Chapter 167
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Chapter 167: Commission
Commission: Subdue the goblin horde near Nansan Village
Difficulty Level: D
Reward: 10 silver coins
Description: Approximately a dozen regular goblins have been sighted along the trails surrounding Nansan Village. Several villagers have sustained injuries during encounters with these creatures. No special variants have been observed.
Client: Village Chief of Nansan Village
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Commission: Locate missing puppy Pepe (Urgent)
Difficulty Level: E
Reward: 3 small silver coins
Description: A puppy has gone missing near South City Square. Owner is distraught. (Attached: child’s drawing of puppy)
Client: Marie
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They even have commissions for lost puppies…
And this crude drawing looks like a child’s work, doesn’t it?
"Low-risk commissions with meager rewards like this rarely attract adventurers’ attention," Sally remarked as Lin Yu examined the sketch.
"According to Miss Nasha, the client is a young girl," Sally continued. "After Pepe disappeared, she and her parents searched all day without success. When her parents had to return to work, the girl came to the guild alone the next day, offering her entire savings for help."
"This commission’s been posted since the day before yesterday, yet no one accepted it until now."
"Honestly, I wouldn’t have taken it either if not for Sally," Mayer admitted with a sigh.
"What’s the harm?" Sally countered. "We’ll search for two days at most. If we don’t find Pepe, we’ll just move on."
"Since we’ve accepted it, we might as well see it through," Will added.
"Someone needs to handle these less desirable commissions anyway. Failure won’t reflect too poorly on us."
Uncompleted commissions must be returned to the guild, with the failure recorded in the adventurer’s profile. However, the guild tends to be lenient with unpopular commissions – successful completion yields better evaluation points despite modest rewards, and failure carries minimal penalty.
"Sister Army Lady, shall we take care of this commission before visiting the apothecary?"
"Agreed."
The diversity of clients certainly creates varied commissions.
Lin Yu found this unexpectedly intriguing. She approached the commission boards lining the wall and began examining the postings.
There are five Commission Boards in total.
The three boards on the left display the three main commission categories: Extermination, Collection, and Escort.
Extermination Commissions are the most numerous, occupying two boards, while Collection Commissions come second, sharing a single board with Escort Commissions.
The remaining two boards feature miscellaneous commission types.
First, let’s examine the Extermination Commissions.
A quick scan reveals the highest-difficulty quest—the sole Class A Commission: "Slay the Giant Wolf."
According to the description, the Giant Wolf is an advanced monster prowling the northern forests near town. Its exact rank and level remain unknown, but its incredible speed has made it elusive—even the guildmaster failed to complete the mission. No, to be precise, he couldn’t even catch up before the beast escaped. Thus, the quest’s difficulty was upgraded from B-class to A-class.
Notably, the Giant Wolf hasn’t harmed anyone; the client simply desires its pelt.
Aside from this, there are several B-class commissions.
Most target high-level Class C monsters, but after repeated failures by Class C Adventurers, their difficulty was raised to B-class.
For Army Lady, the only remotely challenging target here would be the Giant Wolf.
However, her current Adventurer Level is E-class. To qualify for higher-tier quests, she must first complete several D-class or E-class commissions to rank up.
The girl’s gaze shifted to the third Commission Board.
It displayed Collection Commissions and Escort Commissions.
Among the Collection Commissions, Lin Yu recognized many herbs she was familiar with—or even possessed in abundance—such as the Smoked Grass she’d sold to the guild the previous night, as well as red fruit and Lan’er Fruit.
But wait—
Red fruit offers a reward of two small silver coins per piece, while Lan’er Fruit pays five per piece?
Moreover, gathering red fruit is a D-class commission, whereas Lan’er Fruit is labeled C-class.
The Lan’er Fruit Tree, discovered alongside red fruit trees in the forest, bears pale blue fruits with a faint aroma and an equally mild flavor—only a hint of tartness lingers.
Back then, Weak Ant had sampled the fruit, but no special effects were observed. Even appraisal only revealed its name.
Unimpressed by the taste, Lin Yu had paid little attention to the tree, cultivating only a few specimens.
Her eyes dropped to the bottom of the Commission Order.
The client was listed as the Apothecary…
Could Lan’er Fruit be an ingredient for a specific potion? One more valuable than a Life Recovery Potion?
Beyond temporary stat-boosting elixirs, the only potion surpassing Life Recovery Potions in value would be the Magic Recovery Potion.
Was Lan’er Fruit a component for the latter?
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Aside from Lan’er Fruit, the Collection Commissions held little else of interest.
Next, she perused the Escort Commissions.
One name stood out: Nister.
After selling his crops, Nister sought adventurers to guard his return trip—necessary precautions against both monster attacks and potential highway bandits, threats he couldn’t handle alone.
Finally, the last two boards were plastered with assorted Commission Orders.
Their difficulties spanned from E-class to S-class, covering virtually every possibility.
Some seemed outright dubious. Among the E-class tasks, one requested "a one-day lover"—with no restrictions on gender or age!
The client clearly had… peculiar tastes.
Lin Yu ignored it and kept reading.
Then she spotted an S-class commission.
The objective? Train the client to reach Class S Adventurer strength within half a month.
In a way, it truly lived up to its S-class rating.
Though many "interesting" quests caught her eye, Lin Yu had no intention of accepting any.
Instead, she refocused on the three main categories.
The sole restriction for adventurers was that they couldn’t accept commissions more than one rank above their current Adventurer Level.
As for the number of simultaneous quests? No limits existed.
In theory, an adventurer could take on a dozen—or even twenty—commissions at once.
