After entering Holzlein, the journey was still smooth, thanks to the fact that Holzlein attached great importance to security issues.

It can be said that it is the state's obligation to ensure the security of its citizens, but security does not always generate direct economic benefits.

Even if the harvest increases due to the reduction of crops destroyed by monsters, it does not account for a large proportion of the overall harvest; even if the village is attacked by thieves and casualties occur, the harvest will not be immediately reduced drastically.

Unlike insurance thinking for large-scale loss risks, security is not always cost-effective. However, for business people, safety is something worth paying for.

If a large chamber of commerce wanted to open a branch in a local city, it had to consider the risk of its merchandise being attacked by monsters or thieves.

If it is a caravan, not only the goods may be completely lost, but even the personnel may be destroyed. If the trafficking area is safe and stable, the risk can be estimated to be lower, which is why countries still invest in security.

Merchants will gather in places with low risks. The more merchants there are, the more supply there is, the more purchasing desire there is, and the demand will rise. The increased demand will attract more merchants.

Such a spiral of growth would stimulate the economy and increase tax revenue. In this world, security indirectly generates profits. In a world where aggression is also seen as a means of profit, Holzlein's national policy seems very sound.

However, even in such a country, the threat of monsters is real, and killing thieves and the like is a difficult task. This is why adventurers are necessary.

It would be too expensive for the national security department to control the number of monsters and guard the caravans. Therefore, the Adventurer's Guild and the Adventurer profession came into being.

Even so, in a small business like a caravan, it is difficult to pass on the risk costs directly to the price of goods. Therefore, the first thing they want to cut is the guard budget.

They want to complete the journey with as few guards as possible. Among many caravans with this idea, the Baden caravan probably has a large budget for guards. This shows the care for employees who are like family members and the importance they attach to real family members.

It is ironic that even so, misfortune still strikes unexpectedly.

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Unlike the border, the streets are kept tens to hundreds of meters away from the forest, but there are also monsters on the plains, and some are so hungry that they come out of the forest just because they see a human figure.

Adventurers actively hunt such monsters, but things were different under the sun that day.

“Please slow down.”

At Ye Kai's request, all the carriages slowed down after communicating through whistles.

"It's too late to go through. It would be better if we can avoid it." Ye Kai was talking to himself when Cham opened the door and stuck his head out.

"What's wrong?"

“Well, wait a minute. Let’s stop.”

After instructing the coachman to stop, Ye Kai picked up Tanya and said "Stay inside", then handed her to Cham.

Feeling what was happening, Tanya was obedient but could not hide her uneasiness. The previous experience made Tanya hate traveling, which made people sad. Ye Kai wanted to solve the problem as quickly as possible.

"There's a group approaching from the right. If we keep going, we'll pass in front of them..."

I spoke a little stutteringly because I didn't know what they would do next.

“We should prepare to fight back.”

"Hmm...their movements are strange. Are they being...chased?"

Just as he was thinking this, a group of gray beasts jumped out of the forest about tens of miles (150 meters) away.

"Flame Wolf Hot Fang!?"

This is a fire-attributed wolf monster. The carriages on the opposite side should have seen it, but they didn't even look at it. After counting about twenty of them, it suddenly became noisy. With a crashing sound and a painful cry of "squeak", a wolf was knocked into the air.

The last one to be knocked away by the Flame Wolf Hot Fang was a light brown giant beast, which ran out of the forest with its huge body shaking.

"Wait, that's impossible... Rock Bear..."

It is an earth-attributed bear monster that is mainly distributed in mountainous areas and is unlikely to be seen on the plains. Bears generally have strong strength and unexpectedly high agility, and the most troublesome thing is the rock armor covering the entire body. It is difficult for physical attacks to penetrate.

Only the advanced team can resist the attack on the front line, and only with high-power magic can they accumulate enough damage to defeat such a strong enemy. The Flame Wolf Hot Fang stopped near the street chased by the Rock Bear, obviously judging that humans are easier to hunt than the Flame Wolf Hot Fang.

"No choice, let's get started."

As she walked forward, she left a message: "Please don't get involved." Then she approached the rock bear. The rock bear slowly walked towards its prey to challenge it.

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