After remembering the corresponding prices of things he might need, Liens handed the 'Exchange List' to Harriman, who was waiting anxiously nearby.

Ben had already finished looking at it with Liens, but Harriman hadn't seen it because he didn't dare to get close.

Watching Harriman snatch the 'Exchange List' like he was guarding food, Liens inexplicably felt a slight sense of guilt.

He felt as if he had bullied him.

Liens shook his head inwardly, dispelling the strange thought that had just arisen, and then silently stood aside, waiting for Harriman to finish reading the 'Exchange List'.

After all, they came together; they couldn't just leave Harriman behind after they had finished looking.

The content of the several 'Exchange Lists' wasn't too much, so Harriman finished reading them quickly.

During the process, his expressions, alternating between excitement and hesitation, made Liens feel a bit amused.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, Liens unexpectedly felt that perhaps Harriman was more suited to be a bard than Ben.

Because he could always make people laugh unintentionally.

After reading the 'Exchange List', Liens and the others left the storeroom and headed to the Mission Hall.

The main reason was that they were all short on cash, and the 100 contribution points from the novice mission reward couldn't buy much.

However, they were now official Dark Guards of the Glenbagen Family and could choose which missions to accept themselves.

According to Jonathan, the Dark Guards originally didn't have a system of freely accepting missions.

Initially, the Dark Guards were purely the armed force of the Glenbagen Family, like a brick, basically moved wherever the family's masters needed them.

But later, as the Glenbagen Family developed and its status became higher, there were fewer matters that the family needed to handle personally.

Naturally, there weren't as many tasks to assign to the Dark Guards.

However, letting these capable individuals do nothing was also a waste of resources, so the Glenbagen Family began to expand into new businesses.

From then on, the Dark Guards of the Glenbagen Family became another version of Adventurers in Kara City.

They started taking on the kind of missions that the Adventurers' Association was unwilling to accept—killing people.

To some extent, the Glenbagen Family was Kara City's assassination guild, except that the personnel carrying out the missions were all the family's Dark Guards.

The above was, of course, not Jonathan's original words, but rather information Liens summarized after removing the parts where he praised the Glenbagen Family.

Of course, the Glenbagen Family's mission system wasn't only about assassination missions.

Mission Hall.

Liens came to the counter and asked the staff inside what missions they could recommend.

The Counter Miss smiled and asked Liens in return, "May I ask, where do you wish to perform the mission?"

"Is there a difference?"

Liens expressed his confusion.

He hadn't expected that the Glenbagen Family's missions were so numerous that they needed to specifically divide mission locations.

Is it that professional?

"There are the Inner City, Outer City, and outside the city. Of course, there are also special missions to other distant cities."

"However, you must be a newly joined Dark Guard, so we recommend that you choose missions within the city."

The Counter Miss, hearing Liens's question, realized he was new and offered her advice.

Liens nodded, agreeing with the Counter Miss's suggestion, and then said, "Hmm, then can you show me what missions are available in the Outer City?"

The reason he chose a mission in the Outer City was also to earn some "extra money" on the side.

The primary motive was to help Ben investigate information on "how to resolve the influence of evil gods."

There were two places in the Outer City that were very important for this matter, but Ben was not suitable to approach those two places now.

So, he could only go and see if he could find any clues.

Liens flipped through the 'Mission Slips' handed to him by the Counter Miss and quickly found a target.

He took out the corresponding 'Mission Slip' and his identity wooden token, handed them to the Counter Miss, and said, "This one."

"Okay, please wait a moment... All right, please keep your 'Mission Slip' and wooden token."

The Counter Miss was efficient and quickly processed Liens's business.

After receiving the mission, Liens came to Ben's side and quietly asked him, "Where was the location of your mission last night?"

"Outer City, West District, Third Block, 17 Vili Avenue."

"This is the detailed address, but there are no landmarks there, so it's quite hard to find."

"Be careful... don't fall into the same trap."

Ben responded to Liens seriously and reminded him to be careful.

He knew that Liens was asking this because he wanted to help him investigate the situation there.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful... Vili Avenue? What a coincidence, I'm quite familiar with that place."

Saying this, Liens showed some nostalgic expression.

Now, his reason for going there was even more complete.

Because the orphanage that raised "him" was there, and "his" first job in society was also on Vili Avenue.

Hmm... being captured and becoming a Slave was also on Vili Avenue.

"Fate is truly wonderful!"

Liens sighed in his heart, then left the Mission Hall alone.

"Liens, is this?"

Harriman saw Liens walking towards the Mission Hall's door and looked at Ben in confusion, asking.

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Ben replied.

"He chose so quickly? Not discuss it together?"

Harriman showed a surprised expression.

However, although he said this, what surprised him was not the time Liens took to choose a mission, but his act of completing the mission alone.

He had thought Liens would go with Ben to perform the mission, as they had a good relationship.

"It's fine, Liens is a very sensible and rational person. Since it's his own choice, there shouldn't be any problem."

Ben understood Harriman's meaning, but he didn't explain directly; instead, he answered Harriman in a different way.

The incident in the dormitory this morning was not only Harriman's but also his first time realizing the true strength of his friend.

Although he still couldn't fully understand what a Sword Style was, it was certainly extraordinary.

This could be seen from the sword strike Liens aimed at Harriman; not only did Harriman himself not react, but he, who had been watching the situation there, also didn't react.

"By the way, Harriman, have you chosen a mission?"

To prevent Harriman from pressing further, Ben shifted the topic to missions.

"No... I want to ask more about the situation before making a decision."

"However, I've looked at most of those missions, and they can generally be divided into two types: within the city and outside the city."

"Missions within the city are mostly related to killing, while missions outside the city involve searching for magical materials or killing magical beasts."

"Missions outside the city generally have much higher contribution points than those within the city, but they also seem to be considerably more dangerous."

"If we form a team, it would be much safer, but then the contribution points would be split evenly, which is a bit of a dilemma..."

At this point, Harriman showed a conflicted expression.

"Do you like killing people...? I don't, so I plan to take on missions outside the city. Together?"

After listening to Harriman's explanation, Ben earnestly invited him.

Harriman looked up at Ben's face, gazing into his serious eyes, seemingly confirming if what he had just said was true.

After a while, Harriman smiled and said to Ben, "Since you sincerely invited me, how could I refuse?"

"Coincidentally, I don't really want to kill people either. Let's go kill magical beasts together."

"Before, that Flamelion injured me so badly; I must get revenge on its kin."

Seeing Harriman agree, Ben also smiled and said,

"Me too, that magical beast during the graduation assessment almost killed me."

"Although I already got my revenge on the spot, I still want to 'return the favor' to its kin."

After speaking, Harriman and Ben burst into laughter, causing the other people in the Mission Hall to look at them in confusion.