Chapter 92.2 - The Second Year at the Academy - Another Craftsman (2)


    The next day, I prepared myself at home and headed to the Adventurer''s Guild.


    I had promised Narban that I would learn [Magic Tool Creation] as soon as possible.


    To do that, acquiring magic stones was urgent.


    It was already past early morning, and there were only a few adventurers around.


    The receptionist was leisurely organizing documents.


    One of them, the familiar Rebecca, noticed me keenly and signaled for me to come over.


    "Good morning."


    "Good morning. Are you here to retrieve stored items?"


    "No, I came to look for a request."


    "You''re here late. There are only always-on requests available."


    Always-on requests were requests that didn''t have a set number of participants.


    They often involved gathering materials, especially potions, which were always in demand.


    I also frequently sold surplus materials.


    However, I rarely took regular requests.


    With my exploration skills and [Appraisal], collecting materials was easy, so I could earn a stable income without competing with other adventurers for requests.


    The last proper request I took was back with Battle Axe of Destruction.


    "For always-on requests, is there anything like a Bornis subjugation?"


    "Your information is outdated."


    Rebecca pointed to the bulletin board.


    There was a brand-new parchment attached to it.


    "Orcs? Are they increasing?"no?vel binz was the first platform to present this chapter.


    "Understood."


    I left the Adventurer''s Guild and headed straight through the west gate.


    I passed through the refugee district and headed for the forest.


    The spring meadow was covered in green as far as the eye could see.


    I could spot adventurers here and there.


    Some were heading for the forest, while others stayed in the meadow. The latter seemed to be collecting something.


    They still had a youthful look about them, so they were probably rookie adventurers.


    Ignoring the older juniors, I continued through the meadow.


    For this expedition, I wore a sky-blue cloak and leather armor, and my weapon of choice wasShamshir.


    If I wanted efficiency, I should have chosen Kousai Sword, but I had become quite accustomed to handling the Shamshir, and I felt like I could learn [Dual Wield 2] and [Two-handed Sword 2] with it.


    This way, I could reach [Sword Flash] faster than [Sword Dance]. Regardless, I couldn''t neglect my training for intermediate levels.


    "Now, targeting orcs is a done deal— Is that Dreppen up there?"


    I stopped at the forest''s entrance and looked up at the sky. A small shadow was flying high above. It was difficult to gauge the distance and size—maybe around one meter.


    I couldn''t use [Penetrate Gale] to take it down.


    It was too far away. That magic could be pinpoint-accurate, but if the target was vague, the accuracy dropped significantly.


    And [Appraisal] also required visual confirmation.


    So it wouldn''t work either.


    Well, I didn''t have to worry too much.


    If it had any peculiar skills besides speed, Rebecca would have warned me, and it didn''t seem like it was about to attack.


    I turned and looked at the adventurers who were busy collecting.


    They seemed fine too, moving in groups.


    They were quite cautious creatures, but I should still be vigilant.