Scout Out Some Candidates
It's so hard to refuse!
William sighed inwardly. The look in Eina's eyes, as if she had finally found a savior, made it impossible for him to directly refuse.
"And what about the reward?"
Although this amount of compensation was negligible to him, he couldn't just work for free.
"No upper limit! It depends on the completion rate of the mission!"
The words that Eina softly uttered from her cherry lips immediately piqued William's interest.
What piqued William's interest was the unlimited compensation.
According to normal procedures, adventurer requests issued by guilds themselves will specify the danger and reward of the mission.
This is because the guild has fully assessed the risk level of the mission and then based it on the deserved reward.
Similarly, the fact that there is no upper limit to the remuneration also illustrates one point.
That means the guild doesn't have a very clear understanding of the mission, so they have no way of determining how much reward to pay!
According to William's analysis, this mission can actually be divided into two parts.
First, thoroughly investigate the level of danger and main objective of this mission. If only this aspect is completed, the reward will likely not be very high.
Second: If the solution directly addresses the root cause of the problem, the reward should be quite substantial!
After all, if it were easy to resolve, the guild wouldn't still be unable to find the source of the incident.
"Then, Miss Eina, is there any more detailed information?"
"I think I'm starting to get a little interested in this!"
That's wonderful!
Upon seeing that William had agreed, Eina immediately retrieved the document detailing the mission.
"There aren't many specific details, but we do know that one day, many scorpion-shaped monsters suddenly appeared in the 'Great Tree Sea' secret realm."
"The exact level of this monster is unknown, but the only thing that is clear right now is that several villages near the 'Great Tree Sea' secret realm have all been devoured."
"That is indeed a strange phenomenon!"
William nodded.
The monsters still active on the continent today are all monsters that escaped from the Dungeon during the turbulent era a thousand years ago.
However, the mainland cannot generate monsters on its own like the Dungeon do. So, after the Dungeon's exit was suppressed by the fortress of Orario, the monsters could no longer run upwards.
After adventurers cleansed the continent of monsters a century ago, there are now virtually no monsters left on the ground.
The only creatures that can still be called monsters are the hybrids born from the monsters that ran up there and the native animals of the continent.
However, although these creatures can be called monsters, they all share the characteristic that they can only reach a maximum level of 1.
This level of threat was no longer worthy of being called a threat to humanity, and given the sheer number of them, the adventurers all abandoned their efforts to continue clearing the continent.
The same goes for the "Great Tree Sea" secret realm. Although it can be called a secret realm, it only has a slightly larger number of level 1 monsters.
Moreover, most of the monsters inside are of different races, each with its own territory, and they fight each other for territory.
Most importantly, they don't usually leave the "Great Tree Sea" secret realm.
This is why the villagers can settle down near the "Great Tree Sea" secret realm with peace of mind.
If what Eina said is true, then there are quite a few points of doubt.
First, why did the monsters suddenly riot?
Secondly, even if there was a riot, why did the monsters that broke out of the "Great Tree Sea" only have scorpion-shaped forms?
Finally, what caused the scorpion-shaped monsters to suddenly increase in number so dramatically?
It's important to know that while the Great Tree Sea also had scorpion monsters before, their numbers would never have reached this level.
If they gradually multiply to this size, the traces will be impossible to hide, and adventurers who have previously completed quests in the "Great Tree Sea" will definitely be able to discover them.
"Alright, then I'll trouble Miss Eina to open the document for me!"
"I'll just mind my own business this time and go see what's wrong with the 'Great Tree Sea'."
William said with a relaxed expression, despite the seemingly perilous analysis in his mind.
But in reality, he felt no worry at all.
If the mission were truly that dangerous and urgent, the guild wouldn't have posted it so openly in the lobby.
They would have already issued mandatory missions to the large Familia of Orario to subjugate the "Great Tree Sea".
If such measures haven't been taken yet, it only means that while the incident is somewhat dangerous, it hasn't reached that point yet.
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Chapter 128 Searching for Candidates [2-in-1, Please Subscribe]
That night
The moonlight hung high above the star-studded sky.
Amidst the boundless sea of lush trees, the lively atmosphere of cooking wafts upwards from an open space.
The flickering firelight reflected every face that was currently surrounding it.
They were a group of beautiful young women, each holding their own dinner, waiting for the long-haired blue-haired woman at the head of the table to speak.
"Alright, everyone, let's eat!"
"Thank you all for your hard work these past few days!"
The woman with long blue hair smiled gently; her expression at that moment contrasted sharply with her attire.
Because she was wearing a battle suit woven entirely with purple and white, and on her feet were a pair of brown hunter boots.
Most importantly, next to the woman was a silver longbow and an unsheathed short sword.