Chapter 153: Fighters Guild

Chapter 153: Fighters Guild

Lake was pretty sure there was a separate counter inside for people returning to receive their rewards so he didn't line up behind the people outside and went inside. Walking over to an empty counter, Lake asked. "Is this the line to turn in missions?" Lake could see the man behind the counter eyeing the bloody bundle in his hand as they answered. "Yes, come with me."

Following him into a back room the man asked "Which mission are you here to claim?" as soon as the door closed behind them. "Um, the Black Cave bandits." The man nodded and said. "I'll be right back. I have to get the scout that found their base to confirm the identity of the head. I can also get those swords to the appraiser if you'd like."

Lake nodded and handed the two swords he had brought back with him to sell then asked. "Does the guild buy jewelry as well?" The chapters is up by N0vEI__bin

"I can have it sold for you if you wish but you might have to wait a few days for the money to be ready. A lot of people just prefer to sell stuff that the guild doesn't buy themselves. There's a good place in town I would recommend if you don't want to wait."

"No, I'm fine with the wait." Lake planned to leave for another mission as soon as possible so he didn't feel like stopping at another shop if he didn't have to and he needed to unload himself to make more room in his bags. Pulling everything out that he was sure would count as jewelry which included the jeweled knife Lake handed the sizable ball off to the man.

When the man left the room Lake set the head down on a nearby table that had clearly seen its fair share of gore and sat down to wait. A few minutes later the man returned with a new person Lake assumed to be the scout and was expecting for them to ask to see the head so he stood to unwrap the head to hear. "Sir, I'm sorry to inform you that the mission you are here to claim has already been completed."

"What do you mean?" Lake wasn't stupid so he understood what they were saying. He just wanted more information so he could try and prove he had done what was required of him to receive his money. "About an hour before you arrived we paid the bounty to someone who had the head of the leader of the black cave bandits."

The scout who had yet to say anything chipped in at this moment with. "I would like to see the head you brought to see if I recognize it, if I do I'll ask some questions to get to the bottom of what has happened for you." Lake nodded and led the scout over to the head. Lake let them take it from there because he didn't want to touch it if he didn't have to.

After the scout looked at the head for a while he said. "It's definitely one of the Black Cave bandits but not the leader. Ok first question: were you alone when you went to kill the bandits?" Lake nodded. "So you didn't have anyone with you on the hunt."

Lake did, he was sure they were having a similar problem to headhunting with people bringing in hands they had taken from any random people they had killed and disappearing before the guild realized what had happened. "You're saying the head is just the best method you have found so far even if it has flaws."

"Yes, that is correct. Now that we're done with that, here is your money for the two swords." Lake could tell by the size of the bag it wasn't that much and instead of taking it right away he said. "Do you guys hold money for members, like an account or whatever."

"Yes, would you like to open one?" Lake nodded and pulled out all the money he had on him and said. "All this please."

"Alright follow me, and feel free to take your head if you would like." Lake didn't and followed behind the man until they returned to the desk he had first talked to him at. After that the man asked for his badge and told him the total for the account here at the guild, 3,654, and informed him he could withdraw at every guild branch.

Lake nodded and lined up to get a new mission, his first had ended in a disappointing manner but there was still plenty of money to make here. As he waited he took the time to look through the missions to see if there were any new ones he might be interested in.

There were new ones but nothing worth more than the 220 difficulty one so he didn't really even consider any of the new ones. When he finally made it to the counter he told them which mission he wanted and the person just shrugged before handing him a map.

Bandits in the mountains near Gwind Lake

Difficulty 220

1,500 per head

Estimated number of bandits 30

Looking at the map Lake noticed there was a bit of a journey to get there so he went ahead and started towards it. It wasn't a complicated journey and all he needed to do was stay on this road until he saw mountains which meant he could run if he wanted and he chose to to save time.