To Get Stronger, I’m Forced to Grind Their Affection

Chapter 3

This was a place filled with all sorts of people.

There were handsome young men and cute girls playing together, and even muscular men with arms around each other's shoulders engaged in ♂ lively conversation. This place was—

The Mercenary Guild.

A place where one could accept various tasks to earn rewards.

But why would Luolin be here? Well, of course... it was because of money!

In this day and age, while money might not be everything, you certainly couldn't do anything without it!

This was true whether in Luolin's previous world or this one.

This was especially true for Luolin, a penniless transmigrator. Without money, he couldn't even afford to eat right now, and would probably starve to death soon.

Various professions actually had entry barriers, opening one's own shop required capital, and working for others meant monthly payments. If you wanted something easy to get into that could quickly earn you money, the only option was becoming a mercenary.

To accept commissions at the Mercenary Guild, one first had to become a mercenary.So now there was a young lady in charge of receiving Luolin, because as soon as he entered, he said he wanted to register as a mercenary.

"My name is Luna, you can call me by my name directly."

Luna brushed aside a strand of hair that had fallen carelessly and said, then picked up a large stack of papers, organized them, and handed them to Luolin.

"You want to register as a mercenary, right? Then, please fill out this information first."

That large stack of papers was placed in front of Luolin.

"This many!?"

Luolin was quite surprised.

"Of course, after becoming a mercenary, it becomes an official profession, so naturally the information needs to be complete."

"Alright..."

Since the other party had said so, Luolin could only agree. He took the pen.

"What does this 'combat profession' refer to?"

"Combat profession is just combat profession. Broadly speaking, it can be divided into eight major categories: Swordsman, Fighter, Lancer, Mage, Thief, Hunter, Shield Bearer, and Paladin."

Luna patiently explained.

"After reaching level 15, you can change classes, but since you haven't yet, just write 'no class' for now."

"Level? Can this world be divided by levels?"

Luolin was somewhat surprised.

"What do you mean 'this world'? Alright, Mr. Luolin, since you've filled out the form, let me first verify your ability values. If they don't meet the requirements, you won't be able to register."

"Ability values, how do I check those?"

Luna sighed and gradually gave up hope.

It seemed this young man didn't understand anything and was unlikely to meet the requirements. In that case, another potential registration had slipped through her fingers.

As a receptionist, her performance bonus was based on the number of new registrations each month.

"Imagine your ability values in your mind and you'll be able to see them, but only you can see them. They need to be displayed through an attribute card for me to see them. You can also place the card in front of your eyes to see other people's ability values, provided that person doesn't have concealment or disguise skills."

Luna handed a card to Luolin.

Luolin did as instructed, holding the card in his hand, and then information slowly appeared on it.

——

Luolin

Level: 1

Strength: 10

Intelligence: 10

Agility: 10

Burst: 10

....

"Tch, as expected, just a level one newbie, and with such low stats too."

Luna said with utter disdain, but when her gaze turned to Luolin, she resumed her business smile.

"Well, you just barely meet the standard. Our guild's requirement is that the 'four major attributes' must reach 10."

Luolin helplessly took the card. This woman was clearly looking down on him just now, wasn't she!

However, at least the registration was complete. Luolin breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he needed to quickly take on an ordinary task and earn enough money to keep himself from starving.

But things didn't go as planned. Just then, a system voice rang out in Luowei's mind.

[Host, see that faintly visible shoulder strap? Pull it once, and you'll gain +5 Resentment Points.]

What the hell...

Luolin felt helpless inside. What kind of request was this?

He was supposed to pull something like that? Wouldn't that make him a pervert!

If he actually did that, he'd probably be thrown out of the guild immediately!

Just as Luolin was struggling internally, a burly man pushed through the crowd and walked up.

"Hey, Miss Luna, got time? Let's go to the tavern for a drink together!"

[Master! What a great opportunity! A chance to play the hero and save the beauty—absolutely a surefire way to gain favorability. And I'm not as stingy as that scumbag system.]

Another system voice also rang out in Luolin's mind at this moment.

[Master, knock this guy down. Besides gaining +10 favorability, as an extra reward for your first task, you can get the 'Favorability Card' skill from the shop for free.]

Luolin glanced at the man who had appeared before him. He was drunk, clearly intoxicated, with a badge pinned to his chest—probably from some organization.

But then Luolin looked at the 'Favorability Card' skill in the shop, worth ten thousand favorability points, and felt somewhat tempted.