Divine Kingship

Chapter 630 Super Equipment is Ready
After Luca, the captain of the Sunrise Adventurer Squad, handed over the two handwritten permission letters from Rand to the Adventurers' Guild and the Sanctuary's office respectively.

They then obtained a complete set of magical equipment and a restaurant construction permit.

They can now select a plot of land in advance.

Of course, they have only obtained a restaurant construction permit and the corresponding land acquisition permit. When they actually open the restaurant, they will need to undergo a hygiene inspection and basic culinary skills certification.

This is due to previous incidents of malicious competition among restaurants in the area and food poisoning incidents caused by unsafe ingredients.

Restaurants in the resort's restaurant area are now required to undergo hygiene and food safety inspections before they can open.

For the Sunrise Adventurer Team, this wasn't a problem, and they even thought it was a good thing for the development of the restaurant area, since nobody wanted to eat food made from weird ingredients that came from who-knows-where.

Anyway, Luca had seen a minotaur chef make a purple, smoking dish using three-eyed fish brought from the Underdark.

This is actually not too bad, since you can tell at a glance that this thing will cause problems if you eat it. But if there is a chef with superb cooking skills and ingenious ideas, then it is very dangerous, because you may not be able to tell that there is a problem with what they make.

"When we retire, we'll open a restaurant here." Luca consulted all the adventurer team members and then chose a location that everyone was quite satisfied with.

"I hope everyone is still around then," the female archer in the group said, sounding rather sentimental.

Since the start of their adventure, they have already lost one teammate. If it weren't for His Majesty Rand's selfless rescue, they might have lost another one.

The work of an adventurer is indeed fraught with risk.

“Everyone will survive,” Luca said earnestly.

Luca certainly couldn't guarantee that everyone would survive the adventures to come; his words could only be considered a hope or a prayer.

Adventure is the path that everyone chooses.

If they hadn't chosen to take the risk, they would have been forced to become farmers, craftsmen, fishermen, or something else entirely.

Their kind of work wouldn't allow them to accumulate enough experience and money to own a restaurant in a bustling area of ​​a resort.

Without being adventurers, they wouldn't have been able to see so many mountains, rivers, and exotic animals.

At least now they can't imagine that they could have become an ignorant farmer, or something else entirely.

Currently, within the Holy Domain, thanks to His Majesty Rand's benevolence, farmers don't have to worry too much about going hungry.

This is something adventurers can be thankful for; they have a good king, and if they are injured during their adventures and lose their fighting ability, they can find a relatively ordinary job to live out the rest of their lives.

It is precisely because of this guarantee that they are willing to take risks even when they could retire.

To contribute to what His Majesty Rand wants to achieve.

They also have the desire to fulfill their dreams.

They were inspired by the photograph taken in "Crimson Night" to embark on their adventures. Now, there is still much evil lurking in the darkness, and perhaps one day they will be the ones to sweep it away.

After deciding on the location for their restaurant, the Sunrise Adventurer Party headed to the restaurant area for a meal, and then to the tavern area for drinks and to enjoy some music or open-air performances.

The adventurers of the Sunrise Adventurers' Team have been to many places, each with its own unique customs and traditions, but the resort is the most unique of all.

This place is exactly as described in many of today's popular photo videos—a paradise.

This is the most prosperous place in the world, where new and exciting things appear every day, a place where joy and prosperity converge.

After resting for nearly half a month, the adventurer team returned to the Adventurers' Guild.

The Sunrise Adventurer Team is now a star adventurer team, and their arrival has quieted down the previously noisy guild building, leaving only whispers.

These whispers were meant to educate newcomers who were unfamiliar with the situation about the level of such an adventurer team.

Level 7 adventurer party.

The adventurer party's level indicates the adventure areas they can visit. The ruins near the sanctuary, from shallow to deep, are level 1 to level 3 respectively.

The challenge level for the Underdark is 5 or higher.

As for the current situation where the adventurer industry is thriving due to His Majesty Rand's policies, there are only three level 7 adventurer teams. One of them is the Burning Steel Adventurer Team, which now runs a well-known restaurant in a resort.

The crowd involuntarily moved aside, allowing more adventurers present to see the members of the adventurer team clearly.

One dwarf, three humans, one half-elf, and one gnome—all with steady postures, clearly possessing solid fundamental skills, far from ordinary.

And soon, sharp-eyed adventurers noticed the special features of their equipment: "This one, and that one, are all magical equipment."

Magical equipment is expensive. A level 7 adventurer party usually doesn't have much magical equipment. Generally speaking, one piece of magical equipment per person is basically the limit for an adventurer party at this stage.

However, it seems that the Sunburst Adventurer Squad has a set for each member, rather than just one piece.

Although ordinary adventurers in the Adventurers' Guild don't know what life is like for a level 7 adventurer team, even the legendary Burning Steel Adventurer Team isn't this wealthy, right?

Could it be that they've unearthed some magical metal vein, or found some priceless artifact?

Whatever the reason, the guild's ordinary adventurers felt envious.

In the past, when the adventurer industry was not well-regulated, some adventurers might have even considered stealing.

But nowadays, even if you use underhanded tactics, you might not be able to defeat a level 7 adventurer team. In Crescent Moon City, whether it's a crime committed at a resort or in the upper sanctuary, it could invite a terrible shadow and the pursuit of Security Officer Elsa.

Those who have been targeted by Lady Elsa have never escaped.

Nowadays, the adventurer industry still places great emphasis on accumulating reputation points, so at least in the Moon Phase Kingdom and the surrounding areas, the reputation of adventurers has already risen significantly.

The adventurers of the Sunrise Adventurer Team, of course, also noticed the gazes of their fellow adventurers.

The envious glances naturally made the members of the Sunrise Adventurer's party somewhat smug.

They have faced many life-or-death situations and overcome numerous hardships on their adventurous journey, and now they can finally earn the envious glances of others.

Just like when they were novice adventurers, just entering the industry, looking at those experienced and well-equipped adventurer predecessors.

Now they are also veteran adventurers.

Although they were just ordinary people in front of His Majesty Rand, they were already considered senior and powerful adventurers among ordinary adventurers.

And they haven't actually been on adventures for more than a few years.

"Any new missions lately?" Luca, young and handsome yet with a touch of composure, walked to the counter with his signature magic greatsword and asked the association's receptionist.

"Luca, the captain of the Level 7 Adventurer Squad, the Sunlit Squad." The sweet and lovely receptionist smiled even more sweetly after confirming Luca's identity.

"Lord Luca, Queen Ellie has recently issued several challenging assistance missions to the south to help the Torch Church and the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health fight against the plague. Would you like to participate, Lord Luca?" The sweet receptionist handed Luca a list of suitable missions.

Besides the task of fighting the plague, the other tasks are also quite difficult, such as killing evil man-eating dragons or exploring mysterious ruins that no one has ever set foot in before.

If these tasks were given to ordinary adventure teams, the probability of the ordinary adventurers being wiped out would be very high. Only powerful adventurer teams like the Sunburst Team are qualified to take them on.

Luca pondered for a moment, then asked, "Does His Majesty Rand really need us to go south to help?"

The receptionist nodded. Nowadays, the receptionists of the Adventurers' Guild are considered semi-civil servants, and they know some relatively inside information.

"There seems to be some crisis in the south, but accepting missions is all based on the principle of voluntariness, so Lord Luca should not feel burdened."

Thanks to Rand's involvement in the adventurer industry, it is now far more regulated than before.

When accepting adventurer quests, adventurers are now required to have a certain level of strength and reputation.

Correspondingly, the Adventurers' Guild will review the tasks it issues, and will not conceal any potentially problematic content, allowing adventurers to clearly assess the difficulty of the tasks.

"If we go south, will the association or the Sanctuary offer any support?" Luca asked again.

Luca has basically decided to take on the mission. The Sunburst Adventurer Squad is very willing to share His Majesty Rand's burdens, and missions issued by the Sanctuary have always been richly rewarded.

"Fighting the plague is extremely dangerous, so if you accept this mission, the Sanctuary will provide some healing items, such as golden tree leaves or potent healing potions, as well as some divine materials to fight the plague. Once you arrive in the area, the clergy of the local Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health and the clergy of the Torch Church will also provide assistance."

Luca turned around and discussed with his team members for a while, then came back to the counter: "We've decided to take on this mission."

The receptionist nodded, her expression becoming much more serious, and meticulously helped Luca's team complete the formalities.

……

Meanwhile, Luca's team was completing the procedures for accepting the adventurer quest.

The city suddenly erupted in jubilation.

The Sunburst Adventurer Party was very familiar with such noise and cheers.

An army has returned in triumph, or perhaps their Lord Rand has returned.

After completing the formalities, the Sunburst Adventurers' party went to the square to witness His Majesty Rand's return.

Since they had already met His Majesty Rand in the Elf Forest, they were not as excited as the other Crescent City residents in the square.

Soon the Sunrise Adventurer Team squeezed out of the crowd and left Crescent Moon City; it was time to set off on their adventure.

After meeting with the people of the city, Rand arrived at the royal palace of the Sanctuary.

Queen Ellie and her scribe Olena were already waiting beside the throne.

Rand sat on the throne.

Elsa, Ellie, Olena, and Lysa, all high-ranking members of the Sanctuary, were also seated in their respective places within the palace.

"The message has already been sent back via magic carrier pigeon. What are your thoughts?" Rand asked.

"If the plague discovered in the south is indeed the work of the Apostles of Calamity, then if it is not eradicated as soon as possible, it will surely lead to annihilation. I suggest that we gather all our allies to try to influence the south." After receiving the letter, Ellie had already prepared the next steps.

“Yes, that’s what I think too.” Rand asked the question from his throne, purely as a formality; the solution had obviously already been discussed.

"Then when will our allies arrive in Crescent Moon City to discuss this?" Rand asked again.

The clerk, Olena, stood up from her seat and opened the notebook she was holding.

"King Marcus has arrived, and the Dwarf King's envoy is already waiting in the city. His Majesty Berlan should arrive in two more days. Some countries in the Northern Alliance that have good relations with us, such as the Kingdom of Takagi and the Kingdom of Ice Sea, will also send people of sufficient importance to the Kingdom of Moon Phase to attend the meeting, and they will arrive in the next few days."

"As for the Southern Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Lunsa will send envoys to the meeting, as will the Kingdom of Champs-Élysées and the Kingdom of Lionheart. The other member states of the Southern Kingdoms are wary of our proposal and have no interest in attending the meeting."

Olena finished explaining the current situation in clear, rapid speech.

“Once the envoys are in place, we will begin the meeting,” Rand nodded.

Is there anything else in the kingdom that I need to know?

“There are a few more things I need to inform you of.” Olena turned a few pages in her notebook.

"The research on the technology of degraded magic equipment with limited uses has yielded initial results. We have designed a one-time use magic weapon, the Thunder Hammer. This hammer is small in size and light in weight, but it can discharge electricity in one go, forming an effective area of ​​damage. We plan to equip it with the Kingdom's First Knights to effectively kill enemy ground units and even enemy air units."

That sounds really impressive.

Currently, the first knightly order of the Moon Phase Kingdom, also known as the Dragonblood Eagle Knights, still relies on archers, crossbows, and spears for attack.

These primitive attack methods are not ineffective, but they ultimately cannot fully utilize the Dragonblood Eagle Knights' enormous advantage of being able to fly.

Now that we have the disposable Thunder Hammer, things are different.

Due to its lightweight nature, a Dragonblood Eagle Knight can carry three.

So when a large number of Dragonblood Eagle Knights throw out Thunder Hammers at the same time, the power must be quite considerable.

Even the most powerful top-tier professionals cannot withstand it.

"Secondly, because of your reputation, many dwarves are willing to travel across the ocean to join the army of the Moon Phase Kingdom, or come as apprentices to learn skills. We should be able to obtain a dwarf legion with excellent resistance soon."

"This is good too, all good news," Rand commented.

“It’s not all good news.” Olena shook her head helplessly. “General Tan’s progress in clearing out the opposition forces on the border has encountered some obstacles. Although it is still progressing steadily, it may not be easy to clear them out quickly.”

This is a historical problem stemming from the annexation of the Kingdom of Bolun. There was no intention to resolve it quickly, but now that we want to free up our resources to deal with the situation in the south, we really need to handle this matter quickly.

“Then let’s give the new disposable Thunder Hammer a try,” Rand said.

“Queen Ellie and I think so too,” Olena said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)