In the early morning of the next day, just as it was dawn, the side door of the mountain behind the castle was pushed open.
Viscount Moruo walked back to the castle imposingly, with the heavy bags under his eyes remaining on his face after staying up all night. As an old man over fifty, he is no longer young. Behind him, the housekeeper dragged a girl into the room. It can be seen from the not so good faces of the two that last night's actions were not smooth.
Throwing the torn girl aside, the butler turned around and closed the door carefully, and then came to Viscount Moruo and asked carefully.
"What should I do with her?" It could be seen that Viscount Moruo was very irritable at this time, so the housekeeper also asked with extreme caution.
"Why did you bring her back? If you just put her to death outside, you're done." Viscount Moruo waved his hand in disgust.
"Sir, if you throw a corpse outside at this time, it will always cause a lot of trouble." The butler explained in a low voice. Finding a corpse in the wild will probably attract reports from adventurers. Even if it can be suppressed, it will bring a lot of trouble, which is not in line with the current plan to keep a low profile.
"Tsk, it's really troublesome, keep her under the castle and talk about it later." Viscount Moruo took off his gloves, threw them aside, and left angrily. At this time, he needs to eat a big meal to calm down, and then he needs a sufficient sleep.
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In the small town under the castle hill, Roland Hill just got up at this time.
After washing his face and putting on the fitted silver armor again, Roland Hill walked out of the room.
"Good morning, Miss Messia." The members of the caravan on the road greeted, and some adventurers who knew her last night also waved to the girl.
"Good morning, beautiful and heroic Miss Mercia."
Walking through the courtyard where the caravan was stationed, Lorraine Hill came to the place where breakfast was prepared. Today's food was scones and hot vegetable soup.
In the lively cafeteria, everyone chatted about their recent work and what happened.
"I heard that a lot of monsters have appeared nearby recently, and many adventurers have been summoned by the mission."
"Well, yes, even tents, ropes and other field tools are a lot more expensive. Unfortunately, among the goods we brought this time, there are not many preparations for these."
"I missed another good opportunity to make a fortune." A caravan member sighed.
"It's not always the case. You can always find some suitable things, such as candles, blankets, etc., which are also very needed in the wild. And this time, our caravan came here. Two weeks later."
"Take advantage of this time, set up a good stall, and strive for a small profit."
"Well, you're still smart." The two said and laughed again.
Listening to the words chatting not far away, Lorraine Hill was thoughtful. After eating breakfast, she stood up and walked towards the Adventurer's Hall in the city.
After inquiring and handing over, Roland Hill also knew the direction of the next mission, which was in the mountains not far from the small town.
"It's in that direction. Going west along the mountain wall, about 20 miles away, there is a forest full of cobwebs. That's what you want to clean up."
"Well, I understand." The girl nodded, and then she asked the counter staff again.
"Have there been a lot of magical beasts recently?"
"Yes, although it is not a high-level magical beast, most of which are only level 1-2, but for ordinary people, it is still very threatening."
"In this case, if the adventurers are too busy, what will the local lords usually do. I rarely travel, and I don't know much about this."
"In such a case, we generally issue higher tasks and collect and recruit people to solve them on a larger scale."
"And if the magical beast is above Sequence 6, the local lord will usually report to the top in such a situation, and the high-level nobles will always have the means."
"The Sequence Six powerhouses that are difficult for ordinary people to see, the great nobles need to know a lot, and some even serve in their mansions."
"As for the further up, monsters like Sequence 7 will attract attention in the entire empire, and the sages will receive the news and send people over."
"Compared to ordinary people like us, the Transcendents trained by Emenas are too strong. They can send some graduates at will to solve the problem."
Next, Roland Hill inquired a lot about the situation in the empire and the southern territory, and then temporarily retired before arousing suspicion.
Let's stop here today, if you ask again, it will be very unusual, Roland Hill thought. Discuss the current situation with some mercenaries later. These mercenaries and adventurers walked around the southern border because of their tasks or work, and their understanding of the situation was more realistic.
Carrying the long sword, the girl turned around and went to the market, bought some equipment for survival in the wild, and then set off towards the mountain. Although she doesn't lack these, she still has to do it in the end.
The dazzling sunlight is baking the ground. Although it is already September, the southern part of the empire has not fallen into the cold, and there is still a heat wave of summer.
Walking in the silent mountain forest, I could only hear cicadas and birds in the distance. Roland Hill looked around curiously. Compared with the forest in Crancia, the plants here were very different. The weeds in the shade have different appearances.
This one looks like a mollusk, with tiny white flowers. Roland Hill's eyes swept across a clump of grass in the shade, and squatted down to watch with a little curiosity.
In fact, she was still very interested in all kinds of flowers and plants. At this time, she was a little happy when she saw the flowers and plants recorded in the book that she had not seen with her own eyes.
Stop-and-go along the way, although it feels like an outing, but the actual speed is much faster than the average adventurer. The armor on her body will not hinder the girl's movements. She lightly stepped on the dead branches and several branches in the forest, and always landed on a flat surface.
As Roland Hill continued to march into the forest, the small town behind became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared from sight after turning a hillside.
It is already deep in the forest, and occasionally you can see small animals moving among the bushes. Some of them were gray wood rats, wild boars with bristles, and white-tailed deer with a hint of white fur.
"This... .."
Roland Hill, who was walking in the forest, stopped because a small animal blocked her.
It looks like a raccoon dog with black and white fur, but it looks very similar to a raccoon, but in fact they are two very different animals.
This raccoon dog should not be an animal in this forest. Roland Hill remembered that this animal should live by the water.
This little guy seemed to be thirsty, with a long mouth, and the thick fur on his body made it difficult for the body temperature to dissipate, so he had to stick out his tongue and breathe.
It looked at the girl nervously and seemed to be hesitating. Some were afraid but some were asking for others. It didn't seem to be afraid of people.
"Are you thirsty?" Roland Hill was a little puzzled. She thought about taking out a water-filled orange from behind, breaking it open and handing it over.
The little guy squatted on the ground and ate happily. After eating, he licked his lips, and he looked up at the girl again, as if he didn't know what to do.
"Okay, I'll give you another one." The girl thought, and then took out another orange.
In this way, the black and white raccoon dog ate three oranges in a row before it stopped.
Then Lorraine Hill moved on, and the raccoon dog followed. It did not follow boldly, but followed the smell furtively. It seemed to regard the girl as a savior in the forest. .
In response, Roland Hill had no choice but to shake his head and let it hang behind him far away.
However, the destination is almost here.
The girl raised her head and looked at the tall tree branches. Some white spider webs came into her eyes, and the forest in front was also dark.
Thick cobwebs covered the woods, and in places where the sun could not shine, some small spiders crawled along the tree trunks, making people a little creepy.
No wonder no one else took up this quest.
Roland Hill observed the situation inside the forest, and slowly pulled out the sword, a faint purple light gradually shone on the blade.
With the gathering and surging of the magic power, there was also a rustling sound in the forest, and several huge and ferocious white spiders rushed out, and their dense pupils looked at the slender adventurer under the tall tree shade.