Chapter 8 - The ridiculing senior adventurers
LP 400 → LP 700
After receiving Lola's blessing I nonchalantly checked my LP. They went up by 300!? That's a surprising increase.
Well I can't deny there was some eroticism there; I guess Lola being a beauty also played a role? I wonder if my degree of excitement is also taken into calculation.
"Do you have any plans regarding guild quests?"
Lola, completely back to normal mode, inquired.
"My goal are 300,000 ria by next week. Is that doable?"
"...It's not impossible. There are D rank quests that pay to that extent."
D rank, that means one rank up is necessary. For that I'll first need to fulfill several E rank quests.
"Basically, all requests have points assigned to them. You rank up by completing them and passing a certain point threshold, but the points themselves are undisclosed data."
So while there are request flyers from E to S rank, even among E rank quests the number of points differs. Well, no way town cleaning and monster extermination would be ranked the same way.
"Hm, then if, let's say, E rank goes from 0 to 99 points and D rank from 100 to 199, if 100 points are required to gain D rank then completing two 50 point quests would be most efficient and have a decent success rate, whereas doing quests with ten points assigned to them would be safer but also more time consuming."
"My, that's a noble for you. Quick in both understanding and calculation."
Ohh, from Lola's look it seems like I gained some respect from her. Well, mother had me learning reading and counting since I was a child after all.
By the way, apparently all surplus points get reset on rank up.
"However, failing a job makes you lose a lot of points. Depending on the request there might also be a penalty fee."
Reason for that seems to be that there are a lot of adventurers who take on requests without actually planning on completing any or just abandon them on a whim.
You certainly do hear that a good portion of adventurers have that kind of rough personality. Due to that there are many cases of higher nobility looking down on adventurers unless they are considerably distinguished.
"If you let me take care of it we may be able to have you rank up in less than five days."
"Ohh!"
"But it's going to be tough."
"Still!"
I absolutely have to earn the 300,000 school entrance fee by next week. Thanks to my skill set it should work out one way or another so let's be optimistic here.
"Very well. Then first, please complete this quest here."
Lola showed me a request flyer. Looks like a reward of 8000 ria for delivering 6 goblin wrists. That amount of money isn't a whole lot, but I suppose it's one of the better deals among E rank.
I decided to go with Lola's suggestion and accepted it. Goblins show up in many areas and their reproduction rate is also high, so it's unlikely that I'll go home empty-handed without finding any.
"I recommend the Ahone grasslands. It has a high number of goblins wandering around solo and many of them are of the weaker kind."
"Thank you for the advice."
"The time limit is three days, no fee for failing. However, for you to reach D rank in time I'll need you to complete it today."
"I shall stake my life on it."
"Don't actually lose your life, yeah?"
"Of course."
Rather than that I'm actually a man known for getting the jitters. Not planning on taking risks to that extent.
"Good luck. I have high hopes for you, Noir."
"I'll work hard to go along with your expectations!"
After Lola went over all the paperwork for me I said my thanks and turned to leave the guild. That's when a paper taped to the wall next to the reception counters caught my attention. It had a bar chart on it and said 'standings.' Many names were written on it, including Lola's.
I wonder what this is about, are the rest of the names the other receptionists? Looks like they're competing by assigning points to something? Let's ask Lola about it when I get back.
Without delay I headed straight to the Ahone grasslands, which, leaving from the city's south gate, were a walk of a couple kilometers away. The Hidden Dungeon wasn't too far from here either, but it's already past noon. If I waste time I won't get done before nightfall.
Monsters have a tendency to become more ferocious at night, it's important not to lose track of the time.
Having arrived at the meadows I gazed at the grass swaying in the wind, stretching out my hands and taking in the tranquility.
"Ahh, today's warm breeze feels great."
But this isn't the time for that, I have to find some goblins, quick. I need six wrists so as long I defeat them normally I'll be done with three goblins. Let's wander around and search.
...I can't find any, at all.
However, instead of goblins I encountered a party of what seemed like adventurers. A group of four, two men and women. I analyzed them just in case and indeed, they were adventurers.
All of them were in their twenties and their levels weren't too different from my 30. I wonder if they're one of those groups consisting of couples? Or maybe just work partners.
"Hey there, you a new adventurer?"
Uwa, I was a little startled by their sudden approach. On top of that they were all smiling with a bright grin and acting really sociable. Their handsome big brother, kind big sister aura kind of made me want to rely on them.
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