"Roar — — —!"
A sharp gust of wind whizzed past Joseph's ears. The young militia gazed calmly at the Orc pouncing on him. Just as the Orc's sharp claws were about to pierce into his chest, Joseph dodged to the left and dodged the fatal blow. Then, he let out a snarl and slashed his sword down with all his might.
At the next moment, the razor-sharp blade penetrated the half-orc's heart, knocking it to the ground.
Even though the half-orc's heart was punctured, it struggled unwillingly for a while before turning into a lifeless corpse.
Joseph heaved a sigh of relief after the prey beneath him died completely. Then, he unsheathed his sword.
As the sword was unsheathed, a smear of tainted blood sprayed onto Joseph's body.
"Pfft!"
Wiping off the bloodstains on his face, Joseph spat coldly.
Then, he scanned the surroundings. The attacks from the magical creatures around the village had become more frequent and even the merchant groups had been attacked several times.
However, the higher-ups said that they were short on manpower and couldn't send anyone to help, which Joseph couldn't do anything about.
But if this continued, how much longer could they last?
Forget it, I'll live one day at a time.
At this thought, Joseph sheathed his sword and beckoned to the militias around him.
"Alright, let's retreat!"
Even though Joseph was young, the militias seemed to trust his words. Upon hearing Joseph's command, the militias quickly put away their weapons and returned to the village.
The tense atmosphere from the magical creatures' attacks had vanished into thin air. When everyone returned to the village, the villagers welcomed them with warm greetings and gratitude.
In order to celebrate the defeat of the magical creatures, they held a grand banquet and invited the militias to attend.
On the other hand, Joseph wasn't in the mood to attend such a banquet. He dragged his exhausted body back home.
But before he turned around and left, he heard a voice all of a sudden.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Joseph."
Upon hearing the voice, Joseph turned around curiously. Then, he saw a middle-aged man clad in a holy knight armor and the mayor walking toward him.
Joseph was stunned when he saw the Holy Knight.
"Is anything the matter?"
"Yes, Mr. Joseph."
Hearing Joseph's question, the Holy Knight smiled and nodded.
"I represent the Holy Church to invite you to the Holy White Tower … There's an extremely important matter that requires your assistance."
"Huh?"
After hearing the Holy Knight's reply, Joseph, who was born in a small village near the border, was stunned.
Almost at the same time, similar scenes were taking place in various parts of the continent.
"I hear the sound of the wind. It's the call of the Forest Goddess …"
Standing under the lush World Tree, the Elf Queen, who was dressed in an elegant emerald dress, closed her eyes. A solemn expression flashed across her face. Then, she turned around and looked at the young lady behind her, who was clad in leather armor and carrying a hunting bow.
"The goddess is calling you, my child. The time has come …"
"Yes, Mother. I won't let you down!"
Upon hearing the Elf Queen's words, the young Elf lady in leather armor nodded and turned around to leave.
At that moment, she seemed to have made a difficult decision.
Boom!!
The heavy wooden door was pushed open, and a dwarf warrior strode in. He coughed because of the smoke, but even so, he still poked his head to look inside, and then shouted loudly.
"Muradin!!
Is Muradin here? Come out quickly!!
The Holy White Tower is looking for you!
It's urgent!! "
"The Holy White Tower?"
Upon hearing the dwarf warrior's words, a dwarf who was hammering his iron sword by the stove lifted his head. He wiped the soot off his face and blinked in confusion.
"I don't have any relations with those tin cans outside. Why are they looking for me?"
"How would I know!"
Upon hearing Muradin's question, the dwarf warrior couldn't be bothered to answer and dragged Muradin outside.
"In short, it must be something big. Even Sir Magni has been alerted!
Hurry up and come with me!! "
"Sigh, wait a moment. I haven't finished hammering my sword. Can't you wait … Sigh, you …!!"
No matter how hard Muradin struggled, he couldn't break free from the dwarf warrior's iron claws. He was dragged out forcefully. Then, with a loud bang, the heavy wooden door closed again, and everything returned to its original state.
"Sigh …"
Leaning against the iron cage, Wood lazily played with the straw in his hand.
As a thief, it wasn't the first time he was caught here.
But Wood was well aware that this was probably the last time he would enter this cell.
After all, he had stolen from Sir Barbary's mansion this time. Although there was a reason for it, this large and powerful family wasn't comparable to those traveling merchants. This time, he would probably be sent to the gallows.
Creak …
The tightly shut cell door was pushed open, followed by a series of messy footsteps.
Upon hearing this sound, Wood curled his lips helplessly. It seems that my good days are finally over.
And at this moment, suddenly, a deep voice sounded in Wood's ears.
"Are you Wood Parker?"
Upon hearing this voice, Wood raised his head and was surprised to find that a holy knight was standing outside the iron cage, staring at him with a solemn expression.
Jenn wasn't interested in what was happening on the Klein Continent. In fact, he had now returned to Passus and was leisurely carrying out his real estate development plan.
But unfortunately, things didn't seem to be going as smoothly as imagined …
"Because many places on the continent are full of danger, our work has been greatly hindered. Many of the previous commissions have been canceled.
Sir Overlord, we … "
Standing respectfully in front of Jenn, Unica also put on a long face and said helplessly.
It wasn't surprising. Jenn originally planned to establish the reputation of the Star Trade Union through the construction of the new city of Passus.
In fact, all the preliminary work was carried out well. The beautiful and majestic buildings of the new city of Passus had entered the ears of many local overlords. The Star Trade Union that Unica was in charge of had also received some commissions for them to build fortresses and modify the city.
However, as the situation on the continent changed, these commissions became worthless.
After all, facing the current situation, no one had the mood to carry out such modifications.
Instead, they had to spend most of their money on equipping the army to deal with the invasion of evil forces. As for the construction of the new city, it naturally had to be delayed.
This made Unica very depressed. She originally wanted to do a good job, but she didn't expect things to turn out this way in the blink of an eye.
"You can't be blamed for this. After all, plans can't keep up with changes …"
Jenn didn't take Unica's words to heart. He just waved his hand casually, indicating that he didn't care about such a small matter.
But after a moment, Jenn looked at the proposal that Unica submitted and his eyes lit up.
"Unica, you're saying that you plan to invite members of those forces to attend the ceremony after the new city is completed?"
"Yes, Sir Overlord."
Although she didn't know why Jenn asked this question, Unica still answered honestly.
"I want to take advantage of the completion of the new city to invite representatives of some nearby forces to attend the ceremony. At the same time, it can also spread the name of our Star Trade Union …"
At this point, Unica couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
During this period of time, she had been running around and knew how famous Passus was on Eagle Plateau.
If she could use the time of the new city's completion to publicize the relationship between the Star Trade Union and Passus, then those previous customers might return.
But now that such a thing had happened on the continent, she didn't know what to do.
But when she said that, Unica also glanced at Jenn cautiously. As a businesswoman, of course she had to run around.
In fact, before Unica proposed this plan, she had specially discussed it with Enoya.
In Unica's opinion, the construction of a new city for a big shot like Jenn would definitely be a big deal.
And when the new city was completed, he would definitely invite representatives of many powerful forces to attend the ceremony.
In the end, what Unica didn't expect was that in response to her question, Enoya confidently told her that her Sir Overlord had no plans to invite anyone to attend the ceremony at all. This made Unica really puzzled. Logically speaking, her Sir Overlord shouldn't have made such a mistake, right?
"That's a good idea, but you're still a little too inexperienced, Unica.
You're a businesswoman, and what a businessman has to do is sell the things that customers want to buy. Since they're unwilling to buy what you've prepared, then sell them something else. "
"Something else?"
Upon hearing Jenn's words, Unica froze for a moment.
"Sir Overlord, what you mean is …"
And this time, in the face of Unica's question, Jenn didn't answer immediately.
Instead, he smiled meaningfully and asked rhetorically.
"Let me send someone to invite the representatives. But Unica … I wonder if you're interested in digging holes?"
"Digging holes?"
Upon hearing Jenn's question, Unica was taken aback for a moment.
Didn't Sir Overlord say that he wanted her to turn the Star Trade Union into a trade union specializing in construction?
Why is he talking about digging holes now?