You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel

Chloris muttered under her breath, "Who wants to be buried in the same grave as you?"

Lott stood up and looked in the direction of Whitestone Town. "Let's go back together. I'll go and try to persuade them."

"Why don't you go and try to persuade them?"

“I’m afraid they’ll lose their fighting spirit and won’t dare to come. That won’t do. If you’re going to follow them, then follow them properly.”

into the night.

The White Stone Tavern was as lively as ever, but the atmosphere in Lia's team was rather unpleasant.

The four of them sat in a corner of the tavern, drinking silently, without saying a word.

This mission was a complete failure. The only chance to turn things around—teaming up with another mage team—was rejected by Captain Pol.

Pol didn't intend to hand over Lotte's location information; he still wanted to keep the information about the Lava Golem for himself, but he couldn't think of any other good way.

This uncertainty is not friendly to the team.

Lia drank one glass of wine after another, the glass clattering loudly on the table.

"Captain, have you thought this through? All three of us are in debt, and we're counting on this mission to earn money to pay it off."

"Don't make a sound, I'm still thinking."

"By the time you've thought it through, Lotte and the others will have returned with intelligence."

Pol was already annoyed. He glared at Lia and said, "Lotte, Lotte, if you like Lotte so much, why don't you team up with him? It's so much better with him, you won't even encounter monsters."

His teammates, unable to stand it any longer, stepped in to smooth things over: "You guys should all keep quiet. Who knew it would turn out like this..."

Excuse me.

A voice suddenly appeared beside their table.

Lia felt the voice was familiar. She looked up and found that it was Lott.

Why did he go back to Baishi Town?

Lotte sat down next to Lia as if they were old friends. "Miss, we meet again. You're adventurers too, right?"

Lia, with her short red hair, looked incredibly alluring in the dim light of the tavern. The alcohol had flushed her cheeks, and her long hair partially obscured her eyes.

Lia doesn't look like a little girl; she has a mature charm, just like Sophie.

Lotte's attention wasn't on Lia. He saw a young man who looked like a nobleman sitting next to Lia and knew that the man was the mage who had cast the tracking spell.

Having been tricked into casting a tracking spell without permission, Lott didn't bother to be polite with him.

Lia tensed up, wondering if the tracking magic had been exposed and if Lotte had come to confront her.

"Is there something you need, Mr. Lott?"

“We almost encountered a lava golem today,” Lott sighed. “Unfortunately, there are only two of us in our party. I was wondering if you would like to join us?”

"With you...?"

“Join us,” Lot continued. “We can avoid the monsters along the way, and even avoid being spotted by the lava golems. Interested? You just need to take on the escort duties, and we’ll give you two gold coins as a bonus. We’ll give you a bigger share.”

"You can dodge the lava golem?"

Don't you believe me?

"Believe, believe."

No one believed it more than Leah and the others; they were all aware of Lott's performance this afternoon.

“But…” Lott looked at Paul, who had a gloomy face, “I have a grudge against the Mage Association. They made me serve the nobles foot baths. So my team can’t have any mages. If your team has one, you have to kick him out.”

Chapter 55 Their laughter is so noisy!

Being abandoned by the team is a complete denial of a person's abilities, and it will most likely make Boll, who is used to being in the center of the crowd, feel ashamed.

Of course, Lotte never imagined that a single sentence could cause their team to fall apart, after all, the other party was a professional adventurer, and it was impossible for them to disband just because of a temporary invitation.

"What do you mean?" Boll asked in a low voice. "I'm the mage you mentioned. You're trying to steal my teammate right in front of me?"

Lotte did not respond first, but instead observed the reactions of Boll's teammates.

Lia kept her head down and drank, while the other two team members didn't show any anger or refusal; they seemed more like they were watching a show.

Since his teammates weren't too opposed, Lotte felt relieved.

He said calmly, "I didn't steal it. My relationship with the mage is just a bit complicated, and I'm not targeting you personally."

"you!"

Paul slammed his hands on the table, stood up, and looked down at Lotte.

He waited for his teammates to respond, but no one spoke up for him for a long time.

Paul looked at Lia in disbelief, but Lia fanned her flushed cheeks, pretending not to see Paul's gaze.

The other two teammates also drank silently, neither of them saying a word.

Lia and her two companions were quite well-known in Attenborough, especially Lia. A team like this would attract mages willing to join, so they wouldn't consider Pol as their only option.

Besides, Pol is only a novice mage, not powerful enough to be indispensable.

An awkward silence slowly pierced Bohr's chest. He opened his mouth to defend himself, but couldn't utter a single word.

Bohr sat back down, his lips white with anger.

I went out to take on a quest, and a common mage actually robbed my entire party halfway through! How can I complain about this?

Paul said, forcing a smile, "Lotte, do you know the consequences of what you're doing? The Mage Guild won't allow this to happen."

"I'm not a member of your association."

Lott was unable to be selected, leaving Paul with only one option left to save face.

That means rushing up and punching Lotte.

However, Lott usually wields both a staff and a sword, making him significantly more physically capable than Paul. At such close range, Paul's punches felt like cotton, while Lott could knock Paul to the ground with a single blow.

Realizing this, Bohr could only shrink back into a corner and watch helplessly as Lotte and his teammates chatted and flirted with each other.

Your laughter... is disturbing me.

“It’s getting late,” Lott said. “I won’t keep you any longer, lest anyone be unhappy. If we can’t cooperate this time, there might be another opportunity next time.”

Lia looked up at Lotte as he stood up, and reached out to stop him. "Are you leaving already?"

"Well, I still need to prepare things for tomorrow's adventure. Goodbye, beautiful lady."

Goodbye, Mr. Lott.

Knowing he had the upper hand, Lott got up and left the tavern, leaving the mess for Paul and the others to deal with themselves.

Lia, resting her slightly tipsy cheek on her hand, looked in the direction Lotte had left and sighed, "You really have to choose the right man..."

Bohr scoffed, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing." Lia turned to look at Paul. "Don't worry, Captain, we're not stupid enough to abandon you for a mission."

"Of course."

“However, Lott clearly knows the location of the lava golem, and as a local, he's also very familiar with the distribution and habits of the monsters in the area. Only by following Lott can we easily find the lava golem. Why don't you apologize to Lott and we cooperate?”

"Huh? I should apologize to him?"

Paul frowned deeply; he simply couldn't take it anymore.

"Dream on! I'll go ask my friends to come with us tomorrow and follow Lot to find the Lava Golem. Are you satisfied now?"

Paul no longer wanted to monopolize the information; if things continued like this, Lia might really run off with Lotte.

The next morning, as dawn broke over Whitestone Town, the nuns, just awakened, carried baskets and lined up in neat rows to go mushroom picking in the forest.

Lott and Chloris followed behind them and left Whitestone Town with them.

Not long after Lott left, a team of 12 people also set off.

Paul and his companions from Attenborough were unfamiliar with the local terrain, so they would be happy if someone could guide them to the location of the lava golem.

The intermediate mage in the group asked, "Pol, is that mage you mentioned, Lot, really that powerful?"

"Hmm, I even suspect he used some kind of detection magic."

“Impossible.” The intermediate mage shook his head. “Detection magic is a fourth-circle or higher spell, and you can only learn it after changing classes. I think his teammates had very strong senses, which is why they were able to evade the monster.”

The three teams advanced in a front-middle-rear formation, protecting Boll in the middle.

This time they made a significant leap forward, firmly keeping up with Lotte.

In the afternoon, they crossed the sea of ​​rocks and arrived at a mountain forest.

The terrain here is even more complex, and the frequent elevation differences are particularly dangerous.

Lia pushed aside the bushes in front of her and found herself in a scorched earth, with the surrounding trees burned to ashes by the flames.

"Is this the lava golem's habitat?"

Paul wanted to go further, but Lia stopped him.

"We can't go any further. Who knows where the lava golem is?"