The brown-haired girl seemed to notice Tang Zheng's hesitation. The corners of her lips curled up slightly as she suggested:
"If you register as an adventurer, questions like that are free."
The brown-haired girl looked at him expectantly.
Tang Zheng raised an eyebrow. "Can one person register as an adventurer?"
"Being an adventurer is a rather dangerous job. Anyone can register, and there is no explicit rule on the number of people, but for safety reasons, at least two people are needed in practice."
"Of course, since there isn't an explicit rule..."
The brown-haired girl lowered her voice at the end and spoke quietly.
"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 into his pocket as a cover, took a silver coin from his inventory, and placed it on the counter.
"I'll process it for you right away."
The brown-haired girl's eyes lit up as she hurriedly spoke.
"No, the five-copper question."
Tang Zheng pressed his hand over the silver coin, his expression unchanged.
He only had two gold, six silver, and three copper coins left. Once he reached the border city of E-Rantel, he would certainly need to spend money, so naturally, he would not waste any on registering as an adventurer.
He had no time to take on Adventurer's Guild quests.
"There's an escort request to E-Rantel over there. Such a long journey, yet the reward is only the minimum for a Gold Rank request. How stingy."
The brown-haired girl's expression fell. Pointing listlessly toward the wall covered in requests not far away, she complained as though she were hinting at something.
"It'll probably be taken by that Silver Rank adventurer team."
"Since you don't seem to understand anything, let me remind you: if you want to travel with those people, you need not only the client's approval, but also the approval of the adventurer team taking the request."
Upon hearing that,
Tang Zheng looked in the direction the brown-haired girl was pointing and saw a four-person adventurer team. A look of realization flashed through his eyes.
They were the group whose conversation he had overheard when passing by earlier. They seemed to be planning to advance to a Gold Rank adventurer team.
Tang Zheng removed his hand from the silver coin and pushed it toward the brown-haired girl.
The brown-haired girl picked up the silver coin, lightly rubbing it with her fingers before placing it into the box below. She then selected eight copper coins from inside and laid them on the counter.
"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, a complicated, strange expression appeared on her face.
Ever since she had begun working at the Adventurer's Guild, she had never heard anyone thank her. After all, most people who became adventurers were crude sorts.
Especially for such an inferior receptionist as herself!
"Though he looks poor... no, simple, he's unexpectedly polite." The brown-haired girl muttered to herself.
Thinking about it now,
He was rather handsome too. More importantly, his black hair and dark brown eyes were quite rare.
Was he from out of town... or from another country?
The brown-haired girl's cheeks reddened slightly.
Tang Zheng walked to a corner of the hall, leaned against the wall, and sighed.
Things were more troublesome than he had imagined. Or rather, he had initially thought about them too simply.
He needed the agreement of both sides. That was basically impossible!
Since the client had hired an adventurer team for protection, they would not want an outsider joining them. The adventurer team would be even less willing to bring trouble upon themselves.
But going 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 to level up. After all, the New World was not a game; monsters would not respawn.
If Tang Zheng wanted to raise his level, he had to go somewhere with large numbers of magical beasts!
Besides,
As the border between the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Baharuth Empire, E-Rantel would also make certain matters more convenient.
If it were purely for safety!
Within the Re-Estize Kingdom, even if there were dangers, they would not be too serious.
Most importantly,
Tang Zheng knew little about the Kingdom's circumstances, and having an adventurer team around could help him avoid unnecessary trouble.
Tang Zheng possessed plenty of information about the New World, but if he had to describe it, that information was too high-end. He instead knew far too little about the New World's basic details.
If he were powerful, that would be one thing.
But his level was currently too low, so he needed to pay even more attention to trouble that could be avoided.
Tang Zheng lowered his head in thought.
From what the brown-haired girl had said earlier, the journey from the Royal Capital to E-Rantel was long enough to count as a Gold Rank request.
With the money he had, he could not possibly hire an adventurer team.
However, perhaps he could compromise.
E-Rantel lay at the easternmost edge of the Kingdom's border, and between it and the Royal Capital stood the large city of Re-Lebl, the territory of Marquis Raeven, one of the Kingdom's six greatest nobles.
If he went to Re-Lebl first and then headed for E-Rantel, the cost of the request should be much lower.
The only issue was that the process would likely waste some time, and what Tang Zheng lacked most right now was time!
Suddenly,
"Miss Daya, has anyone accepted the request I posted yesterday?" A familiar, slightly nervous voice came from the reception counter.
"Oh, it's you."
"You came at just the right time. Your request has just been accepted by a Silver Rank adventurer team. Are you satisfied? If not, we can arrange a replacement." The brown-haired girl's calm voice rang out.
"No, no."
"We don't have any special requirements."
That familiar, slightly nervous voice hurriedly replied.
Tang Zheng raised his head in surprise and looked toward the source of that familiar voice.
Nfirea?
Tang Zheng was stunned. He had not expected to run into someone he knew here.
Had Nfirea posted that request to go to E-Rantel?
His grandmother was a Magic Caster capable of using Third-Tier magic. Did he still need to hire an adventurer team?
While he was lost in thought,
Nfirea had already made contact with that Silver Rank adventurer team. It seemed that this team had officially accepted the request.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng considered it briefly before getting up and walking toward Nfirea.
Over there,
"Then I'll have to trouble you along the way. The journey may be somewhat arduous."
Nfirea spoke softly to the four adventurers before him.
One of the four, who seemed to be the leader, patted the Black light armor on his chest and said cheerfully, "Don't worry. We've done requests like this several times. We can absolutely guarantee your safety."
Nfirea was already reserved by nature. Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his cheeks. He seemed to want to say something, but did not.
That was not what he had meant.
"Hello."
Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.
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