other worlds, then the tasks in the Mansha City political hall are more concerned with the wild indigenous tribes.

For example, the content written on the bulletin board Allen was looking at at this time was as follows: "Now recruiting a team of adventurers to escort a batch of supplies to the Shafo tribe, reward of 200 gold coins."

"The Aisha tribe on the shores of Lake Aisha is now recruiting a batch of laborers, those with building experience and knowledge are preferred..."

Many tasks are not related to combat, but are closely related to the survival and construction of a certain tribe. This is a type of task that Allen has rarely seen before. Of course, there are also combat tasks, many of which are also chasing down a single powerful demon or a team of demon stragglers.

"Reward: There is a level 15 peak Berserker Demon in the Misty Mountains. Those who can take its head and body can exchange it for 1000 gold coins from the Bogard tribe."

"Recruiting 15 intermediate adventurers and a number of low-level adventurers to go to the Campbell tribe in Tunpo to gather and kill a branch of demon stragglers..."

Of course, there are still many tasks for powerful wild tribes to collect various resources and materials. Even though the wilderness is now in chaos, everyone has not stopped consolidating and developing their tribes.

After searching for a while, Allen didn't gain nothing. For example, he found a task issued in the name of the City Lord's Mansion on the most conspicuous bulletin board. The task content was clear, that is, he could bring back the heads of demons and exchange them for various rewards at the City Lord's Mansion, from money to materials, and even books and inheritance crystals.

However, the more valuable things are, the higher the value will be, and the more demon heads need to be handed over. For example, an inheritance crystal requires at least 7 Berserker Demon heads or 5 Six-Armed Snake Demon heads.

In the Abyss, different races have corresponding differences in strength and rank. For example, the Blood War Demon and the Snake Demon are undoubtedly high-level, with strength levels above level 13. The Horned Demon and Reincarnation Demon are of mid-level strength or higher. As for Legendary-level demons, they are mostly Soul-Judging Demons, Balor Flame Demons, and Tieflings, with some high-level demons who have successfully advanced but are unwilling to evolve into larger bodies mixed in.

With this task reward, as long as Allen kills a demon in the wild, regardless of whether it is related to the task or not, Allen can get corresponding rewards.

Thinking of this, Allen suddenly thought of something. The races of demons are fixed, but as enemies, neither the temple nor the Mansha City Guard can identify whether these corpses are the targets of the mission bounty.

Then, he could simply accept all the tasks related to killing high-level demons according to their race. Then, if he accidentally encountered any of these demons on the way, he could kill them and bring them back to the temple or the city guard as proof of completing the task!

With this flash of inspiration, Allen carefully considered it and felt that it was feasible, so he began to take action. He searched in the city guard for those tasks related to killing high-level demons that did not require any specific requirements, and then took these tasks to the registration office at the entrance of the administrative hall to register with the staff.

"Are you sure you want to accept these tasks?"

Allen took 4-5 tasks at once, but did not attract any surprised eyes from the goblin behind the registration desk, just a very indifferent question. The only thing that moved him was Allen's obviously thin ogre figure, which turned out to be a high-level combat professional.

"Yes."

Allen nodded, and then took out an adventurer's badge that he had prepared long ago. It was a pattern of three long swords intersecting at one point, held in the arms of a graceful woman in a long dress.

The adventurer's badge and the temple badge do not conflict with each other, and their functions are similar. However, in order to avoid friction between daily life and faith, most people use the adventurer's badge when accepting tasks from the city guard and taverns, and choose to use the unique badge of each temple when accepting tasks from the temple.

What Allen didn't know was that the loophole he thought he had found in the task had actually been discovered by the vast majority of adventurers and was known to the temples, administrative halls, and other institutions that issued the tasks. However, the institutions that issue tasks, such as the temple and the city guard, do not care whether the demon heads handed in are from their tasks or not. As long as there are demon heads, it means that a powerful demon has been eliminated, which is not a loss at all.

As for the original target in the task area, as long as it has not been eliminated, it will show its head sooner or later. At that time, just put up another task again. What loss is there to the temple or the city guard?

As for task distribution points such as taverns, the chambers of commerce, forces, or individuals who issue the tasks will naturally have their own identification methods, or simply send someone to accompany the team to supervise the adventurers' actions.

"Okay, I wish you a successful mission."

The goblin left the task information in Allen's badge, and when he returned it to Allen, he had an extra silver coin in his hand. The other party raised his head and looked at Allen with a questioning look in his eyes.

"I want to know, are there any tasks near the Nagen Hills?"

"Nagen Hills? Let me see..."

The goblin frowned and thought for a while, feeling that he had no impression, then took out a ledger from under the table. After searching for a while, he finally found a task related to it, which was not in vain for Allen's tip.

"There is a task about the Nagen Hills. The local Kobold Korlick tribe needs a team of adventurers to help them kill the demon team that haunts the hills. The reward is 5 raw ruby stones."

"But it requires arriving at the Nagen Hills within ten days after accepting the task..."

"Is there anything else?"

Allen was a little dissatisfied. The goal of this task was obviously overlapping with the temple task. Cole and the others could complete two tasks at the same time, but for Allen, it was still not challenging and not efficient. Allen hoped that there would be more tasks related to the Nagen Hills, so that he could take care of Cole's team while not delaying his own earning of more benefits.

"Ah? Let me see again..."

Seeing that Allen was not satisfied, the goblin registration staff member suppressed the unhappiness in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that Allen was a goblin, the goblin registration staff member might not have been bothered to satisfy these rude guys' requests because of this silver coin.

Allen waited boredly for the goblin to check the ledger, while his peripheral vision swept to the various pedestrians coming and going around him. Suddenly, a feeling of discomfort appeared in his mind, as if something invisible was approaching him.

Without even thinking, Allen's thick hand grabbed at the place he intuitively felt was wrong. Just at the place where there should have been nothing under his lower ribs, he grabbed a warm entity, but before Allen could squeeze it firmly, the other party slipped it back. Then, Allen turned around and saw a familiar elven face with a little embarrassment and teasing on his face.

"Hi!!"

The elven assassin Albian was indeed a little embarrassed. He just wanted to use his professional skills to greet and tease Allen, this ogre he met by chance, but he didn't expect that he would end up suffering a loss himself.

He forgot that the relationship between himself and Allen didn't seem to be very close, and it had been more than ten years since the two had last met. The other party may not even remember him. Of course, Albian was very impressed with Allen, an ogre who had been looking for the road to legend more than ten years ago, with a figure as slender as theirs. Albian had only met one like this in these years.

With a good memory and a different time judgment from other races due to the long lifespan of elves, Albian, after accidentally discovering Allen, an ogre he had once worked with and had a good impression of, had a thought in his heart to make a joke, and put it into practice.

"Humph!"

Fortunately, Allen's memory was not bad. Of course, it was also related to the fact that he only had a few acquaintances in Mansha City during those days. At this time, suddenly meeting an acquaintance, Allen was very happy at first. It's just that the way the other party greeted him was not so friendly. You must know that Allen and the other party have not seen each other for more than ten years. At this time, suddenly meeting and pulling this stunt, Allen would naturally not give the other party a good look.

Albian's skin was still very thick. Although Allen's eyes were unkind, he didn't take it seriously and still chatted with Allen kindly.

"...Kaya that woman still mentions you from time to time, it seems that she has a good impression of you..."

Although the initial encounter made it difficult for Allen to have much affection for Albian, since he had met this acquaintance, Allen didn't mind saying a few more words to him, and by the way, learn about the situation of the other few people he only knew in Mansha City.

"...Richard that guy went back to their Snow Country a few years ago, but I heard that he ran over again more than a year ago, but I haven't seen him recently."

"In the first few years after you left, we also cooperated a few times. Later, after Richard went back, our contact became less. Except for meeting Kaya in a few tasks, we didn't have much contact with each other at other times."

"But the last time I was chasing a Snake Demon, I asked Kaya for help."

Although Albian likes to be alone and is more indifferent to others, as an adventurer, many of his tasks actually require partners to help. And his partners naturally have to be powerful high-level professionals who have gained his approval. Coincidentally, the strength that the few people showed when they first met were all among the best adventurers, so Albian has not broken contact with Kaya and Richard over the years.

"How about you, how have you been these years?"

"It's okay, just like that."

Allen responded lightly. Hearing that Kaya and Richard were still active in Mansha City, Allen felt a little turbulent in his heart, but he was always cautious in the outside world, so his expression naturally seemed a little flat.

"What task did you take this time? Do you need any help?"

Although Allen was indifferent, Albian seemed enthusiastic and continued to ask Allen, leaning closer to him.

"Sir, I'm sorry, I don't have any tasks in Nagen Hills except for the Korlick tribe's task."

The goblin staff member had also searched through the task book at this time, and could not find a task that met Allen's requirements, so he could only helplessly raise his head and make an apologetic expression to Allen.

"Okay, thank you, then I'll take this task too."

Allen smiled politely and then said.

"You're going to Nagen Hills? There's nothing there that's worth your effort, is there?"

In the past year or so, Albion had practically lived in the administrative hall and a few taverns. He was very familiar with most of the tasks in the hall, so he was a bit surprised when he heard the gnome registrar mention the Razor Ridge, and he looked at Allen.

"I'm taking on a task for the young ones in my tribe."

Allen didn't look up, and after waiting for the gnome registrar to record the task information, he took back his adventurer's badge and prepared to leave.

"If you have time, let's get together sometime, and call Kiah and the others."

Seeing Allen's expression, Albion lost interest in continuing the conversation and casually dropped the line.

"Okay, I'll treat you all then."

Allen turned around and nodded seriously, which surprised the somewhat displeased Albion, who quickly put on a polite smile, and the matter was settled.

"Okay, I'll be responsible for contacting the two of them."

"Okay, goodbye."

With a quick glance, Allen said goodbye and left. He still had to make a trip to the city library to copy a map of the area around Mansha City.

After Allen left, Albion's eyes turned cold. He had indeed been a bit abrupt earlier, but it was because he was itching to test Allen's strength as a hobgoblin. Now it seemed that the other party had made considerable progress in the past ten years, easily detecting his stealth.

However, the stronger the other party was, the happier he was. He had been eyeing a task for a long time, but unfortunately, he couldn't complete it alone. If he could take advantage of this opportunity to bring Allen, Kiah, and Richard along, the chances of completing the task would be quite high.

Thinking of this, the sinister look in Albion's eyes suddenly softened, replaced by a smile, and he leisurely left the administrative hall.

The sudden encounter didn't have much of an impact on Allen's mood. When he arrived at the library after parting with Albion, he was just in time for the library to close. Allen spent a lot of effort to finally complete his purpose of copying the map, at the cost of a full 2 gold coins. Of course, the gain was not small. The blank parchment he had prepared was now densely covered with various markers. The rough intelligence of the area within a thousand miles of Mansha City was all copied onto it.

Razor Ridge is located more than 1,200 miles northwest of Mansha City. Along the way, Allen and his companions would have to pass through the territories of several wilderness tribes.

In the past, Allen and his companions naturally wouldn't have worried about any accidents. After all, Mansha City, as the heart of the wilderness, had always been very safe. The hundred or so member tribes that maintained the safety of Mansha City would not allow anyone or any force to cause trouble within the radius of Mansha City's influence, otherwise they would inevitably face the wrath of the powerful wilderness tribes.

However, this time, the chaos of the Evil God affected the area within a thousand miles of Mansha City the most severely. Countless small and medium-sized tribes living in this area suffered heavy losses. Incomplete statistics showed that more than 40% of the tribes were wiped out by the demon armies summoned by the Evil God's followers.

The reason was simple: Mansha City, as the heart of the wilderness, had an unwritten rule among the powerful wilderness tribes that no powerful tribe was allowed to exist within a radius of a thousand miles centered on Mansha City, so as not to pose a threat to Mansha City.

Therefore, although there were many strong individuals stationed in Mansha City, there were very few who could cope with the demon armies summoned by the chaos of the Evil God in the vast territory of more than 100,000 square miles outside Mansha City.

Firstly, because there were no overly powerful tribes in this land under the influence of Mansha City. The largest tribe had a population of only a few thousand, and there were even fewer strong individuals. Whenever talented people appeared, they would enroll in the schools of Mansha City and become targets for the powerful wilderness tribes to win over and absorb.

Secondly, in order to meet the daily needs of the hundreds of thousands of people in Mansha City, the indigenous tribes living on this land had gradually begun to develop towards agriculture over countless years.

Being able to earn money and live a good life by planting fruits, vegetables, and grains, who would be willing to live a hard nomadic life? And the biggest impact of agriculture on a wilderness tribe was that the tribesmen gradually lost their courage and lacked the ability to fight to the death. When the demon armies attacked, the resistance they showed was not as good as tribes like Allen's.

For various reasons, when the chaos of the Evil God broke out in every corner of the wilderness, the powerful tribes naturally considered the safety of their own tribes first, and then considered others. Mansha City was very important, but those small and medium-sized tribes outside Mansha City were not necessarily worth everyone's attention. When demon armies appeared around these tribes, Mansha City did not provide assistance in the first time, but instead watched the demon armies ravage the surrounding small and medium-sized tribes.

Mansha City seemed very powerful. Even when various tribes recalled the legendary powerhouses stationed in Mansha, the weakest Mansha City still had at least 10 legendary powerhouses stationed there. However, because there were too many forces that made up Mansha City, the constraints in the city were very serious. For example, Hollyan, the current city guard of Mansha City from the Nosha hyena tribe, wanted to mobilize the city guard army to leave the city and wipe out a demon army of a thousand people that was passing by the city from afar. Until the other party swaggered away from Mansha City's sight, his order had not been approved by the council, let alone issued to the commander of the city guard army.

As for the legendary powerhouses, they would not easily take action. No one could guarantee whether there was a legendary-level demon lurking in that group of passing demon armies, just waiting for these wilderness legends to go and die.

In this chaos of the Evil God, the losses of the major member tribes in the wilderness were not small. Except for a few lucky tribes who found the blood sacrifice altar in the early stage of the chaos of the Evil God and then wiped out the danger in the cradle, most of the remaining tribal members waited until the middle and late stages of the chaos of the Evil God before searching for and destroying the very hidden blood sacrifice altar with the help of the temple.

At the same time, more than 20 wilderness legends were killed by the demon legendary-level powerhouses who crossed the border in this chaos of the Evil God, and more than 40 legends were injured in this crisis and needed to recuperate for several years before they could recover their health.

Under such circumstances, which legend would act rashly? Unless there was a temple organization, or the tribal chief or elders issued a request, these legends might take action, otherwise they would rather stay in the safer Mansha City and watch the world outside turn into a sea of fire, which had nothing to do with them.

The vast majority of legends, after advancing, as their life essence improved, their mentality also changed at the same time. It was as if they were no longer equal individuals with their other compatriots, but should be higher-level beings. When looking at those ordinary intelligent individuals, it was as if a human being was overlooking the tiny ants on the ground, and there was a hard barrier between their life and death and themselves.

The longer the legendary powerhouses above lived, the stronger this change in mentality was. This was also an important reason why Shaka, the hyena legend, killed Allen and the others without saying a word when Allen ran into him in the maze.

Under such circumstances, Mansha City was as solid as a rock, and no demon army dared to disturb it, but after leaving Mansha City for dozens of miles, the demon army unscrupulously destroyed and slaughtered the wilderness natives who had lived on this land for countless years.

If the Temple of Nature had not really been unable to bear it and strongly demanded that the wilderness tribes provide support before the demon army completely grew stronger, and at the same time transferred back the legendary powerhouses and temple knight orders under their respective temples to join in, I am afraid that at this time, the demon army within the scope of Mansha City alone would have caused an irreversible situation.

But also because of the initial indulgence, so that now that the demons in other places have gradually disappeared, there are still quite a few scattered demon teams and lone powerhouses disturbing and destroying around Mansha City.

Based on this, the adventurers in Mansha City were very happy for a few days. The more this situation was, the better their days were.

Starting tomorrow, I will resume the original update. This week, except for one day when I only updated 5,000 words, I have updated more than usual for the remaining 6 days.

In addition, taking advantage of the opportunity for Allen to train and train Tom, I will popularize some common sense of the Feynman world, and I hope everyone does not think it is verbose.