Chapter 106: The Sword of the White King (Normal Chapter)
The next day, the White King went through the procedures for temporary residence.
The procedure was fairly rigorous, but unfortunately she had at least prepared a set of identification.
The only problem was that the gender listed on her ID was male, and she didn't look very much like a man.
The clerk at the den who was processing the procedures looked at him strangely for a few more times, but did not do anything offensive. He just took note of the man's appearance and after confirming that all the documents were correct, he processed the procedures for the white-haired man.
Is this person really a man?
However, these things have nothing to do with him. He only needs to report any suspected abnormal situations and leave the judgment to his superiors.
The White King didn't care, and she didn't plan to hide her identity for too long. She just wanted to take a closer look now.
Then you need to go to the Adventurer's Association and apply to become the most basic adventurer.
If the citizen is a newcomer with no combat experience, the Adventurer's Association will also provide training.
This was something Rand thought up and invested in. In short, it provides food, accommodation, teaching, and practice, but after you come out you have to do voluntary labor for the Adventurer's Association for a period of time.
The adventurer cannot be directly ordered, but he has the right to recruit and issue missions at cost price.
The White King applied to be a junior adventurer. Interestingly, there is a reputation level for the den next to the adventurer level.
Although the White King did not understand why the word "hideout" was used.
In short, the adventurer's level only represents the level of the adventurer. The Adventurer's Association strictly controls this, and adventurers of each level are absolutely worthy of their level.
The reputation level of the den means the reputation accumulated when operating within the Crescent Moon Territory. If it steals or violates regulations, it will be deducted.
If your credit rating is high, you can take on high-quality tasks at the hideout. Most of them are tasks that require trust, the rewards are high, and they are not very dangerous.
Therefore, at least now in the den, the reputation level of the den is also a very important level.
There are many benefits for those with a high credit rating.
The White King walked to the testing center. The requirements for becoming a junior adventurer were very low. For example, for a swordsman, as long as he could hit the designated position of the dummy with a sword within a certain number of times, he would pass.
However, there is also a difficult part, which is to do the questions.
The White King had never been an adventurer, so these questions were difficult for him to answer.
What are the questions: As a junior adventurer, you encounter a white rabbit with long horns in the wild. What should you do? Generally, there are four options: escape, fight, ignore, and capture.
This is indeed a blind spot in the White King's knowledge, but fortunately she has good knowledge, so she can pass it.
After finishing all the questions and passing the comprehensive score, you will become a formal junior adventurer.
She can take part in the ruins adventure, but the Adventurer's Association recommends that she form a team to go to the ruins.
The ruins have now been conquered to the fourth floor, but it does not mean that the surface is completely safe. As long as you defeat the core boss, you can go to the next floor, so each floor has not been fully explored.
The original intention was to leave room for exploration for newcomers, so that veterans would not be interested in the shallow treasures.
At the beginning, the floors and lamps of the ruins could be sold for a good price. Now the prices are very low, but it is still a good idea to keep them for newcomers.
The Adventurer's Association also has a team that specializes in old members leading new members, but in this case, the new members will not receive any dividends during the period they are led, only a fixed salary.
Soon a team of adventurers came to recruit. Many people had seen the White King's skills just now. Although they could not tell how powerful the White King's ordinary slashing was, it did not prevent them from knowing that it must be extraordinary.
The White King did not care and readily agreed to recruit a team of adventurers that looked more reliable.
Then, following their introduction, I went to the blacksmith shop and bought a pretty good weapon, and went to the pharmacy and bought two bottles of emergency potions.
The pharmacy here actually sells strengthening potions, although it feels like the craftsmanship of some of them is similar to that of her sister.
Next is renting a house.
The holiday villa provides different levels of accommodation for adventurers with different spending levels. The White King did not choose the highest-end super-luxury villa, as that would be too conspicuous. She just picked a brick and stone house with a ruins-style decoration.
This was recommended by the adventurer who had invited her to join a team. The White King took a look and thought it was okay in all aspects.
Finally, they went to the tavern. Although it was winter, the iced ale was still selling well. In any case, the adventurers who invited her to go on the adventure together ordered a glass of iced ale.
Compared with blended fruit juice, iced beer is much more affordable, and adventurers who are not particularly frugal are willing to spend money on it.
Unfortunately, the supply is limited. According to Rand, adventurers who drink too much are prone to causing trouble. As professionals, they are much more dangerous than ordinary people. Therefore, the amount of iced beer each person can buy every day is limited.
And it must be drunk on the spot.
The White King tasted a cup and found it not very tasty, but that was compared to the finest delicacies in her court.
Moreover, the quality of the beer is much better than that brewed by the White Country. I wonder what kind of technology is used.
The bartender was an elf girl, a very ordinary elf, not bad looking. She was probably a purchased elf slave.
His hands were dexterous, a feature of the elves, and he was responsible for taking orders and mixing drinks, which essentially just involved adding ice cubes.
Then the White King spent another four silver coins and bought a glass of mixed juice, also with ice.
The taste is also quite good, much better than freshly squeezed juice.
Everything here makes the White King feel like he has come to a completely new land that is completely incompatible with his original world.
The next day was all about adventure activities.
A lot of the floorboards on the first floor had been lifted off, revealing bare rock walls. There were many new adventurers here, and some adventurers were shouting, wanting to form a team for adventure.
The adventurer who teamed up with the White King knew many people here. After saying hello, he entered the second floor.
The second layer is full of strange beasts and monsters, but the centaurs are gone, all captured, but there are still many other monsters.
Monsters of this level are nothing to the White King, but she is still happy to cooperate with her fellow adventurers and kill the monsters with a little effort.
Skin the animals, hunt for materials, and then look for treasures that are protected by monsters.
If you reach the third or fourth floor, you will need to prepare to live in the ruins and prepare more dry food. However, on the second floor, it is not that troublesome.
At noon, I eat the dry food I brought with me. If there are exotic animals that are edible, I will roast the meat. If time is tight, I will just eat some dry food.
In the afternoon, we defeated some strange beasts again, and this time we found treasures, including some books, several sophisticated-looking mechanical parts, and some ancient coins.
The White King was given a lot because of his great contribution. This team of adventurers was quite fair and at least they would not deduct the gains from the exploration of ruins from outsiders.
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When it’s night, I would never venture out so late before when there were no night lights. But now I don’t have to worry about that. There are lights on the roadside at night, so I don’t have to worry about getting lost.
Therefore, you can venture for a longer period of time, regardless of the possibility of encountering wild animals on the road.
I'm not really that scared. For the team that can venture to the second level of the ruins, there are very few beasts that can pose a threat. Coming here is basically like a snack.
But it would not be delayed until the next day. The White King said goodbye to the team members and did not go back with them.
After the separation, the White King walked alone on the road of the ruins.
A standard ancient relic should be used as an experimental area with complete facilities.
However, it seems to have been modified by someone. Something may have happened, which resulted in security measures on each floor. There are mechanical monsters on the first floor, strange beasts and monsters on the second floor. If you want to go to the next floor, you have to defeat the boss guarding the entrance.
It was probably a disaster, and everyone hid on the ground floor. The facilities outside were used to try to stop the enemy.
So...
The White King looked around again. Well, there were many traces that looked like they were left by neither adventurers nor monsters.
However, the most important thing is the bottom layer, which, according to records, is a forge that can forge artifacts.
The White King strolled along the road, not fast, but nothing could stop her.
Soon they reached the fourth floor, and the White King finally saw the creature that adventurers called the boss of the floor.
It's not that you have to defeat the monster to open the next level, but the boss guarding the level will prevent anything from approaching the passage.
But these are nothing to the White King.
Still strolling, the boots made a crisp sound on the floor.
The giant semi-mechanical monster guarding the floor maintained its attacking posture, as if frozen and unable to move.
It's like entering a deserted place.
Then comes the fifth floor, the sixth floor... the tenth floor.
…
Rand received a report the next day that a white-haired androgynous man appeared in the hideout.
Normally Rand doesn't deal with these matters, but this androgynous man is so special that it was reported to him through various levels.
Arriving at the office, Rand described the appearance on the document to Ellie and asked, "Is this the White King?"
Ellie looked at the description on the document, nodded, and said, "Well, yes, but Lord White King seems to want to observe it first."
The White King didn't come to see him directly, and Rand had no choice but to say, "Then wait until he finishes his observation."
The White King can look at it however he wants, and there is no way to stop him. Few people have a direct feeling of the fighting power of the King's level, because most of those who have felt it are dead.
But Rand was sure that with the limited strength of the hideout, there was no way they could defeat the White King.
After waiting for another day, a shaking sound was heard from the ruins.
A neutral-dressed man with elegant clothes and long flowing white hair walked out with a sword of unknown material. He brushed the dust off his clothes, and his blue eyes, which were exactly the same as Ellie's, looked a little tired.
But the goal was achieved. The ancient forge actually existed and could actually be restarted.
The White King picked up the sword in his hand, feeling the unparalleled energy conductivity. It was truly worthy of the title of a divine weapon.
Then, the next thing was to meet someone who had been mentioned in his sister's letters. The White King raised his head and looked at the distance where the road extended. There was still some distance to go back to the holiday villa.
(End of this chapter)