Shi Liuli was currently staying in a small border town called McDowell in the Kingdom of Kelandi.

More precisely, she was wandering around the local Adventurer's Guild.

Thanks to the cooling magic devices inside the guild, even in the scorching summer, it was pleasantly cool.

-- This was a small benefit provided by the guild to the adventurers who tirelessly took on missions every day.

Such a small benefit received numerous praises, indicating how deeply it resonated with people.

Shi Liuli was one of them. As soon as she entered, a refreshing breeze greeted her face, providing a stark contrast to the blazing summer outside. It was truly enjoyable.

It was noon at the moment, and there weren't many people inside the guild. Most adventurers at this time were out on missions. Including the staff, there were only about ten people in the spacious guild, all busy with their own tasks.

"Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild. How can I assist you?"

As soon as she entered, a human girl who was wiping a table near the entrance came forward and warmly asked Shi Liuli.

Shi Liuli wasn't accustomed to such enthusiasm from strangers, but she didn't want to refuse either.

"Ah, nothing much. I'll just take a look around."

"A look around?" The girl blinked, not quite understanding what she meant.

However, following professional etiquette, the girl didn't inquire further. Instead, she made a gesture to lead Shi Liuli to a large notice board on the left side of the hall, spanning about seven to eight meters.

"This is our guild's mission bulletin board. If you want to take on a mission, you can take down the mission notice and go to the front desk to accept it. Of course, please choose missions according to your adventurer certification level."

As Shi Liuli looked around, she saw that the notice board, divided into six sections, displayed different numbers of mission notices. The leftmost section had the most, while the rightmost section had only one.

It was clear that the leftmost section contained the simplest missions, while the rightmost section had the highest difficulty.

"If you're here for other business, such as upgrading your adventurer certification level or posting a mission, you can also go to the front desk and the staff will assist you. If you're just here to take a look, we warmly welcome you. It adds to our guild's vibrancy."

The girl patiently and friendly explained to Shi Liuli, sparking her interest.

"How did you know I'm a newbie?"

It was not difficult to hear that everything the girl said was meant for newcomers. Shi Liuli hadn't spoken much since entering, so how did the girl figure out she was a newbie?

The girl was somewhat surprised that Shi Liuli focused on this aspect, but she still smiled and explained.

"We have many people coming to the guild for the first time, like you. Gradually, we've developed our own criteria for judgment, so we can tell at a glance."

Oh, in simple terms, it's because they're used to it?

Shi Liuli, who initially felt a bit embarrassed, suddenly didn't care anymore. After all, there were so many people who were in the same boat every day, right?

Refocusing her attention on the notice board, the top of the leftmost section had a big 'E', and the tasks below were almost overlapping each other. Shi Liuli walked closer to take a look, and they were mostly trivial matters in daily life.

For example, helping with deliveries, running errands, accompanying someone for a drink(s), and so on - wait, did something strange get mixed in at the end?

Shi Liuli forced herself not to mind and shifted her gaze to the right section, which also had a 'D' hanging on it. Then, in sequence from right to left, there were 'C', 'B', 'A', and 'S'.

The number of tasks in the D section was slightly less, but it was almost full as well, mostly consisting of trivial matters. Shi Liuli decided to look at the C section instead, where the mission notices seemed more like what adventurers should be doing.

"Collect ten Dreamspirit Flowers in the Dreamfall Forest, reward: 500 Silver Larel."

"Slay twenty 'Needle Poison Bees' D+ rank monsters, in the Dreamfall Prairie, reward: 20 Gold Larel."

"Go to..."

Hmm? What is this Larel thing? Is it a currency?

As Shi Liuli silently repeated the mission details in her mind, she suddenly realized that she didn't know how the currency system in the mortal world worked. She was a bit confused for a moment.

If that's the case, then the currency she brought from the era thousands of years ago might not be usable, right?

What should she do? She couldn't just ask someone, could she? That would be too embarrassing!

The girl beside her thought that Shi Liuli had some doubts about the missions as she was lost in thought.

"I think you might be wondering why there's such a big difference in rewards between collecting Dreamspirit Flowers and slaying Needle Poison Bees, right? That's because Dreamspirit Flowers grow on the outskirts of the Dreamfall Forest and aren't very dangerous, it's just a bit difficult to find them. On the other hand, Needle Poison Bees are a group of D+ rank monsters and are much more dangerous to defeat, so naturally, the rewards differ by that much."

Nice!

Shi Liuli gave the girl a mental thumbs up. Now she knew that the exchange rate between Silver Larel and Gold Larel was 1:100, without having to ask herself.

But now, a new problem arose—

Since she found out that the currency in the mortal world was different from before, Shi Liuli was now penniless!

Although she had many useless things that she could sell, those were all rare treasures that were hard to come by. Who knew if anyone in this small town could afford them, and whether they would even recognize their value was also a question.

Alright! It seems like I have to take on the role of an adventurer myself to experience the life of making money.

Understanding this, Shi Liuli felt a bit helpless, but who made her not do enough research?

Now that she had decided to take on missions to earn money, Shi Liuli wasted no time. She immediately took down the only mission posting in Zone S without even looking at what the mission was and walked towards the reception desk.

It's not that she was overconfident, but she really didn't think she would encounter any powerful characters right after arriving in the lower realm. And the higher the mission level, the higher the reward, so maybe after completing this mission, she wouldn't have to worry about food, clothing, and shelter for a while.

Plan confirmed!

However, before she could take a few steps, the girl beside her called her.

"Wait, please wait. That mission has already expired. Originally, no one planned to take it back after noon. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you!"

Expired? How could that be? If it was still posted, it meant that no one else had taken it, right?

Shi Liuli raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat surprised.