The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

Ryan's answer was very affirmative.

Furthermore, Ryan had no intention of explaining anything further to Litt.

Seeing that Leeteuk looked a little disappointed, Ryan took off his coat and put it on, then patted him on the shoulder one last time.

"Remember what I said before."

"Keep it up, young man."

After leaving those words, Ryan pushed open the door and went out.

After the snowstorm, only a patch of snow blown in from outside remained in the room.

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legend.

In the desolate, uninhabited far north, there exists a ship that only those favored by the heavens can find.

Sky Ship.

The moment the aurora's brilliance descends upon the earth is the sound of the departure horn. At that moment, the skyship will weigh anchor and set sail into the dreamlike aurora corridor.

At the end of this waterway lies a paradise untouched by anyone.

Diseases will be cured, pain will be gently soothed, regrets will be filled with hope, and disasters will eventually be replaced by peace.

Once you enter this realm, you will reach the end.

That concludes the legend.

In the wind and snow, Ryan tightened his collar, turned around to look at the houses behind him that were already covered by the snow, and smiled bitterly.

In truth, isn't he just another Leeteuk?

Looking at the sky, I saw that the night here did not have the smooth and ethereal aurora borealis.

We still need to continue north.

Starting from here and heading north, the temperature drops lower and lower, and the wind and snow become increasingly fierce.

Fortunately, the flames surrounding it could drive away the cold and protect it from the wind and snow.

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"Whoo~"

"Brothers, we've finally arrived!"

The Adventurers' Guild, the Seven-Clawed Octopus, with a total of thirty-seven members, arrived at the location designated by the Adventurers' Association and set up camp.

The Adventurers' Guild periodically releases a series of bounty missions.

Some are small bounties offered by individuals, while others are large-scale bounties offered by regions or even countries.

Above these bounties of varying sizes, there is an even higher level called the "Punishment Order."

Unlike bounties, bounty orders do not have restrictions on members; all adventurers registered with the Adventurers' Guild can participate.

A standard bounty is a fixed amount of money that the employer will give to the adventurer upon completion of the task.

A bounty, on the other hand, is a large-scale raid targeting specific objectives, with no fixed reward. Of course, the amount of reward an adventurer can earn depends on the number of objectives targeted.

The more you kill, the more you earn.

Therefore, bounty orders are the most popular among adventurers.

In its past records, the Adventurers' Guild has issued seven subjugation orders. Each time, it was due to a large-scale monster disturbance occurring somewhere on the continent.

Small guilds that were originally unknown can often rise to become well-known large guilds within the association overnight through a single punitive order.

Conversely, if they perform poorly, even established guilds can lose members overnight and become second-rate, marginal guilds.

As the saying goes, rise and fall can happen overnight.

Therefore, all adventurer guilds registered with the association took this bounty very seriously.

The Seven-Clawed Octopus, on the other hand, is a small guild with no more than fifty members.

They planned for him to use this punitive order to achieve a leap in social class and enter the ranks of the major guilds.

Chapter 283 Forming Gangs

According to firsthand intelligence from the Hot Air Balloon Adventure Team in the Adventurers' Weekly.

The strange monsters will set foot in the far north in three days.

The scholars on the hot air balloon adventure team, who were experts in the environment and biology, also provided the exact location where the monsters had arrived.

The monsters that have attacked this time cover almost all known types, from high-level to low-level.

There were even several abnormal monsters that were not observed at all.

Its harmfulness should not be underestimated.

Furthermore, according to the Hot Air Balloon Adventurer Group, this large-scale monster uprising is very likely related to the apostles that recently descended upon the Empire, causing turmoil.

Some also believe that it may be related to a mysterious race that the empire has been hiding all along.

In short, there are different opinions.

The only constants are the bounty for each monster and the bounty offered by the authorities.

The location where the seven-clawed octopus is currently settled is about seventy kilometers north of the predicted location given by the hot air balloon adventure team.

The campfire crackled, bringing some warmth to the surroundings.

These fair-skinned but rough-looking members of the Seven-Clawed Octopus, covered in freckles and clad in animal hides, tossed the dry rations they carried in their pockets into the fire to heat them up before chugging beer into their mouths.

The ground was covered with crumbs and shells of dried fruit.

Tons tons tons...

"what!"

"Cool!"

The guild leader of the Seven-Clawed Octopus Guild pulled out a subjugation order from his pocket and, fueled by alcohol, loudly proclaimed its contents.

"Killing low-level magical beasts will yield thirty copper coins for each one."

"If you can kill a mid-level magical beast, you can get twenty silver beans."

"belch."

"If you are strong enough, you can hunt down a high-level magical beast and get a reward of ten gold coins for each one!"

"Hahaha! Brothers, this is the biggest move the Adventurers' Guild has made in recent years!"

"One high-level magical beast, ten gold coins!"

"Our glory and wealth depend entirely on this punitive expedition! Remember, when the expedition begins, don't let those guys from other guilds steal your spoils!"

The members below joined in the cheering, raising their glasses and downing them in one gulp.

The president is right.

High-level magical beasts are powerful, but not invincible. Their most important characteristic is their lack of intelligence. Therefore, they cannot understand human tactics, the principle of not pursuing a cornered enemy, or the concept of feigning weakness.

Their minds are filled with nothing but attack and slaughter.

As long as the guild members cooperate well and have a certain level of strength, dealing with a few high-level magical beasts should not be a problem.

A high-level magical beast is worth ten gold coins.

To adventurers, this money is practically free.

"Boss!" A member stood up, his face reeking of alcohol. "Is what you're saying true or not?!"

"This money is too easy to make! It doesn't seem very reliable."

The president of the Seven-Clawed Octopus Association expressed his understanding of this.

When I first heard this condition, I couldn't help but feel that it was fake.

However, after actually contacting the association and confirming the authenticity of the bounty, the president of Seven Claws was like a different person, his face filled with excitement.

"Do not worry."

The chairman poured himself another full glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp: "This mission will be absolutely accurate."

"There is one problem: the monsters in this riot are far more threatening than any monsters we have seen before."

"We must be extremely careful and cautious during the battle."

Money is certainly a good thing.

"But what I find even more unacceptable than money is the loss of guild members."

At this point, the Seven Claws' leader pulled his brother into his arms.

"Remember, safety comes first, no matter what."

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The saying goes well.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

The national situation has just stabilized, the food crisis has not yet been resolved, and the large number of destroyed towns urgently need to be rebuilt.

At this critical juncture, the Empire will absolutely not allow any large-scale military operations.

It was for this reason that the Empire completely abandoned its control over the far north and instead issued a punitive order to the entire continent through the Adventurers' Weekly.

It is said that a high-level magical beast is worth 10 gold coins, and many adventurers have come to investigate.

The Kingdom of Gmarui, the Duchy of Ferrante, and even the Federation of Pennsylvania, which is furthest from the Empire, all sent their respective adventurer guilds.

In the Adventurers' Guild before them, almost all the guilds that could be named, some powerful lone wolves without guilds, and even those strong individuals bearing the title of high-ranking adventurers, had gathered in the far north of the empire.

They each harbored their own ulterior motives, some uniting while others confronted each other.

Those unlucky members who weren't chosen by the organization would become the object of amusement for all the other members.

They might even be ostracized by others because of hunting issues, and ultimately be killed by monsters due to "accidents".