I was late to the party thanks to the troublesome trio of adventurers, but I was able to work efficiently because of my previous experience in exterminating rats.
The first request is for a grain warehouse similar to the previous request.
Use natural magic to mark out a section in the large warehouse, and use detection magic to search the area thoroughly.
The found mice were driven out just like last time, locked in a box made of natural magic, and disposed of with thunder magic tools.
In about two hours, a total of fifty-six fish were caught and two loopholes were discovered. The donkey woman who made the request opened her eyes wide in surprise.
"This is the first time I've had someone do it so expertly. I wouldn't mind paying three times as much for it."
"Thank you, all the warehouses around here have entrances over here."
"Do you know what's behind the other wall?"
"Are you in the ghetto?"
The side of the warehouse facing the slums was a solid wall with no windows.
“This could trigger a general crackdown.” Even among slum dwellers, actions such as demolishing warehouse walls are strictly prohibited, but even new warehouses are being built, it is said, they will be built in the same way.
"Are you sure you won't be hurt?"
"I don't know much about what's in the warehouse."
"That is, the items were" before they were placed in the warehouse
The customer nodded and told me that it’s dangerous when you take your eyes off things that are stacked in front of a warehouse or being unloaded.
"We try to load and unload in the warehouse, but even then, when the warehouse is full, or when we arrive with a lot of luggage, we have to unload outside."
"Will the amount be large?"
"That's true but rat damage isn't stupid, I wonder if it's similar."
The customer smiled and signaled to me that the request was completed, saying that this request would greatly reduce the damage caused by rats.
The second request was for a slightly smaller warehouse, and since I was used to the job, the job was completed in just over an hour.
The third one was the backyard of the market where we went shopping that day.
The client is a bread thief, Katkin, a Horadirkin, who runs off in pursuit of his brother.
The customer Mr. Navas looked a little ugly when he saw my face, probably because of the bread theft incident.
"I am a black cat, and my brother is black and white, so it shouldn't be obvious to people that we are brothers."
"Arum was bragging, so I asked him, is it really okay?"
"Please judge based on the results of the commission. Today, I completed two more commissions and caught a total of 93 rats."
"Ninety-three, are you kidding me?"
"Just feel happy after completing the commission."
I immediately started working on the request, but unlike the other two cases, people kept coming in and out of the backyard to replenish items.
Although slightly less efficient, I reduced the size of the partition and worked on the mousetrap.
There are more strong-smelling items exposed here than in a grain warehouse, so there are more rats lurking around.
First of all, if five loopholes are not left, rats can come and go at will.
If this loophole is left like this, no matter how many are eliminated, it will never end, so I went around the backyard and simply blocked the hole to catch the mice with nowhere to escape.
The backyard was smaller than the second warehouse, but 74 rats were caught.
"Is this all in our backyard?"
"Yes. Or rather, the staff left the door open so you could go in and out through the door instead of through the hole."
"Really? I have to think of a countermeasure."
“Can’t you use ropes, pulleys and weights to make the door move gently and close automatically?”
When I taught him how to make a simple automatic door using pulleys and weights, he thanked me with his hands.
"Well, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. It's not just Alm's reputation issue. It's also the door issue, so I'll charge a little extra."
"Thanks.
"Ah, no, no, a capable child like you should never go near a place like this."
"As I thought, is the store seriously damaged?"
"Every month, every day, every day, my head hurts."
There is a seemingly endless stream of thieves coming to the market from the slums every day.
Most of them are small races such as cat people and bunny people. They look like mice crawling out of the cracks in the warehouse.
Mr. Navas also negotiated with the warehouse owner to build a fence to seal the gap in the warehouse, but this does not appear to be a decisive preventive measure because the fence was damaged or climbed over before it was discovered.
"Well, at least we have to stop the rats from wreaking havoc."
"If you can, I hope you do something about the thieves in the slums, but no matter how many are caught, if you don't do something about the slums themselves, it is not a fundamental solution."
Sure, if I had the motivation, I could catch most of the thieves without letting them escape, but no matter how many I catch, I have to reduce the number of new people falling into the ghetto.
When I was in Azka Village, I thought that even the poor would have no problem eating, but in Ibro, there are many people who have difficulty eating.
As the overall living standards of cities improve, the gap between rich and poor will emerge.
I think there are too many differences between Bang Bang in the school dormitory and the people standing on the streets of the slums at night.
"Well, I'm sorry. If the rat population increases and there's nothing you can do, please make a request."
"Oh, thank you for today. And please stay out of the ghetto."
"Yes, please forgive me."
Mr. Navas told me that he was really worried, but that I had a reason to go.
"I had to get my brother out of the ghetto where people hated him."
When I returned to the guild from the market, the guild was already packed with people reporting that the mission had been completed.
As I was sitting on the steps waiting for the crowd to disperse, someone saw me and stopped me.
"Oh, Hua Wuming. What are you doing there?"
"Hello, Jill.
"Then, I'll line up with you and have a drink later."
Somehow it seemed like Jill had something to say to me, so she volunteered to act as a distraction for the crowd.
Gil is about to enter the realm of veterans, so most of the adventurers in line know each other.
"Speaking of which, I didn't go to the bar last night."
"Oh, I went to fight against the orcs. I just came back."
"Wouldn't the expedition go smoothly under such circumstances?"
"No, the crusade itself is not a problem."
"what happened?"
"Okay, we'll talk later. Look, I'm free."
It seems that he was shouting to me about the crusade, but it's my turn now, so I'll finish the report.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Hua Wuming. How was it?"
"Yes, everything was done safely."
"Uh, I'm really sorry, can I see the certificate of completion?"
"Yes, this, this, and this."
"Oh, Hua Wuming. Have you completed the three requests?"
"Yes, that's a request."
"Oh, are you kidding? Seriously."
Jill seemed speechless because she thought it was just a request.
"Yes, of course Mr. Hua Wuming, this is good news for the guild, but if we continue to process requests at this rate, we may receive a large number of requests."
"Did I go too far?"
"No, I don't intend to blame Mr. Hua Wuming, the guild will coordinate this request.
"I understand"
I just wanted to respond to her request, but I didn't want Ms. Jessica to sound apologetic.
Killing rats isn't a mission I really want to do though, I'd rather focus on the tank crew's activities and learning and using new magic circles.
"How simple, just double Hua Wuming's commission. Even so, if there is an emergency, just double it."
"That doesn't make sense, Jill."
"What's so unreasonable? I can't even find someone like Ichiro who can complete three rat extermination cases in one day. Besides, if we don't make such a big change, other young people won't have jobs." "We." Let's go.
If Jill's idea comes to fruition, the cost of making a request to me will still be about three times the normal rate, so the rate will be six times the normal rate.
If it's twice that amount, it's twelve times the normal price.
"If prices go up that much, I'm worried I'll lose my job."
"You are such an idiot, Hua Wuming. If this happens, you should accept the request normally."
"Oh, I see. If you nominate me, it will cost you a lot, but with any luck, you will beat me."
"that's right."
Jessica also nodded, indicating that she and her boss would consider this direction.
"I only got one large silver coin and five silver coins as a reward, and the rest were put into the guild account."
"Hua Wuming, although it's not confirmed yet, I think you will advance soon, so please keep this in mind."
"Uh, is it already? He just went up a few days ago."
"Hua Wuming, those who can do this will steadily improve their levels and get worthy jobs. This is what it means to be an adventurer."
"Yes, I'm looking forward to it."
When I got the money, Miss Jessica held her hand tightly and I was a little nervous.
Moreover, it seems that the feeling of resentful eyes being focused on me is not just a figment of my imagination.
