Despite only covering up to the thighs, at least it's close-fitting, which is better than none.
Considering that the chainmail almost perfectly met her needs, the Hero decided to buy it, thinking that the Count would not complain about her spending too little.
Anyway, when transforming to fight goblins, she will no longer fear ruining or soiling her clothes—since the material of the Magic Silver, when stained with blood, only needs a rinse with water to be as clean as new.
Nonetheless, the Hero, still a young maiden, would prefer not to have her clothes always stained with goblin filth.
After this satisfying shopping trip, upon returning to the Count Mansion, the Hero lay on the big bed after washing up and quietly contemplated.
Tomorrow, she will go to the Highland to kill goblins; should she first pick up a mission from the Adventurer Guild before leaving?
So, the next morning, after greeting the Maid Supervisor, the Hero headed to the Adventurer Guild.
Originally, she planned to prepare the materials needed for the Highland trip herself, but upon hearing her schedule, the Maid Supervisor thoughtfully prepared everything for her.
Although considering the Hero would not accept too expensive items, she prepared only ordinary supplies, but a warm coat, a small tent, and dry food were all included.
With this set of equipment, even a regular person, as long as they were physically fit, could venture to the Highland without any problems.
The Count's family maid is indeed outstanding, seemingly knowing the Highland well despite only working at home.
While the Hero repeatedly thanked the Maid Supervisor in her heart, she looked up at the mission board of the Adventurer Guild.
As an Adventurer Guild more crowded than the Six Major Guilds, the city has a special Chocobo bus going to this location, so the Hero had no trouble finding it.
A snake-shaped hairpin twined around her — colored hair, bending in the shape of a question mark because of the changing hair color.
She hasn't visited the Adventurer Guild before.
Although for professionals having outdoor adventures, the Adventurer Guild is indeed a must-visit place.
However, strangely enough, despite being away from home for so long, she spent almost none of her own money, with the little girl managing everything on the road, then returning to the grandfather's house, and now even her equipment was reimbursed by the Count.
As a result, she has not only not spent the traveling expenses her mother gave her, but her own little treasury had also grown quite a bit.
Though with the assistance of the Border Count, she still found the border region too unfamiliar; even if not to earn money, coming to the Adventurer Guild to pick up a mission would at least give her a clear objective.
While hunting goblins, it would be best if she could also help others.
The Hero fondly touched her long hair, dyed sky blue by the heavens, while her emerald eyes wandered across the notice board, searching for suitable commissions.
'Goblins... Goblins... Volcano...'
[Are there suitable missions?]
Adventurer Guild's mission board:
1. Collect Highland crystal grass (rank3)
2. Eliminate goblins running around under the Highland waterfall (rank2)
3. Exterminate Highland goblins (rank4)
4. Investigate the cause of water source pollution (rank5) ♛
9. Please rescue my son who disappeared on the Highland (rank5)
10. Critical Success/Extreme Failure
[Adventurer Guild: Mission Level - Adventurer Rank]
Rank1: Housework Level - Raw Wood Rank
Rank2: Labor Level - Ceramic Rank
Rank3: Wild Travel Level - Black Iron Rank
Rank4: Adventure Level - Bronze Rank
Rank5: Secret Exploration Level - Fine Steel Rank
Rank6: Fierce Battle Level - Silver Rank
Rank7: Military Level - Golden Tier
Rank8: Catastrophe Level - Gem Rank
Rank9: Guardian Level - Rainbow Rank
Rank10: Salvation - Unique Pure Color
A place where countless young people start their dreams, and also a starting point where many young futures are ruined.
Although humans cannot naturally possess strong abilities like Magic Creatures, which makes most people choose to form groups and establish kingdoms and civilizations.
Yet, exceptional individuals among humans can possess strength comparable to the Demon King, even rivaling the legends.
Therefore, even though the collective strength remains formidable, there are still matters in this world that the collective cannot handle.
The army, after all, is a military organization belonging to the Kingdom, and the City Defense Army is only responsible for urban security.
When faced with emerging needs outside their responsibilities, like gathering a certain herb, killing a specific Magic Creature, or even catching a fugitive across regions, the army and guards appear inadequate.
The reason the Count has been busy all night these past few days is because mobilizing a large collective requires many processes; this is necessary to harness its full power but limits what it can do.
Even the benevolent Church doesn't help with everything and doesn't always have enough manpower.
Moreover, perhaps it is a natural desire for freedom or for some other reason, not all powerful individuals, like the Hero, are willing to join organizations and be constrained by various rules.
Hence, the Adventurer Guild comes into existence.
As a platform for posting tasks and mobilizing human resources, the Adventurer Guild itself does not provide any military support, but always manages to send the right people to do the right tasks.
From small tasks like delivering messages and finding items, to driving away goblins, to deep explorations into Secret Realms, or even dealing with Magic Creatures that the army struggles to handle...
All sorts of people, various sorts of strong individuals, convene here for their own purposes.