Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger! - Chapter 674

Chapter 674: Adventurer Elites Hub
“Crowley, well done as always!” Soaring Raven generously praised, giving Shye a tap on his shoulder.

From the very start, his golden recruit had always brought glory to the guild.

While Soaring Raven had hoped Shye would not only reach the top of their region but also compete with the younger generation from other regions, he never imagined Shye would surpass even his most ambitious expectations.

Of course, it wasn’t yet official that he was the best among the young adventurers aged twenty-five and under, as there had been no formal spars or duels to confirm it.

However, his high-key displays of brilliance made him the unofficial king of the younger generation.

This naturally displeased the most talented youngsters of other regions.

They’ve always wanted to prove to the world that Shye Crowley of the Black Dawn, although believed to be the strongest due to his feats of consistently defeating those older than him and forging legends one after the other, wasn’t the strongest youngster.

It was simply because all eyes were on him, with no real competition in Valenzia, that he was able to accomplish his feats without interference, and those achievements were merely broadcasted to the world.

In simpler terms, they believed that Shye simply had more chances to show his prowess.

Three other young contenders were often mentioned alongside him: Van Smolders, a warrior hero candidate from the Hakk’shatta Region; Axelle Vespertine, a mage hero candidate from the Deltra Region; and Alexander Aphelion, a scout hero candidate from the renowned Yon Augenn Region, who was also suspected to be Dweezel’s target.

All three, though slightly older than Shye, were still under twenty-five and were hero candidates scheduled for inauguration in two weeks.

The current heroes in their roles had willingly stepped aside, believing it was the best decision for the future of their regions.

However, it wasn’t only because of this that the three were said to be equal to Shye Crowley of the Black Dawn from Valenzia.

They had all accomplished feats on par with Shye’s, such as completing (S)-rank difficulty quests solo and clearing high-difficulty mana dungeons with extreme age restrictions.

Alexander Aphelion of Yon Augenn even managed to clear the infamous Ambrose Mana Dungeon, which had stood its ground for over a decade, earning a reputation as the most challenging mana dungeon—until the young man and his party finally conquered it.

Though, if Alexander and his party failed, the WAA planned on sending Shye next to finally end the damned dungeon once and for all.

Aside from Shye’s unique accomplishment of summoning a king-ranked familiar and his recent victory in a perilous battle against the Phoenix, the other three young contenders had their own impressive achievements to match.

“Hehe, I guess you have rewards for me, guild master?” Shye shamelessly asked.

He knew that Soaring Raven was quite a generous guy, so he would probably receive a reward from him for slaying a mythical creature.

“Hahaha! Of course, I’ve got rewards for you,” the guild master replied with a broad grin, looking every bit like the friendly old man next door.

Whenever they were alone, Soaring Raven always dropped the formalities, knowing it would help him build a closer bond with Shye and secure his loyalty for the long haul.

After all, the young hero could easily be poached by guilds from more developed regions if Raven became too complacent.

He understood that to keep Shye in his small, backwater guild, he had to be both clever and sincere.

With the way things were progressing, his guild was set to rise in the rankings worldwide.

All Soaring Raven had to do was hold on to his golden boy and his golden crew.

…The guild master pulled a modest-sized metal box from beneath his desk, set it on top, and lifted the lid to reveal the item inside.

It was a skill book.

Naturally, Shye was excited, knowing Soaring Raven to be quite generous.

The skill the book contained was likely at least [Unique]-tier or higher.

To his surprise, however, the guild master didn’t immediately explain what the skill was.

This made Shye feel tempted to use appraisal on it but quickly decided against it, knowing it would be more troublesome to explain his reaction afterward.

It would be better to just wait for Soaring Raven to explain.

“Forgive this old guild master of yours; this is the only thing the guild currently has that might interest you. But I assure you, you won’t be disappointed with this skill,” the guild master said, his tone self-deprecating, yet his grin radiated confidence.

“But don’t worry; this isn’t the only reward I have for you. Along with a monetary reward of fifty thousand gold coins, I’ve also asked the WAA to approve my request for guild contribution points, and they just agreed. Want to guess how many points they approved?”

Shye wasn’t worried about his strength, as he could always increase it with a tap of his finger.

What mattered more to him right now was fame and exposure.

Thus, it would be advantageous for him to achieve a high rank in the adamantite rankings, as this would grant him access to a special hub in the Yon Augenn Region, known as the Adventurer Elites Hub, which was reserved for the top ten adventurers from each region.

The four titled adventurers of Valenzia, especially Midnight Fang, would have been able to easily gain access to this hub.

Unfortunately, all of them had long left their guilds to focus on their WAA duties.

The Adventurer Elites Hub offered the top adventurers from each region the chance to undertake solo special-grade missions, which provided exceptionally generous rewards that could be considered excessive in relation to the mission’s difficulty.

However, this didn’t imply that the special-grade missions were easy; on the contrary, they ranked among the highest difficulty of (S)-ranked missions.

To make matters even more challenging, all of these missions were solo endeavors.

This was why Karsa Bloodwinter—formerly Raven’s Blade Number One—had never dared to visit the hub in the past.

She felt that her current abilities weren’t sufficient yet.

After all, she was still relatively young for an adventurer at thirty years old.

However, for Shye, who had always completed his quests without a party to depend on, this hub represented a fantastic opportunity, as it would enable him to acquire resources at a far faster rate than through guild quests.

Plus, he would also be able to earn huge amounts of guild contribution points for completing the special-grade solo missions.

“Hahahaha! You truly know what I need, guild master! Hmm, let me guess…fifty thousand guild contribution points?” Shye “guessed”, knowing that the point rewards were probably bigger than that.

“Hahahaha! A very conservative guess, Crowley! It’s a hundred and fifty thousand guild contribution points!”

Hearing the guild master’s words, Shye’s eyes widened in shock and sheer delight.

“A hundred and fifty thousand points… so you mean…”

“Hahaha! Yes, congratulations! You are now the fourth-ranked adventurer in all of Valenzia! Here’s your access badge to the Adventurer Elites Hub.”