Inside the Adventurer's Guild.
Guildmaster Bert Kin took out an exquisite wooden box, opened it, and on the red cushion lay four metal plaques with a strong metallic feel, shimmering with a light greenish luster.
"Fine Steel" plaques!
They were entirely crafted from Fine Steel, a high-grade metal material that is compatible with Magic and has a hardness exceeding Orichalcum and Mithril. The material itself was extremely valuable.
"I hope Team Leader Tang will leave the 'Gold Rank' 'Free Will' plaque in our Adventurer's Guild."
Guildmaster Bert Kin held up the wooden box with both hands, his face full of solemnity and excitement, and bowed deeply to Tang Zheng. Every movement was filled with a sense of ceremony.
Facing the expectant gazes of countless Adventurers around him.
"I understand."
Tang Zheng looked at Guildmaster Bert Kin, who was over 50 years old with graying temples, and sighed softly.
He placed the two Gold Rank plaques on the tray held by a female attendant of the Adventurer's Guild.
"Strange, Captain usually doesn't wear gloves," Anri stood to the side, looking at Tang Zheng's hands, which were covered by light-colored gloves, with some confusion.
"It is an honor for our Holy Kingdom's Adventurer's Guild to be able to keep the 'Free Will' plaques."
Seeing this scene, Guildmaster Bert Kin became even more emotional, his smile radiant.
According to the Adventurer's Guild regulations, Adventurers are not necessarily required to return their plaques when they level up and change them.
These plaques also hold some commemorative significance for Adventurers.
"Is that a 'Fine Steel' plaque? It's the first time I've seen one."
"I heard that a small piece of that material is worth over 500 Gold Coins. These four Fine Steel plaques are worth... hiss, 2000 Gold Coins."
"Hmph! How can such a thing be measured in money!"
"It's a pity that 'Free Will' is not an Adventurer from our Holy Kingdom, but an Adventurer Team from the Kingdom."
"I heard they already have one Adamantite Rank Adventurer Team called 'Crimson Drop'."
"......!"
"Amazing, so the Kingdom already has two Adamantite Rank teams."
Intense discussions and fervent emotions filled the Adventurer's Guild. The Adventurers were excited to be able to witness this scene.
To be able to personally witness the birth of an Adamantite Rank Adventurer Team, for all Adventurers, was it not a kind of fortune!
Many Adventurer Teams even fantasized about becoming Adamantite Rank Adventurers themselves, attracting widespread attention like the 'Free Will' before them.
Tang Zheng picked up the four Fine Steel plaques from the red cushion in the wooden box. They felt slightly heavy, and the name of the 'Free Will' team was engraved on the front.
He didn't recognize the characters, but it didn't prevent him from guessing.
"Four?"
"I thought there would be two."
Tang Zheng muttered in his heart.
The information he registered with the Adventurer's Guild actually only listed two individuals, or rather, to be precise, one person and one dog.
Although Anri and the Emerald Witch are seen by outsiders as members of "Free Will,"
In reality, according to the official procedures, the true registered members of "Free Will" are only two: Tang Zheng and the Evil Spirit Dog.
"That's fine too."
Tang Zheng thought to himself, then spoke to Guild Master Bert Kin:
"There's a banquet at the guesthouse, it sounds like a celebration banquet, and I assume Guild Master Bert Kin has also been invited."
"Indeed, honestly, I'm not very interested in such banquets." Guild Master Bert Kin reluctantly moved his eyes away from the Gold Rank plaque, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothing out considerably.
"Since Team Leader Tang and Miss Anri also plan to attend, as the Guild Master of the Adventurer's Guild, I naturally won't be absent."
Guild Master Bert Kin spoke respectfully and gentlemanly, then suddenly thought of something, his eyes shifting:
"I heard that all the nobles, big and small, in Calinsha will be attending, and perhaps there will be nobles from outside as well."
When he said the words "nobles from outside," Guild Master Bert Kin's voice was noticeably lowered and emphasized.
"Then I shall take my leave first." Tang Zheng understood in his heart, responded gently, and walked out of the Adventurer's Guild with Anri.
The adventurers on both sides became even more reverent in their emotions and gazes, and also more fervent, with some even shouting for autographs.
Huh?
Tang Zheng's mouth twitched slightly, and he quickened his pace.
Indeed, in the future, he still needed to spend some time learning the written language of this world. He was currently completely relying on "Decipher Magic," stepping into the realm of semi-illiteracy.
After Guild Master Bert Kin personally saw Tang Zheng and Anri off, he immediately rushed back to the Adventurer's Guild, ignoring the puzzled looks of the adventurers.
"Place the original Gold Rank plaque of 'Free Will' in the most conspicuous place in the guild!"
"Yes!"
"Place it on the wall directly opposite the main entrance, hang it there, with transparent glass decoration."
"What? You don't have any?"
"Go buy some immediately, and have those craftsmen make them!" Guild Master Bert Kin shouted excitedly.
With the Adamantite Rank "Free Will" plaque hanging here, the Adventurer's Guild, which had a low sense of presence, would definitely improve!
The carriage moved forward—
The Evil Spirit Dog controlled the Bone Chain, pulling the carriage, and began to drive towards the guesthouse.
As for the so-called banquet.
Tang Zheng was equally uninterested. According to his previous style of doing things, after the Hills incident was resolved, it would be time to leave the Holy Kingdom.
However, because of the "Integration Potion."
He needed to handle it properly, and in the Hills incident, he ultimately helped the demi-human side and stopped Quartet, which would inevitably cause a certain impact.
"'Integration Potion,' Abelion Hills, demi-humans." Tang Zheng's eyes flickered slightly.
Perhaps "Free Will" should fade out for a while. He needs to carry out some actions in secret, and the most important thing is to raise his level.
While thinking.
Tang Zheng casually raised his arm and took off the light-colored gloves on his hands. Light blue mana surged out and injected into the gloves.
Gloves made of ordinary materials simply couldn't withstand the power of mana.
His palms shook.
The two gloves turned into dust in his hands!
Tang Zheng clenched his fists and extended them out of the carriage window. He opened his palms, and the fine glove dust flew from his fingertips, dissipating into the air.
"Captain?"
Anri's light brown pupils were filled with confusion and doubt.
Tang Zheng's fingertips moved slightly, feeling the cool breeze blowing through his fingers in the evening, and a faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on his face.
"In magic, there is a type of magic called 'Object Location', as well as many similar detection spells. Through an object, one can pinpoint the location of the user."
As Tang Zheng spoke, he took out a Fine Steel tag he had received from Guild Master Bert Kin and handed it to Anri:
"Of course, this also requires certain conditions, such as something the locator has carried for a long time."
"As an Adventurer, if an enemy uses an object on you to pinpoint your location and sets up a trap without your knowledge to launch a targeted attack, you will be in an extremely dangerous situation."
How could Tang Zheng not be prepared for an item like the Adventurer's tag, which was clearly related to him?
When Anri heard this, her face immediately became tense, and she instantly understood why the Captain had been wearing gloves.
He wanted to completely cut off the connection to the "Gold" tag!
Huh?
That didn't seem right either.
Anri seemed to have discovered something. She opened her mouth, then wondered if she was overthinking it.
"Are you thinking that temporarily isolating it with gloves doesn't make much sense?"
Seeing the conflicted look on Anri's face, Tang Zheng smiled and withdrew the hand he had extended out of the carriage:
"Because that 'Gold' tag is fake."
"I troubled a craftsman last night to temporarily make it. Gold is a soft material, much easier to work with than Fine Steel."
From beginning to end.
Tang Zheng had never truly touched the two "Gold" tags given to the Adventurer's Guild. Even the craftsman he temporarily found was completed through "All-Race Charm".
If someone truly wanted to use the "Gold" tag to pinpoint his location in the future, they would only locate an ordinary craftsman in Calinsha.
Detection and counter-detection are inherently a game of intelligence and information!
"If someone really does this in the future, it can indirectly provide some information."
This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.
Of course, normal Detection Magic cannot locate items that have been away from their original user for too long.
However, this didn't prevent Tang Zheng from being cautious. After all, he only knew a limited number of Magic spells. Even if Tier Magic couldn't do it, what about some Super-Tier Magic?
Especially the most unique "Wish Upon a Star."
"I understand!" Anri nodded seriously, her hands tightly gripping the Fine Steel nameplate, her heart filled with excitement and happiness.
She had never encountered this kind of knowledge before, and now that Team Leader Tang had told her, it meant he acknowledged her.
The Guest House.
Located in the center of the city, it was built very grandly. Although this city was a Fortress city, it was also the only city in the Holy Kingdom that was a necessary passage for communication with the outside world.
Coupled with the fact that "Calinsha" was a territory directly under the Holy Royal family, the Guest House naturally became a place to entertain nobles or important figures from other countries.
At this moment!
It was already evening.
The Guest House was brightly lit, with Eternal Light hanging on the walls and overhead, casting a soft glow that illuminated the Great Hall.
Servants in neat uniforms, carrying food and wine glasses, shuttled back and forth in the Great Hall.
Men and women in formal attire were either dancing in the center of the Great Hall, whispering to each other, or drinking silently.
There were also people wearing armor and carrying weapons, the metal clanking constantly as they walked.
This was not a normal banquet; it should be considered a "celebration banquet," celebrating everyone's success in resolving the crisis caused by the Undead in the Hills.
That's right!
Most of the people present were surviving members of the Paladin Order and the Shrine Priest Order, and there were also some nobles and important figures from "Calinsha" in attendance.
Facing this disaster that had caused the departure of many companions, although everyone was at the banquet, their mood and spirits were not very high.
This banquet had come a bit too suddenly.
Anri sat in a corner, her gaze sweeping over the people at the banquet. She picked up a piece of fruit and took a bite; she was indeed a little hungry.
Delicious!
Team Leader Tang was not at the banquet. Instead, he had left with that Team Leader Remedios.
Just as she finished a bite of fruit, someone else walked over, and Anri could only headache-inducingly get up to deal with them.
She had clearly already hidden in the corner...
"Anri, are you bored? How about we have a match?" A rough voice sounded from the front, filled with eager excitement.
"Mr. Orland."
Anri saw the muscular, shaggy-bearded man walking towards her.
"Red" Orland raised his thick arm and waved it, revealing an extremely expectant gaze.
"Well, I can't use that power right now, Mr. Orland."
Anri refused. Many people at the banquet were inquiring, and she had followed Team Leader Tang's instructions and said it was due to an Innate Ability.
"What a pity."
"Red" Orland stared intently at Anri, who had not a single muscle and showed no signs of training, shaking his head with considerable disappointment.
"Mr. Pabel, are you alright?" Anri asked softly.
"Don't worry, he's a strong man."
"Red" Orland grinned, but there was still a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
"Oh."
Anri felt that Mr. Pabel must be very sad.
After all, his wife had died on the battlefield, which reminded her of something the Captain had mentioned earlier about "fate."
Meanwhile.
On the upper floor of the banquet great hall, in a luxuriously decorated room.
Quartet and Remedios, one curious and one expressionless, looked at the six tubes of potion on the table.
"So this is the 'Integration Potion' you mentioned." Quartet's eyes gleamed.
Her return to Calinsha this time was with the permission of Her Majesty the Holy Queen, who had given her high authority in this matter.
"These three bottles are 'Integration Potions'. Their general effects have already been introduced, and they carry a certain degree of danger."
Tang Zheng spoke calmly, then pointed to the other three red transparent potion bottles:
"And these three bottles contain the blood of demi-humans, which are also the materials for refining the 'Integration Potion'."
Upon hearing this.
Quartet's eyes showed surprise.
This precious potion, and the other party was actually revealing the refining materials?
Originally, she had been planning how to figure out the potion's materials, and had even considered a significant expenditure for it.
"You will definitely try to research the potions you take, this is inevitable and not difficult to guess."
Tang Zheng chuckled and spread his hands, his gaze meeting Quartet's in the air:
"The materials are provided directly to you. You are welcome to try and make the 'Integration Potion'. If you succeed, then congratulations."
"If you can't make it, then we can continue our discussion, instead of doing useless probing like now."
Quartet's surprised expression was fleeting, the corners of her narrow eyes lifted, and she smiled sinisterly: "Heh, heh."
"Team Leader Tang is so confident, it seems you are certain that our Holy Kingdom cannot produce it."
Tang Zheng did not speak, which in itself represented a response.
With a "bang"!
"Hey! The matter of stopping the extermination of demi-humans is just going to be left unresolved!" Remedios saw Tang Zheng and Quartet talking and laughing, and slammed the table hard.
Quartet remained silent, her gaze fixed on the three bottles containing demi-human blood, lost in thought.
"It seems Commander Remedios doesn't understand," Tang Zheng said lightly.
"What do you mean?" Remedios asked angrily.
"I am an Alchemist, an Alchemist skilled in refining potions using demi-human blood."
As Tang Zheng finished speaking, his gentle expression disappeared, and he spoke coldly: "This is my purpose and reason!"
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