The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

The Adventurers' Guild is a place where adventurers gather to accept quests and earn rewards. The guild also includes some recreational areas, such as a tavern where adventurers can enjoy a delicious meal immediately after returning to the guild to complete their quests.

The atmosphere in the Adventurers' Guild's hall was lively and bustling. Several magical chandeliers hung beneath the towering stone dome, casting a soft glow. The walls were adorned with various exotic beast pelts and weathered adventurer banners.

The ground was paved with dark stone slabs, worn smooth by the footsteps of countless adventurers, reflecting the dappled light.

The central area was a spacious gathering place, furnished with several long wooden tables and benches where adventurers drank, chatted, and traded. The tables were laden with a variety of food and drinks, from roasted meats and bread to beer and magical potions. The clinking of glasses, laughter, and the songs of bards mingled together, creating a lively and joyous atmosphere.

On one side of the hall, there was a huge notice board covered with various mission announcements, bounties, and recruitment information. Adventurers gathered around it, running their fingers over the papers, searching for suitable missions or recruiting like-minded companions.

At this moment, the three-person hero team consisting of Philippa, Sophia, and Taric is looking at the quests on the notice board and choosing the appropriate ones to accept.

"Look, the reward for escorting this caravan is really high!" Philippa said excitedly, pointing to the mission notice on the wall.

"Escorting a caravan?" Sophia looked in the direction Philippa was pointing. "The reward is indeed quite good, arguably the highest among missions of the same level. But we're here to train. Hunting monsters or clearing dungeons would be better than escorting caravans."

Tariq nodded in agreement.

None of the three were short of money. One was a princess of the current Olmec Kingdom, one was a saintess of the Holy Light Church, and the other was the son of a border nobleman. They had nothing to do with the word "poor" at all.

During her escape, Philippa experienced firsthand the difficulty of earning money and the hardships of life, so she naturally valued rewards more than the two people beside her.

In fact, Philippa also wanted to quickly improve her strength to the point where she could fight the Demon King. Seeing that the two of them agreed to take on the mission of defeating monsters and clearing dungeons, she looked away and went to look at other missions.

"It's a bit of a pity. The Grand Chamber of Commerce is quite generous," Philippa muttered to herself. Upon hearing this, Sophia's attitude immediately changed.

"Is it to escort a caravan belonging to the Grand Merchant Guild?" Sophia immediately perked up: "Let's take this mission!"

Seeing Sofia's attitude change 180 degrees, Philippa and Taric were speechless.

Philippa and Taric both come from wealthy families. Sophia, from an ordinary family, became a saintess of the Holy Light Church because of her innate light attribute talent. With the church's backing, she is no ordinary person either.

They were all powerful and influential people, so they naturally knew about the Grand Chamber of Commerce, a chamber of commerce that enjoyed immense popularity even among ordinary people.

Sophia, on the other hand, seems to have an unusual fascination with the Grand Chamber of Commerce.

I tried asking Sophia for the reason, and this is the answer I got.

"That's the Grand Chamber of Commerce! The Grand Chamber of Commerce that invented chocolate and ice cream!" Sophia's eyes lit up. "Not only that, their clothing line leads the fashion trends, and they also have very famous novels, like 'Battle Through the Continent' and 'Douluo Cangqiong'..."

“Escorting a caravan might give us a chance to experience the Gran Merchant Guild’s new products. We can’t miss such a great opportunity.” Seeing that Philippa and Taric didn’t seem very interested, Sofia frowned slightly. “Haven’t you been to the Gran Merchant Guild before? I’ll find a chance to take you there.”

With Sophia's defection, the ratio of opposition to agreement for the escort caravan changed from 2:1 to 2:1.

Taric had no choice but to accept the task.

The Hero Squad is a team of three people. Teams with an odd number of members will not have two decisions that result in a tie, thus alleviating team conflicts. As a result, they will not have disputes over different decisions, thus avoiding intense internal conflicts.

However, when Philippa and Taric disagree, Philippa's wishes will be respected, since Sophia, the Holy Maiden, is on Philippa's side.

Taric: Isn't this also a kind of 80?

It was a rare occasion when Sofia and Taric shared the same opinion, but in the end, they sided with Philippa.

Taric: So? Then what's the point of asking for my opinion?

Tarik sighed. "Agreed."

The three of them reached a consensus, and Philippa reached out and peeled off the task sheet on the notice board before walking to the front desk.

"Hello, we're accepting this mission..."

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Old Peter is extremely insecure and dares not lead the caravan out of the city.

He was a merchant under the Grand Merchant Guild, responsible for transporting and selling eastern specialties to the southwest of the Olmec Kingdom.

He had dozens of guards escorting the caravan, and although only a few of them were first-tier professionals, they were enough to ensure the safety of the goods when encountering small bandit groups.

The Olmec Kingdom is generally quite stable; even in the current Azure Peak Territory, it's rare to encounter bandit groups anymore. (Whose credit is this?)

Bifeng Territory was once a lawless land, which is why some low-level professionals with impure intentions seized the mountain and formed bandit gangs to burn, kill, and plunder the people of Bifeng Territory and passing caravans.

Gray, as the Shadow Lord, had been active in the night in the Azure Peak Territory for over a decade. No matter how many thieves there were, they were all wiped out. For a long time, Gray was even suffering from having nothing to do.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems on the trade route, but one by one, the caravans belonging to the Grand Merchant Guild were attacked by unknown figures, which clearly means they were being targeted by someone.

Old Peter was fully aware of the competition between the Grand Chamber of Commerce and the Golden Weasel Chamber of Commerce, and vaguely guessed the truth, so he dared not go out to do business.

But this is not a long-term solution. People need to support their families! He doesn't have any savings, and he can't stay in the town forever without going out to do business.

The guild's president also recognized the main problem the guild was facing and allocated a sum of money to hire adventurers to escort caravans.

With adventurers escorting us, we should be safe, right?

Old Peter thought to himself and made a decision in secret.

Once someone accepts the quest posted at the Adventurers' Guild, I'll set off immediately.

We can't keep hiding in the town forever...