If everyone becomes an adventurer, who will put in the effort themselves?

"The truly terrible kind of coping isn't something a little girl like you would do in a support group."

Fiona crossed her arms, looking on with suspicion.

"You mean... Luke actually encountered members of a secret investigation team?"

"Was what happened to him actually a test for me?"

"That's probably true."

Duncan chuckled and said:

"After all, under normal circumstances, given Luke's timid nature, how could he possibly provoke the guild master, the Nightwright family, and that Shia Mona?"

"It's obviously impossible!"

"And, spend 30 fiat currency to find the missing members of the Knightworth family?"

"Hey, everyone in the East District knows that the Knightworth family has a demigod-level expert who's skilled in spying and divination?"

"If a family member really went missing, that person would have discovered it long ago. How could it be Luke's turn?"

"So, it's probably true!"

Upon hearing Duncan's words, Fiona suddenly realized what he meant, slapping her forehead and saying:

"So that's how it is?"

"I think Knightworth is picking a fight with me."

Duncan then thought for a moment and said, "You know what, although the Knightworth family is quite strange, we've actually run into very few of them who deliberately cause trouble."

At this moment, a foreman standing nearby remarked, "Isn't the Knightworth family the one that produces so many weirdos?"

At this moment, another master said, "Although we haven't encountered any disgusting people, it seems that there are not many normal people among them, including their allies' families."

"It all feels pretty strange..."

"Yeah yeah!!"

Listening to the stories told by the longtime neighbors, Fiona nodded thoughtfully, then asked Duncan curiously:

"So what should I do now?"

"How do I do it?"

Duncan paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Treat it as something you don't know how to assess, and then do whatever you think is appropriate for this kind of situation!"

"Even if you discover something is a secret investigation, you should pretend you don't know and continue the investigation as normal. Anyway, I haven't heard of any association failing to pass this in the last twenty years."

"Do whatever I want?"

Fiona touched her chin, then curled the corners of her mouth into a mischievous grin and said:

"Then I'll just do as I please!!"

Duncan shrugged and said, "Whatever, it's not a big deal anyway."

After saying that, Duncan turned to the workers who were watching and shouted:

"Alright, stop chatting and get to work!"

"It would be embarrassing if Fiona passed the review but the association headquarters hadn't been built yet."

"Okay, boss~"

"Right away, right away, I'll be here as soon as I finish this water."

Seeing Duncan directing the workers to get to work, Fiona, who had originally planned to help out today, turned her head and glanced at Luke.

At this moment, Luke looked at Fiona with trepidation. Based on his understanding of this big sister, she was probably up to some wicked idea again.

"Boss... what do you want to do?"

"You, come with me to meet that investigator from the Knightworth family!"

Upon hearing this, Luke raised his hand in bewilderment and pointed to himself:

"Want me to go with you to meet the investigators?"

"Me?"

“What else?” Fiona raised an eyebrow, her expression full of threat. “I’ve never seen the other side. How am I supposed to know who the target is if I don’t take you?”

Luke gave a stiff smile at this moment:

Can I refuse?

"Then I'll tell you, Flora, that you're in love, oh, it's Miss Nina from 33 Xilan Road, right?"

Luke's expression suddenly turned to one of resignation:

"Boss, please feel free to leave the front line to me!"

"Give me a damn beating!" Fiona kicked Luke and snorted, "This time, I'll do it myself!!"

Chapter 38 Miss Sia's Secret Room!

The Adventurers' Guild underground.

—Mirrored corridor.

"This is Sia's warehouse?"

Standing inside a massive warehouse that resembles a modern basketball court.

Lynn stared wide-eyed at the densely packed 'shelves' in front of him, speechless.

The shelves were huge, at least 15 meters high, and evenly divided into squares of the same length, width and height, each square being at least 1.5 meters long and wide.

Inside those shelf compartments were transparent bubbles, each with a hint of pink.

Inside the bubble were various weapons and equipment.

Knives, swords, spears, bows, clubs, heavy armor, light armor, and even some small weapons were laid out on the ground.

"Does she run an arms shop? She has so much equipment?"

"Although there are some discrepancies, you actually guessed part of the truth."

Ramie, who was the last to enter the warehouse, awkwardly scratched her cheek and said:

"The Mona family is actually a well-known family of alchemists."

“You mean…” Lynn pointed to the long shelf in front of him: “These things were all made by Sia.”

"Yes."

Ramie nodded very seriously and then introduced:

"These are all works created by Lady Sia in recent years, cutting-edge equipment specially made for the new generation of various Dragonblood families."

"As is customary, they are usually equipped with 'superior weaponry' used by senior adventurers."

"All newcomers can take away 3 weapons and 1 piece of armor, as well as potions and miscellaneous items with a total value not exceeding 50,000 fiat currency."

At this moment, Ramie seemed to remember something and said to Lynn:

"By the way, Lynn, do you have any weapon preferences?"

"Any sword or blade is fine, but the swordsmanship I've been practicing lately is the basics of one-handed swordsmanship..."

Lynn walked to a square and glanced at the pink and white bubbles in front of her.

He reached out and touched the bubble.

It feels very soft, like touching a sponge. With a little force, you should be able to put your hand through it.

After testing the feel of it, Lynn gave Bubble an appraisal spell.

[Authentication successful!]

[Appraisal Skill ↑, Current Level: Lv2 (5/10)]

"Upgraded all at once?" Lynn was stunned for a moment, then a message popped into his mind.

[Still Bubbles, special temperature-controlled chambers used for preserving and storing goods; their generation principle is 'unknown'; belonging to: Shia N. Mona.]

Lynn paused for a moment, then his expression became somewhat subtle:

"They actually identified it!"

According to Lynn's understanding, forensic techniques can only identify things that one already knows.

In other words, the appraisal technique can only appraise items that Lynn has heard of and knows about, and cannot appraise things that Lynn does not know.

Simply put, if we compare the human brain to a knowledge base, forensic science is the skill of searching for information in that knowledge base.

As long as Lynn has seen the relevant information, even if he can't remember it now, the forensic technique can retrieve it.

For some unknown items, we can rely on existing knowledge bases to provide an answer within the scope of our understanding.

Therefore, the more knowledge one has, the stronger one's appraisal skills become.

However, what puzzled Lynn was that he shouldn't have seen this kind of bubble before.

But that's exactly what they identified.

"By the way, when did I first learn about still bubbles? Was it from those legal documents, or the adventurer's handbook?"

Lynn scratched his head, then looked at the long rows and rows of shelves in front of him:

"Why do I feel like soaking in this place will improve my forensic skills?"

Ramy walked over curiously and asked, "Have you seen 'Miss Sia's Secret Room'?"

Lynn paused for a moment, then said with a strange look, "Is that the name of some kind of erotic book? Did Sia take any explicit photos?"

"Oh, I forgot there are no photos here. Something like this is called a phonograph."

"What I mean is, what you just mentioned, is it the kind of photo album that Sia took with a phonograph camera, featuring very little clothing?"

Ramie stared blankly at Lynn, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered:

"That's not what I meant, it means 'portfolio'!"

"That's the name of Lady Sia's complete collection of alchemical works."

"If you've read that book, you can improve your appraisal skills by appraising the equipment here."

Upon hearing this, Lynn retorted righteously, "How could she choose such a misleading name?"

Is it possible that you're the only one who misunderstood the name? Ramie gave Lynn a strange look, then took a deep breath and said calmly:

"That book, the warehouse here should have it..."

Ramie turned around and walked towards a shelf.

Seeing this, Lynn followed her, and then in a gap between shelves, they saw a door with the words 'Data Room' written on it.

After finding the door, Ramie stepped forward and placed her hand on the magic mirror on one side of the door, then pushed the door open and went inside.

Not long after, Ramy came in carrying several books:

“Found it. Including the secret room, I also found ‘Secrets of the Dungeon’ and ‘Common Dungeon Minerals and Plants’. So, the loot from the first 12 floors should all be included here.”

"Lady Sia, you're just like your grandmother, always like to put this in a place where it's immediately visible."

Lynn gave Ramy a strange look, then asked curiously, "So, does this mean we're here to look at these reference books?"

Ramy, holding the three dictionaries, thought for a moment and said, "Let's take them to Rock Town to study them."

"The best way to study forensic techniques is to learn them while simultaneously putting them into practice!"

"This is experience summarized by the older generation!"

"I understand!"

Lynn nodded in sudden understanding, then turned to look at the rows of enormous shelves:

"What about the equipment?"

Ramy thought for a moment and said, "I'll choose for you!"