After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 505: 381, Big Shot Lin Da?

The chilly morning sun spread across the streets, dappled by pudgy stone paths marred with puddles and household trash, while bustling voices spilled out from the shops on either side.

In any city’s poor district, the adventurers shared common traits, boisterous as if everything they did involved shouting at each other.

The area swarmed with the highest number of Beastmen, where brawling was the norm, and one could even spot adventurers draped in black robes, stealthily selling Dream Herb in cramped alleys.

This once familiar yet strange scene unfolded one after another before Lin Da, who seemed lost in thought, lightening his steps.

Gradually, a blue, aged domed building appeared ahead, the place where Lin Da once had a part-time job, at the branch of the city’s public library.

Lin Da had been a janitor there for several months, where his main job was cleaning, with the rest of the time free for him to read at will. Those months swiftly familiarized Lin Da with the customs and people of Mystic Continent, transforming him from a foreigner into a local of White Dove City.

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His journey of adventure began on Willow Leaf Street, where he met Lia who had just arrived in White Dove City.

The two hit it off instantly and excitedly headed to the Adventurers’ Guild branch to form the Snow Goose Adventure Team.

Lia, who might have thought of the same thing, had the pale golden light of the morning sun sprinkling onto her thick eyelashes, casting erratic shadows in her fiery red pupils.

Lia murmured, “Since that day, so much has happened. Lin Xi left, and you left the team, leaving only me, Aiko, and Klrona.”

“Mhm.”

“The adventure goals we initially set are about to be completed,” Lia said. “We’re soon going to be the strongest adventurers in White Dove City.”

“It seems so indeed…”

Lin Da’s slow neurons flickered slightly, revealing a surprised expression.

No later than this summer, a new intake event at Ice Abyss Training Camp would begin, and Abner and his group would definitely head to Cyan City. Thus, the older generation of Iron Level would all vanish from White Dove City.

Phoenix Tail Flower, Snow Goose, Ice Flower, and the up-and-coming Valiant Adventure Team would become the new pillars of the city.

In a sense, they had achieved their first adventure goal.

Like a pebble thrown into a lake, ripples stirred in Lin Da’s tranquil heart.

He suddenly realized that he had traveled a significantly long distance on the path of adventure.

Three years had flashed by.

From living in a slum and scrimping on every meal as a low-level adventurer to climbing over the corpses of vanquished Magical Creatures and gradually becoming one of the top figures in White Dove City.

“Indeed, I’ve experienced quite a lot,” Lin Da reflected internally.

He glanced subtly at Lia, recalling her words on the Arena, “We’ve been together the longest, haven’t we?”, a complex emotion unwittingly stirred in him.

Lia, like a main character NPC, had been present throughout his adventure journey.

‘I can’t keep daydreaming, I surely don’t want to be bothered by such a nuisance for life!’ Lin Da found his thoughts about Lia veering into strange territory, quickly furrowed his brow, and stopped himself.

“You, you’re Lin Da, right?”

At that moment, a plump middle-aged man with blond hair, wearing a surprised expression, walked up.

“Is it Lin Da and Lia?”

The middle-aged man seemed somewhat intimidated by the aura they emitted, his voice much softer.@@novelbin@@

“Uncle Li Wen?”

Lin Da compared him with the memory of that chubby, friendly face and recognized him.

The owner of the panel shop, Li Wen.

Lin Da was cleaning the street in front of the library, and since Li Wen’s bakery and the library were next to each other, he often helped clean them both, while Li Wen would give him the unsold bread from the evening.

“Yes, yes, it’s me, Li Wen!” Li Wen smiled, awkwardly touching his head, “Oh my, I never expected that in just a few years, you all have become big shots of Star Rank.”

“Is it really Lin Da?”

A group of neighbors sitting at the entrance of the bakery curiously crowded around.

“I’ve read about you in the newspapers, heard that the reconstruction of the slum district was thanks to you, my family got to divide over a hundred Gold Coins!”

“Tsk tsk, so young and so brilliant, I knew back then you were destined for great things!”

“Lia, I really didn’t recognize you, you’ve become even more beautiful!”

The crowd’s eyes sparkled as if the village informant had caught a topic of interest, each mouth sweet as honey, a round of flattery ensued.

Lia’s face turned red from the compliments, and she stuttered, unsure of how to respond.

No wonder, in the Sparrow District, a level 10 adventurer was considered powerful, yet here were two people of Star Rank, and merely knowing Lin Da was enough for the people present to brag for a lifetime.

If the thugs from Willow Leaf Street could see them warmly chatting with Lin Da, that would be even better, as Star-ranked adventurers don’t need to show their “force;” just a bit of reputation could send those thugs scurrying.

All sorts of praise dumped on Lin Da, and, moved, he smiled, “If you have any troubles, just speak up, and I’ll help as much as I can.”

Li Wen and the others paused, their thoughts read by Lin Da, and they felt a bit embarrassed.

“It’s like this, recently White Dove City has a policy of recruiting adventurers from other regions…”

Li Wen initiated the conversation, and like a floodgate opening, the neighbors started speaking one after another, competing to talk:

“Some Black-skinned Minotaur came over from Red Heart City, the leader around level 10, collecting protection money every now and then, making it impossible to do business!”

“Yes, and they often dine and dash, my restaurant is nearly driven out of business!”

“These unfortunate creatures Red Heart City doesn’t even want… the inspection department needs to open their eyes!”

Li Wen and the others found their mainstay and poured out their grievances.

“I understand the situation,” Lin Da nodded, “By chance, a friend of mine’s father is the captain of the Knights Order, I will tell her about this, and she can inform her father.”

The enforcement in the slums was weak, which easily bred evil forces.

But at the end of the day, it’s just a matter of a few big cats and small cats, and once Isa’s father took action, those Black-skinned Orcs would all end up in the dungeon.

Li Wen and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Lin Da’s response.

With Lin Da’s current status in White Dove City, driving away those Black-skinned Orcs was just a matter of saying the word,

Having Lin Da’s assurance, Li Wen and the others felt the heavy rock in their hearts finally drop.

“Come sit at my shop, have you two had breakfast yet? I just made some fresh bread!” Li Wen invited warmly.

The other neighbors also stuffed various snacks into Lia’s arms, leaving her utterly baffled. It was Lin Da who was helping them, so why were they giving her stuff?

Lin Da politely declined various invitations, his and Lia’s target for the visit was Auntie’s Cake Shop.

Watching the two leave, Li Wen was filled with emotion.

He never expected that two adventurers, under level 10 and commonly seen around three years ago, could grow into such influential figures in White Dove City, known even to a provincial level newspaper like Adventurer’s Weekly, who published their names.

The goodwill formed by giving a few pieces of bread back then, if exchanged today, couldn’t be bought for hundreds of thousands of Gold Coins.

With Lin Da’s nod, Willow Leaf Street would definitely not suffer from the intrusion of dark forces for many years to come, perhaps even decades.