Chapter 41: Ten Commissions

Weather forecasts, monster tides—more new terms he had never heard of.

He hadn't yet learned how monsters were born.

He would have to make time to supplement his knowledge in this area.

Lu Cang responded with a bright smile, "I was actually planning to take on some monster subjugation commissions."

Hearing Lu Cang's response, Shili revealed a pleasant smile. "It's wonderful that little Lu Cang is willing to help. Otherwise, if monsters run rampant, we would have to lock down the town and prohibit anyone from going out while waiting for assistance to arrive."

"This is also a major headache for workers who want to gather medicinal herbs or mine minerals during the Harvest Moon."

Aside from hunting monsters for rewards like adventurers, there were also those who had only changed to non-combat professions, making a living through farming, herb gathering, forging, mining, and so on.

Generally, certain areas outside the town would be patrolled regularly...

When encountering weak, low-level monsters, the patrol teams would clean them up along the way.

When encountering more troublesome monsters, they would follow protocol to request instructions, either conducting a direct subjugation based on the specific situation or handing it over to the Adventurers' Guild to issue a subjugation quest.

The Adventurers' Guild and the official patrol teams maintained a cooperative relationship.

Unless it was an extremely urgent situation, high-level experts with official status would not intervene.

Essentially, they would outsource the work first and only handle the core matters themselves.

"Sister Shili, how many commissions can I take?"

Shili replied, "Generally speaking, a Level 2 adventurer can usually only take two commissions at the same time."

"But the current situation is special, and you are a member of a legendary adventure group, little Lu Cang."

"How many do you want to take?"

Seeing Shili's answer, Lu Cang did not stand on ceremony. He simply ran his finger across a horizontal row of commissions.

"These nine."

"And... this one."

A row of Rank 3 Lord-class monster hunting commissions, and one commission for handling a monster swarm.

Even Shili's lips twitched slightly.

Talk about asking for the moon.

"Is that okay?" Lu Cang turned his head to ask.

Shili pressed her temples.

Although she knew Lu Cang was Yi's disciple and was very strong...

Asking an eight-year-old child, a Level 2 Mage, to take so many high-difficulty commissions...

"Hmm... let me think."

Shili pondered for a moment.

*Phew—*

"It's okay."

Lu Cang flashed a cheerful smile. "Thank you, Sister Shili."

"Sister Shili, could you help me post a commission?"

"Just like yesterday, but recruiting Level 3 adventurers."

Shili asked, "Are you recruiting adventurers to protect you? Well, if you're taking that many commissions, I can help you scout a few candidates."

Lu Cang posted the commission just as he had yesterday.

【Hiring Level 3 Healers, Defenders, and Gatherers from different teams.

The requirements for Defenders remain the same: must have mastered damage sharing.

Task Content: Rapidly clear nine Rank 3 Lord-class monsters in a single day.

Reward: 1 Gold per monster.】

After posting the commission, Lu Cang was in no rush.

He found an empty seat in the guild and began reading a book.

About half an hour later, an adventurer approached Lu Cang.

A new face.

Lu Cang sized up the black-haired Healer with twin tails standing before him.

Most Healers were female, so it wasn't particularly surprising.

It wasn't that male healers didn't exist; it was just that Lu Cang hadn't encountered any yet.

"You... want to hire Rank 3 adventurers?"

Seeing this tender eight-year-old child, Luo Si couldn't help but feel skeptical.

"Yes, it's me."

*Alright then.*

*It seems she doesn't know who I am.*

Explaining would be too much trouble. It really was better to have some fame; otherwise, people would doubt everything you did.

"I am Yi Palut's disciple."

Lu Cang thought for a moment and finally came up with the most useful explanation.

However...

What he received in return was the other party bursting into laughter.

"Haha, hahaha..."

"Everyone knows Yi has many disciples. Little kid... adventuring isn't something you should be doing at your age."

Luo Si held her head and shook it.

She walked toward Shili, seemingly intending to vent to her.

She threw her hands up and shook her head at Shili, looking quite disappointed.

Shili merely covered her mouth with a light chuckle while explaining.

Then, Lu Cang saw her argue with Shili for a few sentences.

She then turned back to look at him with eyes full of astonishment.

Lu Cang smiled and gave her a "peace" sign.

She turned back to Shili again.

Shili nodded with a smile, seemingly saying something more to her.

She turned back to Lu Cang once more.

This time, her expression was one of "what the hell."

Her face was filled with shock.

"No way?!!"

"Is this kid the strongest magic genius after Yi?!!"

The shock was unexpected.

Lu Cang had thought she would be surprised, but he didn't expect her to be *that* surprised.

Lu Cang lightly covered his ears.

That scream could be heard throughout the entire Adventurers' Guild.

*There's no need to yell that loud... people who are so loud and fussy seem like they'll be a lot of trouble.*

After the shock subsided.

Luo Si walked back and took Lu Cang's small hand.

"Kid, I was blind. Please, I beg you, carry me."

"I'm already bankrupt."

Shili also followed behind Luo Si, walking over with an apologetic, bitter smile.

"I'm sorry, little Lu Cang."

"Although Luo Si spends money recklessly, she is actually a quite capable Healer."

"I was the one who recommended your team to her."

*Oh~*

Her attitude had undergone a complete 180-degree turn.

Since Shili said her strength was decent, Lu Cang had no reason to be picky. As for being broke... everyone goes through that.

As long as her combat strength wasn't an issue, it was fine.

...

Assembling the team took quite some time.

After some effort, they managed to get everyone together. Lu Cang's requirement remained that they must be from different teams.

This seemingly casual requirement actually held another intention.

That was to ensure no one was familiar with each other.

If he teamed up with people who were already in the same group, there was a possibility they might collude privately.

For example... they might harbor ill intentions and conspire to take him out.

One must always be wary of others.

Even if Lu Cang treated people with goodwill, he had to prevent the risk of being schemed against.

Of course, Lu Cang wouldn't be excessively paranoid about extremely low-probability events; there was a difference between being cautious and having persecutory delusions.

On the Dragon Rhino Carriage—

"Hmm... so, you are adventurers who came to Rain Town alone, haven't found suitable teams yet, and plan to form a temporary group first."

Lu Cang confirmed once more.

Luo Si nodded. "Yes, that's right."

The other two nodded as well.

Compared to Level 2 adventurers, their equipment as Level 3 adventurers was significantly more refined.

Luo Si: 【Level 3 Healer / Level 1 Diviner / Level 1 Alchemist】

Maizel: 【Level 3 Gatherer / Level 2 Archer / Level 1 Healer】

Trand: 【Level 3 Defender / Level 1 Blacksmith / Level 1 Gatherer】

Some professions overlapped; Maizel actually held a Level 1 Healer sub-class.

The professions of Level 3 adventurers were clearly much richer than when they were Level 1 or 2; they had already begun to hold three roles simultaneously.

It seemed he should also start considering his second profession.

(End of Chapter)