Chapter 888 - 840: Domestic Angel Hilda
When Da Fei saw the NPC farmwife in front of him, dressed almost exactly like a Transformed Angel, he was so shocked his jaw dropped! They looked way too similar! If it weren’t for the basket she carried, he would’ve thought she was part of his crew!
Da Fei looked into the large basket and saw various drinks and large quantities of food. This was clearly not a regular housewife. Otherwise, this family would have way too many people.
The truth could only be one thing: she was probably a barmaid working to buy groceries for the tavern!
Thinking of the tavern, Da Fei remembered Elda! Elda was also hanging around the tavern, wasn’t she? That’s right, when he first met Elda, wasn’t she also dressed so scruffily! And their eyes were very similar!
In that instant, an idea swiftly came to Da Fei’s mind—Elda from the China Region!?
But Da Fei didn’t have time to delve into it. And if he were to research it next time, it would be at least half a year in the game. Da Fei couldn’t wait that long. So he decided to just take a blind leap!
Da Fei then asked, "What’s your name? Do you work in the tavern?"
The farmwife silently turned and walked away.
Damn! Normally, an NPC ignoring a player, turning away without a word, was normal, but now the whole town was praising and welcoming him, the guy whose world reputation was off the charts. For a mere barmaid to act so aloof was definitely abnormal!
Since it’s a single-player game, Da Fei didn’t care about losing face! He hurriedly shouted, "Miss, please wait!"
The barmaid continued moving forward, unfazed.
No way, could it be just a regular NPC who can’t trigger any plot? Impossible! Just from her lofty gaze, she’s anything but normal!
Da Fei shouted, "Even if you work in this tavern for ten thousand years, you can’t escape the identity of One-Winged Angel. Your presence is even less than those Fallen Angels enslaved by Demons for ten thousand years. Do you know Elda?"
Seeing no indication the barmaid would stop, Da Fei gritted his teeth and played his trump card: "The angel hero Elda from the Lilith family, a name that’s not even mentioned. After following me, she’s been promoted through battle merits to a First-level Angel Commander. Now that’s progress—"
Just in that instant, the barmaid shuddered and stopped abruptly!
Da Fei couldn’t help but feel elated, wanting to jump! Finally got a reaction! Haha, wahahaha!
The barmaid soullessly turned her head, "I’m very busy. Was the warrior talking to me?"
Da Fei couldn’t help but chuckle. This little pretender, even when encountering a benefactor, you’re still acting busy? Keep pretending!
Da Fei nodded, "Yes, I’m talking to you. I’m about to set sail. My Radiant Wings warship has a luxurious bar with a music lounge. I want to hire you to work there, with a salary more than triple your current one! If you don’t go, I’ll probably come back for you in half a year, but you know, reversing the battle at the Europe City of Divine Punishment only took me less than half a month. In half a year, you’ll fall way too far behind."
The barmaid said expressionlessly, "I heard sailors have very high salaries, more than ten times that of ordinary workers, right? At the very least, mine should be ten times, right? And since you’re poaching me midway, it should at least double, so that means twenty times the salary is fair, right?"
Haha, wahahaha! Not afraid to talk money, just afraid you won’t talk money!
Da Fei snapped his fingers, "Deal!"
The barmaid waved to a child on the street, who eagerly ran over and asked, "Sister Hilda, what’s up?"
Hilda! Just one letter different from Elda! In that instant, Da Fei could already be sure, she’s definitely Elda from the China Region! Haha, wahahaha, imagine that, I just casually picked up a hidden angel from the street! Am I dreaming? Wahahaha!
The barmaid tossed the basket to the child, "Tell the priest that the popular hero recently offered twenty times my salary, which is 200,000 gold coins per week, to invite me out to sea. So, I’m going out for a while and can’t teach you anymore!"
200,000 per week? Da Fei almost spat blood! Does that mean her previous salary was 10,000 gold coins per week? Damn, she must be the oiran of the tavern!
Da Fei was about to ask when the child cried, "Sister Hilda, don’t go! What if you don’t come back?"
The barmaid’s face darkened, "If I don’t come back, it must mean that the popular guy sold me or I died at sea with him. When that happens, tell the priest to report this fraud to the archbishop!"
Ah, pfft! Da Fei almost spat a mouthful of water! What kind of drama is this?
The barmaid patted the child’s head, "Go on! You all must study hard while I’m away! I’ll check on your progress when I return."
"Got it! Sister Hilda, you must come back and show off when you’re rich!" The child wiped his tears and ran off with the basket.
Da Fei finally snapped out of it, "You’re not in the tavern?"
Hilda was surprised, "Are you sure you didn’t mistake me for someone else? I am a full-time teacher at the orphanage! I’m not the principal or accountant, but I also take on the roles of teacher, chef, procurement, security, and doctor, doing the work of more than a dozen people alone!"
Da Fei’s jaw dropped, a multi-talented person! There could only be one possibility for such a badass teacher! Da Fei exclaimed in astonishment, "A P.E. teacher?"
Hilda shrugged, "You seem wealthy; 200,000 gold coins per week won’t be a problem, right?"
Da Fei cleared his throat, "Can I pay on credit?"
Hilda sighed, "Sure! The orphanage has been owing me for years anyway..."
Damn! Da Fei chuckled, "Don’t worry, once I return from this trip, I’ll sponsor the orphanage. Time’s running out, let’s hit the road."
Hilda laughed, "Let’s go! A trip on a whim!"
—System Prompt: Hilda from Saint Fara Town has become your temporary follower. The follower relationship will last until the employment ends.
It worked! I really managed to snatch her away unexpectedly! Compared to the difficulty of abducting Elda, the foreign chick, our homegrown product is so much easier, haha, wahahaha!
Have to say, her identity is bizarre. Normally, players would have to do good deeds at the orphanage to relieve her work stress, right? And a multi-talented person like her is exactly what is needed for sailing, I’ve hit the jackpot this time! Rest assured, during this journey, I’ll fully win you over, haha, wahahaha!
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Now, with Hilda in tow, Da Fei confidently appeared in Elorin, and then the information from the Angel Army’s independent expedition unit popped up. Great, the strongest army in history quietly entered the city, watch me continue to make a joke of the Blood Sea Royal Family.
Just then, the guards at the Teleportation Array spoke again, "Mr. Da Fei, the shipyard has an event ceremony inviting you to participate."
No doubt, it’s the launch ceremony of the Jade Dragon!
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