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

"I feel like they're testing whether I have the courage to take action against the scions of powerful families!"

This doesn't make sense, does it? Testing courage? Why would they use a lion-orc like you? Aren't you all supposed to be reckless and impulsive?

Luke stared blankly at Fiona, feeling that something was off, but clearly Fiona wasn't listening to his warning.

Even so, Luke still struggled to say:

"But what if we actually make a move, but end up hitting the wrong person?"

Will we be hunted down by the Red Dragon Clan?

Upon hearing this, Fiona crossed her arms and looked at Luke as if he were an idiot:

"Idiot!! There's a strategy to taking action!"

"Strategy?" Luke said hesitantly. Fiona's starting to play strategy games too? Am I still half asleep?

"Before I came here, didn't I take you to Sid to buy information?"

"Is that so?" Luke asked, bewildered.

Fiona suddenly slapped her forehead and said:

"Oh, I forgot, I went to see Old Sid while you were buying deodorizing oil."

"Oh dear, why did I send them away again?"

"Flora clearly said long ago that after the association was established, there would be no need to secretly fetch stolen goods from old Sid anymore..."

My sister taught me? Oh, never mind then... Luke glanced at Fiona silently for a moment, then asked:

"Did Senior Sid give you any important information?"

"Given it!"

Fiona touched her nose with a mischievous grin:

"He said that the secret investigator had a special certificate on him."

"As long as we find that proof that they are investigators, the assessment will be passed automatically!!"

"...Is it really that simple?" Luke said in disbelief.

"Otherwise what?" Fiona glanced at Luke. "Does old Sid want to ruin his reputation built up over decades?"

Luke now realized this made sense, and nodded thoughtfully, saying:

"So, boss, how are you going to find that proof?"

Upon hearing this, Fiona raised her right hand with a half-smile, her fingers spread, and made a clenching motion twice:

"Of course, it's thanks to this technology!"

"With my hands..." Lukemon stared at Fiona, somewhat confused about what technique she was talking about.

But at that moment, Fiona suddenly raised an eyebrow, bent down, and looked at the ground:

"Wait a minute, are those two the guys we're looking for?"

at the same time,

Lynn, who had just arrived at the base of the rock wall, looked up at the rocky town above and saw the tiny figure above.

Their gazes seemed to meet!

Chapter 43 Why are there so many female hooligans?

The sixth level of the underground city.

Below the rock wall in the safe zone.

Lynn raised his head and gazed at the towering black rock face.

The rock wall is very high, and in the middle section, which is nearly 30 meters above the ground, a huge hole has been carved out.

Although he had already glimpsed the entire Rock Town from the front, Lynn still couldn't help but mutter a complaint when he actually arrived at the foot of the rock wall:

"You call this a small town?"

"Can't I call it?"

Ramie turned her head and looked at Lynn with a puzzled expression.

"It's not that it's impossible..."

Lynn hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the slowly descending basket:

"However, I feel that the name 'fortress' is more suitable for it."

At this moment, Ramie raised her hand and scratched her cheek, saying:

"But the 18th floor safe zone is already called the Iron Fortress, isn't it?"

Lynn raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, her expression strange: "Then forget I said anything."

After speaking, Lynn turned his head, looking at the approaching basket, and then glanced at the several huge black ropes:

"Is there no magic stone staircase here? It looks very unsafe."

You mean the one up there?

Rami looked up at the slowly descending gondola above, watching the ticket seller waving flags and signaling. She immediately raised her staff and waved it three times to the left.

Upon receiving the signal, the ticket seller immediately accelerated the descent of the gondola.

At this point, Ramie explained:

"This is actually the original form of the magic stone staircase. However, because a large number of monsters surge up from the lower levels of the dungeon every six months or so, under normal circumstances, this crude version is actually more practical and cheaper to repair."

"Saving money? I understand."

Lynn nodded in understanding, then glanced at Ramie:

"By the way, is there anything I should be aware of in Rock Town?"

"Precautions?"

Upon hearing this, Ramie glanced at Lynn, thought for a moment, and said:

"If we're talking about things newcomers should pay attention to, it's probably about being wary of thieves, right?"

"Thief?"

Lynn looked over in surprise, then gazed at Lamy, who had a serious expression, and said:

"Isn't Rock Town a place where you can use the Merchant Guild's gold card? Can you steal that thing even though it's bound to a Holy Mark?"

Upon hearing this, Ramie immediately scratched her cheek helplessly and said:

"Although you can use the gold card... because it's the front line, the adventurers in Rock Town mostly have loot from dungeons."

"Medicinal herbs, magic stones, or various alchemical materials are all relatively expensive equivalents."

Upon hearing this, Lynn immediately nodded: "The profit margin is too high, I understand!"

Ramy sighed, "Yes, the profits are too high, so even with the military police stationed there year-round, they can't stop theft."

"Moreover, newlyweds are the hardest hit!"

"Are they taking advantage of the newcomer because they think they can be bullied?"

Lynn muttered to himself, then, remembering he was also a newcomer, he immediately became unhappy:

Should I hide my gold card better?

Upon hearing this, Ramy pointed to Lynn's pants and said:

"You can put it in your inner pants, or if you're really worried, you can put it in the pocket next to your underwear."

How did you know there was a pocket over there?

Lynn suddenly looked over, and then he suddenly remembered:

"I almost forgot, you picked out this outfit for me from Sia's warehouse."

"Wait, why are there men's clothes in Xia's warehouse?"

'What does that lecherous woman do in the warehouse all day?' Lynn wondered with a strange expression.

Looking at Lynn's subtle expression, Ramie said somewhat awkwardly:

"Actually, Lady Sia used to disguise herself as a boy and deliberately went to Rose Street to flirt with those... Ah, sorry, this seems to be something that can't be said."

"She's done this kind of thing?" Lynn said in shock.

Rose Street... isn't that the red-light district?

Pretending to be a man to harass young women on the street? Pure Demon Pill, huh?

Lamy, who had let it slip, quickly waved her hand and said:

"I've only heard about it, it's just hearsay, it might not be true."

"Oh, by the way, Lynn, you don't need to worry about theft."

As Ramie finished speaking, she patted Snowball's head on her shoulder, causing Snowball to purr contentedly.

“Miss Snowball has a very high level of ‘Seeing Through’ skill. Even the thieving skills used by the high-level thieves in the Thieves’ Guild may not escape her eyes.”

So, you don't really need to worry too much.

Is the issue now about whether or not someone is afraid of being stolen? It's more about how Sia flirted with the girls on the street, isn't it?

Lynn mentally complained about Ramy's attempt to change the subject.

However, seeing Ramie so flustered, Lynn felt bad about teasing her too much, so he turned around and explained:

"Not being worried is one thing, and whether or not to do it is another."

Lynn's lips twitched, then she turned around and quietly placed the gold card, which was in her jacket pocket, in a safer place.

I must say, it felt quite cool when I put it there against my thigh.

After finishing all that, Lynn turned around and coughed:

"Cough!! The ladder is almost down, let's go over."

Ramie blushed and nodded shyly upon hearing this, then followed Lynn's steps toward the hanging basket.

By this time, a large number of people had gathered in front of the suspended basket.

Orcs, elves, and humans mingled together, most of them wearing hooded trench coats, and a large number of them even covered their faces with masks.

They stood in twos and threes on the open ground next to the rock face, waiting for the elevator to come down.

At this moment, Ramy quickly caught up with Lynn, leaned close to his ear, and whispered:

"Be careful, it's winter now, which is a time when adventurers are active, and also when thieves are most active."

After saying that, Ramie glanced at Lynn's profile and whispered:

"You can stand next to me later."

Lynn glanced at the group of people in front of her, whose faces were obscured and whose racial and gender characteristics could only be discerned, then whispered to Ramie:

"I feel like you should stand behind me later."

What a joke! He doesn't have anything valuable on him. At most, he has a gold card with some money in it. If he weren't worried about the hassle of replacing the gold card if it were lost, he wouldn't even bother to hide it.

In this situation, what is he afraid of a thief for!

"Am I standing at the back?" Ramie looked at Lynn with a subtle expression.

Lynn nodded and said, "After all, your equipment is obviously much more valuable than mine."

Seeing Lynn's insistence, Ramy didn't say anything, but nodded, tugged at Lynn's sleeve, and stood to the side.

Soon, the elevator descended, and urged by the ticket seller, the adventurers boarded the gondola one by one. They paid their fees one by one using the magic mirror held by the ticket seller before entering the huge gondola.

Lynn pulled Ramy along, and they squeezed into the basket in the middle of the crowd. Then they found a corner spot, where Ramy leaned against the corner, while Lynn stood between Ramy and the crowd.

Seeing this, Ramie glanced at Lynn and tacitly agreed to the arrangement.

Then, the elevator began to rise.