Chapter 10: Guidance

"Yo, Lu Cang."

After heading downstairs, Izz happened to be in the inn's lobby.

Kumironi also waved at Lu Cang: "How did you sleep last night?"

Lu Cang smiled and replied: "I slept very well."

Kumironi: "That's good."

"We're just about to head out for a subjugation quest; we probably won't be back until tonight."

Akase: "Heh, it's a shame you can't come with us, otherwise you'd be able to see my cool, heroic fighting style."

Lu Cang realized something: "Are the three of you going alone?"

Izz had said yesterday that he would take him to a dungeon.

If that were the case, their party would be one person short.

Kumironi: "Yeah, just me, Akase, and Obadus."

"Izz is taking you to get familiar with the dungeon today."

Lu Cang was a bit worried: "With Izz gone, won't you guys have trouble?"

You’re a four-person party, after all... it feels like something will go wrong without a mage.

Vaguely, Lu Cang felt like they were setting up a death flag.

If such a kind party were to be wiped out just because Izz took him to get familiar with a dungeon, he would feel terrible.

Seeing Lu Cang's concern, Akase laughed heartily: "It's fine, it's fine. We can still achieve a beautiful victory without him."

"Izz, you should take him to pick up a quest first."

"It'll be troublesome if we go too late and the commission gets taken by other adventurers."

Izz nodded gently: "Mm."

He said to Lu Cang: "Let's go, I'll take you to the Adventurers' Guild."

Lu Cang looked at Akase with concern.

Sigh...

Fine.

Since he had already said that, there wasn't much he could say. He couldn't just try his hardest to stop them based on a worry that wasn't even a proper premonition.

Izz led the way, and before long, they arrived at a grand, spacious building.

Huge doors.

Inside, it was filled with wooden tables where adventurers were drinking and bragging with their arms around each other's shoulders.

It perfectly matched Lu Cang's stereotypical image of an Adventurers' Guild.

"Yo, Izz!"

"Here to take a big job again?"

"Izz, want to spar a few rounds!"

"Izz, I've developed a new spell, want to try it out?"

Izz was also very popular at the Adventurers' Guild.

Izz responded to each of them with a smile.

"Just here to look around."

"Let's spar after I get back."

"Oh, oh! A new spell? Then I'll really have to look forward to it!"

Izz responded to everyone's enthusiastic greetings with a beaming smile.

...

Finally, they reached the counter.

The receptionist was a big sister with brown hair.

"There are no S-rank commissions left, but for A-rank..."

Izz smiled: "I'm looking for a commission for a Tier 2 dungeon today."

Hearing Izz's request, the receptionist tilted her head, slightly puzzled: "Tier 2? That's rare."

"Let me look."

Izz: "Oh, right, Xili, help this little guy next to me register as an adventurer."

"He's a Level 1 mage."

Xili must be the receptionist's name.

Xili: "A child?"

"He's already changed classes at such a young age."

Izz: "Kumironi presided over the class change ceremony."

Xili: "If it's her, then that kind of recklessness is certainly possible."

As she spoke, Xili handed over a form.

Izz passed the form to Lu Cang.

Lu Cang took the form.

[Adventurer Registration Application Form]

Do I really have to fill out a form? It’s really formal.

Izz: "You only need to fill in your name, age, and occupation. It's fine to leave the rest blank."

Okay... I take that back.

The form was densely packed with fields: address, occupation, details down to owned assets, learned skills, and even talents...

Lu Cang had thought he had to fill all of that out.

Turns out he only needed to fill in his name, age, and occupation...

However, because he wasn't tall enough, Lu Cang had to take the form to a low table nearby to write.

An 8-year-old's height only reached Izz Palut's waist.

He couldn't reach the counter where they were talking at all.

Fortunately, if one knows how to read, one knows how to write.

Lu Cang naturally knew how to write the characters of this world.

After filling out the form, he handed it to Izz Palut.

"Xili, add him to my party."

Xili looked a bit surprised: "Him?"

Izz's words drew many gazes from around the room.

Many people's eyes were fixed on Lu Cang.

It made Lu Cang feel strange.

Izz nodded in response to Xili's question.

Xili didn't ask any more questions.

Before long, Xili brought over a badge and a tag.

The outer ring of the badge was prismatic, shimmering with light, while the inner ring was plain, unadorned black iron.

"Mr. Lu Cang, you have been registered as a novice adventurer."

"You have now joined Mr. Izz's party. I look forward to your performance."

Lu Cang looked at the tag.

The tag was made of black iron and had his name written on it.

This must be the adventurer's ID tag.

"Izz, there are three commissions for Tier 2 dungeons, want to take a look?"

Xili pushed three sheets of paper over.

Lu Cang wasn't as tall as the counter, so he couldn't see what was written at all.

Izz picked up one of the commissions.

He stroked his chin in thought.

"Besides the Dark Jungle, there's a new commission for the Shadow Cavern?"

"I was worried the only Tier 2 dungeon commission had been taken... turns out more dungeons have popped up nearby."

Xili: "That's right. The frequency of dungeon appearances has increased quite a bit lately, and the adventurers are more motivated, too."

Izz thought about something and nodded slightly: "Then let's go with this one."

Xili took the commission sheet Izz had chosen: "The Shadow Cavern, is it?"

Izz: "Mm."

Xili: "The commission has been confirmed for you."

"You have accepted the commission to clear the Shadow Cavern."

"I wish you a successful adventure and a safe return."

Xili stamped the commission sheet, rolled it back up, and returned it to Izz Palut.

Izz: "Of course."

Immediately, Izz patted Lu Cang on the back: "Let's go."

Lu Cang: "Oh, okay."

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Lu Cang was lifted by Izz onto the [Dragon Rhino] mount.

While leaving the town, he saw Akase helping an old lady carry heavy items into her house.

No wonder... he's so popular.

Lu Cang thought to himself.

...

Seeing Akase, Izz gave him a casual greeting.

The heavy object, which looked a story high, was carried on Akase's single shoulder, and he still had a hand free to wave at them.

Izz: "Before going out on an adventure in the future, you can check the Adventurers' Guild to see if there are similar tasks."

"This way, you can achieve your adventure goals while completing commissions along the way, earning a nice bit of wealth."

Lu Cang: "Understood, Master Izz."

"Casting spells in town is likely to accidentally hurt ordinary people. Once you're out of town, you can practice spells freely."

"But be careful, don't throw fireballs into densely wooded areas, or it will be troublesome if you start a forest fire."

...

It didn't take long to leave the town.

Without the obstruction of buildings, the view became wide and open.

"Now you can."

Lu Cang nodded gently, sitting in front of Izz Palut, and condensed ice in his right hand.

Almost the moment the ice spike condensed around him, a series of explosions rang out—

Bang!

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Five ice spikes shot out in succession, exploding simultaneously on the trunk of a large tree!

The launch speed of the ice spikes was extremely fast, so fast that the naked eye could barely react.

With the shattering of the ice spikes, the tree trunk snapped as well.

Izz nodded, his eyes full of approval.

He spoke at the same time: "Try to resonate with the rhythm of your magic power while the ice spike is forming."

"A rotating ice spike will have stronger penetrating power than one shot directly."

"The characteristic of ice is not just condensing into ice, but also the conduction of temperature. After your ice spike explodes, there is still room for control. Try to manipulate the cold to spread further."

Lu Cang had only cast the spell once, and Izz had already spotted the problem.

[Ice Spike Proficiency EXP +1,000,000]

[Ice Spike (LV: 82)]

No way?

He only said two sentences, and it increased by 1 million proficiency?

Is it really that exaggerated?

(End of chapter)