Elf-like Life

Chapter 25, Reward

Night came,

Two campfires began to burn in front of the Fat Kodama Guild bunker, crackling and popping.

The guild was brightly lit.

However, almost all the little elves forgot about the two little ones who participated in the motivational training program.

Aside from the enthusiastic buck-toothed raccoon.

The buck-toothed raccoon was still pacing anxiously back and forth in front of the musical note parrot, which the head steward found increasingly unbearable.

"Hey, I'm talking!"

Did you step in a pot of boiling oil?

"Could you please stop swaying around like that!"

"Oh God, I'm so sorry, I was so worried about them. They haven't come back so late, what if...?"

Ha, you mean those two new apprentices?

Besides the author Zhongxingjiang

Who cares about them anymore!

After all, this is the attitude that a big capitalist parrot should have; in his eyes, the two little ones are just two workers who don't deserve to have names.

If you can't even complete such a simple E-level mission, then in a capitalist world you're practically worthless trash.

In the end, it will only be discarded.

"Oh my God," exclaimed the buck-toothed raccoon.

"You really thought that way, I knew it!"

"But even though that mission was Rank E, the Mushroom Forest is incredibly dangerous!"

"Oh, what I meant was, if they haven't come back this late, something might really have happened to them. I think we need to..."

Before the buck-toothed raccoon could finish speaking, it was interrupted again by the musical note parrot, without any politeness:

"What's necessary?"

"I don't need you to have any 'necessity,' I only need to know that I have a 'necessity'!"

The moment the words left his mouth,

The mole guard miraculously obtained the footprints outside the door, and the person returning in the middle of the night was none other than the Starry Night Expedition Team, who had successfully completed their mission.

"[Pokémon footprints found! Pokémon footprints found!]"

Bucktoothed Raccoon: !!!

"Whose footprints are these? Oh, they're Charmander and Pikachu's! These are definitely the footprints of those two apprentices!"

"Come in~"

Upon hearing this news, the buck-toothed raccoon finally breathed a sigh of relief, while the musical note parrot contacted the client according to the established procedure.

Charmander returned in triumph, wearing the Sky-Piercing Scarf, followed by Pikachu who had just woken up. Both of them had varying degrees of injuries and had used up all the Blue Orange Berries that were given to them.

"Good heavens, I'm so glad you two are alright! How did you get such serious injuries!"

Pikachu smiled and told Bison that everything was alright, while Charmander quickly handed over the completed task to Parrot, proudly declaring as a victor:

"We're back! This is the silk scarf the client lost. Mission accomplished!"

The musical note parrot didn't turn around; it remained serious, its back to the two little ones.

"Very good, the mission is complete, but it took so long for a simple E-rank mission. If this continues, your efficiency is truly exceptionally low!"

The musical note parrot never minces words:

"Other expeditions can contribute ten times the amount in a day, but as for the two of you, I never expected anything from you!"

"Never mind, it's your first time completing a mission after all."

That's the attitude of the musical note parrot, but let's look at the client's side.

Caterpie rushed over after receiving the notification and was already in the Wigglypuff Guild Hall.

The two little ones had worked hard to complete the task, but the musical note parrot didn't say a single kind word, which made them feel very depressed.

However, the atmosphere changed drastically the moment the client, Caterpie, arrived.

In Caterpie's eyes, the two little ones were benefactors who helped him complete the task he was entrusted with, and they even brought back a scarf for him from the Mushroom Forest. He couldn't be more moved.

The green caterpillar was so moved it almost cried. It even wiggled its little body forward slightly as if to express its gratitude to the two tiny creatures.

"Waaaaah, thank you so much! Thank you, Starry Night Expedition Team!"

The green caterpillar took the scarf; the Rayquaza pattern on it was as exquisite as before, without the slightest damage.

This scarf was embroidered by Caterpie with all her heart and soul. Although she is very weak, she has admired Rayquaza since she was a child.

Day after day, year after year.

Every day, Caterpie would spin silk, depicting the image of the sky god in its heart on this scarf, filled with its worship of Rayquaza, until one day it was unfortunately lost while seeking shelter from the rain in the forest.

"To me, this scarf is more precious than life itself."

"So thank you again, I will repay you with a reward."

After leaving the reward, the caterpillar departs, and the two little Starry Night Expeditions receive the following rewards.

[Guild Contribution Points: 66]

[Reward/Bonus: 60 Gold Coins]

The two little ones happily clapped their paws at each other, and then, without prior arrangement, raised their little paws high in the air, striking a classic pose:

"Yay! The Starry Night Expedition Team has successfully completed its mission!"

Despite his joy, the excitement probably lasted only two or three seconds before the little dragon suddenly realized something was wrong.

The reward in the quest letter was 600 gold coins, but it suddenly became 60 gold coins?

Is it acceptable for the compensation to drop from three digits to two digits?

"What's wrong? You two seem to have a lot of questions."

The note parrot slowly turned around. It turned out that all the remaining rewards had been collected by the Fat Koding Guild. The pitiful thing was that even 600 gold coins were not spared, and in the end, the two little ones only had 60 gold coins left.

Charmander: "Why is the reward like this? I demand an explanation!"

The musical note parrot said bluntly:

"This guild requires guild construction fees. All expedition teams can only receive 1/10 of the total rewards earned from missions!"

Varied!

If you're squeezing every last penny out of us, what are we workers supposed to get? Bones? This is capitalism!

"capital?"

The musical note parrot seemed a little angry:

"You're lucky to get 60 gold coins worth of bones to eat, what more can a lowly worker ask for?"

Moreover, the contract clearly states that the net profits generated from tasks received from the bulletin board will be collected by the Fat Ke Ding Guild at a certain percentage.

The amount to be charged is determined by the guild.

"This is an unfair contract!"

Seeing that Charmander was getting agitated, Pikachu quickly grabbed his little paw to calm him down. Even Biboobon broke out in a cold sweat to help the two little ones out of the predicament.

"Well, I think we'll call it a day."

"Manager, they must be exhausted. They'll be well-rested and ready to work tomorrow."

The buck-toothed raccoon turned around, volunteering:

"You two come over here quickly, the cafeteria on the fifth basement level should still be open."

"Come and eat quickly, or the cafeteria will close soon."

Glug glug, glug glug—

The two little ones then realized that their tummy was growling again; they hadn't eaten all day while fighting in the mushroom forest.

If I don't eat, I won't have any energy, so of course I have to go to the cafeteria or something.

Musical Note Parrot: "If you have no objections, hurry up and eat. We have new tasks tomorrow morning, so stop dawdling!"

Charmander: Hiss— (very quietly)

"Especially you, hurry up and go, I'm busy taking care of other things!"

Today,

Charmander suffered a loss due to the contract for the first time, and he could only silently swallow his dissatisfaction with the Grand Steward, the Note Parrot.

But this is far from over.

From today onwards, this feud is officially on!

Life isn't easy for anyone in society. Today I had to drink with my boss again. The translator in the company doesn't participate in drinking parties, so I have to drink, translate, and keep the boss happy. The two of us got squeezed again, but young people, there's really no way around it. Drink up, get through it, keep going!

(End of this chapter)