After Furan went to the Mage reception point designated by the Alliance and stored her belongings and horse there, she took advantage of the early hour to look for that Enchanter shop.
When Furan arrived at the original location of the shop after asking around, she was dumbfounded.
Because there was no Enchanter shop left here; instead, there was a massive building with a plaque at the entrance that read [Adventurers Guild].
The building's decoration was extremely magnificent. The first floor's walls were made of gray stone, the second floor was painted reddish-brown, and the third floor was cyan.
Every floor's wall surface bore exquisite patterns, and it seemed to be frequently maintained, as not a single flaw could be seen on the entire facade.
Atop the building, there was also a statue of a person dressed in traveler's robes, wearing a round hat and looking upward.
"How grand!"
Furan looked up at the building for a moment and let out the exclamation above.
This was the first time she had encountered such an aesthetically styled building in this other world; she hadn't even seen anything like it in Apprentice City.
She knew that the Adventurers Guild in this world was different from the ones in the Western fantasy worlds of her past life, but she hadn't expected these buildings to have such an aesthetic style.
Unlike the tavern-style Adventurers Guild halls in her previous impression, 'Adventurers' here belonged to a truly high-end industry.
Whereas those Mercenaries were the ones who frequently took on tasks and would do anything for money, except they didn't have their own association and would only take on tasks through intermediaries.
Think about it: if you were a merchant, would you casually find a group of Mercenaries in a tavern to protect you? You'd be lucky if those Mercenaries didn't rob you themselves.
Merchants would only feel safe hiring through trustworthy intermediaries who investigated the background of every Mercenary to ensure no robbery of the employer's goods would occur.
These were already the more decent ones among Mercenaries, able to earn rewards by escorting goods, and their status was in the upper-middle tier of Mercenaries.
And the status of 'Adventurers' surpassed all Mercenaries, simply because Magic Beasts were considered precious resources in this world.
In this world, not all Magic Beasts were valuable. For example, the wild wolves Furan encountered outside the city—killing them might only yield a few wolf fangs as useful materials at most.
If equipment was damaged, it would be a pure loss.
As for those valuable Magic Beasts, the ones that were easy to find had long since gone extinct; most were difficult to locate, hidden deep within mountains and forests.
And those Adventurers were such a profession—people who would go to sparsely populated places to find valuable Magic Beasts and use the materials from their bodies to obtain rewards.
The Adventurers Guild was an organization that provided these Adventurers with transportation, transport for their hunting harvests, logistical support, and intelligence on Magic Beast appearances.
Although there were other small organizations, if you wanted the materials of a Magic Beast, you absolutely could not bypass this organization.
The Alliance only allowed the existence of the Adventurers Guild in a few provinces; other provinces were organized by the Alliance itself.
And as it happened, the one in Gede Town was one of the few Adventurers Guilds in Ashsoil Province.
It was situated on the border between Ashsoil Province and the Antire area, covering the Adventurer activities of a large surrounding area.
"I'll go in and ask."
Furan thought to herself. Although the Adventurers Guild was very impressive and being an Adventurer was a very profitable trade, Furan didn't need this profession to make money.
The money she made from just three orders of magic rings was something an average Adventurer might not be able to save in a lifetime. High income naturally came with high investment; those Adventurers also had to spend a lot of money to improve themselves and replace equipment.
She walked in and pushed open the door made of an unknown material; it had a metallic texture but felt very light and could be pushed open with one hand.
First, Furan's boots stepped onto a very smooth marble floor.
A magnificent brass candelabra hung above the hall, illuminating the entire space.
On the walls of the hall, blackboards were hung with Magic Beast information written in chalk.
These were only introductions to the Magic Beasts; specific details still required asking the Receptionist.
When the Receptionist girl saw her coming in wearing Formal Mage robes, her eyes lit up, and she stepped out from behind the counter to say to Furan:
"Hello, Your Excellency the Mage. Do you need materials from any Magic Beast? Or do you want to place an order for a Magic Beast?"
Although the entry standards for Adventurers were high, they weren't so high that one needed an official rank to become an Adventurer.
Normally, as long as one knew a complete set of swordsmanship, or had studied in a School as an apprentice for two years and knew three Spells, they were a qualified Adventurer.
Moreover, there were veterans who would lead newcomers on activities; as long as one had basic combat power, it was enough.
Most Mercenaries were so bad you wouldn't believe it; some didn't even know a single Combat Skill yet dared to come out and be Mercenaries.
"When was this place built?"
The Receptionist was dazed for a moment before realizing Furan was asking when this Adventurers Guild was established.
She thought for a while before replying:
"Your Excellency the Mage, I'm not sure of the exact time, but it was probably five years ago that the Construction School built this place, and then we moved here from another location."
"We used to be in another part of Gede Town; we only moved over once this building was completed," she added.
Furan glanced at the Magic Beast information nearby and continued:
"Then do you still have the records of the demolition and land requisition from back then? I'm looking for an Enchanter shop that used to be at this location."
Furan's words left the Receptionist not knowing how to answer. If Furan hadn't been wearing Formal Mage robes, she would have wanted to ask if the other party was looking for trouble.
But she struggled to formulate a response for a long time; if she agreed, she didn't know if such records even existed, and it wasn't easy to refuse either.
Just as she was caught in a dilemma, Furan reached out and handed her something that dispelled all her doubts.
It was a gold coin. According to her eyes, the quality was very high, likely currency circulating in those large places.
"Your Excellency the Mage, please wait a moment. I will go look for the records now."
She made up her mind; for the sake of this gold coin, she would look for it no matter what. If she didn't find the relevant records, she would just return the gold coin; if she found them, she'd make a huge profit.
She ran off in a hurry, letting someone else come to attend to Furan while she rushed into the back room.
Furan, meanwhile, looked at the Magic Beast information on the blackboard, and one entry caught her attention.
[First-tier Monster — Earth Dragon. Ten squads have already failed the subjugation. The target has powerful earth-element Spell abilities and can perform strong skills. Please confirm specific details with the Receptionist.]
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