Adventurer of Many Professions

Chapter 32 Review!

"It stinks!"

"What kind of commission did those two take on? They smell like something died!"

"Look at them, both white porcelain grade. Are they trying to join the sewer rats instead of fighting them?"

"No way… got hurt fighting mutant rats? And they weren't even real monsters!"

The chatter in the Adventurer's Guild was merciless. Adventurers and guild regulars wrinkled their noses and took exaggerated steps back, keeping a wide berth around two figures; a young man and woman, both looking thoroughly disheveled and thoroughly unwashed. The source of the offense was clear: the unmistakable stench of sewage clung to Raymond and Sylph like an invisible cloud.

As they passed through the guild hall, the pair drew looks of mockery and disgust. Raymond seemed unfazed, but Sylph's face was flushed with embarrassment. She leaned close to Raymond, lowering her voice as she hissed, "This is all your fault! You just had to take on this sewer mission!"

Raymond shrugged, barely acknowledging the stares and whispers. "I was planning to do this alone, remember? You're the one who insisted on tagging along. I didn't exactly have a choice."

Sylph's cheeks puffed with indignation, her eyes narrowing as she struggled to keep her voice down. "If it weren't for me, you'd be nothing but rat food by now!"

"Sure, sure," Raymond replied, clearly trying to brush her off. "You saved the day. Happy?"

His tone made her seethe, but she held back any further argument, too aware of the audience around them. Right now, the priority was to turn in the commission and get paid. Raymond was equally eager, though his motivations were more practical. He couldn't help but grimace at the memory of the five silver coins he'd spent on a bottle of antidote on the way back, not to mention the costly repairs his leather armor would need after taking three vicious slashes from the giant mutant rat. And then there was his broken arm; a painful reminder of the cost of underestimating a seemingly simple job.

This first mission had been a rude awakening, leaving him frustrated and determined to get answers. Did the Adventurer's Guild know about the giant mutant rats lurking in the sewers? If they did, why on earth was this mission rated for white porcelain-grade adventurers, the lowest rank? Sending them down there with that level of danger seemed reckless, if not outright malicious.

But if the guild didn't know… well, that was a whole other problem. And Raymond would make sure they compensated him for the extra danger.

After finally making their way to the second floor, where the review staff handled commission reports and records, they were directed into a small room. Two staff members waited inside, their expressions neutral, though they both discreetly slipped on masks as Raymond and Sylph approached. The recorder brought out a pen and paper, while the reviewer placed a strange metal device on the table, glancing at Raymond as if to explain.

"This," he began, tapping the device, "is a lie detector crafted by the temple. It's used to prevent adventurers from… bending the truth when they report on commissions."

Raymond raised his eyebrows in surprise. "A lie detector? Seriously?"

The reviewer smiled politely. "Rest assured, it's not here to pry into your personal secrets. If there's something you prefer not to disclose; say, the specific skill you used to complete the task, you can simply mention that you used a skill without going into detail."

Sylph, sitting beside him, looked completely unfazed, as if she'd seen the device a hundred times before. Raymond glanced at her, feeling slightly self-conscious about his surprise, then nodded to the reviewer to show he understood.

The reviewer looked down at his notes, preparing to start. "Alright, let's get to it. For the record, Mr. Raymond, did you, at any point during this commission, frame or endanger your teammate?"

Raymond blinked, caught off guard by the question, but quickly shook his head. "No!"

The examiner glanced at the polygraph, did not respond, nodded slightly, and then asked: "Did you complete this commission by threatening others or using improper means?"

"No!"

The polygraph still did not respond.

The examiner nodded, then looked at Sharifi and asked her the same two questions, but the polygraph also did not respond.

After getting the answer, the auditor put on gloves and said, "Okay, now you can take out your proof of commission completion, the 'mutant rat's ear'."

At this time, Raymond and Sylph looked at each other.

"What's wrong?" The auditor looked at them puzzled.

Raymond took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I would like to ask first, if during the commission process, it is found that the commissioned task level does not match the actual level, resulting in serious damage to the team, how will the guild deal with it?"

"Um?"

The two staff members probably didn't expect Raymond to ask a question suddenly, and at the same time they looked at Raymond's arm.

Could it be that he got injured because the commission level didn't match the actual level?

Fortunately, this situation has happened before, so the auditor explained: "The commission level is based on the client's description, and the guild makes a judgment based on the information obtained... If the commission level doesn't match, the team will be compensated based on whether the client deliberately concealed it or the guild made a mistake in judgment!"

"Then I feel relieved!"

Raymond then took out the leather bag containing the mutant rat ears and placed it on the table.

The auditor took the leather bag doubtfully, opened it, and poured all the mutant rat ears inside onto the tray.

However, he discovered that these mutant rats did have quite a few ears, but they were all about the same size, not much different from those handed in by previous adventurers.

There was just an adventurer's identity card mixed in it.

Someone died in the sewers? Because of this?

The auditor's face suddenly turned ugly. He thought it was a big deal. It was common for adventurers to die in the commissions they accepted.

"It's not those, it's this. You can take a look at it yourself, although I don't know if this is beyond the level of the white porcelain commission."

As soon as the auditor raised his eyes, he saw two black shadows flying from Raymond's hand to the tray.

When the auditor and the recorder holding a pen and paper saw clearly what was in the tray, their eyes widened.

"This...is this the ear of a mutant rat?"

The auditor pointed to the black ear that Raymond had just thrown into the tray and asked.

Although this black ear is similar to other ears, it is too big!

It is at least five times bigger than other mutant rat ears!

They have reviewed hundreds of commissions to clean up mutant rats in sewers, and have seen about five or six hundred mutant rat ears in total, but this is the first time they have seen ears so huge!

"Yes, this is the mutant rat's ear!"

Raymond nodded in affirmation.

The two staff members looked at the polygraph, but it showed no reaction!

Under the gaze of the auditor, the recorder picked up the polygraph, checked it once, and then shook his head slightly.

The lie detector is not broken!

So, these huge black ears are really the ears of mutant rats!

"Humph, do we really have to lie to you? We almost died trying to kill this giant mutant rat!"

At this time, Sarifi said with her eyes wide open, seeming dissatisfied with being suspected.

The auditor took a deep breath and nodded seriously, "We understand. Then, please tell us how you completed the commission and complete the report!"

"If the matter is really beyond the commission level as you said, the guild will make corresponding compensation to you after verifying it!"