After saying that, he pushed open the door, and Hao Yun and the others went straight in without hesitation.
The interior was simply furnished with a table, a few chairs, and a few potted plants.
Behind the table, a young and beautiful woman was looking down at something. When Hao Yun and the others came in, she looked up and said with a smile.
"Hello, I am Sarah, the president of the Adventurers' Guild in Slime Town. Please have a seat."
The president is very beautiful, or more accurately, she has the charm of a mature woman.
The five people took their seats. Hao Yun looked at Sarah, or rather, at the part of her ear that was showing.
Pointy ears, a fairy?
Hao Yun muttered to himself, while Sarah, sitting opposite him, seemed to have read his mind.
"That's right, I am a fairy."
As a long-lived species, Sarah was already used to these strange looks. Fairies are a very long-lived race, with an average lifespan of about eight hundred years.
"I've called you here today because I have a task for you."
A mission? Hao Yun was puzzled. What kind of mission was it that required the guild leader to personally issue it?
"This mission is very difficult. The Adventurers' Guild in Slime Town basically doesn't have any high-level adventurer teams. Although you have only been registered for a short time, I can tell that you are very strong."
As Sarah said this, her gaze swept over Hao Yun with a very aggressive look.
Sitting next to Hao Yun, Ye Zi's gaze became wary. Could it be that the president has taken a liking to Hao Yun?
"May I ask what kind of mission it is?"
Hao Yun remained calm. If the task was too difficult, he would simply give up, after all, he only had one life.
"Three days ago, the ground outside Kyle City collapsed, revealing an underground ruin. All the adventurers who went to explore it mysteriously disappeared."
"Slime Town is a city under the jurisdiction of Kyle City. Yesterday, the Adventurers' Guild of Kyle City issued a mission, which was to send an exploration team to the ruins to find out the reason for the disappearance of the adventurers."
Sarah looked at Hao Yun with burning eyes, hoping he would take on the task.
What are the rewards for the mission?
Hao Yun completely ignored the president's alluring figure and went straight to the point.
Seemingly somewhat dissatisfied with Hao Yun's attitude, Sarah's expression became languid.
"One thousand gold coins, plus a divine artifact. If you can find the missing adventurer, there will be an additional three thousand gold coins as a reward."
Chapter 201 Exploring the Ruins
The rewards for the mission were generous, but Hao Yun didn't rush to agree.
"Do you have more detailed information?"
Sarah took a stack of documents from the cabinet, leaned over the table, and handed them to Hao Yun.
"Young man, if you're interested, you can come and chat with me tonight."
Ye Zi snorted at such blatant seduction, snatched the document from Sarah's hand, held it up, and blocked Hao Yun's way, shouting loudly.
"What are you looking at! Look at the intelligence!"
Hao Yun shrugged and opened the intelligence report to read it carefully.
Six-Wa and Time Machine, sitting to the side, chuckled, clearly enjoying the show, almost as if they were about to pull out a handful of melon seeds.
Sarah completely disregarded Ye Zi's feelings; she continued to stare at Hao Yun with a smile, as if she were looking at prey.
As a fairy, Sarah had lived in a human city for hundreds of years and was long past the age of innocence.
"Would you like to take on this task? If you do, I can give you some extra rewards."
Sarah's alluring gaze lingered on Hao Yun.
Is that all the information we have?
Hao Yun put down the document he was holding, which contained only one sheet of paper, and looked up at Sarah.
"That's right, that ruin is mysterious and dangerous, just like you and me. Are you interested in exploring it?"
"Cough cough!"
Ye Zi coughed heavily, glaring fiercely at Sarah.
Hao Yun hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take on the mission. He originally wanted to explore the ruins. Although the ruins were dangerous, Hao Yun felt that his team should be able to handle it.
"We'll take this task."
"You've really done me a huge favor. How can I possibly thank you enough?"
Sarah straightened her back and stared intently at Hao Yun.
Ye Zi snorted and pulled Hao Yun out.
"Now that we've accepted the mission, let's set off. Goodbye!"
Leaving the room, Ye Zi stomped her foot in anger. This president was shameless; he was openly seducing Hao Yun.
"Pack your things, we'll be heading to the ruins outside Kyle City soon."
Having accepted the mission, Hao Yun decided to set off immediately.
"We should first go and buy supplies, dry food, torches, and medicine. We need to prepare some of everything. The ruins are very complicated, and we may have to stay inside for several days after we go down."
Ye Zi added that although she had never been to the ruins, she had at least heard people talk about them.
"Okay, you guys go pack your luggage, I'll go buy the necessary supplies, and we'll meet at the Adventurers' Guild entrance in a bit."
After Hao Yun finished speaking, the five of them split into two groups. Hao Yun went straight to the pharmacy and bought a lot of potions: potions to restore health, potions to restore mana, poisons, antidotes, basically anything that could be used.
Hao Yun also bought a lot of equipment, since anything could happen in the ruins, and spare weapons and armor were definitely necessary.
Hao Yun also bought a lot of ropes, torches, and dry rations.
Half an hour later, the five met at the Adventurers' Guild and rented a carriage to head to the ruins.
The one responsible for driving the carriage was none other than Sun Wukong.
Of the five people, only he knew how to drive the carriage; the other four could only watch from the sidelines.
After a day of shaky travel along the main road, the group finally arrived at the ruins in the evening.
"Let's rest today and go down early tomorrow morning."
Hao Yun decided to rest for the night and recharge before descending to the ruins.
The other four people had no objections either; after a day of riding in the carriage, they were all exhausted.
The carriages in this world don't have shock absorption systems.
After lighting a campfire, the five men ate some dry rations and then returned to their tents to rest. Only Hao Yun remained seated by the campfire.
We're all in the wild right now. If we all go to sleep, who knows if some monsters will sneak into the camp while we're asleep?
With nothing to do, Hao Yun picked up a wooden stick and threw it into the fire, then stared blankly at the stars in the sky.
The stars in this world are very bright, and the sky is full of stars, which are exceptionally beautiful. A huge full moon hangs high in the sky. Hao Yun, who looks up at it, even feels that he can reach out and touch it.
On such a beautiful day, Hao Yun couldn't resist taking out his wine jug and having a drink.
Having lost all his cultivation, Hao Yun dared not drink too much. This Hundred Poisons Wine had a strong aftereffect, and Hao Yun was afraid that if he drank too much, he would get drunk and have no one to watch over him at night.
Time passed by, and the empty camp was very quiet. Even the old horse tied to the side had fallen into a deep sleep.
"Help!"
Suddenly, a piercing scream shattered the tranquility of the night.
Hao Yun put away the wine jug and looked in the direction from which the sound came; it was the ruins.
The Time Machine and the others, who were fast asleep, were also awakened and crawled out of their tents one by one.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know, it sounded like someone was shouting for help?"
Liuwa mumbled a reply, struggling to stand up.
"An adventurer is calling for help. I'm going to check it out. You guys pack your things and follow me."
After saying that, Hao Yun quickly ran towards the ruins to see who was calling for help.
At the entrance to the ruins, an adventurer covered in blood was running desperately out, as if something was chasing him.
"Help! Someone please help me!"
Having scrambled out of the ruins, the adventurer could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Hehehe~
A strange laugh echoed from within the ruins, followed by the emergence of a small demon.
This little devil is less than 1.3 meters tall, with dark skin and red patterns, small horns on its head, a long, thin tail trailing behind it, and a steel fork in its hand.
Approaching the adventurer, the little devil raised his steel fork, seemingly preparing to kill him.
"Stop your insolence!"
With a loud shout, Hao Yun rushed over and pierced the little devil's chest with his sword, pinning it to the ground.
"Help me! Help me! There are so many evil demons down there!"
After saying this, the adventurer rolled his eyes and fell silent.
Hao Yun cast a scout attack and discovered that the adventurer's health bar was empty, and he had stopped breathing and his heart was not beating.
"We're still too late."
With a sigh, Hao Yun grabbed the hilt of his sword and killed the little devil who wasn't quite dead yet.
Hao Yun had originally planned to rescue him and inquire about the situation inside the ruins, but now it seems that's out of the question.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
When the Time Machine team arrived at the scene, they looked at the two corpses on the ground and felt somewhat heavy-hearted.