Wayne took a sip of cherry honey wine, considered his tone, and continued, "I have two suggestions now. You can listen to them."

"oh?"

George was a little curious about what this young demon hunter, who he met for the first time, would say. "What's your suggestion, Wayne?"

Wayne gave a kind smile and said:

"My first suggestion is, isn't your reward for this commission three hundred Orens? I will lend you these three hundred Orens first, without interest. When you complete the commission, you can return the money to me."

"You should have seen that I don't need this little money."

George looked at Wayne's complexion and dress with a little envy. Indeed, he now looked more like a young nobleman with fine clothes and delicious food than a demon hunter who had to sleep in the open air.

Speaking of which, perhaps it was really the invisible influence of luck. Since Wayne came down the mountain, except for the first commission from Misha to find the child, which only paid him five ducats as a reward, all the other people he met were honest and generous people. Not only were they well paid, but they also had good character.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that his employers are all well-known figures, rather than those unruly people in the countryside.

"So, what's the second suggestion?"

As a demon hunter of the Griffin School who believes in the way of chivalry, although Wayne looks like a very kind person, George does not want to receive help from others for no reason.

After all, financial debts are easy to repay, but debts of favors are difficult to repay.

Seeing that George rejected the first proposal, Wayne was not disappointed. This proposal did not have much significance. It was just lending a small sum of money, and George would not owe him any big favor.

"As for the second suggestion?"

Wayne filled his glass, looked at George, and said:

"George, you know that dragons are highly intelligent, and their numbers are so rare that they are almost endangered. It would be a pity to just kill them and take their skin or other materials."

Hearing Wayne's hidden meaning, George frowned and asked, "Do you want to capture this dragon alive, or let it go?"

Wayne laughed and did not express his thoughts. Instead, he asked George, "Have you heard anything about the dragon hunting operation in Holobel City a few months ago?"

George shook his head and said, "I just came back from the Skellig Islands two months ago. I only heard some sporadic news. I don't know what happened specifically."

Wayne didn't mind, and used his excellent eloquence to tell George the whole story of the Holobel dragon hunting operation while they drank and ate meat. After telling the story, he made his second proposal.

"My golden dragon friend would definitely not want to see his own kind being killed by us demon hunters."

"George, if you are willing to help me, I will notify my golden dragon friend, and the three of us will work together to subdue the green dragon."

"No matter how we deal with it in the end, it will definitely not have the chance to pose a threat to any human being again."

Seeing that George remained silent and did not make any comments, Wayne added:

"Well, as for your reward for assisting me, I am willing to pay you one thousand Orens. I will also cover the cost of repairing your equipment and all the expenses during this mission. How about that?"

It must be said that as a boss with plenty of money, the compensation offered by Wayne was almost the highest George had ever seen in the past ten years. However, as a demon hunter, he was still a little confused and asked directly: "Why is it so troublesome, Wayne?"

"Wouldn't it be better to just kill the green dragon?"

Of course, Wayne couldn't say that George would have died at the hands of the dragon without his intervention. Besides, he did feel that it was a bit of a waste to just kill a rare green dragon.

If it was a female dragon, I'm sure Borch wouldn't mind having another mate.

Even if it was a male dragon, if Borch came together to kill him, his friends would not have any grudges because of the dragon slaying, and he could also save George's life.

Hearing George's question, Wayne sighed and said:

"George, we demon hunters are only mortals. We must do everything we can to increase our chances of survival."

"Think about it. If you don't follow my suggestion and go alone to fight the green dragon wearing this worn-out armor, what will happen?"

"Are you sure you are safe?"

"If you die at the hands of this green dragon, many people who may need your help in the future will lose the chance to survive."

"Your Griffin School will decline further, or even disappear."

After expressing his thoughts, Wayne picked up his glass, raised it towards George, and said, "Of course, this is just a suggestion. No matter which one you choose, or neither, it will not affect our friendship."

After a few seconds of silence, George looked at Wayne with a smile full of vicissitudes.

As a demon hunter of the Griffin School who has been active in the northern countries for more than a hundred years, he is actually not a rigid and stubborn person.

"Wayne, these two proposals are too generous to me. If the one who proposed these two proposals was not a demon hunter, but a businessman or a noble, I would definitely think that they were all liars, and I would even be prepared to be denied the debt later."

"To be honest, when I received the dragon hunting commission, I already had a feeling that this might be my last mission."

"But now, if I can get another demon hunter and a dragon as my helpers, I think maybe my demon hunting career can continue, right?"

Everyone understands that cooperation is beneficial to both sides, while conflict is detrimental to both sides. If it is not a matter of principle, no one will refuse a win-win situation.

As he spoke, George took the initiative to toast Wayne with a glass of wine and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Wayne. I choose the second proposal."

"Now, you are my employer."

Now that they had reached an agreement, the conversation between the two became much more casual.

Wayne directly invited George to stay in his guest room and let him taste his excellent cooking skills.

While the two were enjoying dinner together, they also started talking about the distribution of tasks this time.

"My friend the Golden Dragon will probably have to wait for a week before he can get here."

Wayne picked up a piece of crispy and tender fried chicken, stuffed it into his mouth, and said with a smile:

"Tomorrow, go to the city and buy some materials for making alchemical bombs or potions, and replenish the supplies for the battle."

"Of course, you can also use our Wolf School's bombs and potions. They are piled up in my warehouse."

George smiled when he heard this, and asked curiously, "Are you talking about the warehouse on the first floor? To be honest, when I saw the things in that warehouse just now, I was really shocked."

"So many bombs, so many potions, why did you prepare so many? How long will it take to use them all?"

Wayne shrugged. Of course he couldn't say that these were accessories he made while practicing his skills. He just said vaguely, "These things are not prepared for this battle."

"After this commission is over, I will have a large mission in the second half of the year and I will need my demon hunter friends to help me."

"When the time comes, if you have time, please come and help me, George."

George didn't refuse immediately, but he didn't agree right away either. Instead, he said vaguely, "If you have time, of course it's no problem. However, I have to see what the commission is first."

Wayne knew that George was a little cautious and worried that the commission he mentioned involved political factors, so he would not easily agree to it before hearing the content.

He did not expose her, but laughed and explained, "You will definitely have time, George. My commission is to clean up a growing evil god's lair. There are many monsters in it. I can't clean up so many by myself, so I want to find some friends to help."

"Evil God?"

George frowned when he heard this. Even in his more than 100 years of life as a demon hunter, he had only encountered a few missions related to evil gods.

"If they are evil gods, then we really need to get rid of them as soon as possible. These guys are weird and evil. If we leave them alone, they may cause a large-scale disaster at any time."

Wayne nodded, without further discussion on this topic, and continued:

"Once your equipment and supplies are ready, George, you can set off first and go to Willen to gather intelligence for our operation."

"My golden dragon friend and I will meet up with you in a few days."

"I remember there seems to be a place near Weiren called Crow's Nest, right? Let's meet outside the gate of Crow's Nest."

(Thanks to all the big guys for the rewards yesterday, thank you to Youxian Jixu, Daji and Bigan, Red Bianhua, and Yunshangzhique for the rewards, muah!)

(There is another big chapter in the afternoon, I need to sort it out.) (End of this chapter)