Tasks for the Floor Guardians: Abelion Hills Conference

A few days earlier.

At dusk in E-Rantel, the warm setting sun shone upon the signboard of the Shining Golden Pavilion, a long-established advanced-tier inn.

It was generally used to receive nobles, top-ranking adventurers, or wealthy merchants.

At this moment.

One of the inn's managers wore a broad smile as he helped the attendants load luggage onto a luxurious carriage.

An elegant elderly butler, impeccably dressed from his white hair to every inch of his clothing, waited until the luggage had been loaded before turning sideways. "Thank you for your assistance."

"Ah, it was my duty, Mr. Butler," the inn manager hurriedly replied.

For some reason.

Though the other man was an elderly gentleman, the young male inn manager still felt inferior standing before him.

The man was the attendant butler of a wealthy merchant's daughter from some city in the Empire, but no matter how he looked at them, they resembled nobles more closely—great nobles with a long lineage.

Neither their manners nor their attire were things ordinary minor nobles could possess.

Clink~

Clink~

Two crisp sounds rang out as beautiful golden arcs flew from the elderly butler's hand.

The inn manager's eyes lit up. His smile grew wider and more respectful as he quickly caught the casually tossed gold coins. "You are as generous as ever."

These two gold coins were nearly equal to more than two months of his income at the inn.

The elderly butler turned away expressionlessly, seemingly unconcerned about such a reward. Yet upon closer inspection, one could still see his gaze briefly linger on the coins.

"Sigh~"

Sebas sighed inwardly.

He did not have much money left. What he had just done was quite wasteful, but it was necessary to maintain the dignity of a wealthy merchant and the identity he was currently