"Hey, I almost got lost, but I arrived at the tank base safely, but the three of them didn't come back."
I originally wanted to go to Professor Lundborg, but I decided to check out the morning view of the guild first.
This time I didn’t walk along the roofs but on the ground, but there were so many people walking around in Ibro in the morning that I felt like I was going to get kicked off.
"If that's the case, I think it would be safer to move along the roof."
At the entrance of the guild, the adventurers looking for jobs rushed out aggressively. If they were not in time, they would be knocked down.
After all, there seems to be a big obstacle for a petite cat person to continue the adventurer's family business.
As soon as I entered the guild, there was a crowd of people in front of the bulletin board where the requests were posted.
Big adventurers such as bears and tigers shook their shoulders and occupied the front of the bulletin board, while the adventurers behind them tried to squeeze their bodies in.
"As a cat lover, I couldn't bring myself to jump into it."
"To be honest, I had no choice but to admit that I failed."
After the crowd dispersed, it was dangerous to stand by and watch, so I walked up the steps of the pillars.
I decided to sit on the steps behind the pillars near the ceiling and wait for the crowd to disperse.
"You don't have to worry about getting kicked here."
Even from above, no smaller race can be seen.
Cats and Rabbits, even as adult men, are only about 130 centimeters tall, and of course their physical strength is weak.
Mr. Zeol said that in the old royal capital with its dungeons, there were people active as explorers, but in Ibro, where the orcs and ogres were conquered, there were very few auxiliary jobs, so it was inevitable to take small risks. There are very few.
From what I've observed, the senior adventurers who initially chose to work seem to be getting younger over time.
While there is no such rule, it seems to be an unwritten rule for veterans to bring in good jobs.
Of course, the remaining jobs are either low-paying, hard, or boring.
Even so, the young adventurers took off their orders one after another and walked to the counter.
This is also Mr. Zeol's second guess, but it seems that the overall workload is increasing when young people decide to take it easy.
"Then should I find a job quickly?"
Use the steps to get to the floor and move to the front of the bulletin board while being careful not to get kicked.
Since almost no one came to inspect the work, I built a scaffolding using natural magic and raised my gaze.
Most of the remaining jobs involve transporting goods in warehouses.
"Adventurers generally have an image of being proud of their strength, but this job is not suitable for me at all."
"There's nothing I can't do if I push myself physically, but I don't feel the need to push myself."
Although there are jobs such as debt collection and rent collection, these jobs are probably the work of adventurers who look tough.
"Even if I get asked to go out, there's a good chance that no one will take care of me when I come back."
Another eye-catching job is catching mice.
What is required is to eliminate rats that linger in the ceilings of warehouses, large houses, old houses, etc., as if they were their own, and to cut off external invasion routes.
Others include hunting down goblins and other small monsters with no time limit, and collecting medicinal herbs.
When I was in Azka Village, I was an expert at collecting medicinal herbs, but I didn’t know where these herbs grew in Ibro, so I couldn’t accept them.
"I think it's all about getting rid of rats."
If the three tanks are together, they can freely choose their crusade work, but I don't think I can accept this request alone.
I took off the task. The task was not bad, and the reward was 5 small silver coins, and I walked to the counter.
In addition, I wanted to talk about Professor Lundborg's request, so I went to the bitch person who was in charge yesterday.
When I approached the female employee I was looking for, she greeted me with a smile.
"Good morning, Hua Wuming."
"Good morning. Can you tell me your name?"
"Oh, please. My name is Jessica. How can I help you today?"
Jessica has short brown hair and is in her early twenties.
"Uh, about the request I asked you yesterday."
I told him that the content and reward discussed with Mr. Lumbold was not money, but the teaching of magic circle knowledge.
"Is that so? If there is no exchange of money, the guild will not act as an intermediary. So, even if you have trouble with remuneration, we can't help you, can we?"
"Yes, Professor Lundborg feels in his heart that he is a researcher and I am suitable research material, so I think I will accept this award."
"Sorry. So, regarding this request, I will withdraw it through the guild. Is there anything else you need?"
"Jessica has a very plain appearance, but when it comes to doing things, she seems to be the kind of person who does things very quickly."
"Can you tell me this request?"
"This is a rodent control job. This is a slightly wider warehouse, but Mr. Hua Wuming, can you do it alone?"
"You want to get rid of the rats and discover the invasion route, right?"
"Yes, because the location is a warehouse, in many cases, even if the intrusion route is discovered, it cannot be blocked, so this request is a request until it is discovered."
"Are there any penalties for not completing this request?"
"No, it's not. In most cases, rat eradication is not done in a day, so if the employer judges the job well done, they will be paid. Also, in this request, if the route of entry can be found. Alone. The success fee will be paid to
"If you put it this way, eradicating rats in a large warehouse cannot be completed in one day."
"On the other hand, it's impossible to ask someone to do a day's work without being paid, so that's why measures like this are taken."
"Then, please accept this request."
"Sorry, please give me a guild card."
By comparing the application to my guild card, Jessica registered the application.
"The warehouse where the request was made is right here, and the person in charge is a male raccoon named Alm."
"Can I go over and tell him that I'm here to accept the guild's request?"
"Yes, many people will receive orders, but this is also a request that cannot be solved fundamentally, so please do your best and don't take it too seriously."
"Got it. Thank you very much."
I took the map drawn by Jessica and headed to the designated warehouse.
Ibro's warehouse district is concentrated on the southeast side of the city.
Just because the largest amount of luggage comes from the south where the royal capital is located.
The target warehouse was a grain warehouse that looked like it had been infested with rats for years.
"Hello, I received a request from the guild to exterminate rats. Is Mr. Alm here?"
"Alm is me, but uh, a cat person. I don't know if I can expect it this time."
Mr. Alm, a tanuki, was sitting inside looking at documents when I called to him at the warehouse reception desk.
“The entire warehouse you see here will be working on requests.”
"It's a pretty big warehouse."
"As you can see, there are a lot of people coming in and out now, so the rats are hiding somewhere and will not come out. At night, they will appear, be loaded into the warehouse, and eat the food in the warehouse." Yes.
"You just have to get rid of the rats and identify where they're hiding or where they're getting in."
"Yeah, do you think you can do it well?"
“I’m from Azka, and I used to catch wood rats almost every day, but things are different in the fields and in warehouses, so please don’t expect too much.”
"Well, as long as you don't damage the goods, it doesn't matter what you do. Catch as many rats as possible and protect the goods."
I shook hands with Mr. Alm, accepted the request, and immediately began the extermination work.
I'm using the detection magic I've been practicing.
As Mr. Alm said, no rats were seen around the porters.
I chose a deserted place, used steps to move to a place about two meters high, approached it, and first used heaven-attribute magic to create a wall around it.
Next, when I put a small amount of frozen air between the goods, the mouse's movement path became apparent.
"Hey, hey, how many Mii's are there?"
I don’t know whether the mother rat, the offspring rat, the grandson, the great-grandson, or the great-great-grandson, but there are more than ten rats hidden in the gaps in the goods.
"How do I get rid of it?"
"If I killed it on the spot, it would take time to get it back."
"Dead rats are unhygienic, so we can't just leave them alone."
"And if you don't show them the rats you killed, they won't see it as an accomplishment."
So, I decided to use natural magic to enclose the area where the rats came and went into an area of about one meter square, and then drive them out.
"Mian"
I figured if I could make a microphone for eavesdropping, I should be able to make a speaker out of it, so I used my innate magic that I'd practiced over and over again to create a cat-like sound from the depths of a mouse's lair.
The effect was dramatic, with panicked rats scurrying down aisles and into enclosed spaces.
After all the rats rushed in, the entrance was blocked, this time a wall was built in a smaller area within the blocked space.
"Yes, let's use this"
I arranged a thunder and lightning magic circle in the space that was now reduced to a fifty centimeter square.
The mouse that was the first to come into contact with the small magic circle jumped up in surprise, but showed no sign of stopping.
"Maybe it's just static electricity."
Since the timing was right, I decided to gradually increase the strength of the magic circle to see its power.
"Guy!"
Rats exposed to a magic circle that increases in size and compression ratio become stiff and unable to move.
His muscles seemed to have become stiff due to the electric shock.
By shrinking the space and increasing the number of magic circles to the same extent, all the rats stopped moving.
Further narrow down the space, put it in the car, fill it with water with the artifact, and take it with you.
If you just faint, you may move later and run away, so keep your breathing under control.
"Alm.
"What the hell you're just getting started, aren't you?"
"Yes, it seems there are quite a few people lurking."
"How many are there in total?"
"There are 14, what should we do?"
"Here, take it."
Mr. Alm took me to the garbage storage area behind the warehouse.
"Please keep the mice you caught in this cage first. I will check them at the end and add rewards according to the number."
"Thanks.
"Oh, please. Get rid of the rats."
In the end, I caught a total of 73 rats that day and found 3 entry routes.
Mr. Alm, who confirmed the news, expressed his surprise that as the level increases, the rewards also increase significantly.
