Chapter 66 (1/2)

Volume 1

Chapter 66

Ch 66 — The Guild Master’s Requests

After I put the sacks full of gold coins into my Item Box we discussed the requests the Guild Master was wanting to offer to us .

“Well, we’ve got two outstanding high-ranked subjugation requests we’d like to offer you . The first is to subjugate a Metal Lizard and the other is the subjugation of a herd of Bloody Horn Bulls . ”

OK, I understand what he means by Metal Lizard since we just sold one to the Adventurers Guild but what sort of monster is a Bloody Horn Bull? ‘Horns dripping with blood’ doesn’t sound particularly gentle or meek to me . It’s called a ‘Bull’, does that mean it’s something like a cow? ‘Blood dripping cow’ . . . that’s an ominous name to give to a monster .

“The first request is a Metal Lizard . Its territory is at the foot of Pasquale Mountain, about two days carriage ride from here . It was probably attracted by the minerals located there but we’ve not been able to survey the area properly so we’re not sure . ” The Guild Master explained . “There are mines near this location but since the Lizard moved in they’ve been temporarily abandoned as the danger it poses is too great . The mine owners have requested the Metal Lizard subjugation . It is worth 238 gold coins . ” He shrugged . “I have been asking for this request to be dealt with for some time now . No Adventurers of suitable rank were available or they’ve been busy with other things . I even tried getting the reward increased but there still have been no takers . ”

A Metal Lizard shouldn’t be a problem for us . Fer didn’t have any difficulty dealing with the previous one after all . Fer is Da Man .

“The second request concerns a herd of Bloody Horn Bulls which have moved into the grasslands to the west of the city and settled down there . That area was a common monster hunting ground for lower-ranking Adventurers and losing access to it means a lot of them can’t easily fulfil their own requests . They’ve been pushing for the Guild to do something about the herd but our subjugation request still hasn’t been accepted by anyone . The reward for hunting them is 324 gold coins . ”

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According to the Guild master a Bloody Horn Bull is about the size of a wild cow with a temperament to match . As their name suggests they gore anyone who approaches the herd with their horns resulting in a bloodbath . A single Bloody Horn Bull is only a B-rank monster but it usually takes four parties of A and B rank Adventurers to subjugate a herd of them since they are very aggressive and act in unison . Truly, herds of other-world cows that stab people with their horns are scary!

“So can you accept these two requests?” the Guild Master finished . Well, he asked me but it wasn’t really for me to decide .

“Hey Fer, you heard all that? What do you think, should we accept both of the requests?”

“Of course . I can do both of them easy . ” Yeah, I guessed you’d say that . I told the Guild Master we’d accept both requests .

“Wonderful . I’m so pleased . ” he said .

“Bloody Horn Bull? That meat is delicious . I’ll go do that request right away . ” Fer interjected, drooling . It seemed Fer was keen to get started . So he reckons Bloody Horn Bull meat is delicious, is it? I guess if it looks like a cow then it’s probably something like beef . I hope so, Orc meat is really tasty and so is the Rock Bird but it’s been a while since I ate any beef .

“Ah, can I ask that you deal with the Metal Lizard first, please?” the Guild Master said .

“Huh . . . ” Fer grumped . Hey, the Guild Master asked nicely .

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“Let’s do the Metal Lizard request first like the Guild Master wants, hey?” I said . “The Bloody Horn Bull herd is living on the grasslands, they’re not going anywhere in a hurry . Better to have some fun later . ” I teased .

“What sort of fun?” Fer asked, intrigued in spite of himself .

“Grilling Bloody Horn Bull steaks, that sort of fun . Interested?” Fer’s head came up .

“Oh, that . . . ohhh . . . ” Fer’s drool was now puddling on the floor of the Guild Master’s office .

“That’s right, you know I can grill meat just the way you like . ” I’d have to restock on sauces and seasonings from the Net Super beforehand, of course .

“Fuuu, it sounds delicious . . . ” Heh, Fer’s love of steak made him easy to manipulate .

“Ah, the Guild will purchase Bloody Horn Bulls, won’t you?” I asked .