Chapter 93: First Mission.

Chapter 93: Chapter 93: First Mission.

Chapter 93: First Mission.

"Of course."

She reached beneath the counter and pulled out a small form.

"Registration is quite simple. You’ll just need to provide your name and pay the registration fee."

Osborne paused.

’Name.’

That reminded him of the alias he had already chosen.

Dokebai.

He had no intention of using his real name here, so he quietly gave his name.

The receptionist wrote it down before continuing.

"The registration fee is one silver coin."

Osborne reached into the pouch attached to his waist.

He pulled out a silver coin and placed it on the counter.

The receptionist took it.

She then reached beneath the counter once more and brought out a small metal tag.

It looked surprisingly familiar.

Osborne stared at it for a moment.

’It looks like a dog tag.’

The small iron plate had a design on it to signify that it was a genuine one, and a hole near the top, allowing it to be worn around the neck.

The receptionist handed it to him.

"This is your adventurer identification tag. You’ll need it when accepting quests or to show employers on outside missions your respective rank." She said.

Osborne took it without saying a word, then placed it around his neck.

"Please keep it with you whenever you’re taking missions from the guild. It serves as proof of your identity as an adventurer, and losing it can cause some trouble, so I’d recommend keeping it somewhere safe."

Osborne held the tag in his hand, looking at it.

’Is this enchanted?’ Osborne was a bit taken aback when he saw that his name had already been engraved onto it.

Seeing the fake name written there gave him a strange feeling.

’Looks like I’ve officially become Dokebai now.’ He joked, then slipped the tag beneath his armor.

The receptionist continued explaining.

"All new adventurers begin at the Iron rank."

She pointed toward the tag.

"Your rank determines what kind of missions you can normally accept. As you complete more difficult missions, you’ll gradually be promoted."

Osborne listened quietly.

"The more difficult the missions you complete, the faster your rank can increase, although there are still requirements that need to be met before you can advance."

She gestured toward the large mission board.

"For now, you can look through the quests posted there and choose one that you’re qualified to accept."

Osborne nodded.

The receptionist smiled.

"That’s basically everything you need to know."

Osborne turned around.

"One more thing." She suddenly said.

Osborne raised a brow beneath his helm, turning around to meet her gaze.

The receptionist looked nervous at first, as if unsure whether to say it, but in the end, she blurted out her words in a rush.

"I understand that you’re a knight, sir, but please don’t be in a rush to push your rank."

Osborne remained silent.

The receptionist nervously continued.

"I know some adventurers like to increase their rank as quickly as possible, but I’d recommend starting with easier missions and slowly working your way upward." She said.

Her fingers nervously played with the edge of the paper in front of her.

"A lot of adventurers have lost their lives because they accepted missions that were far beyond what they could handle."

The hall seemed strangely quiet around them.

The receptionist’s heart began beating faster.

’Why am I telling him all of this?’ She only wanted to help, but would he really think that way, she wondered.

Still, looking at the intimidating knight standing in front of her, she didn’t just want to let him walk off without knowing at the very least. Her conscience simply wouldn’t allow it.

’Please don’t get angry.’ She mentally prayed.

She expected him to either ignore her or perhaps become annoyed.

Instead, Osborne simply nodded.

The receptionist froze.

"Thank you for the advice." He said, his voice calm, a hint of gratitude within.

Then he turned around and continued walking.

The receptionist stared at his back.

"..."

She remained frozen for several seconds.

To think he was polite and understanding.

She couldn’t help feeling relieved.

Osborne, meanwhile, continued toward the mission board.

His eyes slowly moved across the numerous papers pinned onto it.

There were requests for gathering herbs, hunting monsters, escorting merchants, dealing with bandits, finding missing people, delivering packages, and countless other tasks.

There were far more missions than he had expected.

’This really is convenient.’ This place was proving to be more useful than he expected.

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Several adventurers who had been standing around the mission board instinctively moved aside when Osborne approached, giving the fully armored knight enough space to stand in front of the board without having to squeeze between them.

Osborne paid them no attention.

He simply stood there with his arms crossed, quietly scanning through the countless pieces of paper pinned across the large wooden board.

There were far more missions than he had expected, and while most of them were nothing particularly special, there were still quite a few that could prove useful to someone in his current situation.

’There are missions for practically everything.’

His eyes moved from one notice to another.

Some involved escorting merchants between nearby towns, while others requested the extermination of monsters that had begun causing trouble around farming villages.

There were even a few requests asking adventurers to locate lost items, deliver letters, or search for missing livestock.

Osborne continued reading.

He wasn’t interested in choosing a mission simply because it offered the largest reward.

Right now, money was important, but information and experience were just as valuable.

After spending several moments scanning through the board, three particular notices caught his attention.

The first one involved a group of goblins that had apparently settled near the outskirts of the town and had begun attacking travelers who ventured too far from the main road.

The reward was ten silver coins.

The second mission was a search request for a missing person who had disappeared somewhere within the nearby forest, with the guild asking adventurers to locate the individual and bring them back safely if possible.

The reward for that one was surprisingly low.

Only ten bronze coins.

Osborne stared at the reward for a moment.

’Ten bronze?’

He almost wondered if there had been some mistake.

Compared to the other missions, the reward was practically nothing. Ten bronze was the equivalent of one silver, and for a missing person no less.

He couldn’t help wondering if the people who placed the mission were a family who couldn’t afford something higher.

The reward was definitely poor.

Still, the mission itself caught his interest.

A person had disappeared within the forest, and if nobody had found them yet, there was a chance the situation was more complicated than it appeared.

The third mission involved gathering a particular herb from the forest.

The guild was offering five silver coins a piece for the completed request.

Osborne’s eyes lingered on that notice for several seconds.

’Three missions.’

One involved monsters.

One involved finding a person.

And the last involved gathering herbs.

Each one would take him into the forest, but for completely different reasons.

That alone made them useful.

If he accepted all three, he could complete several tasks during the same trip instead of wasting time returning to the guild after every mission.

Osborne’s fingers slowly reached toward the three notices.

’I’ll take all three.’ He pulled the first notice from the board.

Then the second.

Then the third.

The sound of paper being torn from the wooden board attracted the attention of several adventurers nearby.

A few of them turned around with confused expressions.

"What is he doing?"

"Those are beginner quests, aren’t they?"

"He’s taking all three?"

"Isn’t that guy supposed to be a knight?"

One of the adventurers looked at Osborne’s armor before glancing toward the quests in his hand.

"Why would someone wearing that kind of armor bother with missions like these?"

"You sure this guy’s a knight?"

"Who knows? Maybe the poor man’s broke." A few of them laughed.

Osborne heard every word.

His enhanced hearing made it impossible for him not to.

However, he didn’t even bother turning around.

What could he possibly gain from trying to make them think otherwise?

If anything, having people believe that Dokebai was nothing more than an ordinary wandering knight would make his life much easier.

The fewer people who paid attention to him, the better.

Osborne turned away from the mission board and walked back toward the reception desk.

The receptionist who had registered him earlier noticed him approaching and immediately looked surprised.

’Didn’t he just leave?’

She glanced at the hourglass hidden beneath her desk.

He had barely been gone for a few minutes.

Her expression became slightly confused when Osborne stopped in front of her.

Even if he was picking missions, this was a bit too quick, no?

"Umm... is there something you forgot to ask, sir?"

’Don’t tell me he completely brushed off my words from earlier.’ She thought, a bit worried.

She glanced at the papers in his hand.

Osborne placed the three mission notices onto the counter.

"I’d like to take these quests."

The receptionist looked down.

Her eyes widened slightly when she recognized the missions.

"The goblin extermination, the herb gathering, and the missing person request?"

Osborne nodded.