Aventureros Guild

The guard looked at Aureus and Artemis in surprise, the two handsome young men were wearing clothes made of materials that he did not know, but he could tell that they are high-quality clothes, indicating that they are not ordinary people, probably nobles from a foreign country.

Furthermore, even though he is a rank 3 warrior, he couldn't sense any energy coming from these two!

That could only indicate that they are normal people, or that his strength is far greater than hers.

In this case, the guard was betting on the latter.

"Is there a problem?" Artemis asked coldly, staring into the guard's eyes.

The guard gulped as the hairs on the back of his neck stood up.

"N-No, of course not, come in please!", The guard practically screamed in fear, attracting the attention of the surrounding guards.

"Perfect then," Aureus smiled, as he and Artemis entered the city.

As soon as they entered, a wave of noise invaded them, the merchants shouting at the top of their lungs to sell their products, the carriages running from one place to another, the people talking to each other, the children running through the streets, practically all the possible sounds.

They walked through the city as they surveyed the surroundings, Aureus asking Critus about many things that he did not know, and the origin artifact answering with all the patience that he could muster.

Along the way, they also attracted a lot of attention due to their peculiar appearance, causing many to look at them.

This continued until Aureus asked Critus a particular question.

"Critus, why do these people wear chains?" Aureus asked for the fifth time in an hour.

[... those are slaves, boy]

"Slaves?"

[People without freedom or rights, who have been deprived of their free will and forced to become other people's possessions]

"Oh ...", Aureus looked at the group of people chained, they had dirty clothes and in bad condition, in addition, their eyes seemed dead, as if it was only their bodies that were alive, but not their souls.

"How come there is none of this other than the golden continent?" Aureus asked intrigued.

[Of course there are no slaves, they all see themselves as your servants, naturally there would be no slaves!]

[Now, stop concentrating on that and find an inn to spend the night, we'll start tomorrow!]

"Okay, okay, you don't have to be like this"

The two of them headed to the most luxurious hotel in town, where they were served by a refined-looking young man.

"What do you need?" Asked the man, keeping a professional smile.

"We want the best room you have," Artemis said coldly, generally his demeanor is this cold, only with Aureus showing the other hidden side of her.

The man still maintained a professional smile, but you could see a hint of annoyance on his face, "Our best room costs twelve gold coins a night, I don't think they can ..."

"BOOM!"

Before the receptionist had finished speaking, a bag of gold coins fell on the table, immediately silencing the man.

"120 gold coins, we will stay 10 days for now," Aureus declared, as the man recovered from his shock with surprising speed and all discomfort on his face immediately disappeared.

"Of course, gentlemen, she will direct you to her room" the man left for a second, only to return with an attractive woman who led them to his room, located on the highest floor of the building.

The room was quite luxurious and spacious, with a full-size bed and 24-hour service.

The moment they entered, Artemis changed her dress and magically the next second she was dressed in a completely different set of clothing.

Instead of the silk clothes that she wore before, she now wore a short maid outfit with black and white decorations.

Adriel looked at her with some annoyance, "Do you really have to wear that?"

"What's wrong? I'm her servant, it's natural that I dress like one," Artemis replied as if she were the most natural thing in the world.

Aureus sighed, Artemis insisted on dressing like this even before they left the golden continent.

"Putting that aside, what am I supposed to do now, Critus?" Aureus asked.

[... okay, listen carefully]

Critus explained his plan to Aureus for the rest of the night, while Aureus listened carefully.

The next morning.

In the central area of ​​Lebru city was a branch of the adventurer's guild.

The Adventurer's Guild is a unique entity, it is not linked to any kingdom or organization and is spread throughout the world.

In this branch of the guild, two peculiar people entered.

Aureus and Artemis looked curiously at the adventurer's guild building.

More than a guild, it looked like a bar, it was full of tables where men and women of different ages sat, talking, chatting and arguing, all while getting drunk.

The only thing that really differentiates it from a normal bar are the customers, all the people here carry different types of weapons and have a slight stench of blood, a sign that they kill frequently.

Adriel and Artemis went to the reception, where they were served by a middle-aged woman.

"We wish to register as adventurers." Before the woman could say anything, Aureus said of the purpose for which they were here.

At this, the receptionist could only answer with a stiff smile, "The registration cost is 10 copper coins, and you will start as G-rank adventurers, which like everyone else begins."

"Sounds good to us," Aureus shrugged as he handed over the money.

The receptionist registered them through a white glass called a 'registration stone', which recorded their information, well, it only identified their name and rank, as well as the completed missions, although they had not completed any yet.

"Done, you have to complete at least 3 missions a month, or your registrations will be revoked.

Aureus nodded and headed over to the quest board, looking at all the available quests, scanning them at superhuman speed, though it's not like he's human.

In the end, the sight of him stopped on a particular mission, with a smile, he ripped the mission straight off the board.