BXBX NOVEL Chapter 130: Sudden Quest Invitation
Chapter 130: Sudden Quest Invitation
Dylan and Sylvia returned to the guild to complete their registration to become official adventurers.
Last night only a few adventurers and a few guild staff were present. This afternoon, the guildhall was like a classic museum. It was already crowded with many people for various purposes and business.
Adventurers with their quests, guild staffs with their jobs, workers in the guild tavern or bar, and clients who wanted to submit their quests to the guild.
As soon as the father and daughter devil duo passed through the guild building\'s entrance, there were two men and a woman near the door who noticed their presence quickly.
"Excuse me, young lady and kind sir, can we have a moment of your time?" A man in full body armor greeted politely.
Dylan didn\'t answer and didn\'t even turn his head to the man who greeted them. He still crossed his arms over his chest.
"Yes? Is there anything?" Sylvia turned her head around, politely replying.
The one who greeted them was a party of three people. They were already dressed as if they were ready to fight on the battlefield. Two men were like a staunch warrior clad in strong body armor and a woman clad in a mage robe.
The three humans who were at the Master level, what did they want from us? Sylvia couldn\'t make a guess in her mind.
"Greetings, my name is Martin, we are from the Ravenlight guild party. We just took an exciting quest, but the client only accepts a party with a minimum of 4 people above the Master level. Do you want to join us in this quest?" Martin asked with a kind smile.
Their guild party took a high paying quest, but they lacked people to meet the client\'s criteria. They were a four-person party, but unfortunately, one of their comrades was severely injured and temporarily unable to do anything.
Martin carried out his responsibilities as party leader. He invited his comrades to seek medical expenses for their severely injured comrade. The luck came for the loyal comrades. The high paying quests had just been posted on the quest board and ready to be taken by anyone.
They matched the party requirements, but they lacked people. They wanted to keep the people involved in this quest to a minimum so that the distribution would not hurt.
A man and this beautifully dressed girl who had just arrived became suitable candidates at that time, rather than any other party with large members. Martin only had a maximum of one hour to find the qualified person before the quest they took would be canceled by the guild staff.
"Us? Why are we the ones you invite? You can see, there are lots of people ready to help your party, right?" Sylvia pointed at the adventurers who were busy with their own business.
"We\'re looking for someone who can be trusted, even if it\'s in a temporary party. We need one or two additional adventurers with Master level strength for this quest." A shoulder-length hazelnut haired woman dressed as a skilled mage helps her comrade in explaining things.
"Master level? Trustworthy?" Sylvia smiled mischievously at her proud father for a moment, then looked back at Martin. "What makes you assume we are at the Master level and can be trusted? It\'s our first time meeting, correct?"
"My name is Anika, a mage. I can tell from your aura\'s pressure and estimate you are at the Master level or thereabouts. I advise Martin to invite the two of you because you look great and convincing, unlike the others there." Anika gave a sign with her eyes as if pointing at the other adventurers.
"Well, your intentions are good to invite us politely, but we\'re just about to register as adventurers. How about that?" Sylvia asked with an honest statement.
"What? You guys were just about to register, I guess..." The man beside Martin was about to say something, but he was stopped by Martin\'s hand gesture.
"That\'s fine. Guild registration for adventurers isn\'t long. We can wait and accompany you at that time. We only have a maximum of one hour until the quest we booked is invalid to us." Martin spoke not to anyone, but the man beside him nodded.
"Un, then that\'s great! Can I find out the details of the quest? If it\'s too scary, I\'d better refuse." Sylvia nodded happily.
It\'s the life of an unexpected adventurer! Unexpected Quest arrived all of a sudden. However, she also had to be careful about various considerations because she was the one who made the decisions for her party. Her father would only accompany her and help if it was necessary.
"Of course, let\'s go to the counter over there. Our quest sheet is there." Martin pointed to the quest counter.
After that, they immediately headed there, and Martin said something to the guild staff. He handed a quest paper to Sylvia.
"Wow, 800, humpfh!" Sylvia was about to call out the value of the listed quest reward. Still, Anika deftly covered the innocent girl\'s mouth with her palm.
"Hshh... Don\'t shout. We will be in trouble because there will be many adventurers who will flock to us." Anika raised her index finger over her mouth, a signal to be quiet.
Sylvia nodded, and her mouth freed. She looked right and left to make sure she wasn\'t getting too much attention. Well, some of them looked at her, but it wasn\'t a problem and maybe just like last night. Sylvia thought in her mind.
"Interesting value, just looking for a plant? Ashen Fairymoss? What is it? I\'m sure it\'s not that easy to find or get because of the value offered by the client." Sylvia analyzed the data on paper like a professional.
"Yes, that\'s why the client sets certain criteria." Martin nodded as if he understood. What Sylvia did and said was somewhat similar to him a few minutes ago.
"Well, I accept it. However, I\'m not at Master level or thereabouts, as Anika said. That\'s my father, right, father?" Sylvia nudged her father a little.
"Hum." One concise word from Dylan.
"It\'s okay. We just need another one at that level. So, you are this sir\'s daughter... Hmm... Understandable, the two of you do have some similarities." Anika rested her cheek to her hand and nodded slowly.
They seemed to possess extraordinary powers, and it could be sensed a little faintly with her natural talent. Anika didn\'t overthink. She just thought that maybe her perception was a bit wrong with the daughter.
"Yes! Then it\'s nice to meet at our temporary party even though I\'m not yet an adventurer. My name is Aivlys, and he\'s my father, Nalyd." Sylvia clasped her hand together with joy.
"Nice to meet you too, Aivlys-chan and Sir Nalyd." Martin stretched out his hand for a handshake to the father, who was still silent and looking stern.
"..." Dylan was silent for a moment. Nevertheless, he saw his daughter smiled at him as if conveying encouragement. He sighed and received a handshake from a lowly human for the first time but only for a moment, very, very briefly.
"How about the distribution of rewards? I don\'t want any fuss while we\'re doing the quest or after the quest is completed." Sylvia asked again, money matters should be proposed and resolved early in a mutual agreement.
"To be honest, we require money for our comrade, who was badly injured. We are three, and you are one. Do you understand that code?" Martin explained vaguely, he did not want his quest to be crowded with adventurers.
He seemed to understand. The one who had spoken and decided was the daughter, not the father. Therefore, he only needed to make a deal with Aivlys-chan. Sir Nalyd was reluctant to talk, and maybe he was just following his daughter on her adventure to protect her any time.
"Of course I understand, this is for your party and this is for mine, right? Easy and agreeable." Sylvia gave a hand sign to represent numbers. Her party was 200 gold and Martin\'s 600 gold.
"Right, you\'re a smart girl. Ow!"
Before Martin could stroke the lovely girl\'s head, who was not only beautiful but also friendly, the girl\'s father brushed his hand away. Dylan looked at Martin with an expression of annoyance and disgust.
"Don\'t try to touch my daughter." Dylan spoke in a firm tone.
The first sentence Martin heard from the girl\'s father was a threat.
"Oh, well, sorry about that. I just couldn\'t help stroking a lovely girl\'s head as praise to them." Martin stroked his wrist. He could have predicted from their earlier exchange that this girl\'s father\'s strength was more potent than him.
His comrades looked at him with a strange look as usual when this topic came out. Anika also whispered faintly about something like an insult... Sir Nalyd was still looking at him with an oppressive gaze, only the young girl innocently smiled as if she didn\'t know anything.
"Very well, Aivlys-chan and Sir Nalyd, let us accompany you to register at the registration room." Anika invited Sylvia with a happy smile. New Comrades had been found, albeit temporarily.
"Ah, for that, I\'m waiting for a friend of mine. Can we wait for a moment? We promised to register as adventurers together. We\'ve even created a form for our party." Sylvia refused softly.
"Ah, then, let\'s wait at the tavern. We\'ll have lunch before leaving. Let Martin treat us all~"
"What? I paid for five people?" Martin was shocked at Anika\'s mischief.
"Why? Don\'t be stingy. We don\'t eat much, right, Franky? Aivlys?" Anika asked for reinforcements.
"Frangky? Who is he?" Sylvia tilted her head slightly.
"Ah, you haven\'t introduced yourself yet, Franky?"
"My name is Franky. Sometimes I am too blunt. Please let me know if my words offend you. Nice to meet you." After being clearly pointed out by Anika, Franky introduced himself with additional information.
Sylvia just nodded and returned the greeting. All of them immediately went to the tavern for free food, but not for Martin. The one who had to pay for the five of them, including himself.