Chapter 16 (2/2)

Liu Ming instantly frowned slightly when he saw this.

Riding such a carriage out to a faraway place was akin to telling the bandits they were affluent and were asking to be robbed!

This greatly increased the difficulty of the quest that was already challenging in the first place.

At this moment, a short, chubby middle-aged man emerged from the carriage. When he saw Liu Ming, he beamed with joy and said, “You must be the adventurer who came to escort my family and me, aren’t you? Until we reach Lotter City, the safety of my family and I is in your hands.”

The middle-aged man—who was the merchant, Gillen—ducked back into the carriage.

The silly bunch of NPCs clearly not only hired Liu Ming alone as an escort but also planned to have Liu Ming work part-time as a carriage driver.

Liu Ming had to do two jobs for a single quest reward. How could there be such a good deal? Hence, Liu Ming indifferently said, “Mr. Gillen, I don’t think we can leave today.”

Upon hearing Liu Ming’s words, the merchant, Gillen, hurriedly came out of the carriage and said to Liu Ming, “If you dare to abort the task, I will go to the Adventurers Guild and lodge a complaint against you.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming said nonchalantly, “I will merely be banned from leaving the village for a day. I can afford to wait a day. However, I’m afraid it’d be hard for you to find someone else to accept this task.”

After hearing Liu Ming’s words, Gillen’s face turned red, and after a long while, he finally asked, “What do you want?”

Gillen was not a fool. He knew that Liu Ming was speaking the truth. However, he had a greedy nature and naturally would not let go of any opportunity to exploit others despite that.

Gillen was both ashamed and angry to have his intentions exposed by Liu Ming.

Faced with Gillen’s question, Liu Ming answered calmly. “You’re just hiring me as an escort. If there are any bandits, I’ll take care of everything. As for the other matters, you can either hire someone else or do it yourself.”

Gillen was somewhat speechless after hearing Liu Ming’s words. After a while, he nodded at Liu Ming helplessly like a deflated balloon. “Alright, I’ll drive the carriage myself.”

At this moment, Liu Ming walked towards the carriage and sat beside Gillen.

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The horses pulling the carriage galloped on the road, soon moving away from the novice village.

In the world of magic, horses were much faster than the so-called steeds in the real world, even if they did not have the blood of magical beasts.

Gillen soon arrived in a valley in the carriage.

The moment the carriage arrived at the valley, two groups of evil-looking existences—both dressed differently—appeared from both ends of the valley, blocking the carriage.

As they formed a circle around the carriage, Liu Ming finally saw the group of bandits’ information bars.

Bandit Minions: Level 8

Health Points: 500/500

Introduction: Most common and most useless bandits

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Little Bandit Leader: Level 10

Health Points: 700/700

Introduction: A little more important compared to the minions.