Seeing Ya Er Again

"Looking for a class instructor? Please wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, the young receptionist got up from behind the counter and went to ask the others in the back.

Class instructors were one of the guild's welfare policies. For a relatively low fee, one could receive guidance from an official class holder. It was also one of the most likely paths for ordinary people to gain extraordinary power.

However, because there were so many applicants, class instructors taught large groups all at once. The quality of instruction was questionable, and everything depended on one's own aptitude.

Before long, the young receptionist returned and said to Li Si:

"The guild's Mage Class instructor, warrior class instructor, and hunter class instructor are currently here. The assassin class instructor has gone out to handle a commission and isn't in the guild."

Li Si frowned when he heard that. His goal was to learn dagger techniques from the assassin instructor, yet the assassin instructor happened to be absent. Was he supposed to wait indefinitely?

Seeing Li Si frown in silence, the young receptionist assumed he was considering which instructor to choose and said:

"I'd suggest choosing the warrior or hunter instructor first. Although Mage Class holders are fewer and hold a higher status, people with mage talent are far too rare."

The young receptionist paused. "And a single session with the mage instructor costs 10 Gold Coins—ten times what the other instructors charge!"

Whoa!

Li Si had not expected a Mage Class instructor to be so profitable. After all, he had not changed into a mage through this method in his previous life!

Ten Gold Coins per person per session,

ten people in one training session,

ten training sessions a week,

that was 1,000 Gold Coins a week!

Thinking of the mere three hundred gold he had left in his ring, which Joyce had withdrawn for him last time, Li Si's eyes nearly turned into Gold Coins ()!

Although Li Si knew the math could not really be calculated that way, and the actual situation could not possibly be so ideal, they could still make at most a hundred gold a week—and it would take up quite a bit of time.

After thinking it over, Li Si used tremendous willpower to suppress the words about applying to be a Mage Class instructor that were about to slip out. The job took far too much time, and he would probably have to hand over most of the profits to the guild. Unlike the players in his previous life, he was not desperately short on resources.

But then another problem arose: what was he supposed to do about learning his final weapon skill?

Just as Li Si was feeling troubled, a rather sleazy voice came from behind him.

"Hehe, little brother, are you looking for a class instructor?"

Li Si turned around and saw a man in ordinary mercenary clothes standing behind him. The man looked even sleazier than he sounded, rubbing his hands together as he grinned at Li Si.

The man's absurd appearance made Li Si physically uncomfortable. He stepped back two paces and unleashed the three-hit combo:

"No, thanks, goodbye."

"Hey, don't reject me so quickly, little brother! Look, this is my big brother Ya Bo Te. He's about to break through to Silver Warrior!"

"An opportunity like this won't come twice! Sign up for my big brother's one-on-one tutoring now for just 5 gold, and we guarantee you'll become an extraordinary warrior!"

Behind the absurd-looking man, the fellow who was presumably Ya Bo Te struck poses and showed off the muscles on his arms!

Before Li Si could react, the young receptionist behind the counter said coldly:

"Sai Lei, Ya Bo Te, you two still dare to scam people here? If you don't leave, I'll call the guards to throw both of you out!"

To stop mercenaries from getting drunk and causing trouble inside the building, the Mercenary Guild had a considerable security force stationed here.

"No, no, we're leaving right away, right away. Please don't be angry, Miss Li Ya."

Before they could even finish speaking, the two hurriedly slunk out of the mercenary hall. They were puzzled as well. Li Ya usually did not bother much with such matters, so why had she stopped them so directly this time? They were only making a little extra gold, after all. They would still teach whatever they were supposed to teach.

"Hmph!" Seeing the two flee in a hurry, Li Ya gave a soft snort.

Those two had always been deceiving novice mercenaries into spending more money to learn class skills. This time, they had even tried to scam someone right in front of her.

Besides, those two fools might have poor judgment and failed to see it, but how could she, a receptionist who met hundreds of people every day, fail to notice?

Could this youth named Moriarty before her possibly be an ordinary person?

Though he wore plain cotton clothes, they were exceptionally clean and well cared for. His face showed barely any traces of wind and sun, and his skin was so good that she was even a little envious.

Most importantly, the ring on the youth's hand was clearly a precious Storage Ring at a single glance, and it was of no low grade!

He was probably some young master from a noble family who had come out to experience mercenary life, wasn't he?

Li Si had no idea that Li Ya had been thinking so much. With a hint of gratitude, he said:

"You're Miss Li Ya, right? Thank you for what you did just now."

"It was nothing, Mr. Moriarty. Have you decided which class instructor you want to study under?"

"Not yet." Li Si hesitated before saying, "I want to learn assassin-related class knowledge, but the instructor isn't here. Miss Li Ya, do you have any other assassin class holders you could recommend?"

"Assassin? There are still very few people who choose that extraordinary class. Let me think..."

Just as Li Ya was trying to recall which other assassin class holders in the guild were accepting students, another voice rang out from nearby.

"Li Si!"

The delighted voice made Li Si pause. He had not expected anyone here to recognize him, and the voice sounded somewhat familiar as well.

Tap, tap, tap~

The crisp sound of leather boots striking the floor drew closer, and a familiar face sprang out from among the mercenaries.

Ya Er!

The lively girl he had met at Mora's family banquet last time.

He had not expected to run into her here.

"Hello, Ya Er. I didn't expect we'd meet again so soon!" Li Si said with a smile, raising a hand in greeting.

"Hey! I sensed a familiar presence over here, and it really was you!" Ya Er looked at Li Si with her gorgeous grayish-purple eyes, her gaze filled with delight.

Li Si looked her over. Unlike the last time they met, when she had worn a lavish evening gown, she was now dressed in simple, practical brown leather armor that tightly covered her slender figure. Only her snow-white, delicate arms and calves were exposed. A black longsword rested on her back, while her fiery red hair had been casually tied into a bun behind her head. A few loose strands hung beside her face, giving her a playful and adorable air.

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?" Seeing that Li Si had not responded, Ya Er raised her fair wrist and waved it before his eyes.

"Nothing. I came to register as a mercenary. What about you, Ya Er?" Li Si said with a smile.

"Dummy. Can't you tell just by looking at what I'm wearing? I've been a mercenary for ages."

Li Si was not particularly surprised by Ya Er's identity as a mercenary. After all, he had noticed last time that she was no delicate girl. She had even long since mastered extraordinary power and become an official class holder.

Li Ya, standing to the side, spoke respectfully at that moment:

"Miss Ya Er is the most talented person our Mercenary Guild has seen in the past ten years. In just one year, she rose from a novice mercenary to a Gold-level Mercenary."

This truly surprised Li Si. A Gold-level Mercenary was no ordinary figure, especially someone who had reached that rank in less than a year. The promotion requirements could not be fulfilled merely by completing a large number of simple tasks.

In other words, Ya Er had personally completed quite a few high-level extermination missions and commissions!

And judging from Li Ya's words, Ya Er possessed enough strength to complete high-level missions herself. She had not risen by merely tagging along with a team.

She had that kind of strength?

Ya Er... could she be a high-level class holder?