Chapter 28: CH-27. Adventurer's Association
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The Dragon Kingdom's city of Kelmais is an important border town that is separated from the Orc Kingdom by the Dark Moon Forest. It has two thick city walls and is a veritable fortress city.
At the same time, it is also the capital of the border territory of Maple Moon and the commercial center of the southern part of the Dragon Kingdom. It is a super-large complex city that integrates military, political, and economic functions.
The two city walls also divide the entire city into two areas. The smaller inner layer contains the central administrative district and the core commercial area, and the city's granary is also located here.
The outer layer, which is several times larger than the inner layer, is also divided into two parts. The inner layer is the main living area for citizens, while the outer layer is the defense area where the army and military equipment are housed.
In fact, most of the other fortress cities in the Dragon Kingdom have three-layer wall structures, but the city of Kelmais was just a second-tier small city with a single wall in the past. With the development and growth of the Dark Moon Forest and its upgrading to the capital, although a proposal to add a third layer of wall was put forward, it was shelved due to budget and other issues.
The Dragon Kingdom was a country with a very tight national budget. Although Maple Moon Territory was one of the more affluent regions in the country, it was not an easy decision to make such a large construction budget.
What's more, Maple Moon Territory is a relatively safe place in the country. If the orcs want to invade Maple Moon Territory directly, they have to cross the dangerous forest. As for the races farther inside the Orc Kingdom, they have to cross the swamp before they can enter the forest.
Taking various factors into consideration, the city of Kelmais did not directly build two city walls, but instead demarcated a vast outer city area and divided military and civilian land within it.
Among the streets in the residential area, the largest one is called "Dragon King Avenue". The roadside is lined with various shops of different sizes, selling everything from snacks to luxury goods.
In addition, many people set up mobile stalls on the street, selling various vegetables, food, and small commodities.
Although nominally street stalls are not allowed, the road is wide enough, and the soldiers guarding the street will turn a blind eye as long as it does not affect the passage of carriages.
The crowd was bustling and lively. The boss was hawking his wares to passers-by on the street, old women or young wives were looking for cheap and fresh ingredients on the street, and a group of young people were queuing in front of a popular snack bar.
Normally, on this vibrant street, this lively atmosphere would continue until sunset, and then return to peace at curfew, but at this moment, the whole street suddenly became quiet.
Because the duo attracted everyone's attention.
Walking behind was a woman with a pair of big blue eyes like gemstones, fair skin that sparkled in the sun, and beautiful long silver hair tied into a ponytail. She was probably between fifteen and twenty years old, at the most beautiful age.
What is more attractive than her appearance is her figure. Although she is wearing a loose battle robe, her perfect figure with a strong presence is still clearly visible. From top to bottom, her figure is so slender, but the places that should be highlighted are clearly thought out.
As a physicist said, the greater the mass, the stronger the gravity. Under the physical rules of universal gravitation, people's eyes unconsciously follow her until they are kicked angrily by their wives or girlfriends.
In addition to her stunning appearance and figure, what attracted the most attention was her elegant temperament. Even women would not want to take a second look at her. The snow-white battle robe engraved with golden patterns on her body was also amazing.
The person walking in front of her couldn't tell her gender at first glance.
"Your Highness." Someone in the crowd seemed to say this.
That's right, the man was also wearing a white robe with gold inlays. He was half an inch shorter than the woman behind him, so his presence was slightly less noticeable at first glance. But once you turned your eyes to him, you could no longer look away.
An elegant and soft face that seemed to have been carved out, blue-purple eyes with a hint of melancholy, rare and unique short blue hair, a slender but graceful figure, and skin that appeared almost transparent in the sun.
As if hearing a whispering sound, the boy, or should I say man, turned around and his eyes met with a girl. The boy turned his head and smiled slightly, then turned around and walked in another direction.
A mysterious scream was heard behind him, and he was not quite sure what was going on. The boy and the woman beside him walked into a building—the Adventurer's Association.
It was only at this time that people noticed that hanging around their necks was a bronze medal, a symbol of their adventurer status.
The layout of the Dragon Kingdom Adventurer's Guild is different from other places. It has a heavy gate facing the street, and inside is a spacious hall where ladies responsible for welcoming guests stand.
Adventurers come here after finishing their missions in the evening. As long as they are silver-level adventurers or above, they will be greeted immediately and provided with tea during the mission. The attentive service is unparalleled in the world.
When the boy entered the guild, a young lady who was a guild administrator standing nearby immediately came to greet him. Normally, a bronze-level adventurer would not receive such treatment.
The reason why the administrator came forward to greet them was that she herself had a strong interest in these two new adventurers.
No matter how you look at it, he is a young man from a noble family, but he comes here as an adventurer. This kind of thing is not uncommon. There are too many bored young men and women who have this kind of adventurous romance in their hearts.
Generally speaking, the Adventurer's Association would try its best to prevent such young men from joining, one reason being that the enthusiasm of such people could easily dissipate.
In addition, if an accident occurs, it is very likely to cause trouble to the association. You know, nobles are completely unreasonable most of the time.
So, she wanted to reject these two people at first, but under their strong insistence, she had no choice but to register them as adventurers according to the rules.
The registration was carried out in the morning, but there was no suitable task at that time, so they left first, apparently to go around the city. The administrator therefore guessed that they were nobles from other places.
Maple Moon Territory is considered to be the area with the best security and safety in the Dragon Kingdom, and the casualty rate of adventurers is also slightly lower. The administrator speculates that it is probably because of these factors that people come here.
But a nobleman would usually have strong guards, right? Is that woman his guard? No, she also looks like a child of a noble family, so she should be his sister?
"Hello, we are here to receive a mission." The boy walked up to her and said so.
"Yeah... yeah, okay." She was stunned for a moment. It was the second time she saw the boy's face in one day, and he was still so stunning.
At this moment, she probably understood that there might be other reasons why she paid so much attention to these two people.
'He's really handsome!' Thinking this, the manager led them to the counter, and she didn't even notice that her cheeks were slightly red.
"Mother..." The silver-haired girl whispered in the boy's ear.
"Don't call me that outside, Carly." The boy interrupted her.
"Okay, ... Sir."
"Sir, I'd prefer to be addressed more directly. Never mind. What do you want to ask?"
"I... No, I'm fine." After trying her best, Carly, also known as Camilla, finally asked the question.
What she wants to ask is—have you really turned off all kinds of halos that add to your charm?
However, Levi, or Aya, has indeed done so. In fact, her charm value is much lower than before.
But even so, how low can you expect the charm of someone with the race of 'Succubus Queen' and 'Mother Goddess of Life' to be?
Camilla began to feel regretful just as she started her adventure as an adventurer.
Adventurers, although the word "adventure" is in their name, what they do is not to go on adventures, but more to fight against monsters.
Perhaps a name like 'Monster Hunting Mercenary' is more suitable for their identities than 'Adventurer'.
Of course, for high-level adventurers, that is, adventurers who have reached the Mithril, Orichalcum, or even the higher-level Steel levels, there will be many tasks similar to ruins exploration, and adventurers will also gain corresponding social status.