31 – The Irritated God

"You are the god of buildings." I continued my praise. "They should know that your design building is the best. Nothing beats you."

Erbau looked at me and was expressionless. I smiled, thinking of making a new compliment. It wouldn't be that easy to convince a god, would it?

Suddenly Erbau hugged me. Because his appearance is very similar to that of a woman, I was surprised that there was no sensation of breasts sticking to my body. I wanted to push the god away in annoyance, but I hugged him back. I even patted him on the back, albeit in an awkward motion.

"Without even seeing it, you have recognized my abilities, Raymund," Erbau spoke in a slightly hoarse tone like someone was about to cry. "I will build you a temple for your servant for free here. And if you want to build another building, including a shrine for the next servant, I'll give you a hefty discount."

Huh? Easy as that? I became suspicious that he had more intentions. However, making a shrine for Elise is something I can't refuse. This place is too dull.

Unfortunately, if I only relied on the money from the missions, it would be a long time before I could make a lot of lovely buildings here.

"Do you accept credit payments?" I asked the god again. "I'll pay you little by little when I have money."

"Sir Raymund!" Anja protested, but I signaled her to be quiet.

Erbau gave a thumbs up and smiled so wide his teeth showed. "Of course! You are my best friend now!"

It looks like this god had no friends before, so it was easy to do this.

"Sir Raymund…. When will you start the mission?" Anja scowled. "I've been waiting a long time."

"Ah, sorry, Erbau," I called the god's name to familiarize myself. "I have to send my servant to Levidna. You can also watch her adventures if you want."

"With pleasure," Erbau replied with another smile.

I switched to the three tabs of quest floating above the pond.

[A virgin man wants to get a companion from a beautiful woman for just one day]

Credit points: 1500

Skill points: 1

[A group of merchants must pass through a dangerous area]

Credit points: 3000

Skill points: 2

[Residents of a village are bothered by the attacks of monsters from the forest]

Credit points: 4500

Skill points: 3

I'm not going to ask Elise to run the first option. There's a possibility that the virgin is a pervert and will do something to Elise. Elise might be able to do something to him, but it still made me uncomfortable.

What caught my attention the most was third option. The description is almost similar to the second option in the first mission. However, at that time, the enemies were the giant rats. Now, this mission doesn't mention the specific type of monster. Maybe the monsters that Elise will face are varied? Another difference is that the third option in this quest has a greater difficulty.

It didn't take me long to think. I chose that option.

As usual, part of the fog on the outskirts of the place lit up.

"Good luck!" I gave Elise a second ass slap, placing another red hand mark on that woman's asset. Elise flinched and screamed again, then walked towards the glowing fog.

***

A man stood at the edge of a large field with odd plants. The plants extend from the ground, then the top end has a kind of green ball with a crown.

The lightly brown-skinned man, who looked over forty years old, looked not at the fields but at the forest fifteen feet in front of him. His hair on the sides and back was shaved, while it was left slightly longer at the top. Yes, like the modern mohawk hairstyle.

"Hey, Checo! Why are you daydreaming alone like that!?" Another man approached him, carrying a knife in his belt. "You should be patrolling with your group!"

"Oh, sorry! I was just impressed by the beauty of the forest!" The man called Checo smiled.

"You have to be careful." Diego, having long hair in a ponytail, sighed. "Many of the guards died without the others knowing. Not to mention the increasingly fierce attacks of the monsters. Luckily no big monsters have appeared yet. Otherwise, we are doomed."

"Oh, but you know, right? My group hates me." Checo chuckled. "Maybe they did a prank by leaving me."

"I was amazed by all of them. You look like a decent person. But why do they always fight with you?"

Checo shrugged, smiling again. He started walking. "What about you? Why are you alone now?"

"I'm an assassin who usually moves alone." Diego took out his knife and toyed with it. "From the start, I wasn't really suited for guard missions, but because the money was pretty good, I signed up too. Then, today the boss gave me the freedom to move. They suspect that the people who died weren't the result of an attack from a forest monster."

"So, he thought there's a traitor among us?"

Diego shrugged. "Well, I don't have any clues yet."

"Then, what else did you hear about from the boss?" Checo asked again, continuing to walk. "Has he planned on doing that plan, about putting up fences and clearing the forest further away from the plantation?"

"He didn't mention that." Diego raised an eyebrow. "Why do you care?"

Checo glanced at Diego. "Well, a lot of people have died here. In my opinion, the plan should be executed immediately. The workers and we will feel safer. The fence will protect against monsters, and the long-distance from the forest will give us more time to prepare."

"I think it's better to increase the number of guards."

"Well, that too. We are very few in number. But, I guess the boss is only thinking about land expansion…."

Checo's words were cut off by a loud thud. He and Diego stopped, looking at the armored person face down on the ground.

"Ass..." Diego hissed when he saw Elise's almost bare ass.

Checo took the shield on his back, then pulled his weapon from his waist, a club with several embedded obsidian blades. He put on a fighting stance. Diego also drew his knife again and was ready to fight.

"I never saw you here, lady." Checo confronted the female warrior. "Who are you, and what is your purpose here? This is a forbidden area."

Because of her outfit's magical abilities, Elise didn't whimper in pain anymore. She got up while cleaning her clothes, then gave the two people her trademark awkward grin.

Checo was about to ask again, but suddenly his gaze turned towards the forest. From there, a strange buzzing sound was heard.