My bloodline yearns for progress.

Chapter 7 First Adventure

Micah's words were not an exaggeration.

After all, the big guy's fate is right there in front of us.

Otto realized he needed to carefully consider the strengths and weaknesses of different extraordinary professions and his own suitability for them.

While Otto was pondering this, Eileen had already returned to her seat with black tea and a thick contract.

Seeing this, Otto simply said he would contact her again when he had time, and then hurriedly took a chair back to Eileen.

But before Otto could speak, Eileen had already placed the documents in front of him.

"Let's get to the important stuff first."

You can currently only accept data collection commissions.

Hunting or other high-level commissions can only begin after you have formed an adventurer party.

Don't worry, the Adventurers' Guild will find suitable adventurers of the same level for you.

This answer surprised Otto somewhat.

After all, according to Lance, adventurers should be quite free.

But seemingly noticing Otto's gaze, Eileen simply explained lazily while fiddling with the request form in front of her.

"Our Oak Town Adventurers' Guild leader is planning to run for the management position at headquarters, so he needs to show some results."

Both the adventurer's achievements and survival rate are important indicators during the election.

According to him, he is very confident this time.

Eileen snorted coldly as she finished speaking.

"Who would have thought that such an ambitious person could exist in such a small place?"

However, at this point, Eileen gave Otto some advice.

"Joining an adventurer's party is not a bad thing."

The safekeeping and operation of funds, the maintenance and purchase of weapons, and even subsequent exploration and escort missions, or large-scale hunting commissions, all require a whole team of adventurers to complete.

If you're alone, the daily chores alone will be enough to give you a headache.

As Eileen spoke, she took out the commissions that Otto could currently accept.

"There's no rush regarding the adventurer party members. You can now choose your gathering commission."

Eileen laid out the three commissions and placed them in front of Otto.

They are for collecting glowing moss, screaming mushrooms, and stinky mushrooms, respectively.

I recommend you choose fluorescent moss.

Screaming mushrooms easily attract monsters.

"With stinky mushrooms, if they're not harvested properly, it can take several days to get rid of the odor, no matter how much you wash them."

Otto didn't seem to resist Eileen's suggestion much.

He accepted the request from the fluorescent moss and then turned and left.

Watching Otto's retreating figure, Eileen simply let out a long sigh, took out a small booklet, and began to make simple notes.

"Has hunted cunning beasts that escaped from adventurers on his own, and can even contend to some extent with adventurers who have obtained inferior extraordinary professions. Resource rating is tentatively set as excellent, specialization unknown."

Request that some courses and mentors be arranged for him.

Their subsequent treatment will be determined based on their performance.

After Eileen finished taking notes, she immediately got up and left the counter, seemingly intending to handle her business.

As for Otto, he only glanced at Eileen while walking out the door.

His "animal friends" then brought Otto some information.

The eagle, with its keen senses, spotted the notes Eileen had written.

Otto wasn't too surprised to learn that he had been identified as a so-called high-quality resource.

Just as he had expected, the Adventurers' Guild valued results.

Whether it's the one-eyed bear's spoils or the process of defeating the big guy, it's all proof of some kind of strength.

As for the courses, Otto figured they would all be related to adventurers.

As Otto pondered this, he arrived at the area where the fluorescent moss grew, ready to begin his collection mission.

This was not a difficult task for Otto.

He carefully searched for traces of the fluorescent moss in the forest.

He had searched for this material before, so Otto's animal friends also remembered the scent of the fluorescent moss.

The white dog detected the scent of fluorescent moss, about a hundred meters to the west.

Seeing that the white dog had found the fluorescent moss, Otto immediately ran over to it.

But just then, he heard a strange noise.

Seeing this, Otto immediately crouched down behind a fallen tree.

Through the gap, he saw two small shadows, like human cubs, crouching by the stream.

Its grayish-green skin clung tightly to its ribs, and its pointed ears gleamed with a strange crimson hue under the light.

Otto recognized the creature: a goblin.

Their appearance is so striking that it's hard to mistake them for each other.

One of the goblins seemed to be throwing a stone at something, while the other was bouncing around playfully with a rusty sword.

One wet, muffled thud after another, and Otto guessed that it must be the goblins' prey.

Taking advantage of the goblins' unpreparedness, Otto planned to launch a surprise attack. He circled around behind the goblins, drew his iron sword, and charged out!

The nearest goblin was less than five steps away from Otto.

The moment Otto charged forward, the goblin grinned, put down the stone in its hand, and picked up a short spear made of rusty iron nails to defend itself.

But Otto was too fast. He raised his hand and swung his sword, the iron sword drawing a crescent-shaped trajectory, cleanly severing the goblin's head in front of him.

Upon seeing this, the other goblin immediately tried to escape, but was stopped by Otto.

In a panic, the goblin suddenly swung his rusty sword.

The black cat noticed the goblin's large movements and saw an opening appear on its right side.

Upon seeing the black cat's warning, Otto did not retreat but instead took a half step forward, precisely dodging the goblin's rusty sword.

But upon closer inspection, the goblin's sour, foul odor hit you.

The feeling was like swill that had been fermenting for three days and three nights, unforgettable to all, and could be described as some kind of poison gas attack.

But Otto was not affected by the strange aura. He drew his iron sword and plunged it into the goblin's chest.

Otto could feel that it took more effort than he had expected to stab the iron sword in.

Fortunately, Otto's power had already been enhanced.

The instant the iron sword pierced through, Otto twisted the hilt violently!

At that moment, the goblin let out a scream that sounded like a baby's scream and a night owl's scream.

It sounded like a wail, yet also like a plea for mercy!

Otto had heard Lance mention goblins before and knew that although these monsters were individually weak, they were cunning enough.

They can even make sounds similar to those of human infants when they are dying.

Many novice adventurers will reveal their weaknesses at this time.

Fortunately, Otto did not let his guard down and gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

After confirming the goblin's death, Otto tossed the two goblin carcasses together and examined the prey they had caught.

But even Otto was somewhat moved the moment he saw his prey.

It was a young boy.

His limbs were smashed to pieces by sharp stones, and his genitals were soaked in blood!

The boy's body had long since turned cold.

Clearly, the goblins weren't eating; they were just toying with their prey!