adventurers in the sewers

Before dusk, the cleanup work at Hysen Estate was completely completed.

Louis and his party followed the main force of the Adventurers' Guild on their journey back to Blackrock City.

As night fell, they finally entered this familiar and majestic city.

After entering the city, the sewer squad did not separate from the main group and followed the guild.

After Liv's detailed report, the guild immediately adjusted the commission for Haisen Manor and distributed it to the sewer team.

[Commission: The Unusual Activities at Hysen Estate]

[Client Description: The Haisen Manor outside the city has been cut off from the outside world for more than three days and appears to be in danger. Professional investigation and handling are required.]

[Commission Requirements: Rescue the residents of Hysen Estate and eliminate all dangerous elements.]

[Commission Reward: 3 Gold Coins, 5 High-Quality Magic Crystals]

In addition, Louis also submitted the two commissions that his team had accepted, earning 1 gold and 46 silver.

他们小队原本就有5金60银没有分配，先前代娜和诺拉分别支走了2金，还剩1金60银在路易的帐上。

To ensure a fair distribution, Louis also took two gold coins, leaving 4 gold, 6 silver and 5 magic crystals as the remaining undistributed bounty.

"I'll take one magic crystal and two gold coins, that'll be enough for both of us, Merry and me. You guys can decide how to divide the rest, okay?"

Louis suggested.

Nora remained noncommittal, while Dana said:

"Captain, isn't this a bit unfair to you?"

"Two gold coins and one magic crystal, that's only a little over a third of the total bounty value..."

Louis smiled and said:

"Merry is currently in his probationary period, so he definitely can't share the bonus with us. Let's increase his share after he becomes a full-fledged employee."

"Besides, you've just changed jobs and are short of money right now, so don't refuse."

With that, Louis took what he wanted from the bounty pool piled on the table and then handed it all to Merry.

"Merry, take these and use them to upgrade your equipment and improve yourself."

"My brother doesn't need money right now, nor does he need magic crystals to increase his magic adaptability."

Louis, like a good older brother who would rather go hungry himself than let his family go hungry, stuffed two gold coins and a magic crystal into the little guy's pocket without saying a word.

But in fact, Louis didn't need the magic crystal.

Compared to ability attributes that can only be obtained from the corpses of those stronger than oneself, the drop rate for extraordinary attributes is significantly higher. Currently, Louis's magic adaptability has reached 13.8.

With this rate of growth, he doesn't need to spend a lot of time struggling with magic crystals.

You'd be better off using that time to exercise and improve your physical fitness.

The silver-haired boy, unaware of Louis's true situation, was deeply moved. He nodded vigorously and solemnly said:

"Brother, I will definitely change jobs as soon as possible."

"No rush, just do it at your own pace."

Louis gently ruffled Merry's silky silver hair, not wanting to put too much pressure on him.

After allocating his savings, Louis himself had 2 gold, 5 silver, and 15 bronze.

It's not a huge sum of money, but it's enough for an average family to live on for five or six years without buying expensive items.

And this was the money he earned in less than half a month after going out once.

Judging from the speed at which they make money, professionals have already surpassed the so-called middle class, and even some impoverished nobles do not have such high incomes.

"According to that priest, the situation outside the city is getting more and more difficult, and there is a possibility of being invaded by demonic forces at any time."

After distributing the bounty, Louis talked about his plans for the team's future:

"I think it's best if we don't leave the city in the short term, and instead focus on converting all our potential into real strength."

"We'll decide what to do once the period of explosive power after the job change is over."

"If we run out of money before then, we'll have to take on commissions. We'll try to take on commissions within the city. We'll earn less, but it'll be safer."

Simply put, Louis is planning to lay low for a while.

Although the road ahead is uncertain and he cannot slow down his pace of becoming stronger, he really doesn't want to go outside the city in the short term and live a life where he may encounter demons and traitors at any time. Wouldn't it be better to live a peaceful and stable daily life?

Dana and Nora both nodded in agreement with Louis's suggestion.

Two high-quality magic crystals are enough for them to consume for ten to fifteen days. Moreover, they need to take advantage of the period of rapid growth in strength to train hard and improve both their main and secondary attributes.

Compared to improving one's own abilities, taking on commissions is actually a very low-cost-effective thing.

"Louis, try to become a 'Shield Guardian' within three days. Then we'll go to the Warrior Association together for the professional assessment."

Dana offered a reminder, then explained:

"After becoming a professional, we need to go to the association for evaluation. This will not only give us official certification from the professional association, but also allow us to receive some special benefits and subsidies for professionals."

"In addition, only by providing official professional certification to the Adventurers' Guild can our adventure rank be increased, thereby enabling us to accept professional-exclusive quests."

Louis nodded in realization, and because there were many people around, he deliberately said:

"Okay, I feel like my main attributes related to Shield Guard have reached their limit, so I should be able to successfully change jobs."

After leaving the Adventurers' Guild, the group went to Nora's house first. After she took her luggage and a bunch of corpses out of her magic bag, Louis took the magic bag that still contained their luggage and said goodbye to Nora.

"No, we need to buy a new magic pocket once we've earned more money."

Louis clutched the animal skin bag in his hand, recalling the scene of Nora carrying out the folded and packed corpses one by one.

Even though these bodies were sealed in waterproof and airtight sacks, I still felt a bit uneasy.

After all, there were still changes of clothes and dry food in the luggage, and it wasn't a good idea to keep them piled up with a bunch of corpses.

Dina nodded in agreement and said:

"Let's pool our money to buy the new magic pockets. After all, the undead are an important part of our team, and we can't let Nora bear more of the costs just because they belong to her."

Louis glanced at Dina and said with a smile:

"You should have said that to Nora's face. You clearly care about her, but you end up arguing the moment you meet... Is this some kind of personal hobby of yours?"

Louis's teasing made Dana blush, and she huffed, stubbornly retorting:

"I wasn't concerned about her, I was just stating the facts."

"Besides, although Nora's personality isn't great, she's quite capable. It would be troublesome if she suddenly said she wanted to leave the team."

Wow! Who knew Daina had such a tsundere side?

"By the way, Louis, you and Merry go back first. I'm going to pay back some of the money owed to the families of the chamber of commerce staff who are owed pensions."

Dana stopped in her tracks and said.

"Besides you, I owe money to eleven families. The standard pension for a worker is two gold coins."

"Although I can't come up with that much money right now, I have to pay back part of it first, at least to ensure the basic living needs of my family members."