Avoiding Unnecessary Trouble, Meeting Nfirea

The brown-haired girl seemed to notice Tang Zheng's hesitation, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly as she suggested:

"If you register as an Adventurer, this sort of question is free."

The brown-haired girl looked over at him expectantly.

Tang Zheng raised an eyebrow. "Can one person register as an Adventurer?"

"Being an Adventurer is dangerous work. Anyone can register, and there are no explicit regulations regarding the number of people. But in practice, for safety reasons, at least two people are required."

"Of course. There aren't any explicit regulations."

The brown-haired girl lowered her voice as she finished speaking.

"How much does it cost to register as an Adventurer?" Tang Zheng asked expressionlessly.

"One silver coin!" The brown-haired girl raised a finger and waved it.

Tang Zheng reached toward his pocket as a cover, took a silver coin from his toolbox, and placed it on the counter.

"I'll process it for you right away."

The brown-haired girl's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly spoke.

"No, I meant the matter involving five copper coins."

Tang Zheng pressed a hand down on the silver coin, his expression still blank.

He now had only two gold, six silver, and three copper coins left. Once he reached the border city of "E-Rantel," he would inevitably need to spend more money, so he naturally would not waste any registering as an Adventurer.

He did not have time to take on Adventurer's Guild quests.

"There's a request over there to escort someone to 'E-Rantel.' Despite the distance being so far, it's only the lowest reward for a 'Gold Rank' request. What a miser."

The brown-haired girl's expression fell. With little interest, she pointed toward the wall nearby where various requests were posted and grumbled, seemingly hinting at something.

"It should have already been taken by that 'Silver Rank' Adventurer team."

"Seeing that you don't understand anything, I'll give you a reminder. If you want to travel with these people, you need not only the client's agreement, but also the agreement of the Adventurer team that accepted the request."

Upon hearing this,

Tang Zheng followed the direction of the brown-haired girl's finger and saw a four-person Adventurer team. A flicker of realization passed through his eyes.

They were the same people whose discussion he had overheard when he passed by earlier. They seemed to be planning to challenge for Gold Rank.

Tang Zheng released the hand pressing down on the silver coin and pushed the money toward the brown-haired girl.

The brown-haired girl picked up the silver coin and lightly rubbed her finger over it before placing it in the box below. She then took out eight copper coins and set them on the table.

"Thank you."

Tang Zheng nodded, put the copper coins into his pocket, and turned to leave.

"Th... thank you?"

The brown-haired girl froze. Watching Tang Zheng's departing back, she wore a somewhat complicated and strange expression.

Ever since she had begun working at the Adventurer Guild, she had never heard anyone thank her. After all, most of the people who became Adventurers were rough sorts.

And she was only a lowly receptionist, at that!

"He's clearly so poor... Hmm, plain-looking, but unexpectedly polite." The brown-haired girl muttered to herself.

Thinking about it now,

The other party was actually rather handsome. Most importantly, he had black hair and dark brown eyes. That hair color was quite rare.

Was he a traveler from elsewhere... or perhaps someone from another country?

The brown-haired girl's cheeks flushed slightly.

Tang Zheng walked to a corner of the hall and leaned against the wall, letting out a sigh.

Things were somewhat more troublesome than he had imagined. Or rather, he had thought about it too simply at the beginning.

He needed both parties to agree. That was basically impossible!

Since the client had commissioned an Adventurer team for protection, they would not want outsiders joining them. And the Adventurer team certainly would not create trouble for themselves.

But traveling to the border city of "E-Rantel" was necessary.

Whether it was the Great Forest of Tob in the north or the Katze Plains in the south, both were good places for leveling. After all, the New World was not a game, and monsters would not respawn.

If Tang Zheng wanted to raise his level, he would inevitably have to go somewhere with large numbers of Monsters!

Besides,

"E-Rantel" lay on the far eastern border of the Re-Estize Kingdom, bordering the Baharuth Empire. It would also be more convenient to do certain things there.

If it was merely for safety,

Then even within the Re-Estize Kingdom, the danger would not be particularly high.

More importantly,

Tang Zheng knew too little about the Kingdom's circumstances. Having an Adventurer team with him could help him avoid some unnecessary trouble.

Tang Zheng knew a great deal about the New World, but if he had to describe that information, it was simply too high-level. In contrast, he knew far too little about the New World's basic information.

If he were strong, that would be one thing.

But his level was too low right now, so he needed to pay even more attention to troubles that could be avoided.

Tang Zheng lowered his head and pondered.

Judging by what the brown-haired girl had said earlier, the distance from the Royal City to "E-Rantel" was long enough for the request to qualify as Gold Rank.

With the money he had, he could not afford to hire an Adventurer team.

However, perhaps he could take a middle path.

"E-Rantel" was at the easternmost edge of the Kingdom's border. Between the two places lay a large city called "E-Rebel," which belonged to one of the Kingdom's six top nobles: Marquis Raeven.

If he went to "E-Rebel" first and then continued on to "E-Rantel," the price of the request should be considerably lower.

The only problem was that this process would probably waste some time, and what Tang Zheng lacked most right now was time!

Suddenly,

"Miss Daya, has anyone taken yesterday's request?" A familiar voice tinged with nervousness came from the reception desk.

"Oh, it's you."

"You came at just the right time. Your request was just accepted by a Silver Rank Adventurer team. I don't know whether you're satisfied. If not, we can find you another one." The brown-haired girl's calm voice rang out.

"No, no need."

"We don't have any special requirements."

That slightly nervous, familiar voice hurriedly replied.

Tang Zheng lifted his head in surprise and looked toward the source of the familiar voice.

Nfirea?

Tang Zheng froze for a moment, never expecting to run into someone he knew here.

Was the request to travel to "E-Rantel" posted by Nfirea?

His grandmother was a Magic Caster capable of using Third-Tier Magic. Did even she need to hire an Adventurer team?

While Tang Zheng was still dazed,

Nfirea had already made contact with the Silver Rank Adventurer team. It seemed that the request had officially been accepted by this team.

Seeing this, Tang Zheng thought for a moment before standing and walking toward Nfirea.

Over there,

"Then I'll be counting on you for the journey ahead. The trip may be somewhat arduous."

Nfirea spoke softly to the four Adventurers in front of him.

One of the four Adventurers, seemingly their leader, patted the black, lightweight armor on his chest and said in an exceptionally hearty voice, "Don't worry. We've handled requests like this several times before. We can absolutely guarantee your safety."

Nfirea was introverted by nature. Hearing this, a trace of awkwardness appeared on his cheeks. He seemed to want to say something, but ultimately did not.

That was not what he had meant to say.

"Hello."

Suddenly, a voice came from behind.