Hill City was a small city located beside Hill Forest.
Because it was situated on the edge of the forest, adventurers who came to explore the forest would choose this city as a temporary way station.
As time passed, the city gradually became known as the adventurers' city.
"Have you heard?"
"Heard what?"
"The guild recently posted a lot of requests to clear out Slimes, and the rewards are absurdly high!"
"Really? What's going on?"
"I don't know. The requests don't have a listed issuer, and it doesn't look like something posted by the higher-ups..."
In the tavern, a party that had just returned was quietly discussing the latest strange development at the guild.
"It's best not to talk about things like this. With rewards this high, watch out for a trap."
"Hey, who cares? We'll go take the requests, too!"
"Exactly. Slimes are so easy to kill. It's safe and profitable. Only an idiot would turn this down."
The teammate who had gone to investigate ran back, panting as he said:
"Hurry! The guild is being mobbed! The reward for one hundred Slimes is actually one Gold Coin!"
"What?! Quick, let's go!"
Hearing that there was so much money to be made, the adventurers didn't even finish their drinks. They hurriedly got up and ran outside.
At another table, four people had also been paying attention to their conversation.
One of them, a petite girl, watched the adventurers leave and said with a light laugh:
"Wow~! Did you hear that? One Gold Coin for one hundred Slimes. The price went up again~!"
As she spoke, the girl held up a finger and gestured toward the others, her expression extremely playful.
Bang!
A thick hand holding an empty cup gently set it on the table, yet it produced a resounding