15:Roland Funeral

It was had been a week since Roland had gone to hunt.

Back in the village, a grave atmosphere reigned. Sadness had overturned everything. The people's lives had been improving greatly due to the new Lord alas…

Not getting any sign of Roland, some villagers wept and already burnt incense while a few went as far as to dig mud and bury a coffin.

None of them believed him to return alive as they had experienced such events many times. Every time a monster appeared, a Lord's life string was bound to be cut.

It was an eternal and sorrowful truth.

As per the inside contents of the coffin, there was nothing after all who had such guts to go and look for Lord's dead body and snatch it from the monster.

And it didn't look like any remains of him would be left.

While mourning, everyone heard a loud cry.

Soon, everyone spotted a crew with a broad tall man at the forefront walking ahead carrying a huge Saber Tooth Tiger head over his shoulder.

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Returning to Apus Village.

Roland immediately gathered the villagers and informed them of the news that the Flaming Saber Tooth Tiger lurking near the village had been slain.

"That's great!"

"Long live Baron Roland!"

Looking at the bloody giant Saber Tooth Tiger head in Roland's hand, excitement appeared on the faces of all the villagers as they cheered loudly.

That's great!

This terrifying monster is finally dead.

From now on, everyone can live in peace without fear of monster attacks.

But just then Rolan who appeared noticed something weird and asked, "What were you all doing? Is there a festival? And what's in this casket?"

"Lord, it's nothing…"

"We were just praying for you."

Once something itched, it was hard to suppress it without scratching it so ignoring everyone please Roland decided to take a look and then…

"What the fuck?"

His hawk-like gaze scanned everyone in the village who just crouched down to avoid it. After threatening them, and hearing what was going on, he stood there in a dazed state.

They…They were preparing his funeral.

"You…You…"a thick vein bulged on Roland's forehead.

Behind him, blissful laughter echoed and he looked at the Purple Hyacinth team.

Roland glared at them sharply and noticing his gaze, they tried to suppress their smiles.

'Fuck! This is betrayal.'

'This is some epic-level betrayal. I personally went there to fight for you yet you are already preparing for my funeral.'

'Are you that eager for my death?'

Unable to suppress his anger, Roland screamed wildly…

"Who…Who is the one who came up with this?"

His roar shook the entire place like blowing off the volcano, yet the villager kept mum and just fell onto his knees asking for forgiveness.

Though he was angry, he didn't want to push them.

However, his mood became sour as Priya and Janet laughed wildly upon hearing this. Even servants found it hard to control their laughter.

The next day, Roland felt that he was too lenient and decided to raise the tax and cut salary but not by very much.

...…..

Over the last few days…

The anxious village has completely calmed down these past two days.

Peace has been restored to its former state.

The brewery was also operating smoothly under his mother in law's supervision.

Thanks to this incident, Roland's reputation within the territory has greatly increased. It has even spread to the surrounding towns.

Of course…

The story that spread like wildfire had been fabricated and undergone a great deal of transformation.

After announcing the successful extermination of the Flaming Saber Tooth Tiger, Roland showed the Purple Hyacinth, a great deal of hospitality.

He was ready to give the previously agreed-upon reward to Freya and the others.

Since the target of this extermination mission was the Flaming Saber Tooth Tiger, which was stronger than expected, Roland specifically increased the original reward by 40%.

"Thanks to the help of your Purple Hyacinth Adventure Team this time! This is a token of my appreciation, please accept it."

Roland handed a small box to Freya and the others, smiling as he spoke.

Opening the box.

Countless gold coins lay quietly inside.

Radiating a dazzling golden light.

It looks quite shocking.

"Thank you, Lord Roland!"

Seeing such a generous reward for the mission, Freya and the others were filled with joy.

They quickly counted it.

However, they were a bit dumbfounded.

Because they found that there were more coins in the box than expected. The originally agreed mission reward was five thousand gold coins. But there were a full seven thousand gold coins inside.

"Lord Roland, did you make a mistake?"

Freya asked Roland with a puzzled expression on her face.

The other members of the Adventure Team were also the same.

"I didn't make a mistake! The actual situation of this mission is much more difficult than what I originally announced."

"This is the reward you deserve."

Roland waved his hand and smiled.

"But..."

Freya wanted to say something more.

In her opinion, even though the difficulty of the mission has increased a lot, the contribution of their team is not as great as Roland said.

After all, the person who contributed the most to this mission was Roland.

Whether it was discovering the Flaming Saber Tooth Tiger, devising the hunting plan, or the subsequent battles, Roland was the main force.

They were just helping with support.

Receiving such a large reward, she felt unworthy.

"But there's nothing to put about! There's no reason for me to take back the money I've given out."

"And without your help, it would be impossible for me to kill the Flaming Saber Tooth Tiger alone," Roland interrupted Freya's words and spoke seriously.

After speaking, without waiting for Freya to refuse, Roland left directly.

Seeing this, Freya and the others had no choice but to accept this unusually generous task.

Later, Roland instructed the butler to arrange accommodation for Freya and the others.

He wanted them to rest well within the estate.

After all, everyone had suffered serious injuries during this expedition.

Especially Ava, the female shield warrior who acted as bait, had several broken bones and internal bleeding.

Even with the help of the healer, it would take more than half a month for her to fully recover.

However, having just received so much money, Freya and the others felt embarrassed to continue accepting Roland's kindness.

They simply freshened up in the estate and left directly.

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