Girl Hero: Revenge on Goblins!
Chapter 198: D71.Permafrost Highland_3

Chapter 198: D71.Permafrost Highland_3

And on the task board, the Hero quickly found their target—a new mission issued by the officials.

"Investigate the cause of the water source being polluted?"

Instantly recalling what they heard in the army yesterday, the Hero decisively decided to take on this task—

"Sorry, this is a Secret Exploration Level task, but you’ve just registered, haven’t you?"

Although the Adventurer Guild is open to all sorts of people, such a delicate young girl is far from common.

When the Hero stepped into the Adventurer Guild, the Receptionist had already taken notice of her.

Watching her rush to the newcomer’s counter to register, she thought this was a sprout needing protection, only to find her running to the task counter, lifting up her notebook and saying she wanted to take on a Secret Exploration Level task.

The Receptionist of the Adventurer Guild couldn’t help but wear a smile tinged with a cry, informing her of a certain fact.

This task surpassed the upper limit of what the Hero could undertake.

After all, she was green in the field, and even though this task didn’t limit the number of people who could undertake it, it wasn’t something a greenhorn who hadn’t even registered could take on.

Secret Exploration Level—that rank of task suggested that neither the issuers nor the Adventurer Guild had been able to thoroughly investigate the details, and it was difficult to determine what kind of dangers might be encountered during the mission.

It might not involve any combat, or you might encounter extremely powerful Magic Creatures.

Only the most experienced Adventurers who could skillfully handle all kinds of unexpected situations, those at the Fine Steel Level, were allowed to take on tasks of this level.

While the Adventurer Guild wasn’t a charity, it certainly wasn’t a murder group either.

To some extent, they also had to be responsible for the lives of adventurers.

Letting someone who wasn’t even at the Ceramic Level undertake such a task would usually result in them being shattered like a vase hit by a hammer.

[Hero’s Persuasion (Count’s Black Card +30)]

D100+30=d100(40)+30=70

[Receptionist is (1-7 female, 8-9 male, 10 Alien Race)]

D10=d10(2)=2

[Receptionist’s Refusal (Rules +20)]

D100+20=d100(6)+20=26

→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←

"So the rule is this... oh."

The new Receptionist’s smile gradually disappeared, and she looked at the two cards in front of her with tears threatening to fall.

In a hurried manner, she took out two cards, preparing to pay and take on the mission, but the Hero, hearing she actually couldn’t accept it, was also taken aback and stopped all movements.

Indeed, taking on tasks also required a deposit, since the quality of adventurers varied greatly, and since they weren’t governed by the Guild, if any damage was caused during the mission, it served as an explanation to the employer.

And now, she placed two cards in front of the Receptionist—one was an extremely plain wooden card,

This was the lowest-level adventurer card, usually used by servants, and could only undertake Housework Level tasks, barely managing tasks like catching rats.

That was what the Hero had just gotten.

The process was similar to filling out forms for the Church, very fast, and naturally, the card itself was quite crude, with a Magic Seal stamped on a wood chip that could read information.

For any adventurer with some ambition and skill, it wouldn’t take long to rise to the Black Iron Level, where they could undertake tasks outside the city.

And the other card...

Though it appeared plain, the intricate and dense Magic Patterns upon closer inspection, and the information read by the Arcane Apparatus, that couldn’t be faked.

Originally thought this adorable girl, like herself, was a newbie in need of protection...

But what she held was actually a token from the Border Count.

That was from the ruler of this city, the entire border landscape, a figure several statuses higher than even the Guild Master—

1. I will help you upgrade to Bronze Level, please wait a moment.

2. You can take on this task, but please do not disclose it.♛

D2=d2(2)=2

"I am a Hero, and I have a Familiar, I’ve also killed quite a few powerful Magic Creatures"

May I take on this task?

After putting down the cards, the Hero was about to write down their reason, but before they could finish, the Receptionist across from them shrunk like a frightened chicken.

"I, I will help you take on this task, please don’t complain about me!"

The Hero opened their mouth as if to say something, but naturally, they couldn’t say a word.

"Also, please make sure not to disclose this, and definitely ensure your safety, come back safely..."

Under the pressure of authority, the Receptionist, who tearfully made an illegal operation, even made the Hero feel as though they had done something wrong.

Ah, could it be that what she’s doing is bullying by using her power?

But the quest has already been accepted...

She honestly hadn’t realized that the Adventurer Guild also had level restrictions, since it was her first time here.

However, the explanation given by the Hero was not without effect.

If it were not for her professional-looking equipment and the Gleaming Scale Serpent following her, the receptionist would never dare to accept the task for this ladylike girl, even at the risk of being complained about.

"Please make sure to stay safe!"

With the receptionist’s affectionate and earnest advice, the Hero nodded her head and walked out of the Adventurer Guild.

Under the clear sky, she took in a deep breath of the fresh air.

Sky-blue strands of hair brushed her cheeks with the morning breeze, as if a dear friend was by her side, watching over her.

The Hero smiled and signaled to the Gleaming Scale Serpent, setting off toward the highland.

1. Walk over!

2. Chocobo Cart

3. Travel Together ♛

4. With the Army

5. 1

6. 2

7. 3

8. 4

9. Floating Ship

10. Critical Success / Extreme Failure

D10=d10(3)=3

What’s the point of going to an uninhabited area like the highland to kill Goblins?

Some might harbor this question.

But the Hero now understood the ecology of Goblins and knew it was not a meaningless act.

Why do the City Defense Army regularly exterminate the Magic Creatures around, yet the Goblins keep popping up like mushrooms after rain?

Nothing comes from nothing.

Even the Goblins that proliferate like mushrooms during the Arcane Surge require an environment rich in Magic Element.

Goblins are not Magic Creatures confined to one area; without any particular reason, they will migrate spontaneously once their numbers increase, like flowing water.

And, just as the Water Mirror Crane said, they have an unusual obsession with the flesh of other human beings.

Therefore, no matter how thoroughly the City Defense Army exterminates them, in areas beyond human reach, new Goblins will emerge, and once saturated, they will actively head to the outskirts of human cities and villages, causing one tragedy after another.

The Hero’s act of slaughtering Goblins on the highland is akin to cutting off the source; if she really could eliminate all the Goblins in this large area, at least the nearby villages would not have to worry for a while.

Although it doesn’t provide an immediate solution, it can have a greater effect in the long term.

[The path to the highland is—]

1. Mountain Path

2. Long Slope

3. Great River

4. Wind Surge

5. 1

6. 2

7. 3

8. 4

9. Cave

10. Critical Success / Extreme Failure ♛

D10=d10(10)=10

D2=d2(2)=2

[Extreme Failure! The path to the highland is extremely treacherous!]