Hello, good morning. How may I be of help to you?"
Standing in front of an available staff window, Kyson was greeted by the female staff.
Coincidentally, that staff was actually someone Kyson had met before.
Kyson looked at her nameplate and saw her name, Belle.
However, just because he interacted with her before doesn't mean Kyson will act close with her.
Standing there, Kyson immediately stated his purpose.
"I'd like to register myself as an adventurer, please."
"Okay, sir. Please hand over your ID card."
Kyson obediently handed it over, and Belle immediately started the procedure.
After a few minutes, Belle handed back his ID card and said,
"Congratulations, sir. You're now registered as an adventurer."
Kyson received his ID card and looked at it.
Besides what's originally in it, there's now an additional line.
[Adventurer: F-rank]
"It's just like in the games…" Kyson whispered.
At this time, Belle spoke and said, "Would you like me to introduce you to the basics of what an adventurer is, sir?"
"Ahh, that'll be helpful. Please."
Belle started talking, and Kyson listened carefully.
Adventurers are divided into 7 ranks, from F-rank being the lowest and S-rank being the highest.
To rank up, you need to complete 50 missions of the same rank as you are or 10 missions one rank higher than you.
However, from rank C and above, a rank-up test will also be conducted to make sure that the adventurer possesses the necessary skills to rank up.
In terms of work, an adventurer is quite similar to a freelancer. They have great freedom in arranging their own schedules.
The great thing about being an adventurer is that they can go out in the wild to freely explore and hunt monsters.
This is something that others are not allowed to do. Of course, traveling to another city is a different matter.
Anyway, Kyson listened to Belle chatter about some basic things about being an adventurer for a while.
…
"Did you understand everything I said, sir?"
After she finished talking, Belle looked at Kyson with a smile.
Nodding, Kyson said, "Yes, thank you for patiently telling me everything."
"No problem, sir. I am just doing my job."
"Well, I'll go check out the mission area first."
Kyson turned around and visited the mission area next.
He walked in front of the screen and propped his chin with his hand, looking thoughtful.
"There's quite a lot of missions…"
From subjugation missions to collection missions, all of them are available on the mission board.
Kyson looked at F-rank and E-rank mainly since that's the only missions he can accept right now.
After looking for a while, Kyson's eyes stopped on one of the missions.
[Goblin Subjugation], an E-rank mission.
Based on the information posted, goblins have been sighted in a forest outside the north gate.
The mission task is to subjugate 10 goblins. The reward is 5 thousand pesos.
"This one shouldn't be too hard. With my own defense, they shouldn't be able to hurt me."
He looked at his stats on his own panel, his eyes lingering on his constitution.
Thanks to his talent 'Shared Defense', his own constitution has already reached 109 with Chicky in his party.
With a defense value of 1090, there shouldn't be anyone or anything that could hurt him in a short period of time.
That is, unless he meets some high-level monster.
So, Kyson naturally looks down on those goblins.
After making a decision, Kyson accepted the goblin subjugation mission.
Tapping his ID card on the mission board, a small green light lit up on the corner of it.
Then, another small line of words was written on the back of the card.
[Mission: Goblin Subjugation].
This shows that Kyson successfully received the mission.
After doing that, Kyson turned around and left the Adventurer Agency.
When he got outside, he called for a taxi and headed to the north gate without hesitation.
…
After he got out of the taxi, Kyson passed through the gate and left the city.
Standing in the wild once again, Kyson felt more relaxed than yesterday.
After all, he already experienced what it's like here in the wild before, even though it was just once.
"Anyway, it's time for me to complete this mission. The earlier I finish, the earlier I can go home."
With the same attitude as a corporate employee, Kyson summoned Chicky and started moving.
His destination this time is a bit further than yesterday.
The forest where the goblins were sighted is called Batalan Forest. It spans multiple towns and cities and also borders the sea.
Porac City, where Kyson lives, is located in the province of Zambal. It's a coastal province with lots of great beaches and mountains.
Batalan Forest spans almost half of Zambal province, making it one of the largest forests in the country.
Since the great change a few weeks ago, lots of animals and plants have already mutated here.
The news about a mutated plant gaining consciousness was actually from this forest. Showing how dangerous it is here.
Now that the world called Famigcia has finished its merger with Earth, it can only be imagined just how dangerous this forest has become.
Kyson's targets, the goblins, could be found at the outer layer of the forest, according to the information on the mission.
This is why it's only ranked E despite the location being such a dangerous forest.
After all, it is common knowledge that the deeper you are in the forest, the more dangerous the creatures you might encounter.
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After 30 minutes of walking, Kyson finally reached his destination.
Standing outside the forest, he looked over it and couldn't help but feel an ominous feeling coming from it.
"Huh, this place is giving me goosebumps."
Rubbing his hands on his shoulder, Kyson took a deep breath.
"Okay, Chicky, let's go into the forest and hunt some goblins!"
To boost his morale, Kyson cheered himself up and Chicky.
Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
With a response from Chicky, the two of them entered the forest.