Two days have passed since the bloody battle that took place deep in the mountains.
Griffiths returned to the town of Izmir with the militiamen from the town, and after accepting simple inquiries, they rented a farmhouse to live temporarily.
The militiamen in the village and town suffered very heavy casualties. This was no longer a simple goblin attack. Coupled with the fact that the dead body came back to life, this case will be classified under the category of black magic cases that require high attention, and will eventually be reported to the Magic Association.
Official Beyonders have arrived and they will take over the investigation of the incident. This morning, Griffiths needed to go to the town hall to make a face-to-face report.
There were clean clothes and armor placed by the pool. The damaged mail armor was no longer a problem after simple repairs in the town, but the leather armor worn outside was seriously damaged, and it became even more ugly after being barely repaired.
Griffith had to pay another 7 silver francs in addition to the repair fee, and asked the tinker to apply a layer of black paint to the leather armor. After paying for repairs, painting, housing rent and food expenses, there were only three silver coins left in the originally poor purse, which was not even enough for travel expenses.
The days after leaving the battlefield were not easy at all. Griffith couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and began to look forward to when the town would distribute the mission rewards.
"Good morning," Galadia poked her head out of the room and greeted the trainee knight standing in the yard cheerfully under the warm morning sun. "Did you sleep well last night? The mayor should have already The remuneration has been calculated."
"Well, I'll set off in a minute." The trainee knight, wearing only a plain shirt, picked up a bucket and poured it into the water tank. "By the way, how is your mission?"
What magical item requires the elf to personally investigate? Why did the attackers use rare monsters like goblins and zombies to hunt her? When she came out of the goblin lair, Galadia seemed to have taken nothing...
"Well~ that's okay," the elf looked at the trainee knight inexplicably as he put down the bucket, picked up an ax and started chopping wood, "What are you doing?"
"As you can see, chop wood." Griffith tilted his head.
So what are you doing chopping firewood in the morning... Galadia looked at the cleaned courtyard, the filled water tank and the pile of chopped wood: "Why are you helping the landlady sweep the floor, chop firewood, and carry water... Didn’t we pay?”
"Shouldn't we?" The trainee knight looked back with wide eyes, "After all, we are staying at someone else's house."
"It shouldn't be!" Galadia walked out while stroking her long black hair, walked up to Griffith and looked at him, "I know! In fact, you are a Brownie!"
"What's this?"
"That's the snail girl!"
"What is this?"
…
In the battle to rescue the villages and eliminate the goblins, more than thirty or forty militiamen, including the militia captains from Izmir and Manisa villages, were killed. Among them, ten were killed by the Goblin trolls. people.
Most of the goblin heads are counted in Griffith's name, and the total reward after settlement is...
14 gold florins and 10 silver francs.
This is the bounty for the 146 goblins, 1 goblin shaman and 1 goblin troll he killed. Among them, the bounty for the Goblin is 7 gold florins and 6 silver francs, the Goblin Shaman is 2 gold coins, and the troll reward is 5 gold coins.
Some goblins should be regarded as the results of the battle of the villagers of Manisa, but they were all transported back by Griffith without making any claims.
The town accountant watched the trainee knight count the two bounties, then silently closed the door and walked out. Griffith was left sitting face to face with an investigator.
This person seemed to be of low rank and older. Generally speaking, black magic cases require more than two investigators, but I don’t know why only one came.
"Well, do you have anything else to add?" the investigator asked while slowly flipping through the very detailed report.
Griffith replied: "I suspect that this is not an incident of demons attacking the village, but a conspiracy against Miss Galadia. The mastermind chose evil and easy-to-control creatures such as goblins and zombies. It should be that we want to eliminate the clues of the investigation as much as possible, and at the same time avoid the signs of mobilizing forces to set up an ambush from being noticed by the elf and her tribe."
After the battle, Griffith thought carefully about the events. If you want to hunt down Galadia who is acting alone, hiring a group of Beyonders to ambush her is the most effective way.
However, prophecy and divination can often detect these telltale signs. Not to mention that elves are descendants of the moon god, and ordinary ambush can easily be detected by their keen inspiration.
If I were to carry out the hunt, then I would try my best to involve Galadia in a large-scale incident and hide the real target of the attack... Griffith's mind turned around and he unconsciously conceived an evil plan. plan.
Wait, what am I doing! ? After a moment, Griffith suddenly realized his malice and hurriedly put an end to his sinful thoughts.
When he thought of the elegant and beautiful figure of the elf, the trainee knight felt that his previous thoughts were too ridiculous. He subconsciously pulled his collar and sat up straight.
The investigator was oblivious and continued to flip through the report.
"I think it is necessary to investigate the social relations of the mage apprentice Isis in detail. He does not have the ability to create goblins and living corpses," Griffith calmed down and continued, "In addition, I applied to investigate Galadia. Miss’s information. Even if she is the real target, the casualties in the incident are all human beings.”
"Okay," the investigator said noncommittally, "we will investigate, but we don't have enough manpower. There are a lot of evil things flowing into the mainland from the east."
Griffith said hurriedly: "I will go north along the Eastern Avenue. Please issue an announcement to assist in the investigation to the Beyonders along the way."
"I know," the investigator closed the report expressionlessly, "disband, second-level team leader."
…
With the reward given by the town, Griffith walked to the town's tavern. He and the elf arranged to discuss the distribution of the bonus there.
There is something familiar about the heavy purse. While on the Eastern Front, Griffith had a few successful harvests, but could not keep any savings. All kinds of expensive potions and herbs to enhance physical fitness, personal weapons and armor, contraband, and other expenses will soon drain the soldiers' wallets.
"Take your part," Griffith pushed the glittering gold and silver coins in front of the elf. "Thanks to your archery skills, otherwise the battle with the Goblin Troll would be impossible to win. We are evenly divided. .”
"Actually, I hate the smell of human currency~" Galadia pushed most of the money back, leaving only one gold coin in her hand. "Aren't you going to Bayeran? There are plenty of money there. Place. These should be considered as rewards for your help to me. Are you really just a trainee knight second-level squad leader?"
"Without a doubt," Griffith replied, "Sequence 9."
"A low-level human sergeant who can't use magic can kill so many goblins at once, and he can also kill a giant goblin~ This is unreasonable! Something doesn't feel right!"
"My weapons and armor are almost damaged, and the loss is huge." Griffith felt distressed when he thought of the money he spent.
"Let's not mention your crappy equipment," Galadia shook her head, "What will you do after you go to Beyelan?"
"Report to Count Larmore, I am Shu Toral, and I will enroll at Homemonworth in the fall." Griffith counted the gold and silver coins again with a brisk face, "If you want to go somewhere else If so, I can escort you for a ride."
"Aha? Hello, Homemon Watts, classmate!" Galadia raised her eyebrows happily, "I'm also enrolling in the fall, and we can travel together! Well, I'll go do some errands first. See you outside town. Remember to rent a carriage."
What a coincidence! Watching the elf put on his cloak and walk out of the tavern, Griffith's mood became even brighter. It was unbelievable that something so pleasant could happen.
…
Izmir is a seaport town with convenient transportation, where cargo ships and merchants gather from all directions. Here they traded goods to replenish supplies before embarking on their journey.
But today Izmir is particularly lively. Brightly colored ribbons that Griffith had never seen before decorated the shops along the street, and the shopkeepers and clerks seemed to have dressed themselves up in their best clothes. Instead of becoming gloomy due to the casualties in the battle against the goblins, the town became beautiful overnight.
What kind of festival is this?
"Mr. Apprentice Knight, I'm so glad you're okay!" A familiar pleasant voice immediately sounded. The tall and graceful figure of the waitress who had introduced Griffith's mission before was walking around among the crowded customers, serving them food. Large glass of ale. She suddenly spotted Griffith sitting by the window and ran over happily.
"I heard that you made a lot of sacrifices when you exterminated the goblins. I was worried that you would suffer the same misfortune as the captain. It's great that you can come back safely."
Before Griffith had time to thank the waitress for her concern, the tavern manager had already shouted from the other end of the bar.
"Tina, please serve wine to the gentlemen at that table!"
"Here we come!" The waitress smiled like a flower, and pulled Griffith's arm to point to the large wine barrel at the bar. "Why don't you come and sit for a while! Today's ale is half price!"
"Well, okay," Griffith nodded, "a glass of ale, is there any festival in town today?"
Griffith's question just came out. A passionate horn sounded outside the tavern.
Then comes the second trumpet blast.
As the third trumpet sounded, a wave of cheers swept through the city.
"The Eastern Legion Atana has won a great victory!"
"The war is over!"
"Master Wang will return triumphantly in the near future!"
Wave after wave of cheers resounded through the sky. The guests in the tavern cheered and raised their glasses to congratulate each other.
The war is over!
Griffith, who returned from the front line early, felt an unreal feeling in his heart.
It didn’t take long for Krista, Golona, and many familiar friends to die. And in the past few days after leaving the front line, he was still wallowing in blood with goblins and living corpses.
"Will you go to Beyeland to attend the triumphal ceremony?" Tina ran back quickly and put a large glass of ale into Griffith's hand.
"I was ordered to return to Beyeland, but I don't know if I will participate in the triumphal ceremony." The trainee knight has not yet been freed from his thoughts.
"That's great!" Tina was already infected by the joyful atmosphere. She tiptoed and looked out the window at the sea of jubilant people. "I'm going to go to Beyeland to find my cousin. He has a tavern there. After the food rationing is cancelled, business will definitely be very good!"
"Really?" Griffith didn't expect that this girl would go to the distant capital. "It's a long way there. It's not safe for you to be alone."
"Long live the king!"
"Long live the great King Mark Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and the invincible legions of the East!"
The guests in the tavern cheered, jumped on the table, raised their glasses and drank wildly. The shouts of joy masked Tina's voice for a few seconds.
"Hey! What's wrong!" Since the guests in the bar were hugging each other and singing and dancing together, Tina didn't have to work for the time being. She put her arm on the trainee knight's shoulder and said confidently, "You set out from Beyeland, fought a battle at the end of the world, and then went back along the way you came. Now that the battle is over, I can't even reach a quarter of the way from here. I just need to wait. There will be regular sailing boats for a while! It’ll be okay!”
