This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 71 71. A world where only the captain works hard

Redstone City, inside the mayor's office.

Nova was buried in a pile of documents, working overtime on official business.

After rescuing the Duke's daughter, Duke Amara did not break his promise and actually handed over a city to them.

It is even a city located on a major transportation route with a very prosperous business.

Although only the management rights of the city were transferred to them, they were not enfeoffed as nobles.

But it is also a very generous reward. Apart from the small amount of tribute that they have to pay every month, all the surplus generated by managing the city can go into their own pockets.

This is much faster than being an adventurer and working hard to make money.

As for whether it’s easy or not?
If you ask Night Owl or Ivan, they will definitely feel relaxed.

But if you ask Nova, that's not necessarily the case...

Snapped--

Another stack of documents was placed on the desk by Gal.

Nova looked up with dark circles under his eyes and asked, "What is this?"

"Uh...three foreign businessmen filed complaints against Night Owl." Gar answered, looking away.

"What kind of sting operation is she doing again?"

Gar nodded and stood a little further away.

Nova's voice was trembling as he spoke. He was already burning with anger. Ever since he took over as city lord, his temper had been getting worse and worse...

really--

"What does she want to do?"

Nova picked up the stack of complaints, flipped through them quickly, and then slammed it to the ground.

"Will she really be happy only if the caravans have to take a detour?

Gal, go get her, where is she now?"

"Maybe he's on patrol..."

"So you're still doing it now!? Go bring her to me!"

At Nova's urging, Gal trotted out of the office.

About 20 minutes later, Night Owl, dressed as a beggar and with a dirty face, was dragged in by Gal.

From the moment he entered the door, Nova stared at her intently. If looks could kill, Night Owl would have died three times by now.

"Night Owl, can you tell me what you are doing dressed like this?"

"Well...experience life?" Night Owl looked innocent, his veins throbbing as he looked at Nova.

He picked up the stack of reports and threw it in front of her.

"You pretend to be a mentally retarded wandering elf and deliberately lure foreign merchants into talking to you.

When someone is about to take you away, you reveal your identity, capture them and make a fortune?
Is this what a sheriff should do?
You are clearly setting up a trap!"

Night Owl moved to hide behind Gar, sticking out his tongue and saying, "As long as they don't have any bad intentions, everything will be fine. I'm just eliminating a potential threat!"

“Eliminate hidden dangers?
Do you know that thanks to your efforts, the number of merchants entering the city has decreased by 20% compared to previous years?
What do you think those merchants you cheated will say about Red Stone City after they leave?

Can't you just quiet down?

Even if you're just imitating Ivan and immersing yourself in magic all day, that's already helping me!"

“I’m not a magic-addicted idiot!
Besides, if you're a sheriff and don't punish them, then you've been a sheriff for nothing!"

"Then you should deal with the thieves! Why deal with the foreign merchants?"

The night owl pouted, swaying its body from side to side, not looking at Nova.

Anyway, I have the attitude of "You can say whatever you want, I will do it next time."

Tasks are completed together and positions are allocated as agreed.

Even though Nova is the captain, he has no right to fire Night Owl.

But that doesn't mean he won't get angry.

Gal silently retreated to the corner. He could already sense that Nova had reached his limit.

"City Lord! We have orders from the Supreme Council."

"Ha--Hu--" In front of outsiders, Nova quickly regained his composure and hurried to the communication crystal.

When Nova came back, Gal sat obediently in the chair.

Night Owl had changed back into his black tights and was hanging upside down on the bookshelf, swaying left and right.

When he saw Nova, he asked, "What's the big deal? You're actually using a communication crystal." Long-distance communication consumes a lot of magic power, so unless there is something important, people usually communicate through letters.

"Requesting to escort the priests of the Church of Light to the capital, Oath City.

There were also optional call-ups for a few of us.”

"Tsk, they haven't revealed anything yet," Night Owl complained. "They've already sent away a lot of Diamond-level adventurers, and now they're sending us over too, but they won't tell us why. Being so secretive is definitely up to no good!"

"It's not mandatory." Nova reminded.

"So what do you mean? Vote?" asked Night Owl.

Nova nodded: "Gar, go get Ivan."

After a while, the dazed Ivan was picked up by Gal by the waist.

Nova told him what happened. Ivan nodded as he listened, but Gal felt that he was probably still not awake.

"I agree to go. If I stay here any longer, you will drive me crazy." Nova was the first to vote in favor.

He also told the truth.

Ivan spends all day cracking magic crystals and is always in a state of drunkenness and dreaming.

The night owl is always causing trouble and doing more harm than good.

Gar is an honest man and has no bad habits.

Unfortunately, the half-dragon is not very smart and can only help run errands.

The burden of handling city affairs fell entirely on Nova, so it was no wonder that his temper was getting worse and worse.

Now that he was being recruited, it was just what he wanted to do to go out for a stroll with a legitimate reason.

As for the possible danger?
Who's afraid of this, adventurer?
"I don't want to go!" Night Owl only wanted to uphold justice in the city and had no interest in the mess in the kingdom.

"I'm fine with either." Gal abstained.

"Ivan?"

"Ah? Ah!" Ivan seemed to wake up a little when his name was suddenly called. "Go, go, go."

After saying that, he leaned back in his chair. It was hard not to wonder whether he knew what everyone was discussing.

but--

“Then it’s 2 to 1, let’s escort the pastor ourselves.

Gal, you go and prepare the carriage and half a month's worth of food.

Night Owl, go prepare the potion and prepare the amount required for one dungeon.

I will be responsible for finding someone to take over the city lord's duties."

"Yes."

"Yes--"

The night owl disappeared in a flash, and Gal carried Ivan back first.

A day later, next to two carriages.

"Lord of Light, please protect me. I'm counting on you all along the way."

The three priests bowed slightly, and Nova hurried forward to exchange pleasantries.

The three of them are gold-level priests in the Red Stone City Church, two women and one man.

There was originally a diamond-level pastor in the church, but he was too old.

Nova was so old that he suspected that if he dared to take him with him, he would die on the way.

So in the end, the old man was allowed to stay in the city. After all, the communication did not specify anyone by name, but only said to send all the priests with gold or above rank in the city.

Now these three should be enough to get the job done.

After setting off, Night Owl sat on the top of the carriage to keep watch, his legs dangling in the air as he asked:

"Captain, you said they were looking for both priests and adventurers.

A while ago, a batch of magic materials were transferred from the city.

What on earth is going on?
Are we going to go to war with the demons?
If so, I’ll withdraw.”

The night owl is an elf, and if the situation is not right, she can sneak back to the elf forest at any time.

"How should I know?" Nova half-recline in the carriage, enjoying the leisure time without having to deal with official documents. "But it's definitely not a war. If it were a war, they would mobilize troops and food, not just magical materials, adventurers, and priests."
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Two days later.

Night Owl: "There's something going on up ahead. Tell the old man to get up and investigate!"

(End of this chapter)