Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 122 Fairy Dragon and Hidden Rewards

This is like handing a pillow to someone who's about to fall asleep.

Luca had just stated his needs when Lena made a corresponding request.

That's a bit too much of a coincidence.

It seemed that he had noticed the barely perceptible wariness in Luke's eyes.

With a sincere smile, Lena explained, "Don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to set you up. This commission is a special public commission within the Adventurers' Guild."

In other words, once accepted, the bounty is not sealed away, but becomes a competitive mission that all adventurers can continue to accept.

So, our team actually accepted this task a long time ago, but we haven't had the time to complete it because we've been too busy lately.

"Publicly commissioned?"

Luke was unfamiliar with this word.

"Unlike the long-term bounty quests on the quest board, public quests" refer to targeted quests that are available to all honorary adventurers.

Teams with a professional level of 6 or higher, or a team permission level of 3 or higher, can choose to accept the task from the guild.

Lena sipped her mint liqueur while curiously observing Luca: "With your abilities, have you never received one before? If you want to quickly gain honor points or upgrade your privilege level, doing this type of commission is the fastest way."

"Strictly speaking, I'm not level 6 yet, and I don't have a squad."

Luke felt that since there was an intention to cooperate, it was necessary to be frank with the other party to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings due to information gaps in the future.

If he wanted to accept the commission the other party mentioned, he didn't actually have the corresponding authority; he would have to go through the authority of the Undying Heavy Sword Squad to complete the mission.

"So, you haven't even unlocked the advanced sub-classes yet?"

Lena paused for a moment, then instinctively asked another question.

"Yes, my current job level is 3."

At the dining table, everyone paused for a moment, except for Yi'er, who was taking small bites of the dragon's tail.

Even Akash, the most oblivious of the orcs, stared blankly at Luca with his mouth agape, covered in sauce, forgetting to chew the piece of meat he was about to swallow.

Level 3?!

In the continent of Rildran, filled with magic and gods, job level does not necessarily represent a person's full strength.

A fully armed high-level adventurer was defeated by a nobody due to underestimating his opponent.

Such stories are commonplace in the world of adventurers.

However, the premise for such a "comeback against a stronger opponent" is that the difference in strength between the two cannot be too exaggerated.

At the very least, even if that nobody used a poisoned hidden weapon to launch a sneak attack, he would still need to have the power to break through the big shot's defenses.

Even if you give an ordinary person a sharpened long knife and let them use all their strength to chop and hack wildly, they will be able to achieve the same result.

It wouldn't be possible to break through the physical defense of Akash, a "Heavy Barbarian" with a class level of 6, let alone inflict any fatal damage.

Both appear to be common races on the mainland.

However, in terms of muscle density, bone strength, and nerve reflex speed, they are already worlds apart, not even belonging to the same dimension.

This is precisely why professionals are seen as both terrifying and sacred by ordinary people.

However, the four people present had witnessed Luke's fighting prowess firsthand, or even experienced it personally!

From the very beginning, in the abandoned mines of Blackrock Mountain, the opponent single-handedly killed a wounded but level 6 challenger.

A two-legged wyvern.

Later, in the Mossy Forest, the opponent single-handedly held off the combined attack of four high-level professionals.

Not only did he escape unscathed from the warlock Kalan's fireball, but he also crippled the wanderer in the team who was skilled in ambushes and assassinations.

Such abnormal combat power, if it were only at the level of a level 3 professional.

Those high-level adventurers who have been teetering on the edge of life and death for so long and are called elites are simply a bunch of good-for-nothings.

Therefore, after a brief moment of shock, the team members reached a tacit consensus in their hearts.

They simply did not believe Luke's account.

They assumed he had some unspeakable secret.

For example, wanting to hide one's true identity.

After all, judging from the other party's extraordinary composure, outstanding appearance, and the advanced combat skills he possessed, it was clear that he was a formidable opponent.

Luca certainly didn't seem like one of those self-taught adventurers who had climbed their way up from the bottom.

Everyone frantically imagined Luke's background, and their gazes towards him became even more awe-inspiring and mysterious.

Luke couldn't offer much explanation, so he simply steered the conversation back on track and continued to inquire about the specific details of this public commission.

Lena didn't hide anything.

Although she already knew after their last collaboration that the other party was unlikely to join her adventure team.

However, making them an ally with whom one can cooperate occasionally is also a very good option.

"This commission was issued by a viscount nobleman in Ryan City. If you can successfully complete the task, you can choose any of the rewards from his treasury."

That's why I just said that if you're lucky, you might find the main materials suitable for crafting your armor in their treasure vault.

Lena is right, in a major hub city like Ryan City, which is incredibly wealthy.

The wealth of those noble lords who have inherited their families for hundreds of years is absolutely exaggerated to the point of being unimaginable.

The specific content of the commission was not the kind of high-difficulty subjugation challenge that Luke imagined, or the exploration of some special ruins, but rather a seemingly ordinary task of finding a lost item.

"To put it simply, this nobleman's beloved pet has run away from the manor. If you can bring the pet back to him safe and sound, you will receive the generous reward I just mentioned."

Of course, this important figure's pet wasn't just any ordinary cat or dog, but a nearly adult fairy dragon.

"A fairy dragon?"

Upon hearing the name, Yi'er curiously leaned closer.

She had only ever seen descriptions of this creature in books.

This is a creature that exists somewhere between a fairy and a true dragon.

Unlike flying dragons, fairy dragons have the blood of true dragons flowing through their veins.

Although its body is in the shape of a dragon, it also has fine dragon scales.

But it has a pair of butterfly wings on its back, along with brightly colored scales, making it look like a magnificent work of art.

Moreover, this creature completely lacks the terrifying fighting power and sky-covering size of a true dragon.

Even adult individuals are only about the size of a cat or a small dog.

For these high-level professionals present, and even for ordinary civilians, the fairy dragon poses virtually no fatal physical threat.

They are naturally inclined towards chaotic good, and although they like to play pranks on passing travelers, they will not harm their lives.

In addition to her cute appearance and lively personality, she was loved by many nobles, especially female nobles.

Therefore, in the eyes of the top nobles of Ryan City who were extravagant, curious, and extravagant.

Fairy dragons are indeed a high-class "pet" that carries great symbolic significance and can be used to flaunt one's status to other nobles at banquets.

"Yes, because that fairy dragon was about to reach adulthood, it suddenly mastered some of the innate abilities that remained in its bloodline, such as illusion and shapeshifting."

Using these unpredictable magical abilities, the boy escaped from the viscount's mansion. And because of this powerful self-defense capability, no one has been able to find the little fellow to this day.

"In that case, how do you plan to find it?"

Luke asked, somewhat curiously.

If what Lena said is true, then finding this escaped fairy dragon is like finding a needle in a haystack.

"It's not that there are no clues at all. The noble lord had a high-level mage cast a tracking spell, similar to a soul mark, on that fairy dragon."

As long as it exists in the material plane, the ripples of that spell can never be erased.

Lena confidently patted Karan, who was leisurely drinking tea beside her: "You should have seen it before. Our Karan has a magic compass. As long as you record the aura of that spell on the compass, you can quickly locate the approximate location of the other party within a certain range."

Luke did have some recollection of that exquisite compass that emitted a faint, watery blue light.

At that time, Karan used that compass in the Mossy Forest to try to find the location of that strange forest will.

However, before the compass could pinpoint their exact location, they were all wiped out by the other party's mind control ability.

However, it must be admitted that such professional detection magic items do have an unparalleled advantage in finding objects.

Lena was very confident in the compass that Karan possessed: "According to the latest clues from the Adventurers' Guild, after escaping from Ryan City, the fairy dragon went directly into the distant Endless Wilderness, but didn't venture too deep, instead stopping at a certain location. With Karan's compass, finding that little guy will be a piece of cake!"

This does sound like a very promising plan.

It has clear coordinates, professional tracking equipment, and the mission target itself does not possess lethal combat capabilities.

This generous reward was practically free.

However, after thinking for a while, Luke raised another question.

"Even if the fairy dragon is precious, isn't the price this nobleman is asking a bit too high?"

Although this creature is rare, it is not the kind of thing that is priceless.

In the black markets of some major cities, there are still channels for trading.

According to the blacksmith's prices, a single piece of rare metal, enough to forge a full set of armor, would cost several thousand gold coins.

The reward offered by this viscount is that several rewards can be claimed directly.

That's a reward worth tens of thousands of gold coins!

Even if the noble lords of Ryan City are rolling in money, they shouldn't spend it like this.

"Who knows? Maybe they have a very deep bond with this fairy dragon?"

Karan chimed in, "It's hard to guess what rich people are like."

"If they truly had a deep bond, why would that fairy dragon have run away?"

Yi'er also raised her own questions.

Although fairy dragons can be kept as pets, they are not unintelligent; in fact, they are even more intelligent than some ordinary people.

Therefore, the relationship between humans and fairy dragons is less about master and servant and more about an equal contract and partnership.

Only by truly satisfying the fairy dragon's preferences can it develop attachment and affection for its owner, and willingly stay.

Luke's eyes gleamed with a sharp light: "Is this commission really about finding that fairy dragon? Or is there something else about that fairy dragon?"

"That's why, although I accepted the commission, I haven't set off yet. There must be something fishy going on!"

Lena's eyes lit up, and she took a sip of mint liqueur with satisfaction. Her gaze toward Luca was full of admiration: "Fairy dragons are, in the end, still a kind of dragon! And all dragons are born with an indelible nature in their bones, which is the greed and possessiveness for treasure!"

Therefore, I strongly suspect that this fairy dragon may have stolen something from that viscount.

The value of that item was such that even a reward of tens of thousands of gold coins was worthwhile to retrieve it.

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If that fairy dragon really did steal something.

Whatever it is, for these adventurers who live on the edge, it is definitely a worthwhile and lucrative reward!

"Boss, was that really what you thought before?"

Akash, the orc, was still not full. While cleaning up the remaining roasted meat, he mumbled about his captain's past.

"Didn't you say that going on this mission too early would be useless, and that we might encounter other teams and cause some conflict, so you told us to wait and see?"

If we wait ten days or half a month and still no one can find it, we'll use the compass to complete the commission and wait for a better price.

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Rena calmly looked at Akash. The strong peppermint liqueur had put the robust female captain into a slightly tipsy state. Staring at Akash, she said, "When did your brain become so sharp? How come you can remember everything I said?"

"Hehe, my brain has always been..."

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Akash, upon hearing his captain's praise, proudly shook his enormous head with its fangs.

But his wildly keen intuition suddenly triggered a frantic alarm the next second.

Seeing Lena's seemingly calm and gentle demeanor, he seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, and immediately wilted, falling silent.

"It's getting late, let's call it a day. I'll discuss the details with you tomorrow."

Luke calculated the time; the meal had indeed taken quite a while. He and Irene got up to say goodbye and leave.

As he reached the door, he turned back to glance at Reina, who was still "torturing" the orc with a death stare.

The female team leader seemed to have had a bit too much to drink and was preparing to give her team members a "moral education" meeting.

He and Irene exchanged a smile, then pushed open the door and disappeared into the bustling nightscape of Ryan City.