Chapter 183

"There are very few people coming to Zemat Town anymore. The number of adventurers here can probably be counted on one hand. Sir, is it really okay for you to go alone?"

"No problem."

Will looked ahead.

The Tenth Demon Castle.

He was determined to win!

And then...

He couldn't hold back at the door of the Adventurer's Association.

It was only four o'clock in the afternoon.

The president of the association stepped out of the association, yawned, turned his head, and slowly turned over the "Open for Business" sign, revealing the "Closed" half of it.

"Wait-wait a minute!"

Will hurriedly called him and held his hand.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Well... that, I'm an adventurer who came here to explore the Tenth Demon Castle. May I ask..."

"The Tenth Demon Castle is over there."

Will hadn't finished speaking yet. He pointed to the end of the village as if he was in a hurry to get off work.

Although the village is small, it may have geographical advantages and good greening. At the end of the woods, Will can vaguely see the house number of the underground city and a small door.

Turning around, the president is going to put up the sign again.

[Closed.

Please contact ▇▇▇▇ if you have any questions]

The address under the sign was also covered with a black pen by him, and it seems that he doesn't plan to get off work overtime at all.

"Wait, you can't leave!"

"Why can't you leave?"

"It's not time to get off work yet! The association's working time is 6 pm!"

"Huh?"

"You should deduct your attendance and salary if you get off work before the time!"

"... Why are you acting like someone from the Systrom family? Do you pay my salary? Why are you so anxious?"

... Hey, it seems that you guessed it.

For some reason, Will looked at this person and felt like a 996 employee of a game company in the city who returned to his hometown and met an old classmate who passed the civil service exam in his hometown.

The other party's arrangement was reasonable, but it made him feel uncomfortable.

"Uh, forget it. Actually, it's like this. I... I actually want to go in and get some information and put up the commission board... for a few minutes, can I..."

"Then I won't close the store for now, there's nothing important. When you're done, come out and help me put up the closing sign. I'm off work."

Will just watched the "president" leave.

This...

What's going on in this city?

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In addition to the Adventurer's Association in the capital, this was the first time Will had seen such a desolate Adventurer's Association.

Half of the tables, chairs and benches in the association were broken, and many of the chairs were actually broken on the back legs, so they could only be placed against the wall to barely sit.

Generally speaking, the association would also provide some drinks, but the shelves here were also empty.

There was a thick layer of dust on the table, and no one should have cleaned it for at least three months.

So strange...

Will looked through the information.

The tenth demon city should be a dungeon that has existed for about 6 months. According to the information here, it was rated C-level at that time, which is not high.

Generally, such a dungeon should be crowded with people, and many people would like to come to conquer it.

C-level, although not much, but it is easy to play.

Now it has about 30 floors, and the development speed is also very slow.

Is this the dungeon that "hides the answer" as Leah's mother said?

Indeed, in a deserted city, a dungeon that no one cares about does seem to hide "secrets".

Sighing, Will came to the "commission board".

Unsurprisingly, the commission board was also very deserted. There were two or three commissions posted on it. Will flipped through them and found that they were all from the previous year and had not been cleaned up yet.

"What an outrageous and strange place..."

He scratched his head, took out his new notebook, tore off a page, and took five pens from the side. He tried the third pen and it didn't work. He wrote halfway and it dried up, so he had to change to the fourth pen.

Then, he carefully wrote down the commission for the strategy of this dungeon.

——See, he really listens to Shuona. If he says he will pay for a thug, he will remember to post the commission.

“Sincerely recruit adventurers above B-level, salary negotiation... OK.”

Will posted the commission.

He was very satisfied with what he wrote, but he felt... Would it be too high of a place to recruit B-level people here? I guess it would be hard to recruit people?

At this time, he heard the sound of boots hitting the ground from outside the door.

Bang, bang, bang.

“Huh?”

Just as he was about to turn around, Will saw a white hand passing over his shoulder and peeling off the paper he had just posted.

“Young Master’s commission, is my S-level enough?”

She stood behind Will. The indoor lights were not turned on. In the dust and dust illuminated by the sunlight outside the window, Shuona, wearing the uniform of the “Morning Star”, stood behind him.

Unexpectedly and not surprisingly...

Shuona appeared here.

Just two days later, I met her again...

"B-level, wow, I'm so lucky that I can take this commission. You shouldn't have had time to kick me out of the team, right? Can I get double pay, little Will~?"

Holding the paper, Xiona laughed.

Chapter 208 "You see, fate is not all bad"

Xona should actually be here.

Although he was the one who was more interested in the story behind the "Green Strange Stone", Shuona and he got the same clue, and...

She was also a person who would not give up the opportunity to "explore the internal code of the dungeon".

Then she would definitely come to the city of the next clue - the town of Zermatt where the tenth demon city was located.

Although it seemed that they had embarked on two different paths when they parted.

But after making choices, they would eventually - end up in the same place.

This was not a "coincidence", but was actually arranged.

It's just...

This means...

Will did not "kick Shuona out" from the team.

This kind of "coincidence" that turned things around and back to the original path...

It seems like a good arrangement of "fate".

"Why are you looking at me in a daze? What? Don't you recognize me after not seeing me for two days?"

Xona shook her hand in front of her, and then she brought Will out of her complicated thinking.

"Aren't you supposed to be on your way to the capital? After all, your little princess might be waiting there anxiously. If you're late for one day, the consequences will be disastrous. Why are you here?"

Xuna showed a strange expression and looked at the letter of entrustment in her hand.

"Oh, you are very interested in the Tenth Demon City."

"Because... I can't go there empty-handed."

Will spread out his hands. Except for one hand holding his staff, there was really nothing else.

"Men can't apologize without gifts, right?"

"Entak... Demon... Well, you said and asked me about related books. The swordsmanship they practiced is indeed mysterious, but it is indeed related to demons."

"This demon is the 'demon defined by the dungeon'..."

There is a very niche race in the dungeon that does not exist in "reality" and can only be seen in the dungeon.

Demon.

Their low-level forms generally have sharp horns, can fly with small wings, and are naughty and mischievous. The high-level forms look very close to human form, are very beautiful overall, can imitate various human moves, and do it faster and better.

The "Emperor" level BOSS form is close to "concept", without a specific appearance, appearing in black fog, creating an illusion of a very abstract dungeon with mental attacks. Rather than a frontal attack, it likes to split a team in the dungeon through sweet talk.

Although people in this world think it is "very rare", for Will, these types of monsters are like... a collection of stereotypes of the word "demon" in various literary works.

"So, you are here to try your luck and see if you can get the resources to make swords from here?"

"Yes."

Will nodded.

"But how did you get here after me? Even if it was a carriage, it was the people I hired who were rushing on the road first."

Xuna scratched her head embarrassedly.

"Well... do you know? About ten kilometers behind, there is a city that is a mining area, which means... there is a train."

"..."

"After I parted with you, I hijacked a train and came here first. Correction, it's not after me, I've been here for two days."

She is worthy of it!

Shona is really...

She always gives Will unexpected surprises and is always ready to scare him.

However, this is also similar to Xiu.

As a male protagonist who "works hard to shape his uniqueness", he always does some things that are not very compliant but surprisingly efficient, such as "just say whether it is successful or not".

So...

She is indeed inextricably linked to the missing Xiu?

Maybe she is the one who caused all this...

"Well...as expected..."

Will was still thinking about things, and Shona suddenly came closer, and his shadow was reflected in her eyes.

"What, what...as expected?"

"You are not very happy. Your eyebrows are already frowned. You look depressed, which is rare on your face."

Shona is particularly sensitive to his expression changes.