Chapter 470 (1/2)

Chapter 470: Chapter 10

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Yue, who had become the weakest member of the team, was not depressed but instead was very angry.

As the most excellent student in the Isuka School of Magic, she never lagged behind in any activities, even if it was a confrontation, something she was not good at.

(The most important thing for a magician was not the ability to cast spells but a clever and clear mind, and rich and practical knowledge.)

But she gradually calmed down after recalling her principal’s instruction.

“I think we should recognize the resources and information,” she said suddenly. “Maybe we will encounter enemies soon. It’s good for us to make preparations beforehand.”

“There will be no enemy,” a younger trainee soldier whose beard had covered the second half of his face said rudely. “I asked when I was on duty. The ghosts only haunt the castle; they never attacked people.”

“But in general, no one would enter this old castle.” Yue, of course, would not be refuted so easily. She pointed out the omission of this piece of information immediately. “So, who on earth found out that there were ghosts haunting this place? Why were they willing to spend money to hire adventurers to deal with problems here?”

Everyone was silent and looked at each other. They did not know how to answer.

After a few seconds, the trainee soldier said uncertainly, “There was no information about the client in the mission but from the large reward… Could it be that the villagers who felt uneasy gathered fifty gold coins to hire us?”

“If you were a villager, would you take out fifty gold coins to deal with those ghosts in the old castle at least two miles from the village?” Yue asked.

“Of course not!” The young trainee soldier, the captain of the adventure team answered. “You are right! There is something wrong.”

Compared with soldiers who concentrated on fighting, there were much more things for knights to learn, such as military command and strategy. In theory, a qualified knight was not only an excellent fighter but also a commander. Although this trainee soldier was not very powerful, he had to be aware of the problems after Yue pointed them out, otherwise, he would not be qualified for his apprenticeship.

“If there are no ghost attacks, or if ghosts really attacked the villagers… there are no injuries. Villagers will not pay for things that have nothing to do them.” the trainee knight thought and said. “What if there are ghosts here? Ghosts rarely leave to attack people, so it’s safe for villagers to avoid this old castle. Compared with fifty gold coins, it’s much easier and cost-effective for the villagers to avoid this area.”

Everyone nodded, and Yue could not help but smile.

She was a little worried about whether her teammates would be fools. Now, it seemed that her worries were superfluous. Although those virtual teammates lacked fighting ability and adventuring experience, at least their minds were clear.

That was enough!

“Captain, do you mean that there have been ghost attacks and people have died, so the villagers are very upset and hired us to solve the problem?” The trainee opened his eyes wide. “Did they tell us lies in the mission information? How dare they deceive a group of adventurers!”

“Maybe this mission was not issued by villagers.” The trainee soldier shook his head. “As I just said above, even if there were ghost attacks and dead people here, the villagers would not care about that. They could just avoid this place and flee. Isn’t that right?”

“Do you mean that those who issued the mission are the ones who have entered this place?” the trainee ranger murmured. “They have been attacked by those ghosts and are very afraid, but they have to come back here again. So they have no choice but to seek the help of the adventurers.”

“Yes. That’s very much possible!” the trainee knight nodded and said. “In theory, they would not tell lies in the mission information, so the fact that ‘no one has ever been killed by a ghost’ is probably true. But this does not mean that there are no ghosts or that those ghosts are weak. It is more likely that those who are attacked acted quickly or retreated in time.”

“Did they react that quickly?” the trainee soldier frowned and asked. “They are just ordinary people.”

“What if they are not ordinary people?” the trainee knight sneered. “What kind of people need to enter such an old castle?”

“Adventurers?” asked the priest.