Chapter 3: For the Female Knight, Endurance Is Crucial!
Loria, carrying a large briefcase, dashed into the Adventurers Management Guild.
In the office at this time, only a few people were sitting scatteredly.
As a newcomer in the workplace, Loria's usual task was to be in charge of registering the identities of new adventurers and compiling daily data on adventurer movements.
In the vast Oder Empire, Creek Town was far from being famous. Therefore, there were not many adventurers willing to make a name for themselves here, and their average strength were relatively low.
To describe it in terms of a video game, it would be like…
Creek Town is the village for beginners!
Similar to the Alvin defense line in Dungeon and Fighter.
Of course, considering Loria's experience and job responsibilities, she couldn't be compared to Seria.
She didn't possess the kind of superpower that would make adventurers obediently pay money with just a few words.
"Senior Bitsch, are there only a few of you in the office?"
Loria walked up to a desk piled high with books.
The middle-aged man with round glasses looked up and said, "At this hour, most people haven't arrived yet."
The Adventurers Guild is the official organization of the Oder Empire. Working here is like having a secure job. For most who have no ambition for promotion, it is impossible to arrive at the office early.
Loria looked around carefully.
The empty surroundings made her gradually calm.
The monster tide was an extremely terrifying disaster, that is true. But even more terrifying was the possibility that the monster tide might have been planned by someone.
"What is the purpose of the mastermind, and where is he hiding now?"
Loria furrowed her brow.
The person who worked hard to create this disaster must have had a motive.
Without knowing exactly where that person was hiding, if she were to rashly come out and tell someone that she knew somebody was secretly causing trouble, in case that message reached the mastermind's ears, she would be in big trouble.
"Who looks the most like a villain?"
Loria's mind was suddenly filled with a bunch of names.
The blonde busty guildmaster, rumored to be of noble descent, is notorious for the improper behavior of the Oder Empire's nobility. It is uncertain whether the guildmaster is a mad individual harboring the desire to see the world burn.
In Creek Town, the first adventurer, D-rank mage Eingurite, was rumored to be able to defeat the terrifying Pig Demon King single-handedly. With such abilities, she was completely capable of planning a monster tide.
"And there was Felix, the receptionist of the association. We started working at the same time, and he immediately threw himself into his work like a whirlwind. He almost caught me pretending to be busy. It seemed like he knew I wasn't really working. Why do some people have to make life difficult for others? He didn't seem like a good person at all!"
Loria pondered and pondered but couldn't find a definite answer.
In Creek Town, where tens of thousands of people lived, if she could catch criminals just by meditating, then she would be the extraordinary detective that even Sherlock Holmes, Poirot, and Miss Marple would marvel at.
"Can I only rely on the simulator?"
When Loria saw that purchasing a single simulation opportunity required 100 Oder coins, she felt almost faint.
In truth, she was not obsessed with wealth.
She simply happened to have a natural affinity with money.
For example, money could provide her with everything she lacked!
Miss Loria had been living in an orphanage, always experiencing the days of "having enough to eat for oneself, but not for the whole family."
Poverty, although it didn't make her unstoppable, taught her how to get by in life.
"100, but that's my whole day's salary! It's too expensive. How about waiting until tomorrow? No, no."
Loria gently shook her adorable, pale ash-blonde hair.
The situation was urgent, and they had to quickly find clues.
Otherwise, once the twenty-fifth day arrived, she would die, and even if she had money by then, it would be of no use.
"Recharge!"
Loria gritted her teeth and spent another 100 Oder coins.
A new simulation began.
[Day 1: Sensing the hidden conspiracy beneath the calm daily life in Creek Town, you decide that you cannot sit idly by. Therefore, today you, unusually, skip work to investigate.]
[You start to gather information by asking around, inquiring about any unusual behavior of monsters outside Creek Town. The adventurers who have come to register report that they haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary.]
[Near the end of the workday, you still haven't discovered anything unusual. So, you find the guildmaster and share your findings with her. The guildmaster is greatly surprised and promises to initiate an investigation.]
[You returned home and got ready to take a bath. As you walked up to the mirror, you noticed a strange purple light outside the window. Curious, you stepped closer to take a look…]
[An unseen force swept by, and your head was severed from your body. As your head flew into the sky, you caught a glimpse of your neck gushing blood. You died.]
[The simulation came to an end.]
[Result: The Swift Legend of Creek Town]
[Congratulations to the player for achieving the "Door Slayer" achievement and receiving an additional reward. Agility +1.]
[Congratulations to the player for receiving an F grade evaluation, resulting in the reward: Overhead perspective.]
"!"
Loria instinctively grasped her own neck.
After taking several deep breaths, she finally confirmed that her head hadn't flown away.
However, if she hadn't controlled herself from asking random questions everywhere just now…
Danger, danger, danger!
This is not a story of time travel, nor is it a limitless resurrection online game. If her head really flew away, then she would be completely dead!
"Who did it, guildmaster, or was it someone who saw me asking around?"
Loria felt a lingering fear in her heart.
She plopped back into her office chair, her mind filled with uncertainty. This time, Felix walked over.
The young boy, with his long blue hair tied up behind his head, was filled with energy and determination.
"Good morning, Loria. You came even earlier than me today."
"Good morning, Felix."
Loria had a big smile on her face, but deep down she was really angry.
(¬д¬。)凸
[You, traitor to the working class, I don't have time to deal with you today!]
After Felix had walked away, Loria opened the simulator again.
She didn't have enough money for the fifth simulation today, so she decided to collect her rewards first.
The rewards that appeared before her eyes now were "Enhanced Endurance", "Introduction to Craftsman Skills", "Keen Eye", and "Overhead Perspective".
Crafting is a true craft, and after receiving this reward, she would learn all crafting skills 15% faster.
As for "Keen Eye" and "Overhead Perspective", the former enhances vision while the latter increases composure.
"Choose to strengthen my endurance."
Loria is very sensitive to her own body, very sensitive indeed.
Reducing her body's sensitivity by 15% may not seem like much, but it was enough to make her more enduring in battles against the monster girls.
Even as a female knight, she couldn't deny her endurance. After all, how else could she conquer those monster girls? Could she really expect to drown them herself?!
[Endurance enhancement successfully acquired]
After seeing the prompt, Loria pinched herself again.
"How come it feels like nothing has changed?"
Never mind, let's leave it at that for now. Let's simulate a few more times after midnight.
The following day, Loria went to work as usual, pretending to be busy.
She had stayed up until midnight, sitting cross-legged on the bed, she took a deep breath.
While she was simulating, she also had to find a way to make some money, so she could do more simulations.
Once upon a time.
[Day 1: A brand new day begins, and you realize the importance of money. So, while registering adventurers, you hint that they should give you money.]
"Hmm?"
What I meant was to make money, not to make money like this!
