Volume 1 Chapter 384

Chapter 384: An Unofficial Way? I Haven’t Even Gone for the Official One!

When Lolth heard the words "not good enough," she felt a bit confused.

She originally thought she had made a mistake and was planning to act weak to remedy the situation.

But before she could pretend, she heard an unexpected reply.

No matter what, she shouldn’t be considered not good enough!

Lolth was naturally very puzzled by this.

Even the other mercenaries present felt an overwhelming shock, and those who had already passed were unhappy because they lost a "strong teammate."

Although usually, one might be unwilling to act with a strong person like her, to avoid losing a big part of their share during the division of spoils — after all, having strong allies is a common understanding in the mercenary world of the United Kingdom of South Sotua.

But now, everyone is not foolish; they clearly understand how dangerous "Wild Boar Mountain" is at this moment.

The words Royal Mission usually mean "very tricky," especially considering that the Victory Mercenary Corps has already gone missing.

You should know… the Victory Mercenary Corps is a gold medal mercenary group!

Their team leader, Luge, is an exceptionally skilled former adventurer who came to the United Kingdom of South Sotua to fight alone after her original adventuring team disbanded in the Seychelles.

Even she is missing; the terror of Wild Boar Mountain… is unimaginable!

Although this mission probably only requires exploring the outskirts and investigating traces, there is no way this group of mercenaries can afford to be careless!

Having one more "born strong," capable of breaking a target with a single blow and attacking at least at the level of a high-tier warrior woman, is also a guarantee for their safety and the success of the mission.

"You halforcen, why don’t you give her a passing grade!"

"The standard was set by the City Master, right? Call the City Master out so I can have a word with him!"

"Are you not holding a grudge because she broke the target?"

"How can the proud butler of the Silver Citadel be so petty!"

And that halforcen butler certainly did not say "not qualified" just because he disliked Lolth for breaking the magic scarecrow target.

Clearly, this halforcen had his own thoughts and considerations—after all, he was just a butler.

Lolth’s performance must have conflicted with the instructions given by his boss, a big shot at the Silver Fortress, which is why he refused to let Lolth pass.

His explanation to Lolth and the other shocked mercenaries was quite reasonable.

"Although she has great physical strength, without matching magical power, it’s not enough. The enemies you face might very well be pure magical beings without a physical form."

This reason sounds very reasonable, and most of the mercenaries believe it.

But Lolth always feels…

This is just an excuse.

So, she did not prove herself by raising her magical power and telling everyone, "Ah, I have hidden my strength."

Instead, she easily gave up.

It makes a lot of sense to think about it… after all, that is an "ancient civilization ruin"!

Even a little something that comes out is enough to change a small country!

In fact, many strong people from this era’s mainland plane started from such places.

So, the important person, the City Master, inside Silver Citadel, no matter what his own plans are, and the careful considerations of this small steward in using strict or strange standards to judge himself, are all reasonable!

Watching those people walk into the inner keep of Silver Citadel, Lolth calmly started walking back towards the direction of the Mercenary Guild.

Since this path was not working out, she decided to think of another way.

Perhaps she could catch a ride with someone going near "Wild Boar Mountain."

And since a "Royal Mission" was announced here, there might also be other well-informed, powerful, and not too greedy nobles looking to make some money off the "ancient civilization ruins."

As long as she could find a way, she could continue her journey there as a "mercenary."

In fact, since most of these would likely be "black missions," the chance of someone like her, with a "false identity," getting exposed would be lower.

Of course, even though Lolth was sure these types of tasks existed, the way things were in the United Kingdom of South Sotua and the character of the nobles here, they would definitely not miss this opportunity.

But…

Such connections would be really hard to find!

Although blending in reduces the chance of being exposed, fake is still fake.

A truly experienced mercenary from the United Kingdom of South Sotua, no matter how much of a lone wolf they are, usually has basic connections and knowledge for doing side jobs.

But Lolth does not.

Figuring out how to enter this circle became a big problem.

"This is tricky…"

Lolth sighed while wandering towards the Mercenary Guild, thinking about whether to grab someone who looked sly and had many friends to ask for information.

But then Lolth thought again, she’s not really good at interrogating, even though she’s the Chief Interrogator of the Demon Army…

After her first and only attempt to ask Tina for information ended in failure, Lolth mostly relied on making things up and guessing.

Only in moments like this does Lolth slightly regret not having learned the spirit spells of the Succubus clan seriously.

As long as you have some skills, even if you strongly dislike using the spell "Charm," a "Soul Leaving Divine Spell" could also work as a truth serum.

At the very least, you should learn how to make a Magic Potion that has the same effect as a truth serum.

But now, it’s too late to regret.

Lolth could only sigh, wondering if she should recreate some methods from the historical dramas she watched in her past life.

Just thinking about it feels so cruel; what if the mercenary they catch isn’t the guilty scum, but rather the one who is wrongly accused among ten who deserve punishment? Lolth would feel quite bad about that.

However, just when Lolth was in a dilemma, an opportunity knocked on her door!

"Hey… friend, do you want to go to ‘Wild Boar Mountain’?"

Behind Lolth, a guy she thought was just a fellow traveler, who had been following her for a while, lowered his voice and said.

Lolth stopped and turned to look at him, discovering he was a young man with red hair, wearing knights’ leather armor, holding a spear, and leading a large, tamed creature that looked like an armadillo.

Ordinary-looking but very warm-hearted.

"I have a ‘task’ that can take me there… but it’s not very official, I don’t know if you’re interested?"