Joel sat on the table on the right side of the stove and finally changed into dry and neat clothes to make him feel relieved. The wounds on his body have been bandaged, and the pain rather than numb wounds made him feel alive. The flames in the stove were beating, emitting warmth and a burnt smell. The clean and tidy hotel made people feel at ease, completely different from the messy and rough style in the north.

Sitting on the table on the left side of the stove, Sister Hemi and Simoken were drinking the vegetable soup on the plate made of hard bread with wooden spoons. A thick layer of butter floated on top of the hot soup, and the other plate contained roasted onions and fried bacon. Because Hermi's eyes were invisible, her diet and daily life needed to be taken care of. Sister Simoken had been responsible for taking care of Hermi for the past year.

Alps sat opposite Joel. Although he had also changed into a lightweight cardigan, he still wore an iron helmet to cover his face, which made him look a little weird. "What are you going to do next?" Alps asked as she looked at Sister Simoken and Hermi.

Joel lowered his head and looked at the greasy empty plate on his table. "Stay here for a while now. You have to find a place to live and work," Joel paused. "I will give you the money as soon as possible."

"Hey, there's no hurry to do this." Alps smiled heartily, "The mercenary's money comes quickly, and many people have lost their lives before they spend money. Besides, you have to take care of Hemi. Just tell me where you need money."

Joel nodded, looking at the fire in the fireplace, thinking about something. "Where has Olaf gone? Why didn't he be with you today?"

"He's going..." Alps wanted to reach out and scratch his hair, but only touched his helmet. "Do something, leave Golden Falls first, it will probably take some time to come back."

"Is that right?" Joel looked at the fire again, leaving without saying goodbye, and it was indeed a mercenary style. "What are your plans next?" Joel asked looking at the Alps.

"I? I guess I will stay in Golden Falls for a while, and wait until Olaf and the others come. And now it's winter, so it's not convenient to go anywhere. It's pretty good to stay in the valley here." Alps said and looked around alertly, "And I have a companion here, so that's pretty good."

"The girl with red hair?" Joel pulled the corner of his mouth.

"Anthony." Alps nodded slightly, "Yes, there is Lianda. In short, it is also a blessing for her. Anthony cannot live without Golden Waterfalls for the time being. He dares to enter the ancient ruins alone, but he dares to walk the avenue to Lengshi Town alone."

"Snow Bandit?"

"Yes, Snow Bandit, in his words, 'human hearts are far more terrifying than ghosts'." Alps shook his head, "In short, he is the kind of person who is more willing to face ghosts than fighting with people."

Joel nodded to express his understanding. So do I.

"And it seems that this place is more suitable for him than in the North."

"What does it mean?" Joel asked in confusion.

"You haven't heard of it yet?" The Alps seemed a little surprised. "A monster appeared in the oak forest northeast outside the city, and a big hole was dug in the city wall, but it was probably solved by the guards and mercenaries. When Anthony heard the news, he pulled Lianda over."

"Monster?" Joel couldn't help but recall the thing that called himself "Lehman".

"Thanks to that thing, the Knights of the Chain have temporarily removed their attention from us, and I have also got time to deal with the carriage and horses. Now they have to find out that we probably have to take some effort." Alps said, pressing forward and whispered, "But you have to be careful. They are most likely to have known Hemi's information and may not necessarily have any action."

"That is to say, it's not safe here." Joel frowned. He looked at Hemi who was talking to Sister Simoken. She smiled rare. After learning about Xiao Qiao's death, she prayed for her soul silently until late at night. In the end, she didn't realize that she was asleep and was also chanting prayers in her sleep.

"That's right, but there's no safer place," the Alps sighed helplessly. "Latest news, the kingdom has announced that the war has officially begun with the Principality, and it is estimated that the south will soon be in chaos."

"War?" Joel was so surprised for the first time, "They were going to provoke another dispute just three years after the last war?"

"Who knows what those big men think?" Alps shrugged, and at this time he looked out the door, "Anthony and the others are back." He said, "He said, "Joel turned around and saw Anthony, wearing a gray-white light traveler robe, with excitement on his face. Behind him was the red-haired Lianda, who was wearing a dyed linen cloak, her face full of fatigue, but at the moment he saw the Alps, Joel could see that there seemed to be a light in her eyes.

"Mr. Al!" Lianda squeezed Anthony away, ran and jumped to the Alps, and sat down next to him without hesitation, "I have been thinking of you all day today!"

"Is that so hard? It's so hard. Be careful of rest and don't let yourself be too tired." Alps replied with a kind smile.

"Yes, Lord Al!"

"Hmph, have you started to deal with the fan mode again?" Anthony also sat down next to Joel without hesitation. The noisy two attracted the attention of Hermi and Sister Simoken next to him. "But compared to that, I have gained much more today than you think!"

"What the hell is going on?" Alps looked at Anthony, asking, regardless of Lianda who was sticking to the side.

"It has been killed, an ugly monster that is ten feet tall and five feet wide. The guards called it a giant monster. I heard that five NPCs and two players died before it was knocked down. When I went, the battle was over, but the ground was full of broken limbs and broken arms, and it was impossible to tell who was whose body." Anthony said vividly, "I'm so thirsty, boss! Come over with me with a glass of sweet ale!"

"Boss! I want sweet ale too! I want honey!" Lianda also raised her hand and shouted.

"Okay! Come now!" The thick voice of the short middle-aged man's shop owner came from the counter.

"Is it so strong?" Alps asked skeptical.

"It's not just a strong man! That's a monster!" Anthony glared at Alps and signaled him not to interrupt. Lianda also glared back for Alps. "Its body was covered with a layer of mud as hard as rocks. Its swords, guns, axes and swords could not hurt him. He punched a guard's breastplate, and then threw another guard to the city wall and killed him. The fatal injury was caused by a player of the Iron Chain Knights stabbing it in his mouth with an iron spear. The player was immediately pulled in half by the monster. When the monster died, five spears were inserted into countless crossbow arrows, and the sword could not even cut the mud on his body. And when I checked, I found that the crossbow arrows only pierced the mud on its body, and even the hard skin under the body did not penetrate."

At this time, the shop owner came over with two wine glasses and took away the empty plate in front of Joel and Alps.

Anthony took a sip of wine and continued, "I checked its teeth. This thing is an omnivorous animal, but after I cut its stomach, I found that it seemed to prefer meat, especially human flesh. Unfortunately, my brain was not good. It dug the city walls just to enter the city to eat people. If it was asked to find where the city gate was, it would probably be a big deal today."

"You cut open...its stomach?" Alps swallowed.

"Yes! Lord Al, you don't know how disgusting it was at that time. I could smell the smell from afar, and I vomited several NPCs! This guy was still watching with relish." Lianda complained.

"Anthony, what are you doing in reality?" Alps asked nervously.

"I? I am a biology student and occasionally do archaeology." Anthony said, showing an impatient look, "Nothing is important! What's important is that our situation is already quite serious! The things we have to face will only increase and become stronger in the future, but most people are still stupidly fighting each other!"

"What's the solution?" Alps disagreed, "or do you have any good ideas?"

"That's right! I already have a plan!" Anthony said excitedly, "Let's form a guild ourselves!"

"Puff!" Lianda squirted out the wine from his mouth in one gulp. Fortunately, Joel quickly retreated and avoided most of the wine. "Yes, I'm sorry!" Lianda quickly got up and helped Joel wipe the wine stains on his body.

"No, it's okay." Joel said lightly.

"You said...we?" The Alps seemed a little surprised.

"That's right! This is the biggest concession made by me, a lone man. In order to save the living creatures from the fire and water, someone must stand up!" Anthony said indignantly.

"Have he been stimulated on his way out with you?" Alps asked at Lianda.

"So it seems that he had a brief hang-up, and then suddenly shouted at the sky, "It's falling again," which made the two guards think we were suspicious elements, and caught us for a long time." Lianda said angrily, recalling.

"Hey! What do you do in reality?!" Alps asked, glaring at Anthony.

Anthony slapped the table, "This is not the point! The point is! Now there must be a full-time PVE guild to stand up! If the war starts again and no one comes to deal with these monsters, we will all have to finish playing by the end of the version!"

Joel looked at the three mercenaries who were talking slander and was confused. Suddenly Anthony held Joel's shoulder, put his face over, and whispered, "How about it, brother, do you want to join the gang?"

"Hey, don't use suspicious words like 'join'!" Alps said, slapped the table.

Joel looked at Anthony, then looked at the Alps, and was silent for a while before asking, "I heard you... the mercenary's money comes quickly?"

...

It was getting late, and Sister Simoken took Hermi to the guest room upstairs. Joel, Alps, Anthony and the red-haired Lianda found a secluded corner below the stairs to sit down. After dinner, the other mercenaries gradually came to the tavern, most of whom were mercenaries with the square shield of the Knights' Order.

The four of them each ordered a glass of beer and a tallow candle in the middle of the table. This was the first time that Joel sat with the mercenaries to talk about work. He never thought he would have any connection with the mercenaries. After all, the mercenaries were people who had cut off contact with the past, and Joel thought he was not that person.

But no matter what, Joel needs money. If the mercenary's job can indeed make money, Joel doesn't mind.

"Well, tell me what you think." The Alps has become rigorous now, "You should know why the four of us don't have guilds, right?"

Anthony nodded, "White Rose, although it's something I'm not interested in, I still know something." He paused, "But now it's very different from before. Now it's the real PVE era. If you go and see that monster, you will understand."

"I've seen something even more exaggerated." Alps said coldly.

"That's great," Anthony nodded disapprovingly. "If you have seen it, you will know that these things are completely different from the enemies we have encountered in the past. There is no 'iron triangle' in this game, nor any hatred system. It does not have complete, or the elements and systems of the RPG game we are familiar with. It is a brand new system. We need to find a system that can deal with it, or theirs. This is not a simple thing. It requires a lot of manpower and material resources. But at this moment, our manpower and material resources have been wasted on the meaningless camp war! With the update of the game version, our enemies will become stronger and stronger. By then, light, most of us will be finished, and serious, we will all be finished."

"So you want to set up a guild by yourself and do it yourself?" The red-haired Lianda showed a listless look, "Did you think things too simple, something that even a hundred people can't do, what can four people do?"

"Hmph, then you underestimate me too much." Anthony sneered, and then he ignored Lianda and looked at the Alps. "What do you think of this proposal?"

Alps did not answer immediately, he was silent for a moment, and then asked, "You have a plan?"

"That's right," Anthony replied readily, "I have already talked to Barolwufu, the president of the Iron Chain Knights, and he also agrees with my idea. If my own guild cannot be formed, I will go directly to him."

The Alps just nodded and did not immediately make a statement.

Seeing that the Alps didn't speak, Anthony looked at Joel, "What do you think?"

"What do you want me to do?" Joel raised his doubts directly.

"Hmph, since you asked this, I won't beat around the bush," he said, looking at the other mercenaries drinking not far away. Everyone else was discussing something loudly, and no one noticed the corner here. "I think you have a good relationship with that nun. I want you to kidnap her over me! My guild urgently needs such talents!"

"What?!" Lianda exclaimed, attracting the confusing eyes of others.

Anthony immediately stood up and covered her mouth, "Shh! Sigh down!"

"Hey, Anthony! Abducting NPCs is a violation of the rules of the game, and in the most serious way, it will be banned!" Alps lowered his voice and said sternly.

"Did I say kidnapping?! Didn't you just kidnapped a little saint girl?! Isn't it just that nothing happened?" Anthony glared back.

"We are not abducting! We are saving her. She is willing to follow us, right?" Alps explained impatiently.

"I mean that too! If you want to kidnap me by myself, you can do it alone, why do you want him?" Anthony pointed to Joel and said, "I blamed me for using the wrong words. I mean, through Brother Joel, we will bring that npc over, and there is a nun who can launch a miracle. It may provide me with some unexpected help, but it may not be certain!"

"I refuse this." Jon said coldly. He couldn't let her take risks anymore.

"pass!" Alps compared a fork with his hand.

"Oh, you guys!" Anthony covered his forehead, "Can't you have any righteousness?"

"What kind of justice do you, a player, talk about? You can still be resurrected if you die. NPC will die, but you will die!" Alps said angrily.

"Wait," Joel looked at him suspiciously, "what did you say resurrection?"

"I said...what..." Alps was speechless for a moment. He looked at Joel and then at Anthony.

"Resurrection, create a new character, just spend some money." Anthony took a depressed sip of wine, "I feel that I can't reach an agreement with you. If Olaf was here, it would be much better to talk about it."

"Spend some money?" Joel looked at Anthony in confusion, and then at the Alps.

"All, in short, this is a time-consuming and laborious thing," Alps quickly changed the subject. "It takes a lot of energy and takes great risks. The most important thing is this," Alps made a cleanup that represents "money". "We can't do anything without this."

"This is very simple. I have taken the first commission for our guild, and the client is happy to pay us." Anthony's face showed a smug smile.

"Our Guild?" Lianda was a little dissatisfied with this statement.

"Who?" Alps asked in surprise.

"Of course it's the Iron Chain Knights!" Anthony said with a smile. "My performance during the day has completely conquered the president of the Iron Chain Knights. I told him that I could find a way to deal with these monsters, and then he promised that as long as I could find a way, he would be willing to pay me a reward."

"Then did you agree?" Lianda said with a calm face, "and then you agree without seeking our consent first?"

Anthony spread his hands and motioned them to look at the table, "These wines were bought with the deposit he gave me, and you all have them now."

"Sir Al, I want to kill this shameless man." Lianda said coldly.

"Hey, I'm your boss!" Anthony said dissatisfied.

Alps nodded, "I probably understand what you mean."

"So what about your reply?" Anthony looked at the Alps expectantly.

"I refuse." Alps replied, "I am not optimistic about your plan at all, so I will not form a guild with you."

"We always say, 'but' everything before is nonsense." Anthony smiled.

"But," said the Alps as he wished, "I will help you with this commission, and if you can surprise me, maybe I will rethink this."
Chapter completed!