Chapter 465: Chapter 231: Cooperation, C Level Task

"How so?" Lin Mo asked.

"We don’t quite have the manpower..."

Deke shook his head. "I’ve already met the requirements for the total number of tasks—fifty E Level or higher, and more than ten D Level tasks. It’s just the final C Level task that’s proving to be really difficult."

’A promotion test?’ Lin Mo couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. ’So Deke’s actually pretty strong, close to Elite Level at least.’

"Can’t anyone in the group help?"

"They can’t..."

Deke shook his head. "The Association’s rules allow tasks to be completed in a team, and they’ll still count toward the promotion requirements. But there’s a condition: the team can’t include any Adventurers who have already reached Silver Level."

"I see."

Lin Mo nodded.

The Lion Adventurer Group had many experts. Besides Leonard, there were two other Silver Level Adventurers, and both had reached Elite Level.

But unfortunately, they couldn’t help.

Otherwise, even if they completed a C Level task together, it wouldn’t be counted toward the promotion assessment for Silver Level Adventurers.

"By the way, Lin Mo, you’re currently..."

Deke suddenly seemed to remember something, and looked at Lin Mo with a hopeful expression.

"Bronze Level."

Lin Mo smiled faintly. Indeed, he hadn’t reached Silver Level yet.

And he just so happened to need a C Level task himself.

Although he hadn’t completed the required number of other tasks yet, the C Level task was undoubtedly the biggest hurdle to becoming a Silver Level Adventurer.

’If I can get it out of the way early, that would definitely be a good thing.’

"So, want to team up?"

"Of course!"

Deke immediately grabbed Lin Mo’s hand in excitement. Everyone in their Adventurer Group knew that Lin Mo had bested their leader in a practice session. Even though it wasn’t a real duel, it was more than enough to prove his incredible strength.

"With Mr. Lin Mo joining us, I’m sure this task will be resolved smoothly and easily!"

Lin Mo waved his hand dismissively. "It’s not that exaggerated. We’ll be working together... Have you already chosen a task?"

"We have a preliminary target, but if Mr. Lin Mo wishes, we can change it."

"No need..."

Lin Mo shook his head. "Just go with the one you’ve chosen."

’Compared to a newcomer like me, who’s only been an Adventurer for a few months, a veteran like Deke is clearly more experienced. Plus, with the professional staff from their Adventurer Group, there shouldn’t be any issues with their choice of task.’

"What about the time?"

"Tomorrow... no, how about the day after tomorrow?"

Deke suddenly changed his mind. The original plan was for tomorrow, but Lin Mo and his party looked like they had just returned from an adventure, so it would be better to let them rest for a day.

"Fine."

Lin Mo nodded. Although they had only done two simple tasks and could theoretically go out again tomorrow, he decided against it after some thought.

’A good balance of work and rest is important. There’s nothing urgent right now, so taking a day off to rest and get back in shape is a good idea. Besides, it’ll give me more time to help Ali improve her strength, and I can also gain a point or two of Agility from Shefilya. It’s definitely not a loss.’

"Then it’s settled. The day after tomorrow, in the morning. We’ll meet here at the Association?"

"Sounds good."

Lin Mo nodded, and Deke gave a cheerful wave. "Well, I won’t disturb you any longer. See you later..."

With that, he turned and left the Association.

After that little interlude, the people at the Association had also finished counting the spoils.

The receptionist keyed in some information, and after recording the data, she spoke: "Task number D48238, kill Petrifying Lizards. Spoils confirmed received, task complete. As for the remaining materials, would you like to sell them to the Association?"

The number of Petrifying Lizards killed earlier was more than three, so Lin Mo had packed the extra materials into the bundle as well.

"Sell them all. And please take the materials from those Bloodmane Wolves as well."

"Okay, one moment please... Outside of the task requirements, there are materials from 2 additional Petrifying Lizards and 16 Bloodmane Wolves... According to the Association’s valuation standards, that comes to a total of 3,200 gold coins. Plus the 700 gold coins for the task itself, your grand total is 3,900 gold coins!"

"Additionally, for task number D62938, the total recorded spoils are: 352 Ordinary Goblins, 12 sub-adult Mutated Goblins, 73 Mutated Goblins and Goblin Guards, 15 Quasi-Bronze Level Goblins, 4 Bronze Level Goblins, and 1 Giant Goblin..."

"Based on the Association’s current price list: Ordinary Goblins are 1.5 Silver Coins each, sub-adult Mutated Goblins are 60 silver coins each, and adult Mutated Goblins and Goblin Guards are 3 gold coins each. Quasi-Bronze Level Goblins go for 10 to 25 gold coins depending on their Level, Bronze Level Goblins are 30 to 50 gold coins, and the Giant Goblin is 120 to 160 gold coins."

"Based on our calculations, your final reward for this task is 981 gold and 48 silver. In addition, the Association provides a base salary of 500 gold coins for D Level Goblin subjugation tasks. That brings the total to 1,481 gold and 48 silver. Adding the previous task, your grand total is 5,381 gold and 48 silver!"

All things considered, the Goblin task brought in much less profit than the Petrifying Lizard one.

But in reality, this wasn’t a normal situation. After all, not everyone who takes a task gets to run into Bloodmane Wolves and Petrifying Lizards fighting each other. And even if they did, being able to wipe out both sides at once was a skill in itself.

If one were to ignore the windfall profits, the reward for the Petrifying Lizard task itself was only 700 gold coins. By comparison, the Goblin task, which came with a 500 gold coin base salary from the Association, was actually the more profitable type of quest.

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