I am the Enchantress!

[Task ID]: S699

[Task Type]: Cleanup

[Mission Location]: Outskirts of Border Forest, coordinates R·11

[Task Description]: Recently, a [Phase Spider] has appeared in the designated area. It is extremely aggressive, possesses teleportation magic, and is very difficult to deal with. It urgently needs to be eliminated.

[Quest Reward]: Hunting a Phase Spider rewards 20 gold coins.

[Task Level]: Hard

[Task Qualification]: Possess an Adventurer's Guild badge of silver rank or higher.

……

In the Adventurers' Guild hall, a queue had formed in front of Martha's counter.

Wilder and Gru were looking around the mission bulletin board when they happened to see this mission.

"So it wasn't a mistaken intelligence; there really was a Phase Spider mission that we stumbled upon," Gru muttered.

"But why is that phase spider with the giant spider?" Wilder asked.

"That's easy!" Gru smiled slightly, entering his comfort zone. "It's just about what happens in your crotch!"

"what?"

"Just kidding," Gru corrected. "Spiders don't wear clothes, I almost forgot."

Wilde smiled and shook his head; the dwarves' humor was always endless.

"But the reward for the Phase Spider is so high, so it wasn't a waste of effort."

"Little guy, you're thinking too simply." Gru shook his head. "We just happened to kill the Phase Spider; it doesn't count as a mission, so the reward will probably be significantly reduced."

"How many could there be?"

"Five gold coins? If the association is in a good mood."

"Then why don't we just accept this task now?"

"Look at the mission requirements, it needs a silver badge, and we don't have any of those." Gru shrugged.

Wilder nodded, feeling somewhat resentful, as he felt the association had taken advantage of him.

"Then...why don't we just borrow a silver badge?" he suddenly had an idea.

"I hadn't thought of that..."

As Gru was muttering to himself, Wilder had already pushed through the crowd and reached out to take down the task list.

Having experienced what it's like to be penniless, he never wanted to let a single silver coin slip through his pocket again.

Back with Gru, the next step is to find a kind person who possesses a silver badge.

"Young man."

Suddenly someone patted Wilder on the shoulder from behind.

Wilder was startled.

Although the association hall was noisy, footsteps could still be heard, but he hadn't noticed anyone approaching at all.

He took two steps forward before cautiously turning around.

A man dressed in black soft armor with two short daggers at his waist was looking at him with a friendly smile.

He was in his early twenties, a bit younger than Cyril, but his long, silvery-white hair made him look quite mature.

"Hello, my name is Joffrey," he introduced himself.

"Wild, what's wrong?"

"I just saw you take off the Phase Spider's task list."

"Yes," Wilder replied.

"Are you a mage?" Joffrey continued, "Phase Spiders possess teleportation magic, making them easy to kill with strong control spells."

"Yes I will."

Wilder seemed to understand why he had come.

Sure enough, Joffrey's eyes lit up for a moment.

He glanced at Gru standing beside him, then said, "I see there are only two of you. It might be a bit difficult to kill the Phase Spider. How about you consider teaming up with me?"

"What is your profession?" Wilder asked.

"The wanderer is a specialist in assassination."

Wilder nodded; the profession did indeed match his attire quite well.

"Do you have a silver badge?" he asked again.

Joffrey nodded and took out a silver, round badge from his waist pocket, engraved with the emblem of the Adventurers' Guild.

Wilde glanced at Gru, and the dwarf nodded slightly.

it is true.

Wilder smiled slightly, surprised that he had delivered himself to their doorstep.

"If we form a team, how will the rewards be distributed?" he asked.

"It's fine to divide it equally."

Joffrey answered quickly, and that was indeed the simplest and fairest way.

Wilder shook his head: "But I may not be able to give you that much."

"Oh? So how do you want to divide it?" Joffrey raised an eyebrow.

"I can only give you one gold medal at most."

Upon hearing this number, Joffrey didn't show any anger, but simply smiled and said, "Young man, isn't that a bit unfair?"

“That’s perfectly fair, because we don’t need you to lift a finger.” Wilder looked at him. “You just have to watch.”

Joffrey paused for a moment, then asked, "I don't have to do anything?"

"right."

"Excuse my bluntness, but even if you can control the Phase Spider, it will be very difficult for the two of you to kill it."

"You don't believe me?"

"It's hard to believe."

Wilder suddenly had an interesting idea.

Start the performance.

"How about this, we'll register for the mission first, and then we'll be responsible for hunting down the Phase Spiders."

Wilder raised the corners of his mouth, displaying an extremely natural arrogance, just like a reckless and ignorant young man.

"If we succeed in the hunt, all the reward will be ours. If we need your help along the way, all the reward will be yours, and we won't take a penny."

Joffrey squinted at him for a few seconds, seemingly unable to detect any flaws.

Then he laughed: "Interesting, let's do it your way."

"It's a deal." Wilder didn't waste a moment. "Let's go register for the mission first."

He and Joffrey then walked ahead to the counter to register, while Gru followed at a distance, not daring to get too close.

If you accidentally laugh out loud, the little guy's trick will be exposed!

After registering for the task, Martha's counter became empty, and Wilder led Joffrey over.

"Do you have other tasks to deliver?" Joffrey asked casually.

Wilder didn't say anything.

At the counter, Martha was recording the work order she had just received.

"Martha, we meet again," Wilder said.

"Wild? Your team is back from the mission?" Martha looked up and replied with a smile.

"Yeah, I just got back."

"Looks like it went smoothly, it was all done in one day." Martha said, glancing at Wilder as she spoke.

Unfortunately, apart from a man I didn't know very well and a dwarf whose scalp I could only see, there were no other figures.

"We've come to turn in the quest. Cyrion told me to find you, saying that the price you offered was fair."

"At least he has a conscience." Martha ran her hand through her red curly hair, asking casually, "Why didn't he come?"

"He's injured and is being treated at the Red House Clinic," Wilder replied truthfully.

"Is it serious?" Martha asked immediately.

"Fortunately, it's just a broken leg; given his physique, he should recover quickly," Wilder replied. "Lyle is more seriously injured and is still unconscious, but his life is not in danger."

"I see..." Martha nodded, then quickly said, "Give me the spoils."

"Um."

Wilder first handed over a pair of giant spider eyeballs and the registration form for the giant spider quest.

Joffrey glanced at it but didn't say anything.

After Martha finished recording, she looked up and asked, "Did you only hunt one? Did you miss the other one?"

"Hmm, couldn't find it."

Wilder responded, but then pulled another rough burlap bundle from his backpack, "But we've discovered another kind of monster."

He gently opened the package.

A crystal the size of a pebble was gently placed on the counter.

The crystal is completely transparent, with wisps of dark blue light flowing inside, like a solidified mass of light.

"This is……"

Joffrey paused, his lips moved a few times, but he didn't say anything.

"A phase crystal." Martha gasped, then continued, "You hunted down a phase spider?!"

"Yes." Wilder took the newly registered form from Joffrey and handed it to Martha. "This is the registration form, for Phase Spider."

Then, he looked at the wanderer with a beaming smile and said:

"See, we didn't need you to lift a finger."