Chapter 3: The Well-Off Alice

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

On the way, Adrian learned the names of his two teammates.

The stout one was called Charles. Meanwhile, the restless-looking one was called Gary.

Under the lead of Captain Alice, Adrian and the others quickly carried a pile of supplies.

Most of the supplies consisted of water and food. After all, it wasn’t easy to find these two resources after entering the Spiritual Beast Forest. Since powerful spiritual beasts could be found everywhere, it was best to prepare as much of these two items as possible.

After that, Alice prepared various medicines for treating external injuries, a few animal traps, a few boxes of matches, a few ropes, and a few flintlocks for self-defense, among other things.

Looking at so many things, Adrian could not help but admire Alice’s thoughtfulness. She looked so familiar and experienced at this. She did not look like an incompetent Captain who was leading a team for the first time.

If it weren’t for the fact that this girl looked so young and tender, Adrian would have had the idea that Alice could lead them to capture spiritual beasts.

However, Adrian suddenly made a strange discovery. He recalled that when they first bought these things, he saw that Alice had spent 70 to 80 Silver Coins.

Furthermore, the Silver Coins she had spent were almost equivalent to the money she had earned from establishing the beast-catching team. It might even exceed the remuneration that they would receive.

As a Captain who took these entry fees as her compensation, rationally, shouldn’t she save as much money as possible? After all, the more she saved, the more she would earn.

However, why did Alice look as if she did not care about money at all? It must be known that the fees were entirely her personal reward.

However, since she didn’t care about money, what did she care about?

Adrian suddenly had a very strong suspicion that Alice was definitely not a simple person.

At this moment, Charles stopped in his tracks. His broad and greasy face was covered in sweat as he said with a pained expression, “Captain, do we really have to bring so much stuff? I feel so tired!”

Alice’s expression was calm as she said, “If you want a spiritual beast, then don’t raise any doubts, and don’t disobey the Captain’s orders. All you have to do is obey me without reason.”

Upon hearing this, Charles could only grit his teeth and persevere. After all, his thirst for spiritual beasts was no less than Adrian’s.

Gary, who was beside him, could not stand this injustice. He threw down two heavy bags in great frustration and said unhappily, “Carry these yourself. I don’t want to carry them anymore. I’m very tired now.”

Alice frowned. Naturally, she knew that Gary was trying to go against her.

However, as the leader, how could she not have the dignity of a leader? Hence, she said unhappily, “If you don’t listen to my orders, then please leave my beast-catching team immediately. I don’t welcome you.”

Gary sneered. He had followed Alice to Syr Town because he couldn’t bear to part with his 10 Silver Coins. Now that he heard Alice say this, he instantly felt very angry.

One had to know that he had spent a lot of money and worked as a laborer along the way here. Thus, he was already full of anger. Now, it was even more impossible for him to leave so casually.

“If you want me to leave, then you should at least return me the 10 Silver Coins that belong to me! You should also pay for my travel expenses for my journey back to St. Paul City!” Gary glared at Alice and said angrily, “Moreover, I’m not paying you to be your porter. You should hire someone else to do this kind of work.”

Alice was not confused by this at all. Instead, she said calmly, “When you paid, I had already made it clear to you that after you paid the joining fee, you will not be refunded.”

“Therefore, you only have two choices now. You can either leave or follow my orders.”

When Gary heard this, he finally could not tolerate this girl anymore. He gritted his teeth in anger and suddenly threw a punch at Alice’s delicate face. He clearly wanted to teach this girl a lesson and let her know how powerful he was!

However, Alice seemed to have anticipated this and dodged Gary’s attack beautifully. She even kicked Gary’s knee, directly causing him to kneel down heavily.

Gary felt an intense pain and his face turned red. He could not help but cry out in pain as he held his knees.

“I didn’t use too much strength. You can recover tomorrow.” Alice’s gaze was cold as she said, “But if you dare to attack me again, I won’t let you off so easily.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Alice returned to her previous calm appearance. Then, she looked at the small and large bags in front of her and nodded in satisfaction. She clapped her hands and said, “Let’s find an inn to eat and sleep.”

When Adrian saw that Alice had easily knocked Gary, who was much taller than her, to the ground, he couldn’t help but secretly admire her. He approved of Alice’s ability even more.

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It was late at night. More and more beast-catching teams nearby were coming to the hotel to rest.

Their teams had eight to nine people, and some teams even had a dozen or so people. All of them looked dirty and it was obvious that they were extremely exhausted.

“The road that leads to the Spiritual Beast Forest is no longer safe. We haven’t stepped into the depths yet, but we actually saw a very powerful Level-4 Redflame Beast walking towards us.”

“Fortunately, it wasn’t interested in us. Otherwise, we would definitely be dead now. Thank God!”

A man who had just come out of the Spiritual Beast Forest was drinking wine in the hall of the inn. He had a fearful expression on his face as he conversed with the guests eating at the same table.

“Recently, the path that our predecessors have opened up to enter the Spiritual Beast Forest has become increasingly unstable. We might have to open up another path into the Spiritual Beast Forest.”

“Opening up a new path? Do you know that those paths into the Spiritual Beast Forest were all paved with blood? Are you prepared to sacrifice your life?”

“Haha, I was just joking. Look at how nervous you are.”

While the beast-catching teams were chatting loudly, Adrian and the others entered the hotel.

This was a hotel specifically for beast-catching teams to stay in. Furthermore, the other beast-catching teams would also be staying in groups.

Hence, Alice’s team of only four people instantly attracted the attention of many people.

When a man saw Alice’s beautiful appearance, he whistled frivolously and shouted, “Beautiful lady, are you in the wrong place? This inn only provides accommodation for beast-catching teams.”

Alice did not like this frivolous man very much. Thus, she could not help but frown and say, “We are a beast-catching team!”