"As long as one person can hold back the Goblin Prince, everyone else will be safe."

"With my 9700 HP barrier, plus the Emerald Shield and the Guardian Shield... the Goblin Prince would need at least three sets of attacks to take me down."

Linda shrugged. "But I still have healing spells, so as long as I can keep the Goblin King's aggro and make it keep attacking me... this battle is a sure thing."

"I see." A look of realization flashed in Lulu's eyes.

At the same time, she was also a little surprised. Linda used to be a very fragile character, but after changing jobs, she became a tank.

A life barrier of 9700 is almost equivalent to a star rank.

"But can you control the hatred?"

Kafni's expression was not optimistic: "High-level monsters, even those transformed from the World Tree Goddess, have a certain level of intelligence. If it finds that it can't defeat you, it will definitely attack others, and you don't have a [Taunt] skill that forcibly attracts monsters."

Taunt is a powerful skill that forces monsters to attack you; only tank-type warriors possess it, such as Krona.

Krona's ability to reach the strength of a five-star character in the later stages is due to her extremely powerful taunt skill, "Minion Minion," which can drive monsters to the brink of madness and cause them to lose their minds.

“Yes.” Linda smiled helplessly. “Taunt skills are exclusive to front-line classes. My tankiness is no less than that of front-line classes, but taunt skills are hard to learn. So, I can only fight quickly and finish off the monsters before I lose aggro.”

Monica timidly raised her hand: "Captain, I read in the book that the Goblin Prince has a barrier thickness of 400,000. Can we do that?"

"Yes, 400,000. Monica is right."

Linda praised Monica for daring to express her opinion, which made Monica blush and feel quite happy.

"In order to deal with this monster in the shortest possible time, we need to hire two temporary team members to go to the fifth floor with us."

"The Goblin Prince's Lair can only accommodate a maximum of six adventurers. Any more than that will trigger its third-stage berserk state, which would be counterproductive. Six people is the optimal number of people to hunt it down."

"I already have someone in mind."

Linda said, "The 500,000 gold coins I kept when buying the equipment were used to hire them."

"Who is it?" Lulu asked alertly, her wolf ears perking up.

“You’ll find out tomorrow.” Linda clapped her hands. “This half-day is the last break. Starting tomorrow, we’ll begin training to hunt down the Goblin Prince. Do what you need to do today.”

"Sigh." Kaphni pouted, looking dejected. "The Tyrannosaurus Tavern will be getting new wines tomorrow."

Linda said with a forced smile, "Kafni, others can complain, but I don't think you can."

As a deity sent to save this world, how dare Kaphni slack off and go drinking!

"Alright, alright." Kaphni yawned. "I haven't had enough sleep, I need to go back and catch up on some more."

Linda: ...

Monica said, "Captain, Chrona is coming today. Can she take me out to play?"

“Of course.” Linda took out one hundred gold coins from her spatial ring and handed them to Monica.

A hint of relief appeared on his face.

Monica actually has friends now and is able to leave the villa to play.

"Remember not to come back too late," Linda said.

"Um!"

After the strategic meeting concluded, Linda went to the puppet shop to pick up the 'Goblin Prince Illusion Doll' she had previously ordered.

With the magic circle's blessing, Linda can use a controller to manipulate a fake goblin prince illusion, simulating various skills to help the team members quickly become familiar with this monster.

Compared to the real Goblin Prince, there is still a big gap, but it is enough to familiarize yourself with the skill mechanics.

At least we can upgrade theoretical discussions to practical exercises.

A magic circle engraved on a round blanket, a handle, and a goblin prince 'figurine'—that's all the merchandise Linda ordered.

"One hundred thousand gold coins, thank you for your kind offer!"

The puppeteer was a beautiful elf with a single ponytail. She packed the goods in a gift box and handed it to Linda.

After paying with gold coins, Linda boarded a carriage and headed to her next destination.

He needs to hire those two adventurers.

On the carriage, Linda remembered the hard requirement for the ultimate clear of the ninth floor: kill the hidden monster in 10 seconds.

In games, you can spend money to beat levels quickly, but in reality, without an epic main weapon, it's hard to achieve a 10-second kill.

'If only Kafni's super thief could steal the Goblin Prince's [Royal Sword]!'

Linda laughed at her own absurd idea.

The Royal Sword is an epic-level main weapon. If we could steal it, the Phoenix Tail Flower Squad could easily clear the level.

These strategies that rely on luck were never something Linda considered; he only thought about them.

While we were thinking, the carriage arrived at our first stop of the day.

Ice Flower Adventure Team Villa.

...

In a clean and simple bedroom.

The interior is simply furnished, prioritizing practicality, and doesn't reveal that the owner is a famous beautiful girl in White Dove City.