My bloodline is so eager to improve.

He knew Otto had great potential; all he lacked was experience.

Therefore, they immediately decided to continue looking for small commissions for him.

Eileen wasn't particularly surprised when she heard Michael's request.

She just kept muttering to herself as she flipped through the commissions Otto could accept.

"Remember to come back for class in a while."

Eileen reminded Otto that his class was coming soon.

Seeing this, Otto simply nodded.

Although I don't know what the Adventurers' Guild's courses will teach, accumulating knowledge is always useful.

While the group was chatting, Eileen had already found several commissions and presented them to the two of them.

Among them are investigation and exploration commissions, as well as hunting and finding commissions, and gathering commissions that Otto is familiar with.

Obviously, with Otto joining the Dragon Slayer team, he can take on more types of commissions.

Meanwhile, Michael simply reminded Otto to try to choose different types of commissions so that he could gain more experience working as an adventurer.

Seeing this, Otto immediately chose the exploration-type commission.

Of course, Otto would never admit that he chose this commission because it offered the highest price.

Otto figured his Lamp Eyes would come in handy.

After Otto chose his commission, Eileen immediately registered him.

"Your client is Sam, the winery owner."

The location is a winery near Oaktown.

According to him, his winery seemed to have been invaded by monsters.

They damaged the walls and even stole some drinks, leaving only some sticky marks on the floor.

Sam hopes the adventurers can find the monsters and get rid of them as soon as possible, as they've been stealing wine these days.

As for the reward, it was twenty copper Thorns and a barrel of mead brewed by the winery.

Regarding monsters, the guild will calculate the price according to market value. If there are any useful materials, the guild will also purchase them.

Eileen briefly explained the contents of the commission to Otto.

Meanwhile, Michael stroked his beard and began to imagine what would happen after he received his reward.

"The money is yours, and the mead can be taken back to the workshop."

Sam's brewing skills are good, and the quality of the liquor is acceptable.

Now we can have a proper drink.

Because he was short of money lately, Maika had been drinking only cheap ale provided by the Adventurers' Guild.

This was extremely painful for a dwarf.

Although he promised his teammates he wouldn't buy those expensive wines anymore, if it's a gift from someone else, then it doesn't count as a promise!

"Let's go, let's go. It just so happens that Una lives near the winery. We can also ask her to make alchemical tools while we're at it. It's killing two birds with one stone."

Chapter Nineteen: The Bottom Line of Flexibility

Michael was already eager to carry out the commission.

But just as Otto was about to catch up with his captain, he felt a wave of dizziness.

[The Black Sheep senses that your magic is fading.]

The monkey keenly sensed something amiss. You cast the Lamplight Eye twice in succession, yet failed to offer the deity the proper sacrifice; the side effects of the blessing are intensifying.

Seeing the monkey's detailed description of him was not surprising.

Originally, he planned to test the limits and precautions related to the sacrificial ritual, but after using the Lamplight Eye twice, the goddess came to collect the debt.

Seeing this, Otto had no choice but to explain that he needed to find a sacrifice for the goddess.

Eileen wasn't surprised by this; she simply instructed Phyllis to fetch the small box from the corner, while she herself checked on Otto's condition.

"Generally speaking, every time you use the blessings of the gods, you need to offer sacrifices to the gods in a timely manner."

The blessing cannot be used again before the sacrifice is performed.

I have some small samples of offerings corresponding to the six gods of the kingdom here; you can take them and use them first.

As a priestess, Eileen naturally understood similar situations very well.

But what puzzled her was not the sacrifice itself.

"From what I understand, the goddess Felicity is a very forgiving deity. Even if you forget to offer a sacrifice for a short time, you can make up for it when you use the blessing next time."

"Such a lack of magic as you have is quite rare."

Eileen assumed that Otto had forgotten to offer the sacrifice after using the Eye of the Lamp only once, which is why she spoke up to remind him.

But Otto immediately sensed something was amiss with Eileen's words.

It is said that ordinary people cannot continuously use the blessings of the Goddess of Light before the sacrifice.

So why did I only develop symptoms after receiving the blessing twice?

"Is there some kind of aptitude involved?"

Otto learned from Michael and the others that there was such a thing as adaptability to extraordinary professions.

So, does the blessing of the gods also follow a similar pattern?

Otto looked at Eileen, hesitated, and then didn't say anything.

After all, judging from Eileen's performance, it seems that very few people can be held accountable by the gods only after performing two blessings.

Otto didn't want to be seen as an 'outcast' by Eileen.

Moreover, Otto's test of the gods was considered by these people to be blasphemous, so it was best not to speak of it.

Just as Otto was pondering this, Phyllis had already brought the box over.

Eileen skillfully opened the box, but what she took out left Otto completely bewildered.

"These are... teeth?"

Otto wondered if such a thing could really be offered as a sacrifice to the true god.

But Eileen simply explained it.

"This is a child's first milk tooth."

The devotees of the Goddess of Light often throw their children's milk teeth into the holy water pool of the Order of Light or give them directly to the priests of the order for safekeeping.

This act is not a request for anything, but rather an entrustment of the earliest imprints of life's growth to the goddess for safekeeping.

The hope is that when the children grow up and eventually become the goddess Felicity, the goddess will remember them as they were in their earliest and purest form.

However, precisely because of this custom, those blessed by the Goddess of Light would occasionally buy children's baby teeth.

As Eileen spoke, she placed the baby tooth into Otto's hand and immediately taught him the words of the Prayer for Sacrifice.

Immediately afterwards, Eileen pulled the others away from the house, leaving Otto alone to perform his technique.

Otto sat cross-legged on the floor and began his sacrifice as instructed by Eileen.

"The lamplighter of the Styx Path".

The ruler of the lost fog.

A feather of compassion to dispel fear from those who have lost their way.

Thank you for your generosity that helped me through this difficult time. I offer you this small gift, hoping you will accept my offering.

As Otto chanted, he felt his body lighten, and the situation of his magic dissipating finally improved considerably.

He slowly opened his hand, only to find that the child's baby tooth was nowhere to be found.

Clearly, the goddess accepted her offering.

"Does this mean I'll have to buy and sell teeth from now on?"

Otto thought to himself, rather irritably, that these gods had far too much subjective agency.

I should talk to Eileen again and make preparations as soon as possible.

But just as Otto was about to get up and leave the room to reunite with Michael, he noticed something strange about the 'Animal Friends'.

[Through multiple opportunities to sense Felicity's presence, the black cat approached the underworld and felt the call of calamity.]

Taking advantage of the other animals' inattention, the black cat devoured the goblins' bloodline marks and, with the help of the underworld's aura, awakened its own bloodline magic.

[You have obtained a zero-ring bloodline spell of the illusion type.]

[Bloodline Spell: Shadow Step (LV1)]

【Quality: Zero Environmental Qualification】

[Effect: After consuming mana to cast, Shadowstep will eliminate the sound of your footsteps and your presence. When cast at night, there is a chance to sense the presence of the underworld and dark elements.]

With the appearance of the prompt, Otto was surprised to find that it seemed that as he came into contact with the aura of the gods, his 'animal friends' also received a lot of benefits.

But watching the black cat approach the so-called calamity made Otto somewhat emotional.

"Your '邭庀騺聿惶�冒' is a slang term for a dangerous act!"

This unexpected breakthrough reminded Otto of his first memory of seeing the black cat.

At that time, he had just obtained the eagle's bloodline mark and was planning to become a hunter to find more bloodline marks.

However, they unexpectedly encountered a black kitten whose belly had been torn apart by hunting dogs at the village entrance, and next to it lay a white dog on the verge of death.

Seeing that the black cat and white dog were about to die, Otto decided to see them off on their final journey and unexpectedly obtained two bloodline marks in the process.

Otto later learned that a fox in the mountains had almost killed the white dog, but the hunting dogs had mistaken it for wild cats from the village and had started fighting each other.

As for the black cat, it was unfortunate to be abandoned by its parents and become a sacrifice to delay the enemy.

No wonder it doesn't get along well with the white dog.

Just as Otto was pondering, the black cat had already used the trick of disappearing without a trace to give the white dog a good beating.

The black cat declared its victory and challenged the brown bear.

Seeing this, Otto thought that these 'animal friends' were always so belligerent, no matter what.

Seeing that their antics wouldn't end anytime soon, he simply pushed open the door and dealt with the tasks at hand first.

"Alright, Michael, we can go now."

Otto simply greeted Eileen and Phyllis before leaving the Adventurers' Guild.

Before Otto left, Eileen made a list of offerings, asking him to collect them if he had time, just in case.

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, Otto immediately began to check.

Chapter Twenty: Sacrifices and Illusions

The list contains many items.

Most of them are items that evoke memories, much like a child's baby teeth.

However, there were also a few offerings that Otto couldn't figure out.

"A vigil at the cemetery?"

Otto discovered that the offerings to the goddess of light consisted not only of objects, but also of specific behaviors.

Clearly, the goddess of lights is a deity with a wide range of 'interests'.

Just as Otto was pondering which offering would be more convenient and cheaper, the black cat made a move.

Black Cat suggests you choose scented candles as offerings to the gods.

Perhaps because she had sensed Felicity's presence, the black cat recommended the most suitable sacrifice for Otto.

After all, the offerings themselves can be considered a reward paid to the gods, and they are in accordance with the gods' wishes, which gives Otto more room to maneuver.