Episode 3, Chapter 1: Elven Knowledge

Alright, kids. Your next destination is the elf town, Sylvarium.

If the elves have experienced this too, they'll have a lot more information for us.

I've heard the Elf Queen's Garden has a library full of ancient records.

Our rank is too low to enter the northern forest, though.

No need to worry about that. I'll set you up with a trusty guide.

There's an elf from Sylvarium in our guild: Penny. She's a busy little bee.

Lenna should be able to tell you where she is.

Also, try offering around five hundred gold as payment.

But if she rejects you, offering up to double that amount is fine.

Oof. I'm aching all over.

Oh, Miss Penny? She's off on a request to retrieve ominous seeds.

It hadn't even made it onto the Request Board yet...

Could you tell us where she went?

I think I'll need to check the Warp Device log for that...

I'll take a look, but can you post this on the Request Board for me?

Of course! I'll be right back!

Fifty gold for each ominous seed?!

Just how much do you think all the seeds we brought in are worth?

Still, we were able to stop the seeds from spreading! That's good, riiight?

*Sigh...* Forget it.

Thank you for your help!

Miss Penny went towards Mt. Aurum.

She didn't leave that long ago... An hour, maybe?

Thank you!

No! How will we ever recover from this?

I hear goblins!

What's going on?

We don't even have anything left to eat. What a nasty little elf!

Boss! There's someone behind you!

Yoohoo! You need to pay a toll... no, no! I mean, hand over everything you've got!

Huh?

Don't make me repeat myself! Hand over everything!

Looks like Penny got to you guys before we did...

And we're not easy pickings either.

Meow, meow!

W-we won't be so easy to beat this time!

Eek! We surrender! We surrender!

W-we didn't have a choice.

Violent gargoyles invaded and stole our home...

And?

We used to collect a small toll, just enough to get by!

But the elf that just passed through demanded we pay for wasting her time and took everything we had!

W-we have nothing left. We had no choice!

So that means you'll keep robbing people after we leave.

Of course!

Still haven't learned your lesson, huh?

W-wait! We don't want to steal.

We want to go home and live a peaceful life, but the gargoyles! We didn't have a choice!

The gargoyles probably became violent because of the Void, right?

Probably.

Then let's hurry up, find Penny, and get that seed!

Don't worry! You'll be able to return home soon.

R-really? Woohoo! Thank you! We'll be waiting!

The electricity is still flowing.

Hurry, let's chase them!