Half-elf Notebook

Two months later, in the early morning, the snow had ended, and Lei Shi, located in the northern part of the kingdom, also welcomed its own warm spring. Due to the extension of the daytime, the hazy white fog shrouding the city had long since dissipated, and was replaced by morning light that was brighter and warmer than in winter. It penetrated into the house through the windows, and was even brighter than the fire in the fireplace.

Of course, ordinary residents in the South District are reluctant to light the fireplace early in the morning, because fireplace fuel - firewood is not cheap in the city, and they basically leave their homes quickly in the morning to go to work.

Lighting the fireplace is an unnecessary waste for most of them, especially in the warm spring season when the temperature rises.

Rick didn't add any more firewood. He stuffed the last piece of bread into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it with coffee. After taking a look at the other breakfast prepared on the other side of the dining table, he walked towards the entrance.

"Ina, are you up? I'm going to be out for a while, and I'll leave the house to you." As he passed the wooden stairs, he shouted towards the second floor.

There was no response, perhaps because she hadn't gotten up, or perhaps the girl simply didn't want to answer.

Ina has been like this since those two days.

After waiting for a while, the experienced warrior picked up his old friend from the sword cabinet, the double-headed eagle sword, the sword engraved with magic runes.

There were still some things he needed to take care of. He took one last look back at the floor above and walked towards the door.

When the door was closed and there was no more sound in the house, a slender and pretty figure appeared beside the escalator on the second floor.

She was wearing a pale blue off-shoulder long-sleeved dress. She didn't look like she had just woken up, but she didn't take care of her snow-white shoulder-length hair, just let it hang loose.

Ina seemed to be looking at the empty lower level under the wooden stairs, her head buried unexpectedly low.

"You don't even dare to say a few words to Rick? How shameful..." After standing in silence for a long time, Ina muttered to herself:

She leaned her body against the wooden handrail on the floor and slowly slid down until she sat down on the floor.

Ina hugged her bent knees with her slender white hands, curled up and buried her face in them...

The warm days at the end of spring probably refer to days like this. The scorching sun melted the snow, and Rick stepped on puddles formed by snow and rain. The puddles were soon crushed into a wet mud wheel track by the passing carts.

Dongcheng District is still crowded with people, even more than in the past.

Although it was May, it was only the end of winter for the small city located in the northern corner of the Kingdom of Fulant.

Business, which had been frozen for half a year by the severe winter, is now like a thawing glacier. The flow of people consisting of caravans, vendors, and wandering merchants is constantly hitting the traffic limit of the widest thoroughfare in Lei Shi City.

Rick nimbly pushed through the crowd and walked towards a certain direction in the east district.

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East District, Adventurer's Guild

The wide hall was still filled with the distinctly odorous mixture of beer and sweat.

But it was much lighter, and it was obvious that the guild had not slacked off on the cleaning side, but unfortunately it didn't seem to have improved much.

It was the time when the sun was halfway up in the sky and there were not many people in the guild. During this period of time, all adventurers accepted corresponding commissions.

Apart from a few hesitant adventurers sitting at the bar, glancing at the commission board from time to time, the only ones left here were the front desk receptionist and a man in a purple-black wizard robe.

He leaned one hand on the front desk and just stood there, without asking any questions or checking the orders.

But no one came forward to talk to them, and even the receptionists didn't seem surprised at all.

A magic circle made of dark silver-white stripes and blue cloth of unknown material was sewn on the purple-black robe, and a dozen inconspicuous purple gems were dotted in the magic circle.

Looks mysterious and solemn.

The man had brown hair and a faint smile on his face. He looked ordinary. In terms of appearance, he was just like an ordinary, modestly dressed rich man who was about to come to entrust a reward.

The only difference was those eyes, which were deeper than the purple gems and contained a hint of flowing light.

It symbolizes mystery and danger.

The man was actually the agent of this adventure guild, Shuxi Wayne.

He drank the tea handed to him by the receptionist, suddenly turned his head to look at the door which was always half-closed, and said with a smile:

"Hey, you're here."

"I thought you would refuse this commission."

"I want to refuse, but if I do, what are you going to do? Do it yourself? In this situation?"

The door was pushed open again, and Shu Xi answered with a gentle and deep voice. A young man wearing leather armor, chain mail lining, a long sword on his waist, and a longbow with extraordinary craftsmanship walked slowly into the guild.

Of course, he did not attract anyone's attention. Every day, there were at least several hundred people stepping into this door frame. They either left with commissions or returned with the purses on their belts filled with coins.

No one would pay attention to an idle adventurer, even if he was a professional.

"In that situation, I can only throw this bag back to the city lord. I don't want to be with you, old friend. Please help me collect the body." Shu Xi raised his hand, indicating if he wanted a drink.

"You seem quite leisurely. It seems that the other party has not come to sit in the guild and see you chatting and laughing, but you really have the nerve to say it so blatantly? Who do you think is going to work for you now? Swear to the goddess, if I catch a silver-level person on the road, I will double the bounty for every one of them!" Rick looked around and thought resentfully in his heart.

"Have you got everything I want? If not, I have to re-evaluate the difficulty of the commission. I don't want to risk my life. With the price you offer, the monster must not be something a mere man with a sword can deal with, right?" Rick rejected Shu Xi's kindness, glanced at his client, and spoke seriously.

Then, he saw Shu Xi take out a ring the size of a knuckle, engraved with runes and seals, which looked like glowing stardust, from the pocket of his purple-black robe, which never changed for years, and handed it to him.

"The space ring, putting them in it is much better than laying a table on the spot. You know how to use it." Shu Xi immediately began to introduce the contents inside.

"Five magic-destroying arrows, various magic scrolls, five seventh-level attack magic scrolls, six flying knives mixed with mithril and flowing iron, a magic item engraved with the seventh-level "Holy Spirit Shield", a sixth-level "Primary Dragon Strengthening Spell" magic power armor belt, and a seventh-level "Soul Shock" bracelet."

"Except for the Holy Spirit Shield, which can be used twice, the other two magic items and the magic weapon can only be used three times per hour. And remember to return them after use. They are very expensive."

"Wow, have some shame, Mr. Guild President. Who would ask others to risk their lives and then be concerned about the loaned items? Even though they are really expensive." Rick didn't say it rudely. After all, in the past, he was also a famous professional.

It's okay for one silver-level fool to not care about his status, but two of them is a bit too much.

"Is there any information about the monster? It's not like the 'lucky ones' who have seen it are all dead in the wilderness."

Shu Xi tapped the counter with his fingers, picked up a piece of paper full of words, handed it to Rick, and said with a wry smile:

"only these."

"Yeah," Rick responded, leaning against the counter and began to examine the contents of the document.

A giant ape-like monster with hair that fades from olive green to white. After being confirmed by several high-ranking adventurers, it was preliminarily identified as the Morimine Gigantopithecus.

The standing height is over 10 meters, and the possibility of being over 13 meters cannot be ruled out.

Rank: Sixth to seventh level.

Appearance and sighting location: The core area of ​​the Monster Forest in Earl Cathroy Ridge to the shallow area thirteen miles from the "border".

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"This range is too wide... Almost half of the province... It should be an omnivore. In the resource-rich Magical Beast Forest, even leopard-like Magical Beasts and packs of wolf-like Magical Beasts rarely need to expand their hunting range to this extent."

"Moreover, he is one of the top predators. Why... wait, level seven? Forest Peak Giant Ape?!" An idea flashed through Rick's mind, and he looked at a certain president with a serious expression.

Shu Xi's mouth was bitter, and his right hand pinched out a cigarette from his numerous pockets:

"Yes, just as you thought, my friend, he is the one with clear records in Kamu Province."

"As for why it came here, or to be more direct, why it was driven here? I think you know what's going on."

"For medium-sized and large cities like Dunber and Manlunbel, it is just a bigger trouble, but for Leishi, it is an unsafe disaster, especially now that it is difficult for me to take action."

"Be careful, old friend."

In the end, he didn't light the cigarette, he just held it between his fingertips.

Only light blue fluorescence flashed, and the paper filled with information disappeared into thin air.

"It's okay. If we can't kill it, isn't it easy to injure it? We'll have news within a week. If you have any ideas, why don't you think about how to pay the bounty? You're just like the branch president who used to be Mrs. Wengers, the apple pie maker next door to me."

"Is this some kind of retro-futuristic joke?"

In response to Shu Xi's strange look, Rick smiled and turned away without saying anything.