Chapter 30

The crowd passed through the Harvest Square where the statues stood and came to the Adventurer Association located in the southeast of the city.

Unlike the elegant and imposing Alchemy Association, the appearance of the Adventurer Association was much more ordinary. It was just a two-story small building with a brick-concrete structure, and the outer wall was brushed with lime. Looking from a distance, it was not much different from an inn or a tavern.

However, this was one of the liveliest places in the city.

Similar to the talent market in Mali's memory, it gathered various clients who brought a wide variety of job positions.

From guarding the kingdom and saving the world, to finding cats in the city, or fishing for wedding rings in the sewer, all kinds of work could be found on the association's mission wall.

And the adventurers waiting for work were like job seekers. They were numerous and possessed different professional skills and work experience, gathering in front of the mission wall to look for money-making opportunities.

Usually, those tasks with generous rewards and not so much danger would be torn off as soon as they were posted, followed by tasks with generous rewards but also certain risks.

After all, they were adventurers, and they were doing the work of licking blood on the edge of a knife. Faced with the opportunity to get rich overnight, many people would still choose to fight for it, and as for whether the result was a full load or being carried away lying down, it was unknown.

After that, there were some tasks with meager rewards but average danger. No matter what line of work, the number of bottom-level practitioners is always the largest, and adventurers are no exception. A large number of novices and low-level adventurers need simple tasks to practice and maintain the minimum standard of living.

Even during the busy farming season, some large manors nearby would hire adventurers to help harvest wheat. Many people had been farmers before becoming adventurers, which could be considered returning to their old jobs.

Of course, this was limited to bottom-level adventurers who really couldn't find work. Most adventurers were still more willing to fight monsters or robbers.

Xia'er walked into the guild hall, curiously looking around, her eyes falling on a well-equipped team of adventurers, revealing a look of envy.

However, she didn't forget the business, and soon moved her gaze away, coming to the counter.

There were quite a few people here, and the half-elf girl queued for a long time before it was her turn.

A halfling received her.

He stood on an empty wine barrel, ensuring that his upper body was above the oak counter, and everyone who came here could see his straight vest and infectious smile.

The thoughtful halfling would even adjust his standing posture according to the height of the guests, so that he would not be too high or too low.

"Good afternoon, I am Pawa'er, a senior receptionist of the Adventurer Association. I am very happy to serve you. Today is really a good day. My friend with pointed ears, it seems you are ready to start a wonderful adventure with your partners!!"

"Uh... no, I'm not here to register as an adventurer." Xia'er paused and added, "At least not now."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I apologize to you, mainly because your attire looks like a professional and experienced adventurer."

"Really?"

"You can ask others in the guild, Pawa'er never lies," the halfling said seriously.

The half-elf girl was secretly happy, coughed lightly, "Actually, I am a hunter and a militiaman, but my father was an adventurer, once... later he settled down in Baimu Cun."

"Oh, this is a very good destination for an adventurer. I'm not joking," the halfling looked around and lowered his voice. "Most of the guys in this line of work lost their heads in the end, and not many can end well."

"Ah, he also died of illness three years ago."

"My condolences, but compared to being exposed in the wilderness, being able to die on a warm bed is also a kind of happiness, isn't it."

The halfling was clearly a very good listener and chat partner, which was why he could become a senior receptionist.

"So you are here to post a task this time. What type of task is it?"

"Type?"

"Is this your first time here? It doesn't matter, you just tell me what you want to recruit adventurers to do, and I will help you handle the rest."

"Oh, a Goblin tribe has appeared near our village. I want to find someone to clear those annoying guys, as soon as possible."

"Extermination task, and it's urgent." The halfling snapped his fingers. "Can you tell me about how many Goblins are in that Goblin tribe?"

"Uh, let me think, I sneaked into their lair last time and saw at least forty or fifty Goblins."

"That's a medium-sized tribe. You actually went deep into it, really brave. Are there any other monsters nearby?"

"There shouldn't be, anyway I didn't encounter any," the half-elf girl thought about it and said.

"Finally, where is the task location?" Pawa'er took out a hand-drawn map and spread it on the counter.

However, Xia'er couldn't find Baimu Cun on it, but she still pointed out the approximate location.

The halfling muttered, "The guild's map is older than my grandfather's age, but it doesn't matter. We will know where Baimu Cun is later. Very good, it looks like we got a dessert-level extermination task."

"What is dessert-level?"

"Ha, that's a nickname popular among adventurers. According to the guild's classification, it is a task with a danger level of two stars."

The halfling paused. "How much reward do you plan to offer? I need to remind you that you need to pay twenty copper coins for the paper draft fee to the guild before posting the task. You'd better deduct this money first."

Xia'er looked at her money bag and tentatively said, "How about four Silver Shields?"

The halfling's expression became very wonderful in the next instant, but he still tried to squeeze out a smile, and then said to the half-elf girl.

"Do you believe in my professional level? This is my fifteenth year in the guild. I strongly suggest you increase the reward to at least sixty Silver Shields or more, so as to avoid the awkward situation of no one accepting the task for a long time."

"Do I need that much?" Xia'er said in a dilemma. "But all the money on me is only seven Silver Shields."

The halfling expressed sympathy. He thought about it and deliberated, "Perhaps you can post the task first and see. It's not that there hasn't been such a situation before. Some noble knights choose to hide their names and become adventurers in order to hone their martial arts. They pick tasks regardless of the reward, just to gain actual combat experience and improve their strength."

"Anyway, you still have one chance to adjust the reward for free, but let's say it first, the twenty copper Krun handling fee will not be refunded."

"Is that so? Then you help me post the task first."

"No problem." Pawa'er accepted the twenty copper coins for the paper draft fee, then took out a blank papyrus, wrote a task task quickly with a quill pen dipped in ink, and handed it to the half-elf girl.

"You can check it once. If there is no problem, you can press your handprint. In addition, the reward of seven Silver Shields also needs to be paid in advance and kept by the guild, and will be paid to the adventurer after the task is completed."

"If you are illiterate, you can also go to the innkeeper next door, or the scribe of the temple to ask them to help check for a few copper coins, they will be very happy." ===== CHAPTER 31 =====