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Chapter 429
chapter 334 part 1
Chapter 332: A Practical Response to Detection, and The Banquet
Inside the Adventurer's Guild.
Guild Master Botejin took out an exquisite wooden box and opened it. On a red cushion inside, four metal plates with a strong metallic texture and a faint cyan luster lay quietly.
Adamantite Rank plates!
They were forged entirely from adamantite, a high-grade metal. It possessed an affinity for magic, and its hardness surpassed that of orichalcum and mithril. The value of the material itself was extremely high.
"I hope, Leader Tang, that you will leave the Gold Rank plates of Free Will with our Adventurer's Guild."
Guild Master Botejin held the wooden box with both hands, his expression a mixture of solemnity and excitement. He bowed deeply to Tang Zheng, his every move filled with a sense of ritual.
He did this under the eager, expectant gazes of countless adventurers.
"I understand."
Tang Zheng looked at Guild Master Botejin, who was over fifty with graying temples, and sighed softly.
He placed the two Gold Rank plates on the tray held by a female attendant from the Adventurer's Guild who stood to the side.
"Strange, the Lord Captain doesn't usually wear gloves." Enri stood to one side, looking with some confusion at Tang Zheng's hands, which were covered in light-colored gloves.
"To be able to keep the plates of Free Will is an honor for our Holy Kingdom's Adventurer's Guild."
Seeing this, Guild Master Botejin grew even more excited, a radiant smile spreading across his face.
According to the Adventurer's Guild's regulations, when adventurers leveled up and replaced their plates, they were not required to return the old ones to the Guild.
For adventurers, these plates also held a certain commemorative value.
"Are those the Adamantite Rank plates? This is the first time I've seen them."
"I heard that one small piece of that material is worth over 500 gold coins. So these four adamantite plates are... *hiss*... 2,000 gold coins."
"Hmph! How can such a thing be measured in money?"
"It's a pity. Free Will isn't an adventurer team from our Holy Kingdom, but an adventurer squad from the Kingdom."
"I heard they already have one Adamantite Rank adventurer squad, called Vermilion Drop."
"…………!"
"Amazing! That means the Kingdom now has two Adamantite Rank teams."
Dense chatter and fervent emotions filled the Adventurer's Guild, as all the adventurers felt exhilarated to witness this scene.
To witness the birth of an Adamantite Rank adventurer squad with their own eyes was, for all adventurers, a stroke of good fortune!
Even more adventurer squads began to fantasize about becoming Adamantite Rank adventurers themselves, to be the center of everyone's attention just like Free Will was now.
Tang Zheng picked up the four adamantite plates from the red cushion in the wooden box. They had a slight weight to them, and the name of the squad, Free Will, was engraved on the front.
He didn't recognize the script, but that didn't stop him from guessing what it said.
"Four of them, huh."
"I thought there would only be two."
Tang Zheng muttered to himself.
The information he'd registered with the Adventurer's Guild was, in fact, for only two members—well, to be precise, one person and one dog.
Although Enri and the Green Leaf Witch were seen as members of Free Will in the eyes of outsiders, in truth, according to official procedure, Free Will had only two registered members: Tang Zheng and the Ghoul Dog.
"That's fine too."
Tang Zheng thought to himself, then turned to Guild Master Botejin and said:
"There's a banquet at the Guest Hall. It sounds like a victory celebration. I imagine you were invited as well, Guild Master Botejin?"
"Indeed. To be honest, I'm not very interested in such banquets." Guild Master Botejin reluctantly tore his eyes away from the Gold Rank plates, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to smooth out.
"Since Leader Tang and Miss Enri plan to attend, then as the Guild Master of the Adventurer's Guild, I naturally won't be absent either."
Guild Master Botejin spoke in a gentlemanly and respectful manner. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, his eyes shifted.
"I hear that nobles of all ranks from Kalinxia will be attending, and perhaps even some foreign nobles."
As he spoke the words "foreign nobles," Guild Master Botejin's voice clearly became lower and more emphatic.
"Then I shall take my leave," Tang Zheng said, understanding the implication. He responded gently and led Enri out of the Adventurer's Guild.
The gazes of the adventurers on both sides grew more awestruck and fervent. Some even shouted, asking for an autograph.
Huh?
The corner of Tang Zheng's mouth twitched, and he quickened his pace.
As expected, he'd have to spend some time in the future learning the script of this world. Right now, he was completely relying on Decipher Magic, which effectively made him semi-illiterate.
After personally seeing Tang Zheng and Enri off, Guild Master Botejin immediately rushed back into the Adventurer's Guild, ignoring the puzzled gazes of the other adventurers.
"Place Free Will's original Gold Rank plates in the most conspicuous spot in the Guild!"
"Yes!"
"Put it on the central wall, right across from the main entrance! Hang it there, inside a transparent glass display case."
"What? We don't have one?"
"Then go buy one immediately! Have those artisans craft it!" Guild Master Botejin shouted, his voice filled with excitement.
With the plates left behind by the Adamantite Rank team Free Will hanging here, the Adventurer's Guild's low presence is sure to improve!
The carriage moved on—
The Ghoul Dog controlled the bone chain, pulling the carriage and heading towards the Guest Hall.
As for the so-called banquet.
Tang Zheng was equally uninterested. According to his usual way of doing things, once the incident in the hills was resolved, it would have been about time for him to leave the Holy Kingdom.
However, because of the "Blend Potion."
He needed to handle it properly. Moreover, during the incident in the hills, he had ultimately helped the Demi-human Faction and stopped Kelart, which was bound to have certain repercussions.
"Blend Potion, the Abelion Hills, the demi-humans." Tang Zheng's eyes flickered slightly.
Perhaps Free Will should fade from the public eye for a while. He needed to carry out some operations in secret, and most importantly, focus on raising his level.
As he pondered.
Tang Zheng casually raised his arm and took off the light-colored gloves he was wearing. Faint blue magical energy flowed from his hands and into the gloves.
Gloves made of ordinary material couldn't possibly withstand the force of his magical energy.
With a jolt of his palm.
The two gloves turned to dust in his palm!
Tang Zheng clenched his fist, extended his arm out the carriage window, and then opened his hand. The fine dust that was once the gloves drifted from his fingertips and dissipated into the air.
"Lord Captain?"
Enri's light brown eyes were filled with bewilderment.
Tang Zheng wiggled his fingertips slightly, feeling the cool evening breeze blow between them. A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched his lips.
"In magic, there is a spell called Locate Object, as well as many similar types of detection magic. Through an object, one can lock onto the user's location."
As he spoke, Tang Zheng took out one of the adamantite plates he had received from Guild Master Botejin and handed it to Enri.
"Of course, certain conditions must be met. It requires an item that the target has carried on their person for an extended period."
"As an adventurer, if an enemy used an object on your person to pinpoint your location, set a trap without your knowledge, and launch a targeted attack, you would find yourself in an extremely dangerous situation."
How could Tang Zheng not take precautions against something so clearly tied to him, like an adventurer plate?
Upon hearing this, Enri's face grew tense. She immediately understood why the Lord Captain had worn gloves.
He wanted to completely sever any connection to the Gold Rank plates!
Huh?
Chapter 332: A Practical Response to Detection, and The Banquet
Inside the Adventurer's Guild.
Guild Master Botejin took out an exquisite wooden box and opened it. On a red cushion inside, four metal plates with a strong metallic texture and a faint cyan luster lay quietly.
Adamantite Rank plates!
They were forged entirely from adamantite, a high-grade metal. It possessed an affinity for magic, and its hardness surpassed that of orichalcum and mithril. The value of the material itself was extremely high.
"I hope, Leader Tang, that you will leave the Gold Rank plates of Free Will with our Adventurer's Guild."
Guild Master Botejin held the wooden box with both hands, his expression a mixture of solemnity and excitement. He bowed deeply to Tang Zheng, his every move filled with a sense of ritual.
He did this under the eager, expectant gazes of countless adventurers.
"I understand."
Tang Zheng looked at Guild Master Botejin, who was over fifty with graying temples, and sighed softly.
He placed the two Gold Rank plates on the tray held by a female attendant from the Adventurer's Guild who stood to the side.
"Strange, the Lord Captain doesn't usually wear gloves." Enri stood to one side, looking with some confusion at Tang Zheng's hands, which were covered in light-colored gloves.
"To be able to keep the plates of Free Will is an honor for our Holy Kingdom's Adventurer's Guild."
Seeing this, Guild Master Botejin grew even more excited, a radiant smile spreading across his face.
According to the Adventurer's Guild's regulations, when adventurers leveled up and replaced their plates, they were not required to return the old ones to the Guild.
For adventurers, these plates also held a certain commemorative value.
"Are those the Adamantite Rank plates? This is the first time I've seen them."
"I heard that one small piece of that material is worth over 500 gold coins. So these four adamantite plates are... *hiss*... 2,000 gold coins."
"Hmph! How can such a thing be measured in money?"
"It's a pity. Free Will isn't an adventurer team from our Holy Kingdom, but an adventurer squad from the Kingdom."
"I heard they already have one Adamantite Rank adventurer squad, called Vermilion Drop."
"…………!"
"Amazing! That means the Kingdom now has two Adamantite Rank teams."
Dense chatter and fervent emotions filled the Adventurer's Guild, as all the adventurers felt exhilarated to witness this scene.
To witness the birth of an Adamantite Rank adventurer squad with their own eyes was, for all adventurers, a stroke of good fortune!
Even more adventurer squads began to fantasize about becoming Adamantite Rank adventurers themselves, to be the center of everyone's attention just like Free Will was now.
Tang Zheng picked up the four adamantite plates from the red cushion in the wooden box. They had a slight weight to them, and the name of the squad, Free Will, was engraved on the front.
He didn't recognize the script, but that didn't stop him from guessing what it said.
"Four of them, huh."
"I thought there would only be two."
Tang Zheng muttered to himself.
The information he'd registered with the Adventurer's Guild was, in fact, for only two members—well, to be precise, one person and one dog.
Although Enri and the Green Leaf Witch were seen as members of Free Will in the eyes of outsiders, in truth, according to official procedure, Free Will had only two registered members: Tang Zheng and the Ghoul Dog.
"That's fine too."
Tang Zheng thought to himself, then turned to Guild Master Botejin and said:
"There's a banquet at the Guest Hall. It sounds like a victory celebration. I imagine you were invited as well, Guild Master Botejin?"
"Indeed. To be honest, I'm not very interested in such banquets." Guild Master Botejin reluctantly tore his eyes away from the Gold Rank plates, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes seemed to smooth out.
"Since Leader Tang and Miss Enri plan to attend, then as the Guild Master of the Adventurer's Guild, I naturally won't be absent either."
Guild Master Botejin spoke in a gentlemanly and respectful manner. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, his eyes shifted.
"I hear that nobles of all ranks from Kalinxia will be attending, and perhaps even some foreign nobles."
As he spoke the words "foreign nobles," Guild Master Botejin's voice clearly became lower and more emphatic.
"Then I shall take my leave," Tang Zheng said, understanding the implication. He responded gently and led Enri out of the Adventurer's Guild.
The gazes of the adventurers on both sides grew more awestruck and fervent. Some even shouted, asking for an autograph.
Huh?
The corner of Tang Zheng's mouth twitched, and he quickened his pace.
As expected, he'd have to spend some time in the future learning the script of this world. Right now, he was completely relying on Decipher Magic, which effectively made him semi-illiterate.
After personally seeing Tang Zheng and Enri off, Guild Master Botejin immediately rushed back into the Adventurer's Guild, ignoring the puzzled gazes of the other adventurers.
"Place Free Will's original Gold Rank plates in the most conspicuous spot in the Guild!"
"Yes!"
"Put it on the central wall, right across from the main entrance! Hang it there, inside a transparent glass display case."
"What? We don't have one?"
"Then go buy one immediately! Have those artisans craft it!" Guild Master Botejin shouted, his voice filled with excitement.
With the plates left behind by the Adamantite Rank team Free Will hanging here, the Adventurer's Guild's low presence is sure to improve!
The carriage moved on—
The Ghoul Dog controlled the bone chain, pulling the carriage and heading towards the Guest Hall.
As for the so-called banquet.
Tang Zheng was equally uninterested. According to his usual way of doing things, once the incident in the hills was resolved, it would have been about time for him to leave the Holy Kingdom.
However, because of the "Blend Potion."
He needed to handle it properly. Moreover, during the incident in the hills, he had ultimately helped the Demi-human Faction and stopped Kelart, which was bound to have certain repercussions.
"Blend Potion, the Abelion Hills, the demi-humans." Tang Zheng's eyes flickered slightly.
Perhaps Free Will should fade from the public eye for a while. He needed to carry out some operations in secret, and most importantly, focus on raising his level.
As he pondered.
Tang Zheng casually raised his arm and took off the light-colored gloves he was wearing. Faint blue magical energy flowed from his hands and into the gloves.
Gloves made of ordinary material couldn't possibly withstand the force of his magical energy.
With a jolt of his palm.
The two gloves turned to dust in his palm!
Tang Zheng clenched his fist, extended his arm out the carriage window, and then opened his hand. The fine dust that was once the gloves drifted from his fingertips and dissipated into the air.
"Lord Captain?"
Enri's light brown eyes were filled with bewilderment.
Tang Zheng wiggled his fingertips slightly, feeling the cool evening breeze blow between them. A faint, almost imperceptible smile touched his lips.
"In magic, there is a spell called Locate Object, as well as many similar types of detection magic. Through an object, one can lock onto the user's location."
As he spoke, Tang Zheng took out one of the adamantite plates he had received from Guild Master Botejin and handed it to Enri.
"Of course, certain conditions must be met. It requires an item that the target has carried on their person for an extended period."
"As an adventurer, if an enemy used an object on your person to pinpoint your location, set a trap without your knowledge, and launch a targeted attack, you would find yourself in an extremely dangerous situation."
How could Tang Zheng not take precautions against something so clearly tied to him, like an adventurer plate?
Upon hearing this, Enri's face grew tense. She immediately understood why the Lord Captain had worn gloves.
He wanted to completely sever any connection to the Gold Rank plates!
Huh?
