The area where the Adventurers' Association is located is not very far from the city gate; it's just a few streets away.

Upon arriving in this area, the dense aura of living people also blocked the spread of resentment, preventing the resentment permeating the city from disturbing the living people in this area.

"Who's there?"

Seeing Liens suddenly appear at the defensive works, several men holding sharpened long poles immediately surrounded him, asking him warily.

In addition, one person had already placed his hand on the alarm bell, seemingly ready to pull it at the slightest sign of trouble.

"Tap."

An invisible mental fluctuation, accompanied by the sound of a snap, reached the men, and their wary expressions turned blank.

Liens ignored the threat of their weapons, strode over the fence, and gradually entered the area currently controlled by the Adventurers' Association.

As he walked away, the men snapped out of their dazed state.

"What was that...? Oh, it was just a mouse making noise just now. I thought those thugs from the Heavenly Balance Church were back again."

The man said with a sigh of relief, then naturally returned to his original guard post to continue his duties, and the others did the same, as if they had completely forgotten what had just happened.

This was because Liens used Hypnotism to make these men ignore his existence.

Due to the matter of resentment, his mood was a bit uncomfortable at the moment, so he was not in the mood to respond to these people as he had at the city gate.

Slightly away from the defensive works, the streets instantly became crowded, with various people densely packed on the wide thoroughfare.

There were men and women; some were like vagrants lying casually on the ground, while others were better off, having built simple shelters from various materials, though these only barely provided shade.

Because of the existence of these people, the wide street was so crowded that it was barely wide enough for one or two people to pass.

However, in this passageway, which was only wide enough for one or two people, there was no clutter; everyone tacitly avoided occupying the passage.

And from their lack of vitality and dispirited appearance, it was clear that these people had not eaten their fill for some time; choosing to lie down was merely to reduce the body's energy consumption.

Fortunately, it was not the Cold Season now, otherwise, who knows how many people would freeze to death in the cold wind.

While Liens observed these people, they also looked at Liens with curious eyes.

From Liens' unfamiliar appearance and vibrant mental state, it was not difficult for them to guess that Liens was an outsider, only they did not know which faction within the city he belonged to.

No matter which faction, they did not welcome him, but since the people at the defensive works did not raise an alarm, it meant that he must have been allowed to enter.

So they also lowered their guard a bit.

Of course, besides curious glances, a small number of people also stared at Liens with hostile eyes, but they were held back by someone beside them and did not act against Liens.

"Don't cause trouble for everyone... For our livelihood, President Benjamin and the others are already very tired; don't add new work for them."

Liens, with his good hearing, heard these words amidst a jumble of discussions.

"President Benjamin."

Liens mused in his mind.

In Korlot, Lottie had briefly introduced this person to him; he was the President of the Adventurers' Association in Kara City. This chapter's true source is My Virtual Library Empire (*).

Lottie said she would inform him of Liens' information, and as long as Liens revealed his identity, he would immediately receive the full cooperation of the Kara City Adventurers' Association.

Without further thought, Liens quickly passed through the crowd and arrived at the Adventurers' Association's station.

"Who are you?"

A man in an Adventurers' Association uniform blocked Liens' path, asking with some wariness.

This time, Liens did not use Hypnotism but honestly stated his identity:

"I am an Adventurer from Korlot, and this is my Adventurer's Certificate. Give this to President Benjamin; he knows what I'm here for."

Too many people were staring at him; hypnotizing so many people at once would put considerable pressure on him.

The man took the Adventurer's Certificate Liens handed over and looked through it, confirming that Liens was indeed an Adventurer.

Combined with Liens' words just now, it indicated that Liens was not from either of the two factions within the city.

This made the wariness in the man's eyes fade considerably, and he began to show goodwill towards Liens: "I apologize; I was overly nervous due to the situation in Kara City. Please forgive me."

"President Benjamin has already gone out with people to get food. As usual, they should still need some time to return."

"However, there are other people in charge at the association right now; she might know about your matter. Please follow me."

After speaking, the man led Liens into the Adventurers' Association.

Compared to before, there were many more people here, but these people were not Adventurers; they were all elderly, weak, women, and children.

In addition, some Misses in Adventurers' Association uniforms were carefully looking after these people.

"The space within the association is limited, only enough to accommodate some elderly people, children, and physically weak women; others can only find a place to rest outside."

Noticing Liens' gaze, the man explained.

After speaking, he called out to a Miss who seemed less busy and asked her, "Liya, do you know where Miss Elsa is right now? This gentleman has something he needs her to handle."

"Miss Elsa should be in that office in the back hall... Do you need me to lead this gentleman over?"

Liya thought for a moment, then replied, and also asked the man if she needed to take over the task of leading the way.

"No, you stay busy; I'll do it."

The man decisively rejected Liya's idea.

Although he had confirmed that Liens was an Adventurer, he would not completely trust Liens' words because of that, and naturally, he would not let Liya, who had little combat strength, do such a potentially dangerous guiding job.

Liens, of course, also saw the man's wariness, and he knew that the man would not completely trust him.

The reason the other party readily took him to the person in charge of the Adventurers' Association was also because the people in charge of the association were Extraordinary Ones, so even if he really had a problem, it could be handled by them.

After confirming Miss Elsa's location, the man led Liens around the crowd and quickly arrived at a room in the back hall.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The man politely knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Then, a clear female voice came from inside the room.

Pushing open the door, one could see a not-so-large office inside, and the female voice just now came from a red-haired woman with a single ponytail sitting behind a desk.

At this moment, her gaze was fixed on the documents on the desk, her brow furrowed, and her eyes deep, as if she was contemplating some serious issue.

"Is something wrong?"

Elsa asked calmly, she slightly raised her head to glance at the two people who entered, then returned her gaze to the desktop.

"This gentleman says he is an Adventurer from Korlot and has something to discuss with President Benjamin, but President Benjamin has already gone out, so I brought him here to you."

"This is this gentleman's Adventurer's Certificate; this gentleman says President Benjamin knows his identity."

The man explained, and as he spoke, he stepped forward a few paces and placed Liens' Adventurer's Certificate on the desk.

"Korlot?"