Level Up in Earth Evolution
Chapter 29: Guild Master Maurice

Inside the Adventure Guild, Li Wei led his party to the quest submission counter.

The receptionist looked at them with a smile, "Please give me the quest information and place the monsters in the empty area," she said, pointing outside where a person was standing to collect and count the monsters.

Li Wei nodded, "The quest we took is the Blood Wolf Hunt, but we only killed fifty blood wolves and the blood wolf leader," he informed.

"Huh?" The receptionist let out a surprised voice.

"What happened? Can you tell me in detail?" she asked, as it was her duty.

Li Wei recounted what happened, "We first encountered a small pack of wolves. After we killed them, we proceeded to their den, only to replace all the wolves slaughtered and partially eaten by their Wolf Leader. The leader had transformed into an evil monster which was defeated by us."

Upon hearing the mention of an evil monster, the receptionist's gaze sharpened.

"Could you display the monster's remains for confirmation?" she requested.

Li Wei agreed and presented the Blood Wolf Leader's corpse in the designated area prepared by the guild.

After a thorough examination of the corpse, the receptionist observed the corrosive blood and the distinctive red hue.

She frowned slightly, "Kindly await here. I shall notify the guild's higher authorities." She said, immediately heading toward the guild master's office.

Within the guild master's office, a middle-aged man sat sipping his tea. With red hair and a scar on his face, he looked a little scary. He enjoyed savouring his tea until a knock echoed through the room.

*Knock Knock*

"Enter," he invited.

With a slight creak, the door opened, revealing the receptionist responsible for vetting Li Wei's quest.

She appeared flustered as she spoke, "Guild Master Maurice, I have an urgent report."

Maurice acknowledged her. "You may proceed, Rosalie," he instructed.

Without delay, Rosalie conveyed, "Guild Master, there is an evil monster that appeared inside the low-level area. It's a level 18 Blood Wolf, but it didn't seem to be a fully Evil Monster, and it looks like it's mutated. The adventurers who were on the quest managed to eliminate it."

Maurice's eyes narrowed when he heard her. "Who discovered it, and if it appeared in low-level area then the adventures on the quest also be low level, if so how did they manage to eliminate it?" he inquired, taking a sip of his tea.

Rosalie hesitated a little but replied, "It's a party known as 'Order of the Abyss'."

*Pufft.*

In response, Maurice involuntarily coughed and sputtered tea.

"Just who has the guts to name a party like this?" he questioned, irritated.

The party name made him spit out the tea in front of his subordinates; it was no wonder he felt irritated.

Rosalie suppressed her laughter and clarified, "They are from the Earth."

Hearing her Maurice nodded. "Okay, ask them to meet me. I will see what kind of people they are."

Rosalie nodded and exited the room to invite Li Wei and his party.

Li Wei and his party, who were waiting outside, saw Rosalie coming towards them. "The guild master asked to see you. Please follow me; I will take you to his office," she said.

Li Wei looked a little puzzled, thinking, 'Is there a problem with the Evil Monster?'

Nevertheless, he nodded at Rosalie. "Okay," he said, following her with his party.

Rosalie took them to the guild master's office and knocked on the door. "Enter," Maurice said after hearing the knock.

Li Wei entered to see it was a typical office and looked at the middle-aged man with red hair and a scar, exuding an intimidating presence.

The man, in turn, scrutinized him with intense eyes.

'Hah, my unlucky day still isn't over yet,' Li Wei sighed inwardly.

Even though there was a restriction inside the city that didn't allow the use of Analyze Eye, it didn't mean it applied to everyone, especially people with high levels and positions.

The guild master was fixated on him, clearly showing he was scanning him with Analyze Eye.

"I am Maurice, the guild master of Valeria City branch. Are you the party leader?" Maurice inquired.

Li Wei confirmed. "I am the party leader, Li Wei," he said, introducing himself.

"Can I know why the guild master wanted to see us?" he asked.

Li Xin and the girls had already planned to shop, and Li Wei also didn't want to spend any more time with a middle-aged man, pondering this and that.

Maurice smiled at him. "I just wanted to see who is the person from the 'Earth' that can defeat a level 18 evil monster. And also, I would like to thank you. If not for you eliminating it, some newbies might have died at the hands of the wolf leader," he said with a gratitude.

Li Wei shook his head. "I eliminated it because I can. If not, I wouldn't have bothered," he responded, rejecting his gratitude. He is not some kind of Saint who will eradicate evil wherever he sees.

Maurice shook his head at him. "No one is a saint in this world, and everyone does this for profit, but it doesn't change the fact that you eliminated it and saved some lives," he remarked.

"Anyway, the monster you have hunted is probably rare because of its evil mutation, so I will waive your failure penalty and also increase your quest reward," he said.

Li Wei was stunned when he heard him. "Really?" he asked. If he could get the quest rewards increased, it would be best.

Maurice confirmed, "Yes, I will increase it to 800,000 coins. Rosalie, give them their rewards," he commanded her and turned towards Li Wei

"I would like you not to spread any information about the Evil Monster, as it might cause unrest," Maurice requested.

Li Wei agreed to the condition with a nod when he heard a voice behind him.

"Follow me to the quest submission counter; I will give you rewards there," Rosalie said, guiding Li Wei's party to the quest submission counter and giving them the rewards after going through a process.

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Total rewards: 800,000 coins

Li Wei: 200,000 × 10 = 2 million

Li Xin | Elva | Alice: 200,000 each

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Exiting the guild, Li Wei looked at the girls.

"We should first change our clothes before going to the shopping," he suggested. Their clothes were dirty because of the fight and collecting the corpses of monsters.

"Of course, we have to change first," Li Xin commented, while both Elva and Alice nodded, readily agreeing with her. They were girls and valued cleanliness; there was no way they would go shopping with dirty clothes.

"Then hurry up. We should eat something at the inn first, or you might get hungry shopping around," Li Wei said.

It was already past noon, and they hadn't had a meal yet. They planned to eat while shopping, but some snacks wouldn't fill their stomachs.

After arriving at the inn and getting ready, Li Wei pondered how to use his money while waiting for the girls, who were taking their time.

'I have now two million coins, but it's a pity it still isn't enough,' he murmured thinking about the pricing of this world.

'The houses here cost around seven million, and it is the lowest price, so it's out of the question for now. We also need a Healer in the party, or it will be troublesome because we will fight high-level monsters from now,' he thought when he heard a creaking sound of the door.

Li Xin came out of the bathroom wearing a new outfit and looked at Li Wei, who was still busy pondering.

"Brother, what are you thinking?" she inquired, her expression filled with curiosity.

Li Wei turned his gaze to her, and a smile appeared on his face without him realizing.

"We need a healer in our party, but it will be challenging to replace one, as they are usually in demand by high-level parties," he explained.

Li Xin nodded seeing through his intentions. "So, you are planning to buy a servant?" she asked, knowing that now he has money, he was probably thinking of this.

Li Wei nodded. "Yes, we will go to the servant shop later to see if there is any suitable healer," he said when a knock on the door interrupted their discussion.

"Let's go; Elva and Alice are ready, and don't be too excited; the things in this world might not catch your attention at all," he warned, shaking his head at Li Xin, who was excited about shopping.

Li Xin nodded and exited the room where Elva and Alice both stood in their standard outfits.

Without hesitation, all the girls headed towards the shopping area inside the Valeria City.

Li Wei looked at Li Xin, who was looking around curiously at the shops that looked no different than RPG games. "If you want something, just say it, and I will buy it for you," he offered.

However, Li Xin shook her head declining his offer. "Brother Wei, you don't have to worry. I also have money," she said but felt a little guilty because the money was earned by him, and she received a share from the quest reward.

Li Wei reassured her. "You can do whatever you want. Anyway, if you need more money, just ask," he reminded. With two million coins, he can spend freely.

Li Xin nodded not rejecting and started shopping with Alice and Elva, going from one shop to another, buying miscellaneous things to useful things.

Li Wei, too, wasn't wasting his time and also bought a few things while learning the skills.

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[Ding, Congratulations! You have learned the side class skills Haggling-20, Bartering-18, Marketing-25, Cleaning-30, Dusting-38.]

[Ding, Congratulations! You have learned an Advanced skill, Purification-15.]

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Li Wei looked at the skill notifications with a nod.

'With these skills, I don't have to worry about getting our clothes dirty. But it's a surprise that all the skill levels are high, not to mention there is also an advanced skill. It was a really good thing that I increased my intelligence for mana, or I would've missed it,' he reflected.