ngl, i kinda with you there. not that i don't like smutt but i am not gonna pull down my pant and start jerking it to this serier
but the slow wealth grind plot is just vibe. that why i just jump and read novel.
idk if i am wrong, but this is MC hometown so he just doesn't have reason to refused it. job close to home and all.
and what happen if higher up solution is to left town to die/evacuate?
it kinda explain later but not clearing duengeon will result in monster outbreak that may wipe out a town
which is why you will be seeing everyone(in WN at least) in village be really supportive of MC. cause he pretty much the village guardian angel.
MC is pretty much local hero
oh. i didn't read the start of novel so i didn't know.
that would explain a lot, dude be planing just incase anyone other than his slave attempt to kill him all the time.
his interation with elf lord always have MC be suspicious to full blown paranoia all the time.