Chapter 16 - 15: Complete my first Mission
Chapter 15: Complete My First Mission
Kael came out with the notice.
While on Earth, Kael had worked part-time on a farm during the summer. He’d shoveled manure, mended fences, and—yes—killed rats. The little bastards had a knack for sneaking into the grain silos, gorging themselves until their bellies dragged on the ground. The farm’s senior worker had taught him the trick of it: wait until dusk, when they got bold, then take them out one by one with a pellet gun. Quiet. Efficient.
The Guild gave him the address of the warehouse where he had to kill rats.
It was on the outskirts of the city, so it took him about an hour to get there.
He saw an old man there.
"You the rat boy?" the man grunted.
Kael paused. "...Yeah."
"Follow me."
The man didn’t waste time. He led Kael through a side door into the grain warehouse. Inside, it was dark—just the filtered light of wall slats and the overseer’s lamp. The smell was worse than any barn Kael had ever worked in.
"Ten crates of grain ruined in the last week," the overseer muttered. "Bastards chew through the sacks like it’s their birthright. Regular traps ain’t working. Couple of my boys went in last night and saw something big. Real big."