Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 137 The mainstay
Rowena felt that the construction that Ethan mentioned seemed a little different from what she had imagined. The scene in her imagination was that she was standing in Baron Gladin's manor and giving orders with great enthusiasm, but the actual situation was that she and the two of them visited every shop in the town before all the shops closed, asking the owners if they had any plans to recruit people in the near future.

But every time she looked at Ethan puzzledly after finishing her inquiry, the latter gave her a thumbs up, making her feel that everything seemed to be fine.

Ethan praised her for her intelligence and Ivy praised her for her good image, which made Rowena very happy.

The people in the town welcomed her very much, affectionately called her Miss Fortune Teller, and enthusiastically answered her questions.

After running around, Rowena finally came to her senses and said, "No matter how much I praise you, I still have to pay you for running errands."

I almost got lost in the praise from these two people, but this is a matter of principle.

She really prefers money to compliments.

"Of course, the Hunter Guild should be happy to pay for it."

Ivy said that she was exhausted after all the hard work. She didn't do enough physical work and she wore high boots without thinking before going out. The three of them almost walked around Ximu Town, and now their heels were sore.

The only thing that Ivy didn't understand was the golden hair on her head, so she grabbed the listless golden hair and asked, "What's your business? You didn't do anything, don't pretend that you tried your best!"

Ethan and Rowena were watching in amazement. Has Ivy finally evolved to the point where she could quarrel with her golden retriever?

"In the past, commissions would be posted at the Guild every season. It would be much easier with more people running errands. It's normal that the new clerks are not familiar with the business yet."

For this matter, the secretary and the president need to discuss and arrange the commission. If you don't issue the investigation commission, the hunters of the guild will not help you work for nothing, right?
Ethan counted the information he got from the investigation. "Like previous years, there are only a few shops in the commercial district that need staff, and the main force is still the farms."

Tenant farming is the most scarce profession in Ximu Town. Many refugees who have no skills have become tenant farmers. Fortunately, the geographical environment of Ximu Town is relatively favorable, and agricultural products can basically be self-sufficient. In addition, in addition to the basic taxes of the empire, Baron Gladin has made up many excuses to make money, so the local residents of Ximu Town can save a lot of spare money and surplus food.

The only problem is that the border town is not valued by the empire, and the urbanization construction is much worse. The problems in technology and construction are not something that Baron Gladin or they can solve. A prosperous commercial district like Gear City is destined not to appear in Creekwood Town.

"Okay, just hand this list over to the Hunter's Guild and you're done. The rest of the work will be left to them."

Ivy stared at Ethan's back in a daze. Now she finally understood why the guild seemed to collapse as soon as Ethan left. She seriously suspected that the prosperity of the Hunter Guild in previous years was supported by Ethan when he was the clerk, and now they have just returned to the way they were before Ethan.

When the three arrived at the Hunter's Guild, the first floor looked a little deserted, with only a few hunters sitting around the fireplace drinking.

Too many unexpected events have happened in Ximu Town recently, and almost everyone who could escape has fled to Gear City.

Seeing Ethan, the elderly president almost burst into tears. However, due to Ivy being beside him, he couldn't invite Ethan back to the guild. He could only pull him aside and complain to him, which made Ivy a little impatient.

Ethan could only comfort the old president. This year's refugees might bring many backbone forces to the guild. After all, hunter might be the freest path in the world. A first-level hunter didn't even need to take a formal assessment. He just needed to register as a member of the guild nearest to him, complete any commission, and then declare in public that he believed in the goddess of hunting, and he would be considered a first-level hunter.

It is no wonder that the number of believers of the Hunting Goddess has increased over the years. They are all ordinary people who come out to make a living.

After the old president complained, he finally remembered some important matters and asked, "How is the work of the shelter? Is it going well?" "It's going well."

Ivy answered quickly. She had long been dissatisfied with the old president's tactics of poaching people. "Ethan has become the backbone of the base station in Ximu Town. He is not going anywhere."

"Ms. Ivy, you misunderstood."

The old president was a little embarrassed. Although he did have this intention, he also knew that Ethan would not be able to return to work in the guild. What he said now was just an opening statement before talking about business. He explained, "I don't quite understand this, but your usual work content should be related to some strange cases, right?"

"That's understandable."

Ethan nodded. Many of the terms used by the Confinement Bureau were too professional and difficult for non-industry insiders to understand. In the eyes of most people, this was what they did.

The old guild leader was delighted and said, "That's perfect. The guild recently received a strange commission. Several hunters who accepted the commission returned empty-handed, and some were even kicked out directly."

He walked straight to the notice board and handed the commission that had been giving him a headache for a long time to Ethan. In fact, he had wanted to find the Shelter Bureau for a long time, but unfortunately, Ethan went on a business trip to Gear City a few days ago, so the matter was shelved for a while.

"Mr. Lechter?"

Ethan recognized the client's name at a glance. He had the impression that he was a man in his early fifties who ran a ranch with his family. He had dealt with him several times because of the handover of tenant farmers. He was a strange person and not easy to get along with.

He read the contents of the commission carefully and immediately understood the strangeness.

In his commission, old Leicester determined that his son had been switched, and that the little Leicester now living in his house was the devil in disguise, who had already bewitched his wife and would soon kill him and take away his farm.

"A shapeshifter, or possessed by an evil spirit?"

Rowena said smoothly.

This kind of thing is too common. Shapechangers are one of the most common dark creatures among the people of the empire. Legends about this group are circulated in most border towns. They can read humans' memories, transform into their appearance, blend into their families and replace them.

Hunters should be familiar with this.

"The hunters thought so at first. The hunters who went to investigate the old Lecht family did a detailed investigation and found that there was nothing wrong with the young Lecht. In the end, they were driven out of the farm by the old Lecht."

Everyone was alive and there were no casualties, but no one could explain why.

Ethan accepted the commission and said, "Let's go to Mr. Lecht's farm tomorrow to take a look."

(End of this chapter)