Volume 1 Chapter 381

Chapter 381: The Selection System of Royal Mission

"Bounty (Silver): Number 6062, wanted for the illegal mercenary ‘Piranha’, strength close to Superlative Level, bounty of 5 gold coins, dead or alive."

"Staff Needed: ‘Fist Mercenary Group (Bronze)’ requires one heavy knight or a warrior skilled in defense for task number 8577, valid for three days, with a reward of 10 silver coins per day plus a fraction of the commission, one sixteenth."

"Task (Bronze): Number 8434, hunt the magical creature ‘Magic Water Ape’ in the ‘Fishbone Bay’ area and obtain at least 10 ‘Magic Water Ape Claws’, reward of 4 gold coins."

"Royal Mission (Silver): Number 17, explore the strange phenomenon at ‘Wild Boar Mountain’, assist the kingdom in finding the whereabouts of the ‘Victory Adventurers’, rewards and task details to be discussed with the staff at the Royal Office of Silver Citadel."

After looking around for a while, Lolth finally found some useful information among the messy notes.

Number 17 of the Royal Mission must definitely be related to ancient ruins!

Although Lolth instinctively locked onto the location of the somewhat hidden space passage upon entering the United Kingdom of South Sotua, Lolth did not plan to go alone.

After all, if she went alone and things went wrong, what if she accidentally emptied the ancient ruins?

Now that I have started to act as a mercenary, I will fully commit to this role!

Being with a group of mercenaries gives me a good reason not to give it my all.

"I’m afraid of being discovered, so I feel restricted in everything I do!"

Besides, those selfish and greedy mercenaries are definitely the best excuse for Lolth to be unproductive.

Even if I accidentally find something useful or encounter something unexpected, I can easily give it all to the mercenaries!

In the end, the mercenaries and adventurers from the United Kingdom of South Sotua will be full of rewards, while I return empty-handed. The Demon King will surely look down on me!

Without comparison, how can I seem like a complete failure?

Moreover, the mercenaries who adventure with me witness my uselessness.

This way, even if the Demon King sends Doyle to investigate, it will be flawless!

Therefore, Lolth decided to go on the "mission" with other mercenaries.

She confidently walked to the window and told the receptionist at the Mercenary Guild which mission she wanted to take.

"Royal Mission, number seventeen!"

As she spoke, she handed over her mercenary badge.

The uncle sitting behind the counter raised his eyes and saw the copper badge in Lolth’s hand, and he began to advise her.

"Number seventeen is recommended for silver-ranked mercenaries and above. Your rank is copper. Are you sure you want to take it? There may be dangers beyond your current level, and the mission giver might refuse your application."

"I understand; my strength is silver, but I haven’t been certified yet," Lolth said seriously, "so please help me sign up."

The uncle didn’t say much more; he just nodded, then picked up a task sheet, wrote down Lolth’s "mercenary number," filled in some information, and put it into a tube on the desk in front of him.

Then, he took out the receipt for Royal Mission number seventeen from a small rack in front of him and handed it to Lolth.

"Because it is a Royal Mission, there is a unified selection to see if you qualify for the task, so take the receipt and go to the Silver Citadel across the way to take the test… Wishing you peace and prosperity."

The older man said this, and Lolth nodded.

"Thank you."

She turned and left the Mercenary Guild, walking along a much smoother, cleaner, and wider road compared to the entrance and exit of the city, arriving at the entrance of the inner fortress of the Silver Citadel.

The inner fortress of Silver is the actual control center, where City Master Aitu de Kaoli resides.

The de Kaoli family has controlled the Silver Citadel for generations, holding a status in the city that is even higher than that of the King of the United Kingdom of South Sotua.

After all, the king is just a painting, while the City Masters of the de Kaoli family actually come out from time to time to collect taxes and recruit mercenaries.

Therefore, the entire inner fortress of the Silver Citadel is as luxurious and grand as a small royal palace.

The thick walls are much higher than the city walls, with a layer of synthetic mithril plating, a massive stone door, and brand-new magical sentries.

In front of the door, a number of mercenaries had already gathered.

From their clothing and positions, there seemed to be two mercenary groups here, one with more than twenty people and another with more than ten, making up the majority of the crowd.

The rest were a few "lone wolf mercenaries," around seven or eight, similar to Lolth now, but their "presence" was clearly stronger.

Most were at the Elite Level or Superlative Level.

On the contrary, among those mercenary groups, there were also a few at the Formal Level.

Upon arriving here, Lolth inevitably became the focus of attention once again.

But this time, it was because her extraordinary presence was "too low."

With only a beginner level at Elite Level and being all alone among a group of "strong" individuals, she seemed a bit out of place.

Some people naturally felt puzzled and dismissive.

"This little girl is out of her mind, thinking that the Royal Mission is so easy to take on?"

"’Victory’ is a team with gold medals, and they have already disappeared… The risk of ‘Wild Boar Mountain’ is not low!"

"Maybe she got carried away by the high reward."

"Tsk, she is probably just trying her luck… But she likely won’t pass the selection!"

"Soon we will see her make a fool of herself!"

Of course, some relatively sharp mercenaries stayed quiet, quietly observing Lolth.

They already noticed that Lolth seemed to have a different kind of presence about her.

Compared to those people who said she was just "trying her luck" and "carried away," Lolth had something completely different.

It’s just that this little girl looks too calm.

She seemed to feel that this place was not where she should be at all.

This either means she is a complete novice who knows nothing about the risks of the task level, or…

She has support and some hidden advantages.

And clearly, these relatively clever guys tend to believe the latter.

This is both a good and bad thing for them.

The good side is that this could be a future teammate; having a strong ally is always good, especially with "Wild Boar Mountain" being more dangerous than ever!

Besides, Lolth is quite easy on the eyes!

The bad side is that the Royal Mission has a "selection mechanism," so…

Before they can become teammates with this beautiful and powerful girl, they first have to compete against her!