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In border cities with large transient populations, people who get robbed on the street don't even know where to turn for help.
There are no surveillance cameras in this world, and reporting it to the local nobles is completely useless; it's a joke to even bother with them.
However, after the appearance of the hero, the crime rate dropped almost precipitously.
Although not all heroes are good people, there are also bad people who use the system to bully men and women.
But the proportion of good people... well, the proportion of normal people is still particularly high.
Helping ordinary people is one aspect, while suppressing certain abnormal heroes to prevent them from showing their faces is another.
Those who would normally dare to commit crimes openly on the street would run away in fear when they saw the hero.
When a hero arrives, it's like a god descending to earth; you can't escape him, and you can't defeat him either.
Even a hero like Lycorina, who has almost no physical attributes, can still beat up a group of petty thieves with her bare hands thanks to her 10 points in strength, agility, and resilience.
Those petty thugs who rush in with a knife in their hand—you used to see them on the streets all the time, but they've probably disappeared by now.
If the hero catches him, he'll crush his sword.
Conventional human traps, poisons, and even sacks are of little use against the hero.
Faced with absolute power, the persistently high crime rate drops in the blink of an eye.
There's no way to deal with the petty thieves who slip through the cracks, but those who can be dealt with will generally be brave enough to step in and help.
The hero doesn't need to be busy every day; he only needs to fight crime for a period of time, and many criminals will no longer dare to show up.
Unfortunately, this kind of plot is basically irrelevant to the Saintess Squad, since the Saintess Squad is always on the front line fighting against the demons, and they have little to do with such trivial human matters.
In other places, many heroes also accept commissions from villagers or nobles to solve the troubles caused by the demons.
Just like when they helped Karen's empire reclaim its castle, such requests are quite common among heroes.
After walking for about half an hour, the sounds of human activity began to slowly emerge from the forest.
Annie and Lycorina immediately realized that they had arrived at their destination.
It must be said that the orcs do indeed live in places far enough away from humans.
Because they knew that wild animals in the forest would stay away from the borders of human activity, the beastmen did not settle on the edge of the forest, but returned to the depths of the forest and rebuilt their tribes in their original locations.
Noticing the two looking outside, the orc driving the carriage smiled and said, "Don't be in such a hurry, we've only just arrived at the gate."
Looking ahead, one could see the carriage slowly passing by a decorative gate.
Because of the shed, the surrounding situation could not be seen clearly. At this moment, the orc driving the vehicle spoke up.
"Once you arrive here, you will be in the area protected by our Beast Ear Clan."
There will be beast-eared tribes patrolling and keeping watch nearby, so you will hear their voices.
But we haven't reached our accommodation yet; we still need to walk a bit further.
This must be the first time you two heroes have been here, right?
I will take you to our largest tribe.
"Okay!" Lycorina exclaimed, her eyes full of anticipation.
She had only heard that the orcs had rebuilt well, but she hadn't seen it with her own eyes yet.
She had heard long ago that the orcs were building a large place similar to a market. The "largest tribe" that the orc in the car mentioned must be that place.
After walking for another ten minutes or so, we could see orcs moving on both sides of the road. Just now, a carriage full of orcs and humans had passed by.
Everyone seemed used to it, and no one peeked into the carriage or showed any curiosity about it.
"The carriages don't travel at fixed times. Sometimes they leave earlier when the carriages are full, and later when they're empty."
The carriage continued on its way, when the driver suddenly spoke;
"There are usually a lot of people coming here, some to visit and some to buy things."
Humans will come to buy our fruits, herbs, and monster meat, monster hides, and... our... weapons?
"Weapons?" Lycorina was taken aback. "Orcs use weapons?"
Q Orc: "No need."
Collina: "??? What are they selling then?"
Orc: "Our weapons."
Lycorina: "?"
So how do you sell things that aren't available?!
exhaust……
After getting off the carriage, what came into view were simple wooden stalls, one after another, with beams and pillars simply tied together, making one wonder if they would collapse in a heavy rain.
There were no signs at the four stalls; the goods were simply placed on the tables and the ground.
San Market wasn't exactly bustling, but there were quite a few people coming and going, both orcs and humans, walking and looking around among the stalls.
The stall owners were mostly orcs, with only a handful of humans, but they were all shouting loudly in human language.
"Wild berries! Fresh wild berries! Wild berries that were just picked this morning!"
"Four monster hides! Monster meat!"
"Orc necklace! Orc weapon!! Orc clothes!!! Handmade! Orcs...aren't these Her Highness the Saintess and the Sword Hero?!"
The person hawking his wares at the stall was clearly an Aldrich follower!
Upon seeing the two men appear, he quickly took off the clothes made of animal hide, removed the fake animal ears from his head, and put on the white robe he usually wore.
An Yi: "..."
Lycorina: "What are you doing?"
The human customers who were picking and choosing items were all taken aback when they saw the believer suddenly change his expression.
He's not an orc!
Why are you selling orcish items?!
Wasn't it handmade by orcs?!
"Ahem, I'm helping the orcs sell some of their handicrafts."
The believer glanced away somewhat guiltily, then continued shouting to those around him;
"Everyone, disperse! I'm going to take Her Highness the Saintess and the Sword Hero for a walk around the area!"
The human customers were a little confused, but seeing Annie and Lycorina there, they didn't dare to ask any more questions.
He simply bowed slightly to the two of them to express his respect, and then went to wander around other places.
After the orc driving the carriage saw that the humans had left, he whispered to An Yi and the other person;
"He's a fraud; the things he sells aren't made by orcs at all!"
“Yes, orcs don’t use weapons at all! How can you lie to people like this?” Lycorina said, hands on her hips, her tone strongly condemning.
"Your Highness, you are unaware of something! This is our usual source of funding to support the heroes' actions!"
The believer lowered his voice and said respectfully;
"Whether it's weapons or jewelry, it's just something to buy as a souvenir. We came to the orc tribe, so we bought something to remember the trip."
Orcs sell animal hides for a high price, and fruits and meat are difficult to preserve, so wouldn't these things be perfect souvenirs?
They got souvenirs, and we had funding to support the heroes and keep our religion running—isn't that a win-win situation?!
The believer pointed to the "fake goods" behind him.
Lycorina frowned slightly: "Then... wait, a win-win situation? What about the orcs' profits? Weren't these all handmade by the orcs?"
"Everything here is 100% handmade by my followers," the believer solemnly stated.
Lycorina: "Isn't that still lying?"
An Yi quickly covered Lycorina's mouth: "Keep your voice down."
"Ugh?! (What are you doing?!)" Lycorina exclaimed anxiously.
An Yi said expressionlessly, "There might be merchants here who come specifically to buy up large quantities of these exotic items. If they overhear this, we might lose a few big orders."
Lycorina yanked Annie's hand away: "How can you do this to Annie too?!"
Annie: "These things only satisfy the needs of certain people, they're not fraudulent."
The believer's face was filled with emotion and admiration: "As expected of the Sword Hero! He even knows about business matters!"
How can selling goods be considered fraud?!
"Wow..."
Lycorina's face went from sunny to cloudy as she suddenly learned of the three dark sides of the believers! <四←=
Chapter 122 Level 8 or higher, really? (4k)
"Orcs don't have any way to preserve food, so everything they pick and capture each day is sold out on the same day. Anything they don't sell, they take back and eat themselves."
If you want to taste fresh wild fruits and game meat, it's best to buy them now while you can.
The disguised believer led Annie and Lycorina through the market, explaining as they went.
"Moreover, the goods available each day are not fixed, and even the stall owners are not fixed. They bring whatever they find or catch here to sell."
"Have you two seen the beastmen wandering around, craning their necks to look everywhere?"
Lycorina: "Hmm, what's wrong?"
Indeed, there were many orcs walking around, peering at the goods in other people's shops, and then moving on to the next stall.
To be honest, it looks a bit...sneaky.
The believer continued, “Actually, they didn’t come to buy anything, and they didn’t have any money. They were just looking for things to sell and then going into the forest to find them themselves.”
They had lived in human territory for a while before, so they knew that the money earned from selling things could buy a lot of things from humans.
Hunting is also very troublesome. If they could earn money to buy human meat, it would make things much easier for them.
Lycorina nodded approvingly: "Not bad, you earned what you wanted with your own hands!"