This time, I won't be the devil.

Frey opened the book. The content of the fairy tale was about the various fantasy adventures experienced by the Snow Leopard Princess. Because the plot was too imaginative and a lot of poetry was used, he did not get much useful information from this fairy tale.

If there is something that people must pay attention to, it is that the kind, gentle and slightly silly Snow Leopard Princess in the story and the quirky Didoris that Frey met last night have such a huge difference in image that it is hard to imagine that they are the same person.

On the last page of the book, a line of text caught Frey's attention:

[I dedicate this book to my dear Laura] - Petrarch.

Petrarch, the author of this fairy tale, what is the relationship between him and Didorice, and who is Laura?

In order to clarify these things, Frey decided to go to the lending area to look up some information related to the Forest Kingdom and see if he could find other works of Petrarch.

But according to the terms of the contract, anyone who wants to go to the borrowing area must be accompanied by a shepherd.

The library's lunch break is over, but the nun who serves as the shepherd has not appeared yet.

Civil servants are great; they can slack off whenever they want.

Waiting like this was no solution, so Frey walked towards the storage room deep in the hall. Based on his understanding of the nun, she was most likely staying there.

The door of the storage room was not locked, which meant that the nun was indeed inside. After knocking on the door and no one responded, Frey walked straight in.

Unlike the brightly lit hall, the windowless storage room was very dim, with only the oil lamp on the table emitting a faint orange light.

In the storage room, various books were piled up like mountains. In the center of these piles, on a desk lit by an oil lamp, a white-haired girl wearing a white nun's uniform and pigtails was sleeping soundly.

Along with the sound of steady breathing, the girl's huge treasure chest (chest) kept rising and falling, as if issuing some kind of call to Frey.

If this were in a game, facing the sleeping girl, three options might have appeared in Frey's eyes.

But for Frey now, this world is his reality, so he abides by his bottom line and never attacks an unconscious woman.

Frey coughed forcefully a few times to wake the girl up.

After being awakened, the girl first rubbed her head, then stood up and turned around in some surprise.

Seeing that it was Frey, the girl felt relieved. After taking a deep breath, she looked at Frey and said gently:

"Sorry, I stayed up all night organizing my book collection yesterday and just fell asleep."

"You are here today too, Mr. Traveler passing by."

The nun in front of him with white hair, red eyes and pigtails - Shilo Usagi, was the girl that Frey had met beside the hero's cemetery.

The reason why Shiloh went to the Cemetery of the Brave that day was actually the same as Frey's, because he was about to set off to a new place, so he went there to say goodbye.

As a novice nun who had just been admitted to the Vatican, Shiloh had to obey the arrangements of the church and go to the designated place to work.

As luck would have it, the job location assigned to her by the Holy See was also in the Labyrinth City.

On the same day that Frey became an adventurer, Shiloh also became the shepherd of this great library.

As the only regular visitor to the library, and with the hero as their common savior, Frey and Shiloh have become very familiar with each other after spending half a month together.

But there is still a small conflict between the two that has not been resolved.

"Ms. Usagi, didn't I already tell you my name?"

"Before that, I hope you, Mr. Traveler, can call me by my name."

Shiloh seemed a little dissatisfied with the fact that Frey refused to tell her his name, so she called Frey a traveler.

In retaliation, Frey deliberately called her by the strange surname Usagi, which Shiloh did not like.

Their current relationship can be simply summarized as [Miss Usagi wants me to call her by her first name, and the geniuses' name-calling brain battle].

Although it would be interesting to have this happen every time they meet, today Frey needs help, so let him put an end to this childish dispute.

"Miss Shiloh, my name is Frey, I don't have a last name, and I'm currently an adventurer."

Seeing Frey suddenly change his address, Shiloh was a little surprised. After realizing that Frey was actively submitting, she immediately apologized:

"My name is Shiloh. My last name is a little strange, so please call me by my first name. I'm sorry for being so rude these days."

"So, Mr. Frey, what brings you here today?"

Frey took out the book "The Snow Leopard Princess and Her Animal Friends" and handed it to Shiloh.

"I'd like you to help me find other works by this author."

Shiloh took the fairy tale book and showed a thoughtful expression:

"Petrarch, if I remember correctly, was a poet who lived at the beginning of this century. Since he wasn't very famous, few people know him."

"There should be a collection of his poems in the storage room. I'll help you look for it tonight."

After explaining everything, Frey and Shiloh left the storage room and returned to the library's lending area.

Looking at the still empty hall, Frey asked:

"Speaking of which, why didn't I see any children coming here to learn how to write today?"

As the shepherd of the library, Shiloh not only manages the books but also takes time to teach the children in the neighborhood to read and write.

After being sent to the Theocracy, Frey has roughly mastered the ability to read the holy text after several months of study. However, the holy text is too difficult to write, and he still can't write it well.

Therefore, Frey would occasionally listen to Teacher Shiloh's lessons with the children and copy calligraphy.

If the handwriting was good, Miss Shiloh would draw a red circle on their copybook.

Since he sat at the same table with the other children, Frey stood out in terms of both height and academic performance.

Every time they practiced calligraphy, Fred had the most red circles.

In the Church State, powerful families would send their children to the Vatican's schools, while wealthy families would hire private tutors for their children in the hope that they would be admitted to the Vatican's official system in the future.

In the labyrinth city, most adventurers do not think about having children. Those who come to listen to Shiro's classes are all children from poor working-class families nearby.

The reason why the children are willing to learn to read is not because they are studious and motivated, but mainly because Shiloh will prepare some snacks for them.

Shiloh seemed to be very good at getting along with children, and Frey could feel a maternal glow from her.

In the past, there would be two or three children coming to the library during lunch break, but today there was not a single one, so Frey was puzzled.

Hearing Frey's question, Shiloh said with a dejected look:

"Those kids from before probably won't come back."

"What happened?"

"Their parents are both workers at the Magic Stone Factory. You must have heard that the factory recently carried out large-scale layoffs..."

Hearing this, Frey understood the whole story.

As the saying goes, live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the sea, eat by the sea. In Grimgar, in addition to adventurers who explore the maze to obtain magic stones, there are also a large number of supporting industries related to magic stones.

The largest of these is the magic stone factory, which sorts and processes magic stones. It is home to workers from all over the country.

Ever since humans won the holy war and obtained new magic stone veins from the demons, the production of magic stones has increased greatly, but the profits from the veins are basically monopolized by the top leaders of various countries.

As the price of low-level magic stones continued to fall, it wasn't just the adventurers who suffered. The profit margins of magic stone factories also plummeted. What followed was a smooth series of overtime, salary cuts, and layoffs.

After several rounds of salary cuts, workers' wages are barely enough to make ends meet, and once they are laid off, they have no choice but to leave the city and find other jobs.

Unlike adventurers who can feed their entire family with one person's food, a worker's unemployment often means misfortune for the entire family.

The children who used to come to the library to learn to read and write now have to leave their hometown along with their laid-off parents.

"Sorry for suddenly talking about irrelevant topics."

"It's okay. This is also a form of intelligence. Maybe it will come in handy someday."

"Mr. Frey, you really enjoy gathering intelligence."

Speaking of intelligence, Shiloh remembered an important thing and said to Frey:

"By the way, I received news from the Vatican this morning. I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Forest Country will visit the Labyrinth City this afternoon..."

……

At two o'clock in the afternoon, a hot atmosphere permeated the first-floor lobby of the Adventurer's Association.

Countless adventurers looked up, staring at the stairs guarded by guards.

At the other end of the stairs, in the VIP room on the second floor of the association, the elven princess from the Forest Kingdom was negotiating with the association's top executives.

Besides wanting to catch a glimpse of the princess, there is another more important reason why the adventurers gathered here.

Her Royal Highness the Princess submitted a special commission to the Adventurer's Association.

Different from ordinary commissions that are divided according to the difficulty of the task, special commissions are the highest priority commissions, and only individuals or forces with quite prominent status are eligible to submit them.

Special commissions not only have rich rewards, but also can accumulate a lot of reputation. Completing a special commission is enough for adventurers to brag about their achievements for a lifetime.

Therefore, whenever a special commission is issued, all capable adventure teams will fight hard for it.

However, this commission was not open to public bidding, but was accepted by a team designated by Her Royal Highness the Princess, so they could only stay here and wait for notification.

In addition to the generous rewards, the princess's special commission also made the young and energetic male adventurers imagine a lot.

The Great Assignment, commonly known as [The Great Assignment], abbreviated as [TGA].

The adventurers had a heated discussion about who would win the TGA this time.

"Which team do you think is most qualified to win TGA?"

"The Black Beast Mercenary Group, right? They're a veteran and powerful team with real strength. I heard they often deal with elves."

"The FFF group is also a possibility. Their members are united and efficient."

"I'm more optimistic about the Tekkadan. Their spirit of never stopping is admirable."

"Could it be the Moonlight Black Cat Group that recently reached Silver rank?"

Finally, after a long wait, the lady at the counter came down the stairs accompanied by hurried footsteps.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the lady at the counter opened the letter of authorization in her hand and announced the result.

"The winner of this TGA is——"

"Bronze-rank adventurer team [It's MyGO!!]"

As soon as these words came out, it immediately exploded like a thunder in the whole audience, and everyone said:

"What is MyGO!?"

Chapter 18 Special Commission