The next day, early morning.
At the break of dawn, Shane was already awake.
It wasn't because Shane was good at waking up early, but during those ten days of survival in the forest, Shane had developed the habit of getting up as soon as it got light.
In the wild, even wishing for a comfortable sleep was extremely difficult. During those ten days, Shane almost woke up at the slightest rustle or light, causing him to wake up early now.
Luckily, last night's sleep had been extremely comfortable for Shane.
"It's indeed the most comfortable to sleep in a bed."
Shane felt quite content.
Thus, Shane got up early to wash up and clean himself, then prepared to head to the adventurer's guild.
Because this world didn't have toothbrushes or toothpaste, people seemed to use a tooth-whittling stick and some unknown powder to brush their teeth. Not accustomed to these, Shane had to invest some effort to complete his morning wash.
Then, Shane put on the clean clothes he had bought yesterday and packed up the bundle containing the Holy Sword, preparing for the adventure ahead.
Looking at himself in the Otherworld attire, plus carrying the long-shaped bundle, Shane couldn't help but marvel.
"With this, no one would doubt that I'm an Otherworldly Person."
Now, Shane's appearance bore no visible traits of an Otherworldly Person, seemingly entirely native to this world, quite fitting with its style.
"Well, it's not bad at all."
Shane smiled, then left his inn room, heading towards the adventurer's guild.
The morning in Lamijion was bustling just like yesterday. Even though it was just past dawn, the streets were already filled with various people moving around, causing the shops and stalls to ring with shouts, attracting many passersby.
Fully-armed adventurers mingled among the crowds, heading in groups from the direction of the adventurer's guild, seemingly preparing to leave the city for work.
Shane watched this scene while making his way to the adventurer's guild alongside other adventurers with the same destination.
Before long, the plaza where the adventurer's guild was located appeared before Shane.
Together with numerous adventurers, Shane entered the adventurer's guild, stepping into the guild hall he had visited the day before.
Perhaps because it was still early, many adventurer teams were still gathering and choosing the day's commissions, making the guild hall even more bustling than yesterday.
Shane passed through the crowd, heading toward the counter where yesterday's guild staff had been.
At this moment, the staff was working, seemingly explaining something to several adventurers.
However, upon seeing Shane arrive, they promptly waved him over.
Shane immediately approached them.
Just to be polite, Shane apologized to them.
"No, you are just in time," the guild staff politely smiled and then said, "The members of the adventurer team you're assigned to are just assembled. If you have no issues, you can report now."
"Got it," Shane nodded and asked, "Where are they?"
"They are on the second floor. Please take that staircase," the guild staff pointed towards a staircase and guided Shane, "After going up, another guild staff will guide you. Just tell them you are there to meet Miss Vivian."
"Vivian?" Shane was a bit surprised.
That was clearly a girl's name, right?
Could it be that the adventurer team he was joining was led by a girl?
Might it be another clichéd encounter with a beautiful adventurer girl?
Shane pondered in his heart.
Shane didn't notice the adventurers around him pointing and murmuring at him.
"Who would have thought, even now, a male adventurer could join Miss Vivian's adventurer team."
"It's only temporary. In the end, he'll have to quietly stay for one month like others before leaving, right?"
"If he can behave, he might stay for a month. If not..."
Such conversations occurred amongst the adventurers around.
Unaware of this, Shane asked a few more questions to the guild staff before following their directions up the staircase to the second floor.
Unlike the hall on the first floor, the second floor of the adventurer's guild consisted of various rooms.
Those rooms were prepared for adventurers.
Of course, these rooms weren't for resting but for official use.
For example, some commissions required the client to personally explain to the adventurers. If clients didn't want their commission posted on the bulletin board in the main hall downstairs for everyone to see, they needed a private explanation and assignment. Additionally, commissions involving trading goods and transporting supplies also required a place for handover. The adventurer's guild had these rooms prepared on the second floor for such purposes.
It was said that people of significant status and position would occasionally issue secret commissions that couldn't be conducted publicly, and those also used these rooms.
Therefore, the explorer's guild had numerous rooms on the second floor available for use by adventurers and clients. They were also sometimes borrowed by adventurers for team meetings to discuss critical matters, or when the guild was responsible for arranging adventurer affairs, these rooms would also be used.
The adventurer team Shane was joining had borrowed one of these rooms on the second floor for a gathering, waiting for Shane to report.
In this situation, Shane headed up to the second floor, explained who he was looking for to the guiding guild staff, and was then led to a room.
Notably, upon hearing Shane was looking for someone named Vivian, the guiding guild staff showed a hint of surprise and muttered, "So it's him," leaving Shane quite puzzled.
Unfortunately, the staff gave no explanation, and Shane could only follow them to a door.
"Miss Vivian, the mentioned newcomer is here."
The guiding guild staff knocked while speaking.
"Please come in," a surprisingly gentle voice replied from inside.
The guild staff opened the door, revealing the scene inside the room to Shane.
It was a room resembling a private box.
The room wasn't spacious, but it wasn't cramped. For temporary use, it was quite a suitable place.
However, standing at the door, Shane was taken aback.
Because, the people in the room left him once again surprised.