Since the system became my girlfriend

"Oh?" The old man raised his eyelids and glanced at Su Rui, then took the letter.

After tearing open the envelope and taking out the letter, the old man's previously listless face immediately became serious. He carefully read the letter of recommendation and then looked Su Rui up and down.

"So you're the young talent recommended by Lord Gai Nie! You're truly extraordinary!" the old man said to Su Rui with a smile.

"You flatter me, sir!" Su Rui said modestly.

"Hehe, since you were recommended by Lord Gai Nie, you can't be registered as a regular mercenary!" The old man chuckled, then took out a delicate little notebook from his drawer.

The notebook the old man was about to register for Su Rui looked like a tattered ledger, as if it were just a pile of scrap paper simply bound together with thread. But this notebook not only has a thick leather cover, but it is also engraved with exquisite patterns.

"Ding! Congratulations, player, I have officially registered as a special mercenary!"

After the old man's actions, Su Rui's mercenary registration was completed. Unlike other ordinary players who were registered as regular mercenaries, he was registered as a special mercenary.

Special Mercenaries: In addition to enjoying all the benefits of regular mercenaries, mission rewards are increased by 10%! The chance of receiving high-level missions is increased by 10%! The trigger rate of hidden missions is increased by 10%!

"This is awesome!" After completing the registration, Su Rui's eyes lit up. This special mercenary reward was much better than the reward for leaving the newbie village first. Although there would be no extra bonus for killing monsters, Su Rui had a huge advantage over other players when doing quests!

"Young man, keep up the good work! With Lord Gai Nie's guidance, you're sure to have a bright future!" the old man said to Su Rui with a smile.

"Thank you for your kind words!" Su Rui said with a smile.

"As a contracted mercenary, if there's anything you can't do alone, you can also post a mission at the guild," the old man said to Su Rui.

"Oh?" Su Rui immediately checked his privileges as a special mercenary, which indeed included the ability to post missions. However, he couldn't just post any mission; Su Rui had to provide all the mission rewards himself, based on the difficulty of the mission.

This means that if Su Rui posts a mission in the Mercenary Guild and it is completed by someone else, in addition to paying the promised item or coin reward, the system will also deduct Su Rui's experience points according to the mission level and give them to the other party. If Su Rui has just leveled up and does not have enough experience points, he may even lose a level because of this!

"Let's talk about that ability later..." Su Rui shrugged. Since he had to pay for all the mission rewards, including experience points, unless it was a hurdle he couldn't overcome alone, he wouldn't be so bored as to come here and post missions that would trick him.

After completing his mercenary registration, Su Rui bid farewell to the old man and left the Mercenary Guild.

"Next, let's deliver these two letters too!" Su Rui glanced at the two letters in his backpack, then headed towards the pawnshop, where Li Meili's brother was.

Soon, Su Rui arrived at the entrance of the pawnshop and met a shop assistant named Li Laoshi next to the counter.

"He doesn't seem to be in charge, so I guess there won't be any good rewards..." Su Rui shrugged. Although he was a little disappointed, he had already come this far, so he had to complete the task.

"Excuse me, are you Li Meili's brother?" Su Rui stepped forward and asked.

"Huh? Who are you?" Li Laoshi turned around and glanced at Su Rui.

“I’m from the Mercenary Guild. I went to Li Meili’s village before, and she asked me to deliver a letter to her brother,” Su Rui said truthfully.

"A letter? Where is my sister's letter?" Li Laoshi became excited as soon as he heard that there was a letter from Li Meili.

"Here you go!" Su Rui handed over the letter.

Li Laoshi ripped off the envelope and took out the letter inside to read it.

As he read, tears welled up in Li Laoshi's eyes. He murmured to himself, "Silly girl...you've finally let go! That's wonderful! That's wonderful! You're finally willing to come to the city with your brother!"

Su Rui watched Li Laoshi quietly until he had vented all his emotions before asking, "Are you alright?"

"Hmm!" Li Laoshi nodded, then said to Su Rui, "Young warrior, thank you so much. If you hadn't killed that beast, my sister wouldn't have been able to overcome her inner turmoil. For so many years, she had been suffering in that small village. I went to pick her up several times, but she refused to leave... Ah! Now it's all right, she has finally let go!"

"Isn't this a good thing? Why are you crying?" Su Rui said. He didn't really want to comfort an NPC, but since Li Laoshi wouldn't settle his mission reward, he couldn't leave!

"Yes! Yes! Yes! This is a good thing!" Li Laoshi nodded, then said to Su Rui, "Warrior, I will never forget your great kindness to my family, but as you can see, I'm just a clerk in this pawnshop, and I can't possibly give you too much compensation..."

"It's no trouble at all, it's just a small favor!" Although Su Rui was polite, he was inwardly cursing the development team for being stingy.

“Although I don’t have much money, a fellow just came to pawn his family heirloom. He was in a hurry and didn’t even wait for the shopkeeper to come out before he privately gave it to me. I’ll use this as a thank-you gift to you!” Li Laoshi said as he handed a small brocade box to Su Rui.

Su Rui opened the box and saw that it contained a ring.

"Ding! You have obtained a magic energy ring!"

Magic Energy Ring (Ring, Rainbow Quality)

Magic Attack: +10

Physical Attack: +10

Constitution: +5

Strength: +5

Intelligence: +5

Equipment: For every 100 points of mana you gain, you will gain 25 health.

Equipment: Your physical attacks will deal an additional 20% magic damage.

Equipment: For each level you gain, the three basic attributes of the Magic Energy Ring will increase by 1!

Equipment: For each level you gain, the Magic Energy Ring grants +3 to both physical and magical attack!

Equipment: Grants you the skill - Mana Shield!

Equipment level: 10

Bound upon pickup, cannot be traded, cannot be dropped, and cannot be destroyed.

Mana Shield: Activates a mana shield to absorb damage. Each point of mana absorbs 2.5 points of damage. Base mana cost: 50, duration: 30 seconds, cooldown: 1 minute.

"Holy crap! Really?!" Su Rui was dumbfounded, holding the ring. In his opinion, the task of delivering the letter for Li Meili was the worst one, but the reward was many times higher than the reward for being the first to reach level 10 and leave the newbie village. It even gave him a seven-colored growth equipment. Su Rui simply couldn't believe it.

Actually, Boss Su overlooked one issue: although the task of delivering the letter to Li Meili was insignificant, don't forget who accepted it for him. Normally, this task would only give a green ring. As for why it suddenly turned into a rainbow-colored equipment, it can only be said that Su Rui found a girlfriend who is rich!