The knight explained the method of this investigation.
ăThere are 180 of you in total. You will be divided into six groups, and one leader will be chosen to oversee each group. Then, each of the six groups will enter the forest from a remote location.ă
Lost Forest is large, and it is certainly not possible for a large group of people to move around blindly.
ăThen form the group into parties of six. We will expand in all directions around the party with the group leader and move northward.ă
How can he suddenly command a large group of people?
ăProceed from there for three days, stay there for a day, and come back.ă
I wasnât the only one who was slightly relieved by those words.
What we were worried about was that we would be led deeper into the Lost Forest.
In the depths of the forest, there is the elven village, and further in there is the castle of the evil god.
It would be a hassle if the investigation went that far, and more importantly, there were powerful monsters deep in the forest.
ăHow do we elect a leader?ă
When Russell raised his hand, the knight said.
ăYou have come from six different cities around the Royal City. You can choose your own leader from your own city, right?ă
Well, that was well thought out.
There would be some people who would be repulsed if a complete stranger were to take the top position. But if itâs someone they approve of, itâs easier to accept.
ăWhat about the soldiers of the kingdom?ă
Russellâs question made the other adventurers also think about it.
A well-worn armor and a karma sword. He is an adventurer with the air of a seasoned veteran.
ăWe will be taking three men with each group. They will be tasked with documenting this investigation as well as assessing your work.ă
The adventurers buzzed at these words.
Everyone understands. If you can make a name for yourself here, there is a chance that the government will take you in.
ăIf you see anything unusual, immediately tell the soldiers about it. Weâll be entering the forest in half a day, so in an hour the leaders of each group will gather before us.ă
With that, the meeting was dismissed for the time being.
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ăBut then again, arenât they using us after all?ă
The leader of group became Russell-san.
He is currently going to the knights to get more information about the investigation of the lost forest.
ăBut itâs a chance for us to move up the social ladder. If we do well, maybe Russell-san can get the castle to take us in, right?ă
Serena and I were also working with Russell-san in the adventurerâs guild, so we were kind of together.
ăI think that Russell-san is pretty good, but even if heâs that strong, canât he become a soldier?ă
Serena uttered those words.
The two people who were talkingâŚâŚ.
ăIn fact, it wasnât long before I was offered a position as a soldierâŚâŚ.ă
He said so in an awkward voice.
ăAt the time, we had just been picked up by Mr. Russell, and he said, âCan you leave us be?â He turned down the chance to be a soldier.ă
It was a very typical Russell story.
ăSo, we want to repay him. We want to show him how much weâve grown through this adventure and send him on his way.ă
He scrunched up his nose to hide his embarrassment. I looked at him with respect.