Location: Mayer Floating City

Lilith received the reply from the Patrol Hunting Church, and she let out a sigh of relief.

The people there were unexpectedly agreeable.

This saved her a lot of trouble.

She was already mentally prepared to have friction with the church's followers.

After all, the followers usually seemed normal, but when they went crazy, they were truly crazy.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Lilith put down the steel pen in her hand and said:

"Please come in."

The door opened, and Charles walked in, whistling at his beloved daughter:

"Little sweetheart, Daddy missed you so much!"

"Go away!" Lilith said unhappily, "Dad, are you so free? I haven't finished my work yet!"

Charles blinked, not saying, "I gave all my work to you."

He feared getting hit.

"You contacted the Patrol Hunting Church? About that kid?"

Charles came to the sofa, sat down, and crossed his legs with a curious look.

Lilith hesitated for a moment but still said:

"He did save my life after all. I can't just watch him get caught in a whirlpool, and..."

"And?"

"I don't want to see him get hurt either."

Charles paused.

For some reason, Lilith seemed to see a rare complex expression on her father's face.

Three parts absurdity, three parts speechlessness, and four parts angry embarrassment.

It was... pretty interesting.

"Dad, do you have issues with him?"

Lilith was unaware she was subconsciously probing him.

Charles sat there, his expression shifting between blue and pale before finally saying:

"Issues... No, just a bit complicated."

He raised his head to look at the mural on the office wall.

It depicted seven Extraordinary charging into the depths of darkness.

Lilith's gaze was drawn by her father's, looking at the mural.

She laughed and said, "I remember this mural was painted by you when you arranged my headquarters room."

She pointed at a young man in armor and said:

"Dad, was that you in your youth?"

Charles sat on the sofa, his eyes gradually becoming confused. Moments later, his unfocused gaze refocused, and he chuckled:

"Pretty much."

Lilith wondered aloud:

"But I remember you took over Mayer Trading Company and Fantasy Association quite early, when did you have time to be an adventurer?"

Charles said proudly:

"That was in the early days. Your dad was quite outstanding back then."

"Sure, sure." Lilith said resignedly.

Who would have thought the famous president of the Fantasy Association would have such a... uh, youthful personality?

But Lilith didn't notice.

Charles looked at the mural with some nostalgia.

...

Location: Adventurer's Guild · Adventure Island

Adventure Island is a floating city established many years ago.

As the headquarters of the Adventurer's Guild, Adventure Island, like Mayer Trading Company's floating city, circles above the continent year-round.

Sometimes, Adventure Island descends from the sky, directly joining local battlefields as a war fortress.

Mercenaries in national wars.

Conquerors of world-class dangerous lands.

Star Realm pioneering front line.

...

Adventure Island's descent becomes a measure of a region's war intensity.

Though adventurers may not necessarily become the core force of a local battlefield.

But if it escalates to the point of hiring the Adventurer Headquarters, it must be a full-scale war.

At this time.

The Adventurer Headquarters is undergoing personnel changes.

The newly appointed guild president is gradually familiarizing himself with headquarters procedures under the guidance of the former president.

Upon entering the treasure vault, he immediately noticed a display platform isolated by glass at the very center.

As he passed by, he saw a torn notebook inside the display.

The notebook was maintained by high-level magic.

The first page was open, with only one name written on it.

The new president curiously asked:

"Does the book record forbidden technique class great magic?"

"No."

"Does it record secrets of the top races?"

"No again."

"Maybe it chronicles the history of our guild's establishment, thus possessing great value?"

"Still no, it's just filled with praises for the first King of Adventure."

The former president calmly stepped forward, standing before the glass display cabinet.

He pointed to the name on the first page and said:

"It's said to be the signature of the first King of Adventure."

The new president was somewhat taken aback:

"A signature, worthy of the most central protection we offer?"

The former president snapped his fingers, the notebook pages flipped and eventually settled on the last page.

"When people are sad, they fall in love with sunsets."

"That day, I watched the sunset forty-four times and made a decision."

The new president froze.

Of course, a day doesn't have forty-four sunsets.

Thus the words suggest one sunset, and forty-three times of shedding tears.

But that wasn't the most important part.

Upon seeing this diary, it reminded him of an uncompleted task displayed since the founding of the Adventurer's Guild.

"Task Code: Sunset"

[Mission Difficulty: X]

[Mission Content: Assassinate Lord Wu An]

[Mission Duration: Unlimited]

[Mission Rewards:

1. 23.1% original shares of the Adventurer's Guild.

2. Title of King of Adventure, unconditional aid from the Adventurer's Guild once.

3. Treasure vault of the Aslakat family.

Note: All proceeds from assassinating Lord Wu An, the Adventurer's Guild takes nothing, all related fees are exempted]

Almost every adventurer who enters Adventure Island will see that divine-level mission hanging above all others.

It's said that it was a rule established by the first-generation rulers of the Adventurer's Guild.

The 23.1% original shares are all that remain after being diluted from the first-generation rulers to this day.

In other words, this is all the shares the first generation can offer.

But nowadays, no one knows how this X-level mission actually originated.

"That X-level mission is really not just a gimmick by the top management."

The new president exclaimed in amazement.

"Of course it's not, this mission agreement is still in effect." The old president replied, "But what you should focus on now isn't this."

The new president nodded:

"Yes, I know, I will contact Ethereal Emblem regarding that."

For the current Adventurer's Guild, the most important thing is the handling of the "Title Selection" held every five years.

During the work handover, the old president particularly emphasized this matter.

The five-year Title Selection is the most crucial competition for the guild in strengthening new forces.

And this year's selection will be held at the C+ level Natural Maze at Ethereal Emblem.

The new president smiled and said:

"Do you think there will be a prodigy appearing out of nowhere to seize the title?"

The old president chuckled:

"Students from Ethereal Emblem would surely not mind participating in the selection, but winning a title, that's a bit too difficult."

What a joke, which adventurer who has attained a title isn't a racer?

The gap between students and racers is still too far.

"Indeed, the gap is really too large, only Sequence Seven has a slim chance of advancing, to stably secure a title requires Sequence Six."

The two exchanged knowing smiles.

After all, these are titles from the Adventurer's Guild.

If any random person could easily win them, the guild might as well return to farming sweet potatoes in the countryside.

...

So what are our random people doing now?

"Members are not allowed to kiss the president!"

Chloe gave Rephya two knocks on the head.

Rephya teared up:

"But, senior, I'm afraid of the pain."

Chloe snorted lightly and said:

"If it hurts, then let it hurt, get used to it, soon it will start to feel better."

Xiaolu felt aggrieved.

Where was the comfort in this? Just in a moment, she felt her body losing strength.

The senior somehow discovered a new idea for merging the Earth Divine Rune and the Holy Bone.

After he caught her following the Patrol Hunting Church, he took her for experiments.

The focus was on how her deficient Holy Bone could be compatible with the Simulated Earth Divine Rune.

The senior assured her that the new technique would transform her completely.

So Rephya believed.

But now, she felt herself being shattered by the senior.

It hurt too much.

The fusion of the Simulated Earth Divine Rune and the Holy Bone made her tear up from the very start.

Sweat drenched her forehead.

She bit her lower lip, her voice trembling:

"Senior, please hurry, I can't hold on much longer."

Seeing Xiaolu in pain, Chloe felt a bit sympathetic.

But at this moment, he hardened his heart and said:

"Recent situations don't seem right, a chaotic era might be approaching.

Xiaolu, even without the Holy Bone, you will still be a thorn in the side of certain existences.

Someday, you will face what I encountered.

The evil god followers will not spare you.

I don't want you to regret it then."

Rephya gritted her teeth and nodded.

Chloe sighed and continued to make slight adjustments to Rephya's constitution through [Recovery].

This inspiration came to him in a moment of historical resonance.

Honestly, Chloe didn't want Xiaolu to suffer so much.

Yet, having experienced the historical resonance, he could assure that both he and Rephya would eventually be drawn into the war against the Evil God.

Because...

Due to the deeds of the Seven Heroes, any Evil God who has witnessed it would not spare any existence that could potentially become one of the Seven Heroes.

He even suspected Xiaolu's frequent involvement in chaos was related to her [Holy Bone].

After all...

Ahem, not to sound unpleasant, but Xiaolu might even be carrying his burden.

Because during the Divine Fire Era war, he really went berserk.

Oh right, Kai as well.

Chloe could confidently say that Kai's problem is definitely not smaller than his own.

But he felt there's no need to worry about that guy.

Especially since Kai is now hanging out in the Star Realm as the King of Redemption.

Chloe's gaze gradually deepened.

The Earth Divine Rune is not easy to replicate.

Especially earning the Elemental Control Authority.

He's certain that even if the technology of the Simulated Earth Divine Rune is developed to the extreme, it won't be possible to gain this ability.

But there's room for maneuver.

If gaining Elemental Control Authority isn't possible, rely on the power of the Holy Bone.

Thus, as Chloe inscribed Rune Runes onto Rephya's body, leaving his mark, amidst the life energy infusion of [Recovery], the divine power of the Holy Bone Fragment gradually got drawn into the Simulated Earth Divine Rune.

Rephya felt a warm current spreading from the depths of her body.

She even thought her Holy Bone talent had fully returned.

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