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Chapter 27: The Village That Released the Commission
Chapter 27: The Village That Released the Commission
Due to the Venomous Dragon that had been inhabiting this area, the poisonous mist emanating from its body had severely polluted the surrounding air and water sources.
As a result, the people in the nearby villages had no choice but to pool together some money and commission the Adventurer's Guild to send capable adventurers to deal with the Venomous Dragon.
"Village Chief, can the adventurers from the Adventurer's Guild really handle the Venomous Dragon? The village's water sources have been completely depleted. The toxic river and well water can't be used to irrigate the fields. If this continues, we won't be able to survive."
"Yes, Village Chief, maybe we went too far this time. The Lord provided enough gold coins, so why did we exaggerate the task's difficulty? This not only offends the Adventurer's Guild but also delays the successful extermination of the Venomous Dragon."
In the village, two young men looked at the old Village Chief with a sense of grievance.
Because their village was the largest among the surrounding ones, they were responsible for issuing the commission to the Adventurer's Guild to exterminate the Venomous Dragon. The idea to exaggerate the task's difficulty came from the old Village Chief.
"Are you idiots? That's a Dragon! Even if it's a subspecies, it's still a genuine member of the Dragon Race. I don't know if the Adventurer's Guild has adventurers capable of dealing with it, but I believe such adventurers are extremely rare. And the amount of money we have is nowhere near enough to pay them as a reward.
So, what I did was all for the village. If the Venomous Dragon issue isn't resolved, won't we have to relocate? And all these actions require money. If we don't keep some funds, how will the villagers survive the difficult times after relocation?"
An old man in the village is a treasure. Upon hearing the Village Chief's explanation, the two young men looked convinced. However, at that moment, a voice interrupted their conversation.
"I see, keeping enough funds to act wisely. As the leader of a village, it's indeed commendable that you consider your villagers so much. But have you thought about the adventurers who accepted the task based on your exaggerated difficulty?
They thought they were dealing with a five-meter-long venomous giant lizard beast, but it turned out to be a fifteen-meter-long subspecies Venomous Dragon.
Adventurers coming here with incorrect information have almost no chance of survival. All of this is just because of your selfishness.
Do you think the lives of your villagers are more valuable than those of the adventurers who came here?"
Yecheng had initially thought that the surrounding villages exaggerated the task's difficulty due to financial constraints. Although he loved money, he had his principles. He came here merely to inform them that the Venomous Dragon had been slain.
However, after hearing the conversation, Yecheng became quite unhappy. It turned out that these villages weren't short of money; they simply didn't believe adventurers could defeat the Venomous Dragon. They had issued the task as a formality to deceive the local Lord, while secretly preparing to relocate the entire village.
If it weren't for his strength, Yecheng might have become a victim of the Venomous Dragon as well!
"Who are you? Why do you care about our village's affairs?"
Adventurers are often like this, anyway. Besides, we didn’t force them to accept the commissions we issued.”
Seeing Yecheng and Shima Yousuke appear at the village entrance, the two young men who had been talking to the old village chief immediately showed their displeasure and stepped forward, ready to drive the two away, telling them not to meddle in their affairs.
However, the speed at which these two young men rushed forward was matched by the speed at which they were sent flying.
Faced with two minor opponents, Yecheng didn’t even need to take them seriously. With just a single sweep of his hand, the two tall and muscular young men were instantly blown away by the force, their bodies landing on the ground like large pieces of trash, unable to get up.
“Who exactly are you? I don’t remember our village having any grudges with you.”
Seeing Yecheng, who had casually sent flying two of the village’s strong men with a single hand, the old village chief seemed to realize that Yecheng was not someone to be trifled with. However, he was truly puzzled as to why Yecheng was getting involved in their affairs.
Logically, if the other party had a grudge against the village, he, as the village chief, should have recognized them. After all, Yecheng was so handsome that there was no way he wouldn’t remember someone with such good looks.
Especially when Yecheng, such a handsome man, was accompanied by another individual who looked like a Beastman, creating a stark contrast. Such a combination would attract attention wherever they went.
“I don’t particularly like meddling in other people’s affairs, but the crux of the matter is that I am the unfortunate adventurer you were talking about.
I naively thought the target was a large lizard, only to find out upon arriving here that the target had changed from a giant lizard to a giant dragon. Now, tell me, does this have nothing to do with me?”
Hearing Yecheng’s words, the old village chief’s face turned sour. He hadn’t expected that they would be so unlucky as to reveal their true intentions in front of the very person they had wronged.
“Village Chief, this… this is the Venomous Dragon! It was actually… defeated!”
One of the two young men who had been knocked down by Yecheng was just about to get up when he finally noticed the large corpse being dragged behind Yecheng. Upon closer inspection, he was shocked to realize that it was indeed the Venomous Dragon that had been terrorizing their village for so long!
As the village chief had mentioned, the Venomous Dragon was a Subspecies Venomous Dragon, over fifteen meters long, and already in its adult stage. It was an existence that ordinary humans could not possibly defeat.
To defeat such a creature, one would need either a perfectly equipped high-level adventurer team or an active military force. Yet, these two individuals had managed to defeat the dangerous and powerful Venomous Dragon on their own!
“Thank you, adventurers, for slaying the Venomous Dragon and removing this menace for us and the surrounding villages.
Regarding the reward, we can discuss it further, and we also request the opportunity to explain and apologize for our actions.”
Hearing the young man’s exclamation, the old village chief quickly walked behind Yecheng and the others, looking at the Venomous Dragon, which had been cut in half and was clearly dead. First, he showed a look of surprise, then he bowed deeply to Yecheng and his companion, apologizing for their earlier behavior.
Given that they could slay the Venomous Dragon and drag the several-ton corpse without any effort, it was clear that Yecheng and his companion were no ordinary individuals. The old village chief, known for his flexibility, immediately changed his attitude and showed great respect to Yecheng and his companion.
(End of Chapter)
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