"Mr. Alden, Mr. Lin Mo, you're here."
Finnie first greeted them, then introduced: "This is Grandpa Fletcher, the bishop of Silverstream City's church."
The bishop?!
Alden was imdiately shocked - this was a major figure, with status only slightly lower than City Lord Miss Lavelle, equivalent to the Adventurers' Association branch head.
"So has sothing happened... Could there be a problem with this tiger skin?"
Lin Mo looked toward the tiger skin spread out on the mat.
Finnie shook her head: "No, no..."
"The problem isn't with this tiger skin... it's with the wounds here."
Bishop Fletcher pointed to the wounds on the tiger skin's abdon: "These shouldn't have been caused by you, right?"
"Indeed not."
Lin Mo nodded, also recalling the various abnormalities about this Crimson Fla Tiger: "The location where this adult Crimson Fla Tiger appeared was itself quite strange."
"Miss Finnie has already told about these things."
Bishop Fletcher nodded: "The problem lies in the reason why this Crimson Fla Tiger was inexplicably injured..."
His expression turned extrely serious as he spoke word by word: "On the wounds on this Crimson Fla Tiger's abdon and front claws, there exists the aura of the undead!"
As these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone around imdiately changed.
"The undead?"
"How could there be undead in Roland Forest?"
Alden exclaid in shock: "I've been an adventurer for decades and never heard of such a thing."
"That's precisely why this is an abnormal situation..."
Fletcher frowned deeply: "This matter requires further investigation. Undead capable of injuring an adult Crimson Fla Tiger level creature are already not to be underestimated. If we consider the worst-case scenario, there might even be a necromancer active in Roland Forest right now!"
Necromancer.
This na was enough to stop children's nightti crying as a nightmare on this continent.
These fallen heretics defile the living, transforming corpses into undead to serve as their servants. To expand their undead armies, weaker necromancers would choose grave robbing and tomb excavation, but once they grow powerful, they would choose to create corpses artificially.
They drove their manufactured undead armies, eroding villages, swallowing towns, until forming the incredibly terrifying "Undead Cataclysm."
In Solar Calendar year 112, there was once an outbreak of an ultra-large-scale Undead Cataclysm, where legendary-level necromancer "Rod Rich" triggered that nearly swept the entire continent disaster.
According to incomplete statistics, the number of civilians who perished in that Undead Cataclysm reached over a hundred million people!
That disaster that lasted for years caused the affected ancient empire to never recover from then on, soon disintegrated, with the forr royal family also splitting up as a result, respectively establishing the current three new empires, while so princes and nobles independently founded nurous kingdoms, forming the current situation.
These stories were recorded in various historical records, collections, and picture books, passed down through recitation to this day.
That unprecedented enormous disaster also beca the source of people's current fear and hatred toward the "necromancer" group.
"Later I will discuss with City Lord Lavelle and Association Head Vic, making this matter the top priority recently, dispatching additional personnel to investigate deep in the forest... You must also be especially careful in your subsequent adventures. If you discover anything abnormal, rember to report it promptly."
"Okay, I'll rember."
Alden nodded with a serious expression, then pursed his lips and tentatively spoke: "Then what about this tiger skin..."
"No problem."
Fletcher shook his head, raised his staff, and dazzling Holy Light shone down. The tiger skin imdiately rose with wisps of black mist, quickly dissipating under this Holy Light.
"Now it can be normally sold and used."
"Thank you, Bishop."
Everyone imdiately expressed gratitude. Fletcher shook his head: "Just a small effort. Well, the situation is urgent, I'll go upstairs first to discuss this matter with Head Vic."
After speaking, he waved his hand and walked toward the association's interior.
The remaining group was silent for a mont, until Solan was the first to speak, livening up the atmosphere: "Alright alright, everyone doesn't need to think so much. Even if there really is so situation, wasn't it discovered by us in ti? The remaining matters aren't sothing us small people can consider. Let's rest assured and leave it to Bishop Fletcher and the others."
"That's true too, let's submit the mission first. This ti's harvest is exceptionally abundant..."
Alden also quickly adjusted his mindset, bringing everyone to Lena's counter.
"Miss Lena, please help submit the missions, numbers E4566, E6127, and E2283."
"Okay, please wait a mont!"
Lena imdiately began processing: "Number E4566, clearing Goblin Settlent 69. The association has received the stored spoils, totaling 164 ordinary Goblins, 7 Mutated Goblins, including 2 adult forms, 1 quasi-Bronze Goblin."
Quasi-Bronze-rank?
Lin Mo recalled that previous Goblin leader - on its body, there seed indeed to be so bluish-gray patterns.
Including that previous Goblin spellcaster - so this type was called "Bronze Goblin."
But these two weren't yet complete Bronze-level Goblins, so they could only be called "quasi-Bronze."
"Ordinary Goblins 3 silver coins each, 164 total, altogether 4 gold 92 silver; sub-adult Mutated Goblins 4, each 1 gold coin, altogether 4 gold; adult Mutated Goblin 1, 5 gold coins; quasi-Bronze Goblin 1, 10 gold coins... altogether adding up to 23 gold 92 silver, plus the mission reward of 18 gold, total reward 41 gold 92 silver ow."
"Mission number E6127, collecting Hemostatic Herb, altogether harvested 19 plants, each 1 gold coin, reward of 19 gold coins."
"Mission number E2283... Ah, Mrs. Shachel, please co over here ow."
A middle-aged woman with enduring charm happened to walk into the association at this mont. Hearing Lena's call, she walked over to the group.
"You're the team that accepted my mission? You all look like excellent young people..."
She smiled and greeted everyone, appearing quite friendly.
"It's like this, Mrs. Shachel, there were so accidents during this mission..."
Lena explained to her about the Crimson Fla Tiger individual, including just now about the undead aura, and Bishop Fletcher helping with purification.
"So that's how it is, I understand."
Mrs. Shachel nodded after listening, "Can I take a look at that tiger skin?"
"No problem ow, it's right over here."
Lena ca around the counter, bringing Mrs. Shachel to observe that tiger skin, including the tiger teeth and claws placed nearby.
Mrs. Shachel crouched down, carefully examined it for a while, and nodded.
"Hmm, although there's so damage to the abdon, the overall torso is preserved quite completely, and it's indeed adult Crimson Fla Tiger fur... In that case, I'll need to increase the purchase price."
She thought for a mont, then spoke: "180 gold, what do you think?"
"180 gold, that much?!"
It wasn't that Alden didn't know how to bargain, but rather this price had far exceeded their expectations.
Originally, materials from an adult Crimson Fla Tiger would only be worth around 160 gold coins.
"Hehe~ After all, it's little Finnie's first mission, I should take care of her a bit, and this tiger skin's value is indeed not far off."
As she spoke, she took out a money pouch from her person, counted out 90 gold coins from it, and placed them on the counter.
Another instance of benefiting from Finnie's influence. Indeed, people with status receive preferential treatnt wherever they go.
"If you have needs later, rember to co find at Shachel Alchemy Workshop, I can give you discounted prices oh~"
After speaking, she waved her hand and turned to leave.
As for those materials, association personnel would naturally be responsible for delivering them to her shop.
"Thank you, Grandma Shachel... Aunt Shachel."
Finnie nearly said the wrong form of address, quickly covering her mouth and rephrasing her wording.
Shachel's steps paused slightly, helplessly rubbing her forehead.
Because when Finnie was sick as a child, she specially prepared dicine and sent it to the city lord's mansion. As a result, because the overly bitter dicine left a very bad impression on little Finnie, from then on, her image in Finnie's eyes beca that of "old witch" who brewed very bitter dicine.
Only after Finnie grew up and beca sensible did she no longer reject her so much, though so habitual forms of address were probably very difficult to change.
Next ca the very important distribution segnt.
Finnie took out a white cloth bag from her person, containing many coins.
Among them was a translucent coin that particularly shimred under the association's lighting.
"This is?"
Lin Mo was seeing this type of coin for the first ti and couldn't help but curiously ask.
"Crystal coins... one is worth 100 gold coins! I never thought I'd see this high-level currency in my lifeti."
Solan answered for Finnie.
"Um, the mission rewards altogether are..."
Finnie completely didn't rember the numbers Lena said earlier.
"The total reward for the first two missions is 60 gold 92 silver coins."
Alden reminded.
"Okay."
Finnie imdiately counted out 61 gold coins from her purse and placed them beside the pile of money on the table.
This made a total of 121 gold 92 silver coins.
Regarding the distribution ratio, Alden had already considered clearly while bathing at the bathhouse earlier and spoke: "For this mission's distribution, according to Lin Mo 30%, , Miss Finnie, and Ellie 15% each, remaining 25% equally divided among Carson, Rick, and Solan. How about that?"
"I have no objection."
Lin Mo certainly wouldn't have objections, after all as the major third mission, he could exclusively take 80%.
"I... I actually don't need a share."
Finnie instead waved her hand, indicating she didn't want money.
But Alden shook his head: "Miss Finnie, extra rewards and team distribution are two different matters. Since you're a team mber, of course you should participate in mission distribution."
"Then... then okay..."
Hearing this, Finnie imdiately stopped declining.
The remaining Ellie and others also had no objections. Carson and the others even felt they were getting too much, after all their contribution in this mission was quite limited.
Lin Mo's 30% share amounted to 36 gold 57 silver 6 copper. Alden directly gave 36 gold 58 silver.
This brought his total assets to 194 gold 16 silver.
After calculating this account, the next third mission was the main event...
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