The breakfast provided by the Glenbagen Family was good, with meat and bread, and there were even various options in the cafeteria for them to choose from.

In this regard, the treatment could be said to be maximized; at least Liens ate very contentedly.

It also seemed to be just as the instructor said: as long as they worked hard and contributed to the family, all glory, wealth, and lavish living would no longer be a dream.

After breakfast, the three of them, Liens, rushed to the storeroom.

The main objective of going there was to confirm what the potion Jonathan mentioned yesterday, which could help everyone become a 'Knight,' actually was.

With such a big 'pie' drawn there, even if Liens wasn't tempted, he had to go and see what kind of filling this pie had.

Arriving at the storeroom, Liens saw a continuous flow of people; compared to yesterday evening, there were many more people here now.

Besides the newcomers like them who came to look at the 'pie,' there were also some people Liens didn't recognize who were handling some business at the storeroom's counter.

However, even though he didn't recognize them, from their black clothes, he could roughly confirm that they should be the 'old-timers' of the Dark Guards.

And the only business that could be handled at the storeroom was the exchange of items.

Sure enough, soon, the storeroom staff took out several bottles of potions from inside the storeroom and handed them to one of the Dark Guards.

From the color of the potions, Liens recognized that two of them were Healing Potions.

"Work injuries actually require self-funded treatment... how realistic."

"In this situation, accumulating contribution points obtained from missions probably won't be easy."

"Indeed... what money can be earned easily?"

Liens mocked himself inwardly.

As the Shadow Guard senior who had just exchanged for the potions passed by Liens, he could vaguely smell a faint scent of blood on that person.

He guessed that the other party was likely injured during a mission, so he came to buy medicine for treatment.

The waiting time in line was not long; after the people in front had finished their respective matters, the three of them, Liens, finally reached the counter.

"Is there anything you need to exchange?"

The guy behind the counter had dark circles under his eyes and lazily asked Liens and his companions about their purpose.

Perhaps it was his gender, or perhaps he was too tired, so his tone of voice was not as polite as the Miss at the Mission Hall.

At least the Miss over there would say things like "Hello" and "May I ask."

However, Liens and his companions didn't care about these things; they were all working people, so there was no need to make things difficult for each other.

Harriman somewhat eagerly asked the man behind the counter, "We want to ask, what is the potion that can help one become a 'Knight'?"

The only thing he knew right now that could truly help him become a significant existence was this.

Therefore, Harriman was very concerned about this and eagerly wanted to know what could help him achieve his goal.

And seeing that Harriman had already spoken, Liens and Ben naturally did not interrupt.

"You're newcomers, right? I heard yesterday that the family added a new batch of Shadow Guard recruits."

"Here... this is the storeroom's item exchange list. Take it aside and look at it yourselves; don't disturb my work."

The counter staff responded with a sleepy expression, and after speaking, he took out several A4-sized papers from under the counter and handed them to Liens and his companions.

Of course, while he said 'work,' what he actually meant was 'don't disturb my rest.'

Because there was no one else queuing after Liens and his companions.

Liens casually took the 'exchange list' and walked to the side to start reading it.

Harriman, seeing this situation, had an expression of wanting to speak but hesitating, but ultimately did not open his mouth to ask Liens for the 'exchange list.'

Although he was very anxious, the sword strike from not long ago left too deep an impression on him.

That was, he didn't even see how that longsword came before him.

If Liens hadn't reined in his hand in time, he might have truly lost his life there.

It was also from that moment that he realized that what Ben had said earlier, 'Liens is very strong,' didn't just refer to his personality, but also his strength.

Harriman found that Liens might, seemed to, and appeared to be much stronger than him.

Because of the previous incident, he was now a bit afraid to approach Liens; when the three of them walked together, he would also walk on Ben's side. This chapter first appeared on *.

Ben also noticed Harriman's abnormality, but he had many problems at the moment.

Whether it was the swordsmanship Liens taught or the mysterious cult patterns, all required him to spend time and effort to deal with.

Naturally, he had no intention of guiding Harriman through his psychological issues.

Liens, however, was indifferent to this.

He had only slightly exposed some of his strength, and only Harriman knew about it.

As long as he controlled his words and actions later, others naturally wouldn't discover his strength.

Liens unfolded the paper and carefully read the content recorded on the 'exchange list.'

The very first item on the 'exchange list' was specifically highlighted with larger, bolded font to emphasize its importance.

It was the "pie" that the Glenbagen Family had drawn for all Dark Guards—the Elemental Baptism Potion.

Its brief introduction stated that it was a very precious potion that had a chance to help ordinary people transform into an Extraordinary Knight, with a limit of one bottle per person.

"Hmm? 'Has a chance'... so even if you take the potion, you're not guaranteed to become an Extraordinary Knight."

"It's completely up to fate, isn't it? I barely bought lottery tickets in my previous life, and now I have to spend a fortune to gamble on an uncertain outcome."

"Moreover, the introduction for this thing is too short. Is it really okay not to explain the principles of such a precious item?"

"Or at least mention the success rate, and whether there are any side effects?"

Liens muttered in his heart when he saw the words "has a chance."

However, he also roughly understood the reason why the Glenbagen Family did not elaborate on the potion's effects.

The "pie" has already been drawn; those who want to eat it will naturally work hard to save money to buy it, and too much explanation would only diminish the "pie's" mystery and appeal.

However, despite his complaints, Liens was quite eager to exchange for one in his heart.

If he truly didn't care, he wouldn't have the urge to complain.

The reason he wanted to exchange for this potion was not out of arrogant belief that he was the protagonist and could succeed no matter how small the probability.

Instead, he wanted to utilize the characteristics of the instance Dungeon to explore the principles of the Elemental Baptism Potion or a sure-fire way to succeed through continuous trial and error.

That way, he wouldn't need to gamble on that probability.

However, since it was a "pie," how could the Glenbagen Family possibly let this group of poor workers obtain it easily?

The exchange price for the Elemental Baptism Potion was 100,000 contribution points.

Converting it to his reward from last night, it meant he would need to kill a thousand people to exchange for one such potion.

Of course, Liens wouldn't get only 100 contribution points for every mission, but he also wouldn't kill only one person per mission.

But no matter what, 100,000 was not a small sum, even for other Dark Guards, he imagined.

Otherwise, Jonathan, who had been a Shadow Guard for several years, wouldn't still be unable to become a "Knight" until now.

Moreover, other potions that seemed like consumables were not cheap either.

Work injuries required self-funded treatment, which meant that consumables like Healing Potions should be necessities for them as Dark Guards.

From this perspective, whether it was earning money or cutting expenses, neither was easy.

It would probably be a long, long time before he could accumulate 100,000 contribution points...