All players: I can choose my own dungeon rewards.

At the commission handover counter in Silver Castle, when Wang Zhifan placed the complete scales of the sand python in front of Miss Daya, Miss Daya was completely numb.

She didn't ask too many questions, but counted and settled the tasks directly, and replaced Wang Zhifan's fine steel brand. Finally, she wrote in the record book:
"...On the 14th Holy Light Hour on the 9th day of the Sea Breeze Month, Mr. Wang, the red bronze medal number 3622, was upgraded to the fine steel medal number 914."

This record book has recorded the legend created by Wang Zhifan. Within two Holy Light Hours, he upgraded from the initial white wooden medal to the bronze medal, red copper medal, and fine steel medal, jumping three levels in a row, reaching an unprecedented speed.

"Miss Anna, do you need to upgrade to the steel brand?"

After dealing with Wang Zhifan, Miss Daya looked at Miss Knight with short golden hair. As a senior bronze medalist, Miss Knight would have no problem upgrading to the fine steel level based on the perfect result of this mission.

Anna was a little hesitant at this moment. She thought about it and finally nodded, saying frankly:
"Ms. Daiya, please upgrade me to the fine steel level! Although I was only responsible for handling the spoils of war in this mission and did not participate in the battle at all, it was all Mr. Wang's credit, but I will work hard to prove myself in the next mission!"

Her statement proved that she was not lacking in self-awareness, but she was in great need of upgrading to the fine steel level, so she relied on Wang Zhifan's help to upgrade first.

Then Ms. Deya looked at Joseph, the young bronze mage who had been around for ten thousand years, and asked him about his decision.

As a result, Joseph also gritted his teeth and replied firmly:

"Please change it to a red bronze medal for me! I also want to prove myself in the next mission!"

The two people's consecutive statements immediately caused laughter from other people watching nearby. They thought that the competitive spirit of the two young people was aroused, and they would regret it when they encountered difficult tasks later.

As soon as Miss Daiya finished dealing with the two teammates, Wang Zhifan continued:

"Miss, please assign me a Dark Steel-level mission. Our team has decided not to rest today until we upgrade to Silver-level."

However, Miss Daiya, who was always quick to give orders, shook her head and refused Wang Zhifan:
"Mr. Wang, you must rest today because we at Silver Castle can only assign a maximum of three tasks to a team every day. You have already received the upper limit of tasks today and you must wait until tomorrow to receive another one."

"Is there such a rule? Can't we be flexible? Look, we are all not injured and our combat effectiveness is intact."

Wang Zhifan immediately tried to persuade Daya, but the other party reiterated that this was the rule and she could not violate the rules set by Silver Castle.

"It seems that I have to use some tricks on her."

Since conventional means didn't work, Wang Zhifan decided to twist Diya's mind and ask her to make an exception and be flexible.

But before he activated his power, Daiya suddenly caught sight of a task document on the counter, and suddenly had an idea and said to Wang Zhifan:
"Mr. Wang, if you really want to do the mission, you can consider this public commission! There is no limit on the number of people who can accept the public commission, and it does not count towards the number of daily missions. Any fine steel team can come to claim the reward as long as they complete the mission. However, there may be other teams competing with you, including fine steel, dark steel, and even silver..."

"I need to reach Silver Level as quickly as possible. Is there any public commission for Silver Level?"

Wang Zhifan became interested when he heard this, but emphasized that he had high requirements.

"Well...your team is currently at the Fine Steel level. According to the rules, you can only accept Dark Steel level missions at most. However, public commissions are not regular missions. If you are really confident in your team, you can try these Silver level missions, but please be careful."

From Deya's explanation, Wang Zhifan learned that public commissions were a special type. Silver Castle generally only opened relevant information to fine steel-level teams and above, allowing them to compete with each other to increase the speed of task completion. This was also the reason why Deya had not mentioned it to them before, because they had not reached the fine steel level and were not qualified to know.

Then, under the guidance of Daiya, Wang Zhifan began to read the highest-level Silver-level public commissions one by one. There were actually only three tasks of this level, and each one seemed to be quite difficult.

"Retrieve the long-lost Holy Shield of the Holy Light Church. Those who complete it will have the opportunity to join the Knights of the Silver Hand."

"To destroy the Abyssal Nightmare located on the third floor of the underground of Quiet City, you must bring back the Nightmare Core of the Abyssal Nightmare as proof. Those who complete the task will receive a reward of 1,200 gold coins."

"Create an equivalent substitute for high-level holy ash. Once it is confirmed that the substitute meets the requirements, the creator will be personally received by the leader of the Knights of the Silver Hand..."

After reading the details of the three Silver Level Public Commissions, Wang Zhifan immediately replied:

"I choose the second mission."

Miss Diya at the counter couldn't help but smile when she heard what he said, and said that there was no need to emphasize which task to take, as these tasks were open to all insiders for a long time.

Wang Zhifan doesn't care about this kind of thing, he just wants to confirm one question:
"Miss, if I complete the mission of killing the Abyss Nightmare, can I be directly upgraded to the Silver Brilliance level? And get the status and treatment that a Silver Brilliance level should have?"

He felt that this was the last of his patience. If he couldn't achieve his goal through this formal channel, he would start taking shortcuts without hesitation.

"Mr. Wang, this is the rule, but I must remind you that the Abyss Nightmare is very powerful. To date, a Silver-level team has had all its members killed by it, and two Silver-level teams have been seriously injured and disbanded. As a Steel-level player, I don't recommend that you directly challenge such a terrifying enemy..."

Wang Zhifan did not take Ms. Deya's advice seriously, but the knight lady Anna and the thin wizard Joseph next to him could not hold back and exclaimed in succession:
"Even the Silver Brilliance class was killed by the Abyss Nightmare? This is too scary! We must not go and die!"

"Mr. Wang! Please don't be impulsive. Although you are very powerful, that is a terrifying existence that even the Silver Brilliance level cannot deal with. Let's take a day off first and take the Dark Steel level mission tomorrow!"

Knowing that the two temporary companions were afraid from the bottom of their hearts, Wang Zhifan thought for a moment and asked Daiya:
"Does this kind of public commission require a team to participate? Can I go alone?" Daiya immediately shook her head, saying that this is the rule of Silver Castle, but there can be a workaround:

"Mr. Wang, for the safety of many professionals, we do not recommend that you complete tasks above the Red Copper level alone. If you must do it alone, you can let these two help you, just like the fine steel level task you completed today..."

"That's indeed a method. Then, Anna, Joseph, you will follow me to the Quiet City. But you don't have to follow me when facing the Abyss Nightmare. You will wait up there."

After listening to this, Wang Zhifan said to his two partners that this plan can ensure the safety of teammates to the greatest extent.

However, the skinny wizard boy Joseph still shook his head like a drum when he heard it, and retorted:
"No, Mr. Wang! If you want to enter the underground of Youjing City, you must go deep into Youjing City, which is much more dangerous than the outer city area! Even if I just stay on the ground, I can't hold on for long! I am very grateful for your help today! But please forgive me for not being able to participate in this mission!"

After saying this, the young wizard turned around and ran away, fearing that Wang Zhifan would catch him.

But Wang Zhifan did not use any tricks on him at this moment, because he noticed that there were two professionals nearby striding towards him. They looked like they wanted to say something, and most likely they heard their discussion and wanted to join in.

As expected, as the three people at the counter turned their heads to look, an old mage who looked to be in his 50s or 60s and a strong middle-aged man in full leather armor approached quickly. The strong middle-aged man was the first to force a smile on his face, looked at Wang Zhifan and said:
"Sir, we have been listening for a while. You have just been promoted to the Fine Steel level and you are ready to challenge the Abyss Nightmare? Such courage is really admirable! How about this, we are a task force composed of Silver and Dark Steel levels, and we are just looking for people to defeat the Abyss Nightmare. How about you join us? We only need to wait until tomorrow noon, and all our people will be here. Then we will defeat the Abyss Nightmare in one fell swoop..."

Wang Zhifan originally had hope for these two people, but when he heard that they could not leave now, he immediately shook his head and refused:

"I'm sorry, I have to complete the Abyss Nightmare mission today and can't wait until tomorrow. Please forgive me for not being able to join your team."

As soon as he said this, the old man who looked like a wizard and the strong middle-aged man in leather armor glanced at each other, with a look of surprise and confusion on their faces. Then the strong middle-aged man smiled and replied to Wang Zhifan:
"Haha! Sir, you are joking! Today we can only reach the Quiet City at most. We can't even enter the underground of the Quiet City, let alone hunt the tricky Abyss Nightmare..."

Wang Zhifan didn't explain too much to him. He turned to look at the female knight who remained silent beside him and asked:
"Miss Anna, are you willing to go with me to Quiet City to hunt the Abyss Nightmare?"

The reason for asking this question was that Wang Zhifan felt that Anna might not agree, otherwise she would not have remained silent. After all, his hunting plan was too radical and no normal person could accept it.

However, to his surprise, the silent Anna immediately nodded in agreement, which surprised Wang Zhifan a little. This female knight with inconvenient legs and feet was so adventurous.

"Then let's leave now."

Without wasting any more time, Wang Zhifan immediately announced his departure and took Anna to the gate.

The two senior professionals behind him who had invited him showed disdainful expressions when they saw this, and turned to ask Deya at the counter if there were any new tasks recently.

Arriving at a corner outside the gate, Wang Zhifan stopped and said to the female knight Anna:

"Anna, I think you have discovered that someone is targeting us. Our next action may be extra dangerous, so I have the safest idea. That is, I will go hunting the Abyss Nightmare alone, and you will be responsible for convincing Joseph to join the team. When I complete the task, you will share the credit."

This plan was thought out by Wang Zhifan based on the mission rules of the Silver Castle. He found that there were actually no strict supervisors for the rules here, so it would be considered very respectful to just fool around with them. There was no need to strictly abide by all the rules. Anyway, he would definitely complete the mission itself without any compromise.

It has to be said that this is a sign that his patience is about to run out. He no longer has the mentality to waste time on this kind of thing. Since he cannot get access to the Demon King's information today, he will have to use other methods.

After Anna heard what he said, she was shocked. She felt that this man was too confident. He actually wanted to fight against the Abyss Nightmare that even the Silver Level couldn't deal with. She subconsciously wanted to persuade him, but Wang Zhifan didn't give her a chance. His figure quickly faded beside her, leaving only one sentence:
"I'll leave Joseph's side to you. Wait for me to come back and we'll divide the gold coins together."

In the blink of an eye, Wang Zhifan crossed hundreds of miles and appeared in the ruins of the quiet city in the north. He had already obtained a rough map of this world, so he did not need anyone to show him the way.

The scene before him was almost identical to the intelligence information he had obtained. The ruins of Quiet City looked like a place where monsters were rampant. There were many streets that had been abandoned for hundreds of years and wildly growing vegetation. The danger increased as one went deeper. It was a popular place frequented by professionals in this world.

"That Anna will definitely help me deal with Joseph. She knows him and is also short of money. She will definitely not let go of the opportunity to get rich overnight."

Wang Zhifan thought about it, and his figure flashed and arrived under the Quiet City, looking for the location of the Abyss Nightmare.

The reason why he acted alone was not entirely because he was concerned about the safety of others. Convenience of action was also a key factor. If he was with others, he would not be able to act freely and always wanted to appear normal.

As for the so-called danger of the Quiet City, it is completely relative. In that area that seems very scary to others, Wang Zhifan can't feel any danger at all.

He arrived underground in just a few teleportations, and with his super radar-like perception, he quickly discovered several powerful monsters. The location of one of the monsters made him particularly concerned, because he found that the monster was guarding a space portal that exuded the power of laws.

"Interesting... Could it be related to the Demon King?"

Opening the Ring of Destiny and observing the line of destiny, Wang Zhifan expected to see the figure of the Demon King in the door, but the fact was not as he thought. There was only an endless world of fire in the door. In this world, there were a large number of monsters wandering around, but the Demon King could not find the corresponding individual for a while.

"The feeling of this flame is very similar to the baby ruins I encountered before. It should be related to that existence. I should go in and take a look."

Thinking that his fundamental mission in this world was to defeat the Demon King, Wang Zhifan suspended his so-called plan of hunting the Nightmare of the Abyss and headed straight for the secret portal he found under the Quiet City.

In order not to alert the gatekeeper, he stopped the gatekeeper's time and explored its memory. (End of this chapter)