Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

Chapter 271 Adventurer's Association

In an open area of the great capital city, before a giant tower, two people stood and observed a magnificent structure.

A tall, hexagon-shaped tower, having almost thirty giant floors, its walls made of pearl white marble and some different metals.

The outer surface was decorated with different enchantments, colorful patterns carved and made of different magical metals, and the clear, garden-like area this structure stood on... everything about it was amazing.

The entrance to this place was just an open place with no gates, and countless people came in and out of it with different moods, feelings, and faces.

There were mostly humans, but the beastmen, half-bread, and the purebloods of elven or dwarven or even the rare marine species could be spotted around the wide opening.

The outside garden was fresh, and there were many couples chatting and even normal kids playing around in this place.

Some kids and people were even practicing in open areas of the garden, and the young ones watched them with fascinated eyes.

The people around this place, be it the normal people of low origin who had just come here for their usual businesses, to the powerful people and mages and servants of high-ranking people of the empire as well as the neighboring countries.

Although there weren't any shops or stalls outside this tower, as everything was already present inside the tower, there sure were stalls and shops at some distance away from where this garden started.

With various people, beings, moods, and powers, this place was fascinating.

But... that was only the outside of this special place.

As the boy with black hair and clear blue eyes entered this place with the normal girl with brown hair and black eyes, entered this place through the entrance without any gates, an even more surprised expression appeared on the boy's face.

"Rein... this is amazing~."

His mouth was left open, and she couldn't help but chuckle at his cute behavior.

It was like a little boy seeing things like this for the first time, even when he had seen more amazing stuff than just this, according to her knowledge.

But he was really amazed by the inside structure of this place.

From the magic elevators, the many desks with beautiful receptionists, the countless people gathered around the 'quest board' with countless papers with different quests pines on it.

The three spiral stairs connected all the floors till the very last one and created the illusion as if the stairs were moving as the people went up or down using them.

And the tower was huge~ so, the people who had money used it to pay the absurdly high fees for using the elevators.

There were many counters for selling and buying bodies or materials from energy beasts on each floor. There was also a floor to just drink and eat, a bar.

And just like that bar, there were also floors with a restaurant, food shop, an auction, many floors of just personal rooms, and also training rooms.

Some floors were dedicated to dismantling or nurturing the beast's bodies.

And then there was a testing ground just behind this floor, a place to test the newcomers.

Naturally, there were test rooms for written tests but, it was generally something one can pass as long as they can get even ten questions from the three hundred.

The standards of passing that one were too low, and though everyone just passed it without any problem, the test was actually so difficult only a few geniuses had ever actually scored full marks on this test.

They covered all the subjects there were, and from high mathematics, academics, old history, magic, and even the questions of old runes were asked in the tests.

But one thing was common. The questions on the test had never changed ever since the founding (High Council) created it.

But everyone just passed it as long as they at least knew reading and writing.

Everyone mostly feared the practical exams of the adventurer test.

Most people fail these tests and only the capable stronger ones are given the license and a starting rank.

And the rank is only given in the rank evaluation exam if… someone does reach that place, that is.

Everyone who does actually reach that place is guaranteed a license, but before that… the evaluation of basic stats, magical powers, and skills, which can be skipped with a recommendation from a high-ranking adventurer, and the ID check takes place.

But if you, by any nature-forsaken chance, earn the ire of the examiners, you can say goodbye to the adventurer's license.

And… you can't give the test for that year.

One would be just dumb to actually do something like that, though.

Most people are sane to know that much and pass if they reach that stage.

But the main thing for the ones who reach this place is always more focused on the ranks.

Getting a higher rank meant higher status among adventurers, and the ability to accept tougher quests.

Well, this girl and boy duo were definitely here for the test but, in the end, their goal wasn't to become some high-ranking adventurer.

They were here to get the IDs and go out to enjoy their dates.

But… it didn't mean they would hold anything back.

Not these two, at the very least. They would cause chaos here. Breaking things while still holding back more than half of their strength and abilities.

And the two, the boy and girl alike, were super excited about these tests.

But the boy waited for a while and looked around, saw everything, observed the things, and used his 'eyes' to see everything around him.

He was amazed to see such powerful individuals just walking around like it was nothing.

There were many [Rank-3] and [Rank-4] knights, as well as (tier-4) and (tier-5) mages as a party's captain.

For someone like him, this really was more than just amazing... it was magical~.

All the people, the quests, the different kinds of beasts hunted by adventurers.

The things that were sold here, from the very basic and normal grains to the rare herbs.

The raw materials from beasts and the very rare stuff like skill stones and energy cores too.

But those things were exclusive and only adventurers of a certain rank and above were the only ones who can have them.

As for the ranks... the ranking system of adventurers starts from the most basic <F> rank, then it goes like <E>, <D>, <C>, <B>, <A>, <AA>, <AAA>, <S>, <SS>, <SSS>.

The ranking is simple and these ranks don't actually depend on the actual strength like the knight or mage rankings.

It solely depends on the quests completed and the contribution points one has as an adventurer.

These contribution points are the dominant currency accepted in every adventurer association center.

And as the adventurer association is a place neutral in true meaning, every country's good city has a branch of the association.

And these contribution points are like the universal currency that one could use in any of these branches, unlike the specific currency of a particular place.

And earning the contribution points is simple, unlike moving up in the ranks.

One can earn the contribution points by exchanging money and resources, or by completing the quests.

But, one would have to pass the ranking up quest in order to move up the ranks or, well, it is also possible with the approval of the branch master of each country's capital branch.

And before one is eligible for a ranking up test, they have to have a certain amount of contribution points, and more than that, one had to finish a certain number of specific kinds of quests.

Ranking up as an adventurer is that much difficult, and that is the reason most people only start with lower ranks and mostly stay in those lower ranks forever.

And the stronger ones always try to get a high score during their ranking test at the start to have a greater chance of leveling.

On average, the strong people of (tier-3) or (tier-4) mage or knights of corresponding strength end up getting <C> or <B> as their starting rank at most.

But… that was for those who wanted to rank up as high as possible to enjoy greater benefits… not for the two who just wanted to have fun.

They had no need to rush anything or even complete any of the quests at the moment.

They were here to have some fun and practice before their date and… there was another thing the boy was looking forward to.