69novels Chapter 7 Information Gathering
Chapter 7 Information Gathering
"That's surprising. I always thought you had a pretty good temper. How could you have a conflict with the adventurer you hired?"
In the hotel, Luo Qi said casually.
The pastor was very polite to him, but her words were barbed when she spoke to the captain of the Rose Squad.
The relationship between the client and the adventurer became quite strained.
"Sigh, I was a bit impulsive."
Misfield sighed: "But what I told that adventurer wasn't an exaggeration; she underestimated us."
"Understood."
Luo Qi chuckled: "What you said is a bit hurtful; that person can't accept it."
"However, a team like the Rose Squad, composed of all-around professionals, shouldn't be so easily defeated by creatures like goblins."
According to the Adventurers' Guild, the Rose Squad consists of six members: a shieldbearer, a spearman, an archer, a scout, a mage, and the female swordsman who is the captain. The team is very well-equipped in all aspects.
A first-tier superhuman possesses at least twice the strength of an ordinary human, a speed comparable to a galloping horse, and moves with ease while wearing equipment weighing over a hundred kilograms.
For six fully armed Tier 1 superhumans like the Rose Squad, taking down hundreds of people head-on in the era of cold weapons would be no difficult task, and going on a rampage among more than three hundred goblins would be even easier.
Especially that female swordsman.
Although Luo Qi thought the woman was a bit arrogant, she did have the right to be arrogant.
Inside the outermost layer of bright plate armor was a layer of chainmail, and below that was a suit of armor. With these three layers of protection, she was completely airtight. Even if this woman stood still and let the goblins attack her, it was estimated that the goblins would not be able to break through her defenses.
Frankly speaking, Luo Qi felt that his chances of winning against that woman wouldn't be very high.
At most 70%.
If that woman has mental protective abilities, then the 70% chance of winning might just fall into her hands.
"If the captain of the Rose Squad were someone else, I wouldn't have such concerns. The problem of incompetent decision-makers is more fatal than the problem of strength."
"Yeah?"
Luo Qi chuckled and changed the subject: "I saw an interesting request in the Adventurers' Guild, and I'd like you to assist me in this mission."
"Hmm, Mr. Luo Qi, are you going to register with the Adventurers' Guild and become an adventurer?"
"Do you have to become an adventurer to kill monsters?" Luo Qi asked rhetorically.
After rescuing the girl, he accompanied her to River Valley Town, the real reason being to obtain information in order to recruit more subjects for the Emperor's Banner.
When a pioneering village encounters a crisis like a goblin, it will seek help from the Adventurers' Guild, and other people in similar situations will do the same.
really.
The Adventurers' Guild's bulletin board was covered with information about a lot of monsters. Luo Qi didn't care about the rest of the commission forms, and of course, he couldn't understand most of the text anyway.
Luo Qi was only concerned with the types and numbers of monsters.
When the Adventurers' Guild describes monster races, they choose to use patterns—a significant number of adventurers, like Loki, are illiterate, and patterns can help those illiterate adventurers accurately identify the target of their quests, preventing them from accepting random tasks.
And numbers just happened to be within Luo Qi's comprehension.
After a careful search, Luo Qi found that there were quite a few requests that were within her scope of responsibility.
After asking the Adventurers' Guild's receptionist for a few minutes, Luo Qi found several quests that were relatively close to River Valley Town.
These tasks can be completed in half a day.
Ordinary adventurers also have to consider the cost and income when accepting commissions.
But Luo Qi is different.
As long as the target can be recruited, there will be no loss after defeating the target.
The Emperor's Banner is a magical artifact that can grow; as long as it finds suitable subjects, its development speed is comparable to a snowball rolling downhill.
When the number of subjects educated by the Emperor's Banner is only fourteen Goblin Spirits, three hundred goblins would be in great danger. However, when the number of subjects educated by the Emperor's Banner reaches one hundred and fourteen, three hundred goblins are just a minor problem. When the number of subjects educated by the Emperor's Banner reaches one thousand one hundred and fourteen, the crisis of the pioneer village can be resolved with just a flick of the finger.
"Where is the commission located?" Misfield did not ask what the commission was.
She showed extraordinary trust in Luo Qi.
"Black Ape Mountain".
Luo Qi named a place: "According to the commissioner, there are about a hundred goblins there. One of them is quite tall, nearly two meters, and should be the elite goblin you mentioned."
"Black Ape Mountain? There again?"
Misfield paused for a moment.
"Is there a problem?" Luo Qi vaguely realized that there was something fishy about this mission.
The reward for this quest is low, but it's close to Rivervale Town, so completing it won't take up too much time. In theory, powerful adventurers wouldn't mind taking on such a quest.
"Black Ape Mountain is located on the only road between River Valley and Greenwood City. I passed through there two years ago and happened to encounter a group of goblins robbing a caravan."
"And then?"
"The villagers of the pioneer village and the caravan guards worked together to take care of those dozens of goblins, and even filled in their nests," the priestess said calmly.
"Goblins are not unintelligent, and even creatures without intelligence will seek advantage and avoid harm."
Luo Qi analyzed, "The deeper humans venture into the wilderness, the greater the dangers they face, which is why ordinary people are afraid to explore. Conversely, the closer they get to the heart of human territory, the greater the dangers faced by non-human monsters!"
This species was already at the top of the food chain when the terrifying upright apes discovered that most creatures were acutely allergic to silica.
When the terrifying upright apes discovered that most creatures were more acutely allergic to iron, their only enemies were themselves and natural disasters, creatures that were comparable to natural disasters to other creatures!
Because of extraordinary energy, humanity has not yet achieved this status in this world.
But it's not surprising that some weaker monsters have instilled the idea that humans are not to be trifled with.
"There are many areas suitable for goblins to live in near the edge of the forest wilderness, but goblins prefer to take the risks and live closer to human territory."
Luo Qi sneered: "Is there a treasure on Black Ape Mountain that the goblins can't bear to part with? Or... is someone deliberately cultivating goblins on Black Ape Mountain?"
Before traveling through time, Luo Qi had learned that in ancient times, some powerful figures would both raise bandits to deal with their rivals and use the pretext of bandit suppression to levy exorbitant taxes.
As for whether the adventurers of this world possess this kind of wisdom?
There may or may not be.
"However, it doesn't matter which possibility it is... Even if there's a trap behind this commission, I can easily overpower it by the time it's triggered!"