At noon the next day, the group of four returned to Jarrosus City.
"Felic, this is Jarrosus City." Walking along the bustling streets, McGrenn enthusiastically introduced the bustling city to Lin Li. "Not far ahead is the Adventurers Guild. I usually stay here when I don't receive a mission. If you need any help, you can find me at the Emerald Tavern next to it."
"F * ck! This Jarrosus City is really big … "Having been used to living in the high-rise buildings in the city, Lin Li felt that everything was so novel when he walked into this exotic city. His eyes never rested as he followed behind McGrenn, looking left and right, busy as could be.
Cromwell, who was walking at the back, could not help but frown at the sight of Lin Li. What a country bumpkin who had never seen the world …
His feelings were very complicated at the moment. There was regret and unwillingness, but more than that, there was hatred for Lin Li.
He regretted chasing into the Sunset Mountains. If he hadn't chased into the Sunset Mountains, he wouldn't have met the Leviathan Gorilla. If he hadn't met the Leviathan Gorilla, he wouldn't have left Ina behind and fled. There were many ways to pursue Ina, but he had chosen the stupidest one.
The moment the Leviathan Gorilla grabbed Ina, he was completely dumbfounded. An eighth-level magical beast was so powerful that Cromwell couldn't help but tremble just by standing in front of it. He wanted to chase after Ina to save her, but his legs wouldn't listen to him. The confidence he had in the past had completely disappeared, and all that was left was endless fear.
In the end, fear overcame reason, and Cromwell chose to escape.
Everything that happened after that was a nightmare for him.
He had fled back to the cave in a sorry state, but this abject mage had saved Ina. Ina's attitude towards him was no longer as polite as usual; there was only disdain, a disdain as if he was air. Until now, Ina had never looked him in the eye.
Cromwell was not stupid. He knew what this meant. It meant that he had completely lost all hope of pursuing Ina.
After the initial remorse, Cromwell naturally blamed everything on Lin Li. It was precisely because of Lin Li's appearance that he had lost the chance to defeat the wyvern and save Ina and her father. It was also because of Lin Li's appearance that he had behaved so badly in front of the Leviathan Gorilla.
He even felt that everything had been planned by Lin Li. This damned mage had long had the intention to fight with him for Ina, and that was why he had appeared in the Sunset Mountains at that time.
Cromwell, who was caught up in the conspiracy theories, had no time to think about how difficult it was to communicate with a level-eight magical beast.
To the zealous mage, Lin Li was the source of all evil. As long as he got rid of him, he would be able to be with Ina smoothly.
Lin Li's entry into Jarrosus City was undoubtedly a great opportunity.
As the heir of the family, Cromwell was well aware of how powerful his family was in Jarrosus. Even the higher-ups of the Guild of Magic could not ignore the opinions of the Merlin Family. Once Lin Li entered the Guild of Magic, wouldn't he be able to deal with him however he wanted?
At the thought of this, a smile finally appeared on Cromwell's gloomy face.
It was probably because of this that Cromwell, who had never spoken to Lin Li along the way, took the initiative to ask, "Mage Felic, are you going to report to the Guild of Magic later? If there's anything you need help with, just let me know. Our Merlin Family still has a say in the Jarrosus Guild of Magic. "
"Report?" Lin Li, who was looking around, could not help but be stunned.
"You don't know?" Cromwell scolded the country bumpkin again in his heart, but he still maintained a smile on his face. "The Supreme Council has clearly stated that mages above level-five must report to the city's Guild of Magic when they arrive in a new city."
"Wait … What's the Supreme Council?"
"You don't even know about the Supreme Council?" Lin Li's ignorance was an eye-opener for Cromwell. While his vanity was greatly satisfied, he could not help but scold the country bumpkin again in his heart. "The Supreme Council was established after the Dark Ages. Its full name is the Supreme Arbitration Council of the Anril Guild of Magic. The purpose of its establishment is to better supervise and manage the Guild of Magic. Of course, mage families are not included in the management, such as our Merlin Family."
"Oh …" Lin Li nodded, and asked with some doubt, "Then the Guild of Magic is considered a subsidiary of the Supreme Council?"
"Something like that, but the Supreme Council generally does not directly participate in the management."
Lin Li did not continue to ask, but thought to himself that Anril was more complicated than he had imagined.
While he was immersed in his thoughts, the group had already walked to the entrance of the Adventurers Guild.
It was a huge building that took up most of the street. The decoration was simple and plain. Just looking from the outside, one would never imagine that this was the largest and wealthiest institution in Anril. Entering from the front door, there was a spacious hall. According to McGrenn, this was the place where they usually received their missions. The hall was crowded with adventurers of all kinds. Some were waiting for new missions, while others had already received their missions and were preparing to leave. These adventurers included almost all the professions Lin Li knew, from mages to warriors, and from archers to bandits. Most of them had a faint smell of blood on them, which Lin Li knew was the result of years of fighting with magical beasts.
"Felic, take a seat here first. I'll go with Ina to submit the mission, and will be back soon."
McGrenn was about to turn around and leave after he finished speaking, but Lin Li reached out and pulled him back. "Didn't you fail your mission?"
"We still have to submit the failed mission, or we won't be able to take on other missions."
"Will there be any trouble if we fail the mission?"
McGrenn shook his head. "It's not much trouble, just a little monetary loss."
"Wait here for me."
As he spoke, Lin Li found a secluded corner, quietly opened the Ring of Endless Storm, and took out half of the Manticore's tail. He had cut it off from the Manticore's corpse when he had helped Andoine pick wild steelbloom. At first, Lin Li only thought that this thing was quite poisonous, and it should be useful if he wanted to get some weapons in the future. However, McGrenn and his daughter had acted as his guide, and now was the time when he needed it, so Lin Li was embarrassed to continue hiding it.
"Is it okay to submit the mission with this?" Lin Li handed the half of the Manticore's tail to McGrenn.
"You …" The middle-aged adventurer had never thought that the problem he was most worried about would be solved so easily. Thinking of Lin Li's help along the way, the middle-aged man, who was clumsy with words, did not know what to say for a moment. He just kept repeating, "Thank you, thank you …"
"Don't mention it. Anyway, I have no use for this thing …" Lin Li smiled. "I still have something to do, so I won't continue to go with you. If you need anything in the future, you can look for me at the Guild of Magic. If nothing goes wrong, I may stay there for a while."
"Mr Felic!" Lin Li had just walked to the entrance of the Adventurers Guild when he saw Ina chasing after him. The long-legged beauty's blonde hair flew in the wind, but her pretty face was flushed. She looked shy and reluctant. "Mr Felic …"
"Hmm?"
"Mr Felic … I …" Ina's fair little hands were clenched, and she kept cheering herself on in her heart. But after saying "I" for a long time, what she finally said was, "Goodbye, Mr Felic …"
"Goodbye, Ina."
Lin Li smiled. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly smelled a fragrant wind. Ina, who had been blushing just now, finally plucked up her courage and stuffed something into Lin Li's palm. "This is for you!"
Ina's ears were already red with embarrassment after she stuffed the thing into Lin Li's hand. Without waiting for Lin Li to ask, the long-legged beauty fled back to the Adventurers Guild like a frightened little rabbit.
Looking at the back view that left gracefully, Lin Li could not help but be stunned. He stood on the street for a long time before he remembered to look at the thing in his hand.
It was a freshly made scroll bag. Although the workmanship was a little rough, it was sewn with great care. Holding it in his hand, Lin Li seemed to still be able to feel Ina's faint warmth …
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