"Not far ahead is the burrow we need to clear for this mission."
Holding the mission map, Alston took the lead through the forest.
Behind him, Ally and Lin Mo stood on either side of the party, with Ranger Soran in the middle. Knight Rick brought up the rear.
As for Assassin Carson, he was currently standing atop a tree, watching the surroundings.
Although they had met last night, compared to then, the fully armed group now looked much more like adventurers. Everyone clearly understood their role and purpose within the party, each carrying out their own duties.
Just as Laina had said, this was indeed a fairly complete and mature party.
Lin Mo held the "Monster Compendium of Lorraine Forest Outer Area" and reviewed the information on Giant Rats.
These were low-level monsters even weaker than Goblins. In a straight fight, a healthy adult could handle two Giant Rats at once, so their bounty was extremely low—only 10 Copper Coins.
That was only half the price of a Goblin before the price increase, let alone now, when a single Goblin ear could fetch a full 100 Copper Coins.
So adventurers usually could not be bothered to clear them out.
But these monsters could not be completely ignored either. Though they did not reproduce as quickly as Goblins, they were not far behind, and they particularly enjoyed destroying rice paddies. Therefore, every so often, the Association would issue missions for adventurers to wipe them out.
To motivate adventurers, the reward for this mission was not low either.
Six Gold Coins was already quite generous for such a simple task.
"We're here."
Alston stopped, hiding in the bushes as he looked toward the cave ahead.
The entrance was roughly half a meter in diameter. The earth around it was raised, bearing