Chapter 144: Dust Star
“…” Shamin was somewhat surprised, not expecting the Wishcaster to value such an adventurer. “Since there’s Miss Alna’s guarantee, then of course it’s fine.”
“Thank you, Sister Shamin~”
“However, procedures still need to be followed.” Shamin took out a form, which, despite being made of paper, glimmered faintly with magical light.
After receiving the seal handed over by Alna, she stamped it in the lower right corner of the form.
“Alright, now please tell me the name of the adventure group.”
“Name?”
No way, I’m terrible at naming! If I come up with something ugly, they’ll definitely laugh at me to death.
Invincible Adventure Group!
Feels so silly.
The best in the world?
… That’s even harder to say.
“Sir?”
Starry Support Group?
That’s not bad, but considering the risk of Starry strangling herself, maybe I’ll skip it.
After thinking it over, let’s keep it simple.
“Dust—Star!” Zane nodded in confirmation, while jotting down the specific characters for Shamin to see.
“Dust Star… understood.” Shamin gently waved her hand over the paper, and even though no writing action was performed, the two characters “Dust Star” appeared on it.
In the next moment, the paper burst out with dazzling light, then vanished into thin air.
“Ding!”
System Notification: Congratulations, you have successfully created the adventure group ‘Dust Star’. Reputation Points +50! As you are the first player to create an adventure group, you can freely edit a world announcement to recruit members. Would you like to use it?
A free world announcement? That sounds quite tempting; every player in the country’s server will see it, and I can throw in a bit of personal flair since I’m in charge of editing anyway.
But… with fame comes risk; it’s better to keep a low profile!
“Alright, may I ask if you have anything else to do?”
“Ah? Oh, nothing.” Zane realized there were still a bunch of people waiting behind him and quickly stepped aside.
Looking at the adventure group information, it was currently only level 1, with a member limit of 12, just enough to get them all in.
Those high-level quests on the taskbar mostly required a certain adventure group level, which makes sense; otherwise, handing them to some noobs would be a waste, right?
I sent out invites one by one.
Five minutes later, everyone was gathered in.
“Zanny, you’re quick! I heard that establishing an adventure group needs a sponsor, but I didn’t expect you to get it done all at once,” Nangong exclaimed.
“Indeed very fast; that’s what a craftsman does,” Brother Shiu nodded.
“Get lost!”
“Going to Crimson Plain is also troublesome, so let’s do tasks today to level up the adventure group,” Endless Sea added. “I checked, fighting alongside members in a level 1 adventure group will give an extra 1% monster kill experience. Although it’s low, every bit counts. Once we reach higher levels, the advantage will grow.”
“Hmm, I’d like to see other places too,” Youyoufen expressed agreement.
Others also nodded in agreement.
So that was settled.
“You guys go ahead and do tasks, at the task board in the guild hall. As for me and Starry… we need to visit Crimson Plain.”
After entering the tunnel, the Gray Wolf and Snow Feather Goblin haven’t reported back, and although Mo Se had sent someone there before maintenance, it’s better to see it for myself.
…
Fifty minutes later, Starry and Zane arrived at Crimson Plain, and from afar, they could see some rudimentary structures.
It didn’t seem to have changed much since yesterday.
It shouldn’t be; these buildings weren’t damaged, and there should have been some improvements in a day.
Mo Se was quietly crouched outside the fence; if you didn’t look closely, you’d think it was a pile of stones.
At the entrance, Alu and Mick came out, one on each side.
“Hero, you finally came…” Alu’s voice revealed sorrow.
“What’s wrong?” Starry asked in confusion.
From afar, a faint chill was felt; was Alu’s elemental power really that strong?
Checking the information.
Alu (Leader Level Boss)
Rarity: Gold Grade
Level: 32
Health: 80000
Physical Attack Power: 380-521
Magical Attack Power: 576-683
Physical Defense: 180
Magical Defense: 250
Skills: Ice Flow Shield, Ice Cone, Absolute Zero Prison, Blizzard
Description: Inherited the position of Ayahe, the young leader of the Snow Feather Goblin tribe.
Wow, Goblins leveled up!? Not just him, even Mick has turned into a 25-level Silver Elite.
“Pori… took the Battle Puppet and ran away.”
“What?”
Thinking back… I indeed didn’t see the Goblin when we gathered.
That was a mistake.
Where did it run off to?
South is the Elves’ Silverbright City, east is the Human territory, and north is the Undead Army’s strike. So it must have gone to the west, to Spirit King’s Forest.
That map… just on the outskirts are level 28 Silver monsters, and a Battle Puppet probably can’t stir up much commotion there.
Pori, as the only repairman in this little camp, also works as a craftsman, his importance is self-evident.
The goblins in Mist Rock seem to be special; once they die, they don’t respawn, and what appears are just some ordinary Silver monsters.
I’ll need to go find him. Even if he’s dead, it’s fine as long as the body is intact.
No wonder the construction progress has been so slow.
“I’ll go bring him back.”
Alu’s expression darkened, seemingly recalling some terrifying event. “Hero, think thrice! I also intended to venture into the Spirit King’s Forest, but… after stepping into a higher realm, I understood what kind of existence lies within.”
“Is it really strong?” You speak so cryptically; you’re a Gold Grade powerhouse!
The Goblin shook his head, “I only know that the opponent’s strength far surpasses mine and is adept in light magic. The energy of light within the forest is almost overflowing.”
“…”
Light? It feels strangely familiar.
“Now that you mention it, I’m even more eager to see for myself.”
Just kidding, after changing a few pieces of equipment, the attributes of the two characters are like night and day! Gold Tier is a symbol of strength!
My dear, times have changed!
…
Center of Spirit King’s Forest.
“Goblin…? Hmph! I didn’t expect that such a small, weak race is controlling that iron lump.”
Feeling the gaze of deep crimson blood pupils, Pori felt as though he had fallen into an icy abyss, not daring to utter a word of defiance, just got out of the wolf’s mouth and into the tiger’s lair!
The tempting jade finger raised, points of white light converged, then moments later, vanished without a trace.
“Forget it, I’ll spare your life for now.”
“Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!” Pori hurriedly bowed.
“But… the weaker the creature, the more it likes to fumble senselessly…”
“…!” Pori didn’t dare to breathe, cold sweat continuously trickling down.
“Go wait in the illusion!”
Under a flash of soft light, Pori completely fell down.
“Is there still a Goblin outside…?”
Recently, the strange phenomena have been increasing.
It must be the change caused by adventurers! Remembering the humiliation from that day,
coldly murmured, “You won’t be proud for long—”
End of Volume Two.
