You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

Without a local's recommendation, it would be difficult for Lotte to find these shops in a short time.

“Oh, right.” Bard scratched his chin. “There are quite a few prostitutes and dancers in town; you can see them in the taverns. You’re quite handsome too, so don’t go and ruin the town’s innocent farmer’s daughters.”

"Bard, if I hire a prostitute, will Chloris hate me? Will that put your mind at ease?"

Just how much does this guy dote on Chloris?

Bard chuckled, "Why are you making me sound so serious? You're still a little boy, aren't you? Well then, Uncle Bard is asking you today to find you a place with three silver coins."

"No. If we're going to look for someone, we'll do it secretly, without letting you know."

"you!"

Lotte followed Bard back to the Three Thousand Gold Coins, where Bard personally cooked a delicious meal for Lotte.

After finishing his meal, he went to the town market for the first time and bought a nice trench coat and a pair of boots.

He also bought a few flowers to put on the balcony of his room.

Lott also wanted to get a pet.

"Staying in hotels all the time doesn't feel very good. I wonder if there are any cheap rooms available."

When Lotte returned to the hotel carrying three potted plants and a bunch of stuff, she suddenly found Bard sitting by the flower bed downstairs.

"Bard, what are you doing here?"

"Something terrible has happened." Bard looked around and then whispered, "All the adventurers who went out this morning to hunt down the Misty Bear Spirit have been killed!"

"Huh? Didn't they send more than ten people?"

"There are 18. Just now, someone risked their life to run back for help, saying that 8 people have already died."

Lott led Bald into the room, placed the potted plant on the balcony, and poured Bald a glass of water. "Is the Misty Bear Spirit very powerful?"

"It's not particularly powerful on its own, but according to the person who came back, that mist bear spirit has a special talent!"

Talent is something that every race can possess.

Once the talent awakening quest is completed, any race can awaken its corresponding talent.

But apart from Lotte, no one in this world knew about the Talent Mission; they all thought that talents appeared randomly.

Lott asked curiously, "What talent?"

"It is said to be able to block sword wounds."

Blocking sword wounds? Doesn't that provide physical resistance, just like the "World's Gift"?

After taking a sip of water, Bard said, "Ayr is urgently seeking help from the Adventurers' Guild, since there are still 10 people trapped in the forest. If all goes well, the Adventurers' Guild will issue a rescue mission tonight, calling on all the adventurers in town to rescue the trapped people."

Are you going?

Bard shook his head. "I'm just a part-time adventurer, and I wanted to ask for your opinion. Besides... Miss Ya'er asked me to ask you. You're capable, you can definitely help them."

"I'm sorry, there's really nothing I can do."

Lotte wasn't foolish enough to just go for the money; the mission of searching for a talented bear spirit in the fog sounded very dangerous.

Bard nodded, not at all surprised; rather, he was there to persuade Lott not to go.

……

Three days passed quickly.

For the past three days, Miss Ya'er of the Adventurers' Guild has barely slept a wink.

"Ya'er, how is it?"

In a room in the Adventurers' Guild, a gleaming crystal ball sat before Yar.

She reported her work to the president of the Adventurers' Chapter via a crystal ball.

"Sect Leader, the situation... is not very good."

“Three whole days! Not a single clue? Eighteen people in danger, the Adventurers Guild of Maple Town has never encountered such a situation since its establishment! Moreover, this failure is due to our branch's insufficient intelligence preparation, so we also bear some responsibility.”

"But, Branch Manager, I've already increased the reward to two silver coins per day, and we still don't have enough manpower. Could you send someone over?"

"It will take at least half a month for the nearest Adventurers' Guild to arrive. By the time reinforcements get here, they'll be long dead! Figure it out yourself!"

Ya'er sighed, "But that mist bear spirit has the talent to resist sword wounds, so it won't be of much use to the adventurers from Maple Town. In fact, it will only make things more dangerous for them."

The crystal ball went out for a moment, then lit up again. "Didn't Maple Town just register a new mage? Let him go."

Ya'er also wanted Lott to go, but Lott doesn't know magic!

"But……"

"I don't want to hear the process, I want the result! From now on, you can freely allocate all the resources within the Maple Town Guild without reporting to me, but you must bring them back to me within three days!"

The crystal ball went completely out.

Yar pinched the bridge of her nose and sat down in the soft chair.

"All resources... well."

She suddenly stood up and jogged towards the guild warehouse.

This place stores the Adventurers' Guild's lost items and belongings, which should have been handed over to the branch.

Yar went to the innermost compartment and pulled out a box.

[The Relics of Monk Sophie]

Sophie lived in a room assigned by the Adventurers' Guild. According to the rules, after her death, everything in the room would be stored in the Adventurers' Guild, waiting for someone to claim it.

But now is a special time. As the branch president just said, all resources can be allocated by Ya'er.

Yar opened the box, and inside lay a magic scroll.

[Basic Fireball Spell]

Chapter 14 Fireball Technique Like First Love

Meanwhile, Lotte was drinking chilled mint mead inside the [Three Thousand Gold Coins] jar.

After a busy day, enjoying a glass of sweet mead and savoring the minty coolness at the end would be incredibly pleasant.

"How is it?" Bard asked, sitting across from him. "Clloris's new cocktail, which she's going to sell to adventurers, is five copper coins a glass."

"Delicious, delicious. Miss Chloris can even mix drinks?"

"Hmph, being pretty is just her most slick and greasy side."

Most of the adventurers have gone to the forest these past few days, and the ordinary people in town don't have that much spare money to spend here, which has made the business of [Three Thousand Gold Coins] very bad.

It's so bad that Balde hasn't opened for business for two days in a row.

The wind chimes at the entrance rang, their clear sound echoing throughout the restaurant.

It seems we have some guests.

Chloris, who was in the kitchen, quickly poked her head out. She was wearing a white headscarf and had her slicked-back hair pulled back, revealing her fair neck.

"Welcome to Three Thousand Gold Coins... Miss Ya'er, what brings you here?"

"Is Lott there? Is Lott there?"

After Ya'er's gaze settled on Lott in the corner, she picked up the box in her hand and quickly ran to Lott's side.

“Lotte, the situation is critical. The adventurers only brought four days' worth of food. If this drags on any longer, they will starve to death.”

"Miss Ya'er, I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do about it."

“You’re the only mage in the entire Maple Town, and only you can save me.” Ya’er opened the wooden box, revealing the magic scroll inside. “If you agree to go, I’ll give you this magic scroll on behalf of the guild.”

Lotte looked at the yellowed parchment and remembered the pure girl from her childhood who looked perfect in a light blue dress.

My heart skipped a beat.

This is magic! It's magic that's not sold anywhere else in the entire Maple Town!

With this, I can finally be considered a true monk!

But Lott only glanced at it before sitting back down. "Sorry, I can't agree to something as basic as magic. The Mist Bear Spirit is quite terrifying."

"Why is this happening..." Ya'er looked to Chloris behind her for help, hoping Chloris could assist her.

Chloris's lips curled up in a smile. She saw through Lott's thoughts at a glance. "Mr. Lott, if you walk in any direction from Maple Town for 10 days, you won't find a single magic scroll."

Lotte also wanted to test whether Yar had any intermediate-level magic!

Chloris continued, "Sophie spent half a month traveling to town and buying this scroll for five gold coins. Then, just a few days later, she had an accident. This magic scroll is worth more than the total reward for defeating the Mist Bear Spirit; Miss Ya'er has already given her plenty of money!"

But Lotte shook his head. "Even if I learned magic, it wouldn't make any sense if I got slapped to death by a bear spirit."

Yar quickly said, "Mr. Lott, you don't need to hunt down the bear spirit. You just need to get information about the missing adventurers. Others will go and rescue them."

"Just intelligence?"

"Uh-huh!"

Lotte was still somewhat hesitant. The Misty Bear Spirit wasn't that strong to begin with; the four teams could defeat it without taking any damage. If they were just gathering information, the risk would be much lower.

Ya'er squatted down beside Lotte, her hands gripping the edge of the table, looking up at him: "Mr. Lotte, if you agree, you'll not only get magic and two silver coins a day, but you'll also win my heart. I really can't take it anymore, the branch president is about to eat me alive."

"Can I trade your heart for a magic scroll?"

"Mr. Lott!"

Lotte took a big gulp of honey mint liqueur, and the coolness made her feel a little tipsy.

He decided to give it a try.

Lott said, "Let's make this clear first. This quest was initiated by the guild, not the other way around. Therefore, even if I fail the quest, you will still have to give me and my teammates a reward of 2 silver coins per day. In addition, if our team is injured, the guild will pay for our full medical expenses."

Ya'er bit her lip tightly and whispered, "Mr. Lott is really too much..."

"Then forget it, I'd better go back and rest."

"No, no, no!" Ya'er quickly grabbed Lotte's arm. "It's a deal! But who are your teammates?"

Bard pricked up his ears and quietly moved closer to Lotte.

For the first time, Lott felt the burning, expectant gaze of a 40-year-old man.

Lott spoke up: "It's Bard, if he'd like."

Bard couldn't help but clap his hands: "Great!"

After he finished speaking, a shadow appeared in the sky above Baldr.

Chloris's lips parted slightly, her amber eyes now frosted over, her expression chillingly cold: "Uncle Bard, you seem quite excited, do you really enjoy teaming up with Mr. Lott?"

Bard quickly explained in a low voice, "I was going to rescue the client on one hand, and on the other hand, I was testing Mr. Lott's character for you."

"Did you find the answer?"

"Not yet, wait a little longer."

“The forest is very dangerous,” Chloris said hesitantly. “Shall I come with you?”

"Don't worry, Lott is just as afraid of dying as I am. We won't be in any danger, and this is just a reconnaissance mission, not a battle against monsters."

Bard kept trying to persuade Chloris, and it took a long time for Chloris to feel at ease.

After Yar left, Lott immediately took out the magic scroll and eagerly unfolded it.

He gently stroked the parchment, then held it to his nose to smell its magical fragrance.

It smells so good, magic smells so good.

"Can you smell the fragrance?" Chloris frowned slightly. "That's Sophie's perfume; she even left quite a bit on the magic scroll."

"..."

“Miss Ya’er has given you two days to learn this magic scroll, but it usually takes a week. Mr. Lott, you’d better hurry up.”

Yar explained that only magic could effectively harm the Misty Bear Spirit, and it would be safer if Lot learned it before setting off.

"I am currently studying."

Lotte winked at the magic scroll, and under Chloris's gaze, he flicked his finger.

Nothing happened.