Temporary Mission Failed (Seeking Recommendation Tickets!)

Desak Street.

Nora, wearing a tattered robe, emerged from the alleyway, looked left and right, and headed east.

After finishing the delicious roasted meat, she put the oil paper into a trash can, placed the water cup at the entrance of the flower shop, and left along the alley.

Yes, it was "she."

In fact, she had received charity from others in the past.

There was an old grandmother in the east who often distributed bread to the homeless children in the vicinity, and Nora used to go there often.

Unfortunately, the old grandmother passed away last winter.

Other than picking some small white flowers on the mountain to pay her respects, there was nothing else she could do.

The Church of the Goddess of Harvest in the south used to occasionally provide relief to orphans in previous years, but as their income had decreased and they had become increasingly impoverished, they had not provided relief for a long time.

Although she often went there to pray, she had no ability to donate anything.

The trash cans at restaurants throughout Chaos City were now the territory of small gangs of homeless people, and Nora used to have the strength and energy to fight for them, but she had been eating too little lately and her body had grown weak.

The last time she got into a fight with a few thugs, she didn't manage to grab any food and ended up getting injured instead, taking several days of recovery before she felt better.

Therefore, Nora always held a heart of gratitude toward the kind person who voluntarily gave her food.

Especially since it was such delicious food.

And it was still piping hot.

Nora touched her stomach, which was rarely full, and a smile appeared on her dirty little face.

Just then, she heard a few people whispering in a dim corner of the street.

"Which flower shop is it?"

"The shop is called Ron's Wonderful Flower Shop. You head that way; the courtyard entrance has been renovated, and it's the one with two oil lamps."

Nora's expression changed slightly when she heard "flower shop," but her footsteps did not stop.

She walked past them as if nothing were wrong, and when they weren't paying attention, she hid behind a nearby trash can, her small, thin figure swallowed by the shadow of the bin.

"Just steal that Nether Orchid, right? The purple flower?"

"Yes, that's the only type of flower in the shop, you can't get it wrong."

"You said before, 10 silver coins per flower, you aren't lying, are you? If it's less than that, we won't be polite!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I can afford to pay for however many you steal."

Nora leaned against the trash can, silently listening to the conversation of the four people behind her.

Among them, one person was wearing a luxurious magic robe and seemed to be a mage, but judging by his youthful face, he should only be a magic apprentice.

The other three were wearing simple linen clothes and were all small-time thugs from this area.

The leader among them had been an apprentice warrior for a period of time, but because he had long failed to condense a Battle Qi Vortex, he was abandoned by the person who had been training him and later became a thug in this vicinity.

Nora saw these four people clearly through the reflection in the bakery window by the road, and her heart sank.

Clearly, someone was targeting the owner of that flower shop and wanted to steal the flowers from the store.

To be honest, if she saw this kind of thing normally, Nora would be the first to turn around and leave.

First, she didn't want to cause trouble.

Second, it was because she simply didn't have the strength to cause trouble.

Although she considered herself quite good at fighting, she would never randomly get involved in such matters unless it was to compete for food.

However, today was different.

Nora clenched her fists; having just finished the roasted meat, she was not as weak as usual, and even if there were three of them, she could give it a try.

Consider it repaying a debt of gratitude.

She had eaten that old grandmother's bread in the past but hadn't managed to do anything for her in time.

This time, another kind person had given her food, and Nora absolutely would not allow herself to just walk away.

Moreover, looking at the shop owner's appearance, he didn't seem like someone with much strength.

Thus, as the magic apprentice hurried away and the three thugs slowly crept toward the flower shop, Nora stood up and quietly followed behind them.

She couldn't be reckless now.

She had to find the right moment.

Nora steadied her nerves, her small face tense, her gaze fixed straight on the three sneaky figures ahead.

At this moment, Ron, who was leisurely reading in his study, suddenly received a system notification.

System: "Temporary task triggered."

[Temporary Task]--[Repel the flower thieves coming to steal flowers]:

"Specific requirements: Personally take action and defeat the three flower thieves."

"Task reward: None."

"Hmm?" Ron raised an eyebrow, stood up from his chair, and walked over to the window.

Then he saw three sneaky-looking fellows outside the wall of his backyard, approaching his courtyard.

"Three flower-stealing thieves... so I guess it's them..." Ron muttered to himself, then rolled his eyes, "Does this mission not even have a reward?"

System: "Temporary missions are triggered randomly based on sudden situations; the system will set rewards according to the mission's difficulty."

"..." Ron was speechless.

So that means these three guys aren't strong at all?

At the very least, they should be at a level he can easily handle.

Although he hadn't condensed a Battle Qi Vortex yet, he had still seen significant results from practicing the Bright Sword Canon for half a month.

Dealing with a few thugs who weren't even First-Rank warriors should be more than enough, right?

But the next scene left Ron dumbfounded.

He watched as the three thugs reached the courtyard wall and took a few glances at Ron's house.

Ron hid behind the window, not showing his head.

Seeing that there were no issues, the thugs began to climb the wall.

Two of them climbed faster and jumped into the courtyard first.

The remaining one was still on the wall.

Just then, a figure suddenly darted out from the side of the street, quickly ran to the wall, reached out to grab the person on the wall by their clothes, and gave a fierce yank!

The person on the wall let out a startled cry, and the moment they hit the ground, they were met with a punch to the face, causing their nostrils to bleed as they passed out instantly.

"What's going on!?"

"Who is it!?"

The two thugs inside the wall were shocked, immediately running to the courtyard gate to open it from the inside so they could go out and see what was happening.

But as soon as the gate opened, a figure darted out from the corner, kicked one of them in the stomach, and then leaned forward to throw a punch at the other.

The person behind had a bit more time to react and barely managed to catch the punch, though they still stumbled back a few steps.

The person who had been kicked stood up while clutching their stomach, joining the other to surround the attacker.

It was only then that Ron realized this person wearing a tattered robe was the homeless child who had just eaten a meal of roasted meat at his place.

Seeing that a one-versus-two situation had formed below, Ron immediately left his study, intending to go downstairs to help.

However, by the time he reached the backyard, he discovered that the battle was already over.

The thin, small figure was kneeling on one knee, panting heavily, while the two thugs lay on the ground—one knocked unconscious and the other howling in pain.

[Temporary Mission]--[Repel the flower-stealing thieves] (Failed)

Ron couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.