"Boom!"
Blinding lightning howled across the cloud-choked sky, and bean-sized raindrops poured down in sheets, stirring the thin mist that hung in the air.
The rain was coming down hard.
Even with the dense canopy overhead blocking it, cold rainwater still kept falling onto Xia Nan, striking his metal armor with crisp pings.
His already-damp loose hair was soaked once more. Xia Nan lifted his head, his gaze passing through the gaps between the branches and leaves, his dark eyes reflecting the roiling gray-black leaden clouds above.
He felt it was troublesome.
At the moment, he had naturally already set out from River Valley Town and was in the middle of his mission.
Fog Lamp Grass was an important ingredient in many kinds of potions, including night-vision potions and climbing potions. Edwina of the Green Grass Crucible had considerable demand for it every year and regularly commissioned Adventurers to gather it.
The route was set, the location was clear, and even the ten-day round trip had been calculated with great precision.
After making a trip to the Green Grass Crucible, obtaining a detailed route map from The Lady Edwina, and asking about the relevant points he needed to watch out for, Xia Nan left River Valley Town with the luggage he had already prepared.
The journey had been fairly easy, and he had basically encountered no danger.
After all, F-rank missions were already the lowest tier among the Association's official commissions. If not for the fact that Fog Lamp Grass was somewhat seasonal, and had to be processed as quickly as possible after harvesting to prevent it from rotting and spoiling, only Adventurers with a Profession Level could move through the forest at such speed.
Otherwise, handing it over to those bottom-rung Adventurers who had yet to obtain a Profession