Elf-like Life

Chapter 36, Procurement Task

[Piglet Guild, Morning Meeting]

The three rows of little elves were all standing solemnly, listening attentively to the important speech of the Grand Steward, the Note Parrot, and none of them dared to be negligent.

The musical note parrot was noticeably agitated early in the morning, as if it had something important to announce.

He paced back and forth, wings on his back:

"Ah, I heard there's a legend that's been really popular lately."

"Is it true that it's so popular that you're all too lazy to go to work and are just idly chatting together?"

Upon hearing the word "legend," Charmander became instantly sensitive, and even Pikachu involuntarily perked up its ears.

All the little elves first turned to look back at the last row.

Especially since the little fire dragon was the protagonist of the legend, the two little ones kept breaking out in a cold sweat.

The next instant, all the little sprites turned to look at the big mouth in the guild and roared at the bomb.

The Roaring Bomb was also breaking out in a cold sweat:

"Why are you all looking at me? I'm very busy, I don't have time to go around telling those meaningless legends!"

"My mouth is a bit big, but that's not my fault!!"

The musical note parrot scolded him, clearly displeased:

"Ahem, listen up, everyone!"

"I don't care if it's the Seven-Tails Legend, the Eight-Tails Legend, or the Nine-Tails Legend, you all better get to work!!"

"Anyone caught slacking off, hanging out together chatting, especially talking about random rumors all day long, will be severely punished!!!"

After all, in the eyes of the big capitalist Parrot, there is only work, and the labor value of the guild members is above all else.

Workers should work hard, especially since, apart from the two little ones, the rest of the workers standing here are all veteran workers from the guild. Laziness, entertainment, chatting and such are all forbidden.

The veteran elves: "Yes, we will work even harder!"

"I'm never being lazy and chatting anymore!"

"That's more like it." The musical note parrot was instantly satisfied.

"Finally, let's all shout the guild slogan together! Nobody can slack off!"

"Yes~" (The little elves)

First, be diligent in your work!

Second, absolutely no running away!

"Three, may you smile all the way!"

Fourth, add the task to the task list! Remember to start the task!

Hey hey hey, another strange guild slogan has been added. The two little ones were surprised at the same time, as they originally thought there were only 3 sentences.

"Meeting adjourned—"

The little elves scattered and went about their own business.

Apart from the two little ones who had to stay behind and wait for the Grand Master Note Parrot's next round of guidance, the other veteran elves were more motivated than ever.

"Hey, you two apprentices, come here right now! Today's training is starting now!"

What will today's task be?

I thought I was just going to pick up a high-level commission from the bulletin board, but today's training was even simpler than yesterday's footprint guessing game.

It can be said to be the simplest task from the beginning to now.

Progress: Third lesson of advanced study

Details: Familiarize yourself with the guild's food procurement system and understand the Cloaked Dragon Shop.

On behalf of the guild, go to the Kecleon Shop in Treasure Town and purchase 10 Perfect Apples.

General Instructor: Grand Steward Musical Note Parrot

Reward: 50 guild contribution points will be awarded upon completion of the training.

Note: The purchasing funds are provided by the guild. The perfect apples purchased must be the freshest, juiciest, and best-tasting apples of the day.

The two little ones: "So today's training is just going to town to buy apples, is it that simple?"

Actually, it's not as simple as it sounds.

I bought Perfect Apple this time because the chubby cat president was out of snacks.

President Fat Ke Ding's favorite food is perfect apples. He is extremely strict in selecting perfect apples, including aspects such as color, taste, juiciness, and freshness.

If you buy a bad apple or a perfect apple with a flaw, the guild leader will fly into a rage and deduct the mission reward.

In short, routine purchasing tasks like this are usually handled by the lowest-ranking veteran, the Bucktooth Raccoon.

Considering this was the simplest task imaginable, essentially running errands, the little dragon volunteered:

"After we finish this task, can we use the remaining time to claim the tasks on the bulletin board? There's only one simple task per day, and accumulating contribution points is too slow."

Charmander simply wanted to go to the Great Library to investigate his origins as soon as possible, but the Note Parrot misunderstood him as being extremely hardworking and willing to work overtime for the guild.

"What? I didn't expect you two to suggest working overtime voluntarily?"

"Workers should be like you, working overtime all the time, that would be excellent!"

"However, you must complete the procurement task first before you can work overtime as you wish. There must be no mistakes in this task, understand?"

The two little ones nodded obediently.

"Go on, hurry up!"

Before every mission, a classic pose is a must. As an apprentice adventure team, Charmander and Pikachu naturally have to give each other a high-five, claw to claw, and shout their slogan:

"Go, go, go! Go, go!"

"Heading to the Kecleon Shop in Treasure Town!!"

————Procurement Divider————

The warm sunshine shone on Treasure Town.

The little elves in the town came and went. Some shops had long queues in front of them, some had just rolled up their shutters, and some shop owners were taking a nap because there weren't many customers.

Kecleon Shop

It's a stall with a steady stream of customers every day, set up in a tent shaped like a giant, morphing dragon.

As the largest general store in Treasure Town, the Kecleon brothers who run the store get up very early every day to finish stocking up before sunrise.

The groceries I buy are almost always the freshest they are that day, and the items I receive every day are different.

The price and quality change every day, but that doesn't stop visitors from all directions. Besides, the little elves also need to make a living, so this kind of general store is like a supermarket in the human world.

Charmander and Pikachu didn't linger on the road for long; they went almost straight to the Kecleon shop.

Having just seen off a group of customers, the Bianyinlong brothers spotted the two little ones from a great distance.

There are two bosses in total. The one on the left counter is dark green, and it has all the patterns that a normal clown should have.

The clown dragon on the right counter is a bit rarer; it's naturally purple, meaning it's a shiny clown dragon, and its pattern is also different.

This is like a businessman using his own image to promote GG.

The Green Kecleon boss sells general miscellaneous items, food, berries, and common tools.

The owner of the Shiny Mutant Dragon shop sells rare skill skills, incredible gems, rare items, and more.

When the two little ones arrived at the counter, they greeted the vendor politely, unaware that the legend of the nine-tailed fox had already spread throughout the town's commercial district.

Charmander: "Good morning, bosses. We are here on behalf of the Wigglypuff Guild to purchase 10 Perfect Apples."

Pikachu: "Please give us the freshest, tastiest, and best-colored food. Boss, we're leaving our money here!"

The bosses of the cloaked dragons knew what was going on as soon as they heard about buying Perfect Apples, because the Jigglypuff Guild regularly sent their elves to make purchases, and they were already used to it.

"Ah, isn't it the buck-toothed raccoon who came to buy supplies this time? Ten perfect apples are no problem, guaranteed to be the freshest!"

After saying that, the green-clad dragon boss took the gold coins and immediately turned around to prepare.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment, the purple-clad dragon boss suddenly asked the little fire dragon a question without warning:

"Everyone's been talking about the Nine-Tailed Fox legend lately. You're the human who's atoning for your sins, aren't you?"

Charmander: !

"Perfect timing, humans are extremely rare."

"I have quite a few rare items that I just received today, and I would like to ask you humans to take a look at them."

It seems the legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox is becoming very popular in town. The two little ones' shopping spree will continue, so stay tuned!

(End of this chapter)