Adventurer’s Street.
Just as its name suggested, this was an area that belonged to adventurers.
It contained a whole series of industries whose main consumers were adventurers: pharmacies, general stores, item shops, healing houses, taverns, and more.
Every day, countless adventurers gathered here.
And beside the main street stood the Guild headquarters, the Pantheon built from white pillars.
It could only be described with the word solemn.
Its surface was engraved with exquisite reliefs, and it possessed a spacious front courtyard where a monument had been erected.
At this moment, many adventurers could be seen entering and leaving.
It was just after noon now.
Quite a few adventurers who had finished an entire morning of exploration could be seen with smiles on their faces, discussing with their companions where they should go to have a good lunch later.
After stopping for a moment in front of this solemn temple, Ize withdrew his assessing gaze and entered the spacious hall of the Guild headquarters together with Artemis, Rethusa, and Lante.
The first thing that entered his eyes was a very conspicuous reception area.
Not far beside it was an enormous commission board.
However, there were not many adventurers at the reception area right now.
For the sake of the gains they had earned throughout the morning, those adventurers were currently lining up and surrounding the magic stone exchange counter so tightly that not even water could pass through.
The magic stone exchange counter was the main source of income for adventurers.
Adventurers would exchange all the gains they had obtained from entering the Dungeon here for valis to use as spending money.
It was not only the Guild headquarters.
Babel, which stood directly above the Dungeon, also had a magic stone exchange counter.
Most of the adventurers crowded here did not want to squeeze into Babel’s packed exchange area, which was why they had come to the Guild instead.
However, it seemed that there were quite a few adventurers with the same idea, which was what created the relatively empty scene at the reception area.
After all, the reception desk was a place for asking questions and accepting adventurer commissions.
It could not help them exchange magic stones for coins.
After the four of them entered the Guild hall, they did not remain gathered together.
Instead, they split up, since their objectives were different.
The goddess had to go meet the Guild’s patron god and founder—Ouranos.
Ize had heard from Rethusa that this happened every time.
Supposedly, it was to exchange information, though as for the specifics, he did not know.
As for submitting the commissions completed by the Artemis Familia, that task fell to Rethusa.
The reliable captain went off familiarly to find the appropriate personnel and submit the commissions.
Ize, meanwhile, headed to the reception area for the information he needed about Familias.
For some unknown reason, Lante also followed behind him.
The development of Familias in Orario did not necessarily have to be personally handled by their patron gods from beginning to end.
For matters such as recruiting members, many gods would directly communicate with the Guild and its internal staff, asking them to help post a notice.
For example, notices like “A certain Familia has been established and is currently looking for new members,” or “A certain Familia lacks supporters and logistics personnel and is now recruiting.”
Generally speaking, the former referred to newly established beginner Familias, or relatively weak Familias.
The latter, on the other hand, was recruitment from powerful Familias.
One could glimpse a thing or two from their personnel requirements.
Because they no longer needed to increase the number of combatants serving as their main force, they had the leeway to focus on other aspects. New chapters come out on g.com first.
“Hello.
Is there anything I can help you with?”
It was worth mentioning that nearly all the staff working at the Guild reception desk were young ladies.
Aside from humans, there were also demi-human races such as beastmen and elves.
The deeper meaning behind this was quite thought-provoking.
One could only say that the Guild understood far too well how to empty an adventurer’s wallet.
The Guild employee politely asking Ize this question was a half-elf young lady.
She belonged to the same kind as the little tail currently following behind him.
The only difference was their hair color.
Round-framed glasses, shoulder-length brown hair, a dignified appearance, and a highly familiar-looking uniform…
Although this was their first meeting, Ize inexplicably felt that the young lady before him seemed somewhat familiar.
As for half-elf employees in the Guild, there was only one person he could think of.
However, out of politeness, Ize did not show it.
Instead, he nodded in response to her question.
“Mm.
Miss Guild employee, I came here to ask about Familia matters.”
“Familia…
matters?”
The half-elf young lady could not help but pause upon hearing his reply.
Her gaze unconsciously shifted toward the girl behind Ize.
That look seemed to be asking, “Are you serious?”
To be honest, the way the two of them were dressed was actually rather misleading.
Lante, who was carrying a weapon and dressed in light adventurer’s gear, and Ize, who was carrying a backpack but had no weapon on him, looked just like an adventurer and her supporter.
At first, she had thought the two of them were from the same Familia and had come to handle an adventurer commission.
Now it seemed…
that was not the case?
Noticing her subtle expression, Ize glanced at Lante behind him and immediately understood the reason.
He shook his head and explained.
“My relationship with this girl isn’t what you’re thinking.
For various reasons, I still don’t have a Familia right now, so I came to consult the Guild.”
The main reason was that Ize wanted to use the Guild’s connections, like submitting a résumé before joining a company in his previous life, to get in touch with the Familia he had in mind more smoothly.
If he just charged straight to their doorstep, it would not be impossible for him to be thrown out on the spot if his luck was bad.
After all, the early stages were the most difficult period of development, and there were many things that needed to be considered.
And this was a real world.
No matter what he did, it was better to have a plan.
In response to Ize’s words, Lante nodded with a face full of regret.
“Yeah.
Our Familia has a rule that men can’t join.
Otherwise, Ize would definitely belong to our goddess.” This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
At first glance, there did not seem to be anything wrong with those words.
But after spending so many days together, Ize always felt that this girl was implying something.
It was as if she was hinting at something…
“I see.
A special situation, then?
In that case, please wait a moment.
I remember that many Familias have posted long-term recruitment notices with the Guild.
I’ll go take a look for you.”
The half-elf young lady showed an understanding expression.
After greeting the two of them, she began searching through the pile of papers stacked behind her like a small mountain.
About a few minutes later, the half-elf young lady turned back around while holding roughly a dozen documents.
“Let me see.
What do you think of the Dian Cecht Familia?”
The Dian Cecht Familia was a Familia in Orario famous for healing.
Healers were sought-after workers no matter where they went.
However, Ize shook his head.
“Um, I’m more inclined toward an exploration-type Familia.”
“I understand…”
Hearing this, the half-elf young lady pulled out several documents and placed them aside.
An exploration-type Familia referred to a Familia whose main purpose was to explore and conquer the Dungeon.
To put it simply, they were part of the combat faction.
The documents she had removed belonged to Familias that did not fit this standard.
“In that case, what about the Soma Familia?
Their Familia’s strength is quite decent, and for some reason, they seem extremely enthusiastic about exploring the Dungeon.
Perhaps they might fit what you have in mind?”
“…”
Ize met the half-elf young lady’s clear gaze and inexplicably fell silent.
Speaking of which, judging from this girl Lante’s current age, the period he was currently in should be around two years before the start of the main storyline.
At this time, the Guild probably still did not know about all the rotten matters inside the Soma Familia…
Could that really be called enthusiasm for exploring the Dungeon?
They were not enthusiastic about exploring the Dungeon.
They were enthusiastic about the “drugs” part of drinking, gambling, and drugs!
They were addicted beyond saving.
Joining that Familia would basically be the same as jumping into a fire pit!
“Ahem.
Are there any others?
I’m not very interested in gods of winemaking.”