Goblin Dependency

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"No, of course not!"

"You have already obtained the Professional Level and completed the promotion task. So, whether it's upstairs or downstairs, as long as you want to take on any tasks without restriction conditions, you can register them with me."

"But..." Moli hesitated for a moment, cautiously glancing at Xia Nan's expression, and said softly, "No offense intended, but you probably know this too."

"Most of the tasks on the first floor, although the difficulty is relatively simple, correspondingly, the rewards for the tasks won't be much either."

"After one trip, the Gold Coins you earn may not even be enough to maintain your Equipment."

With a slight nod, Xia Nan remained silent, his face showing no excess expression.

However, his heart was slightly eased.

It wasn't out of fear of danger, nor was it an obsession with certain lower-level demons like "Green Blood" Adeline.

The reason Xia Nan asked this.

Mainly stemmed from the perspective of training his Battle Skill proficiency.

Having crossed over for so long, he had figured out the general rules of this Golden Finger.

In simple terms, if one wants to improve the Skill Level of a certain Battle Skill, especially at Level 1 or Level 2.

Actual combat speeds up enhancement many times compared to daily training.

In this situation, he certainly hoped to engage in more battles, so he could maximize the proficiency of each Battle Skill and enhance his actual combat strength.

However, if the assigned task is too intense, the extremely dangerous environment during the adventure and the high pressure mentally make it impossible for him to focus on practicing Battle Skills.

And after each high-intensity task, to ease the mind and body, it always requires a short break, restricting him to train against the air in town, thus affecting efficiency.

Therefore, his thought was to slightly widen the gap between two tasks.

Using this time, he would head to the forest to practice his Battle Skills with the Green-skinned Goblins to enhance his Skill Level.

On one hand, normal goblins pose little threat to him now, even if the numbers are large, with his mobility and endurance, he can easily escape.

Even encountering an Elite Individual "Bear Goblins," for Xia Nan now, is merely a good training target for Battle Skills, moderate in intensity.

On the other hand, although he never thought he had any psychological issues.

But... he had to admit.

In the two months of traveling to and from Neum City, he did miss the sensation of a blade tearing through goblin's paper-thin skin, breaking their twig-like fragile bones, and the wonderful resistance felt on the hilt as they are cleaved in half.

On this premise, related tasks from the Association not only provide the rough locations of the goblin nest, but after the clean-up, offer a considerable bounty of Gold Coins (for loners).

Of course, he asked whether those tasks on the first floor could still be taken on.

Standing in place, he scrutinized the Task Board ahead, eyes sweeping over each task entrustment.

Detecting a puzzle, Xia Nan frowned slightly.

He organized his thoughts briefly, and asked directly:

"Two questions."

"First, regarding the task reward, compared to the first floor, now there's the concept of points added."

"But at the same time, Gold Coins also remain as rewards, and there is an option for other materials and Tools. Are there more detailed rules in this, which you could introduce to me?"

"Secondly, the numbering for these tasks upstairs seems to have altered, forming a fixed format of 'letter' plus 'number,' what does this signify?"

Hearing this, Moli, who was already somewhat tense due to Xia Nan's professional identity and his sharp, solemn demeanor, subconsciously tightened her body.

Straightening up, she meticulously recalled the knowledge she accumulated over the past few years, and earnestly replied:

"Alright, firstly about the specifics of your first question on task rewards."

"After you complete a task, you can freely choose among the several listed rewards within the entrustment."

"Take the bounty task with Task Number 'B-7168' for example. After helping Duke Morlton retrieve his family heirloom, you can choose between two hundred and fifty thousand Gold Coins and eight thousand three hundred points as the reward."

"However, considering most adventurers require substantial amounts of both points and Gold Coins, the Association permits a flexible adjustment of the ratio between them, as long as the total remains unchanged."

"For instance, the eight thousand three hundred points provided as a task reward can be converted to 4000 points and one hundred twenty-nine thousand Gold Coins."

"If you urgently need money, you can also exchange points for Gold Coins at the Association at a '1:30' ratio."

"Please note, this process is one-way, points can be converted to Gold Coins, not vice versa."

"Additionally, the exchange ratio fluctuates depending on the geographic location of each branch."

"As for the Task Number..."

No one had ever asked her such a question.

Watching Moli's lips move and her eyes shift as if she was strenuously recalling something.

But evidently unable to remember, her face promptly showed an awkward expression.

Even though Xia Nan had no intention of urging or blaming, under his calm gaze, the girl's forehead was still beading with sweat.

"Please, please wait for a moment."

Whether it was the extra 1 point in Charm making an impact, or Xia Nan's cold demeanor causing it.

Moli's voice started to tremble, making it seem like she was undergoing some kind of interrogation.

She pulled a small booklet filled with dense text out from her pocket, hurriedly flipped through it, scanning line by line with her eyes.

Finally locating the relevant content recorded during previous training, she didn't spare any time to relax and hurriedly read it aloud:

"Regarding [Task Number], temporary tasks displayed in the first-floor hall for all adventurers are numbered by the branch itself, with no specific requirement."

"Once approved by headquarters, registered as a formal task, it must then be assigned an official number composed of 'Task Difficulty' and 'number,' displayed on the second floor for professionals."

"Among them, 'Task Difficulty' ranges from low to high, represented by letters from 'F' to 'S'..."

"I, I'm sorry, Mr. Xia Nan, that's all I know. The teacher responsible for explaining related information didn't elaborate during our lessons."

Xia Nan had only noted the pattern in the characters following the [Task Number], asking merely out of curiosity.

Unexpectedly, there was indeed some rationale to it.

In light of this...

He gazed at the Task Board, at those two high-level entrustments he had seen earlier—the targets being the Spore Druid and the Golden haired Elf.

These two bounties had evidently received approval from the Association headquarters and obtained formal Task Numbers.

Both starting with the letter "B."

The same difficulty level as the adult Red Dragon that attacked the human territory?

Xia Nan pondered silently.

Seeming to notice his gaze, the receptionist Moli, who had just exhaled a sigh of relief after putting the booklet back into her pocket, hurriedly added:

"Sir, from what I know, the letter preceding the number is not permanently fixed and may change under certain circumstances."

"For example, if investigations reveal the target's strength surpasses expectations, or it's determined the target is in poor condition."

Understanding dawned within.

Xia Nan nodded in acknowledgement.

His gaze swept over the task wall twice, forming a slight impression of each task in his mind, before retracting his gaze.

Having just returned to River Valley Town, even if not taking a break for a couple of days, there were still many affairs needing addressing, hence there was no rush to set out again.

Turning his head, he looked at the golden-haired girl Moli who was attentively keeping an eye on him.

"I heard many people mention before, that there are Battle Skills to redeem on the second floor as well, using points?"

"Yes, Mr. Xia Nan."

"Take me there."

Rather than taking Xia Nan to some imagined small room densely equipped with various Battle Skill safeguards,

Moli simply led him to a quiet corner of the hall to sit down.

She then asked a receptionist on the other side of the hall for a thin book.

Taking quick steps, she returned and handed it to Xia Nan.

The rough, thick, tensile texture transmitted to his fingers, and a few lines of small print came into view on the cover of the book.

"Adventurer Association Combat Skills Catalogue (River Valley Town Branch)"

—Arcane Calendar 1018 Revised Edition