Chapter 132
Let’s Go Eat Barbecue!
“No, no, no…” The awkward situation left Cliff unable to even form a complete sentence.
Henry rubbed his abdominal muscles, his face full of disbelief.
He never expected this girl to have such a hobby. It seems being too handso is also a sin.
He let out a long sigh, then silently stood up from the ground.
Cliff hurriedly followed, wanting to explain.
“I’m not usually like this, I… I just haven’t had barbecue in a long ti, that’s why I made a mistake. Please forgive !”
After saying this, she quickly stepped in front of Henry and bowed in apology!
She had the spirit of a true craftsman.
However, Henry didn’t really take this kind of thing to heart. After all, he was also aware that his body had been tempered to a near-perfect state. Just from a visual perspective, even Henry himself was occasionally srized.
“Since it’s been so long since you’ve had barbecue, how about we go to town and have a good al once we get out of this forest?”
Henry’s words made Cliff freeze for a mont.
Imdiately, her saliva unconsciously trickled from the corner of her mouth.
The word ‘barbecue’ was simply too sacred.
She couldn’t rember how long it had been since she’d last eaten delicious, fragrant barbecue. The commissions she usually took only earned her a pittance of gold coins.
“But… I have no money…”
Cliff pouted, her expression utterly pitiful.
The little money in her pocket was only enough for daily sustenance, completely insufficient for a lavish al.
“Isn’t this place full of money right here?”
Henry casually pulled open a drawer; it was stuffed full of gold coins.
Countless travelers who had passed through this place had been devoured by this demon couple, so their spoils were naturally stored away.
Taking these gold coins for himself could be considered rightful compensation for avenging those people.
“But… is it really okay for us to take these gold coins?”
Cliff asked cautiously.
She always felt this wasn’t quite proper.
“They’re already dead, why worry about that? Besides, didn’t we do the work? Taking down those two demons was no easy task, right?”
‘No easy task’ referred to Henry not lifting a finger, while Cliff purified the opponents with a single beam of light.
“But…”
“Say another word and I won’t take you to eat!”
“Then I won’t say anything.” Cliff covered her little mouth, her reason ultimately conquered by desire.
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Following Cliff’s lead, Henry got his first look at the scenery of the ancient continent.
Mountains and fields stretched out in all directions, nothing like the bustling reality he knew.
A horse-drawn carriage trundled slowly along the road, while farrs returning from the fields greeted acquaintances they t along the way.
There was no sign of The Alliance or The Church yet; the village was only guarded by a few simple soldiers.
According to Cliff, she was currently a mber of the Adventurers’ Association, and only an F-rank adventurer at that.
Wonderful. This legendary magician was actually rated F-rank by the Adventurers’ Association. Presumably, adventurers ranked above F must all be stronger than Cliff.
No wonder her rewards were so ager.
The key point was that Cliff herself didn’t seem to realize anything was amiss.
Did she not know that the enemies she dealt with were far beyond what ordinary people could handle?
Another sigh for Cliff’s carefree nature.
It was a miracle she hadn’t been tricked and sold off on the road; otherwise, her future journey as a magician would truly be fraught with hardship.
“I’ll go complete the commission first. We’ll go eat barbecue later!”
Cliff’s mind was still fixated on that barbecue. Poor child, just how long had it been since she’d had anything good to eat?
Henry casually found a corner and sat down.
In the adventurers’ hall, quite a few adventurers sat at tables discussing their experiences.
Most of them were n, physically strong and imposing in appearance.
“Whew, dealt with a few more wild boars ruining the crops today. Took so effort to handle them.”
“Hmph, I found a few stray goblins deep in the forest. Those damned goblins are cunning; they pretend to be weak, then strike you with a fatal blow. But I took care of them all by myself.”
“Anyone want to team up for Deathwhisper Forest tonight? I heard so strange things always happen there at night. Soone even claid they saw a headless man riding a horse galloping through the forest.”
“What nonsense, how can anyone live without a head?”
Everyone burst into laughter, seemingly disbelieving the rumor.
Henry sat calmly to the side, playing with a gold coin in his hand.
The headless man they were talking about was probably the Death Knight.
In the ga, that was a Regional Boss-level entity. No single person could solo it.
These overconfident fellows, trying to challenge sothing beyond their understanding, were, in Henry’s eyes, simply seeking death. There was no other explanation.
But he didn’t try to dissuade them.
Judging by their tone, they probably wouldn’t listen to anyone’s advice until a few of them died.
anwhile, Cliff walked up to the front desk and handed over several animal pelts.
“These are animal pelts I found in Deathwhisper Forest. They were all trapped.”
The girl at the front desk took the pelts and registered them, casually asking, “Was it done by humans?”
“No, it was demons. I also found many human skins in that place.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the previously lively adventurers’ hall suddenly fell silent.
Cliff, unaware how unsettling her words sounded, continued, “I saw many human skins in the basent, and human bones thrown into a pot to boil. Probably recent missing persons who were captured by them.”
“This… Are you telling the truth?”
The receptionist at the front desk broke out in a cold sweat, even losing her grip on the pen.
If such monsters truly existed, they would need to gather adventurers to launch a subjugation!
“It’s true. But I’ve already killed them.”
Hearing this, the crowd was first stunned, then burst into roaring laughter.
“Co on, little girl, with that small fra of yours, you killed demons? What kind of joke is that?”
“But that’s what happened.”
Cliff didn’t quite understand why they would say that.
Did she really look that weak?
“You say you killed demons. Where’s the proof?”
Soone questioned the validity of the claim, as Cliff really didn’t look strong.
And after the front desk receptionist checked Cliff’s rank, her expression also turned sowhat grim.
“Miss, your adventurer rank is F. With this rank, it’s very difficult for us to believe you slew demons.”
Hearing Cliff’s adventurer rank, the group of adventurers couldn’t hold back their laughter.
“See? It’s just a little girl trying to scam the commission reward. Not surprising though, what kind of work can an F-rank even get? But you still shouldn’t lie!”
“I am not lying!” Cliff furrowed her brow, seeming sowhat angry.
She was telling the truth, so why didn’t anyone believe her?
It wasn’t just here; it was the sa elsewhere.
Everyone seed convinced she wasn’t strong.
“Since they don’t believe you, why not just show them your magic.”
A sudden voice cut through all the jeering.
Henry tapped the table lazily, his gaze indifferently sweeping over everyone present.
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