CHAPTER 564: CHAPTER 294: WHEN I RETURNED TO YILI VILLAGE, I WAS ALREADY THE RENT COLLECTOR

[Bounty: 30000 Gold Coins]

"I didn’t expect the Adventurer’s Guild to be so efficient. Two hours ago it was 3000 gold coins, and now it’s immediately become 30000 gold coins."

Watching the new bounty orders flying everywhere, Shami, hiding outside Eden City, couldn’t help but exclaim.

Holding the freshly issued [Demoness Oka Lina] bounty order, Lina’s small hand trembled and her pale face was ashen.

"Why did the bounty suddenly increase tenfold! I was clearly trying to stay hidden to lower the bounty, and suddenly I became the biggest villain on that bounty wall. With such a high bounty, how can I face Lureya and the others..."

Lina knelt on the ground, as the light gradually faded from her eyes.

"After all, you accidentally cut off the top floor of the Adventurer’s Guild, Lina. Anyone would see that as a blatant provocation."

Shami slowly helped Lina up. Compared to Lina, Shami was still quite optimistic and passed this optimism to Lina.

"Lina, there’s no need to worry that this high bounty will affect the people around you. Whether it’s me or Lureya and the others, we’re actually very bad people. They’ll be more envious of you when they learn of your bounty. After all, if it’s Lureya, having a bounty measured in gold coins is already pretty impressive."

"I’m actually worried that Lureya will get me drunk and then sell me off."

Lina looked at Shami with a pale face.

"Um... friendships between girls are really strange."

Shami was silent for a moment, but his encouragement worked instantly.

Lina soon figured it out. Since she planned to stick with Shami all her life, no matter how high the bounty, it didn’t affect her negatively.

Instead, the high bounty might attract heroes to challenge her, saving her the trouble of finding them.

After quickly dealing with the hero, she could cuddle with Shami freely.

"Actually, being known to the world as a Demon Envoy isn’t a bad thing. Thinking about it, encountering fans while out and about should feel pretty nice..."

Lina muttered to herself.

"Right, right."

Shami nodded with a cheerful laugh.

"Yep. If friends come, there’s good wine; if wolves come, there are shotguns. If they’re bad guys, give them an autograph; if they’re adventurers, give them a sword."

"..."

Although something felt off, the Demon King successfully improved the Demon Envoy’s foul mood.

At this moment, the two saw a constant stream of people heading to a familiar place on the main road outside Eden City, even seeing tour guide-like people brandishing guide signs.

[Oka Lina’s Old Residence: Yili Village Day Tour]

Shami recalled the information he gathered at the Adventurer’s Guild.

"It seems Yili Village is becoming a popular destination now."

"Yep. Many adventure teams and mercenary groups are going to Yili Village to gather information on me. Fortunately, I was prepared and burned my house down early on."

Lina puffed up her impressive chest and declared.

"Don’t turn a mistake into foresight! — Oh no. With so many adventure teams in the village, my house is bound to suffer!"

Apparently recalling some unsavory memories, Shami furrowed his brow. After exchanging a glance with Lina, the two headed towards Yili Village.

Yili Village.

The usually peaceful and harmonious little village was now packed with outsiders, from the little forest outside the village to within the village, it was crowded with adventurers from various places.

"Even more people than I imagined."

Shami and Lina, hiding on a tree branch, marveled at the bustling village.

"Yeah. It’s almost turning into a tourist village."

Lina pointed to the sign at the village entrance that read [Demoness Oka Lina’s Village]. Many people were taking pictures in front of the sign.

Inside the village, Old Village Chief Lugo was busy entertaining the visitors, while the tavern was already full, and the tables set outside were also occupied by adventurers.

Wherever Shami looked, almost all the villagers were attending to these newcomers.

And these outsiders varied in quality; some were true adventurers here to investigate and were quite polite, while others used the guise of adventurers to pursue ulterior motives.

The village had evidently become much dirtier.

"Old man, where’s Oka Lina’s house? We need to gather information."

"Sir, I’ve told you many times, Oka Lina burned down her house when she went to confront the Luwaka Demon King."

Old Village Chief Lugo quickly explained to the arrogant mercenary before him.

This had become a daily task for him.

Shami, observing the group of mercenaries, guessed what their next move would be.

"In that case, old man, where’s your house? As the village chief, you must have a lot of information. Let us search it~"

"In that case, old man, where’s your house? As the village chief, you must have a lot of information. Let us search it."

The mercenary said, grinning, repeating what Shami had just murmured.

"Shami, you can use Divination Technique."

Lina looked at Shami with admiration.

"Idiot, villains always have the same lines. I could guess that blindfolded."

Shami flicked Lina on the forehead.

He had seen such chaos frequently back when he was a villager in Yili Village, and there was no need for him to take action; someone would soon come to deal with them.