After parting ways with the Destiny Squad, Rowan used the vision of his Black Crow to prioritize tracking the main force of the Goblins.
Goblins were barely considered opponents; the others could not even withstand a few of Rowan’s slashes.
He spent the entire day hunting them down, and it was only by nightfall that Rowan returned to the village.
During this time, he killed numerous Goblins and gained tens of thousands of experience points.
The Goblins had been terrified by Rowan and only knew how to run, but with Rowan’s current speed, no Goblin could outrun him.
However, after leveling up, the experience required increased significantly; even with the tens of thousands of experience points gained, it only filled a small portion of his experience bar, and he was still far from leveling up.
Overall, the harvest this time was quite bountiful.
By evening, when Rowan returned to the village, the elf girl had already regained consciousness and was currently eyeing Rowan up and down with a cold expression.
This guy did not have a shred of remorse for being instantly defeated as soon as he initiated the fight.
They lit a campfire and reviewed the battle together.
Overall, thanks to Rowan, they avoided a truly dangerous situation; Rowan was the greatest contributor, a fact that was undisputed.
As for the Goblin King, the only valuable items were his magic wand, a spellbook, and the bounty on the Goblin King.
Among them, after being appraised by the mixed-bag mage, the wand was determined to be of lower grade and could fetch a good price; they would need to take it to the Mages Guild to sell it after returning.
Secondly, the bounty for the Goblin King was two hundred gold coins, which was a large sum; considering Rowan’s immense contribution, he would receive one hundred gold coins, and the situation would be explained when turning in the quest, making the rapid increase of Rowan’s Adventurer Rank a certainty.
Finally, there was the spellbook, but it was written in the Goblin language, so the content inside was unknown; even if it contained magical knowledge, it could only be used by Goblins and was useless to humans.
This thing would only be collected by special enthusiasts and was not worth much, so they simply gave it to Rowan.
A thought stirred in Rowan’s heart; if it was magic, that would not be bad.
Humans could not master Goblin magic, but if he used skill points, he might be able to bypass this restriction.
Of course, Rowan would only consider using skill points for sufficiently special magic; ordinary magic did not matter.
Besides that, there were some worthless trinkets that they divided among themselves.
After the mission, the Golden-haired Captain had used so many scrolls that the gains did not come close to covering the expenses, but this damn rich guy did not care at all.
With the mission completed, the Destiny Squad might be able to upgrade to Orichalcum Rank, and Rowan could at least become a Gold Rank adventurer, with Platinum Rank also highly likely.
Although they believed that Rowan’s strength far exceeded Gold Rank.
With the matter settled, their group did not linger in the village; seventy percent of the Goblins from that Goblin tribe had been eliminated, and the rest did not know where they had fled.
These guys were like cockroaches and could not be killed off completely, but without the Goblin King, they could no longer pose a significant threat to the village.
The next morning, amidst the villagers’ farewells, the group left the area, preparing to return to E-Rantel.
Along the way, Rowan did not stay idle and frequently asked them questions.
Setting aside the strength of the Destiny Squad, their adventuring experience was quite sufficient.
Information about monsters, intelligence about the kingdom, knowledge related to magic, and so on.
It was a pity that he could not obtain the mixed-bag mage’s advanced class.
However, Rowan did not care; he already had enough classes, and the most important thing was to level up first.
Before stepping into the Hero Rank, the number of his classes was completely sufficient.
Returning to E-Rantel, he went to the Adventurers Guild to turn in the quest, and Rowan’s series of contributions were recorded.
His Adventurer Rank was upgraded, and he was promoted directly to Platinum Rank.
Jumping across several ranks at once, only one rank away from the Destiny Squad, Rowan was quite satisfied.
Platinum Rank was already more than enough; hanging the Platinum badge at his waist and feeling the respectful gazes cast upon him, Rowan straightened his back quite a bit.
A Platinum adventurer was already considered an expert among adventurers.
Now, it was time to part ways with the squad.
Although they had the idea of inviting Rowan to join the squad, Rowan still refused.
He was not suited for teaming up with a squad; Rowan had truly too many secrets.
It was fine to reveal some melee abilities for now, but that would not do in the future.
The relevant abilities of the Healer, as well as later magical class abilities, had to be kept secret; if intelligence was obtained, whether by the current group of the Platinum or the Great Tomb of Nazarick that would appear later, formulating targeted tactics after acquiring enough intelligence would be extremely dangerous for Rowan.
Rowan had not forgotten that his enemy, the Ainz Ooal Gown, was not just an individual, but the Great Tomb of Nazarick guild, which was capable of crushing the entire world.
Its strength was the most terrifying thing.
And that local group of the Platinum was not to be trifled with either; he could not be too high-profile, as the waters of this world ran deep.
Having been busy outside for so many days, Rowan was physically and mentally exhausted.
The next morning, Rowan first inquired to see if anyone knew the Goblin language; this spellbook must have recorded the magic of the Goblin race.
Others might not be able to learn it, but Rowan possessed skill points and might be able to forcefully learn it.
It was a pity that there was no such talent here, so he would have to look again when he went to the capital later.
He then headed to the Mages Guild.
The Mages Guild was different from the Adventurers Guild; the Adventurers Guild had bases in small cities, while the Mages Guild only had branches in large cities; the Adventurers Guild was very lively and approachable, whereas the Mages Guild seemed much quieter.
People who came here had some money on them.
Rowan now had one hundred gold coins in his pocket, which was why he dared to step into this place.
He did not consider learning magic for the time being; one hundred gold coins looked like a lot, but he could only learn one or two spells, and they would all be around the first tier.
In this world, only the rich had the qualifications to learn magic.
Relying on his Platinum badge, Rowan was not given a hard time by anyone, and after entering, a waiter came over to serve him.
The Mages Guild’s business was all related to magic, and alchemy-related products were also within the scope of the Mages Guild’s business.
They sold various magic scrolls, magic learning scrolls, and various alchemy products; in addition, they provided learning opportunities for low-level mages, similar to cram schools.
But the more traditional way was actually teachers taking on apprentices; there were many second-tier and third-tier mages in this branch, while the branch head was a fourth-tier “expert.” Rowan had no interest in being an apprentice; he looked at the magic scrolls displayed here and clicked his tongue in secret.
It was too expensive; everything related to magic was not something ordinary people could afford.