Morning, in the Rai living room

I place all the coins that my father gave me yesterday on a table as quietly as possible.

An adventurer should earn every coin by their own merit. That is why I won't take my father's money.

I only received the coin pouch yesterday to stop any further arguing with my father.

I can imagine how he would force me to take the money away.

So, I took the pouch and left behind the money… let’s just say for the sentiment of it

My old one is already worn out; the coin pouch that my father gave me, on the other hand, is brand new.

I check my equipment for the last time.

There is nothing wrong with being too careful on your first adventure.

A leather armor, my weapons, which are bows and daggers, potions for emergency use, and food supply

All of them were bought with my hard-earned money from my hunting activity. After checking all of them, I carefully pack all the supplies and equip my weapon and get ready to go.

Ughhh, I can’t wait … I want to go as soon as possible.

Taking my first step, I left my home and the village before the sun could show itself.

Bye bye, Felstrand Village I won't be missing you for a loooong time!

I am heading toward the southeast.

It was the nearest town to my village, also known as Berdert Town. It was also a place where my father went when he sold our surplus harvest and other things that had been entrusted to him by the other villagers.

It took two days by using a carriage.

But five days if you are going by foot.

How do I know?

Because I walk all the way there, why?

For experience, of course!

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My thoughts about it

… Well, it was really boring. Next time I will use a carriage like everyone else.

Arriving in the town, I join the line of people that want to enter the town.

I paid the toll of three copper coins and entered the town.

I ignored the weird look that the gatekeeper was surely giving me and searched for the carriage service.

This town doesn't have a dungeon, which means no adventure guild. My plan was to go toward the next town or the next one until I found the nearest adventure guild and registered over there.

I passed three more towns before I found the nearest adventure guild after two weeks of travel.

Standing in front of the adventure guild, Rai entered without any reservation.

Noticing the newly arrived person, all the attention focused on him.

A bow indicates that the newly arrived person is an archer. A bow is also cheap if you compare it with a sword, as it was made of cheap wood instead of the more expensive iron. So it was one of the favorite weapons for the newbie.

What a strange thought it was that this newly arrived person wore an eye cover.

Sure, they had heard of a blind swordsman but a blind archer.

Never heard of it!

With keen interest they watched him going to the receptionist. The blind archer got to the receptionist without bumping into a single thing, so the adventure interest shot up once more.

“Hey, I want to register as an adventure; how can I do that?” Rai asked the guild staff with a smile on his face.

His question met with another question. "Excuse me, sir, but, um... are you... blind?” The guild staff asked in a careful voice.

“Hmm, oh, this.” Rai touched his blindfold. “This is just an accessory; isn’t it cool!”

The receptionist at the Adventurers' Guild stunned for a moment along with all the adventurers in the hall.

'What the hell!'

“You mean ... you are not blind.”

Rai lifted the blindfold and showed her his green eyes. “Heh he he, nope, I am not blind; my eyes are still as good as new, and I can see that you are a lovely lady with beautiful blond hair and charming purple eyes."

“Humph! What a stupid kid!”

The voice did not come from the guild staff but from the boy beside Rai. He had striking red hair and looked around Rai's age.

Rai continued to chat with the receptionist while ignoring the boy that clearly looked annoyed and wanted to mess with him.

Angry that he was ignored, the boy wanted to grab Rai's shoulder, but before he could ...

A hand suddenly appeared and grabbed him first.

Stunned, the boy could only stare at the hand grabbing him and back the owner of the hand.

The owner of the hand is Rai, and he was staring at the boy while looking annoyed.

“What’s wrong?”

“Hm, ah, um, ... nothing.” The boy could only mutter a short response.

Rai let go of the hand and continued chatting with the guild receptionist, and before long Rai left with his head down, clearly looking disappointed.

…

Man, what a letdown!

I thought I could be an adventure as soon as I entered the guild, but it seems it was not that easy after all.

I need to pass the test before I can become an adventurer.

It was an exam that tested your basic adventure knowledge.

To be honest, I don’t know much about basic adventure knowledge.

What do I know about it?

Monster and ... other stuff ... a dungeon and ... I guess that it!

Thankfully, the receptionist gave me a handbook for free. As I thought, complimenting women is a sure way to get their favor quickly.

I am sure everything will be fine.

The test will begin tomorrow, so let’s find an inn and start my studying time.