Goblin Dependency-Chapter 191 - 114: Kill if Necessary_3

As long as you live in this world, it is inevitable to intersect with others, forming various small overlapping but not completely coinciding circles.

In River Valley Town, with the "White Sparrow Tavern" as the core place, among those adventurers who have not yet acquired a Professional Level but are not so low level, there naturally exists their own "small circle."

Just like Adeline, who has a peculiar habit of only going on adventures against Green-skinned Goblins, resulting in her returning to town each time covered in goblin blood, thus earning her the nickname "Green Blood."

The origin of Bennett’s name, "Huo Ya," naturally comes from his jagged, brownish-yellow rotten teeth.

But on the other hand, even if no one ever says it outright, it’s like some kind of unwritten rule among the low level adventurers.

If someone can have a widely known "nickname," to some extent, it also signifies recognition from the surrounding adventurers.

Even if such "recognition" is negative.

Unlike the mysterious Adeline, Bennett’s, or "Huo Ya’s," background is well-known among the town’s adventurers because he often gets drunk in the tavern and boasts, coupled with some revelations from former teammates.

It is said he comes from somewhere in the western part of the Sevia Kingdom, from a remote, godforsaken small town, with a background as a street orphan, later taken in by a kind-hearted carpenter who taught him some skills for a few years.

At fifteen, he got into a conflict with some thug in the village, using a chisel meant for carving wood to bash in half of the guy’s skull.

Then he was sent to the Pan Yun Province by the carpenter who took him in, wandering all the way until he reached River Valley Town, becoming a "glorious" adventurer.

No one knows what he encountered on his way, or perhaps Bennett, in his drunken stupor, embellished his young self’s character.

Anyway, when he truly made a name for himself near River Valley Town and got people to know him.

This man with rotten teeth became one of the most notorious figures among the town’s low level adventurers.

Actually, for adventurers, anything related that can influence their so-called reputation boils down to just two things:

"Money" and "Life."

Regarding the former, Bennett, or "Huo Ya," initially made his name by targeting those rookie adventurer teams with weak power and crappy equipment.

He would stake out near the town, and if they managed to emerge alive from the forest, they would already have suffered heavy losses, their strength depleted.

With a few accomplices, they would surround them and, through coercion and enticement, obediently made them hand over their loot.

He even had a bit of a brain, only making those unlucky newbie adventurers hand over two-thirds of their haul, leaving some room not to push them to a point of desperation.

Later, as the number of victimized adventurers increased, the matter reached the ears of a professional, who mentioned it in the tavern, and Bennett stopped this line of work.

But by then, he had already amassed a considerable amount of Gold Coins through harvesting a large number of low-level adventurers, and used this as a foundation to trade them for Good Equipment, companions of decent strength with similar tastes, and some upward channels.

Then he transitioned from "money" to "life."

His actions were very clean; no adventurer ever identified him as the one who attacked them during their adventure.

But after each mission, the large amount of second-hand equipment and demon loot returned to the general store, as well as the adventurer teams that leave town and never return.

Actually, they already hinted at his dirty dealings hidden deep in the forest, invisible to the public.

In recent years, Bennett’s infamous reputation gradually spread, causing some cautious adventurers to wait for his mission to end, to see him in town, before daring to take up new missions.

"Tch."

After listening to Adeline, Xia Nan clicked his tongue, but showed no sign of worry or anxiety on his face.

Without an authoritative regulatory body, letting adventurers develop based on the "survival of the fittest" principle, he had actually expected such events in his heart.

Nothing to be surprised about.

Just thinking that if he ever comes into conflict with that person in the future, he absolutely cannot hold back; it’s best to resolve it on the spot rather than drag it out.

Otherwise, with his troublesome nature, who knows how much trouble it might bring in the future.

And with their kind of loose relationship built on "Gold Coins."

As soon as Bennett dies, his minions will scatter, with no one daring to stand up and avenge him.

——If you must kill, then do it decisively.

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