Chapter 342: Set off!

The position of "Association Receptionist," looking at the name alone, didn't seem to have anything special, and it was easy to associate it with the waiters in the tavern or the sales in the shop.

But to some extent, it was the bridge and hub connecting the Association and adventurers, and the "facade" of the Adventurer Association.

It was not a role that was only responsible for "serving tea and water" and "liaising relationships" in the traditional sense; in many cases, they also needed to manage information, allocate missions, guide newcomers...

There were a large number of responsibilities and tasks that required time and energy to learn and improve.

The Adventurer Association, as a behemoth whose sphere of influence spanned the entire continent, could be said to attach great importance to this position, which was established at the grassroots level and almost represented the Association itself having interactions with adventurers.

Even if the vast majority of staff members in this position were ordinary people who had not stepped into the professional field, a comprehensive and perfect evaluation and promotion system was still established for them.

For those newcomer apprentices who had just entered the industry, memorizing the various rules and regulations of the Association, and proficiently reciting and mastering the mission release and acceptance process, was the foundation of everything.

Besides this, whether they could ensure the cleanliness of the front desk, whether their image was upright and clean, whether they could accurately complete simple mission registration, reward distribution, and document filing, and whether they could show enthusiasm, patience, and willingness to learn during the reception process were important indicators for judging whether to be dismissed or remove the "apprentice" prefix after the audit.

Further on, accompanied by the receptionist's own improvement in various abilities, including but not limited to: helping to audit the rationality of mission reports, handling complaints from general customers and minor frictions between adventurers, accurately matching missions with suitable adventurer teams, negotiation and crisis handling, assessing the trends of local political power, and the impact of large-scale natural disasters on the mission ecology, their own titles, income, and status would also be improved accordingly.

Some high-level Association receptionists might not have outstanding strength themselves, but over time, their relationship networks spread across the entire continent, from underground organizations in the depths of shadows to the highest royal family of a huge kingdom, and they even had friendships with legendary existences.

When Moli first entered the industry, she naturally had longing for the bright future in the mouth of the trainer, dreaming that one day she could also become that kind of big shot who even professionals needed to treat with respect.

But as she sat at the front desk of the Association day after day, the countless trivial matters and the trivial things that could never be finished had long ago extinguished her enthusiasm.

In the previous period, what Moli looked forward to most every day was sunset—that was when she got off work.

Every day after sitting at her workstation, she started to calculate how many days were left until the rest day.

She had once desperately thought more than once whether the second half of her life would pass in endless waiting and the cycle of "work-rest-work."

Later, she comforted herself with relatively high income and a stable living environment, saying that this was already a job that many ordinary people dreamed of, so she persisted.

Until a few months ago, when that incomparably young youth who had already obtained a professional level and had short black hair walked to the counter, Moli finally saw a glimmer of light in her dead and silent life.

She attached great importance to this adventurer named "Xia Nan."

As a formal receptionist who had already removed the "apprentice" prefix, she could perceive the exaggerated improvement speed of this black-haired youth through the mission reports that were submitted one after another at an extremely fast frequency, the rapidly increasing mission difficulty of f, e, d..., and the equipment on the other party that changed every time they met.

Moli clearly knew that compared to other newcomers at the same stage who were still familiarizing themselves with their professional identities, even though it had been less than a year since he completed the promotion mission, Xia Nan's own strength had already far exceeded the level he should have possessed under normal circumstances.

She understood what this meant.

And it was absolutely impossible for her to waste this opportunity.

Therefore, Moli almost became Xia Nan's exclusive receptionist.

Every reception showed the fullest and most enthusiastic emotions—even if she was exhausted after a whole day of busy work.

Responsible to the extreme, she exerted her business ability as much as possible, and even dared to take the initiative to negotiate with her superiors to strive for more benefits for Xia Nan.

She didn't need Xia Nan to reward her in any way.

She was an Association receptionist, and the other party was the adventurer she was responsible for.

As long as Xia Nan could improve his strength at the current speed, even if it was a bit slower later, it didn't matter, as long as he kept completing the missions released by the Adventurer Association.

Moli, as his exclusive receptionist, would also continuously receive performance, making the dream she had when she first entered the industry possible to become reality.

And this was exactly the reason why she was willing to leave her post actively during a busy workday, at the cost of working overtime later, and come to the White Tit Tavern to find the other party according to the address Xia Nan left behind.

Adventurer Association, second-floor conference room.

Xia Nan looked at the young girl who had specially found the tavern and pulled him into the Association.

He couldn't help but feel confused in his heart.

Perhaps because there were many people and eyes, the other party just mentioned that there was news about the equipment he consigned in the Association, and didn't say more.

Now that she had specially come to the closed room provided by the Association, it seemed that this matter should have other developments and needed detailed discussion.

He didn't speak, just looked at the other party quietly, waiting for an explanation.

The summer was hot, and after running back and forth, Moli, whose physical fitness was only ordinary, was already panting, and the bangs on her forehead had condensed into pieces.

Wiping the sweat dripping from her cheeks with her sleeve, the blonde girl supported the table, finally catching her breath, and looked up at Xia Nan who was waiting patiently in front, with a trace of apology in her gaze:

"Disturbing you while you were resting... I'm really sorry, Mr. Xia Nan."

Waving his hand, Xia Nan swept his gaze over the girl's soaked short hair, signaling that the other party didn't need to care.

Having interacted with him many times, knowing the style of this black-haired youth, Moli didn't engage in polite small talk after expressing her apology, but went straight to the point.

"It's like this, Mr. Xia Nan."

"The enchanted equipment you consigned to the Association a few months ago, which you named 【Tide-Surging Lure Rod】, had news a few days ago."

Nodding slightly to indicate understanding, Xia Nan felt a bit surprised in his heart.

After that flail was bought by the Dwarf of the Oath-Keeping Black Wood Squad, the only thing he had left consigned in the Association was this loot from the Beastman incident.

Therefore, in the tavern at that time, when Moli explained the consignment situation, he already had a guess.

What surprised him was...

Could someone really be interested in this piece of equipment?

Even though he had joked about it many times in his heart before, thinking that the fishermen in this world shouldn't miss this nesting artifact.

But to be honest, as time passed day by day, Xia Nan gradually lost his thoughts on the sale of 【Tide-Surging Lure Rod】.

Perhaps the special effect of "attracting all small plankton within a 1-mile radius" could play a big role when fishing.

But its extremely harsh usage conditions—"Use the spear tip to stab a living, healthy cetacean creature at a frequency of 60 times per minute for 10 minutes, and it cannot be interrupted in the middle"—

Also meant that this effect was extremely difficult to trigger.

It was impossible that there would really be some fisherman who, in order to build a nest, would first find a whale and torture it for ten minutes...

"A professional registered in the Adventurer Association has expressed the intention to purchase the equipment you consigned, hoping to discuss the price."

How could Xia Nan dislike earning too much money? The effect of 【Tide-Surging Lure Rod】 was already tasteless to him, and he basically couldn't use it; being able to cash it out was naturally the best. ===== CHAPTER 343 =====