Archer's Adventure Manual

Having traveled through time for a long time, this was the first time Loran had clearly seen his own combat strength.

Mid-level apprenticeship? That seems pretty good.

In addition to the adventurer's certificate level, an adventurer's combat strength is also evaluated by the ranking assessment system promulgated by the Federation.

The ranks are apprentice, beginner, intermediate, advanced, peak, hall, legend, and epic.

In addition, each grade is further divided into three sub-grades: low, middle and high.

Categories such as Beginner Level, Mid-Peak Level, and Lower-Hall Level are used to assess a person's strength in more detail.

The apprentice's strength is roughly equivalent to that of half-baked adventurers like Loran and his group before.

The initial stage of strength is roughly equivalent to that of a bronze-level adventurer like Noah who has mastered a skill and is beginning to show signs of strength.

Loran has only recently mastered the skills and still needs to work harder. Reaching the initial stage of strength is only a matter of time.

As Loran pondered these thoughts, drowsiness overcame her, and she drifted off to sleep.

Nothing happened that night, but the Adventurers' Guild responded the following morning.

They sent some adventurers to investigate the situation, but not many, just a few scattered adventurer teams.

Besides that, there was the reaction of the Warren nobles, who surprisingly chose to bribe the Adventurers' Guild to help them resolve the issue.

The village chief was greatly disappointed by the scene; the Adventurers' Guild was not only slow to act, but also quite perfunctory in resolving the problem...

In the end, they still had to discuss village matters with the old knights who owned fiefdoms in the village.

"These guys pay every single penny of tax every year, but the help they should give us is so perfunctory, sigh..." the village chief sighed.

Vance compiled a list of expenses, including everyone's expenses in town, accommodation, and help.

At the same time, they were organizing the evidence at the scene, tallying the number of deaths and injuries in the team, and recording all the details.

All expenses involved can be compensated by the Adventurers' Guild.

Because the hunting commissions are issued by the Adventurers' Guild, the difficulty of the tasks shown in the commissions is quite different from reality.

This resulted in the deaths of at least dozens of adventurers.

Vance can represent these deceased adventurers in filing lawsuits with the Adventurers' Guild, demanding compensation from the families of the deceased adventurers.

The surviving adventurers also took great risks and can appeal for sufficient compensation, as stipulated in the kingdom's code.

They have a cooperative relationship with the Adventurers' Guild. The guild accepts and assigns missions, and takes a cut as a platform. The adventurers accept missions, complete them, and earn commissions.

Each party has the right to protect its own interests.

Vance, together with the village chief, dispatched people to collect the bodies of the adventurers who died outside, and carefully preserved their belongings to prevent them from falling into the hands of corpse collectors.

Because many adventurers have wives or children behind them, these relics may not be worth much money, but in the hands of their loved ones, they are the only thing they can rely on.

Having done all that, Vance led the original adventurer team back to Rockfall Town, while Loran and his two companions naturally followed the main group and left the tragic village.

As Lin Wen watched the village gradually fade from view, she vaguely remembered the scene of them happily eating roasted rabbit at noon yesterday.

"We were having a great time yesterday at noon, enjoying the thrill of adventure. But we never expected things to change so quickly. Maybe that's what adventure is all about—no one can predict what will happen next..."

Lin Wen said with emotion.

Noah agreed, saying, "From the moment I became an adventurer, I have deeply understood the importance of cherishing things, cherishing my friends, and cherishing every adventure, because I am afraid that these beautiful things will vanish in the next moment."

"Woof woof! I think so too!" Brian agreed.

Lin Wen raised an eyebrow, looking at Loran with suspicion. "Loran, what exactly did you do to Brian? How come he suddenly learned to talk? This is so abnormal!"

After spending a considerable amount of time together, Lin Wen and Noah naturally discovered Brian's special qualities. The dog would occasionally utter a few human words, making it hard not to notice.

Loran, who was admiring the scenery along the way, was taken aback and made up a story:

"I can use my skills now, what's so hard about making a pet talk? I'm a ranger, and rangers always have a hunting dog that understands human nature! Just tell me, isn't Brian intelligent enough?"

"Yes, yes! Excellent hound!" Brian nodded and echoed again.

Although Lin Wen felt that Luo Lan's words were somewhat unreliable, the facts were right in front of her, and she didn't know how to refute them.

"Haha, Brian is indeed the best hunting dog I've ever seen. He was brave enough to bite a wild boar's tail under those circumstances. He's really brave," Noah praised with a smile.

Lin Wen looked at Noah's bandaged arm and asked curiously, "Noah, what are you planning to do back in Rockfall Town?"

Noah hadn't expected Lin Wen to ask this so suddenly. After thinking for a moment, he said seriously, "I think I'll need to rest for a while longer. I'm really unlucky to encounter something like this so soon after my old injury started to heal."

"I've decided to officially form an adventurer team. Noah, will you join us after you recover from your injuries?" Lin Wen asked expectantly.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by joining us? I never agreed to join your team," Loran suddenly corrected him.

As a result, she was met with a sudden, sharp retort from Lin Wen: "Lorraine, you have to join, because you still owe me money!"

Loran dodged Lin Wen's charge and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I'll pay you back when I get back. I still need to think about joining the team."

"No thinking allowed!"

Noah, watching the two arguing, smiled faintly.

"I'll join you once I'm healed."

"Hehe, great! Noah, you're going to be a warrior in our team from now on! I'm the assassin, and Loran is the ranger, hmm, a very reasonable combination!" Lin Wen said happily.

"The three of us have each mastered a skill, making us at least bronze-level adventurers. Of course, this is just the beginning; we'll definitely become stronger in the future, and our adventurer guild will be renowned throughout the entire continent!"

"Let's come up with a name for our team together!" Lin Wen looked at Luo Lan and the other person expectantly.

Noah waved his hand, "I'm really bad at naming things."

Loran chuckled and joked, "I think the name 'Dog Dagger Squad' is pretty good. 'Dog' represents the ferocity of hunting dogs, and 'dagger' represents the sharpness of a dagger. Dog and dagger combined, they're invincible. What do you think?"

Lin Wen's eyes lit up immediately. "Dog Dagger Squad! Wow! Loran, you're a genius! This is so catchy, so cool and powerful. I've decided, this is the name!"

Loran glared at her. "No, I was just saying! You actually went ahead and got it!"

"What's wrong? You have a problem with it? Noah, what do you think?"

Noah thought about it for a moment. Although it sounded a bit strange, after Loran's description and Lin Wen's embellishment, it seemed to make a lot of sense.

"I think it's alright."

"Alright, it's decided then! The Dog Dagger Squad is officially formed!"

Loran: "..."