Chapter 145: Dont Question the Bonus
Chapter 145: Dont Question the Bonus
Chapter 145: Don't Question the Bonus
The main target was secured and ready to be brought back to their client from this quest. At the same time, the battle against the four stone pangolin hedgehogs was also over.
The monster's stone thorns were scattered everywhere, the result of victories for the adventurers. Elysia and Sylvia immediately gathered with their temporary party in the middle of the cave hall.
"It's easier than I thought, I'm glad it's finished without major damage." Franky checked his impressive armor for a moment. He found no damage other than dirt and dust.
"Good job everyone, you girls too. Have you secured the rare gray umbrella flower?" Martin looked at the former battle area for a moment, then greeted the two girls and the tiger who were approaching.
"Un, Ais kept it in her Space Bag, we took it to the root, you know? Now we can go back and get our prize!" Sylvia confirmed with satisfaction, but she thought it was too easy for her party.
"Yeah, that's great. This battle got so smooth and easy because the biggest and strongest stone hedgehog was slaughtered by Mr. Nalyd. Thanks to him, the other three became furious and vulnerable." Martin expressed his appreciation to the man who was walking and stopped beside his daughter.
"Yeah! Your sword must be incredibly sharp and sturdy, a strengthened magic sword! Are you a Spirit Swordmage? That's cool!" Franky gave a full thumbs up.
"Yes, that's my father's class, he is actually a Spirit Mage but also proficient in weapons." Sylvia answered on behalf of her father.
He couldn't possibly answer that. He even put his spare long sword back into his Space Bag as soon as it was pointed at by this outspoken man in blue armor.
"Ano, now, what are we going to do with these four monsters? The body and bones of this monster are so strong, maybe it can become a Spirit Grade Weapon if mixed with other materials." Anika was examining one of the dead monsters lying on the ground.
"What do you think? We've agreed to divide this evenly. Here's four, so that's two-two. Want to bring this to sell in town or something?" Martin asked Elysia lightly. She was the leader of the Ethereal Miracle guild party, so he needed to know her decision.
"Ah, what do you think, Lys? I don't know how to sell this or anything for that matter." Elysia did not immediately answer the questions directed to her. She needed advice from the girl who seemed to know a lot about adventurous affairs.
"Umm, well, can't we take our share after it's been sold? We lack experience in that. Also, wouldn't you want to report this incident to the branch guild in Larnwick City as well?" Sylvia didn't disappoint her friend. They just wanted to get clean results.
"Okay, that's easy. By the way, this is the end of the cave, the cave hall? However, since I've seen, not a single body or remains of the fallen adventurers can be found. Any clues you got of that?" Franky wagged his hands slowly while searching for clues here and there, but this was a dead end.
"Enm, may I know what we will do after finding that?" Elysia slightly raised her hand.
"Do you know anything, Aisyle?" Anika was the first to respond, but with another question instead of the desired answer.
"If found, we'll take them to the guild in Larnwick City. They deserve a proper burial. If we can't find their bodies, what can we do?" Martin replied while plugging his longsword back into his large shield.
"I suggest, we don't do it, let the special investigation team do their job even though we have located their bodies. Ais, do you know something?" Sylvia disagreed and immediately refuted.
"En, I know. You see, the ground here has a lot of fragments and crumbles of what I assume to be the bones of creatures. There are many and maybe not just bone fragments from humans." Elysia muttered casually. She crouched down then took one of the monster stone thorns to dig a little into the ground.
She took a piece of bone no more than half the size of her palm from the ground. "Look what I found, I think Lys's suggestion is good. You're going to the guild in that city, right? Then as well, give a report on this."
"Wait, what? Underground? They have all been buried and destroyed cannot be identified to become pieces of bone? They are no longer intact, this bone has only been buried for a week... What are these monsters doing to their prey..." Anika muttered languidly. She also dug 40 centimeters and found another bone.
"Sigh, let's go back. We need to immediately report to the branch guild in town." Martin took a deep breath, their job was done, and the rest only needed to be taken care of by the investigation team.
If they had reached this point and this condition, there was nothing they could do. This joint party couldn't decide on behalf of the guild or dig up the ground in this cave just for that.
Franky put four monsters into two Space Bags. These monsters were useful as evidence to convince the guild to act immediately. The worth thing and the bones that could be found were also carried as other clauses.
After that, they immediately left there to return to Mr. Aayan at Leurbost Village.
*knock* *knock*
Anika once again knocked on the door of their client's hut. No need to wait long, the door was immediately opened by a man with round glasses. The pungent smell of medicinal herbs and other alchemical materials directly attacked the noses of the newcomers.
"Woah, are you back? It's not, it hasn't been two hours since your departure! So, did you succeed? Or failed and ran away?" Aayan was quite surprised to find out who had come to visit.
"Of course, your quest has been completed. Aisyle, if you may." Martin nodded once, he gave a signal to the girl with his hand.
Understanding the cue, Elysia took her white Space Bag then took the flower that was the target of their quest. The Ashen Fairymoss complete to the root was placed right in front of the hut.
"Wow, wow, wow! Three wow to you, this is so amazing and beautiful! You even brought it complete with the roots! Marvelous, wonderful! Hehe, keke..." Aayan walked quickly to the almost nine-meter plant, with a grunt of awe but sounded a little strange.
"Ais, is he still sane? Eww, he licked it." Sylvia whispered in a soft voice. She suspected that their client had gone crazy with this plant obsession.
"Don't say that, Lys. Maybe, Mr. Aayan is checking the authenticity of Ashen Fairymoss with his tongue. He's an alchemist, we don't really know what he did."
"Then, what about his heavy breath? His strange smile? Well, and now he's hugging the flower... While stroking it? What is he doing?"
"Err... I don't know either, give him a little more time. We'll find out later." Elysia returned the whisper with a strange feeling. This alchemist was weird.
Five minutes passed, and finally, Aayan returned to his usual self. He stood as if he had never done anything embarrassing and weird. Everything was going well and normal.
"Sorry for watching the sight of my undue actions. I just couldn't help it, this is a treasure, and I finally got it." Aayan gave a slight bow of apology.
"Oh, that's not a problem, we're good. Everyone has their own quirk and peculiarity, no big deal." Franky wagged his hand, but he didn't look at Aayan.
"As promised, this quest has a reward of 800 gold coins. However, since you guys miraculously ripped Ashen Fairymoss up to the roots, I will add another 100 gold coins for the bonus." Aayan took out a pouch containing many gold coins and gave it to the girl who took out this precious flower.
"To be honest, I just thought you were only going to take parts of the stem down to the flowers. But this is much better than good. Pulling this out takes great effort, 7 meters of roots from a plant that grows on rock-hard soil. Phew, can you lend me your quest paper?" He shook his head in admiration. He didn't expect it before.
"Eh? Great effort? Ashen Fairymoss grows on hard soil? Lys, we... Aw, why are you pinching me?" Elysia wanted to question something utterly different from the truth she knew, but Sylvia immediately pinched her waist.
"Sshh, good girl, please accept the reward with thanks, not a question. It's a bonus hehe..." Sylvia covered her friend's innocence with a suggestion. The bonus was given not to be questioned. Who knew if that bonus would be withdrawn when the client changed his mind.
"Hahaha! It's okay, this flower does grow in a place like that. You don't need to be thankful, it's me who should be grateful for this quest that was quickly completed." Aayan received a quest paper from Martin to fill something there.
"Okay, A. On that pouch, there are 700 gold coins... You can claim the remaining 200 gold coins at any guild branch with this." He returned the quest paper, then took out a quest card and gave it to the black-robed girl.