Chapter 7 – Sargadis(3)
“Unfortunately, it’s time to say goodbye.”
Jorma spoke pitifully to us as we passed through the front gate of Sargadis and disembarked the carriage.
It is regrettable to part with them as they posted sales of more than 70 coppers in one day yesterday. It must be a pity for the world to have to miss the old men who were caught in the hogu.
“I’m going to another city now, but I hope we will have a chance to meet again someday.”
“I am. The things I bought from you will be of use to me.”
The fat old man said, carrying more luggage than when he first came. He seemed very happy to have bought all sorts of odds and ends with trinkets and groceries.
“Please be careful, Mr. Nord. An adventurer’s body is an asset.”
“Yes. Don’t die by meeting bandits outside the city.”
Haha! It’s definitely not a position to talk like everyone else.”
After shaking hands with Jorma, we went our separate ways.
The fathers scattered to different places, and this young Semmus disappeared without a word. He was a savage Mohican bastard who didn’t know manners until the end.
“Whew.”
I was thinking of going to the Adventurer’s Guild on my own. I was going to start with an inn, but there might be a place recommended by the guild, so I just moved.
“Excuse me. May I ask for directions?”
“Yes? Are you a tourist?”
I couldn’t even move at all, so I grabbed a good-looking man who was passing by and asked for directions.
“Nope. I came here with the intention of becoming an adventurer, not a tourist.”
“Adventurer? So, you must be curious about the location of the Adventurer’s Guild?”
“Yes. You have great eyesight. You did well to talk to the wisest-looking one.”
“Uh hmm. I know how to read on my own.”
People from other worlds are weak in lip service. Even more so for those who are not educated. At my appropriate praise, he cleared his throat and responded in a voice that tried to look good.
“Hmm. There are a total of three adventurer guilds in Sargadis.”
“I’ve heard of that as well.”
At first, I wondered why there were so many thug groups in another world, but when I thought about it, there was no way that those who couldn’t speak the same language would unite as a guild and be proud.
Adventurers’ guilds are all established for their own interests and interests. This was the reason why there were different types of guilds in each country and city.
Most of the guilds take the structure of establishing branches all over the country in a large guild. It’s roughly like a franchise branch. It feels a bit like a hunter water in a web novel.
Before coming to Sargadis, I had already decided which guild I would go to.
“Where is the Auduumra guild?”
“Audumra? There are many other guilds, so why are you in such a place?”
“Yeah? Are there any bad rumors?”
‘A place like that’. I picked it because it was the guild that best suited the direction I wanted, but the evaluation was pretty weak. It’s like choosing a job and hearing bad things about it before even interviewing.
“It’s a bad rumor. Adventurers always follow it. However, compared to the other two guilds, the Aumdura Guild is considered to be relatively low-level.”
“Hmm.”
The adventurer’s guild is directly related to the safety and life of citizens. But I don’t think it deserves such an evaluation. It seemed to be a real true small business itself.
“If you want to go there, I will recommend another guild. The Sekhmet Guild only accepts women, so it shouldn’t work. How about the Gylfi Guild?”
He was a man who kindly recommended guilds in and out of the country. But I shook my head.
“I was kind enough to let you know, but I’m sorry. But I have already made up my mind.”
“Ugh. If you don’t like it, I won’t interfere.”
Ajae drew his own conclusions and asked no more questions. He instead raised his hand and pointed the other way.
“Audumra Guild is over there… It will be I’m sorry. It’s not famous, so the exact location is confusing.”
“No, you are welcome. Thank you for telling me.”
Say hello to the kind old man and go on the way as instructed.
Are you going to see something like an interview? To do something in another world that you couldn’t do while living on Earth.
Hugging my tense chest, I headed to the Auduumla Guild.
***
The Auduumra Guild was in a somewhat remote place.
It’s not a back alley or anything like that, but it hardly feels like a downtown area. Even in the semi-rural Sardigas, it couldn’t have been a neat or glamorous place. It is a building with the impression of a relatively large neighborhood general store.
Write… Shall we go somewhere else now?
I had been pondering in front of the door for a long time, but it was a waste to come this far and go back. I went inside with the feeling of wanting to see at least the atmosphere inside.
─Mr. Mm. Mmr.
There wasn’t even a door, so I just trudged in and found that the inside was brighter and more crowded than I thought. The lights are not cheap, they are bright magic lights, the bulletin board is large, and there is a place that doubles as a bar and restaurant in one corner.
It was fortunate that the people inside and the building didn’t feel dirty. It was fortunate that this world was superior in terms of hygiene and other aspects compared to the background of the times.
I went to the window, being careful not to see the ugliness wandering around. Thanks to the departure of a few adventurers, one window was empty, so I thought it was time and moved there.
“Ah… Welcome.”
… Is this person a graduate student?
It was a tired looking face that made me think so for a moment. She looks quite beautiful, but her tired appearance, as if she had just crawled out of her grave, gives her goose bumps just like Dana’s when she stayed up all night for three nights in a row.
What? Did I return to Carmine University after a five-day trip?
“What did you come for? Are you registered as an adventurer?”
“Yes? Ah yes. Yes. How did you know?”
Another question from a half-dead woman surprised me.
No how did you know? Is it a racist judgment that a young Ching Cheng Chow wouldn’t have the money to put a request into an adventurer’s guild?
“Because she has weapons in her armor. You have a load on your back.”
“Ah.”
And then it was. I haven’t even unpacked yet. Embarrassed, I deliberately cleared my throat.
“Hmm. Yes. Today, I came to register as an adventurer in the Audumla Guild.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
The receptionist woman pretended to be surprised at the question she had answered correctly earlier. Contrary to my first impression, she was a person with good reactions.
“Then what is your name?”
“This is Nord. I haven’t decided on my last name yet, does that matter?”
“Nope. It doesn’t matter. Could you show me your ID?”
At her words, I took out my ID that I had previously put in my pocket.
It is not an emblem that doubles as a college diploma, nor is it an item proving that you are a scholar in the field, but a commonly used citizenship card.
This will remain in effect as long as my degree is upheld. It can be said that it is similar to a long-term visa.
“Confirmed. That’s your official citizenship card.”
The receptionist took the wooden plaque and gave it back to me shortly after.
“Our Audumla Guild’s main task is to discover and explore ruins. You know that, right?”
“Yeah. Monster hunting is also accepted, but I heard that they place more emphasis on exploring ruins.”
That was the reason I chose the Audumla Guild.
In order to parallelize my work as a scholar, it is better to go to a guild where the main task is to explore ruins. My master’s degree is at risk if I don’t make it for a long time.
You won’t lose your degree, but your application to maintain your field position may be rejected, or your research funding may be ridiculously reduced.
“Do you have experience registering in other guilds or other branches of the Auduumla Guild?”
“Nope. This is my first time here.”
“All right. Joining the guild costs 50 copper. You will have to pay extra for each future upgrade.”
I nodded my head because I knew the subscription fee in advance. The receptionist slowly took out the papers from the drawer and handed them to me.
“If you agree, please sign or stamp this side.”
“All right. Can I use this pen?”
“Yeah. Oh, if you don’t know the letters or don’t have a stamp, please dip your fingertips in ink and press them.”
Are you a leader? There are fingerprints on this side too.
After thinking about it, I deliberately signed it with a new writing style.
“Ugh. How far do you know Britannia?”
The receptionist who saw my handwriting asked. There are many people who only know how to use their names, so I guessed that she was asking in advance.
“I can read and write. Among the difficult words, there are words I don’t know.”
It was a lie because it was a carrot.
There are no unknown words. Just by looking at the text, you can understand what it means.
But it was impossible to tell the truth. If I made a mistake, they might find out that I am an elite enough to be a research student at Carmine University, and that I am a man with a master’s degree.
It’s just difficult. It’s because I’m a fucking competent master’s teacher, so no one can do it without hiring me.
‘It’s not self-consciousness or narcissism, it’s 100% true.’
In this world, archeology and linguistics are high-level studies and have many practicalities.
The moment they noticed that I was a master from Carmine who could write an ancient language, the upper echelons of the guild would rather make me a member of the guild and do the translation work rather than roll me as an adventurer.
‘It’s true that it’s wise from their point of view.’
It’s better to make a smart guy analyze the purpose of the ancient documents or artifacts obtained in the dungeon than to let him go through the adventures.
But that’s the position of the guild guys. I came to Sardigas to be an adventurer, not to be a translation slave for a small business.
“Yeah. Then please read this article. If this is possible, I will write it down as ‘normal reading and writing is possible’.”
What the receptionist pointed out was a short four-line text inside the reception desk. I saw the article nailed down and read it as it is.
“… ‘When the sun came up in the morning, we noticed that the goblin trail had moved south. A hunter, a member of the party, suggested that we warm up with a bonfire and move on.’ … What is this?”
“It’s like a test to see if you can read. Content changes weekly. This time, it was excerpted from an adventurer’s notes.”
“Aha.”
I don’t know if such a short article can prove it. Like a small business, it’s a fistfight.
Anyway, the world is so illiterate. Even with closed eyes, it was obvious how a multilingual elite who could speak seven languages like me would be treated.
From the point of view of the guild, it would be advantageous to have other adventurers write down the ancient language recorded in the ruins and have it translated by me.
The administrators of the adventurer’s guild do not want to share profits and achievements, so they do not even want to outsource translation to the archeology community. There’s no way I’ll miss a talented person like me.
Aren’t you a member of our union whenever I come looking for work as an adventurer? A muddy future while walking was definitely not an option.
‘If I’m going to get caught by a small business, I’ll just end up being a slave in college.’
There was no reason to pay for a free translator at an adventurer’s guild branch in a rural area with enough specs.
Where did the small business treat talented people well? Even if I could do the work of 10 people by myself, they wouldn’t pay me 10 times my salary.
At most, it is almost certain that the boss will buy meat with the money left over from playing golf.
‘Besides, there is no future.’
Even if I achieve something, it is not my personal career, but the achievement of the Sardigas branch of the Auduumla Guild. My name will not spread in academia, and there will be no benefit to me.
It is Steve Jobs who is out front doing PPR who is becoming famous, not the engineer who developed the iPhone behind the scenes.
For the above reasons, I had no intention of revealing my identity to the Adventurer’s Guild. That’s why I deliberately acted as if Britannia couldn’t do it perfectly.
For the time being, it will be Powerful ON.
“Mr. Nord? Would you like to squeeze this stone here one last time?”
And registering as an adventurer was also the last step.
I gulped at the black stone I received from the receptionist. In a sense, this stone was more important than all the previous questions.
“Should I hold on tight? Got it?”
The calm voice of the receptionist repeatedly asked. As I listened to it, I squeezed my hand holding the stone with all my might. I tried my best, thinking that this was Yerna, clenching my fist right before I smashed the thief’s bamboo bread.
“Suck!”
How long was that The receptionist, who had been watching, nodded his head.
“Yeah. That’s enough. You can relax.”
“—Puhaa.”
It’s not easy to squeeze all the power into a fucking fist. As I slowly opened my exhausted hand, I saw that the black stones on my palm had turned indigo.
“It’s navy blue.”
“Iknow, right.”
Oh shit, i’m glad I let out a sigh of relief.
This stone is called pressure stone, and it is a special stone that changes its color in the order of a rainbow when it is subjected to strong pressure.
In many adventurers’ guilds, this stone is used as a tool to determine the approximate physical strength of a person.
“It’s great that you’re in the dark. Most people are purple at first.”
It was the receptionist who gave me the stone I held back and gave me compliments. But since I was fucking sodomy all the time, I felt like I was gay, so I felt a bit bad.
Anyway, the indigo mentioned here is not indigo (male), which is expressed in Chinese characters for gay behavior, but indigo (藍色), which is the second color from the back among the seven colors of the rainbow of Puljunochopanambo.
But right above purple, the lowest grade.
In other words, my average combat power is second from the bottom. That’s damn low
Even so, I was relieved that the purple color didn’t appear earlier. It was proof that I was seeing myself as an asshole.
“T_T.”
I was very sad. Because it has been proven that I am still lacking physically and mentally.
As the receptionist said, it is true that this level is higher than that of the general public.
But where am I? I’ve been ironing for over 3 years under Professor Brahmaton, but I can’t believe I was sodomy!
I had never touched a discrimination stone in college, so I didn’t know. I thought it might be blue though.
“I heard that indigo to blue is the average for the bronze class, is that correct?”
I asked as I opened and closed my pale hands. Professor Brahmaton’s book said so.
“Yeah. The adventurer plate is embroidered with a stone to be dyed in the same color as the identification grade. The average for bronze is below blue.”
“Isn’t the grade color itself irrelevant to promotion?”
“Of course. Promotion screening is determined by performance and conduct. Because the grade color is not directly related to the adventurer’s skill.”
The receptionist responded more kindly than expected.
If it were the other world’s tear-chungs, it would have been enough to tick-tick with an angry face. I kept my mouth shut so as not to damage the image by asking more questions.
He takes coins out of his wallet, counts them, and hands them to the receptionist.
“Here, 50 Cooper.”
“The subscription fee, I definitely received it. With this, registration is complete. This is a temporary plate. The plate with the name and grade color will be available in about five days, so come get it then.”
I received a thin ironed plate and string from the receptionist. You can weave this and use it as a bracelet or as a necklace.
As I stared at the plain plate, the receptionist smiled brightly with a tired face.
“Welcome to the Auduumra Guild, new adventurer.”
That’s how I was able to put my name on the adventurer’s guild.
