My job list is full of alien girls.

Chapter 89 Your request, I have fulfilled.

"Ha ha----"

One-Eyed was a seasoned veteran who had been out in the game for many years. Seeing Milan's tough attitude and the invocation of the guild's vice president and the Arcane Society, he knew that no matter how curious he was, they couldn't force him to answer.

If things really escalate, they're just a local adventurer group. If they offend a powerful force like the Arcane Society and go against the wishes of the guild's higher-ups, they won't be able to establish themselves in the Misty Forest area anymore.

So he chuckled and took the opportunity to back down, following Susanna's lead: "That makes sense. You need to be well-fed to have the energy to work. So the three of us siblings won't disturb your rest any longer. Let's go check the fence at the village entrance and see if there are any gaps in the defenses."

After saying that, he cupped his hands to the group, placed his large hand on Leila's shoulder and pulled her back, then turned and led two team members out of the church.

As Leila was leaving, she turned back and glared at him fiercely, clearly still resentful of his earlier outburst. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she was intimidated by Milan's status and didn't dare to say another word.

"This—" The villagers in the church looked at each other in bewilderment when they saw that the adventurers had all dispersed, and then they also moved away.

Some people helped the injured back to rest, while others picked up hammers from the ground to go back and repair the fence. No one talked about Lily in public anymore, but when they passed by her, they subconsciously took a half step to the side, walking very lightly, as if afraid of disturbing some ferocious creature.

Before leaving, the middle-aged man who recognized Lily bowed deeply to Rod and the others. He moved his lips as if to say something to express his gratitude, but his gaze swept over Lily's exposed gray wolf ears. In the end, he only sighed heavily and turned to leave.

Once everyone had left, Susanna breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Milan with a wry smile, saying, "Don't take it to heart. Everyone was just scared by the monsters; they didn't mean any harm."

"After a while, they should gradually accept it."

Although she said that, she herself was not sure.

Even though the Silvermoon Cult, to which she belongs, is generally mild and tolerant of all races, it probably cannot ignore such a strange situation as Lily's.

"I understand," Milan nodded slightly, not taking the villagers' distant attitude to heart. "I never intended to leave her in the village anyway. In her current state, leaving her here would only make things worse. It's safer for us to keep her with us."

“That’s true, she’s safer with us.” Susanna paused, glanced at the doorway to make sure no one else was there, then lowered her voice and asked, “But what exactly happened to you along the way? Why did this child become like this?”

Milan didn't hide anything from her, briefly recounting how the evil spirit possessed Lily and attacked them, how they defeated the two-headed ogre, how the tomb's sealing node failed, and how they blasted open the rock wall to escape.

"So much happened in one night—you guys have really worked hard."

Susanna sighed and decided to try looking up relevant ancient records of the seal.

"It's exhausting," Milan sighed, clutching her staff. "I really want to get back to Misty City as soon as possible, at least to have a place to rest—"

Upon hearing this, Susanna pondered for a moment before replying, "The carriage that was parked in the woods outside the village was brought back to the village by me and a few villagers after we wiped out the monsters yesterday, and it's parked in the backyard."

"Both horses pulling the cart have been fed, with plenty of hay and water. I should be able to leave after I go and give the villagers some instructions."

"You're the most reliable one," Milan said with a smile.

After the two had finished making arrangements and confirmed that there was nothing else for him to do, Rhodes suddenly spoke up: "I'm going to hand over a request."

Milan paused for a moment, then turned to look at him: "What request? Aren't we supposed to report back to the Misty City Guild on our mission?"

Rod gestured with his chin, indicating that she should look at Lily: "A request to find someone."

Milan then remembered the little girl who had grabbed them last night and begged them to find Lily.

"But Lily is like this now—" Seeing that Rhodes looked serious and not like he was joking, she hesitated but then relented, "Never mind, with you, Hiro, leading her, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Go and come back quickly, don't linger too long," she instructed. "The village has just settled down, so be careful not to cause any trouble."

Rhodes responded, bent down, and extended his hand to Lily. "Let's go."

"Hmm?" Lily looked up at him, blinked, and still placed her furry wolf paw into his palm.

She buried half her face in Rod's arm and followed him out step by step. When the villagers who passed by saw her, they hurriedly moved aside, their eyes darting around. Some were even so frightened that they almost fell over and didn't even dare to greet him.

Lily noticed the evasive gazes, her ears drooped even more, her steps slowed, and her little hands clenched tighter.

Rod didn't say anything, but slowed his pace and let her walk close to his arm.

He asked two villagers, who cautiously pointed him in a direction.

Rod walked along the road and, sure enough, saw the little girl who had cried and begged last night, squatting blankly at his doorstep.

The adults are all busy rebuilding the village, and children her age can't help much. Now that her playmates have almost all disappeared, she can only sit here in a daze.

Hearing footsteps, the little girl looked up and saw Rod first. Her eyes lit up. She was about to call out "Big Brother" when her gaze swept over to him and noticed that he seemed to be holding the hand of a familiar figure.

"I've completed your request." Rhodes nodded at her.

"Lily?" The little girl's eyes widened instantly. She took two steps forward, staring at the half of Lily's face that was visible for a long time, before exclaiming with delight, "It really is Lily! Big brother is so amazing!"

"Wow, Lily, what happened to you?" Noticing the other half of Lily's wolf head, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"It's fluffy, kind of like the big white dog the village chief used to keep, but you're gray!"

She wasn't afraid of the half-face covered in gray fur at all; instead, she stared curiously at Lily's drooping wolf ears, her eyes sparkling.

She raised her little hand halfway up, then hesitated, looking up at her with pleading eyes, her voice soft and sweet: "I..."

"May I touch your ears? They look so soft."

"Hmm————" Feeling her sudden approach, Lily subconsciously shrank behind Rhodes, but her wolf ears twitched slightly, making the other person want to touch them even more.

"Don't you remember her?" Rod crouched down and looked at Lily. "She's your friend. She asked us to find you."

"Ugh————"

Lily subconsciously shook her head, then nodded.

Looking at the eager child in front of her, seeing only curiosity in his eyes, without fear or disgust, and seeing Rod nod slightly to her as if encouraging her to be bold, she gradually loosened her grip on his clothes.

As soon as her fingertips touched the furry wolf ears, Lily's body trembled slightly, but she didn't shrink back like she would when avoiding an adult.

The little girl's eyes shone like stars. Her fingertips moved with extreme lightness, gently stroking the soft hair at the tip of her ear, as she whispered in amazement, "Wow, it's so soft! Softer than the village chief's big white ear!"

She touched her ears a couple of times, and seeing that Lily just kept her eyes down and didn't say anything, she became bolder. Her gaze fell on the wolf tail tucked behind Lily's back, and she shook Lily's hand: "Lily, Lily, can I touch your tail too?"

Lily nodded slightly, and the little girl immediately and carefully touched the tip of the tail. The soft gray fur brushed against her palm, making her giggle with ticklishness.

Before long, seemingly because of Rhodes's presence, the two became a little reserved. The girl then grasped Lily's small, hairy hand and shook it: "Lily, I'll take you to see my treasure chest! Only for you!"

Lily glanced back at Rod again, and seeing that he didn't react, she was pulled along by the little girl and ran lightly towards the earthen slope not far away.

Rod found a dry stone stool and sat down, leaning against the mottled earthen wall, his gaze fixed on the two small figures in the distance.

The grass on the slope grew up to knee height. The little girl squatted on the ground and rummaged around for a while, then pulled out a few round white pebbles and stuffed them into Lily's hand. She chattered away, her voice carried by the wind, fragmented and indistinct, but mostly the kind of fun children have.

Lily listened quietly most of the time, turning the pebbles over and over in her hands. Her half-child face was expressionless, but the wolf eyes that had looked terrifying before had lost some of their cruelty and gained a bit of innocent curiosity.

"That's great," Alina suddenly said in the consciousness space, "Kids are so carefree. Adults would be running away as fast as they can, but they were playing together in no time."

She paused, noticing Rhodes staring at them with a heavy heart, and asked softly, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you still worried about Lily?"

"She doesn't remember her friends," Rod said, his gaze fixed on them. "I just asked her if she recognized them, and she shook her head first, then nodded, as if she had no recollection of them."

"Ah—I thought she was too scared to recognize me." Alina paused for a moment before explaining, "But Milan said her body was possessed by an evil spirit. How could such a young child have no memory problems at all?"

"I was just wondering, if she lost her original memories, would she still be the same Lily?" Rod asked, stroking his chin.

"Huh? Why are you suddenly thinking about such strange things?" Alina didn't react at first, and after a couple of seconds of stunned silence, she clicked her tongue. "Isn't it enough to just live a good life?"

For elves with long lifespans, forgetting is simply a common occurrence in the course of life.

Old memories fade with time, while new experiences constantly fill the void; this is simply the norm of living.

Even though Alina was only a half-elf, she was still influenced by this mindset of the immortals to some extent.

She's still young, and her mother always says she has a long road ahead of her, and she shouldn't get stuck in the past and dwell on it.

"Besides, so many painful memories, it's better to just forget them. It's better for her. Otherwise, leaving too deep a shadow will only affect her life."

Rhodes remained silent for a long time before finally replying, "That's true."

The wind swirled the grass blades across the ground, making a soft, rustling sound.

Rod was lost in thought, but when his gaze swept back to the earthen slope, his brows suddenly furrowed.

The knee-high weeds were still swaying in the wind, and white pebbles were scattered all over the earthen slope, but the two little girls who had been squatting there were nowhere to be seen.

Rhodes immediately stood up, his eyes quickly scanning the surroundings.

There was no one at the alley entrance, and no movement behind the courtyard wall. Only the wind blew through the empty street, swirling wood chips.

He was just chatting and got distracted for a moment, and then he disappeared.

"Oh no, where did they go?" Alina wondered. "Could they have gone somewhere else to play with that little girl? There are so many people in the village, what if they run into someone and scare her?"

Rod didn't say anything, but lifted his foot and walked towards the earthen slope, his fingertips already resting on the hilt of the dagger at his waist.

The village had just suffered a disaster. Although the large group of monsters had retreated, no one could guarantee that no small creatures might have slipped through the net and sneaked in, not to mention that the Hungry Wolf Adventurer Group was still wandering around the village.

Although the other party is an adventurer who came to help, there's no guarantee they won't do something outrageous.

At that very moment, the three members of the Hungry Wolf Adventure Team were leaning against a charred log, resting and chatting.

Lyra kicked away a pebble at her feet, her anger still simmering. She gritted her teeth and said, "That female mage is too arrogant! Just because she's affiliated with the Arcane Society, does she really think she's something special?"

"She even said we had no right to interfere, but I think she's hiding something. Who knows what treasures she's smuggled out of the mine!"

"Sister Laila, calm down. It's not worth getting angry with her." A member of the wandering group next to her quickly came over and handed her a water pouch, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

"Besides, we didn't lose out on this trip! We wiped out so many monsters along the way, plus the commission money for supporting the village. When we settle things with the guild when we get back, this trip is worth a month's worth of our usual missions!"

He counted on his fingers with great enthusiasm: "I've counted them all. Even just goblins, we've killed a lot of them, and those are all part of the bounty!"

"Plus the gifts these disaster-stricken villages owe us, let's go back and drink at the tavern for three days, then relax for a few more days. It'll be wonderful!"

Leila took the water pouch and gulped down a large mouthful, her expression softening slightly, but she still pouted: "What's this little bit of money? If we could sneak into the mine and find some real treasure inside, it would be a hundred times better than this bounty."

"Unfortunately, that monk was unyielding and kept the news tightly under wraps."

"What's the rush?" One-Eyed leaned on the wooden stake, his single eye half-closed, listening to his two subordinates' words, a nonchalant smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

He raised his hand and stroked the hilt of his sword, speaking slowly in a hoarse voice that carried a worldly-wise air: "The mine is right here in Xin'er; it's not going to grow legs and run away. We'll have plenty of opportunities."

"It would be better to eat the meat in front of us first."

"Yes, yes, the guild leader is right," the new adventurer immediately flattered. "If those villages hadn't been ravaged by monsters, where would our Chestnut Gang of adventurers' business come from?"

"In the end, we still need to properly thank these new monsters," Zhao laughed as he mentioned Chestnut.

The one-eyed man looked up at the village, his gaze sweeping over the half-collapsed mud-brick courtyard walls, the shattered wooden window frames scattered on the ground, and the dark bloodstains on the open ground that hadn't been cleaned up.

Looking at the chaotic and miserable state of the village, Fei Shi showed no sympathy whatsoever. Instead, his smile deepened: "The more severe the disaster in the village and the more people die, the more afraid the villagers will be, and the more money Jian Yi will have to pay in trust."

"Look at Li Ci, the monsters had barely retreated when the villages of Li Ci hurriedly sent out requests for help to the guild, offering prices that were many times higher than usual, just in case no one was willing to come and rescue them."

"To put it bluntly, the more people die and the greater the losses, the better off we fearless adventurers will be."

He chuckled, patted Leila on the shoulder, and said casually, "Don't get angry with the new guys, it's not worth it. Once they've packed up and gone back to town, we'll find a chance to sneak off and wander around the mine area."

"If we really discover something, there will be plenty of big orders to follow, and we'll make a fortune."

The newcomer quickly followed suit, flattering him with a fawning smile: "The captain has such foresight! Following the captain is definitely the right thing to do! In the future, all the business in the Chestnut Mist Forest area will belong to our Hungry Wolf Clan!"