adventurers in the sewers

After the process was completed, Louis received another 60 silver coins.

Of course, the guild will go to Maoyan Mountain afterwards to confirm the completion of the commission.

If the facts do not match what the adventurer team said, at best all the commission money will be recovered, and at worst the team will be completely expelled from the guild and never be used again.

"5 gold and 60 silver, this is another difficult number to distribute. Each person would have 186.5 silver and still have some left over."

Louis was pondering this in his mind.

After thinking for a while, he suggested that if everyone was not short of money for the time being, they could deposit the money with him first, and then split it equally after they had collected 6 gold coins from another commission.

No one had any objections to this.

After parting ways with Nora, Louis and Dana returned home.

Since the commission was completed in just one day, Louis's excuse of "going out with the caravan" before leaving home was no longer valid.

But his lying skills were also quite adept; he immediately claimed that there was a problem with the caravan's goods and that they needed to postpone their departure for a few days.

Merry was quite pleased about this. Rather than letting his brother go out and risk his life to earn money, he would rather his brother stay in the city and live safely every day.

It was late at night after dinner.

Merry had already gone to sleep, while Louis stood by the window gazing at the night sky.

With his job change approaching, he was inevitably excited, to the point that he suffered from insomnia.

At this moment, Dina walked up to Louis, her short, sapphire-blue hair shimmering faintly in the moonlight.

"Dina, you're still awake?"

Louis turned around and looked at the girl standing in the moonlight with a puzzled expression, only to be slightly amazed by her beautiful face.

After a brief silence, Dina said softly:

"Louis, I don't think you need to keep it from Merry any longer. He's not a child anymore; he'll start to suspect things eventually."

"And the way he sneaks around in front of Little Merry every day makes me feel like he's doing something wrong."

Louis: "..."

What kind of talk is this, from an old married couple?

Putting aside his somewhat strange thoughts, Louis thought for a moment and said:

"I hope to tell Merry after I become a superhuman; it won't be too late then."

He also cares about his reputation. Just like a college student who starts a business without telling his family, he has to achieve something before he can tell his family honestly, so that his family won't worry.

"Okay, sure."

Dai Na nodded slightly in agreement.

She paused for a moment, then asked another question:

"The magic adaptability test is starting in a couple of days. Have you thought about what to do if Merry really has the talent to become a superhuman?"

Louis casually remarked:

"If he has talent, let him train. I will do my best to support him."

"And with my support, he won't have to follow in my footsteps. After all, being an adventurer isn't exactly a good profession."

Dai Na fell silent.

She is a very ambitious person, and in her opinion, if Merry really has good talent, it would be right for her to join the sewer squad as soon as possible.

Professionals in the Hero Squad and those outside the Hero Squad are two different concepts.

The upper limits of the two also differ greatly.

However, she did not voice this thought, because if she applied her fearless ambition to others, it might be harmful.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, the three members of the sewer team reunited.

However, they weren't going out to pick up commissions today; instead, they were taking Melli to participate in a magic aptitude test.

"Merry, this is my friend, Miss Nora."

Louis held his brother's hand and pointed to the hooded girl who exuded a cold and aloof aura.

"Hello, Sister Nora."

Merry greeted him politely.

Nora nodded gently, paused for a moment, then took out a pure white bracelet from her cloak and handed it to the little guy.

Looking at the pure white beads on the bracelet, Merry's gray eyes brightened:

"What a beautiful bracelet... Brother, may I accept it?"

Louis's lips twitched, and he forced a smile, saying:

"Since it's from your sister Nora, please accept it."

He silently added another sentence in his mind.

If you don't mind the material of the bracelet.

The little one put the bracelet on her fair wrist, beaming with joy, and treasured the gift dearly, instantly becoming close to Nora.

The three of them, along with Merry, arrived at the testing ground jointly organized by various professional associations.

At the entrance to the venue, Louis paid a testing fee of 50 copper coins and sent Merry inside to queue, while the other spectators could only watch from afar.

They arrived very early in the morning, but clearly many people had arrived even earlier than them.

Louis counted the people in front of Merry; there were at least a hundred. Behind Merry, more and more people were also joining the line.

The testing officially began at eight o'clock in the morning.

One after another, young boys and girls, under the expectant gazes of their parents, stepped up to the life-sized artificial magic stone to undergo a magic adaptability test.

But clearly, people who are born with magical adaptability are ultimately a minority.

Of the hundreds of test subjects before Merry, more than 70% had no magical adaptability, and more than 20% had a slight adaptability of 0.1 to 1.

Of the remaining 10%, the child with the highest magic adaptability only has a score of 3.3.

In fact, 3.3 is not bad at all; it's one in a hundred, enough to give most people a head start.

If a family is willing to fully support them and they work hard enough, they have a much better chance of becoming professionals than the average person.

It's just that Louis has seen too many geniuses, so he thinks that 3.3's magic adaptability is average.

After all, Dina's magic adaptability is more than twice that of 3.3. Nora wasn't sure, but someone who can be a mage must have good talent.

Seeing so many people ahead of her end up with such a dismal result, Merry's face tightened, and her expectations for her own talent plummeted.

Finally, it was Melli's turn to play.

The moment the exquisitely handsome, porcelain-doll-like silver-haired boy stepped onto the stage, he immediately attracted the attention of a crowd of parents outside the venue.

This is a world that judges by appearance.

The little guy followed the example of his predecessors, and with a serious expression, he placed his hand on the magic stone.

The next second, the artificial magic stone shone brightly, and the emerald green light instantly filled the markings on the floor, reaching the number 10.

Even though they were hundreds of meters away from the testing platform, all the spectators outside the venue clearly witnessed this scene, which immediately caused a sensation!

"10 points? Merry's magic adaptability is 10 points?!"

Dana looked on in astonishment and couldn't help but glance at Louis as if he were a monster:

"I thought your talent was already remarkable, but Merry's talent... could it be that your family has a long history of professionals?"

Louis was also quite surprised and explained:

"Actually, Merry was adopted."

The original owner had absolutely no magical adaptability.

With her innate adaptability and stunning good looks, could it be that Merry's background is actually quite extraordinary?

Louis suddenly thought of a lot of melodramatic scenarios.

But Louis quickly shook his head. Who cares? Merry is his brother, and no one can take him away.

Once I've developed for a few years, even if a marquis or earl comes to demand someone from me, they'll have to slap me twice before leaving.

Then, Louis asked curiously:

"Speaking of this innate full adaptability, is there anything special about it? Is it just that it can save the family some magic crystals?"

Daina shook her head:

"Even if your innate magic adaptability is 9.9, your statement still holds true."

"But if the innate magical adaptability reaches 10, then everything is questionable."

"Some people have an innate magical adaptability of 10 because their maximum potential is only 10, while others have an innate magical adaptability of 10 because the detection limit of artificial magic stones is only 10."

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