Chapter 30, Chapter 23: Miss Mage
Although Ig’s voice wasn’t loud, it still drew the attention of the adventurers who had already noticed the girl, causing their gazes to fall upon them.
“What a beautiful girl. With such a demeanor, even the Count Rotta’s daughter can’t compare!”
“Old Jack, what do you think this Young Lady is doing at the Adventurer’s Guild? Adventuring is a business of snatching money from the hands of death by licking the blade’s edge, and it’s not suitable for children like her.”
“Hmph, what else could it be? She probably heard too many stories and got a sudden burst of passion, thinking it’s a game of playing with little birds? I just hope this exquisite little face doesn’t fall into the hands of beasts outside.”
Verafia naturally didn’t pay much attention to these well-intentioned, curious, or mocking voices. After Ig’s voice quieted down a bit, she raised her exquisite, scorching gold pupils and looked towards the receptionist, Miss.
“What a beautiful girl!”
The receptionist seemed to be from a well-off family and was interning at the Adventurer’s Guild. Upon seeing Verafia’s face, she was suddenly filled with surprise.
However, she only felt surprised inwardly and didn’t let it delay her work, showing a standard smile.
“Okay. Miss, please fill out this form. The Adventurer’s Guild needs to record your information.”
Compared to before, the rebuilt Adventurer’s Guild encouraged adventurers to join the association and fight for requests more. By doing so, they could earn deducted commissions corresponding to the requests, so there was no need to pay extra registration fees and association maintenance fees like a hundred years ago.
“Ah… so troublesome.”
Showing an expression of impatience fitting her image, Verafia took the parchment and quill from the receptionist, tilted her head, and casually filled out a few lines of text.
“Thank you for your cooperation.”
The receptionist was very gentle, or rather, she was already very familiar with the behavior of Young Ladies like Verafia. After receiving the parchment from the girl, she bowed slightly and said.
However, when the receptionist read the common text she wrote in the professional rank, a flicker of surprise appeared in her eyes, and she looked up at the girl in front of her in astonishment.
“You are a Gold Rank Mage, Madam?”
The receptionist’s voice was not deliberately lowered, and many adventurers in the hall who heard her voice were in an uproar, all turning their gazes to Verafia.
Among the cultivation professions of humans, ordinary Black Iron and Bronze accounted for more than ninety percent, and a Gold Rank professional, especially above the Holy Rank, which had transcended the mortal world, was enough to be considered the top combat power in a small city.
Even in a kingdom with a population of nearly a hundred million, there were only tens of thousands of professionals who could reach Gold Rank or above.
“Only Gold Rank… is it difficult?”
The girl raised her eyes doubtfully and said, uttering a rather self-unaware remark.
Ig, who was standing by, really wanted to cover his face with his hands. If it weren’t for fear of angering this Young Lady, he would have been speechless at Verafia’s extremely ostentatious words.
“Perhaps it’s nothing to you, but to many people, it’s something to be quite envious of.”
The receptionist’s eyes, looking at the beautiful girl before her, revealed a gaze of admiration. While the strong Gold Rank adventurers were not seen in large numbers even during the girl’s internship these days, let alone that she was a mage, whose cultivation was known to be difficult—many mages who had cultivated since childhood only reached such a realm as they grew old and passed away.
And Miss Verafia before her looked to be only about fifteen years old. Such talent was not unremarkable, even in Aris Academy, where countless talents from the entire continent converged in the Royal Capital. If only she could be like her…
The receptionist wiped away her thoughts and bowed slightly to Miss Verafia, who had a noble and outstanding temperament, and was the daughter of some honorable person, with a smile:
“Miss Verafia, according to the association’s regulations, would you like to come with me for testing?”
The ability measurement of the Adventurer’s Guild was quite simple and lenient, only requiring Verafia to cast a Gold Rank magic.
The girl easily solved it by casually throwing out a small fireball. Of course, Verafia’s “showy” behavior of easily casting high-level magic without using a staff drew the sideways glances of many people. Immediately, many veteran adventurer teams came forward, attempting to poach this attractive and seemingly powerful Mage.
Verafia obviously had no interest in their offers and waved her hand to dismiss Ig, asking him to refuse such invitations.
“Alright, Miss Verafia, this is your adventurer’s badge. In the association, it can prove your identity and record your requests and missions.”
The receptionist handed Verafia a badge made of bronze iron. Under the exquisitely carved crest of “Sun, Sword Shield, and Wings of Freedom,” a large letter “F” was engraved.
“An F-rank novice adventurer… Forget it, I’ll just take on quests anyway.”
Verafia thought to herself, but she also had some understanding of it: The Adventurer’s Guild did not classify members’ adventure ranks according to the popular ranking system, but rather followed the ancient tradition, dividing them into 9 different levels from the highest SSS-rank to the lowest F. Furthermore, the different ranks of adventurers were not directly awarded based on strength, but rather as rewards for contributions, experience, and contributions to the association by accepting requests. Higher-ranked adventurers not only possessed higher privileges but also enjoyed certain discounts when purchasing necessary materials, weapons, and magic items with points from the association. Therefore, this was why Verafia, with her powerful strength as a Gold Rank Mage, was only the lowest F-rank adventurer. Of course, such regulations were just regulations. If she were a Saint Rank expert, she would certainly be the top SSS!
“Miss Verafia, may the adventurer’s crest accompany your legendary path in the future.”
The receptionist finally uttered the blessing prayer that every novice adventurer must go through. Verafia seemed to be in a good mood at the moment, and her delicate, fair, jade-like little face showed a gentle smile towards the girl.
“En, thank you! Ig, let’s go, we’re going to pick up a quest too!”
After saying that, Verafia excitedly pulled the boy towards the quest hall.
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The contract signing has been pushed back to next month. I’m thinking about whether to suppress the chapters, otherwise, if I don’t get the recommendation, I’ll be finished…
