"Here you go!" Garett handed in his Herculean Beetle shells to the receptionist inside of the Adventurer's Association. He was handed a few silvers in compensation as they thanked him.
While he was doing this the goblins were talking to Skylar.
"Hello again Skylar! My friends are here to get their adventurer's certification!" Gabbie said as she motioned to a few goblins behind her.
"Oh there are more of you? No worries just fill out the paperwork again" she handed them the paperwork.
"Of course, be ready as there will be even more of us coming in the next few days" Gabbie smiled and handed her the payment before they began filling out their papers.
"More of you? How many of there are you?" Skylar was shocked
"There is eighteen of us in total"
"All of you are from Verdant Town?" Skylar asked
Gabbie nodded as she explained how they were taken in by Adrian. They finished and then took the test all getting the E rank adventurer's badge before meeting Garett back in the main hall at a table.
"Lets have one last meal before we separate" he offered to which they agreed.
As they were talking and eating their meal a group of guys sitting not too far away were looking over as one of them said "Isn't that the same goblin that we got in a fight with last time?"
"It looks like it, it's hard to tell the difference between them with those ugly faces" another spat
"We still need to get our revenge for last time. We got chewed out hard for not grabbing those wolves"
"Let's tell the boss, once we get those wolves we won't have to pay tribute for at least half a year. They are surely worth a lot of money"
The others at the table agreed and they eyeballed Gabbie's group once more before they stood up and left, leaving their payment for the bill on the table. Not even thugs like them would cross the Adventurer's association.
They moved through the crowded streets as wary passersby would make way for them not wanting to affect one of the local tyrants and cause unwanted trouble for themselves. The thugs relished in this sense of superiority as they swaggered around.
Eventually they turned into an alley and entered through a side door of a shop. They knocked on the door before saying "Lightning Calls" and the door opened for them. They entered inside and saw a bunch of slovenly people drinking at tables being loud and obnoxious. They had just entered a speakeasy.
They walked to the back of the bar to where a man with spiky yellow hair and piercings was sitting on a giant couch with two girls in each arm.
"Hello Boss, we have information on those wolves you wanted," one of the men said quietly.
This man on the couch was Lei Fu, the leader of the lightning gang. He was a person many citizens of Endless City feared because of his ruthlessness.
"Oh? The ones you failed to get me before?" He said as literal sparks left his eyeballs.
The thug started shaking as he nodded his head "Yes. I was listening to their conversation and they said they were from a town called Verdant Town. It is not too far from Endless City and has a very small population."
"Sounds like a perfect hit then. Don't fuck this up again. Or I will show you why I am not to be messed with."
"Of course we won't mess this up again! Thank you boss" the man said before he practically scrambled away from Lei Fu.
Lei Fu was drumming his fingers as he sat on the chair. He turned to his right to another man who was sitting on the farther end of the circular couch and said "A town is it? I do believe we haven't expanded our territory in a very long time."
"You are right boss, the lightning gang has been quiet for too long. People are starting to forget our name!" the man agreed.
"Out of the darkness and into the light. This verdant town seems like a great place to turn our business into a legitimate one" Lei Fu said.
The man nodded as he agreed they were currently hiding like rats from the guards of Endless City, always wary of being caught and thrown into prison. If they owned their own territory though they could do whatever they want. They would be the kings not fearing about any guards or laws.
"Kiegu go ahead and follow them to Verdant Town, I want to make sure they don't fuck this up. After you guys eliminate those goblins and capture the wolves, take over the town. I want it to be mine before the week is over" Lei Fu ordered the man.
The man who stood up walked out from the shadowed part of the couch nodded before saying "It will be done". His face showed in the light and it was noticed that that was not a human at all, it was an Orc!
The Orc, Kiegu walked away from Lei Fu and picked up one of the men who just walked away before saying something to which the man nodded and they both headed out of the bar together along with a group of their gang members.
Lei Fu watched this as his eyes went out of focus, a smile spreading across his face "Mayor...King...Emperor...God!" his fantasies were going wild as he began to laugh. He was already envisioning himself as the ruler of everything under the sun.