"That’s right! This ti, unless I see the actual bounty poster, I won’t accept any task. Last ti, I helped a noble kill a magic beast that broke into his manor, and all I got as a reward was a dinner! A damn dinner without even any wine!"
"..."
The bard was struck speechless by the crowd, blushing and wanting to say sothing, but his voice was no match for theirs, leaving him helplessly anxious.
"Alright! Alright! Everyone shut the hell up! Let’s listen to what he has to say! Haven’t you noticed? This announcent is much longer than before, oh my god! Those numbers at the end must be the details of the bounty!"
A brawny man interrupted their argunt.
The brawny man looked sowhat intimidating, and the tavern quieted down temporarily.
"Ahem... there’s reward... there is a reward..."
Bard Harvey coughed painfully a couple of tis, clearly finding his voice irritated from the earlier loud conversation.
Soone thoughtfully handed him a cup of tea, which he drank before quickly continuing:
"Don’t worry, everyone, this ti there’s a reward sheet. The details are: a beastman’s head can be exchanged for thirty copper coins, a beastman Commander for one silver coin, and if you kill a middle-level or higher beastman Professional, you can earn more than fifty silver coins..."
As Harvey announced the specific bounty prices, everyone fell silent, but soon the tavern buzzed with noise again.
"Damn vampires! Why are these people so stingy with the money! Only fifty silver coins for a middle-level Professional!? That’s barely enough to repair my equipnt!"
"Right, right, not going! Definitely not going! With this beggars’ price, whoever wants to go can go, but I’m not going!"
"Exactly! That’s the bounty we risk our lives for, and they offer so little. Do they really think we’re all fools!? I’m announcing that the Iron Teeth rcenary Team will absolutely not accept such humiliation! Let those damn nobles go to hell!"
"Hahaha, Book, who would believe what you say! When you run out of money, you’ll probably be the first to rush over!"
"..."
The atmosphere in the tavern was always chaotic, but it had beco even more exaggerated these days.
For the past half-month, the entire Tarata had been anything but peaceful, with explosive news coming one after another.
First, Mr. Jixing posted a bounty of over ten thousand Gold Coins in the rcenary Guild, setting off a storm in the community as soon as it appeared.
With the rcenary Guild’s vigorous promotion, it beca widespread knowledge, and even ordinary civilians joined the vast army searching for the Dinsion Rift.
After all, it was potentially a once-and-for-all deal that didn’t require much skill, just a little bit of luck.
If they found the Dinsion Rift, their future lives could be as enjoyable as those noble lords, right?
Countless people joined the large team searching for the rift with such expectations.
However, the higher the hope, the greater the disappointnt.
People searched nearby for over ten days, but they didn’t even catch a glimpse of a Dinsion Rift.
It wasn’t just Tarata; even surrounding cities gradually heard of this bounty and started sending large numbers of people to search for the Dinsion Rift.
Unfortunately, despite everyone’s hard efforts for over ten days, they still found nothing, causing many to gradually regain their composure.
Yes, this was an SSS-level task. If the Dinsion Rift were that easy to find, there wouldn’t be such a large bounty.
At this point, many impulsive civilians began to give up.
After all, they still had many things to do at ho. They needed to earn money for their families and couldn’t wander around outside all day like those rcenaries.
And if they were unlucky enough to encounter a magic beast, it could ruin their whole family.
However, this doesn’t an that the bounty posted by Zhang Xiaoman beca aningless.
After all, rcenaries remained the main force of the adventurers. Though their initial enthusiasm faded, doing tasks was their work and way of life.
So, many would continue to explore the wild, as this bounty task didn’t conflict with other tasks. They could simply complete it alongside their other tasks.
Thus, this bounty task beca a long-term task.
It might be impossible to find the target shortly, but you never know when you might suddenly complete it.
Yet, the Dinsion Rift bounty was just one of many recent events, and now it wasn’t even headline news.
Initially, everyone was happily busy with preparations for the Divine Presence Festival and did not expect war to suddenly break out.
Not long ago, a shocking announcent appeared.
The Adren Royal Court formally declared that humans would engage in a new racial war against beastn.
Racial war, an unimaginable disaster that could easily lead to extinction.
Even though people were within the Royal City, it didn’t guarantee their safety.
The impact of war is vast, and safety issues are just one aspect.
For instance, in Tarata, civilians have already begun noticing a continuous rise in food prices in recent days.
Various resources seed to be becoming scarce, City Guard Army patrols increased, and it took much longer to get through the city gates with questioning.
The inconvenience in daily life made people start to feel tense.
Emotions are like a tightly-stretched string, ready to snap violently at the slightest provocation.
In fact, for Tarata residents, knowing all this is actually considered quite late.
In this slow information-transmitting environnt, by the ti these civilians knew about the impending war, the frontline might already be engaged.
So well-inford people said their intelligence indicated a significant invasion had already started by beastn in the kingdom’s Northern Territory.
Currently, the fire of war had spread to three human Duchies, sixteen cities, and millions of people suffering.
As the leader of the human race, Adren must stand up to the Beastman Kingdom at once. It is the Royal Court’s inescapable duty.
Therefore, market transactions have surged significantly in recent days.
People rushed to purchase living supplies, fearing the war’s spread.
rcenaries were also eager to try. Usually, such warti is their opportunity to make hefty bounties.
Especially against opponents like the beastn.
If it were other races, like the Gold-collar, the rcenary Guild might not even issue corresponding bounties.
But dealing with those damn green-furred beastn, there’s nothing more to say.
On this continent, beastn are the only race that couldn’t get along with others. Even an enormous organization like the rcenary Guild couldn’t extend its power into them.
If a war breaks out across the continent, the beastn will certainly be the opposing side of everyone.
These guys are like real beasts, only thinking about combat and slaughter.
The earlier peace was just because so deterrent forces made them hesitate to attack recklessly.
Now, for reasons unknown to the public, the beastn launched another attack.
And they did so in full-scale war mode, plunging the situation into a heated phase instantly.
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