Yue Yi, who had become the weakest link in the team, was not upset, but angry.
As the most outstanding student in Isuka Magic School, she had never fallen behind in any activity, even if it was a confrontation activity that she was not good at!
(The most important thing for a magician is not the ability to cast spells, but a smart and clear mind, as well as rich and practical knowledge.)
Recalling the headmaster's teachings, she gradually calmed down.
"I think we should reorganize the resources and information we have at hand," she suddenly said. She suddenly opened her mouth and said, "Perhaps we will encounter enemies soon. It won't hurt to be prepared in advance."
"There won't be enemies." A young apprentice warrior with a beard that covered the lower half of his face said, "I asked when I went to take the mission. This castle is haunted, but there have never been any ghost attacks."
"But under normal circumstances, no one would enter this dilapidated castle." Of course, Yue Yi would not be refuted so easily. She immediately pointed out the flaw in the information. "So, who found out that this place is haunted? Why are they willing to spend money to hire adventurers to deal with the problem here? "
Everyone was silent. They looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.
After a few seconds, the apprentice warrior said with some uncertainty, "There is no information on the client in the mission information, but from the looks of the reward … Could it be that the villagers felt uneasy and gathered together 50 gold coins to hire us?"
"If you were a villager, would you pay 50 gold coins for a haunted castle that is at least two miles away from the village?" Yue Yi asked.
"Of course not!" The leader of the adventurer team, the young apprentice knight immediately replied, "You are right! This is not right! "
Compared to a warrior who focused on fighting, a knight had a lot more to learn. Military, commanding, strategy... In theory, a qualified knight was not only an expert in fighting, but also the commander of a team. Although this apprentice knight was not very skilled, if he still did not realize the problem, he did not even deserve to be called an apprentice!
"If there were no ghost attacks here, or if there were an attack but no one was hurt, the villagers would not pay for something that has nothing to do with their lives." The apprentice knight said while thinking, "So what if this place is haunted? Ghosts rarely left their habitat to attack, so they just needed to avoid this area. Compared to fifty gold coins, avoiding this area is obviously much easier and more cost-effective. "
Everyone nodded, and You Yi couldn't help but smile.
Previously, she was a little worried that her teammates would be the kind of fools who angered people to death. Now, it seemed that her worries were unnecessary. Although these virtual teammates lacked combat ability and adventuring experience, they were at least clear-headed and not blind.
That was enough!
"Captain, you mean to say that there was a ghost attack here before, and people died, so the villagers are very uneasy and hired us to deal with the ghost?" The trainee warrior's eyes widened, and he yelled angrily, "They falsified the mission information? How dare they deceive a group of adventurers! "
"It might not be a mission issued by the villagers." The apprentice knight shook his head, "Just like what I said, even if there are ghost attacks here, even if people die, so what? Wouldn't it be better to avoid this place and not get close? "
"What the captain means is … the person who issued the mission must have a reason to get close or even enter this place." The apprentice knight said, "They have been attacked by ghosts and are very afraid. But they have to come here again — so they have no choice but to ask adventurers for help. "
"Yes, this is the most likely possibility!" The apprentice knight nodded and said, "In theory, they wouldn't dare to falsify the mission information, so 'no one here has been attacked and killed by ghosts' may be true. But this doesn't mean that there are no ghosts here, or that the ghosts are very weak. It's more likely that the party that was attacked reacted quickly and retreated in time. "
"Can they react so quickly?" The apprentice knight frowned and said, "They are just ordinary people."
"What if they are not ordinary people?" The apprentice knight sneered, "What kind of people do you think would need to enter this ancient castle so often?"
"Adventurers?" The priest asked.
The knight shook his head, "It's people who do underground transactions. Many of their transactions are not in the light of day, so they need to find some inaccessible places to trade. This ancient castle is not too far from the nearby town, and the villagers don't dare to come close. Isn't this the best place to trade? "
Hearing this, everyone became nervous.
Those who were involved in shady businesses usually had some skills. An enemy that could make them retreat in panic, and even hire adventurers, was not easy to deal with!
"That's what I think, so we need to prepare now," Yue Yi said timely. "Considering that the enemy may be a formidable character that even smugglers and the like would find difficult to deal with, and would rather spend money than to fight them, we must be fully prepared." Yoy added in a timely manner.
She paused and could not help but try to solve the problem more easily, and said, "Actually, we can retreat now, go back and ask the employer to provide detailed information … For us, this mission is a little too difficult, I'm afraid it's difficult to guarantee that there will be no casualties."
The last sentence made everyone's face turn gloomy, even the more optimistic apprentice knight could not help but frown.
"You're right, but … we have no money," the apprentice knight said with a bitter smile, "We don't even have the money to return to the city, we can only go back on foot. And after returning to the city, we don't have money for accommodation today — the Adventurers Guild Hall does not provide free accommodation. "
"And … even if the mission information is wrong, we won't return the mission deposit." The apprentice knight sighed and said, "In addition to the money to come here, we also paid the deposit for the last bit of money, and even borrowed some money from the Adventurers Guild. At that time, we agreed that we have to return the money in three days, or else we have to pay interest. If we go back now, we won't be able to finish the other mission in three days … At that time, our adventurer qualification will be revoked. "
Of course, they could go back, but going back meant that they would lose their income, and even lose their jobs.
Everyone looked at each other with a depressed look on their faces.
(How can this group of people be so poor!)
Yue Yi could not help but sigh in her heart, but she had to put on a smile and try to comfort everyone.
Fortunately, her "apprentice mage" character was not bad looking, and the effect of her comfort was not bad, everyone's face gradually became better.
After calming down, everyone began to tidy up their things, preparing for the possible battle.
"What do you think if we set fire to this castle?" The apprentice knight suddenly thought of something and proposed.
"In theory, it should be possible." The apprentice knight's eyes lit up, "This castle is so dilapidated, there must be no master. Even if there is a fire in an ownerless place, it has nothing to do with people! "
"What if there is a master?" The apprentice knight asked, "What if the master just doesn't like it here?"
"If there is a master, it can't be that there is no servant responsible for cleaning, right?" The apprentice priest said.
"Maybe there was a servant, but they were killed by those guys in the prostitution business." Yue Yi sighed, "Or maybe … what we have to deal with is the loyal servant who, even in death, never forgets to protect the master's property."
Her words made everyone's hair stand, the apprentice knight shouted, "Don't say such scary words! People can scare people to death! "
Yue Yi sighed and shook her head, pointing to the floor, "Didn't you notice? Although the floor here is old and a little damaged, there is not even a weed growing here. For the ruins, this is impossible. The only explanation is that someone is taking care of this place. "
Everyone looked around, following her finger, and sure enough, not only did they not see a weed, but they also did not see a relatively large dirty spot or a relatively thick stain.
Although this castle was dilapidated, in fact, it was quite clean inside.
Therefore, everyone's face became even worse.
No one knew that there was a huge jellyfish shadow above the castle, watching them.
"Hey! She really made the virtual experience infinitely scary! "Sui Xiong looked at Yue Yi's performance and could not help but laugh," This little girl has a bright future! "
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