I am the Enchantress!

Chapter 25 Beginner-Level Quest

The next morning.

Wilder had a bowl of oatmeal on the first floor of the hotel, and then went to the Red House Clinic for a look around.

Cyrion's leg injury has improved considerably, and the splint will be removed in two more days. The physical condition of soldiers is truly amazing.

Lyle's injury is more serious; he'll need to stay in bed for at least half a month.

The good news is that he finally woke up.

"Wild, I heard from Cyril that you contributed a lot to this mission."

Lyle lay flat on the bed, his elven blood granting him astonishing visual abilities, allowing him to make eye contact with Wilder even with just a squint.

"If it weren't for your fight to the death with Cyril, I'd probably be dead already. I owe you a favor."

"We're in the same team, why be so polite?"

Wilder scratched his head habitually, with an innocent and harmless expression on his face.

"you do not say."

Cyrion stood beside him, smiling, clearly in a good mood. It seemed the excitement he felt from Martha's visit yesterday hadn't worn off yet.

"Lyle, if you really want to repay Wilder, why not introduce him to a girl with elven blood? Look, he's not young anymore."

Elven girls are known for their fair skin and slender figures, and are renowned for their beauty throughout the continent of Edland.

"Oh, I do know one..." Lyle said quite seriously.

"No, no, I'm still young."

Wilder quickly declined.

Making friends with someone with elven blood is fine, but he's afraid he wouldn't be able to handle a romantic relationship with them.

A girl with a strong sense of aloofness, keen observation skills, and a sharp tongue is destined to torment people.

He still prefers someone a little silly.

"Alright then," Lyle didn't seem too keen on introducing the girl in his mind, "If there's anything else you need my help with, just let me know."

"it is good."

Wilder nodded.

He did want to find an opportunity to have Lyle teach him some archery, since crossbows were a classic tool for mages.

However, let's wait until he's fully recovered before discussing it further.

"By the way, Wilder," Cyrion remembered the question he hadn't had a chance to ask yesterday, "when I used my Heavy Thrust yesterday, did you use some kind of magic on me?"

"Yes."

Wilder couldn't reveal the system's existence, so he explained, "I used command magic on you."

"Command spells?"

Neither Cyrion nor Lyle had ever heard of it.

"It's a magic scroll I found on the street; it might be some kind of homemade magic."

Wilder scratched his head. "I was just learning it for fun, I never thought it would actually come in handy."

"You used the same method to freeze the giant spider in place?" Cyrion asked.

"right."

"Then wouldn't this spell be invincible? You could even make that giant spider commit suicide!"

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Wilder shook his head.

"This spell has many limitations. First, it must be a single command; complex ones like self-destruction are not possible."

"And you can't use it on the same object repeatedly. The giant spider wasn't affected on the third try."

Cyrion nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Due to a lack of honest test subjects, Wilder himself wasn't entirely clear about the boundaries of using the [command].

The reason Cyrion was able to use a level 2 combat skill at that time was probably because he had already learned the heavy thrusting motion, but lacked the awareness to control his power, and [Command] just made up for this.

……

Wilder didn't stay at the clinic for long.

The guy in the next bed who had been bitten in the groin by the toad kept groaning, which annoyed him, so he said goodbye and left.

The climate in Tiewen Town during the spring moon is pleasant, and the streets are bustling and pleasant.

Wilder decided to wander around the town like a tourist, humming a tune.

"Walk around the streets of Ironweave Town, oh oh oh~ until all the lights go out and I don't stop..."

Occasionally, passersby would glance at him, and judging from his handsome appearance and pleasant singing voice, they would assume that he was a newly arrived bard in town.

Unbeknownst to him, Wilder had arrived at the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild.

Come here.

Wilder went in and greeted Martha, then wandered around the mission bulletin board.

[Task ID]: X002

[Task Type]: Recruitment

[Mission Location]: Outskirts of Border Senritsu, coordinates C.11

[Task Description]: Cooperate with the association to investigate the cause of the forest fire on the outskirts.

[Task Reward]: 1000 Gold Coins

[Mission Level]: Challenge

[Task Qualification]: Possess an Adventurer's Guild badge of Silver rank or higher.

……

Wilder frowned.

Last time a fire broke out in the heart of the country, this time it's on the outskirts. Could it be that a red dragon is permanently stationed in the border forest?

However, the dangers on the outskirts are much lower than in the heartland, so the rewards and qualification requirements for this recruitment have been reduced considerably.

But that's not something a novice mage like Wilder can even touch.

He looked down; the simpler tasks were usually posted at the bottom.

A familiar head of long brown hair suddenly came into view.

"Talia?" he called out tentatively.

I turned around, and sure enough, it was her.

Wilder squeezed past her and stood next to her.

"You're here to take on another mission?"

"Hmm," Talia nodded, "I haven't found the right one yet."

Wilder followed her gaze and saw that the girl had her round chin raised and her eyes were fixed on the top of the bulletin board.

What kind of bird demons, scorpion lions, minotaurs...?

Just hearing the name makes you think it's the kind of place you'll never come back from.

From this perspective, Talia is incredibly lucky; she managed to survive both the Burning Soul Hound and the Fire Salamander.

"Talia, you and I are both just starting out as adventurers, so let's start with the simplest things."

Wilder advised, "Take it one step at a time."

"Um……"

"What do you think of this task?"

Wilder pointed to the bottom parchment of the bulletin board.

[Task ID]: R521

[Task Type]: Gathering

[Mission Location]: Outskirts of the Border Forest, coordinates A.2-A.7

[Task Description]: Collect Spring Dew Grass, which is commonly found in damp areas near streams.

[Task Reward]: 50 copper coins per bush

[Task Level]: Novice

[Task Eligibility]: Unrestricted

……

"Fifty copper coins per clump," she blinked her light blue pupils, "How many clumps would I have to pick to collect five coins?"

Wilder gave a wry smile.

The five pieces of gold were the amount of money she wanted to buy the scales from herself; this girl was truly persistent.

Does she really like that scale that much?

"A thousand bushes," he answered truthfully.

"So many? How long will it take to collect them?" She frowned.

"Gather as much as you can, finish this one before moving on to the next. Once you have more experience, you'll naturally be able to take on higher-paying tasks."

"Okay then."

Talia seemed to be convinced; after two consecutive mission failures, she began to feel that there might be something wrong with her approach.

Seeing that she agreed, Wilder took off the task list.

"We'll go register now, and we can be back before dark."

"You're going too?" Talia was taken aback.

"Well, I don't have anything to do anyway."

Wilder had his own considerations.

You can get the Guild's Iron Badge by completing ten beginner-level missions, and then upgrade to the Bronze Badge by completing twenty easy-level missions, and so on.

For him, who doesn't have any badges, doing more beginner quests is the most worthwhile thing to do.

Lyle and Cyrion needed to recover from their injuries, so he planned to use this time to do more beginner quests.

"But," Talia interrupted his thoughts, "I'm afraid there aren't that many Spring Dew Grasses. I need a thousand clumps."

"Well……"

Good grief, you're afraid I'll take a cut of your commission, aren't you?

Besides, there couldn't possibly be thousands of Spring Dew Grass at the designated quest location, otherwise other adventurers would be scrambling to get them.

Having ten clumps is already quite good.

Wilder didn't answer, his gaze sweeping across the bottom of the bulletin board before finally picking up another task list.

Collect Dragon Serpent Petals. The mission location is at coordinates A·3—A·6.

"You pick spring dew grass, I'll pick dragon tongue grass, I won't compete with you."

"it is good."

Talia nodded seriously.