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Chapter 104 The Fastest Silver-Rank Adventurer

"Phew... They've finally all run away."

Gray leaned on his longsword and looked at the fleeing snakes, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Should we chase after them?" Gak asked, shaking the blood off his broadsword, still somewhat unsatisfied.

"That's not necessary."

Marcus shook his head.

"Our main objective has been achieved. Besides, there are still countless others lurking in this swamp; we can't possibly kill them all, and it would be bad if we fell into an ambush."

Zellier agreed.

The snake swarm has dispersed, and without the black-scaled python as their breeding core, they will no longer pose a large-scale threat to nearby villages in the short term.

The mission can be considered successfully completed at this point.

After the battle subsided, Zellir sighed deeply, feeling a wave of weakness wash over him.

In the process of eliminating the swarm of snakes, he released several arcane missiles and spent a lot of magic power to maintain the form of the cutting water.

Although my spirit increased by 20 points after being promoted to a lower-level mage, it still seemed insufficient in battles where frequent spellcasting was required.

Moreover, the intense release of cutting water earlier clearly made the ash wood material somewhat unable to withstand it.

Upon closer inspection, some cracks can be seen on it.

It seems it will soon reach the end of its life.

lv.9（237/300）-lv.10（70/325），升级！

Previously, in order to break through to the next level of mage as quickly as possible, all attribute points were allocated to intelligence. Now it's time to fill this unbalanced gap.

Zellir allocated all four attribute points to Spirit.

Strength: 88-89
Agility: 84-85
Physical condition: 91-92
Spirit: 91-95
Intelligence: 114
Perception: 32
Charisma: 54
Luck: 51
Talent skills:
Techniques and Evolution
Magic Contract
As expected, after increasing spirit, the three attributes of strength, agility, and constitution all increased by one point due to the 25% bonus to total spirit value.

In addition, two more attribute points have been added to the assignable attribute bar, but they can only be added to the three attributes of Strength, Agility, and Constitution.

Zellier thought for a moment and assigned it to Agility.

He hasn't decided yet how to train his melee skills, but since his agility is currently the lowest, he'll work on improving it first.

Physical coordination should not be overlooked.

Agility: 85-87
Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the magic power emanating from the seed of the source became warmer and its circulation speed increased slightly. This magic power, transformed through the magic energy contract, seeped into the body.

In terms of strength and physique, Zellier didn't notice any improvement, since it was only a little bit. However, the increase of 3 points in agility was quite significant.

Zellier vaguely felt that his muscles had become firmer, and he was becoming more and more adept at controlling the various moving parts of his body.

This is where agility comes in.

Looking at his increasingly solid panel, Zellir felt very satisfied.

Now that's more like what a monk should do.

The entire pool was almost entirely dyed dark red, with dozens of snake remains piled up together, broken flesh and blood floating on the surface, and a strong, pungent stench filling the air.

"Is this thing really that tough?"

Gray wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at the black-scaled python's carcass, which had been chopped into several pieces, on the ground with some surprise.

"It seems much more durable than the Earth Lizard Beast."

"It is said that when the Adventurers' Guild was rating the Blackscale Python, they struggled for quite a while because its pure melee combat ability exceeded the category of [Difficult]."

Marcus said.

"However, in the end, it was felt that the Black Scale Python lacked effective ranged attack methods, which is why it was classified as [Difficult]."

"If it had another ability to spray venom over a wide area, it would definitely be rated as a [Challenge]."

"That's outrageous," Wallace said, still shaken.

There aren't many monsters that can withstand several of his thunder arrows.

"Alright, let's start cleaning up the spoils. There's still something valuable on this pile of rotten flesh." Gray rolled up his sleeves.

Gak took the initiative to retrieve the body. He dragged the useful parts of the anaconda to the shore and began to decompose them.

Ordinary water pythons are not monsters and do not have magic cores.

However, their gallbladders are still valuable; they can be used to make antidotes and to concoct certain magical potions.

Gray used a sharp dagger to cut into the snake carcass's abdominal cavity, and after some fiddling, precisely dissected out a fist-sized, dark green, oval-shaped sac.

After casually rinsing off the surface blood and slime in a nearby puddle, Gray picked it up and examined it in the sunlight.

In the dim light, the snake gall bladder exhibited a deep, dark luster, like black jade.

Zellier watched this scene with curiosity, and he also became interested in taking action.

Similarly, a dagger was used to stab into the abdomen.

However, Zellier didn't control his strength well and accidentally punctured the snake's gallbladder, causing a bitter, fishy smell to immediately fill the air.

"How disgusting!"

After the dark green bile flowed onto his hands, Zellier instinctively started shaking them wildly.

“You got it on my face.” Gray turned to look at Zellier.

"Oh, I'm sorry." On the other side, Marcus began to cut useful parts from the black-scaled python.

The Black Scale Python has a magic core and a gallbladder; in addition, its scales are also very valuable.

Although most of the scales on the Blackscale Python's body will quickly decay and fall off after it dies, there is a small piece of connected reverse scale on the back of its neck that can be harvested.

This is an excellent material for making high-grade scale armor or linings. Its extremely high defensive capabilities were evident in the battle just now, and its value is almost comparable to that of a magic core.

After a busy period of time, the last snake gallbladder was removed, washed, and then put into a bag.

After collecting all the loot, the team members dragged their tired bodies onto the road back to Black Market Town.

The soldiers guarding the checkpoint now all know Marcus's squad.

Logically speaking, with so many people coming and going in Blackrock Town every day—farmers, merchants, hunters, all sorts of people—it's hard for them to have any particular impressions of others.

However, Marcus's team was an exception because their attendance rate was extremely high.

For more than a month, the guards would see Marcus gathering in front of the checkpoint every few days.

They set off in a fierce mood during the day and returned in the evening, covered in dust and grime, carrying a backpack full of monster loot. It's hard not to remember them.

Inside the Adventurers' Guild, Marcus stepped forward to deliver the quest.

They killed a total of thirteen water pythons and one black-scaled giant python.

The reward will be calculated based on the amount specified in the letter of commission.

Thirteen water pythons, each worth ten silver coins, totaling one gold and thirty silver coins.

Twelve python gallbladders, five silver coins each, for a total of sixty silver coins.

A giant black-scaled python, with a bounty of twelve gold coins.

Black-scaled python gallbladder, buyback price is three gold coins.

Black-scaled python scales, buyback price is eight gold coins.

The Black-Scaled Giant Python's Demon Core is worth eight gold coins when recycled.

The team won a total of 32 gold and 90 silver medals this time.

马库斯按照4/2/2/1/1的比例分配，泽利尔拿最多的那一份，酬劳足有十三金十六银。

"We're starting to feel more and more like Zellir's guard," Gray sighed.

“It really does look a bit like it,” Zellier said bluntly.

After receiving the reward, his personal savings had reached ninety-five gold coins!

Although the distribution ratio seems exaggerated, Zellir alone occupies nearly half.

But there's nothing we can do about it; his contribution was simply too great.

Without Zelier's powerful Water of Slicing to break through the defenses, they don't know how much more effort they would have had to put in to kill the Blackscale Python.

The rest of the team had no objections, after all, they had all witnessed Zellir's contributions.

Zellier pocketed his share of the reward, the heavy purse filling him with joy.

Moreover, today is the last day of the harvest month.

This means that Zelier can go to the Mage's Guild to collect his subsidy again tomorrow!

A generous subsidy of twenty gold coins! Zellier truly felt a willingness to give his all for the Mage Guild.

Then my savings will reach 115 gold, and I can finally go to the wand shop to choose a finished wand, and I will no longer have to use the lowest grade ash wood.

The thought filled Zellir with excitement, and his thoughts drifted into a dream of a bright future.

What kind of wand should I choose then?
"What are you grinning about?"

Vales's voice brought Zellier back to reality: "Everyone's watching."

Ella, standing behind the counter, was staring curiously at Zellier.

Zellier awkwardly composed himself.

Ella quickly lowered her head, pretending to organize documents, but a smile still crept onto her lips.

Why did Mr. Zellier suddenly make that expression?
It's quite a contrast to his usual appearance; he's so cute.

Gray sighed silently as he watched Ella's infatuated expression.

Is Zelier going to surpass me even in terms of looks?

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you, Mr. Zellier!"

Ella flipped through the record file in her hand.

"After completing this Black Scale Python extermination mission, you have now completed ten subordinate missions! Therefore..."

She smiled brightly.

"Congratulations! From this moment forward, you have officially been promoted to Silver-rank adventurer! The youngest Silver-rank adventurer in the history of Blackrock Town!"

"Not bad."

Zellier was not surprised at all, after all, he had already completed eight commissions before.

Including the goblin extermination missions I completed on my own, and this Blackscale Python mission, that makes ten missions in total.

(End of this chapter)