Chapter 330: Master Adventurer (3k)
After bidding farewell to Li Yi and others, Su Jiu and Vivian bought some snacks and leisurely walked towards the Adventurer’s Guild, following the map.
“You… you’re an adult, why are you like a child?”
Su Jiu glanced at Vivian, who was eating a sweet treat. He noticed some cream on her lips, stopped, and gently took out a tissue to wipe it away.
“This is crispy, it reminds me of home. Try it.”
“It tastes good.”
Vivian also handed Su Jiu a baguette, tilting her head and looking at him expectantly. Only when Su Jiu gave her a gentle smile did she take a stack of pastries and walk away.
It wasn’t that they couldn’t call for a ride, it’s just that…
They both wanted to ignore it.
After all, no one knew how long this leisurely time together would last.
“You don’t like children…” As if thinking of something, Vivian suddenly stopped and turned to Su Jiu. Her crimson eyes held a hint of inexplicable meaning, and she looked incredibly charmingly.
“No.”
Looking at Vivian’s face, Su Jiu’s gaze met her slightly red eyes. An indescribable gentleness spread across his eyes. Even the small flowers at the corners of his eyes calmed down a bit. He gently brushed a strand of hair from her forehead, chuckled, and tapped her forehead, saying, “Aren’t you a child who has lived for hundreds of years?”
“Tsk, you stinky servant…”
Vivian tilted her face slightly, pouting. She seemed displeased with Su Jiu’s answer, but she didn’t explicitly express her thoughts. It wasn’t the right time. She had to recover her strength to the War God Level…
“You look like a child.”
Seeing her pouting, Su Jiu chuckled. He took a big bite of the baguette and walked on. However, his eyes with small flowers became more determined. He understood what she meant, but all relationships were built on material possessions and strength.
Only with the strength of a half-step War God could one speak. His status as a jester was too special. Without enough strength to get close, it would be like a moth flying into a flame – tragically beautiful but useless.
As they both harbored their own thoughts, they gradually approached the Adventurer’s Guild. As the distance to the Adventurer’s Guild grew shorter,
Su Jiu was surprised to find that the path leading to the Adventurer’s Guild was becoming increasingly crowded. It seemed as if everyone was rushing towards the entrance of the Adventurer’s Guild in groups, as if for a specific event.
Soon, they learned from the crowd that there was a new, very special S-rank mission called “Undercurrent.” It seemed to be a mission that came to Seattle every twenty years and attracted people from outside.
Using his external qi to slowly part the crowd, Su Jiu pulled Vivian’s hand and weaved through like a fish in the sea. Before long, they entered the Adventurer’s Guild. At this moment, everyone had a welcoming demeanor, constantly shouting, giving Su Jiu the feeling of visiting the Adventurer’s Guild for the first time.
His gaze swept across the crowd, and not finding the bounty hunters from before, Su Jiu pulled Vivian’s hand and found a corner to sit down. He looked up at the mission pinned to the screen – “Undercurrent.” He raised an eyebrow and muttered, “Undercurrent again. What’s the connection between Undercurrent and bounty hunters…”
“Damn it, anyone assigned the mission… If I were younger, I would definitely have gone with them to see if I could pick up any leftovers. Alas, this beast tide has benefited outsiders.”
As if hearing Su Jiu’s voice, a Caucasian old man, around fifty years old, wearing brown leather armor and with white hair and beard, knocked his dry pipe and said with the casual aura unique to adventurers, sighing.
Hearing this, Su Jiu and Vivian exchanged glances. Su Jiu then reached into his ring and took out several green banknotes he had exchanged on the road. He smiled and placed them on the table in front of the old man, asking softly, “Sir, could you tell us about the relationship between the beast tide and the Black Tide mission? We’re new here and want to join in the fun.”
“It’s not much of a secret. Most locals know something about it. I’ll tell you about it.”
The old man subtly pocketed the banknotes. He glanced at Su Jiu and Vivian, looking somewhat surprised. He didn’t expect them to be so sensible despite their young age. He then began to explain, “The so-called Undercurrent is the beast tide. It’s called the Undercurrent because most of the monsters in this beast tide possess a certain dark attribute. Seattle is located near a mountain range, and every twenty years or so, there’s a selection of monster group leaders and a large-scale monster attack on the city. Among the attackers are even top-tier Battle King Level demons.”
The old man paused and took out a crumpled, yellowed map from his pocket. He pointed to a place that looked like a lone city and said, “Due to geographical reasons, Seattle has to face monster group attacks from all four sides. The federal government, to ensure the safety of the city’s residents, arranges for government defense forces and issues S-rank missions to resist the monsters. Speaking of which, this world competition coincides with the Undercurrent. It is said that the higher-ups want to see if they can organically combine the two.”
“Organically combine?”
Su Jiu was slightly taken aback, then he thought about how this world competition was divided into individual elimination rounds and team battles. In previous years, there were only individual elimination rounds. The addition of team battles this time made one wonder.
For arena matches, it was definitely not suitable for large-scale battles. It wasn’t like a skill like “Blue Silver Entanglement” that would only tickle. The power unleashed by those at the Battle General level and above was already immense. In team battles, fighting in a confined space could easily lead to accidental injuries.
If it were a team-based defense of the city, it would be much more reasonable. Of course, this was just Su Jiu’s guess.
“That’s just what the higher-ups said… We at the bottom, adventurers, don’t know.” The old man put away the map, took another deep puff of his dry pipe, and leisurely exhaled blue smoke rings. He then pointed at the counter and said with a smile,
“If you have the ability, you can try to apply there. Just now, a group of people seemed to be looking to hire powerful adventurers with a large sum of money.”
A glint flashed in Vivian’s eyes. She leaned close to Su Jiu’s ear and whispered, “It was those bounty hunters from earlier.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Hearing their words, Su Jiu’s eyes lit up. He then cupped his fists towards the old man in gratitude and pulled Vivian to queue up at the counter next door.
If nothing was wrong, that group was likely those bounty hunters. He could go and apply, and maybe get a share of the pie.
The old man waved his hand. Seeing Su Jiu and Vivian’s excited expressions, he secretly shook his head. The requirements of those people before were not something that college students could qualify for. Otherwise, a large group of people would have already been attracted.
After queuing for about ten minutes, it was finally Su Jiu and Vivian’s turn. The person handling the paperwork was a Chinese person wearing a beige adventurer vest.
Beside her stood a few adventurers who seemed to have been chosen by someone. They exuded a powerful aura, making the people in line somewhat timid. Among them, the strongest was a tall, thin man with a hedgehog-like hairstyle. He had his arm around a seductive, heavily made-up woman and had an impatient expression on his face. He whispered, “Damn it, making me, a High-level Adventurer Master, wait is really stupid. What a waste of time.”
Gently patting the hedgehog-headed man’s chest, the seductive woman scanned the people in line and said contemptuously, “A bunch of people without High-level Adventurers trying to get a piece of the pie? You’re making me laugh.”
Although she had only obtained the status of an Intermediate Adventurer Master through the hedgehog-headed middle-aged man, it didn’t stop her from looking down on those without High-level Adventurers.
“Please be patient, both of you. This is the boss’s requirement. We must gather twenty High-level Adventurers before we can disclose the main content of the mission.”
Glancing cautiously at the hedgehog-headed middle-aged man, the Chinese-looking service staff whispered an apology to the two.
Then, turning around and seeing Su Jiu and Vivian’s Eastern appearance, she smiled and asked in Chinese, “Are you two here to handle business or to take on a mission? If you want to take on the Undercurrent mission, you must be at least Battle General Level.”
“Didn’t that group recruit adventurers earlier? My assistant and I want to sign up.” Su Jiu glanced at the female staff member and pointed to himself and Vivian with a smile.
The female staff member looked at Su Jiu and Vivian again, her eyes filled with helplessness. She asked with some apology, “This might be a bit difficult. The mission requires a minimum of High-level Adventurer, otherwise, you won’t be qualified to take the mission… Have you two reached that level?”
“Little brats, we might go out to deal with the Undercurrent, not play house. If you get scared and wet yourselves, no one will change your diapers for you.”
The seductive woman spoke up again, looking at Su Jiu with contempt, and said with a “hiss,” clearly jealous of Su Jiu and Vivian’s youthful and beautiful appearance.
“I’m not sure about my level. Can I trouble you to verify my adventurer level?”
Su Jiu glanced at the heavily made-up woman, took out an ID card from his top pocket, and slowly moved towards her. He didn’t know his own level either.
However, some members of the Ancient God Sect were also on the Adventurer’s Guild’s bounty list. He had killed quite a few and completed S-rank missions. He felt that he should be at least a High-level Adventurer.
“You’re still young, there’s no need to do this kind of life-risking work.”
The Chinese-looking service staff member looked at Su Jiu and Vivian again, sighed softly, and estimated in her heart that they couldn’t possibly be High-level Adventurers. However, she still scanned the ID card with an instrument. A moment later, Su Jiu’s personal information was displayed on the computer.
“What’s going on? Why are there so many question marks?”
The Chinese-looking service staff member glanced casually. Her gaze shifted from casual to confused as she read through the lines of information. The person was indeed only around nineteen years old. When she reached the last line of level assessment, she was stunned. She repeatedly compared the ID card with the information, and then looked at Su Jiu’s face, confirming it.
She didn’t approve it immediately. Instead, under everyone’s gaze, she made a phone call and said with an unusually solemn expression, “Guild Master, there’s a special situation here that requires your presence.”
A hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone, asking with some confusion, “What situation? I’m very busy during the World Competition, I’m helping to organize it.”
The Chinese-looking service staff member took a deep breath, her expression fluctuating as she looked at “Beginner Adventurer King” displayed on the computer. She said word by word, “A Big Shot needs to have their information verified!”
