Chapter 293 "Adventurer"

What is adventure?

Engaging in an extremely free and risky activity regardless of the danger is considered risk taking.

So, what is an adventurer?

In the world of Dicuo, adventurers refer to armed personnel engaged in dungeon exploration.

In some other worlds, adventurers are a popular profession.

Through the tasks issued by the guild as an intermediary, explore treasures that exist around the world, pursue unknown things, and take risks in various places while receiving generous rewards to support yourself, purchase equipment and props, and learn about different worlds in many places. In the eyes of cultural people, adventurers are such existences full of dreams.

However, in this world, so-called adventurers are more realistic than imagined.

This is a world somewhat similar to the world of Dicuo, and somewhat similar to the continent of Akasha.

As a world with a medieval fantasy background, like the Akasha continent, there are monsters here, and like the Earth World, there are many intelligent races.

Dwarves, elves, goblins, orcs, ogres, etc. There are many ethnic groups other than humans in this world. There are even countries established by demi-humans, and there are tribes formed by non-human beings. A scene of a melting pot of races.

The adventurers in this world, to put it simply, are monster-fighting mercenaries who get paid to drive away monsters.

Although some of them will explore ruins and go to some secret realms to pursue unknown things, most of them are basically monster hunters, and in the eyes of others, they are also regarded as experts in dealing with monsters.

Their status is low because they are not liked by those in power.

Although their presence is strong, outside of dealing with monsters, they are a violent armed group in the eyes of others.

The place called "Adventurers' Guild" is even considered to be an agency for monster hunting. In the eyes of others, it is a place that only introduces dangerous jobs, rather than a place where people can get rich overnight and carry out various mysterious tasks.

That being said, in "Le Yestije", a country established by humans, there are still many people who engage in adventure activities and make a living in this way.

Therefore, in "E-Rantel", a border city known as the fortress city, there is such a lively scene in the Adventurer's Guild.

Here, a warrior in full armor can be seen pausing in front of the notice board and browsing the parchment posted on it.

Here, you can see agile lightly-armed archers carrying bows and arrows trying to introduce themselves to a group.

Here, you can also see magic professionals wearing priest uniforms and robes, holding staffs, surrounded by a group of enthusiastic adventurers.

Of course, there are also adventurers here who are constantly drinking, eating, laughing, shouting, and using the guild as a tavern.

Several counter ladies ignored the noisy scene and were accustomed to serving the adventurers who came to them, either taking on tasks for them or handling business for them.

This kind of scene happens almost every day in this Adventurer's Guild. It can be said to be very rare and common.

However, today the Adventurer's Guild welcomed an unusual character.

"I want to be an adventurer."

When these words rang out in front of a counter lady, the guild employee, who was about in his twenties, was surprised to find that someone had appeared in front of him.

That's a very strange man.

He is not armed like other adventurers, he does not even have a weapon, and his clothes are quite ordinary. He does not look like someone who can engage in the adventurer profession at all.

He is young, not even 20 years old. He has relatively rare black hair and black eyes. He obviously looks good, but for some reason his presence is so low that it is difficult for people to notice him.

But his tone was very calm, and his eyes were extremely deep. Even in a place full of vulgar armed men on all sides, his expression did not change at all, as if he was not entering a place where violent elements were gathering. It is a place, but an ordinary platform for conducting business.

It was such a young man who actually had a very expensive-looking emerald pendant hanging around his neck, giving him a sense of mystery to his otherwise ordinary self.

A boy who is both ordinary and extraordinary.

This is what feels amazing and strange.

The lady at the counter was overwhelmed by this sense of wonder and contradiction. She looked at the young man in front of her and didn't react for a long time.

"I want to be an adventurer."

Seeing this, the young man repeated it again.

"What? Is there a problem?"

That too calm voice finally woke up the counter lady.

"No, no problem."

The lady at the counter quickly shook her head, took out a quill and parchment, and prepared to apply for the adventurer's application documents for the boy.

There are no hard requirements for becoming an adventurer. Basically, anyone can become an adventurer, as long as they apply at the guild.

However, looking at this wonderful young man in front of her, the lady at the counter couldn't help but hesitate.

"Um...are you really planning to become an adventurer?"

No wonder the lady at the counter asked that.

After all, adventurers are a kind of combatant, and possessing a certain degree of force is the most basic and only requirement for people in this profession.

Whether you are a warrior or a magic caster, as long as you have the ability to fight, you can become an adventurer.

The young man in front of him didn't look like he was powerless, but he didn't even have any weapons on him, his hands were empty, and he was wearing very ordinary clothes. There were no props on his body except the emerald pendant. He doesn't look like a man who can fight, but more like a young master who goes on patrol incognito.

As for why he is not a civilian, it is because the other party's body is too clean.

Ordinary civilians are usually engaged in some kind of labor work, so whether it is their skin, hands, clothing or other parts, they will give people a "dirty" feeling of hard work. This is not the case with the young man in front of him, he is clean and spotless. It doesn't look like he has experienced labor at all.

If the other party's expression hadn't been too calm from beginning to end, the lady at the counter would have even thought that the other party had gone to the wrong place.

In this regard, the young man still had only one sentence.

"Is there a problem?"

The concise and concise sentence made the lady at the counter feel inexplicably impressed.

"No, no!"

Pity this young lady from the guild. She has seen a lot of big scenes in the past. No matter how ferocious the adventurer roars and roars in front of her, she can bear it without changing her expression and even give him a job. The sexy smile, but today it lost its sense of proportion in front of an unarmed young man, which was simply ridiculous.

Next, the lady at the counter quickly processed the application for the boy and took out something.

It was a small bronze medal that could be hung around the neck.

"This is an identification card used to judge an adventurer's ability and determine the adventurer's level."

The counter lady introduced the boy like this.

"There are eight types of identification plates, each made of different metals."

"Copper, iron, silver, gold, platinum, mithril, orichalcum and fine steel, the later the metal is used to make the identification plate, the higher its grade and value will be."

"Holding a higher-level identification card not only means that the status will be improved, but the treatment will also be improved. Specifically, it means that you can choose more difficult jobs and get more rewards."

In other words, if the level of identification cards is too low, not only will you not be able to take on difficult tasks, you will only be able to do chores, and your income will not be high.

"You are now the lowest level bronze medalist, that is, a bronze-level adventurer."

"Complete a certain amount of tasks and improve your own evaluation, you can upgrade the identification card."

"Looking forward to your excellent performance in the future."

After saying these words, the lady at the counter handed the small bronze medal to the boy.

"Thanks."

The boy took the bronze medal, put it directly into his pocket instead of hanging it around his neck, and then made a new request to the counter lady.

"Can you prepare a map of the surrounding area and the distribution map of monsters for me?"

When he said this, there was a hint of interest in the young man's tone.

It feels as if this is the real purpose of the other person coming here, and becoming an adventurer is just a casual thing.

This is also true.

Teenagers want to become adventurers, not to make a living by earning rewards, but just to easily obtain the information they need through the guild, an intermediary.

The map was only secondary, what he really wanted was the distribution map of the monsters.

He wants to find a powerful monster.

He wants to find as many enemies as possible.

In this case, the Adventurer's Guild, an agency for monster hunters, can naturally meet his needs.

This was the first thing that came to Lige's mind when he landed in the urban area of ​​E-Rantel less than half an hour ago, just like he had arrived in the Dicuo world.

"Is this a map and distribution map of monsters?"

Sure enough, the lady at the counter was not surprised by this request, she just said it cautiously.

"How detailed do you want it to be?"

There is no need to hesitate on this question.

"As much detail as possible, preferably your most detailed map and the distribution map of monsters."

Li Ge spoke without thinking.

"The most detailed maps and monster distribution maps require money to purchase." The counter lady said: "We can only provide adventurers with the most basic maps and monster information for free."

"Really?" Li Ge nodded and said, "Then this should be enough to buy the most detailed map and monster information, right?"

As he spoke, Li Ge threw a gold stone towards the counter.

With a "dong" sound, a gold stone the size of a fist hit the counter, causing the counter lady to freeze there.

There was a sudden silence all around.

All the adventurers looked at the golden stone and fell into a state of stunned silence.