"I'm sorry!" said Dorian.

Crowne only glanced at him. He placed the recommendation letter from Doomsty City on the table, not caring about what Dorian said. After placing it, he stepped back and sat on the chair in the room. He waited for Dorian's decision.

The atmosphere became extremely awkward. Dorian examined the letter Crowne had given him, checking its authenticity. Occasionally he glanced at Crowne, but Crowne's expression looked flat, sometimes even looking elsewhere.

Dorian let out a breath. "Alright. I will raise your rank, but the test result still shows you are at rank F. I do not know if our device is broken or something, but since I already promised, I will keep it," said Dorian.

He stood up, walked to a shelf, and took a sheet of paper. He wrote several things on it and placed it on the table.

"You will be promoted to rank C. That is the best I can do," said Dorian.

"Didn't you say that you would consider raising me to rank A? Are you tricking me again?" protested Crowne.

"I only said I would consider it. I did not guarantee you would jump straight to rank A. And in my opinion, rank C is already good enough. There are many missions you can take."

Crowne stood up and took the paper on the table. However, when he tried to pull it, Dorian held one corner of the sheet.

"I have a special mission for you." He then took out the two relics from before and placed them on the table. "Bring these to the main guild headquarters. Look for a man named Ruth. Ask him to retest you. Tell him it is my request."

Dorian found Crowne extremely strange. During the test, he was only equal to a rank F or E adventurer, yet he could defeat monsters that even rank S adventurers could not defeat. It was truly strange. He wondered whether their device was broken or Crowne was simply deceiving him.

That was why he requested Crowne to take a test at the central guild. If the result still showed Crowne was only equal to a rank F adventurer, then something was wrong with Crowne's achievements. Dorian firmly believed Crowne had manipulated everything he had done.

For hundreds of years, their tests had never produced wrong results. Only one case existed like Crowne. Of course Dorian trusted the device that had been reliable for centuries rather than a young man he barely knew.

"Ah, take this. I think it will be easier for you to find him if you show this," said Dorian.

Crowne nodded without saying much. He took the token Dorian gave him. It was a special token from the Stromhall branch of the Adventurers Guild. Only the guild master owned one. It served as a form of authority and could be delegated.

After storing the token, Crowne turned around and walked toward the door.

Dorian finally spoke right before Crowne exited the room.

"Are you... angry at me?"

Crowne stopped for a moment. He did not answer immediately. Without turning his head, he spoke softly but clearly.

"More accurately... I despise people like you."

Dorian fell silent.

Crowne did not wait for any reaction. He pushed the door open and left, letting the silence fill the room like a heavy weight that could not be pushed away. Dorian leaned back against his chair.

The door closed slowly.

Thak.

"He is really interesting. Only he dares to do something like this to me," said Dorian.

**

Stromhall City was temporarily closed. No one was allowed to enter except important individuals. At the same time, repairs were ongoing. Slowly, several houses had already been restored, and the streets were usable again.

But the situation was still far from calm because of one thing most people did not know, which was that Earl Lucian and his family were injured. Some were even in critical condition. Not only them, but two generals had been killed by something unknown.

Several rooms were in complete disarray, as if someone had been searching for something. Many speculated that the one who trashed the Earl's residence was the mastermind behind the monster outbreak, but no one had seen him.

The injured family members did not even have the chance to see the figure. They were suddenly stabbed and kicked with immense force until several of their bones broke.

The residence of the Lunox family was in total chaos. No one was leading because the head of the family was in a coma. Other family members were under treatment. Two generals were dead. Only a few commanders and the head butler remained.

They took control, but both sides had different opinions. It caused conflict within the Lunox residence. It was so chaotic that several people ended up dead. It was truly a disastrous situation.

However, the chaos only occurred there. And again, no one really cared about the Lunox family's condition. People were busy with their own matters, including Crowne.

"I will leave tomorrow. Do you two want to come with me or go on your own?" asked Crowne to Daisy and Lina.

"Of course we will follow you. We share the same goal," answered Lina.

Crowne nodded. "Then prepare everything you need. Do not be late tomorrow morning. I do not have time to wait."

Lina and Daisy nodded. "Of course."

**

Crowne pushed open the door to Rick Donn's shop. When he walked inside, Rick was sitting on his chair and immediately looked at Crowne. Seeing Crowne's face, he instantly displayed a friendly smile.

"You want to have your weapon maintained?" asked Rick.

Crowne shook his head. He sat on the chair near the long table in front of Rick. Crowne's expression was serious. He stayed silent for a few seconds before speaking, which made Rick also take a serious expression.

"What is it?" asked Rick again.

Crowne took something from his inventory and placed the two relics on the long table. When Rick saw them, his eyes widened. He quickly looked at Crowne.

"Where did you get these two relics?"

"This one," said Crowne while pointing at one relic. "Was obtained at the portal location that summoned the monsters previously. And the other one I found inside a chest in an ancient tomb. Do you know anything about them?"

Rick took the two relics and examined them seriously. He even grabbed a magnifying glass and inspected every detail. He checked them repeatedly, nodding several times before finally climbing down from his chair.

He walked to a cabinet, stood in front of it for a moment, then climbed a ladder to take a book he was searching for. The book was almost half Rick's height. Rick climbed back onto the chair, placed the book on the table, opened a certain page, and showed it to Crowne.

"These are relics left behind by a king from long ago. A king who disappeared and was labeled as a disgrace to the Everon Kingdom. I do not know exactly what he did, but according to rumors, he performed forbidden research about summoning beings from another world," explained Rick.

Crowne furrowed his eyebrows. "What do you mean?"

"I do not know the details because most records of the third king of Everon vanished, but based on my conclusion, the king created relics that could summon beings from another world. Possibly a summoning of a god or something like that," explained Rick.

After explaining, Rick showed an illustration in the book and then placed one of the relics Crowne brought next to it. The size and engravings were identical.

Crowne was shocked. He looked at Rick, waiting for further explanation because it seemed Rick knew something important about the relics he brought.

"You know about these relics?"

Rick nodded. "These were created by the third king of Everon, but these are only two of the seven relics he made. This one," Rick pointed at one relic, "is a summoning relic, and the other one is a resurrection relic."

"Ah, so those hundreds of beasts were actually summoned by this relic," said Crowne.

Rick nodded. "Yes, but this is not the original relic. This is only an imitation."

"Both of them?"

Rick shook his head. "No. Only this one is fake." He pointed to the relic given by Dorian earlier. "You can see the difference. This relic is brighter and looks newer. Very different from the other relic that looks old. This relic should be hundreds of years old. It is impossible for it to look this new."

Crowne now understood why the two relics looked similar yet different at the same time. One was fake, and the other was authentic.

"But this fake relic still has a similar function, although the power it releases is not as strong as the original."

"What exactly is its power?" asked Crowne.

"As its name suggests. The summoning relic can summon something from a faraway place. Meanwhile, the resurrection relic can revive something that has died. Something like that," explained Rick.

"Ah, that explains why there were some undead creatures in that tomb. It seems this relic caused it," said Crowne.

Rick nodded. "It could be because of this, but I am not sure because the resurrection relic's ability is not as simple as reviving undead creatures. It is more like resurrecting something far bigger and far stronger."

Crowne frowned again. "Can you give me an example?"

"Possibly resurrecting a powerful creature that died millions of years ago, or even older. I am not entirely sure, but something like that."

"If that is true, this relic is extremely dangerous."

Rick nodded. "If someone can use it, yes. I suggest you keep it with everything you have. I have a bad feeling about this."

Crowne went silent. He was asked to bring the relic to the main Adventurers Guild headquarters. He felt that giving them the relic was a bad idea. Not because the guild was evil, but because no one knew what the future might bring.

Crowne looked at Rick. "Can you make a duplicate of this relic?"

Rick nodded. "I can, but I need time. Maybe two days."

"Cannot you do it faster? I want to leave tomorrow."

"I can, but the result will not be identical."

"How similar?"

"Seventy percent."

Crowne nodded. "That is enough."

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