Chapter 18 – Kunoichi. But Now With Slime.

Hanson's farm was on a plain near unexplored land, north of the road that stretched east of Arpagon.

After walking for a while through the vast fields, I saw a fairly large private house.

"Well, according to the request form, this seems to be the Hanson farm. Oh, the sign over there says Hanson Farm."

Roin pointed with his finger to the side of the private house. True to her words, the sign said Hanson Farm.

"We have arrived at our destination, so can we go find the goblins now?"

"No. First, you need to meet the client, receive information, and have a brief discussion."

"Discussion?"

"Yes. How big were the goblins, where was the last place you saw them, and where did you see them running away? It will be easier to make a plan if you check and move it. And it's also important what to use as proof of the goblin's subjugation."

"Hmm, that's right."

I nodded as if I agreed with Natalya's words, and Roin started teasing me with a smirk.

"Really~ Hanseong doesn't know anything? Is he a young boy from an aristocratic family somewhere?"

"Hmm? No, it's not like that."

"First, let's find out if there is a client in that building."

As I was about to talk to the old man, Natalia took my hand and led me.

How are you? Why does he actively lead first?

"Are you there! I came from the mercenary guild!"

"Are you here at last?"

A human voice was heard from inside, and soon the door opened and an old man came out. As soon as he came out, he looked at us and his gaze stopped at Roin.

Well, I understand. It's an outfit that exposes that violent body, so if you're a man, you can't help but look at it.

But Roin is going to be my girl. She can't bear to glance at her like that.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Hanseong."

"Hmm? Oh, my name is Hanson."

I approached first and asked for a handshake, and this grandfather also hurriedly withdrew his gaze from the old man and held my hand.

It's definitely because he's a farmer, and even though he's his grandfather, his strength is no joke.

"Can we see where the goblins were damaged?"

Can I ask you this?

I glanced at Natalya and she smiled lightly and nodded her head as if she was doing well.

"Follow me, this way."

I followed Hanson to the back of the private house. After the meadow spread out, I could see a dense forest a little farther away.

And in the middle of the meadow, a large, sturdy fence spreads out as if blocking the way to the forest.

"You know, my farm is attached to the backwoods. So I built a fence and patrol it every day, but these goblins, you bastards, dug in under the fence!"

Looking where Hanson pointed, he saw a pit dug under the fence that had been hastily filled with stones.

"At first, I saw one or two, so I smashed their heads with a club, then after reinforcing it like this, I looked around and there were so many footprints! I don't know why these fuckin' bastards are in such a frenzy all of a sudden! What if the goblins kidnapped even my daughter! I lose my reason to live in this world. Please kill them!"

"All right. Calm down, we're here to do that."

Information about goblins was roughly received. Roin said earlier that she is confident in her tracking skills, so she should be able to find her by looking at the footprints.

Then what to do now. Yeah, she said you have to decide what to use for the subjugation evidence, right?

"What do you want to use as proof of the subjugation?"

"Nose! Do it with their noses! Cut off your nose and bring it to me. There's a door in the shed that leads out of the fence, so you can go through it. Close the door tightly."

"All right. Leave them to us and go see your business."

At my words, Hanson nodded and left again for the private house. Now, we'll have to track it from here.

"Is this right?"

"You did better than I thought."

"This is all because Natalya taught me well."

At my words, Natalia smiled happily.

As Hanson had told me, I came out of the fence through the door in the wall of the warehouse next to it and went to the fence where the pit had been dug, and I saw countless footprints.

The old man squatted beside the footprints and he began to examine them.

Wow, his silence followed and thighs turned. Yes really.

"There are quite a few footprints. There are at least 10 of them shown here."

"Hmm. They all look similar to me, but can you check the number of miles with this? Couldn't it have been taken while one of them was moving?"

"Look closely. They are slightly different in shape and size, and differ in height at which they are dug. It means that the weight and the way you walk are also different."

The old man taught me with his thin finger and insisted that this footprint and that footprint belonged to different owners, but that's what I see.

While admiring Roin's splendid thighs concentrating on his footsteps, he looked at Nataliya who was standing behind him. Natalya took a silver orb from her bag, threw it on the floor, and started waving her fingers in the air.

The blue light began to seep into the silver sphere, and gradually changed into the shape of a skeleton holding a long sword and round shield.

Hmm? But these skeletons are different from the white bone skeletons we saw last time.

"Isn't it white?"

"It is a steel skeleton, one of the products sold by the Wizard Guild."

"Hoo. How much is it?"

"It's 1 gold per sphere."

"1 gold?!"

Five gold, 50 million won.

Every single bone is made of steel. A skeleton made of steel. It's precious.

"If it's made of modern steel, it's not a corpse, is it?"

"In terms of classification, it's closer to a golem than an undead, but it's shaped the same as a skeleton, so it's much easier for necromancers to pour their magic into."

"Hmm~"

I'm not a wizard, so I don't know the details, but it seems that the skull shape is much easier.

"This is the skeleton summoned by the necromancer… There were quite a few skeletons even in unexplored areas."

As if he had seen all the footprints, the old man approached and stroked his chin while looking at the steel skeletons.

"Did you see all the footprints?"

"Huh. Fortunately, they did not disperse, but gathered in groups and moved. Now, follow me!"

With the old man leading the way and following us, five skeletons walked around in a circle.

I was walking silently while appreciating the excellent bread of the old man walking in the lead, so the old man started talking to me as if he was bored.

"These days, the number of undead naturally occurring in the unexplored areas of the northwest has increased, making it easy to make money."

"In the woods to the northwest?"

"According to what I've heard, isn't that what a bad warlock did! There are rumors about it."

The northwest forest is where Natalya and I first met. Come to think of it, the homicidal robbers who were chasing at the time were also holding the skeleton. Did those bastards think I was a bad warlock and came after you?

"Because each undead is 10 bronze. For low-level mercenaries, it's a fairly savory request, so I do it all the time."

"A permanent request?"

"Tell me about a request that doesn't have a specific deadline and doesn't require an application. As for this kind of permanent request, if you carry only the head of an undead until the request disappears, exchange it for 10 bronze per head."

In short, it feels like a game event.

"Hmm, but why didn't you do that and come to subdue the goblins?"

"To find the undead, you have to go around the whole forest to catch them. On the other hand, this request is the same price per animal, but since they are concentrated in one place, it is easier to wipe them out."

"Aha."

Excluding the downside of having to deal with multiple goblins at once, Roin's words make sense since it's easier to make money while catching goblins.

"But isn't it dangerous to go into the goblin lair alone?"

"Originally, I was thinking of finding a party when I received that request. Solos like me sometimes entrust it to a guild to find additional applicants if they think it will be difficult to carry out the request by themselves."

It seems that the guild also does automatic matching. Surprisingly, a guild has a well-organized system.

By the way, the undead are naturally occurring. It's a very ugly world.

"Did undead naturally occur like that?"

"Um, I don't know. It was uncommon in my hometown."

As if the old man was not sure, he raised both of his arms and walked with a pod on the back of his head.

The chest that can be seen from the back is too hot. Dog shit.

"It took about 15 days for the undead to appear in the unexplored areas. The undead subjugation request has been posted to the guild since the stars fell on the unexplored land… Has it been about a week?"

"It's a week… Hmm?"

Come to think of it, Natalia has been oddly quiet since before.

"Is it Natalie?"

"??."

"Is it Natalie?"

"Ah yes. Hanseong, why are you like that?"

Natalya answered with a sudden turn of her head.

"Does the undead suddenly appear? I'm curious."

Teach me Natalya Nunna!

"That, well. I don't know why the mass outbreak of undead occurs in unexplored areas."

??.

Natalia's reaction is strange.

I clasped Natalya's hand and held it.

"Ha, Hansung?"

Subtly wet Besides, this heart pounding.

It tastes like lying.

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