A few days passed peacefully in the small village. Before, there were only a few people, but now it has become more crowded. The inn that used to not have many people coming and going is now full of people coming and going. Adventurers rate this village as one of the places worth stopping to rest.
Heli was sitting in his own room, Eat the delicious cookies while he works. He looked out the window and saw his mother chatting happily with the villagers while doing farm work.
Their mother always only thinks about family, she has always been the one to take care of and educate the two of them since childhood. Because their father is always away from home, everything in the family depends on their mother. Because of that, their mother sacrificed her entire youth to educate them, but it seemed that their father did not care about that, sometimes even looking at their mother with eyes of contempt and hatred.
All because he and his sister loved their mother more than their father.
He was nothing like his father, and he was disgusted whenever others said he was like that man.
"Lord Heli, I have returned" - Knivi
The voice of the werewolf girl on the other side of the door brought Heli back to herself, the door opened and Knivi stepped inside the room. Heli looked at Knivi with a blank expression.
"Are you back? Quickly report to me" - Heli
"I went to the places you marked. And just as you thought, there were many signs of those nobles, they trafficked people" - Knivi
"So among them, which species is sold the most?" - Heli
"It's goblins and kemonomimi" - Knivi
"Is that so?" - Heli
"Should we take action?"-Knivi
"Let's gather everyone first. We will meet at midnight in the eastern forest" - Heli
"I understand, I will go to work now" - Knivi
Knivi left, Heli running his hand over the 'x' marks on the map. Currently he is secretly doing something behind his mother's back, it is related to illegal human trafficking.
This started from the fact that his second wife, Charlotte, once said that there were quite a few goblins who developed relationships and established businesses like her family. Most goblins that live in the forest don't like cities very much. So those goblins were often attacked and enslaved by others.
This was even more evident in his first wife, Gina, many times he saw Gina talking in her sleep, she was shaking and scared. It seems that the abuse left deep psychological scars in her mind and heart.
So Heli is asking Knivi and the mercenaries to scout, and the results are more than he thought. This is very serious problem, so he has to deal with this himself without telling his mother. He knows this era is not like the modern times where they used to live, everything has to be handled carefully and meticulously. If that doesn't work then violence and bloodshed are necessary.
As the sky turned dark and everyone in the family gathered together to eat dinner, Mae noticed that her son Heli didn't seem to want to eat dinner with everyone but stayed in his room to work. Although she was worried about Heli's activities, her mother's intuition told her not to do that. Maybe she shouldn't pay too much attention to this matter.
At least she left the food tray in front of Heli's room, so that when he was hungry he would automatically come out to get the food, the mother was satisfied and left.
Just then, the room door opened, bringing food from outside into the room and then closed softly.
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Meanwhile, in Heli's room, he looked at the clock and saw that it was almost time to go. Looking at the weapons on the rack, he only took a small knife that fit his hand, and next to it was his food tray. I ate a little bit and divided it into small pieces to carry with me.
He used the stone to create a portal that he bought at the Bazaar, and thanks to it, he was able to reach the meeting point. When he walked through the gate, there was a group of people waiting there waiting for him.
"Is everyone gathered here?" - Heli
They nodded slightly in response to his question. This is a group of mercenaries and Knivi is one of them, Heli can trust them. That's why they did many tasks assigned to them by Heli, in return for fair pay and each other's loyalty.
"Very well, I'll give a brief summary, our mission tonight is to target the nobles who are doing the illegal slave trade" - Heli
"If so then that means..."
"That's right, the negotiation failed. I went to meet those merchants and it seems like they didn't like the request very much" - Heli
"That greedy bunch! They are truly the dregs of society!"
"Because they are the dregs of society, we have to act silently" - Heli
"I didn't expect a low-level monster like you to be able to come up with such a cruel plan."
Hearing that, Heli just smiled calmly.
"It's not surprising, the nature of monsters is inherently not good... Have you guys had dinner yet? I brought food for you" - Heli
Just now, it seemed like there was something very strange about Heli, giving them chills...
Maybe they were just imagining it, because they hadn't had dinner yet, so hunger made them dizzy.
Heli's group split up to go to each small village. Heli saw that the target was near the mine, outside. Thanks to the small mushroom's body, sneaking was very beneficial in this situation. He saw a goblin girl being locked in a cage while two noble men were enthusiastically discussing the profits they earned and even eating luxurious food while leaving the goblin girl in the iron cage is hungry.
Seeing this made Heli sick, it reminded him of when his father was a jerk.
He always comes home from work drunk, always complaining about work, but the most miserable thing is that he always blames their mother. Always looking for every reason to blame her, when having a fit, throwing away all the food just because it doesn't suit his taste. Meals are something he absolutely loves, because that is where family members gather together.
That's why that damn dad always ruins everything.
Must die.
Many times he wanted to use his own hands to shut that damned father up, squeeze that neck and squeeze it tightly until his mouth only let out a few gurgling sounds and then stopped breathing. Or make a sharp turn and kill him instantly.
Whatever he do, he just need that dead father to disappear from the lives of the three of them.
The two nobles had now become corpses, the food on the table was thrown away, it seemed like he had just ended their lives while he was thinking absentmindedly. But now that they're dead, he can't help it.
As for the cage, luckily it was covered by a cloth so the goblin girl inside couldn't see out. Heli used dark magic to vaporize the two corpses and then lifted the cloth from the cage to reveal the pink-haired goblin girl inside. Open the iron cage and hold out your hand towards that goblin girl.
"It's okay, no one will hurt you anymore" - Heli
As for the other people, after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of Heli. According to the plan, if one person in the group did not return, it meant that that person had taken action against the target. So the remaining people will kill the remaining group.
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A few days later, Mae was surprised to see Heli introduce to her a goblin girl named Prim, who worked as a commodity merchant.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Prim. I heard Heli talk about you and I will help you transport goods to the Bazaar"- Prim
"She's a cute girl. Heli, where did you find her?" - Mae
"I just happened to meet her in the forest. Her cargo truck was stuck in the mud so I helped her. Who would have thought that this little girl is the merchant we need" - Heli
"Do you really want to help us transport goods?" - Mae
"Of course, after all, Heli is my benefactor, so I have to repay the favor. Don't judge me by looking at how small I am, I'm a smart and calculating businessman. This is Contract, read it and if there's anything you don't like, tell me" - Prim
Mae happily took the contract and read it.
Seeing his mother like that made Heli happy, that was the only thing he wanted. Now not only does he accept more people into the village, but he "coincidentally" owns a large mine. Heli back to his room and saw that there were cookies made for him by his mother and his wives. He picked them up and ate them gently.
Without knowing that he are evolving quickly.
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[Start data analysis...]
[Data analysis completed!]
[Skill Evolution: Devourer]