I'm really not a dragon.

On the eve of the Wuguang Carnival, we received two hundred carnival tickets. Whether this is destruction or salvation, we cannot know.

As the sun set, Su En counted the number of tickets and marveled for the first time at how someone could be so brave.

The number of tickets issued by the Witch Carnival definitely exceeded two hundred, but it is unlikely that Suen received two hundred tickets in one day.

There is only one explanation.

Someone's up to no good!

Just then, an orc with a throwing axe at his waist and wearing leather armor walked into the tavern excitedly and slammed five tickets on the table.

"Old Man Suen, I have five tickets to the Witchlight Carnival!"

"Old Man" is a slang term among adventurers, specifically referring to a tavern owner or quest giver.

For the sake of him calling me "father,"

Su En felt a little sorry for him, so he pointed to the notice board behind him and asked.

Do you recognize the words above?

Adventurers are generally literate; illiterate people simply cannot be adventurers.

The orc nodded.

"Read it aloud!"

"Tsk! Any contract signed through the scales will be under Bahamut's watchful eye, and the consequences of violating the contract are none of our business."

"Do you understand?"

"Understood! Give me 25 gold coins!" The orc stretched out his pale claw and beckoned with his finger.

Suen set the price at 5 Dragon Gold Coins per ticket. This price was more than enough to buy tickets from the children, though, given the adventurous nature of many, they mostly resorted to theft or robbery.

These guys don't even bother acting anymore, they just lie.

"Gaga, I remember you brought me 15 tickets today, right?"

Suen’s tone was calm, but her gaze was sharp.

"W-What's wrong!" Ga Gu felt a little guilty under that gaze. He saw Su En's cold expression suddenly crumble, replaced by a hint of pity.

"It's alright, here's 50 gold coins. Let's have something good to eat tonight."

This guy has already signed the contract, and there's nothing Suen can do to stop him.

The orc Gagu was somewhat bewildered, but mostly excited; he had earned 100 gold coins today. The Flame Fist Captain, at most, earned four or five hundred dragon gold coins a month.

One day is enough for Captain Flame Fist to reach 6 days

This money came too easily.

"Dad's so generous!" The orc Gagu gave Suen a thumbs up.

"Don't say that!" Suen shook his head and sighed, "Tell the person who instructed you that this tavern is truly watched by the gods. Don't use you to test them. You're not very bright, so as compensation, you should live longer."

The orc Gagu looked bewildered, as if he had been scolded, but why did Suen look so guilty?

As the orcs walked away...

Suen felt that the second funeral for Baldur's Gate was imminent.

In a dark corner,

The orc, Gagu, excitedly counted his gold coins. With so much money, he could easily spend it all at the blushing mermaid's. He thought of the graceful body of the blue dragon-blooded dancer, Tia, with her charged scales, sharp claws, and thick, powerful tail.

The supreme bone of the half-orc Gagu is gradually showing signs of rising.

"Hey, Gagu, what are you thinking about!"

Louise, the Hell Knight, glanced at the orc's lower body with a disdainful look. "What utter trash!"

The orc's supreme bone softened instantly, and he stammered, "Big...Big Sister."

Louise was not well-known among the adventurers in Baldur's Gate, but in Waterdeep, and even further afield in Neverwinter, the Hellfire Adventurers, led by her, had an extremely bad reputation.

They focus on doing one thing.

These young, naive, and even somewhat foolish adventurers were lured onto the human trafficking ship with so-called high-quality missions and resources.

Sword Coast is so vast, not everyone is well-informed, and not everyone...

Besides that, the orc Gagu also knew one more thing,

The Hellfire Adventurers have close ties with the gnoll tribes, ogre tribes, and orc tribes near Neverwinter and Waterdeep.

They were involved in the human trafficking business.

Louise was the worst of the worst.

This woman has survived to this day not only because she is a level 13 warrior, but also because she has another mysterious force backing her up.

"Big Sister!" Ga Gu forced a pathetic smile.

"You don't need to deliver fake tickets tomorrow."

Louise said calmly, "Take this and tell him tomorrow that the Witchlight Carnival has arrived ahead of schedule!"

A photographic stone fell into Ga Gu's arms.

Gagu felt a chill run down his spine; being targeted by this woman was truly bad luck. Even heroes of Baldur's Gate would have to bleed a lot.

"By the way, I just saw him whispering something to you. What were they talking about?"

After hesitating for a moment, Ga Gu carefully said, "...He hopes you will be lenient!"

"Pfft!"

Louise couldn't maintain her composure; the runes on her face flowed like flames as she mocked, "That fool, who does he think he's messed with? It's not just me who's after him."

"Tavern quest draws are usually split 50/50. But he's different, he gets 30% out of 70, or even 1% out of 90."

Gagu fell silent, clutching his money pouch and the photo-recording stone tightly.

The tavern owners are like middlemen; for a 100-gold quest, they get 50 gold.

Old Man Suen only takes 30%, which is already quite good for adventurers.

Perhaps this is why Old Man Sun was able to become a hero of Baldur's Gate.

Unfortunately, this is Baldur's Gate, and people like Old Man Sun don't live long. They either have a sudden change of heart and become bad, or they leave Baldur's Gate in despair.

"Are you feeling sorry for him?" Louise asked with interest.

Ga Gu shook his head violently, then gave an awkward laugh: "How, how could that be! Boss!"

"That's good!" she said slowly. "Weak people won't earn much money in Baldur's Gate. Otherwise, you would have had to leave Baldur's Gate!"

You bitch!

Ga Gu gritted his teeth and thought bitterly, "I may curse, but I still have to make money!"

After all, he was just an adventurer.

Just then, Ga Gu vaguely sensed that something was wrong. The moon was too bright tonight, and he could clearly see the wild grass and ants under his feet.

Moreover, it is getting brighter and brighter, reaching a level of brightness comparable to daytime!

wrong!

He suddenly raised his head and looked up at the sky.

Dozens of beams of light pierced through the Baldur's Gate like swords of divine retribution in the night.

A heavy object crashed to the ground, and billowing dust dissipated.

An unparalleled killing machine appeared in the night.

Like a hybrid of a wolf, snake, demon, and bat, its blood-soaked scales sprouted ferocious barbs, and four sharp claws swayed across the body of this terrifying behemoth.

It slowly turned its body, and acidic saliva dripped continuously from the corner of its cracked mouth.

The gaze fell upon Ga Gu, freezing its blood.

The monster slowly recited the kill list and then looked away.

"Louise, Zeke, Sandru... Let's start with Louise. Louise, the oathbreaker, kill!"

Louise, who was standing nearby, hadn't gone far when she suddenly realized something was wrong.

The moment their eyes met, the monster's body transformed into a blur, lunging towards Louise.

"Is this guy targeting me? Who's got the nerve to keep an eye on me?!"

Louise uttered an activation spell.

The runes on his face surged toward the longsword, and malevolent hellfire erupted from the hilt, engulfing the blade and forging it into a recurved, claw-like weapon of purgatory.

The infernal weapon and the killer's claws clashed in mid-air, producing a teeth-grinding metallic clang.

Feeling the tearing pain from her tiger's mouth, Louise stared at the killer in horror.

"What kind of monster are you?!"

Louise raised her left foot and stomped hard on the ground, causing a ring of pale green hellfire to explode within a twenty-meter radius around her.

The raging inferno surrounded her, and the killer perfectly absorbed most of the fiery impact.

The killer's scales quickly turned red, emitting a sizzling aroma of roasted meat!

"You think flames can't kill you? Try this!"

Hell Knight Louise's hands were covered in hellish frost, and in just a few breaths, she was enveloped in various magical abilities: gaining the upper hand, demonic luck, enhanced attributes, and forging weapons from hell.

The forged weapon pierced the monster's chest with lightning speed, and a ring of frost, resembling bone spurs, burst from the wound, tearing apart most of the monster's body.

Louise's smile froze instantly as the killer's wounds began to heal. Its four arms wrapped around one side of its body and pressed down hard, closing the limbs together in an instant.

The longsword pierced his chest and shattered under the immense torque generated as his muscles healed.

It even has the capability for rapid medical treatment!

Louise stared at the broken sword in her hand, her face growing increasingly grim. She thought of the dozens of beams of light descending from the sky, and how so many monsters were being unleashed at Baldur's Gate at the same time!

Who wants to destroy Baldur's Gate!

Why her of all people!

Gaga was paralyzed with fear on the ground, his face filled with despair as he watched his killer slowly emerge from the shadows.

It called out the name of Gagu, like a monster that was robbing souls!

Gagu shuddered; this monster was coming for him.

A guy like him wouldn't normally provoke such a terrifying being. If I had to say...

"I understand, I understand!"

"You idiot, what do you know!" Louise turned her head angrily.

"Suen, it's Old Man Suen! Louise, confess to him and beg him to let us go! Old Man Suen will definitely agree!"

Gagu panicked and grabbed Louise's wrist, screaming.

Louise's face contorted with intense disgust. "Let go, you filthy, stupid pig—"

However, before she could make a move...

A blood-sucking claw emerged from Ga Gu's belly, and under the influence of the killing aura, the wound spewed out a rather spectacular mist of blood.

Blood stained Louise's horrified face.

The petite killer let out a satisfied sigh, and vanished from the spot after completing its mission.

Gazing at the vanished killer and Gag's gradually cooling corpse, a chill ran through Louise from the depths of her heart.

"It really is him!"

But Louise's retribution was behind her, grinning maliciously as it gripped her helmet with its claws.

"Louise, you oathbreaker! You can't escape!"

-

Screams could be heard coming from outside.

Although Suen had anticipated this, he did not expect it to happen so quickly; perhaps more than a dozen people would die tonight.

The lurking figure suffered a great loss without a word and is determined to retaliate fiercely. The worst-case scenario is that they'll gather a group of people and violently attack the dragon's gourmet tavern.

It is estimated that in the next few days,

The tavern's business is unlikely to be very good.

Su En calculated the bills and found that, on average, he could earn about thirty dragon gold coins a day these days.

There was nothing that could be done about it; the tavern opened and hired tabloid reporters to write short articles.

In addition, the ingredients and beverages are all purchased from the market, and there are no dedicated, cheap suppliers.

Although the cook doesn't need to be paid, a large portion of the food he makes is consumed by the hamsters, and Big Tooth has gained quite a bit of weight in the past few days.

It's essentially a disguised way of paying the cook's salary.

Although earning thirty dragon coins a day is considered a decent income in Baldur's Gate, and many taverns don't even offer that kind of income, it's just a drop in the bucket when considering future expenses!

Unless he cuts corners on adventure missions,

After some thought, Suen decided to give up. Taking three-tenths of the commission was already rather greedy. If he split it 50/50 with the adventurer, what difference would there be between him and something hanging on a lamppost?

Then there's the staff expenses. The Barbarian, as an important strategic weapon, has already drawn away most of the customers at the Elf Song Tavern. Next, we'll consider sending him to the Blushing Mermaid or the One-Sail Tavern.

As for the dwarf, he's not even as tall as a table. He wouldn't even be able to properly serve a dish. Let's just keep him as a pet.

The mage Mel has not returned yet.

The shop is only supported by him and Aurelia—he needs a hardworking employee, preferably one who doesn't need a salary!

Suen was lost in her fantasies.

Suddenly, there was a loud knocking on the door.

"We're closed!" Su En said lazily.

"Ah, Your Excellency Suen, it is I! Pat Hakimi!" A familiar, obsequious voice came from outside the door.

Every time Su En hears this name, she feels like she can't hold back her emotions.

As the tavern doors reopened, Pat Hakimi rubbed his hands together and shivered.

"Your Excellency Suen, I have come for the remains of that dragon!"

During the funeral, the halfling Hakimi made a promise to Suen to discuss the matter of the bronze dragon Anzu's remains later.

"Alas, Baldur's Gate lacks legendary combat power to form its backbone. Those wealthy merchants have taken a lot of money."

Lacking legendary fighting power as the backbone!

Suen disagreed.

If you dropped a bomb into Baldur's Gate, that bottomless, centuries-old abyss, you'd definitely blast out a whole bunch of fish.

They may not have reached the legendary level, but there are still quite a few that are comparable to the legendary.

"To put it another way, that legendary ghost captain Olgierd Ifrek was a true legend, a legendary pirate with at least two legendary favors, but unfortunately, his ambition lay in the vast seas!"

"Several buyers, who wish to remain anonymous, have inquired about your intention to purchase the remains of the Bronze Dragon Anzu and present them to the Ghost Captain Olgierd Ifrik—I certainly suggest you accept, as a legend would owe you a debt of gratitude, which would also be of great help to you in the future."

Ghost Captain!

After rescuing the captain of the Mermaid, Suen still had a medal symbolizing his status as the first mate. He had a fairly good impression of the ghost captain.

It seems that after the Grand Duke's death, some people wanted to bind this legendary captain to the warships of Baldur's Gate.

As for why he's called the Ghost Captain, it's probably because he doesn't have much of a powerful background; he's a clean flag.

Su En nodded and asked, "So, what are those anonymous individuals willing to give up?"

Pat Hakimi looked at the tavern's entrance, then stood on tiptoe and gestured.

"Look at this magnificent shop, it's just missing two powerful constructs. How about the Iron Golem? Handcrafted by Gundercraft, it's a free gift and not included in the price—any troublemaker will be kicked out of the tavern by the Iron Golem like a chick."

"If you agree!"