Volume 3 - CH 22

After being released from being a criminal slave, Cyclo left the guild for the day to look for a place to stay.

The guild master told him that an accurate assessment could not be completed in a day because the number of monsters he had brought with him was indeed too large.

So, Cyclo received only a portion of the confirmed sale proceeds in cash and spent the night at a nearby inn.

Soothed by the softness of the bed, Cyclo drifted off to sleep.

The next day. Cyclo visited the Adventurers’ Guild again.

When he goes to the reception desk, the receptionist immediately recognizes him.

“Sir Cyclo! I’ll call the guild master now!”

“Yeah, please.”

Cyclo was a little surprised by the receptionist’s politeness, which he had never experienced before, but did not show it.

After a short wait like that, the guild master soon appeared.

“Cyclo. The assessment has been completed without incident.”

“I’m glad to hear that. How much did I get for it?”

“The final total was 18,350 gold coins. Or 183 platinum coins and 50 gold coins. “

“That’s another …… record-breaking amount of money.”

“It’s definitely the highest amount ever. Frankly, if you asked me for cash, I wouldn’t be able to pay it.”

The guild master said honestly, and Cyclo laughed as well.

Even Cyclo, as expected, had that much common sense. The guild is an organization that moves a lot of cash, but I don’t think they can come up with more than a hundred platinum coins yesterday.

“Well, If I have some on hand, I can deposit the rest. And for that–“

“Yes, that’s right. The quickest way to do that is to register as an adventurer. That’s what you were planning to do too, right, Cyclo?”

“Well, yes.”

When you register as an adventurer, you can open a bank account at the bank managed by the Adventurers’ Guild at the same time.

When Cyclo was living in the Royal Capital, he had an account through the Craftsmen’s Guild. However, his account was frozen when he fell into criminal slavery. Now he does not have a single account that he could use for deposits.

So he decided that the quickest way to receive his reward was to open an account with the Adventurers’ Guild.

“I knew you would say that. We have already completed your registration as an adventurer.”

“Oh, really? That’s great.”

“And here’s your registration card, or — guild card.”

The guild master hands Cyclo a card.

The card is pitch black with gold engraved letters.

Cyclo tilts his head at the color.

“Black? How many ranks does this thing have?”

His question was about the rank system for adventurers.

Adventurers are ranked according to their abilities.

And according to their rank, the material, or color, of their guild card changes.

An average adventurer who just registered starts at rank F.

As they gain experience, they move up to ranks E and D. Up to this point, they use guild cards made of copper.

Silver guild cards are used by C and B rank adventurers, and gold guild cards by A-rank adventurers. A ranks use the gold guild card, and a limited number of adventurers and S ranks use the platinum guild card.

However, Cyclo’s guild card is black. He had never seen or heard of a guild card of this color before, so he was puzzled.

“The guild card is specially made.”

“Specially made?”

“That’s right. It is a special card that has only been issued a few times in the long history of the guild. It is also known as the black card, is a guild card made of adamantine that only SSS-ranked adventurers are allowed to use.”

When he was told that much, Cyclo finally understood.

“…… So I’m going to be that SSS rank, right?”

“That’s what’s going to happen. Congratulations, Cyclo. From today, you are an SSS rank adventurer.”

“Seriously!?”

Cyclo was surprised by this unexpected development.

The guild master smiles, as if to say, “I’ve succeeded in surprising you”.

Thus, an adventurer with the SSS rank, also known as a legend, was born in North Folia.