Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 621 - 475 Hiring a Companion Lady_2

Chapter 621: Chapter 475 Hiring a Companion Lady_2

"You knew about the ghost haunting this hotel yet you still chose to take it over, didn’t you? Aren’t you worried about something bad happening to you?" Mother Gao Ser countered without answering.

Gaven was startled and then realized, "So you’re saying, before you bought this villa, you had already investigated the reasons behind their secret disappearances? Or you had already solved the issue? In that case, I’ve been worried for nothing."

"Even so, I still appreciate your concern," Mother Gao Ser said, her face unable to hide a hint of a smile, for the reaction was a sign of care from the other party.

"Do you know the number of test subjects that escaped from here? Are there any research materials left by that old noble?" Gaven did not delve deeper into the cause of the disappearances that originally plagued Joy Hall.

Because it might involve Mother Gao Ser’s secrets, if she had wanted to tell him, she would have done so already without waiting for him to ask.

"No," Mother Gao Ser shook her head, "Before it came into my possession, it had already changed hands several times. Whatever belonged to the old noble had long been destroyed. Much of the information I have is hearsay; if it weren’t for someone having seen a similar deformed creature in the Stone Bridge Hills, this legend might not even be true."

"It seems I’ll have to do my own investigating." Gaven continued, "How about the distribution of the Gnolls? They are also in the Stone Bridge Hills, right?"

"There indeed is a Gnoll den in the Stone Bridge Hills, but the numbers are relatively small. The largest group of Gnolls is in the Sword Mountain Range. They are owned by a Swift Roc, which often attacks the war horses here..."

"So it’s that one. We’ve already had a run-in on my first day coming to Anfield Village. If I hadn’t been unfamiliar with its twisted, magic-hijacking special ability, I would have taken it down," Gaven said, not to boast, but stating the genuine strength he possessed. At that time, he had refrained from taking unnecessary risks for safety reasons, not trying some of the more dangerous methods recklessly.

For instance, he had not activated the Undead Vengeance field at that time, and he had not reattempted to use the targeted revenge spells either.

No spell abilities are unsolvable, especially such bans and domain-based spells, which ultimately come down to consciousness, magic resistance. The stronger one’s control over Magic Power and the Law, and the higher one’s Professional Level, the greater the likelihood of victory, allowing one to suppress the opponent.

"If you truly have the ability to take it down, your negotiations with those Horse Farm Owners for the war horses will go much smoother. They’ve put together a hefty bounty to get rid of this nuisance, and the total bounty has already exceeded a hundred thousand. If it was anyone else of the same age saying this in front of Mother Gao Ser, she’d think they were bluffing, but she was certain that the person in front of her was stating facts, "For you, the pure bounty has limited value, but if you use it as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations, you can further push down their asking price. The value you create in the end will far exceed a hundred thousand."

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested.

Gaven’s eyes lit up as he said, "You’ve forgotten one thing – if I take it down, I can also figure out a way to rally its Gnolls. It’s a win on multiple fronts. When I’m free, I’ll send those Horse Farm Owners a message to let them know about it. The concept of me taking the initiative and them pleading for my help is entirely different."

"For such matters, it shouldn’t be you who takes the lead but someone else to play up the situation," Mother Gao Ser said with a full-faced smile, clearly enjoying the drama, "How about this: you just do the dragon-slaying preparation and leave the rest to me – how does that sound?"

"That..." Gaven said a bit embarrassed, "It’s really too much trouble for you, ma’am."

"Such things are hardly trouble – at most it’s just moving my lips, something I’m quite good at. If you asked me to help you slay a dragon, that would be out of the question," Mother Gao Ser stared at Gaven with an expectant look, "I’m very curious to see how capable you are and the kind of changes you can bring to this small village that has remained the same for over a decade."

"I will not disappoint you, ma’am," Gaven assured her, holding his head high.

He had that confidence; had he never come here, there would be no mark left – but now that he had arrived, he was determined to leave his indelible mark on this village. Everything was just beginning.

"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be on my way. You two have breakfast tomorrow morning, then come to Joy Hall to find me," Mother Gao Ser waved her hand, indicating Gaven didn’t need to see her off. She walked through the alleyway and returned to her Joy Hall.

Gaven arranged for Anna to lead the Gnoll workers to continue the preliminary puzzle game, for the number of times magic could be cast each day was limited and they couldn’t all be finished quickly – they couldn’t just wait idly for the restoration of spellcasting times.

Magical repair and manual refurbishment, the two approaches mixed and alternating, made for greater efficiency, especially when other species’ workers began to arrive in succession, the speed of manual refurbishment was also quite substantial.

After arranging the relevant matters, Gaven followed behind Mother Gao Ser to Joy Hall. By this time, most of the female escorts had already woken up and were having late breakfast, chatting idly in twos and threes.

When they saw Gaven come in, they couldn’t help but greet him. Although there were still quite a few throwing flirtatious glances at him, it was far less enthusiastic than his first day. At least there were no more actions akin to that of an exhibitionist, for over these few short days of acquaintance, they knew that this young man’s maturity and methods far surpassed his appearance. Simple seduction was useless on him; they only considered that he was there to see Mother Gao Ser.