"Is this okay?"

"Of course, but..."

At this point, the counter lady looked at the priestess in embarrassment.

"But if you do this, it will be recorded in your record. Because as of now, the reason you accepted this commission is because of this knight, and he is the main force in the battle. Although for now, you don't intend to hide the past, but if it is recorded, then I think you will have a hard time in the upgrade review in the future."

"this……"

Hearing this, the priestess's expression changed slightly. Indeed, if two adventurers acted together and formed a team, it would be fine. It was also natural for an experienced person to lead a novice, but at the moment Fang Zheng obviously did not intend to formally become an adventurer, but in fact, he basically completed the task, which meant that the priestess actually played no role in the commission.

As the saying goes, once it happens, there will be a second time. If the priestess really helps Fang Zheng take on this commission, then her other commissions and tasks in the future will also be suspected of being solved by the men around her instead of the priestess herself.

In this case, since the priestess herself has no achievements, it is naturally impossible for her to be upgraded.

“It’s so troublesome.”

Facing this answer, Fang Zheng also frowned.

"Forget it, I know where it is anyway. I'll just go there and take care of it, then come back and report to you guys."

"But this doesn't count as accepting the commission, so I won't get any money..."

"I'm not short of money, so why not just treat it as free work?"

"My Lord Knight, this really makes it difficult for us..."

The lady at the counter smiled bitterly. Although Fang Zheng said it lightly, this is the rule of the Adventurer's Guild. If someone is willing to accept the commission for free, it will give others the illusion that they can post free commissions in the guild. But if they take the reward and don't pay it back, it will easily give people a chance to talk about it...

"What does it matter? What if the place where those bandits are located is suddenly flooded by a mudslide? Can you still pay for the mudslide? Just treat it as a natural disaster. See, isn't that the problem?"

"How can there be such a statement? You are asking too much..."

"that……!"

Just as the lady at the counter was arguing, the priestess next to her seemed to have made up her mind and interrupted.

"Well, I am willing to take over the commission on behalf of this Knight."

"Really? You should know what this means."

"Yes, but... this knight saved my life. If it weren't for him, I might have died..."

At this point, the priestess couldn't help but think of the swordsman's body still lying in the cave, and she tightly grasped her name tag.

"So...I want to repay the Lord Knight."

"……Oh well."

Hearing this, the lady at the counter sighed helplessly. Then she picked up the scroll, wrote a few words on it, and then put it away solemnly.

"Okay, don't look like that. Maybe we failed in the mission? Look, if we fail, then everything will be fine, right? As a newcomer, it's normal to fail the first one or two missions. You don't have to worry about breaking the guild rules, right?"

"Please don't make fun of me, my Lord Knight."

In response to Fang Zheng's words, the lady at the counter could not say much except sighing.

"But you must bring this lady back with you. If she cannot return to the guild safely, we may think that you are suspected of attacking and killing adventurers."

"Don't worry, I'm here, and she won't get hurt even a hair."

Just like that, the two of them accepted the commission at the Adventurer's Guild, and then early the next morning, Fang Zheng left the town with the priestess.

"By the way, how are your other two companions?"

Walking on the road, Fang Zheng looked at the priestess who was alone and asked curiously. The priestess was stunned for a moment, and then answered softly.

According to the priestess, the female magician seemed to be quite traumatized and has been staying indoors since she woke up. The female fighter was going to collect the bodies of her companions and then return to their hometown together. Speaking of this, the priestess was somewhat melancholy. Yesterday was the first time she left the temple and became an adventurer. As a result, she encountered these things... If everything went well at that time, maybe they would become a team and go all the way.

But now, after just one day, they went their separate ways...

"There will always be such things, you just have to get used to it... But then again..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng looked at the priestess in front of him and couldn't help but think of a joke he had seen on the forum before.

"Looking at you like this reminds me of a joke I made before."

"joke?"

"That's right. You see, we say there are two types of priests. One type is like this..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at the priestess.

"Look, the robes that expose the thighs and have low defensive capabilities, the flashy staffs, and the fact that they become a burden to the team after using the magic - we call them fake priests."

"Hey? Hey?"

Faced with Fang Zheng's answer, the priestess was a little at a loss and a little dissatisfied. After all, aren't all priests like her?

"So what about the real priest?"

"Hmm... fully enclosed armor that gives people a sense of security, a power hammer that is powerful enough to smash the demon dog's head, and a spiritual leader who leads the team to charge into battle?"

"This isn't a priest at all!"

After hearing the latter part, the priestess finally couldn't help but complain.

"Hahahaha, just kidding, but to be honest, the priests I know don't wear armor, but they're pretty much the same in other aspects."

"Yes, is it?"

"Yes, well... I had a companion who was a priest. She was about the same age as you, also petite and thin. She looked very fragile. She always held a scepter in her hand. She was very concerned about the pain of others and was a very gentle girl."

Speaking of this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but think of Fina again.

"So, what happened next?"

"Well, when she fights, she puts down the scepter in her hand, takes out a meteor hammer from her bag and smashes it directly at him."

"……Why?"

Hearing this, the priestess was stunned.

"Really?"

"Of course, she was on a pilgrimage at the time... Ah, she was traveling around the world alone. As you know, a beautiful girl alone in the wilderness would have a high chance of encountering bandits, robbers, and monsters. But usually, if she encountered them, she would kill them with her meteor hammer."

“This…this…”

After hearing what Fang Zheng said, the priestess was completely overwhelmed.

"But, this isn't what a priest should do..."

"Isn't it? There is a limit to the number of times you can use magic. If you accidentally use up the number of times during a very long adventure and can't rest on the spot, then it will be useless, right? At that time, you will have no power to protect yourself, which is very dangerous. Just like this time, your magic is of no use. If you have the power to protect yourself, then maybe the situation will not be so bad, right?"

"ah……"

Hearing this, the priestess lowered her head. Indeed, as Fang Zheng said, although she could use divine arts, she only knew "Small Healing" and "Holy Light", and these two divine arts were not used at all in the previous battle. Throughout the battle, she was like a wooden man, and could only watch other teammates being attacked and killed, but she was powerless.

If she could also swing the meteor hammer to kill those monsters...

Wow... I still find it a little unacceptable.

Just like that, in the evening, the two finally found the bandits' lair.

“It looks quite lively.”

Looking at the brightly lit bandit lair not far away, Fang Zheng chuckled and picked up the sword.

"Then you wait here, I'll be back soon."

Having said this, Fang Zheng took the big sword and disappeared silently into the darkness.

Although these thieves set up sentries, to Fang Zheng, these sentries were basically the same as not having any. He first sneaked directly into the lair, and saw the bandits laughing and drinking and eating meat while playing with the gold and silver treasures they had robbed.

Hmm...it seems like there's nothing here?

Looking at this seemingly ordinary bandit gang, Fang Zheng was somewhat puzzled. The reason why he did not break in directly was because when Fang Zheng saw the commission regarding this bandit gang before, he had a bad feeling. So, to be on the safe side, he planned to investigate first.

But now it seems...

“Fireball!!”

Suddenly, just as Fang Zheng was thinking, he heard a scream, and then a fireball fell from the sky and landed in the bandit's lair. Then there was an explosion and flames rising into the sky, directly blowing the entire bandit's lair to pieces.

"You cruel thieves!"

At this moment, a petite girl with bright red hair and a black cloak suddenly jumped down and landed around the bandits.

When he saw the girl, Fang Zheng was shocked, then he immediately bent down and hid in the shadows. Then he stuck his head out and stared at the girl in surprise.

Fang Zheng was obviously not the only one who was shocked. In fact, the other thieves were also extremely terrified when they saw the girl. The thief boss who had just been drinking and eating meat was so frightened that he jumped up and pointed at her with a pale face.

"You, you, you are the one who has no patience, loves to abuse magic, and is also the nemesis of thieves...Lina Inbass!"

"That's right!"

Hearing the answer from the thief boss, the girl named Lina Inbass chuckled and swung the magic in her hand forward!

"boom!!!"

Looking at the bandit camp that was completely engulfed by flames and the bandits that were blown away, Fang Zheng swallowed silently, then bent down and turned around.

Slip away...

"Hey? Sir Knight?"

Seeing Fang Zheng come back so quickly, the priestess who was waiting there was somewhat surprised.

"What did you do, over there..."

"Someone got there first, let's retreat first."

"Right now?"

"Of course, you've seen it, right? She's a very powerful magician. With her around, those thieves are doomed. Let's not go in and cause more trouble... Okay, let's go, let's go..."

“Ah… yes…”

Seeing Fang Zheng trying to avoid her as much as possible, the priestess was a little puzzled, but she still nodded obediently.

Fang Zheng immediately turned around and left the scene as quickly as possible with the priestess.

Now he finally understood what kind of hell this world was!