Chapter 24: Meeting Nichole Again

Chapter 24: Meeting Nichole Again

"Career mentors? Just a moment, please."

Upon hearing this, the girl behind the counter stood up and walked to the back to inquire with others.

Career mentors were a benefit policy of the guild, offering the opportunity for regular individuals to gain extraordinary powers at a relatively low cost. However, due to the large number of applicants, mentorship was often mass-taught, and the quality of teaching was questionable, depending entirely on the individual's aptitude.

Shortly after, the girl returned to William and said, "Currently, there are mentors available for the mage, warrior, and hunter professions. The assassin mentor is out handling a commission and isn't at the guild."

William frowned upon hearing this. His goal was to learn dagger techniques from the assassin mentor, but now that the mentor was absent, did he have to wait indefinitely?

Seeing William's furrowed brows and silence, the girl assumed he was contemplating which mentor to choose and advised, "I suggest you choose either the warrior or hunter mentor for now. Although there are fewer mage professionals and they hold higher status, there are very few individuals with mage talent."

The girl paused for a moment before continuing, "Moreover, the mage mentor charges 10 gold coins per session, which is ten times more than the other mentors!"

Wow!

William hadn't expected the mage mentor to be so expensive. After all, in his past life, he hadn't switched to a mage profession through this method!

Ten gold coins per person,

Ten people per session,

Ten training sessions per week,

That's 1000 gold coins in a week!

Thinking about how he only had three hundred gold coins left from his last order to Joyce, William's eyes practically turned into gold coins!

Although William knew that the calculations were definitely not that straightforward and the actual situation probably wasn't as ideal, making a hundred gold coins in a week at most and taking up a lot of time.

After some thought, William suppressed the urge to blurt out that he wanted to apply for the mage profession mentorship. After all, this activity consumed a lot of time, and most of the earnings probably had to be handed over to the guild. Besides, he wasn't like the players from his past life who were desperate for resources at that time.

But here's the problem: what should he do about learning his last weapon?

Just as William was scratching his head over this, a somewhat sleazy voice came from behind.

"Hey, buddy, are you looking for a career mentor?"

William turned around to see a man wearing ordinary mercenary attire standing behind him, rubbing his hands together with a grin, looking even sleazier than his voice.

The man's somewhat abstract appearance made William feel a bit uncomfortable, so he took two steps back and countered, "No, thanks."

"Hey, don't reject me so quickly, buddy! Look, this is my big brother, Albert. He's about to break through to silver warrior status!"

"Opportunity knocks only once! Enroll in one-on-one tutoring with my big brother now for just 5 gold coins, and I guarantee you'll become an extraordinary warrior!"

As the abstract man spoke, Albert, the man behind him, struck a pose, flexing his muscles!

Before William could react, the girl behind the counter coldly interjected, "Saire, Albert, if you two dare to deceive people here again, I'll have the guards throw you out!"

The Mercenary Guild had a considerable security force to stop mercenaries from causing trouble inside the bulding.

"No, no, we're leaving, we're leaving, Miss Lyla, please don't be angry."

Before they could finish their words, the two quickly slunk away from the mercenary hall. They found it strange that Lyla, who usually didn't care about this sort of thing, would directly stop them this time. They were just trying to make a little extra gold. What did it matter what they taught? 

"Hmph!" Lyla saw the two quickly leaving and snorted lightly.

These two had been here all along, deceiving novice mercenaries into spending more gold coins to learn professional skills. And this time, they had even managed to deceive someone in front of her.

Moreover, those two idiots couldn't see it, but could she, who interacted with hundreds of people every day, not see it?

Could the young man named Moriarty in front of her be an ordinary person?

Although he was dressed in ordinary cotton clothes, he was very neatly groomed and had no signs of exposure to the elements on his face. His skin was even enviable in quality.

Most importantly, the young man wore a precious storage ring on his hand, and judging by her eye, it was of high rank!

It was probably another young master from some family who came out to experience mercenary life.

William had no idea about the many thoughts swirling in Lyla's mind. He expressed his gratitude and said with a hint of thanks, "Miss Lyla, right? Thank you earlier."

"No problem, Mr. Moriarty. Have you decided which career mentor you'd like to follow?"

"Not yet," William hesitated for a moment before saying, "I want to learn about the assassin profession, but since the mentor isn't available, Miss Lyla, do you have any other assassin professionals you can recommend?"

"Assassins, huh? There are very few people who choose this extraordinary profession. Let me think."

Just as Lyla was recalling which assassin professionals were still accepting students in the guild, another voice echoed from nearby.

"William!"

This surprised voice made William pause. He hadn't expected someone here to recognize him, and the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Dum-dum-dum~ The crisp sound of leather shoes hitting the ground approached from a distance, and a familiar face emerged from the crowd of mercenaries.

Nichole!

The spirited girl he had met at the Morra family's party.

He hadn't expected to encounter her here.

"Hello, Nichole! Didn't expect to meet again so soon!" William waved and greeted the girl.

"Hehe! I just felt a familiar presence over here. Turns out it's you!" Nichole looked at William with her beautiful gray-purple eyes, full of surprise.

William took a moment to look at her. Today, the girl wasn't dressed in the gorgeous evening gown from their last meeting. Instead, she wore a simple and practical brown leather armor that tightly wrapped around her slender figure.

Only her fair and delicate arms and calves were exposed. She carried a black longsword on her back, and her jet-black hair was casually tied into a bun at the back of her head, with a few loose strands hanging down, giving her a playful and cute look.

"What are you looking at?" Seeing William's lack of response, Nichole raised her fair wrist and waved it in front of his eyes.

"Nothing. I'm here to register as a mercenary. What about you, Nichole?" William smiled and asked.

"You're really silly. Can't you tell from what I'm wearing? I've been a mercenary for a long time."

William wasn't too surprised by Nichole's mercenary status. After all, he had discovered last time that the girl wasn't as fragile as she seemed. She had even mastered extraordinary powers and become a formal professional.

Meanwhile, Lyla on the side spoke respectfully, "Miss Nichole is the most talented individual in our mercenary guild in nearly ten years. In just one year, she rose from a junior mercenary to a gold-level mercenary."

Now William was a bit surprised. Gold-level mercenaries weren't simple roles, especially achieving such a promotion within a year. It wasn't something that could be achieved just by completing numerous simple tasks.

So, did Nichole accomplish a considerable number of high-level missions and commissions by herself?

And according to Lyla's implication, Nichole's strength was enough to handle high-level tasks on her own, not just by following a team.

Did she have this kind of strength?

Could it be that Nichole was a high-level professional?