Chapter 11: Adventurer License

Chapter 11: Adventurer License

Upon hearing Alfred's words, Alex felt the tension in his body ease quite a bit.

To the side, Alfred released a silent sigh as he muttered to himself.

'I can only hope the Lord can get help in time. From the looks of it, the Galephant is indeed heading in this direction, and with the speed it's moving it'll be here in less than 2 days.'

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In the following few hours, not many eventful things happened.

Alex and Alfred departed after exchanging goodbyes when they made their way into the city.

Usually one would have to pay a toll if they wanted to enter the city—luckily for Alex who had no money the guards simply let him in for free due to his vital information.

'I should have asked Alfred for directions before he left...'

Right now, Alex was wandering the streets in search of the mission hall where adventurers would converge to accept and turn in missions.

Since he had achieved his immediate goal of ensuring his most basic safety, he decided that it was time to figure out how to level up his soul core to E tier so he can become an Evolver and leave the Primordial Expanse again.

With no clue where to start, he figured that the mission hall would be the best choice.

And he had only just found the place after hours of searching the city.

Looking at the grand, five storey building sitting in the middle of one of the busiest districts, he knew he had probably come to the right place.

The unique insignia of the adventurers hung on a sign outside of the building, which he only recognised when Albert let him have a look at his pendant.

The mission hall was vibrating with life, long lines of people waiting at counters waiting to accept or hand in missions. There were even people on the sides conducting trades with each other, handing over glowing stones of varying sizes.

'I wonder what they are...'

He could only wonder how these people would react if they knew a B tier natural disaster on legs was coming here to wreak havoc.

Alex's curiosity only lasted a moment. He shook his head and moved over towards a counter with nobody lining up.

The receptionist was a woman with a neutral face, probably in her twenties.

He was sure that there were many people like him in the Primordial Expanse, whether they were outsider or native, who wouldn't be happy if the adventurers guild exposed all of their secrets, and angering so many adventurers would only backfire in the end.

Hence, Alex decided to trust them this time.

When he arrived at the testing hall, the entire room was empty except for an alter holding a strange looking stone in the centre, with a middle aged man holding a clipboard standing next to it.

"Next!"

The man signalled Alex to enter after his turn came.

"Place your hand on the testing stone and remain still."

Alex did as the man instructed.

"Hand over your form."

The man was clearly following the standard procedure so Alex followed along.

"Please state your name, level of your soul core, and your talent."

'This place sure has a lot of checks and formalities.'

Alex simply repeated what he wrote down on the form back to the man and received a nod from him in response.

"Thank you, you can go back to the counter to collect your Adventurer Licence and access the mission board suitable for your rank."

'Huh?'

Alex was confused, wasn't he supposed to measure the level of his soul core?

"Sir, you said we're done but you haven't tested me yet."

*Sigh*

"The moment you touched the testing stone with your hand, your level was confirmed. F tiers like yourself produce no reaction from the stone. It only changes colour from E tier onwards."

The man replied to him as if he was reading a script. He had probably done this hundreds of times already.