My job list is full of alien girls.

Chapter 1: Are we definitely going to unite here?

Outskirts of the Misty Forest on the continent of Orland

Alina, who had just escaped the pursuit, opened her eyes to see a pair of restless, dirty hands trying to remove the soft armor from her chest.

"You lecher! You pervert! Take your filthy hands off me!"

Alina glared at the handsome young man in front of her. His clothes were patched and covered in dust and grass, making him look like someone who was struggling to make a living at the bottom of society.

"Ah...you're still alive."

The boy nodded in greeting. Judging from his expression, he didn't seem surprised by Alina's resurrection. He simply continued to fumble for the hidden clasps on the girl's soft armor, trying to undo them.

"You, you bastard..."

Alina bit her lip and instinctively reached for her waist, wanting to draw her sword to scare the strange man away, but her hand found nothing.

Where's her knife?!

Alina looked closely and realized that her personal dagger was somehow tucked into the other person's waist.

Looking at the human-shaped grave dug out by the shovel and the adventurer's corpse piled inside, he trembled uncontrollably.

She clung tightly to the weeds beneath her, but she no longer had the confidence to shout at him at the beginning. She could only lie on the ground, letting him touch her all over and humiliate her at will.

Having narrowly escaped death, severely injured, and unarmed, she had no strength to resist and was powerless to stop the other party's evil deeds.

Rhodes ignored the girl's tearful expression and focused his attention entirely on the system panel in front of him.

[High-compatibility class material detected. Race: Half-elf. Fusion will unlock a new class!]

After unexpectedly traveling two months, Rhodes tried every means possible but failed to meet the system's requirements to awaken his class, receiving the message "Low material compatibility, resonance level not up to standard".

To survive, Rhodes, who had no background and no money, had no choice but to take on the lowly job of collecting corpses. He would bury dead adventurers and steal their belongings to make a living.

Today was supposed to be Rhodes' usual day of scavenging and burying corpses, but who would have thought that as soon as he encountered Alina, the system suddenly popped up a notification that he had obtained high-level materials for the first time, which instantly perked him up.

I wonder what class I can unlock after fusing advanced materials. Will it be a mage who is like a human cannon, a elusive thief, or a paladin who is good at both offense and defense?

With this in mind, Rod was eager to try.

"That's strange, there's a reaction, so why isn't it working?"

After touching it all over and finding no change, Rhodes frowned, pondering the problem.

His voice wasn't loud, but Alina next to him heard it clearly, and her unease instantly intensified.

There was a reaction? What reaction? What does this man want with her?

Alina dared not speak her anger, and could only comfort herself that she was just overthinking, but her eyes unknowingly reddened, tears welling up, but she forced herself not to let them fall.

She has half noble elven blood flowing through her veins, how could she show weakness in front of humans?

"Touching or stroking doesn't work... so would a kiss trigger it?" Rhodes, having failed to find a solution to the system, pondered for a moment, his gaze involuntarily falling on Alina's face.

Having seen so many cold corpses these days, the living person in front of him seemed particularly striking. Her lips were pale and weak, and she was slightly pouting because of her grievances, which made him take a second look.

It must be said that the girl in front of her was indeed excessively beautiful. Perhaps it was because of her mixed race, but her soft human facial features and ethereal, elfin temperament were perfectly combined, and her loose hair flowed freely in the forest like liquid gold.

Her armor was broken in several places, her fair skin was covered in wounds, and her hair was stuck to her face, making her look fragile and disheveled.

Those bright green eyes were fixed on Rhodes' every move. Although she did not resist, she could not hide the humiliation in her eyes. She thought to herself, "Humans are indeed as lewd and lowly as my mother said. They not only stole my dagger and stripped me of my clothes, but they also had designs on me."

"Those annoying humans... I hate them so much..." Alina felt wronged, but dared not get angry.

It wasn't out of magnanimity, but out of fear of death.

At this moment, powerless to resist, she could only choose to be resentful in order to alleviate her fear.

Unaware of the girl's thoughts, Rhodes stared at the system panel, pondering how to unlock professions using materials.

"Although they're very cooperative, they just can't figure out the trick to getting together..."

He pondered for a while, his brow furrowing even deeper, glancing at the surrounding bushes out of the corner of his eye to watch out for any wild animals.

"Fusion, fusion materials...Does that mean I have to physically merge with her? I can't exactly eat her, can I?"

"Eat it?" Alina's face turned deathly pale. Looking at the deserted forest, she trembled and closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. She silently prayed: "Mom, save me..."

After glancing at Alina, who was trembling with fear, Rhode stood up, dusted off his hands, and explained frankly:

"I'm sorry, it seems I've misunderstood something. I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to try and see if we could merge."

As he spoke, he picked up the shovel beside him and quickly filled in the grave pit that had been left for Alina. His movements were skilled and efficient, and he even jumped on it a few times to tamp it down.

"Since we can't merge, let's not waste each other's time. For your safety, you should leave now. I need to go find the next source material."

Looking at her tattered clothes and exposed skin, Rod thought for a moment, then took off his patched coat and covered her with it, slipped her a few coins, and finally gave her a thumbs-up as if to encourage her, saying:

"goodbye."

After doing all this, he waved his hand, turned around and left, his steps crisp and clean, seemingly without the slightest lingering attachment.

Alina stood there stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. Watching Rhodes's retreating figure, she was completely dumbfounded.

He was groped all over, and in the end... he only got a tattered piece of clothing and two copper coins?

She's an elf, even if she's only a half-elf, she shouldn't be so worthless, right?

Alina's face flushed red with humiliation. She instinctively wanted to throw away the dress, but the stinging pain from the wound made her give up the idea.

"Hiss..." Alina cried out in pain, instantly realizing her predicament.

Given the surrounding environment and the buried corpses of adventurers, this place is probably not safe. She is currently seriously injured and cannot even stand up. What if she encounters wild beasts, or even those monsters that are rumored to enjoy torturing and killing adventurers...

Alina stared intently at Rhodes' departing figure, frantically weighing the pros and cons in her mind.

The human in front of me has an eccentric personality and acts without any restraint, yet his behavior also carries a strange frankness.

Ultimately, he didn't really hurt or defile her; he even left her his coat and copper coins, so he couldn't be considered a vicious criminal.

Not to mention that he was the only human being he could communicate with in this desolate wilderness.

Rather than staying here and letting the wounds fester, waiting to be discovered and eaten by wild beasts or monsters, it's better to humble yourself and seek a glimmer of hope from this strange man.

Compared to life, what is this little grievance?

Since he's already touched me and played with me... we can't let him get away with it for nothing!

"Wait...wait!" Having calmed herself, Alina took a deep breath and shouted at Rhodes with all her might, "Are you just going to leave like this?"

Seeing Rod stop, she immediately softened her tone: "I'm so badly injured, I can't even stand up. Can't you help me?"

"Hmm..." Rhodes thought for a moment, "That's a separate price."

"You!" Alina gritted her teeth in anger, but then she thought about her current situation and had to suppress her anger. "I'll give you money, as long as you take me to a safe place for treatment, I'll give you whatever you want."

"You should have said so earlier." Upon hearing this, Rhodes' eyes lit up instantly.

"Ahem," noticing Alina's speechless look, he quickly suppressed his smile and said seriously, "Don't let my appearance fool you, people often praise me for having a heart of gold."

"You have to use gold to sway me, right..." Alina stared at Rhodes and said quietly, already prepared to be ripped off by him.

In order to survive, I have no choice but to go along with this guy for now...

"It's not that expensive," Rod waved his hand, squatted down and began to treat some of her obvious wounds. "It's ten silver coins per body transport, a fixed price, fair and square."

"Ten silver coins?" Before Alina could even be shocked by the cheapness of the offer, she suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, why is it corpse transport?"

Is this guy planning to treat her like a corpse?

Thinking about that guy's strange behavior before, Alina couldn't help but let her mind wander.

"The living dead are all the same price here," Rod noticed her pale face and assumed she was worried about not having enough money. "You think this is too expensive?"

Judging from the quality of her equipment, she can't be so poor that she doesn't even have ten silver coins, right?

"I'm not..." Alina never expected that she would be looked down upon by such a poor human.

Seeing her hesitant expression, Rod assumed the customer had something difficult to say, so he patiently explained:

"You're covered in injuries and need careful protection; it's more troublesome than moving a corpse. I won't charge you extra; I'll just charge you the price for moving a dead person."

Of course, taking seriously injured adventurers to small clinics for treatment could earn her another commission, but Rhodes wouldn't tell her that.

"However, if you don't mind being put into a body bag and carried away..." Rhodes said understandingly when he saw that Alina was still frowning.

"No need!" Alina quickly interrupted him, her tone tinged with helplessness and resignation. "That's it, just take me away!"

"That would be perfect." Rhodes smiled, put her arm on his shoulder, and carefully helped her up to avoid touching the wound.

"We need to hurry before it gets dark..."

Before Rhodes could finish speaking, the relaxed expression on his face suddenly vanished, and he fell silent instantly.

Just as Alina was about to ask a question, she saw Rhodes make a shushing gesture, then whisper in her ear, "Don't make a sound, it sounds like something is coming."

Rod listened intently, his brow furrowed. The excessive silence around him seemed to be just his imagination, but the faint rustling sounds he heard made his unease spread rapidly.

"They arrived so quickly..." Rodton felt a headache coming on.

It's likely that the blood aura emanating from the adventurer's corpse attracted the wild beasts in the forest.

Considering the wounded around him, Rod picked up Alina and skillfully led her behind a nearby bush, then pulled over a few branches to cover their figures.

Running away rashly and haphazardly through the woods without knowing the enemy's direction and numbers is an extremely dangerous and foolish choice.

Just as the two had hidden themselves, a nauseating stench suddenly wafted through the air, accompanied by hoarse, strange cries, causing Rhodes's face to darken instantly.

As a corpse collector who roamed the edge of the forest, he was all too familiar with that smell and sound.

This was no sound that an ordinary wild animal could make, but rather...

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Elina nestled in Rhodes's arms, initially feeling embarrassed and annoyed by the overly intimate contact. However, when she saw the figure emerging from the gap in the bushes, she involuntarily widened her eyes and covered her mouth, afraid to make a sound.

A group of short, green-skinned creatures, carrying wooden sticks and hunching over, emerged one by one, frantically sniffing and roaring excitedly at the newly filled grave mound.

We're doomed!

Alina trembled all over, clutching Rhodes's clothes tightly, and subconsciously recited a protective spell her mother had taught her in Elvish, praying for the Elven God's protection.

"One, two, three... six."

After seeing their numbers, Rhodes' heart pounded wildly.

"How could there be such a large number of goblins in the outer area... Have they already dug their burrows this far?"

Thinking of this, he unconsciously tightened his grip on the short knife at his waist, sensing something unusual.

Six goblins in total would pose a significant risk of defeat and casualties even for a typical low-level adventurer team, let alone Rhodes, a corpse collector who hasn't even awakened his profession yet, and is currently carrying an injured person who can't move. He has absolutely no chance of winning.

We can only hope that the lowly goblins will leave on their own after failing to find prey.

Unfortunately, Rhodes's hopes were destined to be dashed.

Just then, the bushes in the forest shook violently again, and another goblin slowly emerged.

It was much larger and stronger than the other short goblins, and it was carrying a short axe with dried bloodstains on the blade, clearly the leader of this goblin gang.

It sniffed, keenly detecting the lingering scent of fresh blood in the air. Its murky yellow eyes scanned the surroundings before slowly approaching the bushes where they were hiding, emitting a low growl as if confirming the location of its prey.

"W-what do we do..." Noticing this, Alina instinctively looked at Rhodes, "They seem to have discovered us..."

"Yes," Rod confirmed her assessment.

"What will happen if we get caught?" Alina's tears welled up instantly, and she bit her lip so hard she didn't dare to cry out.

"As expected, I'll become goblin excrement and be excreted in two days. As for you..."

Rhodes said very honestly, "You have a chance of surviving. After all, goblins are used to abducting females of other races to reproduce, and they won't kill them easily..."

"No, I don't want to..." Upon hearing this, Alina instantly recalled the disgusting rumors about goblin monsters, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

Although it's said that it's better to live a miserable life than to die, if she were to be captured by a monster like a goblin... she would rather die!

The goblins' excited howls were right next to them, especially the goblin leader, who had clearly pinpointed their hiding place. It was probably only a matter of time before they were discovered.

"Isn't there any other way?" Alina couldn't help but ask.

"Yes," Rhodes thought for a moment, glancing at his unresponsive system panel, and said, "If I could merge with you..."

"Now? Here?!" Alina was frantic. What kind of time was this for him to be thinking about this? "Do we really have to merge here?"

"Yes." Rhodes nodded.

Before Alina could make a decision, the sound of the wind and the bushes being parted startled her so much that she almost screamed.

It was discovered!

"Gurgle!"

The goblin's ugly face was almost right in front of me, and a foul stench assaulted my nostrils as a rusty short axe whistled down.

Before being cleaved in two, Rhodes nimbly rolled to the side with Alina in his arms, but was completely surrounded by the other goblins.

Rhodes gripped his dagger tightly, silently observing the position of each goblin, confirming that he could not escape with the wounded.

Then we have no choice but to fight.

Facing the approaching goblins, Alina, nestled in Rhode's arms, gritted her teeth and muttered to herself:

"Will I survive if I merge with you?"

She unconsciously tightened her grip on Rhodes' arm. "As long as I can live, I... I'm willing to merge with you!"

Rather than suffer a fate worse than death, I'd rather take a gamble with this guy and go for it!

[The fusion conditions have been met. Do you wish to fuse and unlock the new class – Swift Ranger?]

"Ah..." Rhodes said belatedly, "So, to combine materials, you need the consent of the source material."