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Chapter 3 Finding Explorers

(If nothing unexpected happens, today should be a double update. Of course, if something unexpected happens, just pretend I have never said this)

"Uh, I understand." Without continuing this topic with obvious behind-the-scenes story, Catherine directly raised her own needs: "We received a task and needed to find an explorer above the bronze level as a temporary teammate, but the people who posted information in the town center were not qualified. I heard that your news is the most well-informed in the town, and I hope you can provide some clues."

"Explorer?" The boss thought while wiping the plate: "And you must have a bronze level or above? Where are you going?"

"Crying Cave." Katherine thought slightly: "The specific task content needs to be kept confidential."

The boss laughed and shook his head: "The Crying Cave does not require bronze-level explorers, nor even explorers. There have been people searching through it. I have all the maps and monster distribution maps here, just take the map and go there."

"I have the map too, don't use that to perfunctory me." Catherine tapped the bar with her finger and lowered her voice: "No matter how we say it is a silver-level adventure group, I have heard of some secrets."

"Silver-level!" The boss was slightly moved: "The silver-level adventure group must at least have gold-level members, not the kind of guys that can be seen everywhere. Are you sure you are a silver-level adventure group?"

"Of course." Katherine looked proud: "We are the Nellie Adventure Group."

"Puchi." The beautiful boss lady couldn't help but laugh, looked at Vivian who was wandering around in the sky and Lina who was bored and took out a novel that was so fascinating. She covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I should have seen it long ago, you are the Neli support team."

"Hey!" Katherine looked at the boss's wife with a cat-fried look, and said in a dangerous tone: "It's the Nellie adventure team, not the support team!"

"Well, I'm sorry." The boss lady still had a happy expression and said while laughing: "The main thing is that your fame is too great, hahahaha."

The boss patted the boss's head condescendingly, stopping her laughter, but he also had a smile on his face: "Since it's you, you should be qualified to know the secret of the crying cave. Indeed, at least it needs the assistance of a bronze-level explorer. If you want to go deep into the undeveloped area, the higher the level of the explorer, the better."

"What is the secret of the Crying Cave?" Catherine asked in confusion: "We just heard that it's not simple, but there are fewer people here and I don't know much about it."

"The Crying Cave is not as small as most people know now. In fact, there is still a lot of space in the lower level. However, the strength gap between the monsters on the upper and lower levels is very large, which is very dangerous for adventurers who are unaware of it. Before the lower level is hidden, hundreds of adventurers or lone mercenaries who are insufficiently strong will die in it every year. Later, more than 70 years ago, it was said that it was mainly the Adventurer Guild, and joined forces with the senior management of several professional guilds to set up some obstacles to the entrance of the lower level with spells. Only explorers above the bronze level can have the ability to discover the entrance. In order to protect low-level members, each guild will only inform teams above the silver level."

"No wonder he couldn't find it." Katherine said angrily: "I almost got cheated of twelve gold coins."

"You were cheated?" The boss lady leaned over while pouring wine for other guests: "I think about it, the explorer should be Little Scarter. That little guy is indeed a high-level bronze, but unfortunately he is a high-level bronze thief, and his exploration skills are far inferior."

"It's him, and not only did he deceive us, he also missed a few monster traps in the cave. If we hadn't saved him, he would have died inside."

"A adventurer." The boss looked very open-minded: "Like a mercenary, it's hard to say that he will die in an unknown corner one day. It would be better if he died here, at least someone could collect his body."

"Forget it." Katherine sighed: "For Explorer, do you have any candidates to recommend?"

The boss frowned and thought, and said hesitantly: "There is really a guy who meets the requirements, but I really don't recommend that you get involved with such a person. In fact, in three months, another high-level explorer in the town will be back. I suggest you hire this second person at that time."

"No, the mission period is not that long, I can't wait for three months." Looking at the hesitant look on the boss's face, Catherine asked: "Why do you think we shouldn't hire him? Is he not qualified?"

"No, he is absolutely qualified. As far as I know, even a gold-level adventure group has hired him and completed the mission smoothly. And he is not only an explorer, but he can adapt to various positions."

Katherine's eyes lit up as she heard this and said with a little excitement: "Great, this is exactly what I want to find. Please tell us his contact information."

The boss didn't say anything, but just smiled mysteriously and continued to wipe the plate. The smooth porcelain plate was squeaking in his hands. Seeing this, Katherine gritted her teeth and said angrily: "Ten silver coins are enough."

The boss just smiled and stretched out a finger.

"What a joke." Catherine exclaimed: "A gold coin? Are you robbing?"

"Miss Knight, you should understand." The boss's face was filled with a businessman smile: "In Kanzier Town, there are no more than three people who know this person's ability. Among these three people, I can only contact me. So, this is a monopoly price. Of course, you can also not accept this price, I don't mind."

"Fifty silver coins." Catherine gritted her teeth, "In addition, the three of us want to stay in three rooms for one night. If you don't accept it, we will find another way."

"make a deal."

Yi reluctantly counted out fifty silver coins and put them on the bar. Catherine asked angrily: "You can tell me what his name is now, where can I find him?"

"It's been twenty-three days." The boss calculated with his fingers: "According to the convention, this guy is either living in the abandoned cottage of the night watchman in the cemetery north of the town, or in a deserted house in the southwest corner of the outer ring area. The house is easy to find, with only three walls and two pillars, and the one without a roof. Well, if you are not in these two places, you can go to the mill of Lao Buck outside the town. He is not in the first two places, so he must be here."

Catherine was stunned and opened her mouth in disguise for a long time without reacting: "What are the twenty-three days, what are the night watchers, what are the mills?"

The boss shrugged and replied as if nothing had happened: "So I told you a long time ago that I would not recommend you hire this person."

"What the hell is going on?" Catherine asked with some dissatisfaction: "You have collected all the money, can you explain it clearly?"

"This is also a madman." The boss put down the plate in his hand and looked serious: "This man came to the town ten years ago. For ten years, adventurers occasionally hired him, and the price was not low, so his income was not high. However, whenever he earned money, he would always squander all the money as soon as possible. Drink the most expensive wine, find the most expensive women, live in the most expensive room, and put the more money in his hands, he would have a way to spend it within a few days. After spending all the money, he returned to his usual state. During the day, he either swayed on the streets or sat in a daze, didn't talk to others, and had no food. He just waited for the central market to disperse and went there to try his luck to pick up some food. At night, he would go to the place I just mentioned for a night, and continued to sway during the day the next day."

"This, this kind of life, he, he, has he lived to this day?"

"Yes, the people in the town are very strange. He says he likes to enjoy and squander. He makes himself live worse than dogs most of the time. He says he has a weird personality and likes to suffer and suffer and suffer, and he occasionally enjoys a noble life. Miss Knight, you should not understand. It is actually not scary to endure poverty and hunger for a long time. The real pain is the period when he suddenly becomes poor from wealth. The gap in life, cold and hunger can drive a person crazy. But this person seems to like this

The feeling is repeated countless times. No one knows what he is thinking. Everyone thinks he is a lunatic." The boss continued with his lips and said, "And he is not only addicted to alcohol, but also very good. As long as he is rich, he will change different beautiful women every night. Some are nightingales, some are girls in the town who want to make some money, and some are foreign mercenaries or adventurers who work as nightingales to make money. No matter who he is, he is just beautiful."

"Then he is in a state of no money now?" Catherine asked curiously.

"Yes. Twenty-three days ago, he finished his last job. After coming back, he drank two days and two nights with me, drank all five barrels of Casley wine shipped from Farral and three barrels of the best Vegas ale, and then took Nana to the best Black Swan Inn next door. Oh, Nana is the most beautiful nightingale in Kanzier town. According to my estimate, his income should be supported this time less than five days. So it must be a stage of no money. But I have to say that it is still easy for him to make money. As long as he enters the work state, he will become very competent. Many of the adventure groups he has worked with want to invite him to join for a long time, but he refused."

“What about the reason for rejection?”

"Reason?" The boss sneered, imitating a hoarse voice: "My money has not been spent yet, so I won't go."

Catherine wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "I need to think about it again. Thank you for your clue. Let's take a break first. In addition, we can prepare three dinners for us and deliver them to the room later."

"The third to fifth rooms on the right side of the stairs are your room, you can just go up by yourself." The boss ignored the three ladies, lowered his head and picked up a new plate: "By the way, Panis, his name."

"Catherine, you are not a god, you can't save everyone." On the way back to the room, Lina suddenly withdrew her gaze from the book she was holding and said to Catherine.

"What does it mean?" Katherine was a little confused.

Lina's expression was very serious and persuading: "I know you very well. On the way, you were very angry with the liar. In fact, it was not because he deceived us, but because his lies and hasty showed that he did not cherish his life. You took back his salary to teach him a lesson. And after listening to the explorer just now, I knew what you were thinking. You were thinking about the reason for his life like this, you were guessing the story behind his endurance, and your sympathy was flooded again, and you wanted to save him, right?"

Catherine fell silent and had no answer.

Lina sighed: "I don't object to you doing this, but I just want to tell you, including you, who doesn't have any stories that we don't want to mention? You have to save everyone like this, and you will be exhausted. You are my sister, and I don't want to see that day."

"I'm a knight." Katherine's tone was unquestionable: "Maybe you're right, I can't save everyone in need, but I will do my best to save everyone in need of help. It's my duty."

"Oh, just like you." Lina sighed helplessly: "I will accompany you and keep walking, my sister."

"Ha, I understand. If rat tail leaves are added, they will solidify, if lizard tails are added, they will produce highly toxicity, and if spinning pollen is added, they will explode. Hahaha, it's so interesting." Vivian, who had been silent and thinking, suddenly burst out laughing.

"Go back to the room, you idiot." Lina slapped the soft hat on Vivian's head heavily and said fiercely.
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