As autumn begins, Pelican Town is starting to get busy.

The smell of food began to fill the town, and various stalls began to be set up on both sides of the town square, which was hardly crowded with markets, and farmers from the surrounding farms put their harvests and labors on display. It's only at times like this that the town feels alive.

An hour of sleep is certainly not enough.

But Iero also has his own methods.

He washed his face with cold water to make himself look a little more sober. After pushing open the door of the warehouse and seeing the noisy little ones, he habitually put the books in his hand on the podium and made a bang.

In an instant, all the students who were making noise below fell silent.

"Ahem, it's harvest season now, and everyone's family should be quite busy."

Arrow picked up a small wooden stick and slapped it on the podium—

"So, the parents of the classmates should also be working hard. And I don't want to disturb your time when you go home to help your parents. So today we're going to teach you something light, and if you can learn it fast enough, then you can go back after lunch. ”

As soon as the words fell, the forty students in the entire classroom immediately let out a deafening cheer!

"But yes!"

Arrow's intentions weren't going to be derelict —

"If you can't learn it, if you can't learn it well, then don't blame me for letting you stay in class."

As a businessman, Eero can put a smile on his face.

But as a teacher, he said that he would turn his face when he turned his face, and even he was surprised by the speed.

Seeing that he was stunned by these children, Arrow was satisfied, took out the chalk, and opened the book he brought from the capital: "Today, we will first learn a classic children's literature created by Sir Loveke, I believe that some children should also be told a story by their parents since they were young - the city in the depths of the ocean. I hope you will be able to read this article aloud as much as possible. ”

It is always easier to teach something familiar than something unfamiliar.

After a few days of teaching, Arrow felt that these children should be able to read this short story of about 100 words.

Sure enough, because everyone knew the story by heart, before eleven o'clock, the students were almost able to read the article aloud. Some of the children excitedly pointed to the words on it and wrote them on the paper one by one.

Seeing that the teaching was coming to an end, the children would be able to go home at 12 o'clock, and they would be able to go back to their rooms and get a good night's sleep. This made Arrow cheer up, thinking about surviving the last hour.

"Mr. Arrow, I want to go on adventures like the hero of the story in the future, so can I join the Mermaid Song?"

A boy raised his hand, his eyes full of stars.

Arrow smiled, trying not to look perfunctory: "Of course. But it will only have to wait until you grow up and learn a great deal of knowledge. ”

The other girl raised her hand: "Teacher, I want to be a magician like Sister Coco!" I feel so handsome! ”

Coco sat in front of her, and when she heard a child call her sister, she thought she was handsome, and for a moment the little face immediately appeared with a proud expression. It's just that I'm still trying to hold back, wanting to laugh, but Iero in front of me is afraid and doesn't dare to laugh.

Arrow picked up a small wooden stick and slapped it on the podium: "Then study hard." Only after entering the regular school, the school will help you test whether you have enough magical affinity. (Dwarven language) Napa! Do these children have the potential to become magicians? ”

The cat lying in the corner and sleeping slowly raised its head, swept its gaze over the heads of these children, and then flicked its tail without interest: "It's a pity that there is no one." ”

Arrow smiled and said to the girl, "You have to work hard, I'm sure some of you here can become magicians!" Then it's almost time, and we-"

"Teacher! Mr. Arrow! ”

Another boy raised his hand, and raised it so high that he almost stood on the stool—

"Teacher! Mom and Dad said that the guild takes on tasks, but how do you take on missions? ”

"Yes, yes, how did the teacher take the task? I want to know your rules! ”

"And more! As an adventurer, do you need to equip a lot of strange things? I've heard of strange staffs and angelically blessed swords! ”

These questions are really nonsense.

Constrained by the mush in his head, Arrow didn't really want to answer these questions right now.

But when he saw that Brad, Parfay, and Coco, who were sitting in front of him, were now also looking at him with an expectant gaze, he thought about it and sighed helplessly

"Well, since you want to know, I'll tell you about it. But you know, being an adventurer isn't really as fun as you might think, and sometimes it comes with unspeakable dangers. ”

Arrow tapped on the small wooden stick, thought for a moment, and continued—

"As for how to take on the task...... I'll tell you about the rules for taking missions in the general adventurer's guild. ”

The eyes of the children and the three members widened, and their concentration was more determined than when they had just learned the text.

"Based on my experience as the leader of the Adventurer's Guild, I have formulated the following six levels of tasks for our guild. Brad, Parfay, Coco, you remember it too. In the future, if I am not there, someone asks you about the price of your guild, and you can answer it. ”

"First of all, the first and lowest level of quests, I call the 'stone' level."

"For example, get rid of cockroaches, beat rat nests in farmland, sweep streets, and move things. My concept of this level of task is that no matter how careless and careless the person who performs the task is, no matter how much he does not take care of his work, there is no danger to his life. ”

"Of course, since there is no danger to life, and most of the work is done with odd jobs, the pay for the task will not be very high. In my case, the maximum will not exceed 1 credit. However, this number is not the same for all guilds. For example, in some big cities, the guild of Hanhai City, the capital of our Blue Bay Empire, even the cheapest task may start with a gold coin. ”

After saying this, Arrow saw that the children didn't make much fuss and still looked forward to it. Seeing that there was still enough time, Arrow continued.

"After that, the second class, I call it an 'iron' level mission."

"My definition of iron tasks is that they are dangerous, if you are not careful, you may be disabled, if you are extremely careless, your life may be in danger, you need to make certain preparations, and you need to wear some basic equipment to complete the task. Columns are like rampaging wild boars, some plants with slight poison, and monsters with the strength of ordinary adults without intelligence. ”

"This kind of task can often be completed alone, but it requires a certain amount of strength for adventurers who perform tasks alone. But if it's a multi-person mission, even a group of adventurers who don't know anything can complete it smoothly by supporting each other. ”

"Because the iron task has the potential to pose a danger to the person, and although this danger is minimal, it is still dangerous. Therefore, the reward starts at 1 silver, but no more than 1 gold will go up. ”

At this point, Coco raised her hand. After Arrow allowed him to speak, the little mage spoke, "Brother President, is every task judged by whether it will lead to danger to life?" ”

Arrow thought for a moment and said, "Basically, I want to judge like this. But for example, if a rich guy wants us to help take care of one of his pets, and is willing to pay us 10 gold coins, then we don't have to say no, right? However, since the other party is willing to give 10 gold coins, then we also need to increase the mission level to a corresponding level! No one would want to give a 10 gold quest to a fledgling adventurer. In addition, these prices are not constant, and with the development and growth of our business in the future, it may be possible that an iron task will also be rated at 10 gold. ”

Seeing that Coco stopped talking, Arrow continued-

"The next level is the 'Bronze' mission level."

"This mission level is the one that really needs to test the adventurer."

"Carrying out this kind of task requires some basic preparations, such as preparing healing drugs and supplies. If you don't pay attention, your life may be in danger, and you need to be a veteran adventurer with some experience, so it is not recommended to take on the mission alone. ”

"Sometimes it even requires a certain amount of expertise, and the enemy may have a certain amount of wisdom when facing it. For example, the priesthood needs to get rid of cursed houses, the hordes of goblins are faced, the detoxifiers are needed to face poisonous monsters, and so on. The remuneration ranges from 1 gold coin to 10 gold coins, and this kind of price is no longer a commission that ordinary people can make, and it is often paid by a village or a wealthy person in the city. ”

Arrows paused, seeing that Brad was taking notes. But he hasn't learned a few words yet, how do he take notes?

Arrow poked his head out and saw the burly warrior drawing on paper with a pen on his face serious. Write down the poisonous monsters you just said, wild boars and the like, and if you can't write them, draw a wild boar and mushrooms. Then mark the back with an exclamation mark, one exclamation mark indicates the stone grade and two exclamation marks indicate the iron grade.

This serious attitude made Arrow a little moved for a while, he nodded, thinking about whether to find some martial arts for Brad to practice in the future? Even for the future development of the guild, it is not a good thing for a warrior to rely on the scent to seduce and add a hammer.

"It's awesome again, it's a 'silver' level mission."

"When faced with this kind of mission, every adventurer needs to be well prepared, reasonably configured, and fully understand the characteristics of their own profession, everyone should be a seasoned adventurer, and these adventurers know that even if they are very careful, this kind of mission may cause their own death and disability. From facing organized bandits and robbers to exterminating a monster's lair, or even the attack of recognizing witchcraft to the attack of some elemental monsters, undead, and low-level demons, etc. ”

"You should have heard it, but I didn't say anything like 'recommend multiplayer' or 'not recommend single-player' in the Silver level mission. This means that what I said is very clear, even the most confident adventurer should not take on this kind of task alone. Our guild will not send this kind of quest to a lone adventurer. The adventurer who takes on the mission must be a team. Because of the high casualty rate of this mission, the amount is also very high, with a reward of 10 gold coins and up to 100 gold coins. ”

The silver-level mission made the children excited one by one! All the little faces are glowing red!

But that's not what Arrow wants to see, he's more concerned about his guild members.

Thankfully, after the Bloody Bug War, the three guild members did not show the excitement of children, but were cautious one by one. This is the attitude that an adventurer should have, and it also puts Arrow at ease.

"Then, as you might have guessed, it's a mission called the 'Gold' rank."

"There is no recommended configuration and preparation for this kind of mission, because even if the adventurer team can successfully pass the silver rank, it is possible that it will not be able to match the adventure of the gold rank."

"This mission is very dangerous, and you need to face powerful demons, dragons, and undead. Even battles against enemy guilds and conspiracies involving kingdoms. ”

"This kind of quest belongs to the tales that are sung in the bards, and are the source of fairy tales for knights and princesses. Again, this is simply not a commission that ordinary adventurers can handle. Since no ordinary adventurer can deal with it, there is naturally no upper limit to the reward of gold coins, and it is a task that can obtain a lot of wealth and honor once completed. ”

With that, Arrow clapped his hands to calm down these excited kids, who were obviously in the fantasy period.

He began to regret that he shouldn't have added words like "sang", "fairy tale", "wealth and honor" to the introduction of the gold-level mission.

But to be honest, although he himself defined it this way, he really didn't want to encounter any gold-level tasks in the past three years. With this configuration of your own guild, encountering a gold-level quest is completely sending you to death......

Haha, thinking too much, right? I don't think I would have encountered it, would it?

"Brother President, you just said that there are six levels, right? But ......"

Coco put her fingers on her fingers—

"Stone, iron, bronze, silver, gold. It's only five levels in total, huh? What's the mission of another level? ”

Hearing Coco's question, the whole classroom became quiet again.

Arrow shrugged his shoulders and looked at the time...... There are still a few last minutes. Well, let's just say it all at once.

Although, this mission level already existed in his imagination.

But who can not allow a fifteen-year-old girl to have the slightest fantasy?

"The highest level, I'll call it the 'Legendary' level."

"The mission of this level corresponds to the legendary demon king who is about to destroy the world, the evil dragon that destroys mankind, and the fierce beast that destroys the earth!"

And the only one who can complete these tasks is the legendary brave. They are all chosen by God, possessing great strength and remarkable courage that are completely different from ordinary adventurers! Only then will we be able to face the terrible threats that can destroy the entire world! ”

"This kind of task is no longer just sung by bards, it is an epic, a grand journey that can be passed down from generation to generation for countless centuries, told to their children by countless parents, and told to their children by their children when they grow up."

"Legendary-level quests are simply not something that a small guild can delegate. It's not even something that a single country, an empire can entrust. Rather, it should be a great process that is being carried out jointly by many countries on the entire continent. ”

"And if there really is a brave man who can complete the task of this level, then I think the statement of gold coins should be meaningless, right? Because that would be history, a name that truly deserves to be on this mission—"

"A legend!"

Well, although it's basically all my own imagination.

But it turns out that this daydream of mine is very effective!

Look at the children below, everyone has that dreamy color on their faces, like a heroic story. Although this is not their intention...... Well, so be it.

When- When-

Twelve o'clock is just right.

Arrow clapped his hands: "Okay, okay, class is over." You all studied well today, so be careful on the way home from school. Next time, we'll learn the three elements of adventure! This is a crucial lesson in deciding when to retreat! ”

The feeling of exertion immediately emanated as these children poured out. Arrow rubbed his head and put on a final smile as he looked at the departing children.

At least today, saving the students' meal cost can be regarded as earning.

Packing up his things, Arrow returned to the mission hall in front of him and glanced at the still empty bulletin board.

He pursed his lips.

"Brother President, do you want to have lunch?"

Turning his head, it was Coco tugging at his sleeve.

This girl is also familiar with herself, at least she is not so defensive anymore.

After scooping two mouthfuls of millet porridge, Arrow stretched and looked up and down at Brad, who was snoring for lunch.

The warrior's equipment wasn't very good, but it was complete. But looking at the only magician in the guild, the robe on Coco's body looks very shabby, and it is too big to fit well.

"Is this robe important to you?"

Coco heard Arrow's inquiry, raised his head and weighed the robes on his body, and shook his head—

"It's not ...... This robe is the only thing I have now, and it provides me with a little bit of magic. ”

Arrow nodded: "At the market this afternoon, I'll take you to buy some good materials, and then re-sew a robe that suits you." ”

Hearing that there was a new robe to wear, Coco's eyes lit up at once! She didn't even eat lunch, and just looked at Arrow expectantly.

Such a look is really irrefutable~~~

Even the previous sleepy bug felt a little depressed.

Good! Be sure to visit the market and find a way to get some of the best materials for the robes!

"Do you know what is best made of a magician's robe?"

Cold, Napa, who was drinking milk over there, raised her head and shook her ears.

Arrow thought for a moment, "There is something in the magic section of the school library that says that magicians need to be able to sense the power in the air around them and resonate with them as best they can. In terms of this vibe, wearing nothing is best. ”

Coco was stunned for a moment, and the roots of her ears instantly turned red.

Arrow smiled and continued, "But in order to be able to live in the world, and at the same time, some robes can also provide some additional inspiration and defense, so it is better for the mage to wear a suitable robe. ”

"It seems that metals and minerals can also provide magic bonuses to magicians, but they are too heavy to wear too much. In contrast, others like silk, gold thread, plant leaves, cotton, etc., all help the magician to sense the magic in nature. ”

Napa lifted her head from the bowl, licked her lips, and said in a lazy voice—

"That's right, it's true that magicians can increase their power through robes. But I'm pretty sure that the magic book you're reading should only contain life magic. It's no wonder that life magic is more frequent. ”

Parfay, who had been sitting on Brad's shoulder, finally couldn't help it anymore and said, "Necromancer, isn't it, like this? ”

Napa's tail shook like a wipe to wipe the milk stains from the corners of her mouth, and she floated up again, landed on the cushion over there, and said slowly, "Of course." Robes made from plants and minerals are generally life force. ”

"As for necromancers, the best material for making robes is, of course, the power of death. Well, or something related to death. ”

Parfay: "For example? ”

Napa: "For example...... The skin of living beings. After the creature dies, the sooner the skin is peeled off, the better the effect. The finest leather is still plucked from living creatures. If the creature dies in the process of peeling, such a material can be described as top-notch. Necromancer robes made of this material will definitely scare you by the magic sense they provide. ”

Simple, unpretentious.

Arrow even felt that the cat was a little too simple, and even said these words directly.

He looked at Coco on the side, and the girl's face was visibly uncomfortable. In order to lighten the atmosphere, Arrow drank the milk in his hand in one gulp: "It's okay! Even if you can't buy robes, it's always okay to buy some clothes, right? Coco, we'll go shopping in the afternoon and buy you something. ”

"No need, brother president."

Now Coco's face turned pale, and she shook her head slightly—

"The guild's economy is not well-off, and I don't have to ask for any clothes, so I'd better wait for next time."

With that, the boy picked up his rice bowl and walked into the kitchen. After a burst of scrubbing sounds, she pulled her tattered robe and walked towards the alchemy room.

Seeing that she was completely out of sight, Arrow glared at Napa, who was lying motionless.

"What? I didn't mess with you. ”

"Humph! You know that this kid is a little worried because he's a necromancer, and you still say that? ”

Napa said with a nonchalant look on her face, "She'll always know." And it's better to know now than to let her know in a situation beyond our control. ”

It's not like Arrow hasn't thought about this, and there is a reason why the necromancer's reputation among the crowd is basically bad. It's better to know more now than to be forced to know something later.

At this point, Arrow has nothing to say.

He scratched his head, finished eating with the others, washed the dishes, returned to his room, rearranged the documents he had made all night, added some retouching and polishing, put down his pen, and went to sleep.

—September 6, 1301. Paper: -2 copper. Food expenses: -1 copper and 7 iron. Balance: 81 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze and 3 iron coins -