"Sorry to keep you waiting. Here is your registration ID card."

In the lounge outside the martial arts arena, a man dressed in exquisite formalwear respectfully handed the metallic card to Aya.

"Thank you." Aya's mood was somewhat complicated as she took the ID card. Originally, she had planned to quietly become a dragon, earn enough money, and then leave. But unexpectedly, with one punch, she killed a level six swordsman and also showed off some advanced healing techniques. With her combined magical and martial prowess, she started off as a formidable knight. Although she was still a newcomer, she had already become famous even before officially starting missions.

And then there was that guy, Roger. He would disappear in a minute if he saw Aya in trouble. She would definitely find him and make him pay later.

"No need to thank me, Miss Aya. With your powerful skills, even if you can't complete S-ranked missions, becoming an A-ranked adventurer is almost certain. As the head of the Beacon Division, I would like to congratulate you in advance, Miss Aya." The head bowed slightly and smiled, showing a sincere attitude.

"The...head? Uh, well, about what just happened...it wasn't intentional, so I guess I don't need to compensate or anything, right?" Upon hearing his identity, Aya's first reaction was that he definitely came to make me pay. She cautiously asked.

"What happened?" The head was momentarily confused, then realized Aya was talking about injuring the examiner. He smiled tolerantly and said, "Don't worry, Charles's injury will be treated as a work accident and the guild will take responsibility for it. Besides, he himself emphasized that it was not Miss Aya's fault. Also, we wouldn't casually trouble a potential S-ranked powerhouse."

"Potential S-ranked..." Aya pondered over those words and couldn't help but make a wry face.

After handing over the adventurer's ID card and expressing goodwill, the head didn't say much more. He politely bid farewell and quickly disappeared outside the door.

"Speaking of which, what professions did they assign me?" Aya caught sight of an extra line of densely engraved words on the card from the corner of her eye. A sense of foreboding flashed through her mind.

She opened the card and read:

Strength 8 + Agility 8 + Magic Power 7 +, Suitable Professions: Swordsman, Berserker, Shielder, Assassin, Priest, Sage Mage, Suitable Positions: Vanguard, Mid-line Tank, Backline, Roamer...

"Why don't you just write 'Versatile'!" Aya's hand trembled, nearly causing her to drop the card.

Well, in a certain sense, it wasn't a bad thing. At least when she was in a team, she could fill in any position. Any type of role was suitable, right? But, would it really be okay to mess around like this?

At that moment, a notification sound from her contract communication device rang in her mind.

"Hello, hello. Is the dumb dragon there? Please respond..." deliberately drawn-out and lazy, Tiran had stopped running.

"I'm here." Aya didn't expect Tiran to contact her at this point. She hesitated for half a second before replying.

"Mimi said you went to the Adventurer's Guild? Where are you now?" The princess was quite curious.

"I just finished registering and am about to pick up missions, but the process was a bit complicated..." Aya wiped her sweat while recounting her experience.

There was silence for a full three seconds, and then finally, Tiran said, "Good luck to you."

"By the way, why did you suddenly look for me? I'm in a hurry to make money over here." Aya glanced at the sky outside and realized it was already getting late.

"It's not a big deal, just wanted you to take on a few extra jobs to earn some extra money. I'm a little tight on funds lately, and Roger received a new batch of goods..." Tiran's voice sounded a bit embarrassed and hesitant.

"No, get lost!" Aya almost had her nose twisted with anger. If you hadn't called me back, how could I have unknowingly accumulated such a huge debt? You're lucky I'm not asking you to pay it back, and you want me to earn some extra money?

"Tsk, as your master, is this request really so difficult?" Tiran grumbled.

"What's so great about being a master? Do you think masters can do whatever they want? I..." Aya was filled with sorrow and anger. She had just been about to give a passionate speech, denouncing Tiran the Great Demon Lord's cruel rule, when she was startled by a "hmm?" from the contract.

(Why?! I'm clearly stronger now, why am I still afraid of her! So scary, so scary...)

The tremble-dragon crouched in the corner, drawing circles.

Was she just going to accept this sudden increase in workload in such a humiliating manner?

No! Aya's eyes brightened, as she suddenly thought of a good idea. They say that trouble attracts more trouble, but this is the time to shift the focus! Farewell to a certain friend who calls himself an artist.

"Oh, by the way, I ran into Roger over here. Seems like he's gathering material."

"Eh? That guy actually went to the Adventurer's Guild for material? Looks like his new work is worth anticipating..."

"Yeah, and during our conversation, he mentioned something interesting. He said that the prices he's selling your Yuan for are actually two to three times higher than market value."

"What?! That bastard told me they were limited edition?!"

Before Tiran could continue his tantrum, Aya calmly ended the call, having successfully diverted his attention. Now, it had nothing to do with her.

"Okay, then next up is to accept the quests, quest tower quest~"

Feeling somewhat better, Aya left the training ground and returned to the mission tower at the end of the first floor's grand hall.

Although it was called a mission tower, it was actually a massive wall with different levels of tasks listed from left to right, ranging from the lowest rank of E to the highest rank of S.

The most abundant were the E and D levels. The D level ones were at least somewhat challenging, like dispersing wild boars causing trouble around a certain village or capturing thieves in the city. On the other hand, the E level tasks included ridiculous ones like helping elderly people cross the road, assisting with construction work on a building site, or unclogging the city's underground sewage system.

"These E level adventurers really have no rights..."

Aya muttered under her breath. The rewards for E level quests were usually calculated in copper coins, with slightly better ones being single-digit silver coins. D level quests were slightly better, but still fluctuated within the range of ten to several dozen silver coins. After all, they were just jobs that ordinary hunters could do. Unless they were the kind of super useless people, there were not many real warriors who would accept such tasks.

It was only at the C level that one finally felt like an adventurer. Hunting low-level monsters, gathering magic materials, or exploring lower difficulty ruins were some examples. The rewards were finally calculated in gold coins.

But it still wasn't enough. Not to mention gold coins, even if one gathered all the valuable Babylonian gold coins in Aya's possession, it would barely be enough for loose change. It was truly despairing.

Moving on, B level quests were similar to C level ones in terms of types, but the difficulty and rewards were noticeably higher. Some quests even had a reward with four digits, already considerable.

"Ugh, doing a few hundred of these should be enough..." Aya calculated in her mind. The difficulty of B level quests wasn't too high for her, and even considering travel time between quest locations, she could easily handle about ten quests per day if she went all out...

But that would have to be done continuously for several tens of days.

No, I give up. Aya admitted defeat. Would she not tire to death after continuously fighting small monsters for several tens of days? It was easy to grab some experienced Chinese teachers and ask them to write elementary school essays, but forcing them to write hundreds of them continuously would cost lives.

Continuing to look up, there was A level. The number of quests decreased significantly at this level, and the difficulty was a completely different level compared to before. For example, tasks related to hunting monsters no longer used the word "kill" but switched to "subjugate." The targets for subjugation were usually high-level monsters, with some even being powerful creatures that possessed intelligence and could command lower-level monsters.

As for the bounty...

"100,000?!" Aya stared at a mission posted on the wall, her mouth watering. It was an escort mission issued by the Temple Church, with the objective of protecting a convoy transporting a high-tier artifact of the Holy Light through a ruined castle called The Realm, where dark creatures gathered. The danger level was extremely high, and there might even be something at the level of a demon lord.

For the likes of the Golden Dragon, the difficulty was nothing to worry about. The problem was that the mission was estimated to take half a month, and considering the various factors that could lead to failure, the cost-benefit ratio was not as good as continuously taking B-ranked missions.

"It seems a bit difficult..." Aya was a little troubled. It had to be said that the Adventurer's Guild was a good place for making money for dragons like her, but even with A-ranked missions, the rewards ranged from a few tens of thousands to just over a hundred thousand gold coins...

Well, saying "just" was a bit too much, but it was still a bit less compared to the amount Aya needed, um, it was like she needed to do dozens of them. Considering the cost of time, it was indeed a dilemma.

She could only hope for an S-ranked mission.

Compared to the still considerable number of A-ranked missions, S-ranked missions were as rare as hen's teeth, with only a few commission certificates hanging on the wall.

The first one, "Twilight of the Dragon," involved hunting down and bringing back a complete body of a giant dragon, Note: Spatial storage items will be provided, reward...

Damn it. Little Sister Shake Dragons cursed silently in her heart and skipped to the next one.

The second one, "Roar of Hell," involved going to Devildom to defeat an Abyss Demon Commander and bring back its heart, reward...

Hehe, the passage to Devildom was heavily guarded, and now the two realms were barely in peace, with a lot of exchanges even. Not to mention that the combat power of the Abyss Demon Commander was comparable to a quasi-Holy Rank. Killing the Demon Commander in Devildom now would be as good as declaring war. Did the person who posted this mission want to trigger another world-class war?

The third one, "When the Sound Echoes and Angel's Heart Pounds," involved obtaining an Angel's heart...

No need to read it, just skip it. No matter how much the reward is, I dare not take it! Although in a sense, I can do it, but I'm afraid that I'll be slapped to death by the Goddess of the Light with a slap the next second.

After looking through all the S-ranked missions that were still available, Aya fell silent. It seemed that there was a reason why there were so few S-ranked missions. These tasks alone, anyone who dared to take one would either become a legendary hero or a legendary criminal. As for the rewards, um, indeed, the reward for each mission would be enough to pay off her debts and have some left over, but it wasn't about the money!

After careful consideration, Aya finally made a decision.

S-ranked missions couldn't be taken lightly, so it would be better to work hard and run daily quests. Please call me the B-ranked mission prince. As for A-ranked missions, occasionally doing one or two in between daily quests to speed up progress would suffice.

This should be the most efficient strategy...

And at that moment, a hurried bell suddenly rang throughout the entire mission tower hall, immediately causing a clamor of surprise among the crowd of people choosing missions below the tower.

"What's going on?"

Before Aya could figure it out, a staff member was already shouting into a megaphone:

"New S-ranked mission available! Mission type: extermination, completion method: solo or team up, maximum of four people in a team, rewards to be split evenly among teammates, mission target: exterminate the Dark Marsh Witch!"