You Really Don't Deserve Short Hair

The Abyssal Giant Worm is a Tier 1 magical beast that resembles an earthworm. It is not particularly strong, but it likes to burrow, making it a bit troublesome to hunt.

But Ronan had to consider the Slanting Eyebrow Wizard behind him.

He's been staring at me ever since I came in, so Travis must already know that I've entered the Arcane Circle to take on the mission.

Judging from their posture, they're probably planning to take action against me too.

Although Ronan was not afraid, he still needed to consider leaving himself a way out.

If he were to encounter an opponent he couldn't handle, he could at least escape by using the terrain.

The habitat of the Abyssal Giant Worm must contain a complex network of underground tunnels.

If all else fails, he can burrow underground, and with his physical advantage, his chances of escape will be maximized.

"Okay."

After Ronan selected his mission, the girl with short green hair quickly registered him and then went on and on about the mission's key points, the habits and weaknesses of the Abyssal Giant Worm, and so on.

This immediately made Ronan feel much more favorably toward him.

"With your abilities, this mission shouldn't be a problem as long as you're careful. Good luck!"

Before leaving, the girl with short green hair gave Ronan words of encouragement, and her cute way of cheering Ronan on made Ronan smile.

"Thanks."

Ronan said goodbye to the girl, turned around, and was met with the cold and gloomy face of the Slanting Eyebrow Wizard.

The smile on his lips slowly faded, and Ronan calmly strode out of the mission hall.

Leaving the inner city of the Arcane Circle, then the outer city.

Ronan maneuvered his Flying Ring, soaring through the forest, the wind whistling past his sides.

After leaving the outer city, the Slanting Eyebrow Wizard who had been following them disappeared without a trace.

But the feeling of being watched and spied on persisted, albeit subtly.

Ronan showed no emotion on his face, but he was already on high alert, ready to respond to any attack at any time.

"They didn't make a move on the way... were they planning to do it while I was hunting the Abyssal Giant Worm?"

Upon arriving at the habitat of the Abyssal Giant Worm, the expected situation did not occur.

The feeling of being spied on remained, and Ronan couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the Slanting Eyebrow Wizard, even with his [Detection Spell.

Ronan's eyes flashed, and he immediately began hunting Abyssal Giant Worm.

The task requires obtaining the glandular sac of a worm, which is located inside the worm's mouth. It must be removed by killing the worm and dissecting it.

The task requires twenty glandular sacs. Although it is somewhat troublesome and time-consuming, the Contribution Points rewarded by the task are quite substantial.

During Ronan's battle with the Abyssal Giant Worm, at least half of his attention was focused on observing the changes around him. After killing each worm, he would stop and rest for a while, waiting for his mental energy to be fully restored by the [[Clarity Realm]] before continuing with the next one.

It took Ronan three whole days to collect all twenty giant worm gland sacs.

However, the expected attack and encirclement never came until he returned to the Arcane Circle with all the quest items.

The Slanting Eyebrow Wizard appeared like a ghost right after Ronan entered the Arcane Circle. Ronan glanced at him and then quickly looked away.

"It's best if they don't dare to take action, so I can focus on accumulating more contribution points."

Ronan had checked in advance that after completing the Abyssal Giant Worm quest, he only needed to complete one more quest to gather enough ingredients for his next mental power enhancement potion.

Take it back and give it to Bennigo; in a few days, his Strength Progress will jump up again.

Although there was an annoying guy following him throughout the mission, staring at him with a cold gaze that made him feel very uncomfortable, the thought of getting Contribution Points soon made him feel much better.

But to Ronan's surprise, an accident occurred when he delivered the mission.

"Someone already completed this task yesterday."

The girl with short green hair looked at Ronan apologetically and whispered, "Why don't you keep the stuff for now... there might be similar missions coming up again in a while."

"Once the glandular sacs of the Abyssal Giant Worm are removed, they rot and become completely useless after more than seven days!"

Ronan looked grim. Seeing his expression, the girl with short green hair timidly tried to comfort him in a low voice, "Perhaps the new mission will be released in less than seven days."

Is that possible?

Ronan took a deep breath, suppressing his bad mood, and after regaining his composure, he said to the girl with short green hair, "I'll choose a new task."

"Good."

The girl with short green hair hurriedly handed the mission booklet to Ronan.

Ronan quickly selected his task, then turned around and stared coldly at the Slanting Eyebrow Wizard in the distance, his face expressionless.

It's all because of this guy.

If it weren't for this guy being there, distracting him most of his attention, and the worry about being ambushed, which slowed down the mission's completion time for the sake of stability, he could have finished the mission in just one day under normal circumstances.

Ronan's good mood was completely ruined by the "abnormal failure" of the mission, but an accident is an accident after all, and he couldn't prevent it from happening, so he could only accept it.

Ronan's second task was to "obtain ten Fire Scythe Beast Heart".

The difficulty of the mission is similar to that of the Abyssal Giant Worm mission. Before accepting the mission, Ronan specifically inquired and found that he was the only person who had ever taken on this mission so far.

After accepting the mission, Ronan left the city immediately, completely ignoring the slanted eyebrows that were following him closely behind.

This time, he wasn't overly cautious. While maintaining a degree of vigilance, he killed ten Fire Scythe Beast as quickly as possible, obtained their hearts, and returned the way he came.

It took less than half a day in total.

As soon as he entered the mission hall, he saw a girl with short green hair standing at the window, peeking out. As soon as she saw him, she waved to him.

"Come quick, come quick!"

Ronan had a vague sense of unease. When he walked over, he indeed heard the girl with short green hair say something that made his blood pressure soar.

I've been looking everywhere for you!

The girl with short green hair patted her bulging chest and quickly said to Ronan, "Just a few hours ago, the quest giver canceled the 'Fire Scythe Beast Heart' quest."

You probably haven't done this task yet, have you?

Thank goodness, otherwise you would have wasted your time.

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Ronan stood quietly, looking at the short-haired green girl in front of him with a look of relief on her face.

The warmth of the Fire Scythe Beast Heart still lingered on his hands.

A few seconds later, Ronan smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, it's good that you notified me in time. I'll choose a new mission."

Ronan spoke calmly to the girl with short green hair.

The latter hummed in agreement, handed him the task booklet, and muttered to himself, "Actually, these situations are all normal. You're just a little unlucky. I met someone before who had his tasks snatched away three times in a row just before they were due. He was so angry he wanted to kill someone."

"Why doesn't the Arcane Circle have any means to close the loopholes in the mission rules?"

Ronan carefully selected his tasks while casually chatting with the girl.

"I reported it a long time ago, but the higher-ups haven't really taken it seriously. Actually, things will get better once you take on more missions, and you'll be able to avoid many pitfalls in advance."

"Alright."

Ronan looked away from the manual, pointed to a task on it, and said, "This one will do."

[The Azure Thorn Hurricane Bee Guard Bee Honeycomb].

It's a long-term bounty task. The poster just extended the time limit for the task two days ago. There is no limit to the number of materials required, but at least fifty must be submitted each time.

Ronan had plenty of Azure Thorn Hurricane Bee honey sacs in his Storage Waist Pouch. The mission required guard bees, which was a bit of a high requirement, but he could still get enough by killing a few more.

The key point is that the Contribution Points reward for this mission are very high, and even if something goes wrong with the mission, Ronan can keep the honey sacs he hunts for his own use.

The girl with short green hair quickly registered Ronan.

Having confirmed that everything was correct, Ronan turned around.

As he left, he gave the distant, Slanting Eyebrow Wizard a cold glance before departing.

Five days later.

Ronan reappeared in the mission lobby.

His slanted eyebrows followed him like a shadow, as if they were completely clinging to Ronan, like a persistent ghost.

Ronan ignored him as usual, gently placed the gray package containing fifty sachets of Azure Thorn Hurricane Bee Guardian Honey on the counter by the window, and beckoned to the familiar green-haired girl to deliver the task to him.

"You've arrived?!"

The girl with short green hair had a strong impression of him, and when she saw him, she had a surprised and delighted expression on her face, as if she was very happy to see him.

But soon, Ronan watched as the color drained from her rosy cheeks, and as she stared at the mission register in her hand, her face turned deathly pale, and even her lips trembled.

"I... I got the item required for this quest wrong."

The girl with short green hair stood up from her seat with a blank look in her eyes, and muttered listlessly, "What the publisher wants isn't the guardian bee's honey sac, but the guardian bee's eyes."

Here we go again?! Once, twice, and now a third time! With these unexpected "situations" occurring repeatedly, even Ronan, with his good temper, was finally on the verge of exploding.

"What use are the eyes of the Azure Thorn Hurricane Bee?"

Ronan forcibly suppressed the pent-up anger in his chest and patiently asked the question.

"Could you contact the person who posted this for me and ask them clearly? Maybe it wasn't a mistake on your part, but rather they made a mistake themselves."

The girl with short green hair wasn't listening at all, and kept muttering to herself, "I made a mistake, I made a mistake."

After Ronan repeated it again, she suddenly burst into tears.

"I... I'll use my own Contribution Points to compensate you..."

The girl with short green hair was crying her eyes out, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed and apologized to Ronan.

Ronan was completely taken aback by the other party's reaction and stood there stunned for a moment.

"Soya! What happened?"

A male wizard in Silver Magic Robe stood up from the quest window next to Ronan and cast a cold, unfriendly glance at him.

Many wizards in the mission hall also turned to look.

"Never mind."

Ronan felt inexplicably irritated, but he had to force himself to remain calm.

"It's not entirely your fault."

He forced a smile at the girl, offered a few words of comfort, and finally said, "It seems I'm really having a run of bad luck lately and am not suited to taking on missions. I'll go back and rest for a few days first."

After saying that, he turned and left. The crying green-haired girl called after him, but he seemed not to hear her at all, and disappeared in an instant.

"Ho-ho-ho!"

The green-haired girl's sobs gradually subsided until Ronan's figure completely disappeared, at which point she stopped.

Her eyes were red, and there were still tear stains on her face. Her expression gradually turned cold, completely unlike her previous innocent and cute self.

The girl took a few steps back, disappearing into the window, and then took out a Communication Stone from her waist and gently lit it in her hand.

"Grown ups.."

She reported softly to the Communication Stone, a mature and playful smile appearing on her apple-like, delicate face.

"It went even more smoothly than expected."

"I feel like I can trick him a few more times."

"Maybe I can make him like me. He looks so easy to fool. Maybe in less than half a month, he'll be wagging his tail and circling around me like a lapdog."

The girl spoke to the person on the other end of the Communication Stone while lazily admiring her fingernails with a smile.

With a casual turn, her gaze swept across the window and met a pair of deep blue eyes that were calmly watching her.

The chilling coldness in his eyes made the girl freeze instantly, her smile solidified on her face, and her complexion gradually turned pale.

"Didn't you leave?"

"When I got to the door, I thought about it and realized that one shouldn't be easily defeated by setbacks, so I came back."

The owner of the azure eyes spoke calmly, "Unfortunately, I've stumbled upon another side of you beneath that mask. Remember, next time you're chatting with someone, don't speak so loudly."

The person outside the window leaned down slightly, revealing a handsome yet cold face through the small window.

He calmly looked at the short-haired green girl in front of him and said, word by word, "Do I really look that easy to fool? A lapdog wagging its tail?"

The girl with short green hair, pale-faced, pursed her lips and was about to speak when suddenly a [Rage] aura erupted at the window.

It was accompanied by a loud thud as something heavy struck.

"Boom!"

The metal window frame was smashed so hard it dented inwards, and the girl with short green hair let out a terrified scream.

"Ah!"

"You bitch!"

Ronan, his face contorted with rage, slammed his fist against the window again. A man's furious shout came from beside him, "What are you doing?! Soya, are you alright?"

"Roll!"

Ronan coldly uttered a murderous remark, causing a male wizard who was about to approach to freeze in place for two punches, releasing much of the pent-up frustration and resentment in Ronan's heart.

He took a deep breath and regained his composure.

"You don't deserve to have short hair."

The last short-haired witch girl Ronan encountered was someone who was as pure, kind, and warm-hearted as an angel to him.

This one, however, is a complete reversal of the two extremes.

With a cold remark, Ronan ignored the short-haired green girl whose expression was a mixture of fear and astonishment, and walked directly to the nearest mission window.

He didn't even look closely; it seemed he had just casually accepted a task before striding out of the mission hall.

We left the Arcane Circle and exited the outer city.

Ronan rushed towards the mission location.

The mission takes place in a small, Secret Realm Space under the influence of the Arcane Circle.

The task is quite difficult; it requires killing a high-level Tier 1 magical beast and then obtaining several magical herbs near its lair.

The quest was issued by the Arcane Circle and was a special trial quest. The Contribution Points for completing the quest were very few, and the main reward was a few rare magic potions, which the quest indicated could be kept by the user.

Ronan stood outside the mission's Secret Realm Space, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed that the faint, yet unmistakable, gaze watching him from behind was still present.

Then he opened his eyes and stepped into the Secret Realm Space with a cold expression.