Chapter 329

Inside the Adventurer Guild.

Chairman Bo Tejin took out an exquisite wooden box and opened it; resting quietly on the red velvet cushion were four metal badges with a solid metallic texture, shimmering with a light cyan luster.

"Adamantite" badges!

Crafted entirely from Adamantite, a high-grade metal material, it has an affinity for magic, and its hardness exceeds that of Orichalcum and Mithril; the material itself is extremely valuable.

"I hope Leader Tang can leave the 'Gold-ranked' 'Free Will' badges with our Adventurer Guild."

Chairman Bo Tejin held the wooden box with both hands, his face full of solemnity and excitement, and bowed deeply to Tang Zheng; every movement appeared to have a great sense of ritual.

Facing the gaze of countless adventurers waiting expectantly around them.

"I understand."

Tang Zheng looked at Chairman Bo Tejin, who was over 50 years old with graying temples, and sighed softly.

He placed the two Gold-ranked badges on the tray that the Adventurer Guild's waitress had been holding all along.

"Strange, the Captain usually doesn't wear gloves." Enri stood to the side, looking with some doubt at Tang Zheng's hands, which were wearing light-colored gloves.

"Being able to keep the 'Free Will' badges is the honor of our Holy Kingdom's Adventurer Guild."

Chairman Bo Tejin saw this scene, his emotions became even more excited, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

According to the Adventurer Guild's regulations, adventurers do not necessarily have to return their badges to the Adventurer Guild after upgrading their rank.

These badges also have a certain commemorative significance for adventurers.

"Is that the 'Adamantite' badge? It's my first time seeing one."

"I heard that a small piece of that material is worth over 500 gold coins; these four Adamantite badges have... hiss, 2000 gold coins."

"Hmph! How can such a thing be measured by money?"

"It's a pity that 'Free Will' is not an adventurer team from our Holy Kingdom, but from the Kingdom."

"I heard they already have an Adamantite adventurer team called 'Crimson Drop'."

"............!"

"So amazing, that means the Kingdom already has two Adamantite-ranked teams."

Dense discussions and fiery emotions filled the Adventurer Guild; a group of adventurers felt exhilarated to be able to witness this scene.

Being able to witness the birth of an Adamantite-ranked adventurer team with one's own eyes—for all adventurers, how is that not a kind of luck!

There were even more adventurer teams fantasizing that they could also become Adamantite-ranked adventurers and be the center of attention like "Free Will" before them.

Tang Zheng picked up the four Adamantite badges from the red velvet cushion in the wooden box; they had a bit of weight to them, and the name of the "Free Will" team was engraved on the front.

He didn't recognize the characters, but that didn't stop him from guessing.

"Four of them?"

"I thought there would be two."

Tang Zheng muttered in his heart.

The information he registered at the Adventurer Guild actually only had two people—uh, to be precise, one person and one dog.

Don't look at Enri and the Witch Cuiye as members of "Free Will" in the eyes of outsiders,

In reality, according to regular procedures, "Free Will" only had two real registered members: one was Tang Zheng, and the other was the Evil Spirit Dog.

"That's fine too."

Tang Zheng thought to himself and spoke to Chairman Bo Tejin:

"There is a banquet at the VIP Hall; it sounds like a celebration banquet, and Chairman Bo Tejin should have been invited as well."

"Indeed, to be honest, I am not interested in such banquets," Chairman Bo Tejin said, his eyes reluctantly moving away from the Gold-ranked badges, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothed out quite a bit.

"Since Leader Tang and Miss Enri also intend to attend, then as the Chairman of the Adventurer Guild, I naturally will not be absent."

Chairman Bo Tejin spoke gentlemanly and respectfully, then suddenly thought of something, his eyes shifting:

"I heard that nobles of all sizes in Kalinsha will attend, and perhaps there will even be foreign nobles."

When mentioning the words "foreign nobles," Chairman Bo Tejin's voice was clearly lowered and emphasized.

"Then I shall take my leave," Tang Zheng said, understanding in his heart, and responded gently, taking Enri and walking out of the Adventurer Guild.

The emotions and gazes of the adventurers on both sides became even more awe-struck and fiery; some even shouted for autographs.

Huh?

Tang Zheng's mouth twitched, and his pace quickened slightly.

Sure enough, in the future, he would still need to spend some time learning the language of this world; he was currently relying entirely on "Interpretation Magic" to keep one foot in the realm of the semi-illiterate.

After Chairman Bo Tejin personally saw Tang Zheng and the other off, he immediately rushed back to the Adventurer Guild, ignoring the puzzled looks of the adventurers.

"Put the original Gold-ranked badges of 'Free Will' in the most conspicuous place in the guild!"

"Yes!"

"Place them on the wall in the center facing the main entrance, hang them there, with transparent glass decoration."

"What? We don't have any?"

"Go buy some immediately, have those craftsmen make them!" Chairman Bo Tejin said excitedly in a loud voice.

With the badges left by the Adamantite-ranked "Free Will" hanging here, the Adventurer Guild, which had a low presence, would definitely see improvement!

The carriage moved—

The Evil Spirit Dog controlled the bone chains, pulling the carriage, and began to drive toward the VIP Hall.

Regarding the so-called banquet.

Tang Zheng was likewise uninterested; according to his previous style of doing things, with the Hills incident resolved, it was about time to leave the Holy Kingdom.

However, because of the "Fusion Potion."

He needed to make a reasonable arrangement, and in the Hills incident, he had ultimately helped the demi-human side and stopped Quila, which would inevitably cause a certain impact.

"'Fusion Potion', Abelion Hills, demi-humans." Tang Zheng's gaze flickered slightly.

"Free Will" should perhaps fade out for a period of time; he needed to carry out some actions in secret, and there was also the most important matter of leveling up.

While pondering.

Tang Zheng casually raised his arm, took off the light-colored gloves he was wearing on his hands, and light blue magic power surged out and was injected into the gloves.

Gloves of ordinary material simply could not withstand the power of magic.

His palm shook.

The two gloves turned into dust in his palm!

Tang Zheng clenched his fist and reached out of the carriage window, opened his palm, and the fine dust of the gloves flew off his fingertips and dissipated into the air.

"Captain?"

Enri's light brown pupils were filled with confusion and doubt.

Tang Zheng's fingertips swayed slightly, feeling the cool breeze blowing through his fingers in the evening, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on his face.

"In magic, there is a type of magic called 'Object Location,' as well as many similar detection-type magics; through an object, one can lock onto the location of the user."

Tang Zheng said while taking out one of the Adamantite badges he had obtained from Chairman Bo Tejin and handing it to Enri:

"Of course, this also requires certain conditions; it requires something that the locator has carried on their person for a long time."

"As an adventurer, if an enemy uses an object on your person to locate your position, and sets traps or conducts targeted attacks without your knowledge, you will fall into an extremely dangerous situation."

How could Tang Zheng not take precautions against items clearly related to him, such as adventurer badges?

When Enri heard these words, her expression immediately became tense, and she immediately understood why the Captain had worn gloves.

It was to completely isolate the connection of the "Gold" badges!

Eh?

This didn't seem right either.

Enri seemed to have discovered something, opened her mouth, and then wondered if she was overthinking it.

"Are you wondering if using gloves to isolate it temporarily has no meaning?"

Tang Zheng saw the conflicted expression on Enri's face and smiled as he withdrew his palm from outside the carriage:

"Because that 'Gold' badge is fake."

"I troubled a craftsman last night to make it temporarily; gold is a relatively soft material, but it is much easier to craft than Adamantite."

From beginning to end.

Tang Zheng had never truly touched the two "Gold" badges handed to the Adventurer Guild; even the craftsman he found temporarily was handled through "All-Race Charm."

If someone really wanted to use the "Gold" badge to locate his position in the future, they would only locate the ordinary craftsman in "Kalinsha."

Detection and anti-detection are, after all, a game of intelligence and information!

"If someone really does this in the future, it can instead be used to obtain certain information in disguise."

Tang Zheng's mind flashed with this thought.

Of course, normal detection magic cannot locate items that have been away from the original user for too long.

But this did not prevent Tang Zheng from taking precautions; after all, the magic he understood was only a minority, and even if Tier Magic couldn't do it, what about some Super-Tier Magic?

Especially that most special "Wish Upon a Star."

"I understand!" Enri nodded earnestly, her hands gripping the Adamantite badge tightly, her heart full of excitement and happiness.

She had never been exposed to this kind of knowledge before, and now that the Captain was telling her, it meant he recognized her.

VIP Hall.

Located in the center of the city, it was built quite grandly; although this city was a fortress city, it was also the only city in the Holy Kingdom that was a necessary passage for communication with the outside world.

Coupled with the fact that "Kalinsha" belonged to the direct territory of the Holy Royal Family, the VIP Hall naturally became a place for entertaining nobles or important figures from other countries.

At this moment!

It was already evening.

The VIP Hall was brightly lit, and the eternal lights hanging on the walls and overhead emitted a soft glow, illuminating the hall brightly.

Attendants dressed neatly, carrying food and wine glasses, shuttled back and forth in the hall.

Men and women dressed in formal wear stood in the center of the hall dancing, some were communicating in low voices, and some were drinking silently.

There were also people wearing armor and carrying weapons, and as they walked, they constantly made clashing metal sounds.

This was not a normal banquet; it should be considered a "celebration banquet" to celebrate everyone resolving the crisis caused by the undead in the Hills.

That's right!

Most of the people present were surviving members of the Holy Knight Order and the Priest Order, and some nobles and important figures of "Kalinsha" were also in attendance.

Facing this disaster that caused the departure of many companions, although everyone was at the banquet, their emotions and interest were not very high.

This banquet had come too suddenly.

Enri sat in a corner, her gaze sweeping over the people at the banquet, and she picked up a piece of fruit and took a bite; she was indeed a bit hungry.

Delicious!

The Captain was not at the banquet, but had left with that Captain Remedios.

Just after taking a bite of the fruit, someone else walked over, and Enri could only get up with a headache to deal with them.

She had clearly hidden in the corner...

"Enri, are you bored? Do you want the two of us to have a match?" A rough voice sounded from the front, full of eager excitement.

"Mr. Orlando."

Enri saw the man with a sturdy build and messy beard walking toward her.

"Red" Orlando waved his thick arms, revealing an extremely expectant gaze.

"Um, I can't exert that kind of power right now, Mr. Orlando."

Enri refused; there were many people at the banquet inquiring, and she followed the Captain's instructions entirely, saying it was due to a natural innate ability.

"What a pity."

"Red" Orlando looked straight at Enri, who had no muscles on her body and no traces of training, and shook his head in disappointment.

"Mr. Pabel, is he okay?" Enri asked in a low voice.

"Rest assured, he is a strong man."

"Red" Orlando grinned, though his eyes still revealed a hint of solemnity.

"Oh."

Enri felt that Mr. Pabel must be very sad.

After all, his wife had died on the battlefield, which made her think of the words "fate" that the Captain had mentioned earlier.

And at this moment.

On the upper floor of the banquet hall, in a luxuriously decorated room.

Quila and Remedios looked at the six vials of potion on the table, one curious, the other expressionless.

"This is the 'Fusion Potion' you spoke of." Quila's gaze flashed with brilliance.

Her return to "Kalinsha" this time was because she had obtained the permission of the Holy Queen, and she had been given high authority in this matter.

"These three bottles are 'Fusion Potion'; the general effects have already been introduced just now, and there is a certain degree of danger."

Tang Zheng said calmly, then reached out and pointed to the other three transparent red potion bottles:

"And these three bottles contain demi-human blood, which is also the material for refining the 'Fusion Potion'."

Once these words were spoken.

Surprise appeared in Quila's eyes.

Such a precious potion, and the other party would actually hand over the materials for refining it?

Originally, she had planned how to figure out the materials for the potion, and for this, she had already had the intention of suffering a heavy loss.

"You will definitely find a way to research the potion you have taken; this is an inevitable thing, and it is not hard to guess."

Tang Zheng chuckled and spread his palms, his gaze colliding with Quila's in the air:

"The materials are provided directly to you; you can try to make the 'Fusion Potion' as much as you like. If you can make it, then naturally, congratulations."

"If you can't make it, then we can continue to talk, instead of doing some useless probing like now."

The surprised look on Quila's face vanished in an instant; her long, narrow eyes lifted, and she smiled insidiously: "Heh, heh."

"Leader Tang is so confident; it seems you are certain that our Holy Kingdom cannot make it."

Tang Zheng did not speak, which in itself represented a response.

With a "bang"!

"Hey! Is the matter of stopping the elimination of demi-humans just going to end like this!" Remedios saw Tang Zheng and Quila chatting and laughing, and slammed the table hard.

Quila remained silent, only her gaze fell on the three potion bottles containing demi-human blood, lost in thought.

"It seems Captain Remedios does not understand." Tang Zheng said lightly.

"What do you mean?" Remedios said angrily.

"I am an alchemist, an alchemist who specializes in using demi-human blood to refine potions."

Tang Zheng said at the end, his gentle expression disappeared, and he spoke coldly: "This is my purpose and reason!"

(End of chapter)