17: So angry, you've tricked me again!!

At the front desk of the Adventurer's Guild hall.

Having gotten rid of the persistent Situ Yu, Wang Chen took the registration form handed to him by the receptionist.

However, he only glanced at it before turning and slapping it in front of Situ Yu.

"What do you mean?"

Situ Yu's head popped out from behind the registration form, her face full of confusion.

"I don't need to register; I've been a formally registered Adventurer for several years now."

Explaining casually, Wang Chen asked the receptionist for a copy of today's task list.

At the Adventurer's Guild, in addition to fixed tasks like collecting magic Materials and eliminating wild monsters, they also accept individual or group commissions, which are released to the general Adventurers as bounty tasks.

Compared to fixed tasks, these bounty tasks offer more substantial rewards, but their completion difficulty also increases accordingly.

Previously, due to insufficient strength, Wang Chen only took on fixed tasks, but now that he has officially become a Awakener, he can finally look at the bounty tasks he has been longing for.

"Alright, Wang Chen! You dared to enter the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range before becoming a Awakener?"

"No wonder I could never catch up to you; turns out you've been secretly working so hard?"

Situ Yu's expression was somewhat indignant, her jewel-like eyes fixed intently on Wang Chen.

Being stared at by those beautiful eyes, Wang Chen inexplicably felt something was off.

Goodness!

I use my spare time to earn money to supplement my family's income, why does it sound so strange coming from your mouth?

"Hurry up and fill it out, we don't have much time!"

Rolling his eyes helplessly, Wang Chen pushed Situ Yu to the table to fill out the registration form, then began to check today's task list.

[Task One: Seeking to purchase a Twin-Winged Demon Tiger's cub.

Task Difficulty: A-Rank.

Task Reward: Two million gold coins + one skill book of choice for a Rank 50 Warrior Awakener.]

[Task Two: Harvest Demon Star Grass.

Task Difficulty: B-Rank.

Task Reward: One million gold coins + one set of Mana Recovery Potions.]

[Task Three: Thirty Swift Wind Demon Wolf Claws.

Task Difficulty: C-Rank.

Task Reward: Five hundred thousand gold coins + one Fire Burst skill book.]

...

The tasks on the list were dazzling, and the reward for each task made Wang Chen's heart stir.

The tasks listed at the top, if just one were completed, would be enough to ensure a normal person's lifelong comfort.

However, these tasks were only for Wang Chen to look at; he simply couldn't accept them.

Adventurer's Guilds in various regions would categorize tasks into different Ranks based on their difficulty.

From the lowest F-Rank all the way to the highest S-Rank.

Of course, this task Rank division was not uniform.

Dongling City was just a third-rate city, and an S-Rank task in its Adventurer's Guild might only be rated as A-Rank or B-Rank in a larger city.

Because when dividing task difficulty, the strength of Adventurers in the Adventurer's Guild's region would also be used as a measure.

Moreover, each Rank of task would have acceptance thresholds to prevent some Adventurers from overestimating themselves and taking on tasks they simply couldn't complete.

For example, the first task on the list was an A-Rank task: seeking to purchase a Twin-Winged Demon Tiger's cub.

The Twin-Winged Demon Tiger was a wild monster that reached Rank 70, distributed in the central area of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range; to deal with it, only a Rank 2 Adventurer team, or a lone Adventurer with Rank 3 strength, could manage it.

Therefore, the acceptance requirement for this task clearly stated that at least a four-person team, all at Rank 60, could accept it.

Wang Chen glanced at it enviously, then silently scrolled the task list to the end, selecting tasks suitable for a "newbie" like him.

Soon, Wang Chen found tasks he was quite satisfied with on the task list.

The difficulty of these tasks was between D-Rank and E-Rank.

As for the lowest F-Rank tasks, Wang Chen didn't pay attention to them.

F-Rank tasks were generally in the outermost edge areas of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, involving the collection of some magic-rich herbs.

He could easily complete them before he became a Awakener; accepting such tasks now had no cost-effectiveness at all.

Sliding his finger down the task list, Wang Chen looked at the task descriptions, his expression somewhat hesitant.

[Task 326: Seeking to purchase thirty Golden Snake Grasses.

Task Difficulty: D-Rank.

Task Reward: One hundred thousand gold coins.]

[Task 327: Ten Golden Scaled Python Gallbladders.

Task Difficulty: D-Rank.

Task Reward: One hundred thousand gold coins or a skill book of equivalent value.]

[Task 328: Forty Mutated Goblin Eyeballs.

Task Difficulty: E-Rank.

Task Reward: Sixty thousand gold coins.]

...

These three tasks were the most cost-effective among the D-Rank and E-Rank tasks.

Especially the first two, Task 326 and Task 327; these two tasks could even be completed together.

Golden Snake Grass was a magical plant that only grew in areas where Golden Scaled Pythons were active.

The Golden Scaled Python was a Rank 35 wild monster, gregarious, and enormous in size.

Its gallbladder was a good magic Material, capable of increasing the vision range of low-Rank Awakeners, which was quite useful for Archer-type Awakeners.

Its snake meat could also fetch a good price in the trading market.

However...

Wang Chen's hesitation at this moment was not because the Golden Scaled Python's Rank was too high.

Perhaps other newly Awakener newbies would be afraid of the Golden Scaled Python.

But now that Wang Chen had contracted the Ancestral Divine Beast, Ancient Overlord. Extremely Cold Dragon, although his own Rank was a weakness, as long as he released Ice Purity, he could even fight a Rank 40 wild monster.

His main concern was whether Situ Yu would be capable; it would be troublesome if she held them back!

"Wang Chen, haven't you chosen yet?"

Just as Wang Chen was pondering, the task list in his hand was snatched away.

"What's there to hesitate about when accepting tasks? We'll just look for those with high rewards."

Situ Yu had a mysterious confidence on her face, saying with a cheerful smile.

However...

When her gaze fell upon the task list, her expression instantly froze.

"D... D-Rank?!"

With a gasp, Situ Yu quickly covered her small mouth, looking at Wang Chen with a face full of disbelief.

How could you dare?

A newly Awakener newbie challenging a D-Rank task, isn't that just seeking death?

"What? Scared?"

Seeing Situ Yu's expression, Wang Chen said indifferently:

"If you're scared, you can team up with others."

"Hmph!" Upon hearing this, Situ Yu pouted.

"So annoying, you're showing off again!"

Thinking silently, Situ Yu put on a confident smile again.

"If you're not afraid, why should I be? I'm just worried you'll hold us back."

"Let me see, which task should we choose?"

Forcing herself to suppress her apprehension, Situ Yu's slender fingers scrolled the task list.

However, as she looked, her pretty face couldn't help but blush.

Golden Scaled Python?

This thing's gallbladder is very useful for newbie Archers.

Could it be that Wang Chen chose this task because of that?