novellhall Chapter 33 Seeking Another Commission
Chapter 33 Seeking Another Commission
"Okay..." Daisy said, "Let's hurry up and transport this Dark Bear back to Greenwood City. Edmund, that swindler, may be a bit stingy, but he's honest and at least he won't cheat us."
"Greenwood City isn't some backwater like Riverdale. There are tons of swindlers there. Some merchants take the goods and then just renege on their payment, showing absolutely no sense of contract. And those people are protected by a god of intrigue, so ordinary people who get cheated don't even have a chance to get justice."
"Edmund looks more human than that group of people."
"It's really complicated," Dorothy couldn't help but remark.
As a "country person," and at the bottom of the "country people," she was completely unaware that city people also had such a hard life.
"Dark Giant Bear, that kind of monster must be quite valuable, right?"
Back when Miss Scout was in the Rose Squad, the swordsman captain's idea was to take on more quests related to such powerful monsters. Unfortunately, the Adventurers' Guild in River Valley rarely encountered similar requests.
—This is only natural.
Most of the commissioners for the River Valley Adventurers' Guild are locals from River Valley.
Most people there are of low social standing, with limited funds and very little need.
Naturally, few people would post requests to actively hunt powerful monsters. Of course, besides humans actively hunting, monsters invading human territory would also trigger such requests.
But just as humans fear monsters, monsters also worry about humans. When the living space is large enough, ordinary monsters will not enter the living space of humans at all. Without anyone disturbing them, why would anyone entrust the Adventurers' Guild to let adventurers hunt monsters?
Only in large cities like Greenwood City are there more commissions related to powerful monsters.
In fact, even if there are so many, the number is still very limited. Daisy's hunt for the Dark Bear was not to fulfill any commission, nor would it fulfill any commission.
The core purpose is to test the two players who are about to become teammates.
Secondly, the Dark Demon Bear itself is very valuable... not to mention anything else, its weight alone is over ten tons, which is equivalent to the meat of twenty or thirty cows. The meat of such extraordinary demons is even more expensive, and you can sell the meat for several gold coins.
Its leather, bile, bones, and even brains can be used as magical materials and sold for a fairly good price.
The girl smiled and said, "Hehe, this giant bear is so big, it'll probably sell for a dozen or so gold coins."
"Sigh, looking at it this way, Grace's decision wasn't entirely wrong." Doross thought of her former captain again: "Killing powerful monsters does indeed yield more Gold God Coins."
"Not wrong?" Luo Qi shook her head slightly.
"We can't just focus on the benefits of hunting these monsters. We also need to understand that fighting them is extremely dangerous. Adventurers who are not strong enough will only become their food if they provoke these monsters."
In Luo Qi's opinion, the captain of the Rose Squad was not strong enough.
The three quickly processed the giant bear, removing its easily perishable internal organs and discarding the less valuable parts. Finally, they placed the materials on the bear skin and hauled it back to the city.
In Edmund's workshop, after some haggling, the already dead Dark Bear was sold for twenty-four gold coins.
Although dead monsters can no longer be crafted into special magical armor using bio-alchemy, the Dark Bear is far superior to goblins, and even its dead skin retains considerable performance.
During the sale of the bear, Loki also realized another reason why Daisy was willing to cooperate with Edmund.
Edmund was enormous, which meant he needed to eat a lot every day. So when he bought leather, he would often buy flesh and blood as well.
Both sides benefited from this deal.
"Although I was the one who killed this giant bear," Luo Qi said, taking only a third of the gold coins. "In my opinion, information is the most important factor in whether a hunter can catch his prey. Miss Daisy provided the information about the Dark Demon Bear, so it would be more appropriate for Daisy to receive most of the gold coins."
"However, we are now an adventurer's party with three members, so it's about time we came up with a plan for distributing the spoils," Dorothy suggested.
As a seasoned adventurer, she was well aware of the importance of a reasonable allocation plan.
If the money isn't divided properly, the adventurer's party will soon fall apart.
"Sharing the money?" Luo Qi said with a smile, "Actually, it's still early. Adventurers' missions are inherently complex, and many tasks can only be completed by one or two people in the team. In such cases, distributing according to work is more appropriate than fixed distribution."
"But this requires the captain to carefully calculate everyone's contributions after each mission, and also to take care of everyone's feelings... Won't that be troublesome?" Dorothy asked.
Distribution according to work does seem fairer.
However, when completing a commissioned task, there will always be someone who thinks they deserve more credit, and someone who thinks the team leader is unfair in distributing the tasks. With that kind of distribution method, there will be a dispute in most adventurer teams after each mission.
This is why most adventurer teams have a fixed share of commission rewards for each member.
"It will indeed be troublesome, but the team I want to build is one that doesn't mind this kind of trouble," Luo Qi said with a smile. "The most important thing between adventurer teammates is trust!"
"Trust is indeed very important..."
Daisy said, "I trust Misfield's judgment and I believe you can be fair and just when distributing commissions in the future. Of course, if the captain breaks his own promise in the future, that will be the day the team disbands."
In fact, she strongly agreed with Luo Qi's decision.
As for whether there will be people in the team who are too obsessed with commission fees, insisting on a larger share despite limited contributions? The female knight simply believes that such people do not deserve to be in her team.
"However, we also need to consider another issue: if we keep taking on the same type of missions, some members of the team may see their income decrease because they are no longer able to profit from these missions."
"Yes, taking on overly complicated tasks will significantly reduce our efficiency in completing them," Dorothy said worriedly.
Practice makes perfect.
Regularly undertaking a certain type of commission will significantly reduce the difficulty of completing the task and increase the speed of completion.
"Don't worry, I will choose the most suitable tasks," Luo Qi said.
"Has the captain chosen the next mission?" Dorothy asked, knowing that the man in front of her was extremely efficient.
"certainly."
Loki said, "The Adventurers' Guild in Greenwood City also has quite a few quests related to goblins."