Two days later, a man and a woman appeared in the mission hall. The man wore leather armour and iron boots, while the woman held a magic staff and wore a cloak and a long skirt.
Locke and Angelina's appearance in the mission hall didn't seem out of place. There were all kinds of attire here, and although knights made up the majority, there were quite a few casters too.
The mission hall was very spacious and could accommodate about five to six hundred people.
He handed the mission list that he had prepared earlier to the staff at the front desk. This was one of the three missions that he had chosen a week ago. Because he didn't have Joaquin's backdoor this time, it took him a long time to choose three of them based on his intuition and judgment.
The mission to annihilate the Kegmo bandits this time was one of them.
"You have to complete this mission within three months from the moment you receive it, understand?" The staff at the front desk was a young man. He had come into contact with countless knights and casters who accepted missions every day. Although he was an ordinary person, he didn't have much respect for a mid-rank Knecht like Locke.
"Yes, don't worry, it'll be done in two months at most!" Locke waved his hand to show that he understood. Even if there were some ordinary Knechts, a group of bandits with only two low-rank Knechts and a few beginner-rank Knechts wouldn't pose much of a challenge to him.
The young man looked at Locke in surprise. "In that case, good luck!" He stamped Locke's student badge on the mission panel and the mission began now.
"Let's go!" He waved at Angelina and the two left the hall.
"Is it really okay?" Angelina asked after they left the mission hall. She didn't ask because she didn't want to embarrass Locke, but now she was a little worried. It would be difficult to annihilate an entire group of bandits with just the two of them.
"Don't worry!" Locke didn't say much and only gave Angelina a reassuring look.
When he was in Cardoj's territory, he had led a team to annihilate bandits. These scumbags could only bully ordinary people. Although he didn't have a cavalry team this time, it wouldn't be difficult for him to complete this mission with a mid-rank Knecht and a low-rank Lehrling like Angelina.
Moreover, there was also a low-rank major monster like Angie. It was only natural for casters to use their pets to participate in battles.
Ever since Angelina advanced to a low-rank Lehrling, Angie had also made progress together with her, probably due to the mysterious spiritual connection between her and her familiar. This was mainly reflected in Angie's first spell.
The spell 'Dark Sphere' sounded very domineering, but in fact, it was just an ordinary magic bullet with compressed dark elements. However, it was also very useful in actual combat due to its corrosiveness and concealability.
Only a second-year student like Locke could receive such a mission. In fact, mid-rank Knechts had their own missions that corresponded to their strength. Even if their opponents weren't mid-rank Knechts, they would still be very troublesome low-rank powerhouses. Annihilating a group of bandits led by two low-rank Knechts was a piece of cake.
Knecht, Knechts, Knechts, Knecht, and Knechts, Knecht, Knecht.
Angelina's worries could only be attributed to the fact that she hadn't struggled with life and death like Locke. Her judgment of the enemy was still based on rational thinking. Applying the safest and most reliable method was the choice a qualified caster should make.
A week later, a carriage drove out of Princeton.
Diana was the daughter of the village chief in Kegmo. Because she was slender and had a reliable father, the number of people who went on blind dates almost broke the threshold of her house. However, all of this changed two months ago.
Two months ago, a group of powerful bandits gathered at the West Ridge outside Kegmo Village. A month ago, the bandits invaded Kegmo Village and stole most of the village's wealth and women.
Most of these bandits were very powerful, and the village militia was no match for them at all. After losing a few dozen people, the villagers surrendered to the bandits under the leadership of the village chief.
This time, Diana was not spared because of her father, the village head.
Trembling with fear, Diana carefully carried a plate of food and a jug of wine into the room where the leader of the bandits was staying.
In the smoky room, a few half-naked men were playing cards.
"Why are you so slow?!" Asked a one-eyed man fiercely. The black eye patch covered his blind eye, but it didn't hide his hostility at all.
Diana didn't dare to answer. A few days ago, a girl was raped by this group of boorish men because she tried to explain herself. Since that day, Diana hadn't seen the girl again. She heard from others that she'd been thrown into the back of Westridge.
Westridge was one of the few dangerous places around Kegmo. The back of the mountain was also a deserted place because the terrain there was like an upside-down bowl on the ground, so the villagers rarely went there.
There were wolves there. Diana had heard about it from her father when she was young.
"If you ask me, you should teach them a lesson!" said a young man with a protruding mouth and ape-like cheeks. Diana lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him.
The young man left a deep impression on Diana. He'd broken the necks of almost ten militiamen in Kegmo with his bare hands. The young man was also one of the two leaders of the bandits.
"Don't be stupid!" cursed a burly man on the other side.
The young man pursed his lips and didn't say anything.
The burly man was the leader of the bandits, and also the young man's older brother.
He couldn't stand his younger brother's behavior. A few days ago, he'd played a woman to death, and he'd had to clean up after him. He'd even sent someone to throw away the woman's corpse.
The burly man knew that being a bandit wasn't a promising career. Sooner or later, something bad would happen to him. He'd already received news that the leader of Kegmo Village had been actively contacting a few nobles in the area, planning to attack them.
However, the burly man wasn't afraid for the time being. After all, he and his brother had almost ten people who knew how to fight. It wouldn't be a problem for them to deal with these small nobles.
At most, they could just move to another place. This was how they'd always been.
However, as he grew older, the burly man did not want to do such dangerous business anymore. He wondered if he should bring his brothers to do some 'legitimate' business. For example, he wanted to do human trafficking with some of his old friends. They needed a stable foothold.
The burly man had some impression of this girl called Diana. She was the daughter of the village chief. He was giving the village chief some face.
After being scolded by his brother, the young man ignored Diana. He picked up his glass and took a big gulp.
"Go out!" said the burly man.
Diana, who'd received the pardon, quickly ran out of the house.
"Big Brother, do you think that business will work?" the young man suddenly asked.
He wasn't the only one. The other bandits in the room who were playing cards also looked at the burly man.