· Stainless Steel Basin Good Brothers

Eina looked at Lu Qiming, who was acting so righteous, and felt as if she had encountered a fool. Although there was no rule stating that one must possess a "Blessing" to register as an adventurer or enter the Dungeon.

But wouldn't an ordinary person without a "Blessing" entering the Dungeon be equivalent to throwing their life away?

"Um, Lu Qiming, I suggest you first join some deity's Hestia Familia and obtain a 'Blessing' before coming back to register as an adventurer. Besides, after joining a Familia and receiving a 'Blessing,' not only will your strength improve faster, but having reliable teammates while adventuring is much better than going alone."

Eina tried to suggest this to Lu Qiming as tactfully as possible. Over the years, she had seen too many young people come to Orario from other countries, each one full of confidence in their own strength, heading into the Dungeon all by themselves.

As a result, most were killed by monsters in the upper levels of the Dungeon. Even among the few who survived, only a handful recognized their own limitations and joined a deity's Familia, while the vast majority of survivors had their confidence shattered by the monsters and never dared to enter the Dungeon again.

"No worries, no worries, I'm very confident in my own strength!"

As soon as Lu Qiming heard the elf lady in front of him suggesting he join a Familia and form a party to head into the Dungeon, he hurriedly refused.

He could not join any deity's Familia at the moment, not even the Hestia Familia!

Because once he joined a Familia, his mercenary plan would definitely be affected!

That's right, this was the best plan he had devised after careful consideration to complete his mission. As long as his strength kept increasing, his fame would grow, and when the time came, he would announce that for the right price, he could temporarily join their expedition teams.

By following expedition teams, he could head into the deeper levels of the Dungeon, where there were more and stronger monsters, and consequently, the speed at which he completed his missions would increase.

Actually, it wasn't that Lu Qiming hadn't considered heading into the deep levels of the Dungeon on his own. But the upper levels were fine, as the maps provided by the Adventurer Guild were still usable; once one reached the deep levels, the maps were the secrets of the major Familias.

Lu Qiming was also terrible with directions. If he got lost in the depths of the Dungeon and couldn't find his way out, he might just set the record for the most shameful death of a transmigrator: a guy with no sense of direction starving to death because he couldn't find the way back!

It was precisely because of this that Lu Qiming didn't plan on joining a Familia for now. Otherwise, if a Familia that held a grudge against him hired him, he would have to guard against monsters while also watching his back for betrayal from his teammates.

Anyway, his strength increased via the system; as long as he killed monsters, he could gain experience, which was completely faster than the growth rate of a "Blessing." However, once his mission was mostly complete, he wouldn't pass up the chance to obtain a "Blessing" if the opportunity arose.

Eina looked at Lu Qiming's determined expression and sighed helplessly; she had really seen too many newcomers like this. But since Lu Qiming didn't intend to heed her advice, and it seemed his strength was decent, the hope of him coming out of the Dungeon alive was still quite high.

Once Lu Qiming returned from the Dungeon, he would surely know that having a "Blessing" and not having one were two completely different situations, and he would definitely go find a Familia to join.

Thinking of this, Eina put away Lu Qiming's form and reached out her fair, delicate hand toward him.

"Since you are so confident in your own strength, Lu Qiming, then pay the fee and I'll help you register as an adventurer!"

"Alright, thank you, Miss!"

Lu Qiming gave a cheeky grin, reached up to his head, took off his stainless steel basin, and placed it into Eina's fair, delicate hand.

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Eina looked at the smiling Lu Qiming, then looked at the stainless steel basin in her hand, and a giant "?" appeared over her head.

"What's wrong, Miss?"

Lu Qiming pretended to be completely oblivious, widening his eyes and trying to act cute while looking at Eina.

"Um, we only accept Valis here, not this."

Eina took a Valis coin out of her pocket, shook it in front of Lu Qiming, and placed it next to the stainless steel basin.

"What! You don't accept a stainless steel basin? Back in my hometown, this is the best thing! People often come to the village to trade old cell phones and old refrigerators for stainless steel basins!"

Lu Qiming looked at Eina in shock, seemingly finding it incredible that they didn't want a stainless steel basin.

"Um, Lu Qiming, we really don't accept this stainless steel basin here. Why don't you go work for a few days? One thousand Valis only takes a few days of work to earn."

"Work? No way! When I left home, my elders told me that working is impossible—working is never going to happen in this lifetime. I can only get by by trading stainless steel basins or killing monsters!"

At this moment, as if he had thought of something, Lu Qiming looked at Eina with an expression that suggested she was getting a great deal.

"Miss, how about this? I'll leave this stainless steel basin with you as collateral, you lend me one thousand Valis, and I'll pay you back tenfold after I return from the Dungeon!"

"This..."

Eina looked at Lu Qiming's expectant gaze, nodded in a daze, and took out a one-thousand Valis coin.

"Fine, I'll lend you one thousand Valis, Lu Qiming, but take your stainless steel basin back. Just pay me back the Valis when you return."

"Thank you!"

Lu Qiming gratefully grabbed Eina's small hand. As expected of Eina, the gentle lady from the story—he had managed to pull it off just by acting a little cute! Actually, when Lu Qiming first entered the Adventurer Guild, he hadn't recognized Eina at first, just thinking she looked familiar.

It was only later that he realized this lady was the elf from the original story who took such good care of Bell in the Adventurer Guild—a person who was super gentle and warm-hearted.

After recognizing Eina, Lu Qiming had the idea to temporarily sell out his stainless steel brother in exchange for money.

Before long, Eina had finished registering Lu Qiming as an adventurer.

"Then, Miss, I'm off to the Dungeon! Wait for me, I'll pay you back in no time!"

Lu Qiming waved his hand, turned around, and walked toward the exit of the Adventurer Guild. Not far from the guild, a towering, grayish-white giant tower stood reaching into the clouds.

Beneath the giant tower was the entrance to the Dungeon.

"Mm, I wish you a safe journey, you must survive! And my name is Eina!"

"Mm, got it, Eina!"

Lu Qiming turned his head, gave a slight smile, and walked straight out of the Adventurer Guild.

At the entrance of the Dungeon.

Lu Qiming looked at the entrance of the giant tower in front of him, where humans, beastmen, elves, and various demi-human races were constantly coming and going. There were even many adventurers coming out carrying the corpses of their teammates, while they themselves were missing arms or legs.

The surrounding adventurers seemed to have grown accustomed to such sights, simply walking calmly toward the entrance of the Dungeon.

"Hoo! Let's go!"

Lu Qiming took a deep breath and followed the main force toward the Dungeon entrance with firm, steady steps. He knew he had to familiarize himself with this kind of scene, or he wouldn't even know how he died.

He didn't want to die in the Dungeon like this, nor did he want to fail the mission and lose the system!

Even if he had to give it his all, he had to complete the mission! After learning that other worlds existed, Lu Qiming didn't want to be trapped in this world; he wanted to see the scenery of different worlds and meet characters he had previously only known from behind a screen!

Besides, every world could unlock a brand-new profession; perhaps in the future, he could even achieve immortality.

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