Chapter 8 - The First Quest
Chapter 8 - The First Quest
"Young master"
The girl called out to him when she came back with a pouch of coins.
"Two hundred silver coins, as promised, young master, please check it"
"Two hundred silver coins"
The system's voice rang in his mind.
"No need, I need your help with something else though"
"Please tell me, young master"The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.
"I decided to take this quest, is there a procedure I have to take care of before taking a quest? "
The girl nodded and took out a small form from her desk
"You need to register with the adventure guild, young master, do you wish to join the guild now?"
"Yes I do"
"Wonderful"
The girl revealed all of her pearl white teeth by letting out a wide grin
"Please fill this form, young master"
The form had pretty standard stuff like name, cultivation level, party name, and party members.
Micheal didn't plan to form a party as he liked to do things alone and the only reason he was putting up with Gaya was she had knowledge about this world and he could use that knowledge to his advantage. He thought of her as pink, his aide in the earth.
But he was planning to recruit more people as his subordinates and expand his influence throughout the world, so he could sit back and enjoy the wealth created by them while growing stronger and stronger. For the time being, he liked to do things alone like a lone wolf.
So on the form, he only filled his name and cultivation level and left everything else blank.
"The Ghost?"
The girl looked perplexed looking at his name but it was quite usual for the adventurers to use names like these, therefore she didn't ask any question.
"Young master, if you don't know any party to join, the guild can suggest you parties that look for one more member?"
"No need, I like to work alone"
"I'm right here"
Gaya's voice sounded in his mind
"But young master?"
"I can look after myself, miss, trust me"
"Pretty face and no brains, pity, what a handsome lad but he's going to end up dead"
The girl sighed inside and nodded.
After taking one last glance at the form, a white light appeared from the girl's hand as she scanned the form using the light.
"Here's your adventurer card, young master, if you lose it, you have to pay fifty silver coins at any of our branches and receive another one, each quest you successfully complete will give you points and added to your card, harder the quest, more points you'll earn and more points you earn, the more high-value quest will be presented to you by the guild"
As she said, she gave him his adventurer card.
It was a yellow card the size of a credit card with his name etched on it.
"What's on the menu?"
"pan-Fried Lemon Yak, Smoked Beets, and Lemon Mammoth
Tenderized Rice and Fish and finally today's special Poached Creamy Mutton"
He had never heard of these dishes and couldn't wait to try, especially the special
"Give me a special"
"That'd be ten silver, What do you want to drink? Young master, we have ale and freshly brewed beer"
"Just hot water, put some lemon and mint leaves if you have any"
The waitress seemed surprised but she nodded and ran back to the kitchen to bring his order.
"Do you want anything?"
He asked Gaya slightly brushing his wrist
"Humph, how could I eat in a place like this? I have standards, human, unlike some"
"Even with crippled cultivation, you still act bitchy, they should have broken your mouth instead of the meridians"
"Hisss"
She hissed at him but that only made him grin.
And after a few moments, the waitress brought him his order as he gave her fifteen silver coins.
"Keep it and do you have rooms to stay the night?"
Her face brightened in delight seeing the tips
"Of course, young master, we have a few rooms available and if you want, I can put you in our cleanest room"
"And how much would that be?"
"Five silver coins a night, young master"
He took out another five coins and handed over to her
"I'll bring you the key and show you the room when you finish your meal, young master"
"Great"
The waitress smiled again and went to take other orders while he started to stuff the juicy meat into his mouth.
"This is delicious"
Eventually, he finished his meal as the waitress showed him his room.
The room was nothing like the fancy rooms he used to stay in his world but they more resembled the rooms of the shady motels. It had a single bed, a small table, a chair, an old mirror, and a candle holder with a half-burned candle.
"System, do you have a clean bed sheet and a pillow, I don't want to sleep in that thing?"
He wondered if this was the cleanest room, how the other rooms would look like. The bedsheet looked ancient and the various stains on it were enough to make him spend his precious badass points.
"Five badass points"
"Yeah, I'll buy it??
When he exited the system, he had a new thick silk bedsheet and a new fluffy cotton pillow in his hand.
After throwing away the old bedsheet and putting his new one as well as removing his boots, he jumped onto the bed.