The man with the scarred face tightened the reins, his greedy gaze sweeping over the trembling villagers.
"Today is the day for your protection fee. My brothers should have informed you last time. Is all the grain ready?"
"Don't blame me for speaking bluntly first; if the grain isn't enough, we'll have to use people to make up for it."
"And you all...."
His eyes finally landed on the Gauss Squad, who seemed out of place in the surroundings.
His gaze lingered on Aaliyah and Ying for a moment.
Gauss had already discreetly instructed his teammates to remove their Adventurer's Badges.
Their purpose was to avoid alerting the enemy prematurely.
He also wanted to know the purpose of these bandits coming here, to prevent them from changing their demeanor upon seeing his adventurer level.
Otherwise, how would he know if they were here to rob and plunder?
Judging solely based on the villagers' words seemed somewhat unfair.
