"I agree," said Satria with a smile.
"Gven, what are you doing?" asked the wizard.
"We'd better get out of here," Gven replied as he turned to leave where Satria was. Nine members of his squad were also forced to follow him. Before leaving, they seemed to warn Satria that they would not forget the incident.
"Looks like that guy named Gven is the strongest of them," said Satria as he started walking out of the swamp.
"Looks like I have to spend the night in a nearby village before returning to Lunar City," added Satria with a deep sigh. But today, he felt happy to be able to fight for real with one of the Dungeon floor bosses.
Meanwhile, Gven and his squad continued to walk through the forest to return to Lunar City. Sometimes Gven looks back and asks if anyone is following them or not to Archer in his squad, but Archer says no one is following them.
"Gven, why did you decide to accept the novice offer?" asked a fighter.
"Even if we finished him earlier, we wouldn't have to share the rewards," replied the guardian.
"That's right, Gven, beginners who act arrogantly seem to have to be taught a lesson," added the assassin.
"You 5th and 4th tier adventurers won't notice. But you know, one of the monsters that fell in the swamp was the same type of monster like the one on the 20th floor of the Luxurie Dungeon! Moreover, it's not an ordinary monster, but a boss monster on the 20th floor," answered Gven firmly.
"Eh? Is that true?" said the priest looking surprised.
"If it's a similar kind of monster, what does that have to do with quest negotiations?" asked the fighter.
"Just so you know, to defeat that monster, you need a full party squad with above-average fighting skills. You new members of the Golden Wings Guild won't know how hard it was for us to conquer the 20th floor of the Luxurie Dungeon. Especially defeating the fanged serpent monster," said Gven.
"I was with several other Golden Wings Guild adventurers even having a hard time overthrowing it. The hard scales, wide area attacks, and extremely dangerous venom are scary. If there weren't any other guilds exploring the Luxurie Dungeon at that time, we might have lost already," added Gven.
"That means it's possible that the monster earlier was also defeated by a skilled squad, you mean?" asked lancer.
"Yes, I believe they are formidable adventurers of the Luxurie Kingdom. Although I don't know which guild they're from, I decided to accept the novice's offer doesn't mean I'm afraid of him. But I'm afraid the adventurers who defeated the monster are still hiding around us and seeing what steps we take," Gven said, confirming his friend's thoughts.
"No wonder my attacks didn't work against that rookie. I thought he wasn't an ordinary priest," the fighter grumbled.
"Now I understand. It looks like those adventurers did protect the arrogant rookies with special items or special skills so that our attacks don't directly impact them," replied the assassin. At first, he thought that Satria was powerful, but hearing Gven's thoughts then, he was sure that other great adventurers helped Satria because there was no way a priest could be that strong.
"Yeah, that's why I asked if anyone was following us or not. I'm afraid the squad that defeated the monster came from a guild hostile to the Golden Wings," Gven added.
"It's true. Suppose there was a formidable adventurer squad like that against us earlier. In that case, only Gven might be able to put up a fight," said Archer.
"Yes, Gven is amazing. He was the only tier 6 adventurer of Lunar City. It wouldn't be wrong if the Golden Wings Guild recruited him," said the fighter.
"If all of our estimates are correct, that means the priest earlier could be a spy from another guild who wants to find information about the Golden Wings and seize Lunar City, one of the Golden Wings' territories in the Luxurie Kingdom," said the wizard.
"I was worried like that too, and they purposely infiltrated adventurers with priest jobs to catch us off guard. I'll try to contact the Guild Leader to discuss it. In reality, if that's the case, the priest's existence is a threat in Lunar City," Gven replied as the nine members of his squad nodded.
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Meanwhile, tonight Satria is staying in the village closest to the forest where he is carrying out the quest. Even though he is in the town, Satria chooses to sleep in the meadows near the residents' plantations. He is aware that even though he wants to sleep in a comfortable place but currently has no money at all, expecting the mercy of the villagers is also not his style.
He was used to being ignored by others. In his heart, not to expect mercy from others. Even though he was in the open, for Satria, who had been sentenced to camp and slept in the middle of the forest, it was not difficult to close his eyes in the open like now.
The next day Satria just returned to continue his journey to Lunar City. It didn't take long for him to reach the city's center. Of course, the place he was headed for was the adventurer's association building to report He had completed the quest. But when he was near the association building, the gazes of the adventurers there continued to focus on Satria.
"What is this?" muttered Satria. Ignoring the adventurers staring at him, Satria went straight into the building. The atmosphere inside was almost the same as outside, but Satria ignored it and continued walking toward the table.
"I've finished carrying out the quest to destroy the goblin horde to the north of Lunar City," Satria reported to the association staff. Satria immediately took the goblin's hand out of the cloth he was carrying. The association staff immediately brought the goblin's hand under his desk.
"Okay, you can ask for the reward over there," said the staff while pointing at the team taking care of the rewards.
"Thank you," said Satria while walking towards the designated staff. Satria also returned to report the results of his work. The team immediately rewarded 2 gold coins, 10 silver coins, and 10 bronze coins. 1 gold coin alone equals 100 silver coins, then 1 silver coin equals 100 bronze coins.
"Thank you very much for helping us," said the association staff.
"So... if I may ask, how much is the reward for the level 2 quest itself?" asked Satria.
"For adventurers who complete a level 2 quest will be rewarded with 6 gold coins, 30 silver coins, and 30 bronze coins. There are only three times for the next level, and it will continue until level 10," said the association staff.
"I see, thank you," said Satria as he walked towards the stairs. The goal is none other than Alexa. There were a few things she wanted to ask him. Arriving on the second floor, Trixi and Alexa were seen sitting outside the room where they received registration for new adventurers.
"Eh, Satria?" Alexa said with a surprised face.
"Eh, aren't you the adventurer who registered yesterday?" asked Trixie.
"Yes, I came here because I have something to ask," Satria.
"Please have a seat," said Trixi in a friendly manner, while Alexa stared at Satria sharply. But Satria just nodded as if he understood what Alexa was confused about.
There Satria asked about the location of the blacksmith in Lunar City, and he wanted to forge the fangs of the Leviathan he just got. Alexa didn't know, but Trixi, who had lived in Lunar City for a long time, told several blacksmiths about places in the city. Even though Trixi said that the quality of blacksmiths in Lunar City was not much, high-ranking adventurers also used to forge weapons in the Royal Capital of Luxurie.
After inquiring about the blacksmith there, Satria also asked if there was a strange person who wanted to become a new adventurer or not. Trixi seems confused by Satria's question, but Alexa, who understands Satria's intentions, immediately replies that there is no such person because only a few ordinary people register adventurers there.
Satria just smiled and said goodbye to go to the blacksmith in Lunar City. As he descended the stairs, the adventurers in the association building kept watching him, but Satria had gotten used to not being bothered by other people's views. He continued to walk out of the building. Outside, Gven's squad was already standing, staring at Satria, who had just come out.
"I thought you'd be here yesterday," Gven said with a glare. It wasn't only Gven's squad who looked at him, but all the adventurers outside were also staring at Satria.
"I can only walk from the forest here. Rather than being in danger, I prefer to stay overnight in a nearby village," replied Satria calmly.
"Fighter," Satria muttered quietly.
"He.. why don't you just ask the squad that defeated those monsters for help?" asked a wizard.
"I'm just a novice adventurer. I can't act arbitrarily like that. After all, I'm just a negotiation bridge between you and them, "said Satria.
"Then after you get this reward, you will give it to all of them?" asked Gven as he lifted the cloth containing Satria's share.
"Yes," answered Satria shortly. He somehow felt that Gven and his squad were too wary of him.
"I will hand it over, but tell them. If you want to get rewards from quests, you should take the quest yourself, don't blackmail other adventurers," said Gven as he threw a cloth filled with reward coins, and Satria swiftly caught it.
"I'll tell you I think they just don't have enough work. So don't worry too much about them," said Satria. For some reason, he felt that Gven's vigilance was still related to the squad that killed Leviathan.
"I hope so because I won't let dangerous people roam the Lunar City!" said Gven as he left Satria, who was still holding the cloth containing his reward.
"Inside, there should be 375 gold coins, 40 silver coins, and 22 bronze coins," Satria thought, trying to calculate the rewards he got from three-quarters of the quest rewards.
"Wow, if this much, I should be able to buy armor and other equipment," muttered Satria happily. He didn't care about the gazes of other adventurers, and he had been looked at like that all along at school.
Satria slowly started walking towards the location of the nearest blacksmith recommended by Trixi, and he said if you walk east for about 300 meters, you will arrive at the blacksmith. Although the quality is not good, adventurers usually continue to make repairs because the price is relatively low.
Satria continued to walk according to Trixi's directions, and now he started walking down the market area. Many shops, merchandise carts, and traders are offering their wares. As he recalled, there was only one market in Lunar City in the game. Still, the updates that occurred seemed to have influenced the situation there.
"According to the calculations, it should be three hundred meters around this market," Satria said. Suddenly there was a clash of metal objects. Satria and everyone there suddenly looked at a shop where the noisy metal sound came from.