"Big sister, stop! How many times has this been? This is the seventh time! Ganyu and I have been searching with you for three days. Every time we reach the destination, we never see the Prehistoric Boar, and then you say you remembered the location wrong, ending up dragging us all over Mondstadt." Illustrious said, a bit annoyed.
"Where exactly is that Prehistoric Boar? Can you just give us a precise destination, please!"
"Or how about you just be honest with us! You don't actually remember the destination for the Prehistoric Boar, do you!"
Seeing that Illustrious was finally losing her patience and getting angry, Xiangling said in a very firm tone, "About that? Illustrious, don't get angry yet. This time I'm absolutely, definitely not wrong. That Prehistoric Boar is definitely there. I won't get the location wrong this time."
"You've said that seven times already." Illustrious turned her head and said to Ganyu, "Ganyu, let's go into the Adventurers' Guild in Mondstadt and ask for information about the Prehistoric Boar!"
"Indeed! Wandering around like this isn't a solution! Let's go, then!" Ganyu said softly.
The two of them walked directly toward Mondstadt. Seeing Illustrious and the others heading into the city for information, Xiangling shouted anxiously, "Hey! Don't leave! I'm sure this time I won't be wrong; that is definitely the location of the Prehistoric Boar."
Illustrious and Ganyu did not stop and continued toward Mondstadt, as they had enough of Xiangling dragging them around.
It wasn't that they lacked patience; rather, their patience was quite good. Being able to accompany Xiangling through seven mistakes—if it were anyone else, they would have ignored Xiangling by the third time.
Therefore, to escape this situation, the only right path for Illustrious and the others was to go to the Adventurers' Guild in Mondstadt for information.
Watching the two walk further away despite her shouting, Xiangling looked at the sky, which was slowly growing dark. The surroundings were deathly quiet; it was entirely possible that some unclean things might suddenly jump out!
With no other choice, Xiangling decided to give up on the search and started walking toward Illustrious and the others. "Wait for me! I'm coming with you!"
When they arrived at the Adventurers' Guild, it was already dark, but fortunately, the Adventurers' Guild didn't close until 11:00 PM. They walked straight up to the receptionist.
"Ad astra abyssosque, welcome to the Adventurers' Guild. I am the receptionist, Katheryne. How may I help you?" Katheryne said with a signature smile.
"Hello! Miss, I would like to ask if there are any commissions for the Cryo Regisvine here!" Illustrious asked.
"The Cryo Regisvine? Yes, it is one of our S-rank commissions for adventurers. Would you like to take this commission? In that case, please show me your Adventurer License so I can determine if you are eligible to accept the commission based on your rank." Katheryne said unhurriedly.
"I don't have an Adventurer License, but could you tell me the location of that monster? I want to go kill it." Illustrious stated directly that she did not have an Adventurer License.
"If you don't have one, I suggest you register an account. After all, adventurers can earn rewards by accepting commissions. If you kill the Cryo Regisvine without accepting the commission, there will be no reward." Katheryne continued, "By the way, the S-rank commission for killing the Cryo Regisvine has a reward of 100,000 mora."
"What! 100,000 mora! Heavens! That's almost as much as the annual income of my Wanmin Restaurant! Illustrious, hurry up and register an account to take the commission!" Xiangling's eyes were filled with mora as she pulled on Illustrious's arm.
"Why take it? I'm not short on money." Illustrious had 3 million mora in her hand, so she said disdainfully.
"You're not short on it, but I am! Hurry up and take it! You're going to kill the Cryo Regisvine anyway. If you take the commission and then kill the Cryo Regisvine, you can get the 100,000 mora and the Prehistoric Boar." Xiangling pleaded earnestly.
Illustrious wanted to refuse. "But..."
"No 'buts'! Register an account for me. You're being so wishy-washy, like a woman; it's really unseemly." Xiangling said, frustrated by her lack of resolve.
"But I am a woman!" Illustrious retorted.
"Go—register—now!" Xiangling said with a dark expression.
"Yes, yes, yes! Why are you so fierce?" Illustrious muttered softly after seeing Xiangling get angry.
Illustrious turned to face Miss Katheryne and said, "Miss! Please help me register an account."
"Registering an account requires a processing fee of 1 mora." Katheryne said calmly.
Taking a mora out from her cleavage, Illustrious tossed it directly to Katheryne. "Here! Take it."
After receiving the money, Katheryne immediately began registering the adventurer account for Illustrious. "What would you like your adventurer name to be?"
A name! How troublesome. She was terrible at naming things. After thinking about it, Illustrious immediately thought of the name Ship Girl. Anyway, no one here knew what a Ship Girl was, so she would just call herself Ship Girl. "Just take Ship Girl!"
"Understood, the name will be Ship Girl." Katheryne wrote the two characters for Ship Girl in the adventurer name field of the registration form.
"Why did you choose the name Ship Girl?" Ganyu asked curiously.
"Because my true form is an Aircraft Carrier." Illustrious replied.
"What is an Aircraft Carrier? Can you eat it?" Xiangling said, drooling.
"This isn't about whether it can be eaten or not, it's... forget it, I can't be bothered to explain it to you. Anyway, it's fine that my adventurer name is Ship Girl. By the way, why do you always think about whether things can be eaten? Are you very hungry?"
"I'm going to become the world's greatest chef! Of course I need to know every ingredient in the world!" Xiangling boldly stated her dream.
"Then you're really amazing! Clap, clap, clap..." Illustrious clapped expressionlessly.
"I always feel like your attitude is so perfunctory." Xiangling stared at Illustrious and said.
"No! That's just your imagination." Illustrious said, glancing to the other side.
Katheryne handed a certificate with the word "Adventurer" written on it to Illustrious. "Alright! The registration is complete. This is your Adventurer License. From today on, you are an adventurer and a member of the Adventurers' Guild. We will provide you with commissions and information."
Illustrious took the Adventurer License and checked her adventurer rank, only to find that it had reached the highest level, S-rank. "Strange! Miss! How did I become a top-level adventurer immediately?"
"What? Becoming an S-rank adventurer right after registering? Shouldn't it start at C-rank? How did it go straight to S-rank without leveling up from C? Did Miss Katheryne make a mistake and accidentally write S instead of C?" Xiangling asked Katheryne.
Regarding Xiangling's question, Katheryne replied, "There is no mistake. The person before you is a hero of our city of Mondstadt. She defeated Stormterror, who was endangering Mondstadt, all by herself."
"Defeating Stormterror is an S-rank commission. The reason she could become an S-rank adventurer is actually due to a decision made by our Adventurers' Guild Mondstadt Branch Master. He said that as long as the mysterious Silver-Haired Girl came to register as an adventurer, she should be made an S-rank adventurer immediately."
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