Lind's fingers moved slightly. "What's in it for me to work with you?" he asked.
The woman replied, "Your level should only be Iron, right? Iron-rank missions are a little too easy for you. My badge can accept higher-level missions. The reward is higher, and it's more convenient for you to level up your badge."
As she spoke, she looked at Lind playfully, as if she had Lind in her pocket.
Lind sighed and said, "Sure. Let's discuss the details of the mission."
She was right. Lind was restricted by the badge's level and could only accept low-level Iron missions. If he wanted to accept higher-level missions, he would have to rely on an experienced person like her to help him.
"My name is Vanessa," the woman heard Lind agree and offered her hand.
Lind reached out and took Vanessa's hand, which was unusually soft.
"My name is Ander," Lind said.
"I know, Mage Ander." Vanessa pulled her hand away and glanced at Lind with a smile. "It's already noon. Let's find a place nearby to eat and discuss the mission."
Two minutes later, Lind and Vanessa appeared in a tavern in Blackwater.
They sat facing each other. Lind spoke first. "Vanessa, can you tell me more about the mission now?"
"Don't worry. It's not too late to talk after dinner." At Lind's half-smile, Vanessa admitted defeat. She sighed and said, "Sigh, what an unromantic man. A girl is eating with you, but all you can think about is the mission."
As Vanessa spoke, she took out a map.
Lind recognized it as a map of the Makar Forest.
There was a red circle on the map. Lind's face twitched because that place was not far from his territory.
"Our target is here." Vanessa pulled out a dagger and stabbed the red circle on the map.
"What is this place?" Lind asked without batting an eyelid.
"A cave with goblins in it," Vanessa replied.
As the gathering place of monsters, werewolves and vampires were not the only ones active in the Makar Forest Forest.
Other than werewolves and vampires, there were also swamp demons, goblins, ogres, and other creatures. However, these low-level creatures did not have much interaction with Lind, so he never cared about them.
Lind was relieved to hear that Vanessa's target was the goblins.
"I thought you were going after vampires," Lind said thoughtfully.
Hearing Lind's words, Vanessa said with a bitter smile, "I want to deal with vampires, but vampires are high-level monsters. If we want to deal with them, we have to prepare an army of at least thirty people. The two of us will only end up as dinner for vampires."
If you knew the current situation of my territory, I'm afraid you wouldn't have such thoughts.
Lind thought to himself, but he said to Vanessa, "If you want to deal with vampires, I'm afraid I'll turn around and leave. But against goblins…"
Lind shrugged. "I'm on board."
These Goblins were not related to Lind. Their lives had nothing to do with Lind.
Although they were also part of the monsters in the Makar Forest, the werewolves were Lind's neighbors too.
When he tricked the werewolves, had he ever been soft-hearted?
Vanessa smiled at Lind's words and said, "That's great. With you joining us, we'll definitely succeed this time."
As she spoke, Vanessa began to introduce the details of the mission to Lind.
"Our target this time is the Goblin King in the depths of the Goblin Cave. Someone offered a reward of seven hundred gold coins for the Goblin King's head. The mission this time is very simple. I'll be in charge of sneaking into the depths to assassinate the Goblin King, and Mr. Ander, you'll help me distract the Goblin's attention with firepower." Vanessa flicked her dagger and asked Lind, "Mr. Ander, may I ask what spells you know?"
Lind nodded and said, "Fireball, Flame Cone, Blazing Impact, and Starfire."
"You know Flame Cone?" Vanessa said in surprise.
If he mastered the Flame Cone, he had to be at least a Rank 3 Mage.
Those Alchemy Mages who used magic tools would never be able to reach this level in their entire lives.
There was a black veil between them, and Vanessa couldn't see what Lind looked like.
However, judging from the delicateness of the skin on Lind's right hand when they shook hands just now, lind should be very young, no more than twenty years old.
In addition to being friendly to Lind, she was also observing his age by shaking his hand.
Vanessa couldn't help but be interested in Lind, who was a Rank 3 Mage before twenty.
At the same time, there was a hint of doubt in her eyes. She did not completely believe Lind's claim that he knew the Flame Cone Spell.
Lind naturally noticed the suspicion in Vanessa's eyes.
He didn't say much, only chanting a string of syllables.
Thanks to his hard work with the System over the past few days, the complex and profound incantation of the Flame Cone Spell were smoothly recited from Lind's mouth.
The surrounding fire elements seemed to have obeyed Lind's orders and gathered around him.
Although Lind's mental strength was still very weak, his magic perception was too strong.
After a few days of training, Lind's ability to mobilize elements was no longer the same as before.
With only a small amount of mental strength, he mobilized a large amount of fire elements.
The surrounding temperature suddenly rose and became incomparably hot. There seemed to be something burning in the air.
The aura of this move was clearly much stronger than when Lind released the fireball.
"Alright, I believe you."
Sensing the power of the spell, Vanessa quickly called out to Lind, stopping him from casting the Fire Awl spell.
If Flame Cone was released in such a narrow place, the entire tavern would probably be razed to the ground.
At that time, the aftermath would be more troublesome.
Of course, Lind didn't plan to release the Flame Cone completely. He stopped halfway through the incantation.
The Fire Awl Spell that was about to be formed also dissipated, and the surrounding temperature returned to normal.
After seeing Lind release the Flame Cone, Vanessa's eyes became even more confident.
She smiled at Lind and said, "It seems I've found the right man this time, Mr. Ander. Goblins fear fire. When the time comes, all you have to do is surround them with fire. I'll take the Goblin King's head myself."
With that, Vanessa pulled a dagger out and stuffed it back into the sheath in her arms.
A sharp glint flashed across his eyes.