"Hey, look who's this?" Ailian's voice was filled with a hint of lazy teasing. "Isn't this the great hero of our Osborne Town, the priest Mr. Mark? Has he returned after completing his mission?"

"Miss Ellen." Mark stepped forward, ignoring her teasing, and said calmly, "Mission accomplished. These are the new blood we met on the road who are willing to come to Osborne Town to develop."

"Mum~" Little Mu in Monica's arms called out at the right time, and her pink body bounced as if to emphasize her presence.

Ailian's gaze lingered on Xiao Mu for a moment, a barely perceptible glimmer flashed in his obsidian eyes, and then he returned to his nonchalant look.

She withdrew her feet, which were being stared at by Rhode, and raised her chin towards the newcomers.

"Hey guys, welcome to Osborne Town. I'm Ellen, a clerk of the Osborne Town Adventurer's Guild. Staring at a lady's feet is ungentlemanly!"

"Come on, let's go through the process first." She lazily pulled out a thick sheepskin registration book and several standard contracts from the side.

"Name, occupation, age, criminal record in any of the major kingdoms... Fill it out yourself, or I'll do it for you and you can put your fingerprints on it. Don't worry, the Osborne Town Guild won't check your ancestry. As long as you're not a wanted criminal by the Church of Holy Light, it'll be fine."

The newlyweds stepped forward somewhat awkwardly, and under Ailian's gaze that seemed to see through people's hearts, they began to register honestly.

John was writing very seriously, while Rod couldn't help but steal glances at Elaine while pressing his fingerprints. It wasn't that Rod was lustful, but he felt that the clerk must be seducing him.

But before he could see the dazzling white on Ailian's chest, the little black dog on the table jumped up and slapped him on the forehead with its paw.

A claw hit his head so hard that it made a buzzing sound, and he even forgot what he wanted to do for a moment.

While the newlyweds were registering, Ailian took out a heavy small purse from the drawer and threw it on the table with a crisp "clatter".

"Here, 120 gold coins, your recruitment reward. Each person who recruits a first-level player will get ten gold coins, and a second-level player will get twenty gold coins... The accounts are clear, and we won't cheat anyone."

Her tone was as calm as if she was talking about today's weather.

Enzo grabbed the purse and weighed it, his eyes expressionless as he curled his lips and muttered:

"Fuck, it's not even enough to buy me a nicer piece of refined gold leftovers...to fill my teeth."

After experiencing a "wave of fat" and witnessing real big scenes, this amount of gold coins is indeed better than nothing for Mark's team.

Ailian rolled her eyes elegantly. "You think it's too little? Little Black Winter Melon, if you're capable, go and wipe out the lair of the Mountain Tiger Bandits. The bounty will be more than what you can earn from robbing each other."

She paused, then turned her gaze to Mark, her playful smile deepening. "However... considering your team's active response to the call-up and their... fairly good efficiency, the guild has decided to give you a little something extra."

She ignored Enzo's whispered protest of "Who is the black winter melon! I'm obviously yellow now!"

He bent down and took out three old scrolls from a locked, dusty-looking low cabinet under the reception desk.

The leather cover of the scroll was dull in color, without any star-shaped mark representing the level of the mission. There were only traces of wear and tear left by the years and a faint scent of dust and exotic herbs.

"Non-star mission?" Mark frowned slightly.

He had heard about this type of mission from Beta before, a commission that was kept in the guild, one that could not be rated for various reasons or was too strange.

The risks are unknown, and the benefits are also unknown.

But in general, the rewards given by the guild will be accumulated level by level each time the task fails.

Normally, only the high-contribution-point adventure groups of each adventurer's branch are eligible to take on this type of quest.

This is also the reason why many powerful adventurers are still willing to stay in the adventure group even if they can return to their hometown to become a country noble.

This type of task is the one that can truly allow them to cross the class barrier!

"That's right." Ailian lined up the three scrolls on the table and pointed at them one by one. "Pick one. This is the guild's most valuable item. Ordinary people don't have the authority to see it, let alone choose it."

Her obsidian eyes swept over Team Mark. "This is a little extra reward for your active recruitment efforts... and your previous assistance in resolving the troubles in Osborne Town. These three missions all have Lily Kingdom titles as rewards."

The newcomers who had just registered, such as John, Rhodes and others, held their breath and stared with their eyes wide open.

Although they didn't understand what a "non-star mission" was, the familiar yet slightly special tone that Ailian used towards Mark's team, as well as the mission rewards, shocked them greatly.

What kind of mission can actually reward you with a kingdom title?

Isn't it said that adventurers are the lowest class in the continent, even lower than farmers?

Rhodes couldn't help but nudged John with his elbow, his voice lowered to a very low level, filled with incredible excitement:

"Hey... did you see that? I told you... I told you they were real big shots! Even the people in the guild treat them so... special! Only teams like Mr. Mark and his team can take on these missions, right?"

John nodded vigorously, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Team Mark changed completely, filled with awe and a hint of relief.

He originally thought that Mark's team was just an ordinary group of adventurers in Osborne Town, and he was somewhat skeptical.

Being able to follow a team that was "specially rewarded" by the guild's top management, it now seems that coming to Osborne Town might have been the right move!

Mark's eyes slowly swept over the three old scrolls.

When Ailian's fingertips slid across a scroll, he keenly sensed an extremely obscure but familiar fluctuation of magic.

He raised his head and met Ailian's half-smile gaze.

"Choose, Captain Mark." Ailian's voice was lazy and urged, and also seemed like a reminder.

"Some things shine much brighter than gold coins... Of course, they can also be much hotter. I heard that word of your dishes has spread over at the Chunhui Hotel. I hope your skills can be used for more than just cooking."

Mark took the three scrolls and unfolded them one by one.

The team members immediately gathered around and all looked at the scroll, wanting to see what was so special about this legendary non-star-level mission.

Beta had boasted about it before, but how could anyone know how difficult it was unless they saw it with their own eyes?

The task names on the three task scrolls are:

[Recovery of Sacred Relics from the Royal Tomb] (Team/Exploration, No Stars).

[Evil Knight Expedition] (Team/Expedition Type, No Stars).

[Thunderstorm Cavalry Observation] (Single Player/Sacrifice Type, No Stars).