Chapter 293: 293 I’ll give you a chance
"Bang!"
In the silent guild hall, the sound of a wine cup shattering on the floor was especially loud.
But among the many adventurers present, not a single one paid any attention to the incident. Instead, they all stared dumbfounded in the direction of the counter, at the chunk of gold Reiger had tossed before the counter girl, all of them petrified.
After a long while, the adventurers finally burst into an uproar.
"This must be a joke, right...?"
"Such, such a huge nugget!"
"That guy actually tossed out a chunk of gold like that?"
"He must be crazy!"
They each exclaimed in shock, clearly overwhelmed by the display.
For adventurers, money was an incredibly important resource.
Just like the adventurers from Earth Mistake World, they tirelessly explored the underground city not only for fame and power but for wealth and money too.
Money could buy many things, not limited to magic potions, magical devices, magical weapons, and sometimes even priceless treasures.
Therefore, for adventurers, gold and silver weren’t just nice to have; they were essential supplies directly linked to their lives and strength.
It was for these supplies that many chose to become adventurers, whether in Earth Mistake World or this world.
Now, Reiger demonstrated his astonishing financial power in front of such a crowd. How could it not impact the adventurers present?
In an instant, many eyes and expressions turned greedy at the sight of the gold nugget in front of Reiger.
Reiger seemed entirely oblivious to this anomaly, and he said to the frozen counter girl with a calm, rippleless gaze.
"I can buy this, right?"
Reiger’s words only elicited a stuttering voice from the countergirl.
"I, I’ll prepare it right now!"
After leaving those words behind, the counter girl awkwardly ran off.
Reiger continued to stand there, motionless, waiting for the counter girl to return.
Until...
"Tell me, young master, with all that money, why still be an adventurer? Wouldn’t it be more pleasurable to just buy a manor and become a noble landlord?"
A hand suddenly extended from behind Reiger and clasped around his neck.
The owner of the hand was a burly man, clad in beast-hide armor, with a hand ax and a round shield at his waist, and two ferocious scars on his face.
"Or maybe you’re here to experience life? Want to see what it’s like to work as an adventurer, right?"
The burly man glanced greedily at the chunk of gold for a while, then grinned and said to Reiger.
"That’s easy. Join my team, and I’ll let you be the captain for a day. I’ll take you out hunting monsters, and you’ll thoroughly enjoy the adventure, won’t you guys agree? Boys!"
The man shouted toward the hall. Immediately, several burly men like him stood up and roared in response.
Clearly, they were all somewhat lighthearted.
The rest of the adventurers in the hall whispered among themselves but no one came forward to intervene.
In such a situation, Reiger remained completely still.
"Let go."
After a while, Reiger spoke softly.
"Huh?" The burly man displayed a surprised and ferocious look, disdainfully laughing, "What was that? Say it again!"
However, some words, some people only get to hear once.
Reiger reached out, grabbed the hand around his neck, and started exerting pressure, little by little, prying it off.
"Ugh..."
The burly man’s face changed color.
He could feel a formidable strength acting on his hand, leaving him unable to resist at all, easily being pried off.
"So you mean you want to take me on an adventure?" Reiger released the hand he had pried away and said to the man whose expression had slightly changed, "So that means you’re strong, right?"
Reiger’s statement momentarily made the burly man forget the situation at hand.
"Looks like you don’t know who I am." The burly man laughed heartily, "Well, it doesn’t matter. Even if you haven’t heard my name, you should recognize this, shouldn’t you?"
The burly man showed the identification plate hanging around his neck to Reiger.
It was a silver identification plate.
That is to say, the burly man in front of him was a silver-ranked adventurer.
"See what I mean?" The burly man boasted, "I’m silver-ranked. In Yelantir, adventurers of my level are top-notch, not like a fresh copper-ranked like you."
"Now you understand how strong I am, don’t you?"
In response, Reiger gave the burly man a bizarre look for a while, making him feel uneasy all over, before suddenly smiling.
"If you put it that way, of course, I wouldn’t understand." Reiger replied, "Here’s what I’ll do, I’ll give you a chance."
"What?" The burly man was taken aback, "A chance?"
Reiger didn’t reply, instead, he reached into his chest, conjured a cloth bag using Construct Magic, and then took it out.
To others, it appeared that Reiger simply reached into his chest and took out a cloth bag he carried with him, with nobody realizing he had used magic.
Next, Reiger flipped the cloth bag over in front of everyone present, dumping out its contents.
All of a sudden, every adventurer there bulged their eyes.
Because, accompanied by Reiger’s actions and a series of "thud thud thud" sounds, several fist-sized gold nuggets were poured out of the bag, rolling onto the counter.
"Gulp..."
Countless swallowing sounds began to emerge.
"You..."
The burly man was also shocked by this sight.
In such a situation, Reiger’s voice rang out clearly.
"Let’s take this outside," Reiger smiled at the burly man and said, "as long as you can defeat me and prove your strength, you can take all these things with you. How about that?"
Upon hearing these words, the greed in the burly man’s eyes could no longer be hidden.
"...Seriously?"
He was making one last confirmation.
"Seriously."
Reiger confirmed without hesitation.
"Fine! Don’t regret it!"
The burly man had completely forgotten about the strength Reiger had displayed when prying his hand away moments ago, and he shouted with ecstatic joy on his face.
The adventurers present could no longer sit still.
"Me! Count me in too!"
"I’m also very strong!"
"I want to challenge you!"
"Let me at it!"
Adventurer after adventurer let out shouts, as if a step slower meant the gold would slip through their fingers.
Reiger had only one thing to say to this situation.
"No problem, you can all come at me."
If there were people here who had seen Reiger set up a challenge outside the Frantzel mansion, they would recognize that the look in his eyes at this moment was the same as it was back on the platform.
It was the look of someone eyeing a pack of free experience points, staring at a bunch of chives ready for the harvesting.
...
In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour passed.
Outside the doors of the adventurer guild, where people had been gathering for over half an hour, the place fell into a stunned silence, just as it had when they first saw Reiger’s generous act of throwing gold inside the guild.
Their eyes were dull, and their expressions shocked as they stared at the scene in front of them.
"Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh...!"
An agonizing scream tore through the air, as a burly man flew backward like a cannonball, crashing to the ground, unconscious.
This was not the burly man who initially spoke to Reiger, but another one.
Adventurers like him were all lying on the ground, alongside the very first burly man, without exception, all completely unconscious.
Their faces were bruised and swollen.
Their bodies were covered in wounds.
They were sprawled on the ground like oversized pieces of trash, none standing.
Reiger stood in the midst of the fallen crowd, holding a sheathed knife in his hand. His body was unscathed— his clothes were not even disheveled.
"Anyone else wants to try?"
Reiger asked in a matter-of-fact tone, looking casually around at the others.
"Swish!"
In an instant, all the adventurers took a collective step back, no longer willing to come forward.
Their gazes towards Reiger were no longer full of greed but filled with terror.
Strong!
Way too strong!
This youth, who seemed like the son of a wealthy family out to experience life, was unbelievably powerful!
All those who intended to challenge him, whether they were bronze, iron, or silver rank, if they dared to charge at him with a roar, would be sent flying back even faster the next second, falling to the ground, unable to get up again.
Not a single challenger could force him to draw the knife that appeared in his hand at some point, nor could they even manage to touch the hem of his clothes.
This included several Magic Singers.
Just a second before, they had cast magic, attacking him; the next second, the young man appeared before them, knocking them down with a single punch.
This wasn’t a challenge; it was decimation!
This was no rich young master— this was an invincible superpower!
"No one else coming up?"
Reiger didn’t realize what he had become in the eyes of others and seemed somewhat disappointed to see no one else approaching.
"I can relax the conditions a bit. As long as you touch me once, all this stuff will be yours, okay?"
Reiger lifted the heavy bag and weighed it in front of everyone.
But by now, who would want to come forward?
"...Boring."
Having confirmed this, Reiger immediately turned around to approach a counter girl holding a small notebook.
"I’ll take that."
Reiger reached out his hand and took the small booklet made of parchment.
The counter girl was in a daze the entire time.
Reiger didn’t mind, turned around, and left, leaving behind countless adventurers staring at the people scattered on the ground, speechless for a long time.
They had realized something.
Yale Lentil had welcomed a major figure.
A mysterious arrival, generous and unreasonably strong.
So, the news here quickly spread throughout Yale Lentil.
Not long after, the name Reiger Brillhaut was known throughout the city.