Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 166: Small Town Abnormality
"No matter how you look at it, something's not right."

After defeating the [Grassland Lion], Wang Yue swaggered back to the city carrying the lion's head. He had originally expected to receive worship from passers-by NPCs, but he did not expect that there were only a few people on the streets of Free Town at noon.

"You guys did a great job."

"A new silver-level team has appeared."

The few sporadic congratulations seemed desolate. Wang Yue responded with a wry smile and finally put the ostentatious lion head back into the package.

"Do you know what happened?"

Wang Yue turned around and asked Finko, she nodded, and the other werewolves in the team also nodded. They all knew what happened in Free Town last night.

Seeing the affirmative answer, Wang Yue grabbed Fen Ke’s shoulders with an expression of disbelief.

"Why am I the only one who doesn't know? Why didn't you tell me?"

"But sir, you didn't ask me either."

Wang Yue remembered that he had indeed forgotten to ask, but it was not too late to ask now.

"We don't know the specific circumstances, but the mayor had an argument with the underground leader, the man you met before."

"Amon, I remember that fat goblin."

When Wang Yue called Amon's name, he noticed that the orcs around him were looking at him.

The atmosphere in the town was very tense at this time, and it seemed that a bigger conflict would break out at any time.

"Then, the mayor and the new viscount led their soldiers into a melee. After the fight, neither leader showed up again. We estimate..."

Wang Yue and his group happened to pass by a team of guards who were resting. This team were all humans. They were not on their daily patrol but sitting on the ground. It seemed that the mayor who was in charge of the guards had indeed had an accident.

"Of course I have to slack off when the boss is away. If it were me, I would just lie down at home without even wearing armor."

Wang Yue cast an admiring look at the guard, and both sides understood each other and gave a thumbs up.

Fink doesn't understand how humans communicate, she continued.

"For us adventurers, the most important thing is the Adventurer's Guild. If there is no one to manage the order, there will be no commissions, and we will have no source of coins."

The werewolf team is about to arrive at the association, and when they get here, more and more people are gathering.

Unfortunately, they are just a bunch of listless adventurers. No one will take on commissions without mission rewards. They are all doing nothing and waiting for the storm to pass.

"It would be dangerous to leave so many capable people in a small town doing nothing."

Seeing Wang Yue appear, the adventurers made way for him.

Words of congratulations were mechanically spoken, and even the orc adventurers lost their excitement and all their fighting spirit.

"Congratulations! I declare that from today on, Team Fink has officially been promoted to a silver-level team!"

Surprisingly, the most energetic person was the association's head, Sally. At this moment, he was not worried or distressed, but instead welcomed the birth of the new silver-level team with a smile on his face.

The promotion ceremony was very simple. Sali carved the name of everyone in Finke's team on a slate, even Wang Yue's name was recorded.

After writing his name, the man stepped on the stone slab, which turned into silver water, seeped into the ground, and soon disappeared completely.

[Silver-level team permissions have been enabled]

The promotion of an individual adventurer's level only allows one to take on more difficult missions, but the promotion of a team to the silver level is a completely new world for NPCs.

"Master, I seem to see a lot of different things."

"Don't call me master when you're excited. This way, others will misunderstand me."

Fortunately, there was no one else around, and Fink's words were not even heard by the members of the Werewolf Squad.

"Tell me, what did you see?"

"Everyone has a long, thin stool-like thing on their head. It is green."

Can NPC see health bars? Wang Yue blinked and looked at Sally, but the man was playing dumb.

"So what did you see me like before?"

Wang Yue pointed at herself, and Fen Ke thought for a long time but didn't say any special details.

After repeated guidance, Wang Yue confirmed that Fen Ke could not see the game system other than the health bar.

However, this is only a silver-level team. If there are gold-level and diamond-level teams, the interface they see may be more advanced.

"Let me tell you, the thing above everyone's head is called a health bar. The color represents the relationship between the other person and yourself, and the length of the health bar represents vitality. If the health bar disappears, it means that the person is completely dead."

"No wonder Mr. William is a gold-level adventurer. He knows so much."

Wang Yue patted her golden badge and glanced at Sally who was pretending to look around.

"Anyway, this matter has been completed. It's time to go back and catch up on some sleep."

"Please wait a moment."

Sally called Wang Yue, and Wang Yue looked back with a smile. He had been waiting for a long time.

"Tell me, I know you need my help."

"The association needs a large amount of funds to operate. I can't contact Ross and Amon right now, and I still owe some adventurers their rewards."

"So you want to borrow money?"

Now the roles have been reversed and Sally's cool image is gone.

He looked at Wang Yue with embarrassment. If he really had no other choice, he would not have said it out loud in person.

"For this loan, you should still charge some interest. Do you think that's reasonable?"

"Then how much interest does Mr. William want to charge?"

"Only real money can get you arrested for usury. This is a game world. I think it should be okay to charge a high interest rate."

However, too high an interest rate would make the association unable to bear it. The current situation is unstable. If the association cannot continue to receive commissions, it will not be able to repay the money.

"Forget about the interest. Let me add a condition."

Wang Yue suddenly thought of something more important.

Freedom Town was just in chaos, and several leaders of invisible ranks had not appeared. Now was a good time for Wang Yue to step forward.

"I will have my soldiers stationed in the association and recruit a large number of adventurers to go to the north. As your largest employer, I will provide you with a steady stream of funds."

He had already decided to develop a base on the northern ice field. When starting to develop, he had to choose a remote corner, otherwise it would be easy to be noticed by the kingdom.

If they directly seize Free Town, the location is too obvious, and since it is part of the kingdom, it will inevitably attract an attack from the human army.

"Don't worry, we are just partners. My people will help you stabilize the situation quickly."

"Also, a large group of adventurers will appear in a few days. You can then take some useless things as rewards. They will be happy to accept such a task."

After saying a lot in one breath, Wang Yue stretched out his right hand, ready to shake hands.

"What are you standing there for? If you don't agree to such a good deal, are you a pig?"

"Please give me some time to think about it."

"Whatever you want, it's settled."

Wang Yue grabbed Sally's hand and shook it hard.

"It's settled. I'll send someone to Freetown right away."

What is needed to force a sale is momentum, and Sally has been overwhelmed by it.

This golden opportunity cannot be missed, so Wang Yue took out the [Teleportation Pocket Watch], pressed it with her little hand, and was instantly teleported to the castle.

(End of this chapter)