A simple carriage crossed a regular dirt road, in the carriage sat a handsome young man with white hair and blue eyes and a beautiful young woman with curly golden hair and skin as white as snow.
Soon, the carriage arrived at a village located a few kilometers from the dark forest, this village is called Fire Village, it is called that simply because the head of the village is a respected retired fire attribute magician.
Magicians are noble and respected people, that such a person resides in a small village is a great honor, to the point where the residents of the village appointed him head and named the village after him.
"Sirs, what brings you to the village of fire?" Asked a guard dressed in leather armor and a metal spear, even though he was courteous with his words, his eyes constantly scanning Aureus and Artemis for any suspicious movements.
The fire village is very close to the devil's forest, so they are attacked by monsters throughout the year, the people here are strong and above all cautious, there are certain types of monsters that can change shape to deceive the folks, they're rare, but they exist.
"We come at the request of the adventurer's guild to join the scouting group that is gathering here", Aureus handed the mission certificate to the guard, the guard reviewed it for a while and nodded, "Everything is correct, I went ahead. "
Aureus and Artemis entered the village through the wooden wall, they went to the inn in the center of the village, along the way, they attracted a lot of attention, not only for their beautiful appearance, but also for their horses.
Aureus modified the horses to be faster and stronger, in addition, now they need much less rest, you could say that they are elite horses.
But of course these changes cannot be made without changing their appearance, although Aureus strove to maintain their original appearance, they have changed quite a bit, for the better, of course, they are now larger than the average horse, their muscles are more pronounced and their fur is much brighter.
Due to these horses and their beautiful appearance, the villagers mistook them for sons of nobles who are starting out as adventurers.
This practice is common, only one person can inherit the title, so the rest of the brothers must seek life themselves, and because of the ease of becoming an adventurer, many failed children decide to become one.
The inn has no one to attend to them outside, they had to leave the horses in the stable before entering the inn.
BOOM!
The inn was full of people chatting and laughing loudly, these people are armed and emit a slightly bloody aura, they are obviously not native!
A kingdom baron has issued a recruiting quest to recruit adventurers, the goal is to venture into the dark forest and hunt monsters to obtain factual materials.
Adriel was struck by this search because the baron allowed all ranks to take it, he performed a test of strength upon arrival in the village to prove that you are qualified.
For people like Aureus who are strong, but low in rank, this quest is perfect for getting up the ranks quickly!
They approached the bar to order something to eat, but before the waiter came over, a huge hand hit the table.
"Hey, brat, are you here for the scouting party?", growled a huge man, at least 2 meters tall and the body of a bodybuilder.
Artemis was about to kill the human, but a quick glance from Aureus made him put that thought behind him.
"You have a problem with that?"
"Of course not, kid, but you have to pass Lord Frich's test in order to join, otherwise you'd better get out!"
"Ohhh ...?!", Aureus nodded, pretending he didn't know just to joke, "And where can we find Lord Frich, big man?"
"Big guy ?!", the man growled, but unexpectedly he allowed himself to be provoked, the man waved his hand as if he wanted to scare them both, "You will find him in the backyard, but you better go, a couple of spoiled children like you would not survive a day in the forest "
"We'll see about that, big man," Adriel smiled.
"Ump!"
They both went to the backyard, just as they opened the door, they found an unexpected scene.
"BOOM!"
A human figure shot out of the doorway and flew down the hallway, crashing into the wall.
A voice was heard from outside.
"Okay, I'll wait for you here first thing tomorrow morning"
Then the voice sounded again.
"Oh, do we have the next ones? Go ahead"
Aureus and Artemis entered casually, not looking at the man embedded in the wall.
In the courtyard were two people, one of them is an old man with a staff on his back and a silk suit.
This is Maron, the head of the fire village.
The other is a muscular middle-aged man full of scars, his expression and the way he talks about him are more like a mercenary than a nobleman.
This is Emilio Rich, a baron of the Reck empire who earned his title thanks to his achievements as a former grade C adventurer.
This is one of the reasons why the Adventurer's Guild is the largest organization in the world, they basically have a mutually beneficial relationship with almost every organization.
Through the adventurers guild, many powers arise among civilians, what the Reck kingdom does, and the rest of the countries, is to give benefits to powerful adventurers, they offer them titles, money, resources and even territory, they attract them to their side for your benefit.
The adventurer,s make a living with what they have always dreamed of, the country gains a constant stream of elites and the guild develops ever deeper connections, it is a win-win situation.