Chapter 69: The First Directive and the Ilijens Style

After signing the contract with the Aha Adventurer Group, Su Mu’s relationship with everyone grew much closer.

After some casual conversation, Su Mu issued the Adventurer Group’s first directive:

“Our most pressing mission right now is to investigate the counterfeit Holy Water case. Have any of you looked into the recent commissions at the Adventurer Association regarding disturbances at the Holy Water Sanctuary?”

Bigg replied, “Boss, we saw that mission. Because the reward was low and it would damage the Adventurer Group’s reputation, we didn’t pay much attention to it. Such commissions are usually only taken by unscrupulous Bronze-tier adventurers.”

Regarding the address ‘Boss,’ Su Mu felt that they would inevitably conduct business in public in the future. If they kept calling him ‘Your Highness,’ it would expose his identity and cause unnecessary trouble.

Thus, Su Mu proposed the title ‘Boss,’ which everyone readily accepted.

“Hmm, you should be glad you didn’t get involved with such a mission. Otherwise, I might be talking to a group of corpses right now.”

The members of the Adventurer Group fell silent, their expressions grave, though waves of shock surged within their hearts.

“Since the hidden client behind this commission used an anonymous request, investigating their information might be difficult. Lubo, I’d like to hear your thoughts.”

Su Mu looked at the short man.

Lubo hadn’t expected His Highness to value his opinion so highly. Suppressing his excitement, he said,

“Boss, the mastermind behind this commission must have left traces. We can start by looking into the person who ran errands for them.”

Su Mu said with satisfaction, “Excellent, that’s exactly what I was thinking. So, if you wouldn’t mind, take a trip to the Sweet Dreams Tavern and find the little beggar at the entrance.”

Lubo was stunned for a moment.

He hadn’t actually meant that. The errand runner, if nothing unexpected had happened, should already have met with an accident.

However, seeing Su Mu’s enthusiastic expression, he couldn’t bring himself to object and immediately carried out Su Mu’s command.

‘Perhaps the little beggar is fine?’

Lubo held onto a sliver of hope.

‘If so, this case would be much simpler.’

After Lubo left, Katusha couldn’t help but speak up.

“Your Highness, those adventurers all fell victim to the mastermind. As someone who knew even more insider details, shouldn’t the errand runner also have met a grim fate?”

She still believed in Su Mu, convinced that the deaths of the troublemaking adventurers had nothing to do with him.

Su Mu smiled and said, “Indeed, barring any surprises, that little beggar is probably quite dead by now.”

“Then why ask Lubo to go through all that trouble?”

Katusha asked, puzzled. Roland and Bigg also stared at Su Mu with wide, questioning eyes.

Su Mu explained, “Whether the little beggar is dead or not isn’t important. What’s important is the information about the little beggar from other people at the tavern entrance. That place is bustling with people and eyes. As a master of intelligence, Lubo will always be able to gather some clues from a trip there. Sitting here discussing it all day without taking action won’t help the case at all in the end.”

Everyone nodded in sudden understanding.

It was nearing noon, and after a busy morning, Su Mu felt a touch of weariness.

Fortunately, with Bai Ji’s help earlier, his strength and constitution attributes had improved. Otherwise, he would likely have collapsed from exhaustion by now.

Su Mu rubbed his somewhat deflated stomach, sighing inwardly.

‘Let’s finish this quickly. Then I can go home and eat. I’m starving.’

Having nothing else to do, Su Mu asked the members of the Aha Adventurer Group, “Speaking of which, your Adventurer Group’s name is quite interesting. How did you come up with it?”

Allyfin and Fukus both felt embarrassed, covering their faces in shame.

Bigg chuckled good-naturedly, scratching his head. “It doesn’t have any profound meaning. Because we specialize in combat, we often frequent various dungeons, ruins, and labyrinths, striving for treasure. So, we hope to often find treasure and exclaim a surprised ‘Aha!’ That’s how we got the name. Please don’t laugh, Boss.”

“No, it’s a very good name. In fact, the very fact that you’ve made it this far proves that the aspiration contained within that name has at least been achieved, hasn’t it?”

Upon hearing Su Mu’s words, the faces of the Adventurer Group members lit up with happy, proud smiles.

Su Mu then looked at Brucie, the Sapphire Swordsman, and asked, “Earlier you said you were… of the Ilijens… what was it?”

“It’s the Ilijens style, Boss. It’s an ancient swordsmanship from my homeland, the Western Holy Court. Its characteristics are elegance and beauty, and it was originally popular as an ornamental sword art. Later, through generations of ancestors’ revisions and improvements, it finally became a deadly swordsmanship comparable to the Art of the Sword God in my great-grandfather’s hands.

I inherited this beautiful swordsmanship from my father, dreaming that one day I could fulfill my great-grandfather’s unfulfilled wish: to achieve Sword God status with Ilijens swordsmanship!”

Brucie’s eyes were firm, revealing a look of yearning.

Su Mu nodded cooperatively. “Keep it up. I believe you can definitely do it.”

Brucie, encouraged, straightened up excitedly.

Taking advantage of his moment of emotion, Su Mu turned to Bai Ji beside him and quietly asked, “Have you heard of it? What do you think?”

Bai Ji nodded. “My master once mentioned this swordsmanship. They said the person who improved it was a genius. Unfortunately, its difficulty is too high, its lower limit too low, and its upper limit is average. In short, it’s quite trash.”

Bai Ji’s words immediately knocked Brucie out of his pumped-up state, bringing him back to reality.

Su Mu suppressed a laugh, pinching Bai Ji’s small hand in a chiding manner.

‘Really, couldn’t she be a little more tactful?’

“Brucie, don’t be too sad. A swordsmanship praised as ‘genius’ by a Sword Saint means you’ll certainly achieve something with it.”

Su Mu tried to salvage the situation.

But Brucie had already fallen into a state of melancholy, remaining silent…

The little elf watched Su Mu and Bai Ji’s interaction, her face turning as red as a ripe apple.

‘As expected of Lord Susumu, so bold…’

Su Mu chatted casually with everyone present. The atmosphere, though not overly boisterous, remained lively and avoided any awkwardness.

****

The Holy Healing Sanctuary.

Saint Laura was meticulously explaining the methods and essentials of Holy Water production to the core healers of the sanctuary.

These healers had largely secured their future positions at the Holy Healing Sanctuary, lacking only the title of Royal Healer.

Laura was diligent and eager to learn. She had mastered the method of Holy Water production long ago and practiced it frequently.

Currently, the Holy Water she produced was the most outstanding in the entire Holy Healing Sanctuary.

Therefore, Laura was also responsible for teaching Holy Water production.

The students below ‘diligently’ listened to the lecture… those who understood appreciated the Saint’s beauty, while those who didn’t were drowsily dozing off.

Dong—

The heavy bell rang, signaling the end of class.

The bell roused the slumbering minds of the students below.

Someone shouted, “Class dismissed!” which awoke Laura from her focused Holy Water preparation.

“Ah, class is dismissed. Goodbye, everyone.”

The crowd dispersed amidst Laura’s gentle words.

Soon, only Laura remained in the classroom.

She lowered her head, continuing to mix the half-finished Holy Water in her hands.

This task could not be stopped, or the Holy Water production would be ruined.

After spending a long time, she finally finished mixing the potion in her hands.

The pink-haired girl relaxed and stretched, her youthful figure curving into an alluring, shapely pose.

A blissful expression appeared on her face.

Suddenly, a rough hand covered her head, gently stroking it.

Laura was startled, only then realizing that her teacher, Teqiel, had appeared beside her without her noticing.

Laura puffed out her cheeks, playfully complaining, “Teacher, you scared me to death!”

Teqiel, with a benevolent smile, said, “Why aren’t you eating yet? Haven’t you gotten tired after making Holy Water for so long?”

Laura smiled and shook her head, saying, “When I think about how the potions I make can help many people survive, no matter how tired I am, I feel very happy and it’s all worth it.”

‘What a kind angelic girl!’

Teqiel couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart.

He affectionately ruffled the girl’s hair and called out, “Little Laura, let’s go! Teacher will take you to eat something delicious to properly reward my little angel!”

Laura complained with a touch of shyness, “‘Little angel?’ Teacher is talking nonsense again…”

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