Mages, Adventurers, and Women

Levi, waiting for Samantha to find the quest by the counter, looked towards the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild.

But then, Francis, with his white beard, stormed in aggressively.

He saw Li Wei by the counter, strode over, and questioned him:

"Li Wei! What are you still doing in Rolling Stone Town?!"

Li Wei guessed Langes's purpose and asked indifferently:

"President Francis, I don't have citizenship in any of the three countries. Where else could I be if I'm not in Rolling Stone?"

Lance slammed his hand on the counter, startling Bones and Duron, who shrank back. Remembering their experiences learning combat skills and receiving private combat lessons from Lance, one of them mumbled:

"Don't try to play tricks on me!"

"I'm asking you, why don't you accept the Tier 1 Black Dragon-level quest?!"

"You don't even do a Tier 1 Black Dragon-level quest, how can your Yulia Squad become one of the top three in Rolling Stone Town, how can you replace Blood Butcher to represent Rolling Stone Town in the Adventurers' Guild event two months from now!"

By the window, Yulia protested softly, "I am the captain of Yulia's squad."

For the past five days, Li Wei has been frantically cramming on "common sense".

Previously, he had a vague understanding of the boundaries between the four dragon talents: "White Dragon, Black Dragon, Silver Dragon, and Gold Dragon".

Until he came across a book in the House of Races entitled "A Brief Introduction to How to Use 'Talents' to Classify the Status of Inferior Beings".

书上说，1、2、3级也称1、2、3阶。

Tier 1 White Dragon-level talent represents a lower-class being on the Grand Continent. When one accumulates strength to Tier 1-12, they will face two choices.

Continue to improve your talent, or advance to Tier 2.

Continuing to advance one's talent will allow one to enter the "Tier 1 Black Dragon Level Talent". From Black Dragon Level Talent to Golden Dragon Level Talent, the elemental crystal division is the same as that of the "Four Elements Fusion" talent for magic-based professionals, with each level having three stages.

If you advance to Tier 2 with "White Dragon-level talent", you will be stuck there for life.

These "White Dragon-level" beings are considered inferior beings on the Grand Continent in the book, destined to do only the most arduous manual labor their entire lives.

They are common consumables for the Adventurers' Guild, outnumbering even the orcs and goblins of the Grand Continent. They wouldn't be heartbroken if they all died.

There's a tacit rule in the Golden Island Adventurers' Guild.

Each month, members ranked 11th to 100th in the Goblin group can accept one unfinished Tier 1 Black Dragon quest each time. This quest does not count against the team's limit of three unfinished Goblin-level quests.

Players ranked 4th to 10th can accept an unfinished Tier 1 Silver Dragon quest.

Players ranked 1-3 can accept Tier 1 Gold Dragon level quests.

Lances was worried that Levi was unaware of the stakes involved, so he mumbled an explanation of the differences between each level of the mission.

They claimed that Black Dragon-level missions could significantly increase team points and yield a large amount of gold.

Most importantly, it allows access to "Black Dragon-level" resources, each of which can fetch a high price.

Silver Dragon and Gold Dragon level missions are extremely difficult.

But... completing any one of them would be a qualitative leap for the future of everyone in the team.

Frey hinted yesterday that Levi could get some last bit of benefit from Francis.

He guessed that Frey must have revealed her elemental talent to Langsis.

Li Wei guessed correctly.

Frey and Francis once said something:

"Through the more than two thousand years of history of Golden Island, I cannot find another magic-based professional whose elemental talent can rival that of Livy."

Francis saw that Levi was still unwilling to budge.

He revealed his biggest trump card.

He took out a treasure book of knowledge that shimmered with a faint light from his storage ring and slapped it in front of Li Wei.

"Frei said you need a book of spiritual knowledge, and I heard that it's being sold at the Eternal Heart auction."

"I used some connections to get this book ahead of schedule."

"If you guarantee to reach the top three in the Goblin Group of Rolling Stone Town within a month, and enter the top ten in the Goblin Group next month, and represent Rolling Stone Town in the Adventurers' Guild's annual event, you can take this book right now!"

Li Wei's gaze was irresistibly drawn to the [Level 1 (Tier) Spiritual Knowledge Treasure Book].

He was preparing to deconstruct the obscure magical stone tablet, use his spirit to re-enter the secret world, and try out his ideas.

He was still thinking that going out to decipher the obscure magical stone tablet would mean missing out on the auction of the Eternal Heart.

Moreover, he didn't have the money to attend the auction.

If Livy had access to a treasure trove of knowledge on spiritual matters, he would have a much better chance of successfully deconstructing the obscure magical stele.

Just as I was feeling regretful.

Francis descended from the sky like a "treasure-delivering old boy," carrying a precious book of spiritual knowledge.

"President Francis is a good person!"

"I guarantee this in my personal capacity: even if he is taken away by the Secret World, with Sylvie around, Langsis can't blame anyone else."

Li Wei pressed down on the [Level 1 (Tier) Mental System Knowledge Treasure Book] and said to Samantha, who was watching the show:

"Find me a Tier 1 Black Dragon-level quest that's convenient for me!"

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Chapter 60: [Please Read On!!!] Li Wei Takes Sylvie's First Time

Sylvie leaves Rolling Stone Town for the first time as an "adventurer".

She wore a pure white priest's robe and followed behind Julia, who was leisurely chewing on a blade of grass.

The grasslands surrounding the Monster Hills are clustered around the Navia Mountains and Baron Dela's castle. The rest of the area consists of rolling hills with varying elevations, making the climbs rather tedious.

But all of this was new to Sylvie.

“Yulia, when Levi left the town, I saw him use a storage ring. Why did he still have Bones and Duron carry large animal skin bags?”

Sylvie asked curiously.

Bones and Duron, carrying large animal skin bags, followed behind Li Wei, chatting as they walked.

Hearing Sylvie's curiosity, Li Wei, with his sharp ears, stopped and said:

"Bones, you answer Sylvie's questions."

Bone tried hard to recall, and stammered:

"Li... the adventurer Li Wei..."

He paused, looking down at Dulong for help, but Li Wei stood between them. Seeing Li Wei begin to frown, Bone tried to recall, and said:

"Liwei's Rolling Stone Town Adventurer's Handbook, Article...Eighth...In the wild, all adventurers are divided into three categories: those carrying animal skin bags...uh...those riding in carriages...uh...uh...right, the last category has storage rings!"

"Uh..." Bone glanced sideways with a shifty look, trying to find an answer, but Li Wei reminded him with a straight face, "You'll be coveted in the wild."

"Ah, right! In the wild, people will covet our adventure spoils. Carrying animal skin bags can lower the enemy's guard and make them underestimate us."

"Uh... if a battle breaks out, we'll have the upper hand!"

Li Wei was very dissatisfied with Bone's performance and said in a deep voice, "When we rest, you will recite the manual to me a hundred times."

Upon hearing this, the bones looked mournful and complained:

"Li Wei, why do you keep making me remember these things?"

"I can't even remember what my dad looks like, how could I possibly remember so many words..."

Li Wei remained silent.

Dulong chimed in at the opportune moment: "You have a father who wants you to remember?"

Bones glared at the shorty and shouted at Sylvie:

"Your Highness Sylvie, do you know why dwarves are so skilled in forging?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wei and Yulia, who reacted very quickly, chuckled.

Sylvie asked, bewildered, "Because the Dwarven Holy Land is Bronzeforest?"

"wrong!"

The boned man gestured to indicate that Duron was about his hip-high height, and said casually:

"Other creatures have to bend over to observe the size of the flames through the furnace opening, but only dwarves can look straight at the flames. By observing them more, dwarves have mastered a forging talent that other races do not possess."

Sylvie seemed to miss the point of the question, and asked in confusion, "What about dwarves and goblins?"

Duron's face darkened. This kind of unconscious racism is the most despicable!

Bones had never considered this matter before and was caught off guard by the question. He looked at Li Wei, hoping to get an answer from him.

Li Weidao:

"The ancestors of the dwarves mated with giants, hoping to obtain a way to grow taller from them. As a result, the dwarves only obtained the strength of the giants—dwarves and goblins cannot swing a giant hammer, but the dwarves, who have the blood of giants, can swing the hammer with ease."

Sylvie blinked, somewhat incredulous.

The academic community has been debating the reasons why dwarves possess a talent for forging.

This was the first time she had heard of Li Wei's racially discriminatory interpretation.

Duron, blushing, retorted:

"The reason that bone has no father is because the ancestors of the orcs mated with wild beasts. Wild beasts are a matrilineal race and do not have the concept of 'father'."

Bones grinned mischievously, seemingly unconcerned.

"Hehe, I'm wondering, how did someone as short as him manage to breed with a giant?"

It would have been better if he hadn't mentioned it.

On that note.

The imagery is vivid and evocative.

"That's... terrifying..."

The problem with the bones remains an unsolved mystery.

The adventure that had just begun shattered Sylvie's idealized vision.

She had assumed that the adventurer party was a group of close friends who had risked their lives for each other, and that they treated each other with respect and affection, like brothers.

What the heck is this blatant racial discrimination?

Then, he felt a surge of relief.

"Fortunately, I am not an orc, barbarian, dwarf, goblin, gnome, sea creature, or hybrid that is easily discriminated against."

Levi continued to instruct Bones and Duron on matters that adventurers should be mindful of.

The five people walked from darkness to dawn.

Resting in a sloping cave at the foot of a low slope.

Beside the campfire at the cave entrance, Bones and Duron were baking dry bread.

Inside the cave, Julia sat behind Levi, leaning against his back as she sharpened her dagger.

Levi returned to his former self, willing to let her stay close, which reassured Julia. She knew that Levi must have a way to escape the call of the secret world.

"Yulia's squad, let's go!"

Yulia thought to herself in a good mood.

Sylvie felt uncomfortable anywhere, so she simply sat down next to Julia and rubbed her sore ankles.

Li Wei held the mission and the map on the obscure magical stone tablet in his mage hands, examining them repeatedly to determine the most suitable route.

Map of the Peso Camp

Camp Peso was founded fifty years ago by an orc adventurer named Peso, and is a day's journey from Rolling Stone Town.

It served as a resting place for adventurers passing through, but it was destroyed by a group of roaming monsters forty-nine years ago.