Many of the subjugation tasks in Greenfield City are published by Rogul, who often deals with these adventurers.
He has encountered far too many unreliable adventurers before; they boast more than anyone when they arrive, only to have extremely poor combat ability during the actual tasks.
This left Rogul with a very bad impression of these adventurers, so naturally, he didn't have a good attitude towards them.
Due to the chaotic world, many people are unable to get enough to eat.
The adventurer group is also a mixed bag; occasionally, some adventurer's news of overnight wealth spreads, leading many people to join the adventurer industry.
But many adventurers themselves have no combat ability at all, nor have they undergone combat training, lacking even basic combat skills, and dare to call themselves strong adventurers with just a sword or knife.
Rogul has always been troubled by this; he doesn't have a good method to distinguish them, having to judge if the person is strong every time he recruits adventurers.
If it's an exorcist, it's different; exorcists have extraordinary abilities that differ from ordinary people.
Just showing a little can prove the identity of an exorcist.
This has always been the way Rogul understands it, so Herag's explanation seemed like avoidance to him, thinking this person was simply not an exorcist.
Herag felt a bit helpless; it was impossible for him to use the Titan Power here anyway.
If it really doesn't work, he would have to think of another way.
If he couldn't slip in with the subjugation team, he would have to go alone.
Rogul waved his hand: "Get out quickly."
As he was preparing to turn and leave, a tall and burly figure approached from behind.
"Herag, what are you doing here?" The person approaching was none other than Knight Commander Arnt.
Herag laughed, "Oh, it's Mr. Arnt, I'm here to take on a subjugation task from the City Lord's Mansion."
"Oh, I see, welcome a powerful exorcist like you to join our subjugation team," Arnt said.
Rogul didn't expect the two of them to know each other. Arnt held much higher status than him, being a significant figure in Greenfield City.
Arnt was an actual authority in Greenfield City, powerful himself, and trusted greatly by the City Lord.
After hearing the two of them converse, Rogul asked, "Knight Commander, you know each other?"
"We do," Arnt replied.
"So, you really are an exorcist?" Rogul asked.
Herag nodded, "Indeed, I just don't want to use my abilities in this place."
"Mr. Herag is a powerful exorcist; you can directly join our subjugation team. We just have an action in a few days," Arnt said.
Rogul was stunned, not expecting this kid to really be an exorcist.
With Arnt's direct invitation, there was nothing for Rogul to do; he looked at Herag and then turned to leave.
Joining the subjugation team required no procedures; Arnt directly led Herag to meet the people, and it was done.
The leader of the subjugation team was an exorcist named Sam, a bald, strong man carrying a giant axe on his back.
Most of the members in the subjugation team were adventurers and exorcists from outside, with only a few people from the City Lord's Mansion managing, among whom Sam was responsible.
Arnt was responsible for managing the military forces in Greenfield City, while the daily affairs of the subjugation team were none of his concern.
However, many tasks for the subjugation team were assigned from Arnt's end; if things were too hectic, he would have the subjugation team handle it.
The subjugation team consisted of external personnel, so there would be no concern even if there were casualties.
After bringing Herag over, Arnt said a few simple words to Sam and then left.
He still had many things to attend to; recently, the demon issues were making him very anxious.
Arnt seldom ventured out of the city before; he mainly managed the defense of Greenfield City, but recently he had been forced to leave the city to exterminate demons.
No choice, the subjugation team was short on manpower and strength at this point, so Arnt had to take charge personally.
Due to Herag being brought over by Arnt personally, the others cast a few extra glances at Herag.
But after a while, they found nothing special about Herag; his appearance was exceedingly ordinary, and his aura felt extremely normal, like an ordinary person.
"Are you an exorcist?" Sam asked.
Sam was much weaker compared to Arnt, merely being an official exorcist.
His sense of the demon aura wasn't particularly sharp, so he didn't detect the faint demon aura on Herag.
Herag nodded, "Yes."
Herag didn't say much and kept a straight face.
Seeing this, Sam, recalling Arnt bringing him over, didn't inquire further, and subsequently said, "You all rest well these few days, prepare yourselves, and once everyone gathers in a few days, we'll set off."
The subjugation team's mission was to go to a mountain range outside the city to eliminate the demons existing there.
That mountain range originally had no demons, or they were quickly cleared away even if they appeared.
However, recently, for some reason, they cleared them away only for more to come, making it continuously restless.
The mountain range was very close to the main road, through which Greenfield City and other cities primarily traded.
Now the road has issues, and merchant caravans dare not travel on it, severely impacting Greenfield City's trade.
Herag glanced at the other members of the subjugation team, noticing there were three exorcists, but their exact levels were unclear.
The rest were adventurers, essentially just some stronger ordinary people.
Herag, staying among them, appeared very normal.
Even after drinking the Thousand-Change Potion, Herag's body didn't become very brawny, looking somewhat thin instead.
Others initially paid some attention to him, but after a while, they ignored Herag.
Five days remained until the subjugation team's assembly time, and Sam wasn't satisfied with the current members' strength, so he planned to recruit more people.
After going over some points to note, Sam dismissed Herag and the other subjugation team members, telling them to return in five days.
After returning to the inn, Herag spent the next few days loitering around Greenfield City.
He wanted to see if he could discover traces of other wizards.
In five days, Herag leisurely strolled down the streets whenever he was free.
Yet after a few days of wandering, he didn't find anything unusual.
Herag felt that even if other wizards were still alive, they probably didn't dare enter the city.
Language barriers were a major issue; other wizards likely couldn't figure out what the situation was, making them hesitant to enter the city casually.
During these few days, Herag also pondered some issues, having a hunch that the chaos outside the Greenfield City tied to demons might be related to wizards.
Typically, demons wouldn't leave their territory without good reason; if forced away, they must have encountered some threat.
Based on his experiences, Herag speculated that a wizard might have entered the demons' territory.
The participants in the Cradle Operation were all Crystalization Wizards, outstanding talents from various factions with substantial strength themselves.
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