Chapter 191 The Mystery of the Strange Insect

"Huh? We will cooperate in the future..." Qiao An scratched his head, "But I don't have any new stories to tell."

"Don't worry, the material I recorded just now is enough to be serialized for a month. As for the future..." Teacher Benny smiled strangely, "Joan, I have a hunch that you are destined not to be an unknown person. Big news happened."

Is this a compliment, or a curse?

Joan couldn't laugh or cry.

He didn't want to be involved in any "big news", he would rather live his life in a normal way.

Perhaps because he drank too much ale, Joan felt his belly swell and he wanted to urinate, so he got up to relieve himself. After the convenience, I was brisk and walked back through the chaotic bar room. I accidentally saw a large rectangular blackboard hanging on the opposite wall. There were notices written in chalk on it, and there were also papers pasted directly on it.

Only then did Joan remember that the bulletin board in the tavern provided information on bounty missions, so he squeezed out of the crowd with a little drunkenness and approached the wall for a closer look.

There are hundreds of reward tasks posted on the bulletin board, most of which have expired.

Joan specially selected the new tasks released this week, most of which were notices for finding lost property or lost pets, and the rewards were pitifully small, which was not very interesting.

Joan watched it from beginning to end, and finally confirmed that the three tasks were worth taking seriously.

The first notice is a recruitment notice.

"The large whaling ship "Sea Horizon Star" will set sail at the end of April, and there is an urgent need for a "navigation mage". I hereby recruit a lot of money..."

The commission of up to 1000 Gold Durga really moved Qiao An's heart.

But considering that the voyage period is too long, and the captain recruits mages who are good at sailing spells such as "wind making", "weather prediction" and "pyrotechnics", he doesn't know any of these spells. If you want to go, it's better not to be ashamed of yourself.

The second notice is a military mission posted by the City Defense Command.

The content of the mission is to recruit mercenaries to assist the garrison of Layton Port to eliminate the carnivorous dinosaurs that frequently attack travelers on both sides of the Ivene River.

Dinosaurs of different sizes have different reward prices.

For example, "Deinonychus" is relatively small in size, and every time you kill one, you can go to the quartermaster to receive a reward of 50 Gold Duga.

Joan had seen Deinonychus in the Algonquin Valley, recalled Deinonychus' ferocious fighting power that surpassed tigers, leopards and wolves, and then looked at the mere reward of 50 gold duga, and felt that it was not worth the reward for such a small reward Go sell your life.

Finally, Joan's eyes fell on the third notice.

The person who issued the notice was Miss Martha, the mistress of Custis Manor.

The lady claimed that there were strange insects infested in her manor, "scarce face and cruel temperament", "big as a cow and horse", posing a great threat to the safety of local residents and livestock.

A reward of 500 Gold Duga is hereby offered to recruit "pesticide experts" to solve the pests.

500 Gold Durga!

This bounty can be said to be quite generous, so the poor boy can't help but be tempted. What's more, Qiao An just killed the cockroaches and termites in the dormitory the day before yesterday, and there are still a lot of pesticides left, so he thinks he has experience in dealing with pests.

Even if the monsters that plagued the manor were much larger than cockroaches and termites, it would be enough to increase the dose of the potion by ten times.

It is rare to have such a good opportunity to make a lot of money, why not give it a try?

The more Joan thought about it, the more his heart became more and more excited. He rushed back to the wine table and told Xiaomiao, Ah Zhi and Teacher Benny about his thoughts.

"Joan, this matter is probably more dangerous than you imagined. In fact, just two days ago, a group of well-known bounty hunters in the port area accepted this commission and went to Custis Manor to eliminate the monsters. , The result was a big loss, no money was earned, and some people were injured."

Teacher Benny solemnly warned the young mage.

"Judging from the description on the notice, Custis Manor is likely to be infested with 'diggers', and there are more than one. No matter how much you want to earn that bounty, you shouldn't risk your life. "

Joan admitted that Teacher Benny's warning was wise, but it was "500 gold coins"!

With such a large amount of money in front of you, if you don't even dare to try, when will you be able to pay off your heavy debts?

Qiao An didn't express her true thoughts in person, but when she saw that it was past noon outside the window, she got up and said goodbye to Xiao Miao, Ah Zhi and Teacher Benny.

The three of them knew that his studies were heavy, so they didn't keep him too much.

Joan took the public carriage back to Leiden College, just in time to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

While eating, he sorted out his thoughts by the way, and felt that he should pay attention to Teacher Benny's advice and make full preparations before heading to the "White House Manor".

Even if you can't help the owner of the manor to eliminate the pests in the end, you must at least protect yourself. You can't get injured all over your body for money, or even put your own life on it. It's not worth it.

After making up his mind, Joan left the cafeteria and quickly climbed the stairs leading to the library.

It has been three days since the enrollment, and it is the first time for Joan to walk into the prestigious library of Leiden College.

Walking into the library, he immediately smelled the special smell of old paper and ancient parchment scrolls, and his mood became peaceful and joyful.

The lobby on the second floor is a reading room that is open day and night. When Qiao An entered, he was stopped by an old lady wearing glasses with severe myopia, and he was not let in until he showed his student ID.

In the spacious hall, rows of long tables and chairs are lined up.

A chandelier hangs from the ceiling, and when the night falls, it will ignite an eternal flame, providing sufficient lighting for the students who are studying hard.

Joan stood at the door and glanced at the hall. There were almost 300 seats, and more than 70% of them were occupied. They were either concentrating on reading or copying notes.

The reading hall where more than 200 people gather is as quiet as a church.

Occasionally, there was the sound of flipping books, and the rustling sound of the quill pen tip across the notebook, intertwined into a different kind of tidal sound, which deepened the tranquility of the library and made Qiao An feel awe.

Walk quickly through the reading room, and there is a library next to the wall.

Following the instructions of the librarian, Joan first walked to the cabinet placed against the wall to look for the library catalogue.

There are more than 30 large drawers lined up on the cabinet, and each drawer is labeled with a category, such as literature and art, arcane law, theology, medicine, geography, history... everything is available, and one of the drawers is pasted with the word "biology" The label was exactly what Joan was looking for.

Joan opened the drawer and found that there were neatly arranged small wooden signs inside. Each sign corresponded to a book, with the title, author and brief introduction written on the front, and the specific location of the book stored in the library on the back. And mark the cost of borrowing this book.

Joan rummaged through the drawer for two minutes, found the card she needed, and handed it to the administrator.

"Volume 9 of "Vares Monster Illustrated Book"..."

The administrator whispered the title of the book, and told Joan with a blank expression:

"The reading time is limited to 5 hours, and the borrowing fee is 5 Gold Duga, and every hour overdue, an additional 1 Gold Duga will be added."

Thanks to the book friends for the reward this week: Tantai Xuanyu, 4000 starting coins; tce, 600 starting coins