After receiving the gold coins, the other party became much warmer, his eyes narrowing into slits with a smile, and he carefully put the gold coins into his pocket.

This man called himself Mingde, a retired adventurer who now works as a toy dealer.

The main pitfall, uh, is that it's mainly sold to adventurers from other places.

In response to Linda's question, Uncle Mingde laughed and said, "That's right, you haven't seen her! I've known that girl for two and a half years, and I've never seen her once!"

"Then how did you get those dolls?" Linda pointed to the large bag in the carriage, her face full of curiosity.

"We operate on trust."

Uncle Mingde said, "The child would put the doll outside in advance, I would take it away, and leave the corresponding copper coin at the door, and she would come out to get it herself."

"You've never seen her before?" Linda asked in surprise.

"Hmm, I only heard her voice, it was soft and delicate, definitely a girl. Once I was curious about what she looked like, so I put the reward away and hid outside, waiting for her to come out. But after half an hour, the copper coins were taken by some passing rogue adventurer, and she still didn't come out!"

"There was nothing I could do, so I had to get the copper coin back and put it at the door. When I left and came back a few minutes later, the copper coin was gone, but there was a note thanking me for helping her get the copper coin back."

Uncle Mingde chuckled and said, "He's a polite and well-behaved kid, but he's a bit shy and doesn't like to show his face."

Is this 'a little'? This is the ultimate social anxiety!

Linda thought to herself, "This is what I'm thinking."

He looked at the white villa with a complicated expression. He had been there for three days and thought the other person was not at home, but in fact, the other person was deliberately avoiding him every time.

Why isn't the cooling array turned on? Doesn't it get unbearably hot?

Or is it for the sake of saving money?

Linda was a little angry and insisted on seeing what kind of turtle was hidden inside, treating him and Kaphni like dried meat.

"Thank you for informing me, Uncle." Linda bowed and expressed his gratitude.

Uncle Mingde warned him and Kaphni, "You two, you're not planning to do anything to that child, are you? If you dare to force your way into a private residence, I'll notify the law enforcement agency."

"Uh, don't worry, it won't happen. We're all legitimate adventurers." Linda quickly explained, "I'm Lulu, that child's friend, who recommended me."

"I hope so." Uncle Mingde snorted, and as he drove the carriage away, he still reminded him, "Don't get any funny ideas!"

"I really don't know how," Linda said helplessly.

As the carriage drove away, Linda murmured to himself, "I'm sorry, but even if I have to force my way into their house, I have to see them today."

Linda and Kaphni strode to the door and knocked.

"Hello, I'm really not a bad person. Could you please open the door so we can meet?"

Why don't you come out? I know you're home.

"If you don't open the door, I'm going to keep knocking."

...

Inside the house, a girl with long brown hair was nervously curled up in bed, her head covered.

Someone's voice entered her ears through the blanket.

The girl is terrified, afraid that person will rush in, drag her out, and punish her for being smelly and dirty.

Her mother was punished by robbers for opening the door without permission.

From then on, no matter who knocked on the door, except for the captain who cared about her the most, she would never open the door again!

The person who came this time was very clever; he actually lied and claimed to be Lulu's friend.

But someone like Lulu would never have any friends.

In other words, the guy outside was lying to her!

The door must not be opened.

The girl closed her eyes tightly, covered her ears, and prayed that the person outside would leave quickly.

After shouting for a while, the other party quieted down slightly.

Just as she was about to be happy, the voice rang out again, this time in a different phrasing.

"Little sister, this uncle likes your doll and is willing to buy it at a high price. Could you step in and discuss the cooperation?"

"Sell them to me, I'll buy them for 5 silver coins each!"

A few more seconds passed.

"10 silver coins, no, 2 gold coins for one purchase. I really like your handmade doll!"

The girl opened the blanket a crack, her heart pounding.

2.2 gold coins each?

With so much money, she won't have to worry about food for the next year!

And you'll still have plenty of money left over to buy new puppet games!

The girl was very tempted, but her remaining rationality told her that this was definitely a trick to lure her out, and that once she opened the door, they would do all sorts of terrible things to her.

'A moldy, stinking creature like you, holed up in your house, doesn't deserve to live in this world!'

'What a waste that an adventurer would be too cowardly to venture into the World Tree!'

'Let me punish you severely with this stick!'

The girl recalled certain scenes from the comic book, and suddenly trembled, her bottom aching as if she were being dragged into an abyss of depravity by an imaginary hand...

"No, I don't want to be punished, Captain! Why aren't you coming to save Monica?"

A girl named Monica was sobbing softly in fear under the covers.

More than three years ago,

The captain, 'Linda,' assigned her to sweep dust in the warehouse, where she would spend a long time doing so.

In that warehouse, Monica felt a sense of security she had never felt before.

She swept all the dust herself, and no one else would come into the warehouse except for the team leader to inspect its cleanliness; it was a safe haven exclusively for her.

But one day, the captain suddenly disappeared, and Monica's small storage room was sold by the other team members.

Monica, who had lost her home, bought this house with the help of a kind-hearted person named Lulu.

She usually doesn't dare to see people or venture into the World Tree; she can only make handmade dolls to supplement her family's income.

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