Starting Unlimited Evolution from Grinding

Chapter 342: Advancement to Silver-Rank Adventurer

Just like the mission board at the Adventurers' Association in the Royal Capital of the Doria Kingdom, the Adventurers' Association in the Royal Capital of the Lonia Kingdom also divided its mission board into many different sections, and they did it even more meticulously than the Doria Kingdom.

Therefore, Lin Mo could very precisely find the missions he wanted to see, and then he tore off those mission sheets one by one, completely stunning the other adventurers nearby.

"Bro, what are you...."

An adventurer couldn't hold back his curiosity any longer, patted Lin Mo on the shoulder, and asked.

Lin Mo turned his head to look at him. "What, does the Adventurers' Association have a limit on how many missions you can accept?"

"There isn't... but missions usually have time limits. You've taken so many, I'm afraid you won't be able to complete them."

Lin Mo smiled. "The things needed for these missions, I already took care of on the way here."

That adventurer widened his eyes in surprise and glanced at the mission sheet Lin Mo had just torn off. "You mean, you came from the direction of the Tamirat Desert?"

"What else?"

The adventurer gave a thumbs-up and said nothing more.Among the adventurer community, those who dared to venture into the Tamirat Desert for adventures were not many. These people were undoubtedly brave warriors.

Apart from the monsters he had killed in the Tamirat Desert earlier, some of the monster materials Lin Mo had collected even earlier also had corresponding missions.

Lin Mo found and accepted these missions as well. Added together, he had taken a full fifty or sixty mission sheets all at once.

This exaggerated scene immediately attracted the attention of most adventurers in the Adventurers' Association. Over a hundred people watched as he walked to the association's counter, slapped a thick stack of mission sheets onto the countertop, and simultaneously took out the corresponding materials from his Spatial Ring (as the onlookers assumed) to submit the missions one by one.

Most missions in the Adventurers' Association didn't stipulate that they must be completed after being accepted, so doing this was completely reasonable and compliant.

Even so, submitting so many missions all at once, with each mission's difficulty being not low, was still too shocking...

"Damn, was that the Venom-Tail Sand Scorpion from the Tamirat Desert just now?!"

"Definitely, didn't you see there were so many of them...."

"Can they even handle a swarm of Venom-Tail Sand Scorpions? This is a real big shot!"

"You just realized? You didn't see the materials just now, there were even materials above level 15! In this team, there's definitely someone close to or even already at the Transcendent Level!"

"I think that mage lady with the great figure fits the bill. She looks like a master just from her appearance!"

"So young and already close to the Transcendent Level, this talent... terrifying!"

The surrounding adventurers discussed animatedly, but obviously none of them considered Lin Mo to be the team's powerhouse, as he looked far too young, not even twenty years old.

On the other hand, Flora, whether in terms of age, profession, or appearance and bearing, seemed much more like the real deal.

The voices of those around them were loud, not hiding anything at all, so Lin Mo and the others naturally heard them too.

Lin Mo didn't mind at all, but Flora, hearing the adventurers' analysis, wore a somewhat awkward expression on her face.

Although her strength was indeed not weak, she was still quite far from the Transcendent Level.

What team powerhouse... It's clearly Lin Mo. I can't even beat Ellie...

In a little while, I'm afraid I won't even be able to hold onto the top three position.

That dead girl Eve only cares about herself, eating happily, and has already broken through to the Elite Level, starting to move towards level 12.

I still haven't found a suitable opportunity yet...

And, it feels like I'm missing the right atmosphere too.

Flora seemed carefree and even occasionally teased Lin Mo back when they had just met.

But actually, she was a very conservative person. Although she knew a lot of things, her theoretical knowledge was maxed out, and she could talk a good game, when it came to putting it into practice, she immediately chickened out.

No one paid attention to the surrounding discussions. Soon, Lin Mo finished submitting all the missions.

By now, the staff member behind the counter was already sweating profusely.

"Y-you... hello! The total reward for the missions you just submitted is 973,000 gold coins!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene erupted into an uproar again.

Good heavens, that's close to a million!

Even Lin Mo himself was stunned for a moment, but upon second thought, after all, this batch of materials had been stockpiled for quite a while. Submitting them all at once was equivalent to dozens of missions, and the levels weren't low either. Having this kind of reward was normal.

If it were a normal Silver Level adventurer, without Lin Mo's formidable strength, wanting to earn this much money, including rest days, would take at least several months or even a year.

As for that level 25 Thunder Lizard, Lin Mo looked around but didn't see any related hunting or investigation missions. Probably because the difficulty was too great, they had already given up on it long ago.

Oh well, I'll keep this material for now. It might be useful later.

The meat can also be eaten over the next few days. Meat of this level is even better than what we ate before, so it should be quite effective.

After a while, the guild finally finished counting the rewards and asked Lin Mo to go inside to collect them.

Mainly because the amount of gold coins was too large to transport out easily.

Lin Mo followed the staff member to the guild's backstage area and stored all the gold coins into his Portable Space.

"By the way, can my adventurer rank be upgraded now?"

When returning to the counter, he casually asked.

"It can. Your mission record has already reached the standard for a Silver Level adventurer, and these young ladies as well... Would you like to process it now?"

The missions were completed in the name of the Silver Radiance Team, so they were all counted in Ellie and the others' records.

Lin Mo nodded. "Please."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all..."

The counter lady immediately waved her hands repeatedly, showing a flattered expression.

This reminded Lin Mo of Lena back then.

But his cat-eared girl was much cuter than the counter lady in front of him.

At least in Lin Mo's view, that was the case.

Because there were quite a few people, the staff took a while to finally complete the procedures.

The guild staff quickly arrived with the new adventurer badges.

"Your adventurer rank and that of these young ladies have all been upgraded to Silver Level. Congratulations! From now on, if needed, you can use the lounge on the upper layer of the guild at any time. The discount for purchasing items within the guild has also been increased to 10%. Additionally, the guild has prepared a small gift for you."

As she spoke, several more staff members walked over from behind, holding trays with some crystal coins and a few bottles of alchemical reagents on them.

The items weren't actually bad, and their value was quite decent, probably around seven or eight thousand gold coins. As a gift, it carried some weight.

If it were one or two months ago, it might have pleasantly surprised Lin Mo, but now... let's just say it's better than nothing.

"By the way, what are the rules for promoting to Gold Level adventurer after this?"

The discount for Silver Level adventurers when purchasing items in the guild is 10%, while Gold Level is 20%!

At the Gold Level, the prices of items at the Adventurers' Guild become comparable to those outside, some even cheaper, offering good value for money.

Coupled with the fact that the Adventurers' Association itself, as one of the continent's largest giant organizations, has solid supply capabilities, especially in its branches in large kingdoms and empires, where even Epic Level equipment and skills might be available for purchase.

Therefore, for adventurers above the Gold Level, sometimes the guild's shops might not lose out to those large trading companies.

Of course, many trading companies also have their own discount mechanisms...

"To become a Gold Level adventurer, you need to complete at least 3 A-rank missions and 10 B-rank missions."

"Is that all?"

In terms of mission count, it was actually fewer than the requirements for previous ranks, although the difficulty was certainly much greater.

"Also, your strength needs to reach the Transcendent Level or above."

"Alright, I understand. Thank you."

After saying that, Lin Mo waved his hand and led everyone away.

As for the mountain mission... let's wait until tomorrow morning.

Many missions have time limits. Going to the mountains to find the Mountain Giant, if things don't go smoothly, might take quite a few days. To prevent the mission from expiring, it's better to accept it later.

Tonight, of course, they would stay in the Adventurers' Association lounge, but before that, they needed to go to the Oxivis Trading Company for some shopping.

They had just gotten nearly another million gold coins. Now the Silver Radiance Team's team funds had reached an incredibly exaggerated amount of over three million gold coins!

If it weren't for the fact that such items were rarely available on the market, this money would even be enough to buy Legendary Level equipment.

This money, of course, had to be converted into actual combat power as much as possible.

The Oxivis Trading Company wasn't far from the Adventurers' Association, so they soon arrived at their destination.

Compared to the Adventurers' Association, there were even more people at the Oxivis Trading Company, which was indeed one of the largest trading companies within the Violet Empire's sphere of influence.

The immense power of the Oxivis Family was evident from this.

The scale of the trading company before them was more than just a notch larger than the Noren Trading Company; its area was no less than the Adventurers' Association they had just left.

Among the coming and going customers, most were dressed as adventurers, but there were also some wearing gorgeous attire, likely nobles of the Lonia Kingdom.

The entrance gate was very wide. Walking inside, a shopping guide soon proactively approached them. "Hello, may I ask what you need to purchase?"

Before coming here, Lin Mo had naturally already thought about what to buy.

First, although their team wasn't really lacking in equipment now—even Epic Level equipment, everyone already had several pieces—continuing to spend money on equipment wouldn't bring that much improvement. But they had a lot of money now! Lower Epic Level equipment wasn't that expensive anyway. They could just fill in whichever equipment slots they were still missing. Any improvement, no matter how small, was still an improvement!

Lin Mo even wanted to buy Upper Epic Level equipment.

But Upper Epic Level equipment probably wasn't in stock here either. They'd have to go to the Imperial Capital of the Violet Empire, to the headquarters of the Oxivis Trading Company, and even then it might not be for sale...

Equipment of this level was conventionally at the peak.

As for Legendary Level equipment above that, most of the time it was rarely available on the market regardless of price.

Apart from equipment, the next items were things like elemental reagents and Magic Stones.

Lin Mo had already learned before that the price of Advanced elemental reagents had increased extremely dramatically compared to Intermediate elemental reagents.

Because making one bottle of Advanced elemental reagent required materials from not just one monster, but several monsters of the corresponding level.

Therefore, the price of this thing started at 200,000 gold coins.

Besides that, Essence Blood Serum was also worth considering.

But its price was even more expensive.

The cheapest Essence Blood Serum started at 80,000 gold coins. The one rewarded during the Academy Grand Competition was this basic type. The mid-grade price directly jumped to around 300,000 gold coins, and the high-grade one was even worth a million!

But the effects were also incredibly powerful.

Mid-grade Essence Blood Serum was refined from the qi and blood essence of Epic Level monsters, and its effects were much better than the basic version.

For example, for a Transcendent Level Professional, one bottle could generally increase attributes by 40 points! Subsequent repeated use would have halved effects, becoming lower and lower.

The high-grade one was even more incredible, using materials from monsters close to level 40, which was the peak among Epic Level monsters!

Transcendent Level individuals couldn't drink it at all, completely unable to withstand the immense qi and blood energy within.

Heroic Realm experts drinking it could increase their attributes by at least 100 points, directly gaining 1 level! Of course, the second bottle would still suffer halved diminishing returns, becoming less and less effective.

The trading company before them should have mid-grade reagents.

Although Lin Mo could quickly increase his base attributes by killing monsters to rapidly grind proficiency and raise skill levels, one bottle of mid-grade Essence Blood Serum directly giving 40 attribute points was also very good, speeding up progress considerably.

Especially the first bottle, the cost-performance ratio was still quite good.

But...

Strength, Agility, Constitution, plus Mana, four directions, requiring a full four bottles. The price for the Mana reagent was super doubled. Even with over three million in hand, it felt a bit hard to afford.

This was also a bit of the price to pay for well-rounded development.

Anyway, first buy a few bottles of Advanced elemental reagents, then consider the Essence Blood Serum.

For this shopping trip, apart from helping them fill in the equipment they still lacked, it was mainly Lin Mo spending money.

He had already discussed this with everyone earlier.

Mainly because Ellie and the others currently couldn't find many areas for improvement; apart from filling equipment gaps, there wasn't much else.

Elemental reagents... they weren't ready to drink the Advanced ones yet. The same went for Essence Blood Serum or Condensed Elixir.

Mid-grade Essence Blood Serum required reaching the Transcendent Level to withstand. Although Lin Mo hadn't reached it, he had actually met the standard. Flora and the others couldn't handle it.

As for the low-grade ones, they had already drunk quite a few, and they had little effect left.

After thinking about it, Lin Mo decided to first fill in the missing equipment.

So he said to the shopping guide, "First, take us to get a few pieces of Epic Level equipment."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, the shopping guide lady was completely dumbfounded.

Epic Level equipment... a few pieces... first?!

What was this guy saying?

But seeing that Lin Mo didn't look like he was joking, she could only take a deep breath, calm her emotions, and nod with a smile. "Alright, please follow me..."