Everyone's become an adventurer, so who's going to put in the effort themselves?

"The truly terrible kind of response isn't something a support group for a little girl like you would handle."

Fiona crossed her arms, looking on with suspicion.

"You mean... Luke actually encountered members of the secret investigation team?"

"Was what happened to him actually a test for me?"

"That's probably true."

Duncan then chuckled and said:

"After all, under normal circumstances, how could Luke, with his cowardly nature, possibly provoke the guild master, the Nightwright family, and that Shia Mona?"

"It's obviously impossible!"

"And, spend 30 fiat currency to find the missing members of the Knightworth family?"

"Hey, everyone in the East District, who doesn't know that the Knightworth family has a demigod-level expert who's skilled in divination and prognostication?"

"If a member of the family had really gone missing, that person would have discovered it long ago. How could it be the case that this silly kid Luke would have any say in it?"

"So, it's probably true!"

Upon hearing Duncan's words, Fiona suddenly realized what he meant and slapped her forehead, saying:

"So that's how it is?"

"I'm starting to think that Knightworth is picking a fight with me."

Duncan then pondered and said, "You know what, although the Knightworth family is quite strange, we've actually run into very few guys who deliberately cause trouble."

At this moment, a helper standing nearby remarked, "Isn't the Knightworth family the one that produces so many weirdos?"

At this moment, another master said, "Although we haven't encountered any disgusting people, it seems that there are not many normal people among them, including their allied families."

"It all feels pretty strange..."

"Yeah yeah!!"

Listening to the conversations of the surrounding neighbors, Fiona nodded thoughtfully, then curiously asked Duncan:

"So what should I do now?"

"How to do it?"

Duncan paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Just pretend you don't know about the assessment, and then do whatever you think is appropriate for this kind of situation!"

"Even if you discover a secret investigation, you should pretend you don't know and proceed with the assessment as normal. Anyway, I haven't heard of any association failing to pass this in the last twenty years."

"Do whatever I want?"

Fiona touched her chin, then curled the corners of her mouth into a mischievous grin and said:

"Then I'll just do as I please!!"

Duncan shrugged and said, "Whatever, it's not a big deal anyway."

After saying that, Duncan turned and shouted to the workers who were watching:

"Alright, stop chatting and get to work!"

"It would be awkward if Fiona passed the review but the association headquarters hadn't been built yet."

"Okay, boss~"

"Coming right away, I'll be here as soon as I finish this water."

Seeing Duncan directing the workers to get to work, Fiona, who had originally planned to help out today, turned her head and glanced at Luke.

At this moment, Luke looked at Fiona with trepidation. Based on his understanding of this big sister, she was probably up to something bad again.

"Boss... what do you want to do?"

"You, come with me to meet that investigator from the Knightworth family!"

Luke, bewildered, raised his hand and pointed to himself:

"Want me to go with you to meet the investigator?"

"me?"

“What else?” Fiona raised an eyebrow, her expression full of threat. “I’ve never seen the other side. How am I supposed to know who the target is if I don’t take you?”

Luke gave a stiff laugh at this moment:

Can I refuse?

"Then I'll tell you, Flora, that you're in love, oh, it's Miss Nina from 33 Xilan Road, right?"

Luke's expression suddenly turned to one of resignation:

"Big Sister, please feel free to leave the forward position to me!"

"Give me a damn damn handover!" Fiona kicked Luke and snorted, "This time, I'll do it myself!!"

Chapter 38 Miss Sia's Secret Room!

The Adventurers' Guild Underground.

—Mirrored Corridor.

"This is Sia's warehouse?"

Standing inside a huge warehouse that is comparable to a modern basketball court.

Lynn stared wide-eyed at the densely packed 'shelves' in front of him, speechless.

The shelves are very large, at least 15 meters high, and are evenly divided into grids of the same length, width and height, each grid being at least 1.5 meters long and wide.

Inside those shelf compartments were transparent, slightly pink bubbles.

Inside the bubble were various weapons and equipment.

Swords, spears, bows, clubs, heavy armor, light armor, and even some niche types of weapons are all placed inside the bubble.

"Does she run a weapons shop? She has so much equipment!"

"Although there are some discrepancies, your statement is actually partly correct."

Ramy, who was the last to enter the warehouse, awkwardly scratched her cheek and said:

"The Mona family is actually a well-known family of alchemists."

“You mean…” Lynn pointed to the long shelf in front of him: “These things were all made by Sia.”

"Yes."

Ramie nodded very seriously and then introduced:

"These are all Lady Sia's recent creations, cutting-edge equipment specially made for the new generation of various dragon blood families."

"As is customary, they are usually equipped with 'superior weaponry' used by advanced adventurers."

"All newcomers can take away 3 weapons and 1 piece of armor, as well as potions and miscellaneous items with a total value not exceeding 50,000 fiat currency from here."

At this moment, Ramie seemed to remember something and said to Lynn:

"By the way, Lynn, do you have any weapon preferences?"

"I'm fine with either swords or sabers, but the swordsmanship I've been practicing recently is the basics of one-handed swordsmanship..."

Lynn walked to a square and glanced at the pink and white bubbles in front of her.

He reached out and touched the bubble.

It feels very soft, like touching a sponge. If you apply a little force, you should be able to put your hand through it.

After testing the feel of it, Lynn cast an Appraisal spell on Bubble.

[Identification successful!]

[Appraisal Skill ↑, Current Level: Lv2 (5/10)]

"Upgraded all at once?" Lynn was stunned for a moment, then a message popped into his mind.

[Still Bubble, a special temperature-controlled chamber used for preserving and storing goods; its generation principle is 'unknown'; belongs to: Shia N. Mona.]

Lynn paused for a moment, then his expression became somewhat subtle:

"They actually identified it!"

According to Lynn's understanding, the appraisal technique can only identify things that one already knows.

In other words, the appraisal skill can only identify items that Lynn has heard of or knows about, and cannot identify things that Lynn does not know.

To put it simply, if we compare the human brain to a knowledge base, then identification skills are the ability to search for information within that knowledge base.

As long as Lynn has seen the relevant information, even if he can't remember it now, his appraisal skill can retrieve it.

For some unknown items, we can also provide an answer within the scope of our understanding by relying on existing knowledge.

Therefore, the art of appraisal has the characteristic that the more knowledge one has, the stronger one's appraisal skills become.

However, what puzzled Lynn was that he shouldn't have seen this kind of bubble before.

But it was identified anyway.

"When exactly did I first learn about still bubbles? Was it in those legal documents, or the adventurer's handbook?"

Lynn scratched his head, then looked at the long rows and rows of shelves in front of him:

"I have this feeling that if I stay in here, I can improve my appraisal skills?"

Ramie walked over curiously and asked, "Have you seen 'Miss Sia's Secret Room'?"

Lynn paused for a moment, then said with a strange look, "Is that the name of some kind of erotic book? Did Sia take some explicit photos?"

"Oh, I forgot there are no photos here. Something like that is called a phonograph."

"What I mean is, what you just mentioned, is it the collection of images that Sia took with a phonograph camera, the ones with very little clothing?"

Ramie stared blankly at Lynn, hesitated for a moment, and whispered:

"That's not what I meant, it means 'portfolio'!"

"That's the name of Lady Sia's complete collection of alchemical works."

"If you've read that book, you can improve your appraisal skill by appraising the equipment here."

Upon hearing this, Lynn retorted confidently, "How could she choose such a misleading name?"

Is it possible that you're the only one who's misunderstood the name? Ramie gave Lynn a strange look, then took a deep breath and said calmly:

"That book, the warehouse here should have it..."

Ramie turned around and walked towards a shelf.

Seeing this, Lynn followed her, and then, through a gap in a shelf, they saw a door with the words 'Records Room' written on it.

After finding the door, Ramie stepped forward and placed her hand on the magic mirror on one side of the door, then pushed the door open and went inside.

Not long after, Ramie came in carrying several books:

"Found it! Including the secret room, I also found 'Secrets of the Dungeon' and 'Common Dungeon Minerals and Plants'. So, the loot from the first 12 floors should all be included here."

"Lady Sia is just like her grandmother, always liking to put this in a place where it can be seen at first glance."

Lynn gave Ramy, who was complaining, a strange look, and then asked curiously, "So, does this mean we're just going to look at these reference books here?"

Ramy, holding three dictionaries, thought for a moment and said, "Let's take them to Rock Town and study them there."

"The best way to study appraisal techniques is to learn them while simultaneously putting them into practice!"

"This is the experience summarized by the older generation!"

"I understand!"

Lynn nodded in sudden understanding, then turned to look at the rows of enormous shelves:

"What about the equipment?"

Upon hearing this, Ramie thought for a moment and said, "I'll choose for you!"