"Creak——"
Anri opened the wooden door and looked out curiously. It was already near dusk, and she wondered who it could be at this hour.
The first person who came to her mind was the Night Watchman, Mr. Pabel, whose terrifying eagle eyes always made her feel a little scared.
However, what came into view was:
A middle-aged man who didn't look too old, but whose hair was already graying, with fine wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
The middle-aged man saw Anri opening the door, and a smile squeezed out of his worried face: "Is your team leader here? I am the president of the Calinsha Adventurer's Guild."
"President!"
Anri was a little surprised and quickly opened the door completely.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly to Anri, lifted his foot and flicked off the mud on his shoes, and strode into the room.
With the movement at the door.
Tang Zheng's gaze left the pages of the book in his hand, and he looked at the middle-aged man who came in with surprise, and said in surprise, "President Bert Kin?"
Due to the Holy Kingdom's national conscription system, people with real strength and talent would choose to join the army, which indirectly led to the extremely low presence of the Adventurer's Guild in the Holy Kingdom.
However, as an Adventurer, Tang Zheng would naturally go to the Adventurer's Guild when he first came to the Holy Kingdom, so he knew this president.
"Your Excellency Tang."
President Bert Kin looked at the surprised Tang Zheng, a bitter smile appeared on his worried face. He opened his mouth, wanting to reminisce or find a suitable entry point, but realized that the two were not familiar:
"There are two Adamantite Rank requests!"
The straightforward words, coupled with a serious and dignified tone, all indicated the seriousness of the request.
The air in the room was briefly still.
The Emerald Witch opened her eyes and looked over, and even Anri subconsciously clenched her palms.
Adamantite Rank requests, these are the highest-level request tasks in the Adventurer's Guild, and there are two of them at once.
Tap!
Tang Zheng's gentle smile paused, he put down the book in his hand, and slowly said: "It seems that something terrible has happened, President Bert Kin."
"The president of the Adventurer's Guild came in person... So, one of these two Adamantite Rank request tasks is an emergency request from the Adventurer's Guild, right?"
"Emergency requests" are a relatively rare type of request in the Adventurer's Guild. They generally have a higher request level and are mostly issued by the Adventurer's Guild of the country itself.
According to the level of Adventurers, Gold Rank Adventurers can indeed reach this line, but Gold Rank Adventurers are not qualified to accept Adamantite Rank emergency requests.
However, that refers to ordinary Adventurer Teams.
President Bert Kin was very clear that, apart from the ordinary girl named Anri, the strength of the remaining two had already reached the Adamantite Rank level.
"That's right."
President Bert Kin nodded heavily.
"What about the other request?"
"These two 'Adamantite Rank' commissions are slightly different, but the goal is the same."
"Your Excellency Tang, your team is the only one in the entire Holy Kingdom qualified and capable of accepting this commission. From the Adventurer's Guild of the Holy Kingdom's perspective, I hope your team can accept it."
"And from a personal standpoint, as well as from the perspective of the entire Adventurer's Guild..." Guild Master Bert Kin paused, emphasizing his tone:
"Be cautious, extremely cautious!"
"This matter is very dangerous, reaching a level that cannot be resolved by individual force alone."
Guild Master Bert Kin looked at Tang Zheng seriously, offering a completely undisguised reminder.
The relationship between the Adventurer's Guild and Adventurers is cooperative and close, especially for powerful Adventurers or special talents with outstanding abilities.
The Adventurer's Guild has a responsibility to protect them, preventing unnecessary losses of strong individuals and talents!
Faced with this unusually serious atmosphere.
Tang Zheng raised his arms, spread his palms, and said helplessly, "Guild Master Bert Kin, so far, the situation you've described is very serious, but I still don't know what the commission is."
"I wonder if you could tell me the specific content and situation?"
Guild Master Bert Kin first shook his head slightly, then nodded, "According to the simple information investigated by the Adventurer's Guild, this matter is too complicated and involves too many issues."
"If Your Excellency Tang chooses to accept the commission, I will personally inform you; if you do not accept it, it will remain confidential!"
A look of realization flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes. No wonder Guild Master Bert Kin reminded him like that just now.
"Ha."
Tang Zheng smiled calmly instead, his gaze gradually becoming serious, "Now that you've said that, I'm becoming more and more curious."
"Are you sure, Your Excellency Tang?"
"That's right."
Hearing this answer, Guild Master Bert Kin felt complicated again, and slightly relieved, taking out a parchment scroll with a faint Mana reaction from his chest and handing it over:
"This is the content of the commission."
Tang Zheng took the parchment scroll and opened it with a slight force. The Mana reaction on it immediately dissipated.
"A means of magical reinforcement for confidentiality."
Tang Zheng felt the dissipating Mana and thought to himself, his gaze falling on the scroll, and with a thought:
"Decipher Magic!"
Guild Master Bert Kin watched Tang Zheng's expression as he examined the contents of the scroll, changing from initial calmness to gradual astonishment and shock, without any surprise.
When he first received the news.
He was even more surprised than the other party, even thinking someone was joking, thinking of the current situation in the Abelion Hills?
Guild Master Bert Kin's expression became even heavier.
With a muffled "Pa!" sound.
Tang Zheng pressed the Magic Scroll in his hand on the table, stood up abruptly, and stared at Guild Master Bert Kin: "Is this content real?"
"That's right."
"According to the information we've gathered, tens of thousands of Undead have appeared in the Abelion Hills, and the number is still increasing."
Bert Kin's face was gloomy as he said in a deep voice:
"The contents of this parchment scroll are a joint commission signed by the Adventurer's Guild and Holy Queen Calca."
The conversation between the two fell into the ears of the Emerald Witch and Anri.
Anri's face turned pale instantly.
The Emerald Witch was first surprised, then seemed to think of something, her bright yellow pupils looked at her master who showed a shocked expression, and the corners of her mouth curled up almost imperceptibly.
"Don't tell me that we're the only Adventurers here right now." Tang Zheng stared at Guild Master Bert Kin and said quietly.
"Such a big matter naturally cannot be handled by the Adventurer's Guild alone."
While speaking, Guild Master Bert Kin turned his head to look out the drizzling window. The sky outside was already dark:
"According to the schedule, the Holy Kingdom's most elite Paladin Order and Shrine Priest Order set off several days ago and will arrive at Calinsha by midnight at the latest."
"In addition, the Slane Theocracy has also sent an elite legion, which will arrive by dawn tomorrow at the latest."
This series of information all illustrates the seriousness of the situation. The relationship between the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy is not good. Under such circumstances, they can actually reach a short-term cooperation.
It can be seen that the two countries have reached some kind of consensus in secret.
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, judging from the arrival times of all parties and the time when the Adventurer's Guild came to commission them.
It can be seen that all parties are still somewhat chaotic, giving a sense of haste!
However, this situation is also normal.
The living beings killed by Death Knights will continuously turn into Undead, expanding the number. In the YGGDRASIL game, this number is limited, but in the Different World, there is theoretically no limit.
The longer the time drags on, the more Undead there will be, and the more difficult the situation will become to control. The most terrifying thing is that tens of thousands of Undead gathered together may give birth to even more terrifying Undead.
Therefore, action must be taken as soon as possible to contain and eliminate them.
"The Alliance Leader really stirred up a big commotion."
Tang Zheng thought to himself, but he vaguely felt that the Alliance Leader's real purpose was not to build a so-called kingdom of death in the Hills area as he said.
"What about the other commission?" Tang Zheng continued.
"Time is of the essence, let's go see the client now." Guild Master Bert Kin responded immediately.
He used the descriptor "client" instead of the normal "commissioner."
Tang Zheng noticed this and his eyes flashed.
"Emerald Witch, Anri, you two prepare yourselves, take out all the potions you've stored before, and be ready to set off at any time."
After Tang Zheng finished his instructions, he left with Guild Master Bert Kin.
Anri couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Since joining the Free Will Adventurer Team, she had never followed the Captain on a commission.
She didn't expect that her first commission would actually be an Adamantite Rank task!
Tang Zheng walked out of the inn and saw a carriage, quietly parked in the rain and mist.
President Bert Kin didn't say much, quickly boarded the carriage, pulled the door open, and motioned for Tang Zheng to come up as well.
"Where are we going?"
Tang Zheng was genuinely curious this time.
President Bert Kin's expression was slightly complicated, "You'll know when you get there."
Pa!
Glug-glug
With a crack of the whip, the entire carriage quickly moved forward, the wheels spinning rapidly, splashing rainwater.
It was already approaching evening, and coupled with the rain, there weren't many pedestrians on the street, so it didn't affect the carriage's speed.
The atmosphere inside the carriage was a bit quiet.
With such a big thing happening, President Bert Kin's mood naturally wouldn't be too good, his face full of melancholy and worry.
Although the location was in the Hills area, it was too close to the Holy Kingdom. No matter how much they hated Demi-humans, they were nothing compared to the Undead.
Tang Zheng also remained silent, his eyes filled with thought.
The development of things was much smoother than originally planned. Compared to the threat posed by Demi-humans alone, the threat of the Undead was of greater concern to the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy.
What he was curious about was what kind of power the Slane Theocracy would deploy.
In addition.
Next, there would probably be a situation of dual-line combat, that is, the simultaneous appearance of the "Adventurer identity" and the "mysterious red-robed mage" identity.
This point.
Tang Zheng had long been prepared for, which was the Ninja's Class Skill, Shadow Clone.
Although the Ninja's clone had shortcomings such as being unable to speak and having a rigid expression, the identity of the mysterious red-robed mage he disguised himself as was wrapped in a red robe, and his face was also tightly covered.
So, problems such as expression and inability to speak didn't matter. Besides, as a Magic Caster, he didn't need to have close contact with others.
The real difficulty.
Lies in the fact that Shadow Clone can only last for 10 minutes, with a full hour of cooldown in between. 10 minutes is clearly not enough to deal with the upcoming situation?
However!
He had already found a solution, although it was a bit of a "waste of talent," it was the only way to operate.
Tang Zheng raised his eyes, looking at the window curtain that was occasionally blown up by the cold wind outside due to the vibration caused by the carriage's rapid movement.
"This route..."
Tang Zheng was slightly stunned. Through the streets outside and the direction the carriage was traveling, they were leaving Calinsha and heading east.
That direction was the City Wall Fortress!
After nearly an hour of carriage travel, the central keep of the City Wall Fortress appeared in front of the carriage.
Even in the rain!
A troop of more than 20 soldiers was still stationed in the direction of the city gate.
At the very front of this troop stood a gaunt figure, wearing a black round hat, face wrapped in black cloth, revealing only a pair of sharp, fierce eyes.
It was "Black" Pabel, one of the "Nine Colors," the captain of the Night Watchman soldiers.
The rain and mist made the distant view very blurry, even the sound of the carriage moving was masked by the rain.
However!
"Black" Pabel's eagle-like eyes seemed to easily penetrate the rain and mist, his gaze fixed on the carriage that was heading in this direction.
"I knew you would take this commission."
"Black" Pabel raised his hand and tugged at the round hat on his head, a hint of ease and a smile appearing in his terrible, narrow eye sockets at this moment.
What happened in the Abelion Hills has far exceeded the scope that Adventurers can handle. This is no longer a simple matter of serving as guards, eliminating Demon Creatures, or collecting items in dangerous areas.
To be more realistic.
This is a problem that needs to be solved at the national level.
Normal Adventurers, when faced with such a thing, should avoid it as much as possible.
What's more, the "Free Will" Adventurer Team is not from the Holy Kingdom, but from the Kingdom.
Whoosh!
The carriage pierced through the rain and mist.
With the neighing of the horses, the carriage stopped at the city wall gate of Central Dounberg.
"Tear—ka—"
Bert Kin, the guild master, took the lead in pulling open the carriage curtain and stepped out of the carriage. Ignoring the rain, he lightly jumped down.
"Mr. Pabel."
Guild Master Bert Kin looked at the figure coming towards him, his tone respectful, and spoke softly.
"Black" Pabel nodded, his gaze not lingering on Guild Master Bert Kin for too long, but instead looking at the figure who followed closely behind from the carriage.
The pure white, loose, slightly modified Priest Robe looked somewhat bright in the dim environment at this moment.
"It's a bad weather today."
Tang Zheng got out of the carriage, wiped his wet hair, and opened his mouth in a half-complaining, half-joking manner.
"Black" Pabel silently walked forward, came to Tang Zheng, and suddenly stretched out his palm, earnestly saying, "Thank you."
"Undead are the enemy of all living beings, aren't they."
Tang Zheng was stunned, then raised his arm and grasped the hand that "Black" Pabel extended, smiling gently, "Friends."
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