"Isn't this evidence?"
The adventurers in the guild suddenly felt like they'd stumbled upon a juicy tidbit and were about to witness some exciting developments.
"Our team was on a mission yesterday when we unexpectedly encountered a ground dragon. After a hard-fought battle, we finally managed to kill it. May I ask, Your Excellency, when did we commit murder?"
Ye Zi's words gave Mir a headache. They hadn't collected much evidence, only confirming that many adventurers had died yesterday.
As for more specific details, the investigation is still ongoing.
"Do you know how many adventurers died outside the city last night?"
Ye Zi didn't rush to answer Mir's question because she was considering how to clear her name.
"have no idea."
Before Ye Zi could answer, Hao Yun preemptively answered the question.
"So, may I ask, is this matter related to you?"
Mir didn't give Hao Yun a chance to think and quickly asked a question.
Ye Zi quickly interjected, standing in front of Hao Yun.
"Sir, how did you know we were suspects?"
"This morning someone reported that someone was using earth dragons to maliciously murder adventurers."
As the captain of the city guard, Mil naturally wouldn't hide the truth.
The two survivors in the crowd sensed something was wrong and turned to leave.
"Then may I ask, Your Excellency, where is the person who reported the intelligence?"
Ye Zi's attitude was very firm. Captain Mir didn't say anything, but waved his hand to signal the soldiers to come forward and arrest her.
"If you arrest someone now, I will immediately go to the main city and accuse you of abusing your power!"
Ye Zi stood in front of Hao Yun like an angry lioness.
"Adventurers, please do not obstruct our law enforcement. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you a reasonable explanation."
As a member of the city guard, his duty is to maintain the city's security. If a malicious murder occurs, he will never let the suspect go unpunished.
Hao Yun coughed at this moment and pulled Ye Zi behind him.
"This city guard, how did you come to the conclusion that I committed murder maliciously? Can you convict me simply because you heard it from others?"
"If so, then I will accuse the city guards of indiscriminately killing innocent people last night and fabricating evidence to frame me!"
Hao Yun's words were like a bucket of cold water poured into a hot oil pan, instantly causing an uproar in the Adventurers' Guild.
It's important to know that adventurers and the Imperial Guards, also known as the City Guards, have always been at odds.
Because of the conflict between the two, adventurers who are used to being free and undisciplined often cause trouble.
The city guards, with their strict discipline, have always considered adventurers to be unstable elements. Adventurers who commit crimes and fall into their hands are usually severely punished.
To become an adventurer, one must be living on the edge of a knife. Being severely punished for no reason will naturally cause dissatisfaction and lead to more intense conflicts.
Hao Yun's words at that moment acted as a fuse, suddenly igniting a powder keg.
Mir also sensed something was wrong; the adventurers around them were looking at them strangely.
Mir, who was standing at the front of the column, shouted loudly, and the soldiers behind him also raised their weapons as if to attack.
"What do you want! A rebellion?!"
"Rebellion? I think you're the ones who are rebelling!"
"That's right! They actually framed us adventurers! They've always looked down on us. Brothers, follow me!"
Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Hao Yun stepped forward in time, and he was also startled by the reaction of the people around him.
"Ahem, quiet!"
The adventurers who had gathered around gradually quieted down, but their eyes remained fixed on the city guards.
“City Guards, I know you want to arrest the criminals, but there are no criminals in this incident. If you have to say who the criminals are, it’s the Earth Dragon.”
"If you had been to the scene, or asked more people, you would know that last night, the Earth Dragon used a wide-area skill, which caused the deaths of many adventurers."
Hao Yun felt completely at ease; it wasn't his fault last night.
The two stared at each other for a long time before finally Mir raised his hand.
"Fall back."
The case will continue to be investigated by Mir, but the arrest of Hao Yun can only be temporarily suspended.
"Thank you all for your help. I'll treat you to drinks tonight!"
After the city guards left, Hao Yun turned around, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile to the adventurers around him.
"Haha, no need to thank me, we're all adventurers, it's only right."
The adventurers present all burst into laughter, feeling that they had won against the city guards.
The union staff member who had been silent until now spoke up.
"Are you going to sell the corpses of the Earth Dragon and the Thick-skinned Sharp-toothed Fish to the guild?"
Hao Yun nodded. "I've already brought them out; of course, I'm going to sell them to the union."
"Please wait a moment."
Union staff quickly found a professional appraiser to price the carcasses of the earth dragon and the thick-skinned sharp-toothed fish.
After some negotiation, the price of the earth dragon's corpse was set at 1,600 gold coins.
Thick-skinned sharp-toothed fish, five gold coins for one, fifty-five gold coins for eleven.
The quest to drive away the earth dragons yields a bounty of 100 gold coins, and the task of clearing the paddy fields earns an additional 10 gold coins, for a total of 1765 gold coins.
After collecting the gold coins, Hao Yun and the others quickly retreated and returned to the hotel to prepare to divide the spoils.
"So many gold coins!"
Holding the box of gold coins, Ye Zi's eyes were shining; it was the first time she had ever seen so many gold coins.
Hao Yun snatched the box and poured the gold coins onto the ground.
"Let's start dividing the spoils. This time we got a total of 1,765 gold coins, which will be divided into five parts, that is, 353 gold coins per person."
"Wait, I think the gold coins obtained from selling the Earth Dragon and the gold coins obtained from quests should be excluded."
Ye Zi's suggestion was fair, and Time Machine and the others agreed.
Actually, the three members of the Time Machine team never intended to split the money, but now that the team has an additional member named Ye Zi, the gold coins earned from missions must be distributed, otherwise it would be unfair to Ye Zi.
Chapter 198 Dividing the Spoils
"Isn't that necessary?"
Hao Yun scratched his head. They were all on the same team. Even though he killed the Earth Dragon by himself, did they really need to divide the money so clearly?
"It is necessary."
Ye Zi's expression was firm, indicating that the money must be kept separate.
"Oh well."
Hao Yun stopped insisting. Anyway, he usually spent his own money on quests, equipment, and potions, so it was fine to separate.
The task of clearing the paddy fields yielded a total of 65 gold coins.
Divide it into five portions, 13 gold coins for each person.
Having received the money, the Time Machine said it wanted to go out for a walk.
"Since there's nothing else, let's call it a day."
After saying that, Time Machine and Sixth Brother left the room arm in arm, and Sun Wukong followed them out.
Only Ye Zi and Hao Yun remained in the room. They looked at each other, and Ye Zi blushed.
"You get some rest. If you need anything, just call me from next door."
"I'm going to the union later, do you want to come with me?"
Hao Yun put the money away and prepared to go to the union to learn some skills.
"Okay, let's go together then."
The two walked side by side toward the union. Ye Zi looked up at Hao Yun, her face flushing as she recalled what had happened the night before.
Before they knew it, the two arrived at the union. Hao Yun pushed open the door and walked in, and cheers instantly erupted in the hall.
The news that Hao Yun killed the Earth Dragon spread like wildfire within an hour, and of course, countless versions of how Hao Yun killed the Earth Dragon also emerged.
What was the use of forbidden spells that attracted the city guards to come and confront the earth dragon head-on, rubbing it into the ground?
There are even rumors that Hao Yun killed the Earth Dragon with just one sword strike.
Amidst the congratulations of the crowd, Hao Yun arrived at the window for learning skills. The person in charge of this window was still the same old man.
"Old man, learn a skill."
The old man, who had been dozing off, opened his eyes, glanced at Hao Yun, and lifted the table to reveal a stone slab.
The skill appeared, the old man yawned, closed his eyes, and continued to doze off.
Hao Yun didn't say much, and began to study the skills on the stone slab.
Hao Yun has only learned four skills so far: Charge, Scouting, Fireball, and Rage.
Yesterday's battle made Hao Yun realize that he still lacked high-output skills.
As for what skills to learn, Hao Yun immediately ruled out priests, because the skills of this class generally have low output.
Paladins and Priests are similar, both being semi-support classes with relatively weak offensive skills.
Archers and Hao Yun were incompatible, so in the end, the only skills Hao Yun could choose were warrior and mage.
For a mage's high-output skill, it must be a forbidden spell.