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Chapter 6 Rose Squad
Adventurers' Guild.
Luo Qi sat in a corner of the first-floor lobby, carefully observing the adventurers waiting for quests in the guild.
These powerful superhumans often unconsciously reveal their strength in their actions, and it must be said that most of them are quite strong.
Some people wield massive swords as thick as doors, weapons that ordinary people can't even lift.
Some people can easily wield a two-handed greatsword using only their fingers.
These adventurers all have their own protective gear.
A few wore plate armor with no weaknesses, most wore more inconspicuous plate armor, and some who carried longbows wore more flexible leather armor for easier shooting... Even the least skilled adventurers wore a thick armor, with iron plates sewn onto their vital areas.
These suits of armor did not impair the adventurers' agility at all.
From this perspective, Luo Qi also realized the strength of these adventurers. If the adventurer team hired by the priestess were all as strong as those adventurers in the hall, killing three hundred goblins would be a piece of cake.
After a while.
After the priestess filled out some forms at the reception desk in the center of the lobby, the Adventurers' Guild counter posted the paper on the top shelf of the bulletin board.
Luo Qi learned about the operation of the Adventurers' Guild from the conversation between the priestess and the receptionist.
The client pays a small deposit to the guild, and after the guild assigns the task to the adventurer, the adventurer receives the remaining reward from the client.
The entire process was witnessed by the God of Contracts.
To better facilitate mission completion, the Adventurers' Guild posts missions in different locations depending on the situation. More urgent missions are posted in the center of the bulletin board, while missions like the Frontier Village Crisis, which are not particularly urgent but still require speed of completion, are posted at the top.
If these time-limited tasks remain unclaimed after being posted for a period of time, the Adventurers' Guild will assign them to official teams.
Therefore, when a commission appears in this location on the bulletin board, all the adventurers in the hall rush to the bottom of the bulletin board.
"At least three hundred goblins...that seems a bit dangerous! And the reward is only one hundred silver coins, that's far too little!"
"That's not quite right. The materials from these goblins are worth a lot of money. However, it's really quite dangerous. A settlement of three hundred goblins can support about three to five goblin heroes who are essentially professionals."
"Is it dangerous? There's absolutely no need to take on such a low-level quest! When will another high-level magical beast appear near River Valley Town?!"
"The main problem is that it's too far away. It takes at least two days to travel back and forth, plus the time for reconnaissance and combat. It might take ten days to resolve. And for only two or three gold coins after all that time, it's not worth it."
Adventurers earn money quickly, but they also have many expenses.
Weapons, armor, medicine, high-energy food, auxiliary items... each of these costs a lot of gold coins, but their biggest expense is the resources that make them stronger.
Every extraordinary-level professional adventurer is built on a foundation of gold coins!
For advanced adventurers, investing too much time and energy in low-level quests would be counterproductive.
Except for a few
After a while.
Many of the adventurers below the notice board dispersed, leaving only the low-level adventurers in armored suits still hesitating.
These adventurers don't mind the low rewards, but they worry about not being able to complete the missions.
The teams discussed whether they should join forces to complete the mission.
A hint of disappointment appeared on the priestess's face... These remaining adventurers might not be as strong as the hunters in the village; their only redeeming quality was their willingness to fight to the death.
"In the end, is it really necessary to risk human lives for a Pyrrhic victory?"
The villagers of the pioneer village may not be much weaker than the goblins in terms of overall combat strength, but fighting against so many goblins could very well result in many deaths.
The villagers were used to death and were not afraid.
But if there were better options, who would want to die?
"This mission... let our Rose Squad take it on," the bunny-eared girl said, stepping forward when most of the people had left.
"Doross, once you accept a mission and sign a contract under the witness of the God of Contracts, you can't break it! Do you really have the authority to accept this mission?" The receptionist noticed the person who spoke and frowned as she spoke.
It's no news that the bunny-eared girl has a low status in the group.
"No problem!" the bunny-eared girl said. "Our team hasn't taken on any missions for three days. If we don't complete a mission soon, our combat strength will probably drop."
"Besides, this mission must be very important to the pioneers!"
Dorothy said softly, "Even if the captain disagrees, it's not impossible for me to complete this task with the help of those villagers."
After signing her name, the bunny-eared girl pricked up her ears and ran out of the guild.
But when she returned...
Those ears, which had been perked up with excitement, had completely drooped.
The woman in plate armor walked up to the priestess with a grim expression: "Little ones, consider yourselves lucky. You can hire the great Rose Order for a mere gold coin!"
"To be honest, I don't want to take on such a low-level mission. So, in order to get rid of those green-skinned dwarves faster, the villagers must obey my orders in the upcoming battle!"
The plate-armored woman approached Misfiel, her tone leaving no room for refusal.
"No, I won't agree." Misfield shook his head: "I know your plan. There are only a few ways to quickly lure goblins into attacking, and each one will cause great harm to the villagers. Instead of that, we might as well unite and fight the goblins to the death."
The easiest way to lure goblins is through a baiting scheme—using human women as bait.
However, if such a plan is not properly controlled, it can lead to an extremely embarrassing situation where the bait is swallowed but no results are achieved.
Misfield remained skeptical of the plate-armored women's ability to control the battlefield.
"Oh……"
The woman in plate armor sneered, "Very well, but sometimes you can get people to cooperate without their consent!"
"The Rose Guild's six-person auxiliary team will depart tomorrow. Are you planning to return to that mud hut with us, or go back on your own?"
"Let's go back together..."
Misfield said softly, "Letting you go to Pioneer Village No. 21 alone might result in you being defeated by the goblins. If you professionals fall into the hands of the goblin tribe, the Pioneer Village will be in even greater trouble."
"you?!"
The woman in plate armor clenched her teeth, making a grinding sound.
This was the first time she had ever met such an impolite client.
"If you look down on adventurers so much, don't come crying to the Adventurers' Guild when bandits raid your village in the future!"
Some adventurers, when faced with an economic crisis, don't mind taking on the role of bandits.
As the premier adventurer team in River Valley Town, the Rose Guild has quite a few members in its subordinate squads who are willing to do dirty work.