Chapter 92.2 - The Second Year at the Academy - Another Craftsman (2)


    The next day, I prepared myself at home and headed to the Adventurer''s Guild.


    I had promised Narban that I would learn [Magic Tool Creation] as soon as possible.


    To do that, acquiring magic stones was urgent.


    It was already past early morning, and there were only a few adventurers around.


    The receptionist was leisurely organizing documents.


    One of them, the familiar Reba, noticed me keenly and signaled for me toe over.


    "Good morning."


    "Good morning. Are you here to retrieve stored items?"


    "No, I came to look for a request."


    "You''re herete. There are only always-on requests avable."


    Always-on requests were requests that didn''t have a set number of participants.


    They often involved gathering materials, especially potions, which were always in demand.


    I also frequently sold surplus materials.


    However, I rarely took regr requests.


    With my exploration skills and [Appraisal], collecting materials was easy, so I could earn a stable ie withoutpeting with other adventurers for requests.


    Thest proper request I took was back with Battle Axe of Destruction.


    "For always-on requests, is there anything like a Bornis subjugation?"


    "Your information is outdated."


    Reba pointed to the bulletin board.


    There was a brand-new parchment attached to it.


    "Orcs? Are they increasing?"


    "Last year, goblins significantly decreased, right? It seems that orcs have taken their ce. Travelers and caravans have been attacked, so they''re requesting adventurers to subjugate them. Rmended rank is D."


    Not long ago, I had reached D-rank.


    F-rank was for beginners, E-rank meant you finally got recognized as an adventurer, and from D-rank onwards, you were expected to be apetent force.


    ording to Reba, I had risen through the ranks quite quickly, but in Selene, there weren''t many advantages to ranking up.


    Even if you reached C-rank, the variety of escort requests increased, but the benefits were limited.


    Moreover, the number of adventurers followed a pyramid structure, narrowing down to a thin point from C-rank onwards, and at the S-rank, it had long been vacant for a while.


    Thest mixed-race party that had made a name for themselves in the Mez Riies region about three hundred years ago was thest, and no human had emerged since the god of war yas 1000 years ago. It was mostly an honorary title.


    I approached the bulletin board and nced at the parchment.


    There was no specified number of subjugations, but for each orc defeated, you would receive twenty silver coins, surpassing the minimum reward for D-rank with just two kills.


    Orcs often traveled in groups, so it could add up quickly.


    I returned to Reba and epted the request.


    "Understood. I''ll go after the orcs."


    "Please do. Oh, and there''s something you should be aware of. Bolnis has been appearing sincest year, right? Because of that, Dreppen has gathered around them."


    "Are Dreppen monsters?"


    "They''re dragonflies. They''re somewhat special monsters. They specialize in speed and attack suddenly from the air. But they''re cautious and don''t usually attack adults or groups. Their attacks are rare, and they''ve been designated as E-rank."


    Reba cut her words short and burst intoughter.


    "Tenko, you''re small."


    That was rude. Even if you lined us up by height, I was only slightly shorter than the average height of eleven-year-olds.


    Please don''tpare me to Rise, who was excessively tall, or Lambert and Felix, who were unusually tall.


    "We can discuss that another time. What about Dreppen? What should I do if they attack? Bornis is the target, right?"


    Reba''s face tensed up a bit. But she returned to her receptionist mode.


    "It''s okay to defeat them; Bornis has decreased quite a bit. And when you defeat Dreppen, don''t forget to collect their wings. They''re sturdy and have many uses."


    "Understood."


    I left the Adventurer''s Guild and headed straight through the west gate.


    I passed through the refugee district and headed for the forest.


    The spring meadow was covered in green as far as the eye could see.


    I could spot adventurers here and there.


    Some were heading for the forest, while others stayed in the meadow. Thetter seemed to be collecting something.


    They still had a youthful look about them, so they were probably rookie adventurers.


    Ignoring the older juniors, I continued through the meadow.


    For this expedition, I wore a sky-blue cloak and leather armor, and my weapon of choice wasShamshir.


    If I wanted efficiency, I should have chosen Kousai Sword, but I had be quite ustomed to handling the Shamshir, and I felt like I could learn [Dual Wield 2] and [Two-handed Sword 2] with it.


    This way, I could reach [Sword sh] faster than [Sword Dance]. Regardless, I couldn''t neglect my training for intermediate levels.


    "Now, targeting orcs is a done deal— Is that Dreppen up there?"


    I stopped at the forest''s entrance and looked up at the sky. A small shadow was flying high above. It was difficult to gauge the distance and size—maybe around one meter.


    I couldn''t use [Prate Gale] to take it down.


    It was too far away. That magic could be pinpoint-urate, but if the target was vague, the uracy dropped significantly.


    And [Appraisal] also required visual confirmation.


    So it wouldn''t work either.


    Well, I didn''t have to worry too much.


    If it had any peculiar skills besides speed, Reba would have warned me, and it didn''t seem like it was about to attack.


    I turned and looked at the adventurers who were busy collecting.


    They seemed fine too, moving in groups.


    They were quite cautious creatures, but I should still be vignt.