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"Conquer the World Tree? Again?"

In response to Zhang Lang's question, Nangong Li smiled slightly: "I heard that you are a newly registered adventurer who has just arrived on Qiongluo Island... You may not be very familiar with the situation here before."

"A year ago, the World Tree's summit bore fruit for the first time ever. At that time, we issued a golden quest that had been dormant for hundreds of years, and adventurers from all over the world gathered in Tree Shade City to try to conquer this towering tree."

"In the end, an unprecedentedly powerful adventurer successfully reached the summit, plucked the fruit, and earned the title of King of Adventurers. This was humanity's first conquest of the World Tree."

"However, that King of Adventures was unruly by nature, and soon after he left to travel to other continents. Before him, other adventurers had at most only reached the third level of the World Tree."

"Thanks to his strategy, the rulers of each level of the World Tree have been defeated, greatly reducing the difficulty of climbing. However, even so, climbing the World Tree remains a severe challenge for other adventurers. Now, a year has passed, and we can only steadily climb to the fifth level. The path to the sixth level is blocked by a newly appeared ruler... the mutant hermit crab that you killed."

"You want me to continue climbing upwards and clear obstacles for you?" Zhang Lang understood Nangong Li's intentions.

"It's not just about going up." Nangong Li smiled. "The guild hopes to completely conquer the World Tree, build infrastructure on each level to facilitate adventurers going up and down, and even build settlements on the tree so that humans can live there for a long time and continue to exploit the resources of this giant tree."

"Each level of the World Tree is complex and vast. The dangers are not limited to the level masters. When our people are building facilities on each level, they will encounter all sorts of troubles. Solving these troubles is the daily task of the adventurers."

"Mr. Hunter, your strength is second only to the King of Adventurers in what I have witnessed. I hope that you, as a sharp blade of the Adventurers' Guild, will pierce the toughest bone on the World Tree and clear the obstacles on humanity's path to conquest!"

As he spoke, Nangong Li took out a small box, opened it, and inside was a thick stack of gold vouchers: "Of course, we will also pay a generous reward for this!"

Zhang Lang didn't even glance at it before pushing the box of gold vouchers back: "I don't want money. If you want to hire me, you don't need to go through all this trouble. Just list the tasks you need to do, categorize them by difficulty, and prioritize assigning them to me..."

"A mission?" Nangong Li was slightly taken aback. Her original intention was to transform this hunter from an adventurer into a mercenary and then develop him into a loyal follower of the Nangong family. However, it seemed that the hunter was very attached to the identity of an adventurer.

"Don't you want to be tied down?" Nangong Li smiled. "Don't worry, we won't restrict your freedom too much. We just hope to establish a stable and long-term cooperative relationship with you..."

"That has nothing to do with it..." Zhang Lang waved his hand. "I just need to do the mission... Don't worry, I will complete the tasks you assign me with the highest efficiency in the coming period. I don't even need any reward, as long as you provide me with food and lodging."

"As long as food and lodging are included?" Nangong Li was even more confused.

Zhang Lang nodded: "However, I also have some requests."

Here it comes! Nangong Li thought to himself that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and immediately prepared himself for a hefty price to pay, intending to hear the conditions of this mysterious powerhouse.

"First, I need the detailed information you currently have about the World Tree and its surrounding environment."

"Secondly, I need you to release tasks in a planned way. Ideally, someone would help me categorize the tasks and plan the route so that I can complete the tasks as quickly as possible and avoid taking unnecessary detours."

"Third, I only accept missions of yellow difficulty or higher, and of course, the higher the difficulty, the better. Also, I don't need any teammates... Don't give the missions assigned to me to anyone else; they will only get in my way."

"Fourth, it's inconvenient for me to carry too many mission items by myself, so for some missions, you'll need to send someone specifically to inspect the mission results..."

After saying all this, Zhang Lang looked into Nangong Li's eyes.

"That's...that's it?" Nangong Li took a while to recover. "Nothing else?"

"Let me think of something first," Zhang Lang said, stroking his chin. "Let's work on this method for two days first. If we find a more efficient way, we can discuss it further."

Nangong Li's mouth was wide enough to fit an egg. She thought the hunter in front of her would ask for an exorbitant amount, but to her surprise, all the requests were for increasing work efficiency... and overtime was free!

This was the first time she had ever seen an adventurer like this in all the years she had run her guild!

With such generous terms, Nangong Li naturally had no reason to refuse, but she still kept a watchful eye on the possibility of hidden traps.

After agreeing on some details, Zhang Lang got up to leave, but stopped at the office door and turned back: "Oh, right, there's something else I'd like to try..."

"They're here?" Nangong Li was startled, thinking to himself, "Is this guy about to reveal his true intentions?"

Zhang Lang returned to the sofa, picked up a cup, and asked, "Could you help me post a task?"

Nangong Li was taken aback and blinked in confusion.

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It was already dinnertime, but the Adventurers' Guild's hall was still bustling with people.

Many insect species are nocturnal, so evening is the peak time for guilds to issue quests, and many adventurers gather here hoping to snag a suitable quest.

"Time to post the task sheets!"

As a young staff member carrying a stack of quest sheets walked down the stairs, most of the adventurers gathered around the bulletin board.

"Blue-spotted fireflies? Those things are pretty ferocious, not easy to deal with!"

"A Night-blooming Husky? Aren't these creatures social animals? We'd need to form a group!"

"The loose soil earthworms are alright, but the reward isn't very high..."

"I want this! Phosphorescent moths, I've hunted them before, I have experience!"

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As everyone discussed and selected tasks that suited them, a task list with a black border finally caught everyone's attention.

"Another black mission has been issued!"

"Does this mean we have to defeat the floor master again? Or wipe out a large monster lair? Let me see..."

The nearest adventurer read out the quest requirements: "Find President Nangong's lost... teacup?"

"What kind of mission is this?"

"President Nangong's teacup is missing? When did this happen? What did it look like?"

"There's a picture below... but the question is, why is finding a teacup a black quest?"

"Could the teacup have been stolen by a legendary monster? Was that teacup an important magical item?"

"That's not right. If it's a black market mission, why is the reward so low? Only ten gold coins?"

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, but none dared to accept the mission due to its terrifying nature.

Just then, a man pushed through the crowd and tore the task away.

Upon closer inspection, everyone recognized him as the hunter who had previously killed the floor master.

Everyone spontaneously made way for him. Zhang Lang took the task sheet to the front desk, registered, and accepted the task. Then, he pulled out a teacup from his pocket, which was exactly the same as the one drawn on the task sheet...

"Uh..." Murong Wei had already finished her shift, and the staff member in charge of receiving him was from the night shift. She didn't know what had happened during the day. Seeing that the man in front of her was still a Hound-level, she casually took out the item from the Black Mission and was a little caught off guard.

Just as she was pondering whether the cup was real or fake, a higher-ranking staff member ran down from upstairs, came to her window, said a few words, and the young woman nodded and immediately and efficiently completed the task completion procedures for Zhang Lang.

Upon receiving the reward, Zhang Lang frowned slightly, said nothing, and left the guild.

This scene left the adventurers present bewildered, wondering what he was up to...

"I told you this kind of shortcut wouldn't work!" A sarcastic voice echoed in Zhang Lang's mind: "Let the guild release easy tasks, then mark them as difficult for you to farm points. How could the altar possibly leave such a huge loophole for you?"

"There's no harm in giving it a try..." Zhang Lang walked along the road in Tree Shade City. "If shortcuts don't work, then I'll just do the quests properly and officially begin my adventure tomorrow morning!"