novel bin Chapter 25 Free Labor
Chapter 25 Free Labor
Zhou Qing quickly left the dormitory, first going around to the express delivery point at the school gate to retrieve the dungeon gold coin that had been sent for appraisal, before rushing towards the teaching building.
Just as the school bell was about to ring, Zhou Qing slipped into the classroom, beginning her day of school life.
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was afternoon.
As soon as the school bell rang, Zhou Qing grabbed her schoolbag and headed straight to the cafeteria. She skillfully got a nutritious meal, ate it in a few bites, and then ran back to her dormitory.
For him, the school cafeteria's nutritious meals were just appetizers; the real feast had to be found in a fantasy world.
As soon as he returned to his dormitory, Zhou Qing had a sudden thought, and the next second he appeared on the second floor of the underground city he had left earlier.
Instead of rushing to explore deeper and fight monsters, Zhou Qing stood still and stroked his chin.
After a whole day of deep thought, he came up with an idea.
"Let's form an adventurer party!"
Of course, Zhou Qing's purpose in forming a team was not just to team up with others to run dungeons; there was only one crucial need.
I need to find an adventurer who understands the language of the fantasy world, at least the language of the Kingdom of Ward, to teach me to read for free.
He has a necklace that allows him to communicate in different languages. As long as the other party is willing to teach him, and with the feature of "one certificate for life", mastering the written language will be a piece of cake.
As for why it's necessary to form a team instead of directly issuing quests through the Adventurers' Guild...
That's because issuing tasks costs money.
Teammates are a different story; they're pure free labor!
Zhou Qing had even already thought about what to do next.
Once the other party has taught you and is no longer of any use to you, just kick them out.
This is also why Zhou Qing is not prepared to join other teams.
Only when you are the captain can you have absolute control, kick out whoever you want, and not have to worry about what others think.
More importantly, forming a team doesn't interfere with Zhou Qing's monster-hunting in the dungeon at all.
After all, the dungeon was his holy land for obtaining monster meat and experience for the Liver Staff Technique.
If learning to read interferes with eating and cultivating oneself, then it would be a great loss.
"If I'm lucky, I might find a mage teammate, and maybe even get to learn some magic from them—it's a win-win situation!"
Thinking of this, Zhou Qing revealed a despicable smile, turned around and walked towards the adventurer's stronghold on the second floor.
"Adventurer, is there anything I can do to help you?"
When Gina saw Zhou Qing behind the counter, she immediately put on a professional smile, even more respectful than last time.
After all, an adventurer who can hunt down more than a dozen horned rabbits by himself is definitely not to be underestimated.
"I want to form an adventurer team," Zhou Qing said bluntly.
Gina paused for a moment, then explained, "I'm sorry, adventurer, forming a formal adventurer team requires registration at the Adventurers' Guild branch in Kara City. This is just a temporary outpost on the second floor, and we don't have the authority to do that."
Zhou Qing frowned, then thought about it again and agreed.
"Alright, I already have a room booked at an inn in Kara City. Missing a night would cost me several silver coins, so I might as well go back and stay for one night and register the squad."
"Moreover, the Adventurers' Guild in Kara City has a lot of people, so there are more opportunities to find a sucker... ah, no, to find teammates."
Having made up his mind, Zhou Qing didn't delay any longer. He turned around and went to the first floor, heading towards the entrance of the underground city.
This time he was completely focused on getting somewhere, and he ignored any monsters he encountered along the way unless they blocked his path.
Occasionally, a few foolish monsters would come up, but he would casually smash them to death with a stick and throw them into the dark space.
Thanks to the strategy of avoiding prolonged battles, the return to the dungeon entrance took only slightly more than half the time it took to get there.
Zhou Qing successfully exited the underground city and arrived at the gates of Kara City. After showing his entry pass, he quickly crossed the streets of Kara City and headed straight for the Adventurers' Guild.
As soon as he entered, Zhou Qing saw Vanessa, the receptionist who had registered him as an adventurer yesterday, and immediately lined up behind her counter.
The line wasn't long, and it was Zhou Qing's turn soon.
Vanessa looked up and saw Zhou Qing. Although she recognized him, she still asked as usual, "Adventurer, is there anything I can do to help you?"
"I want to form an adventurer team," Zhou Qing said again.
Vanessa nodded, skillfully took out a registration form and a quill pen, and said, "Please show me your adventurer's certificate. I need to register your information."
Zhou Qing casually took out his bronze adventurer's certificate from the dark space and handed it over.
Vanessa took the voucher and quickly recorded the information on the registration form.
After registering the basic information, she looked up at Zhou Qing and asked, "What name would you like for your adventurer team?"
Without thinking, Zhou Qing blurted out, "Mambo."
You can just pick any name you like, it doesn't matter anyway.
As long as it sounds respectable enough, it's enough to lure those suckers into becoming free labor.
As for the name of this squad.
Zhou Qing thought it was quite normal.
At least for people in fantasy worlds, that's how it should be.
If someone can see that something is wrong.
Zhou Qing really should take better control of this transmigrator.
Upon hearing this, Vanessa immediately wrote down the team name on the registration form.
Soon, all the information was registered. She handed the adventurer's pass back to Zhou Qing and asked with a professional smile, "Adventurer, registration is complete. Would you like me to help post recruitment information and recruit members for your team?"
Without hesitation, Zhou Qing said, "No need to recruit more, just help recruit one mage."
Vanessa immediately nodded and replied, "Yes, adventurer, I will post the recruitment notice for a mage for you right away."
She added, "Forming a formal adventurer team requires a registration fee of ten silver coins. Posting recruitment information for teammates is free and requires no additional payment."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing muttered to himself.
Forming an adventurer team does indeed cost money, but he still readily took out ten silver coins from his purse and handed them over.
Ten silver coins can get you a mage to work for free, so it's definitely not a bad deal.
After assembling his team, Zhou Qing turned around and slipped away to the restaurant next to the Adventurers' Guild.
Since the recruitment information has already been given to Vanessa, there's no use in rushing. We might as well have a good meal to tide us over.
He found a seat by the window and ordered a table full of delicious food, all of which were monster dishes he had never tried before.
Having waited less than two minutes, before the dishes were even served, a greeting rang out: "Lord Zhou Qing!"
Zhou Qing turned around at the sound and saw a sturdy middle-aged man walking towards her with a bulging backpack on his back.
It was none other than Hunter, the goblin hunter he had met on the first floor of the dungeon.