Monster Girl Contract Manual

Chapter 37 Private Commission

Unexpectedly, touching the evolution materials needed for the monster girl would trigger a prompt in the manual.

With the help of the manual and the samples he had just collected, House quickly finished collecting the required Dewdrops.

With his mind focused on the manual, House began examining Lilim's monster encyclopedia.

【魔物下一级进化需求：凝露草（3/3），泥土精华（0/2），怪物魔核（0/1）】

Good, one-third of the work is done.

When my mind returned from the manual to my palm, the three Dew-Gathering Grasses I had been holding had mysteriously vanished into thin air.

"ha--"

The harpy circling above let out a cry.

Realizing there was danger, House immediately drew his longsword and looked warily toward the location Harpy had indicated.

rustling.

The sound of grass rustling filled the air, and a green slime jumped out, only to be cleaved in two, then into four, and finally into eight pieces by House.

House only retracted his fighting stance after confirming that there was only this one monster.

Looking at the slime gradually melting into a puddle of sticky liquid on the ground, House felt a sense of doubt.

Isn't it said that monsters generally don't leave the forest?

That's really strange.

Looking towards the horizon, dusk was falling, and the golden afterglow of the setting sun spread across the plains. The warriors, mages, and other apprentices who had been training on the plains had all stopped their cultivation and were heading back to the town in twos and threes.

House sheathed his sword and turned back towards the town.

There's no need to delve deeper into things you don't understand, since you won't understand them anyway.

During this time, try to stay as far away from the forest as possible.

It's not too late to find out the reason after the guild's investigators return from their investigation.

With the mission supplies in hand, House returned to the guild, only to find a long queue.

Adventurers are as numerous as cattle and horses in this world, and since it's getting late, many adventurers who have been training outside are rushing back to their guilds to hand over their quests.

Therefore, House could only submit the collection task after a long wait in line.

The receptionist, Theresa, who was in charge of receiving him, still had that standard professional smile and sweet voice.

"Hello, Mr. House."

House handed over the collected herbs, his gaze inadvertently falling on her face. He noticed that Theresa's dark circles seemed to have deepened, and the weariness in her eyes was no longer concealed.

"Are you alright, Miss Theresa?"

While Miss Theresa was checking the mission materials, House asked her a question with concern.

While traveling to and from the guild for training, House took the time to inquire with Miss Theresa about the monster girl materials and the progress of the forest survey.

After a while, the two of them could barely be considered nodding friends who could exchange pleasantries when they met.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. House. This is your reward for the mission: 50 copper coins. Please keep it safe."

After the inspection was completed, Miss Theresa took a bag of copper coins from under the counter and placed it on the counter.

While House was counting the money, he returned House's adventurer's badge to him.

After a brief farewell, House took the 50 copper coins he had collected that day and headed towards the corner.

It's almost dinnertime. Soon, the Adventurers' Guild's hall will transform into the town's largest and most bustling adventurers' tavern.

Of course, House wasn't staying here to drink or wait for anyone to come and chat with.

He just came over to have dinner.

This is a place that Cap specifically recommended to him.

The dishes are plentiful, the prices are low, and the taste is absolutely superb.

The head chef is a retired professional with decades of adventure experience.

To be honest, if it weren't for Karp's reminder, House, as a novice adventurer, would never have imagined that the best place in town for food was right under his nose.

After a short wait, night fell.

The waiter responsible for serving food on the night shift arrived on time.

After greeting the waiter, House ordered his food.

A plate of grilled game, a bowl of herb-infused mixed mushroom soup, a slice of honey-baked rye bread, accompanied by a refreshing and tangy berry salad, plus a pot of warm malt liqueur and two glasses of milk.

The berry marinated salad and malt liqueur were not prepared by House for himself.

It was prepared for the hobby on his shoulder.

For some reason, when House first tried malt liqueur and found it bland and completely unpalatable, Harpy, as the Wind Falcon, became interested in it.

House understands that birds like to eat fruit, but what's with their love for alcohol?

Fortunately, it wasn't expensive, only 4 copper coins a cup, so House simply went along with the little guy's wishes and ordered it.

The other dishes, in total, amounted to 26 copper coins.

The meal includes meat (15 copper coins/serving), herb-stewed mixed mushroom soup (3 copper coins/serving), honey-roasted rye bread (1 copper coin/serving), and berry marinated salad (1 copper coin/serving).

Milk is priced the same as at the Aion Tavern, at 3 copper coins per cup.

While waiting for the waiter to serve the food, House, who had just spent 30 copper coins, suddenly remembered his original self.

The original owner of this body worked as a farm laborer, toiling from dawn till dusk all day long, only to earn 3 or 4 copper coins, barely enough for one-tenth of his meal expenses.

"It's an information gap."

House sighed inwardly.

Having never experienced the world of adventure, fearing adventurous life, and never daring to step into the Adventurers' Guild Hall, the original owner naturally had no way of seeing the quests on the quest board that were far easier than farm work but offered rewards ten times greater.

The distance to changing one's destiny is only a wall away... no, it should be a door away.

Ugh.

However, even if the original owner of this body had the courage to cross that threshold, her future fate would probably not have changed.

After all, the original owner of this body was illiterate and couldn't understand the text on the task bar at all.

Not only was the original owner like this, but most ordinary people in this world are like this.

Most ordinary people don't even have the most basic literacy skills. Even when opportunities are presented to them, they can only stand there blankly, and they may not even realize that they are about to miss the opportunity.

Naturally, there is no such thing as "catching" it.

Their vision is confined to the countryside and fields.

This is a backward world, a world where ordinary people at the bottom can only live like NPCs.

House, a modern young man with a higher education, dislikes this world, but he is powerless to change anything.

The only thing he can do is to become stronger as quickly as possible so that he can protect himself in the event of a sudden disaster.

"Your dishes."

The sizzling, oily meat emitted an incredibly rich aroma that captivated House's attention.

Drizzled with the guild's complimentary secret sauce, House took a large bite, the tender meat juices bursting on his tongue, mingling with the unique sweet and rich flavor of the dipping sauce...

wow~

Just as House was enjoying his meal, a figure suddenly appeared at the table opposite him.

Looking up, I saw it was Ms. Theresa, the receptionist from earlier.

"House, I have a private commission. Are you interested?"