Armipotent

Two hours later, the female attendant could not believe that the party had returned in two hours and completed all the quests. It was two hours since she approved the quest, and she could not believe that the party had completed the quest that quickly. But what was in front of her denied that. Three papers with the signature from the three different villages and stacks of herbs. Everything needed to complete the quest was right before her, but she still did not believe that the party had completed the quest within two hours.

The suspicion was normal because it was impossible to complete the eight quests in two hours. It was not just a groundless suspicion. If she calculated the traveling time only from the place to gather the herbs and the three villages, it would take at least seven hours. That was just the traveling time, not the time for the subjugation and the gathering quests.

"Can you proceed with our quest quickly? Is there a problem with the quest?" Ava furrowed her brow upon seeing the female attendant in a daze.

"Ah, yes. I am sorry. I will proceed with everything," The female attendant took all the herbs before checking the paper quest. There was a way to identify whether the signature was real or false. There was no fake signature after checking everything.

The female attendant bowed her head after checking everything, "We have confirmed everything. Thank you for completing the quest." Then the attendant offered her hand, "Will you receive the reward too?"

Ava reached the hand and received the notification in her head. The former Elven Queen pulled her hand and put seven paper quests on the counter. It was four subjugation quests and three gathering missions this time, "We would like to take the next quests."

The work was smooth this time as the female attendant allowed the party to take the quest with no hesitation. Just as Ava was about to take the seven quest papers from the female attendant, a hand snatched the paper quests. The hand's owner became the attention of the party at that moment, and the hand's owner was Vina. The girl who got kicked from the room when the party met with the Guild Master.

"What is this, Mona? Do you know the guild's rules that an adventurer or even a party can't take more than two quests at once? Why are you allowing them to take seven quests?"

The female attendant maintained her composure and bowed her head to Vina, "I have received the instruction from the Guild Master, Captain Vina. He told me the traveler can take many quests at once as long as it's gold rank and lower rank quest."

Captain was a title given to the adventurer who was part of the adventurer guild directly. It was not just a mere title, but they had more authority than just a normal adventurer in the guild. Of course, the authority they had was only limited to the town they worked. It was something Guild Master Rodin came up with to help him with the smaller issues, such as a dispute between adventurers and other trivial matters.

"Then my party will take the quests instead," another hand snatched the seven quest papers from Vina's hand. Russo was the one who tried to stop Tang Shaoyang and his party from taking the three newbie quests. This time he was not alone; nine people stayed behind him, "Since they can do seven quests at once, then I can do the same, right?" The man grinned at Tang Shaoyang. His face said everything, 'I come to make trouble with you!'

"I am sorry, but you can't. The Guild Master only allows the travelers to take that many quests at once," The female attendant handled the situation calmly.

"What's the meaning of this? What with this discrimination? How can they take more than two quests while we can't?" Russo pointed his finger at Tang Shaoyang.

"I don't know either. If you have a complaint, you can complain directly to the Guild Master. I am just doing my job and Guild Master's instruction. I have no way to influence the guild's rule or Guild Master's decision," The female attendant called Mona extended her hand toward Russo, "Please return the paper quest to me, Russo."

While these people argued with each other, Tang Shaoyang and the party did not butt in. It was his order to do so as he did not want to escalate things unless it was necessary.

Russo ignored the Guild Master part and incited the other adventurers and parties, "Look at this. Our revered Guild Master treated the outsider like he was their servant, letting the outsiders do whatever they wanted while restricting his own people. How can we let such a person assume the Guild Master position any longer?"

The guy raised his hand dramatically, attracting the other adventurers in the hall, "These travelers must be giving the Guild Master something precious to allow them to do whatever they want. We need to investigate everything before things become worse than this!"

"This bug is so annoying," Liang Suyin appeared next to the man and snatched the quest paper, "If you have an issue with the current Guild Master, then confront him directly instead of dragging us into your imagination. We are here to complete the quest only."

After snatching the quest paper, she returned to the party, leaving Russo in a daze as he did not notice her movement. While Russo was still in a daze, the party turned around, intending to leave the guild. But another group stopped them from leaving. The adventurers from three tables came up and blocked them, fifteen adventurers.

"Hahhhhhh…." Tang Shaoyang let out a long breath. His expressionless face visibly changed upon realizing they could not avoid this annoying issue.

"Allow me to take care of these annoying bugs, Your Majesty," Goldien stepped up, approaching the fifteen adventurers alone. The gator immediately knew the Emperor was at his limit after hearing the long sigh.

The fifteen adventurers laughed when they heard what the gator said. It seemed they did not fear the beastmen said. They laughed at Goldien, "What can one a beastmen slave does against fifteen of us? This is laughable. We must teach these travelers that we can't be underestimated. Let's show—"

The man did not finish his words as Goldien appeared right before him. The shining scales crushed onto his face, sending the man flying backward along with a few other adventurers behind the man. Four people rolled on the ground until they reached the entrance door. The man who received the punch fainted while the other three who tried to catch the man looked at the beastmen in shock. They tried to catch the man, but the three did not have enough strength to stop the force.

The bustling adventurer guild went silent at that moment as everyone's attention was on the four people and the beastmen. The Golden Gator did not care how these people saw him. Beat the adventurers who annoyed the Emperor was the only thing in his head. He moved to the closest target, catching two adventurers by the neck, and slammed them onto the ground.

The wooden floor cracked open as the two adventurers coughed up blood. The other adventurers who witnessed this up close had their hair stood up. It was unknown whether the neck or the wooden floor cracked. The noise was hardly differentiated between them, and they witnessed that the two adventurers also fainted.

Only after two more adventurers did the others realize the gravity of the conflict. This was not just a small matter anymore. The adventurers who did not want to get dragged into the conflict immediately stayed away from the battle. Some who felt they needed to de-escalate the situation started to surround the two parties.

"Stop!" Captain Vina yelled out. She also did not expect the situation to escalate to this extent, but Goldien did not listen to anyone but the Emperor and his superiors. The Goldien Gator sent another four adventurers flying with his punches. Their bodies went through to the wall.

The remaining five adventurers turned as they tried to run away from the Golden Gator. The beastmen knocked out their seven friends without knowing how the beastmen did that. In their eyes, it was just a blurred move, and their friends were sent flying in the next second. They realized the gator was not just a casual slave but a terrifyingly strong slave.

Captain Vina's quick action allowed her to reach Goldien's back. At this moment, she regarded the beastmen as a threat to the guild and intended to kill the beastmen. She had a sword in her right hand, and as the sword motioned toward the beastmen's back neck, there was a force pulling her back. Ava made her move, pinning Vina down on the ground, and threw the sword away.

"I don't need your help, General. That woman should be dead by now if you did not meddle," Goldien voiced his displeasure as he felt Ava snatch his prey. They were of the same rank; both were General. Goldien did not show the same respect as he did to Liang Suyin.

"That's why I meddle, General Goldien. We don't want to kill these people, but we just need to teach them a lesson, so they stop bothering us," Ava waved her right hand, indicating the beastmen to continue while she held the captain with just her left hand.

Goldien seemed to be struck by a realization and looked toward Tang Shaoyang. The latter nodded his head, and Goldien let out a relieved sigh. He almost made a mistake instead of gaining a favorable impression from the Emperor.

"What's the meaning of this, Sir!" The momentary pause allowed the Guild Master to reach the first floor in time before a tragedy happened. Rodi stood between the five adventurers and Goldien, but his eyes locked on Tang Shaoyang. He kept his cool and did not forget the honorifics.

"Get back, General Goldien," Liang Suyin called the gator back as she approached the Guild Master, "It's good that you arrive fast, Guild Master. If you want to know what happened, then the lady over there will have more credibility than me. Why don't you ask her?" She pointed at the female attendant, Mona. "You trust her more than any of us, and I believe she should be able to recount everything that has happened until this point."

Guild Master Rodin shot a glance at the female attendant, and the latter nodded calmly. Despite the brutal beating by Goldien, the female attendant maintained her calm the entire time. At this moment, someone barged into the adventurer guild. Mayor Celap rushed in a short breath and yelled, "What's with the commotion? Tell me what happens here!?"

Mayor Celap paused for a moment while observing the surroundings. Seeing the travelers at the center of attention, Mayor Celap let out a sigh as he quickly realized what had happened. A conflict between the adventurers and the travelers was the last thing he wanted to happen.